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.
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.
Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Financial Statements included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
May 31, 2026
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB ACTIVE ETFS, INC.
| + | AB DISRUPTORS ETF (NYSE Arca: FWD) |
| + | AB US HIGH DIVIDEND ETF (NYSE Arca: HIDV) |
| + | AB US LARGE CAP STRATEGIC EQUITIES ETF (NYSE Arca: LRGC) |
| + | AB US LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY ETF (NYSE Arca: LOWV) |
| + | AB INTERNATIONAL LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY ETF (NYSE Arca: ILOW) |
| + | AB INTERNATIONAL GROWTH ETF (NYSE Arca: IGGY) |
| + | AB US EQUITY ETF (NYSE Arca: XCHG) |
| Investment Products Offered | • Are Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • Are Not Bank Guaranteed | |
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.
This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.
You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. AB publishes full portfolio holdings for the Fund daily at www.abfunds.com.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”) is the distributor of the fund. Foreside is a member of FINRA.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AB DISRUPTORS ETF
May 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
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| COMMON STOCKS – 95.6% |
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| Information Technology – 57.1% |
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| Communications Equipment – 3.2% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 93,352,349 | ||||||||
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| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 7.4% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 213,699,631 | ||||||||
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| IT Services – 3.9% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 111,425,448 | ||||||||
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| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 33.8% |
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| 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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 1 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 976,498,748 | ||||||||
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| Software – 3.2% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 91,850,004 | ||||||||
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| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 5.6% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 161,928,129 | ||||||||
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| 1,648,754,309 | ||||||||
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| Industrials – 20.0% |
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| Aerospace & Defense – 4.4% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 126,281,596 | ||||||||
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| Construction & Engineering – 0.9% |
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| Quanta Services, Inc. |
36,599 | 26,048,606 | ||||||
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| Electrical Equipment – 7.6% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 221,153,975 | ||||||||
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| Ground Transportation – 1.3% |
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| Saia, Inc.(a) |
30,334 | 14,328,872 | ||||||
| XPO, Inc.(a) |
115,960 | 24,844,430 | ||||||
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| 39,173,302 | ||||||||
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| Industrial Conglomerates – 0.5% |
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| Honeywell International, Inc. |
57,443 | 13,663,392 | ||||||
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| Machinery – 5.3% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 152,231,274 | ||||||||
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| 578,552,145 | ||||||||
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| Health Care – 6.2% |
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| Biotechnology – 1.2% |
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| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
162,582 | 21,855,898 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
23,901 | 10,696,654 | ||||||
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| 32,552,552 | ||||||||
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| Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.8% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 52,535,908 | ||||||||
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| Health Care Providers & Services – 0.9% |
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| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
70,349 | 26,754,428 | ||||||
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| Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.5% |
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| Lonza Group AG (REG)(a) |
22,132 | 14,173,997 | ||||||
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| Pharmaceuticals – 1.8% |
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| AstraZeneca PLC |
123,183 | 22,917,474 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. |
26,391 | 29,162,055 | ||||||
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| 52,079,529 | ||||||||
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| 178,096,414 | ||||||||
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 3 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
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| Consumer Discretionary – 3.9% |
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| Automobiles – 1.7% |
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| Hyundai Motor Co. |
32,208 | $ | 15,452,146 | |||||
| Tesla, Inc.(a) |
75,970 | 33,106,966 | ||||||
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| 48,559,112 | ||||||||
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| Broadline Retail – 1.4% |
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| Amazon.com, Inc.(a) |
156,122 | 42,252,858 | ||||||
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| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.3% |
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| DoorDash, Inc. – Class A(a) |
52,567 | 8,373,398 | ||||||
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| Household Durables – 0.5% |
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| Panasonic Holdings Corp. |
609,500 | 14,166,405 | ||||||
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| 113,351,773 | ||||||||
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| Communication Services – 3.3% |
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| Interactive Media & Services – 2.3% |
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| Alphabet, Inc. – Class A |
94,670 | 36,006,788 | ||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A |
47,381 | 29,968,956 | ||||||
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| 65,975,744 | ||||||||
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| Media – 1.0% |
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| EchoStar Corp. – Class A(a) |
215,877 | 27,889,150 | ||||||
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| 93,864,894 | ||||||||
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| Materials – 1.8% |
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| Chemicals – 0.9% |
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| Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc. |
303,352 | 25,551,339 | ||||||
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| Metals & Mining – 0.9% |
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| Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. |
402,831 | 26,470,025 | ||||||
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| 52,021,364 | ||||||||
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| Energy – 1.8% |
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| Energy Equipment & Services – 0.9% |
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| Baker Hughes Co. |
382,552 | 24,437,422 | ||||||
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| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.9% |
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| Cameco Corp. |
239,870 | 27,033,349 | ||||||
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| 51,470,771 | ||||||||
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| Real Estate – 0.7% |
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| Specialized REITs – 0.7% |
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| Equinix, Inc. |
18,411 | 19,663,684 | ||||||
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| Financials – 0.5% |
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| Capital Markets – 0.5% |
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| Ares Management Corp. – Class A |
107,161 | 13,770,189 | ||||||
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| 4 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
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| Utilities – 0.3% |
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| Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.3% |
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| Fervo Energy Co. – Class A(a) |
238,488 | $ | 8,742,970 | |||||
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| Total Common Stocks |
2,758,288,513 | |||||||
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| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.6% |
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| Investment Companies – 3.6% |
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| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e) |
104,348,505 | 104,348,505 | ||||||
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| Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.2% |
2,862,637,018 | |||||||
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| INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.0% |
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| Investment Companies – 0.0% |
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| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e) |
182,590 | 182,590 | ||||||
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| Total Investments – 99.2% |
2,862,819,608 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 0.8% |
24,296,433 | |||||||
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| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 2,887,116,041 | ||||||
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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 | |||
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| Total |
100.0 | % | ||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| COMMON STOCKS – 99.6% |
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| Information Technology – 31.8% |
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| Communications Equipment – 0.4% |
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| Ubiquiti, Inc. |
1,182 | $ | 690,123 | |||||
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| IT Services – 0.6% |
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| Amdocs Ltd. |
18,755 | 1,181,002 | ||||||
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| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 18.0% |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 34,502,963 | ||||||||
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| Software – 4.3% |
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| Microsoft Corp. |
18,524 | 8,340,246 | ||||||
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| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 8.5% |
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| Apple, Inc. |
47,337 | 14,771,984 | ||||||
| HP, Inc. |
59,045 | 1,596,577 | ||||||
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| 16,368,561 | ||||||||
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|
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| 61,082,895 | ||||||||
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| Consumer Discretionary – 11.3% |
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| Automobiles – 2.2% |
||||||||
| Ford Motor Co. |
133,586 | 2,329,740 | ||||||
| Tesla, Inc.(a) |
4,477 | 1,951,032 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 4,280,772 | ||||||||
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| Broadline Retail – 3.5% |
||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc.(a) |
24,844 | 6,723,780 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Diversified Consumer Services – 0.8% |
||||||||
| H&R Block, Inc. |
40,588 | 1,562,232 | ||||||
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|
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| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.1% |
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| Vail Resorts, Inc.(b) |
9,564 | 1,277,750 | ||||||
| Wendy’s Co. (The)(b) |
112,196 | 863,909 | ||||||
|
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|
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| 2,141,659 | ||||||||
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| Household Durables – 0.3% |
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| Newell Brands, Inc. |
162,937 | 553,986 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Leisure Products – 0.7% |
||||||||
| Hasbro, Inc. |
15,694 | 1,352,352 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 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. |
ABFunds.com | |
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. |
ABFunds.com | |
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 |
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) |
387,093 | 387,093 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.8% |
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) |
1,193,518 | $ | 1,193,518 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 100.4% |
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. |
ABFunds.com | |
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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 15 | |
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 |
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) |
9,472,869 | 9,472,869 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 100.0% |
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) |
599,355 | 599,355 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 100.0% |
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. |
ABFunds.com | |
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. |
ABFunds.com | |
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. |
ABFunds.com | |
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 |
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) |
793,510 | 793,510 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.0% |
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) |
713,770 | 713,770 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 99.3% |
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 | ||||||
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|
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| 38,562,017 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Electrical Equipment – 6.0% |
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| ABB Ltd. (REG) |
292,944 | 31,350,838 | ||||||
| Prysmian SpA |
218,492 | 37,735,436 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 23 | |
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| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
|
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| Schneider Electric SE |
117,879 | $ | 37,134,014 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 106,220,288 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Industrial Conglomerates – 1.3% |
||||||||
| Hitachi Ltd. |
730,100 | 23,693,050 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Machinery – 1.1% |
||||||||
| Weir Group PLC (The) |
566,245 | 18,669,590 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Passenger Airlines – 0.9% |
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| Ryanair Holdings PLC |
553,989 | 16,245,974 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Professional Services – 1.3% |
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| RELX PLC |
681,572 | 22,508,770 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Consumer Discretionary – 11.5% |
||||||||
| Broadline Retail – 1.0% |
||||||||
| Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd. – Class A(b) |
130,382 | 16,743,186 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Household Durables – 2.7% |
||||||||
| Open House Group Co., Ltd. |
439,800 | 23,886,618 | ||||||
| Sony Group Corp. |
1,084,400 | 23,460,479 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 47,347,097 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Specialty Retail – 1.4% |
||||||||
| Industria de Diseno Textil SA |
407,857 | 25,368,060 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 202,766,060 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 34,400,637 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Food Products – 4.1% |
||||||||
| Danone SA |
223,688 | 15,907,329 | ||||||
| Glanbia PLC |
682,722 | 16,619,208 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Household Products – 0.8% |
||||||||
| Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC |
215,890 | 13,360,225 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 25 | |
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| 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 |
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) |
9,807 | – 0 | – | |||||
|
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|
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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) |
5,402,111 | $ | 5,402,111 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 99.1% |
1,752,805,751 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 0.9% |
15,425,256 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 1,768,231,007 | ||||||
|
|
|
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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 | ) | |||||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 27 | |
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 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| $ | (2,017,375 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
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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 $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. |
| 28 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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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| 30 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 31 | |
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 |
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) |
56,785 | 56,785 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 100.6% |
4,309,683 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – (0.6)% |
(26,493 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 4,283,190 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 32 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 33 | |
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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 34 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 35 | |
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 | ||||||
| 36 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 37 | |
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 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 11,214,564 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 87,426,016 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 15,042,148 | ||||||||
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| 38 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 39 | |
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| 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 41 | |
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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 42 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 43 | |
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 | ||||||
| 44 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 12,022,584 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 2,129,392 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Metals & Mining – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Nucor Corp. |
69 | 17,250 | ||||||
| Reliance, Inc. |
101 | 38,458 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 55,708 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,294,872 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 47 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Weyerhaeuser Co. |
507 | $ | 12,427 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 7,119,125 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,284,296 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Common Stocks |
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 | ||||||
| 48 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 |
42,741,709 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| RIGHTS – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Financials – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Capital Markets – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Hologic, Inc. (CVR)(a)(c)(d) |
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) |
1,485,688 | 1,485,688 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 100.0% |
701,808,521 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 0.0% |
249,485 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 702,058,006 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 49 | |
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.
| 50 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 |
$ | 2,758,288,513 | (a) | $ | 191,132,993 | (a) | $ | 1,243,380,348 | (a) | |||
| Affiliated issuers |
104,531,095 | 1,580,611 | 10,072,224 | |||||||||
| Cash |
70,472 | – 0 | – | 54,169 | ||||||||
| Foreign currencies, at value |
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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 51 | |
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 |
$ | 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
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| (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 |
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| 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 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)
| 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
|
$ |
2,514,985 |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
$ |
4,532,360 |
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
| Total |
$ | 2,514,985 | $ | 4,532,360 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
| Derivative Type |
Location of |
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 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 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 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 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 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 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| 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, 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: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 5,078,720 | $ | – 0 | – | |||
| Net long-term capital gains |
3,873,889 | – 0 | – | |||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 8,952,609 | $ | – 0 | – | |||
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| AB US High Dividend ETF | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 1,465,698 | $ | 285,495 | ||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
$ | 1,465,698 | $ | 285,495 | ||||
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| AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 1,173,105 | $ | 74,652 | ||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
$ | 1,173,105 | $ | 74,652 | ||||
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| AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 1,066,987 | $ | 317,880 | ||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 1,066,987 | $ | 317,880 | ||||
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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 |
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| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 6,787,260 | $ | 7,514,658 | $ | 15,729,156 | ||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 6,787,260 | $ | 7,514,658 | $ | 15,729,156 | ||||||
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| AB International Growth ETF | 2025 | |||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | – 0 | – | |||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | – 0 | – | |||||||||
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| AB International Growth ETF | 2025 | |||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | – 0 | – | |||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | – 0 | – | |||||||||
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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) |
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| 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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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 |
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| 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 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, | March 22, 2023(a) to November 30, 2023 |
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| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 104.08 | $ 83.13 | $ 57.73 | $ 50.00 | ||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
38.04 | 22.45 | 25.40 | 7.73 | ||||||||||||
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| Less: Dividends and Distributions |
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| Dividends from net investment income |
(.11 | ) | .00 | (d) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | ||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
– 0 | – | (1.50 | ) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | ||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
(.11 | ) | (1.50 | ) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | ||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 142.01 | $ 104.08 | $ 83.13 | $ 57.73 | ||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(e) |
36.60 | % | 27.47 | % | 43.99 | % | 15.46 | % | ||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$2,887,116 | $1,288,531 | $488,790 | $178,392 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| 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 |
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| portfolios |
.01 | %(g) | .00 | % | .00 | % | .00 | %(g) | ||||||||
See footnote summary on page 98.
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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 |
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| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 80.75 | $ 74.87 | $ 56.14 | $ 50.00 | ||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
9.98 | 7.70 | 20.36 | 6.84 | ||||||||||||
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| Less: Dividends |
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| Dividends from net investment income |
(1.07 | ) | (1.82 | ) | (1.63 | ) | (.70 | ) | ||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 89.66 | $ 80.75 | $ 74.87 | $ 56.14 | ||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(e) |
12.54 | % | 10.53 | % | 36.89 | % | 13.74 | % | ||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$191,876 | $132,431 | $25,457 | $6,738 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| 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 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, | September 20, 2023 |
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 78.00 | $ 69.60 | $ 51.96 | $ 50.00 | ||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
6.19 | 8.71 | 17.73 | 1.96 | ||||||||||||
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| Less: Dividends |
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| Dividends from net investment income |
(.45 | ) | (.31 | ) | (.09 | ) | – 0 | – | ||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 83.74 | $ 78.00 | $ 69.60 | $ 51.96 | ||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(e) |
7.99 | % | 12.57 | % | 34.20 | % | 3.92 | % | ||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$1,253,551 | $672,760 | $259,957 | $37,412 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| 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 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, | March 22, 2023 |
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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|
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| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 79.26 | $ 72.37 | $ 57.76 | $ 50.00 | ||||||||||||
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|
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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|
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
2.19 | 7.61 | 15.20 | 8.03 | ||||||||||||
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| Less: Dividends |
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| Dividends from net investment income |
(.34 | ) | (.72 | ) | (.59 | ) | (.27 | ) | ||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 81.11 | $ 79.26 | $ 72.37 | $ 57.76 | ||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(e) |
2.79 | % | 10.58 | % | 26.47 | % | 16.09 | % | ||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$204,396 | $166,448 | $76,718 | $15,019 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| 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 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended 2025 |
July 1, 2024(m) |
Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 42.21 | $ 35.37 | $ 33.95 | $ 30.26 | $ 27.06 | $ 31.87 | $ 26.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Contributions from Affiliates |
– 0 | – | .00 | (d) | .00 | (d) | .00 | (d) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
3.46 | 7.10 | 1.74 | 4.40 | 3.20 | (4.64 | ) | 6.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Less: Dividends |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends from net investment income |
(.68 | ) | (.26 | ) | (.32 | ) | (.71 | ) | – 0 | – | (.17 | ) | (.47 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 44.99 | $ 42.21 | $ 35.37 | $ 33.95 | $ 30.26 | $ 27.06 | $ 31.87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| 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 |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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|
|
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| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 28.64 | $ 30.00 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
(.09 | ) | (1.36 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 28.55 | $ 28.64 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 |
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|
|
|||
| 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.
66 Hudson Boulevard East
New York, NY 10001
800 221 5672
ETF-EQ-0152-0526
May 31, 2026
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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) |
AllianceBernstein L.P. would like to thank you for your interest in the Fund.
| Investment Products Offered | • Are Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • Are Not Bank Guaranteed | |
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.
This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.
You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. AB publishes full portfolio holdings for the Fund daily at www.abfunds.com.
Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”) is the distributor of the fund. Foreside is a member of FINRA.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AB TAX-AWARE SHORT DURATION MUNICIPAL ETF
May 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 97.6% |
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| Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 84.8% |
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| Alabama – 3.9% |
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| Black Belt Energy Gas District (BP PLC) |
$ | 3,000 | $ | 3,197,635 | ||||
| Series 2025-E |
2,000 | 2,135,768 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
1,035 | 1,111,469 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
2,500 | 2,670,718 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
1,200 | 1,203,201 | ||||||
| Series 2023-D |
1,000 | 1,017,829 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
2,750 | 2,901,585 | ||||||
| Series 2025-G |
1,500 | 1,584,718 | ||||||
| Series 2026-E |
1,000 | 1,053,908 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
1,000 | 1,061,898 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
2,210 | 2,382,933 | ||||||
| County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue |
2,230 | 2,479,825 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2034 |
1,005 | 1,112,761 | ||||||
| Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District (The) |
1,000 | 1,053,356 | ||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District (The) |
$ | 6,000 | $ | 6,353,835 | ||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,000 | 1,043,422 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,000 | 1,032,974 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
2,005 | 2,146,988 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
2,000 | 2,126,066 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,000 | 1,085,482 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,500 | 1,594,261 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
3,110 | 3,294,205 | ||||||
| Series 2025-C |
1,620 | 1,730,756 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,500 | 1,523,948 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 01/01/2054 |
2,500 | 2,625,813 | ||||||
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| 49,525,354 | ||||||||
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| Arizona – 2.0% |
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| Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund Revenue |
2,575 | 2,579,693 | ||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Arizona Industrial Development Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,089,098 | ||||
| Chandler Industrial Development Authority |
3,000 | 3,036,329 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2052 |
5,000 | 5,061,489 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
5,000 | 5,077,467 | ||||||
| City of Glendale AZ Water & Sewer Revenue |
1,000 | 1,001,854 | ||||||
| Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona (The) |
700 | 696,588 | ||||||
| La Paz County Industrial Development Authority |
1,100 | 1,100,430 | ||||||
| Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,104,890 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
2,500 | 2,801,786 | ||||||
| Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District |
2,000 | 2,028,436 | ||||||
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| 25,578,060 | ||||||||
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| Arkansas – 0.0% |
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| Arkansas Development Finance Authority |
115 | 123,732 | ||||||
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| California – 9.4% |
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| Anaheim Public Financing Authority |
1,000 | 858,237 | ||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Bay Area Toll Authority |
$ | 3,000 | $ | 2,979,928 | ||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
5,000 | 5,221,961 | ||||||
| Series 2024C |
2,000 | 2,084,265 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
2,000 | 2,056,075 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,950 | 2,107,443 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,080,845 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,000 | 1,061,292 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,061,599 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,011,228 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
3,030 | 3,165,461 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
3,500 | 3,711,511 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
2,000 | 1,996,334 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,083,231 | ||||||
| Series 2025G |
1,000 | 1,096,179 | ||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
$ | 2,300 | $ | 2,416,496 | ||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,750 | 1,862,624 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,090,263 | ||||||
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority |
2,000 | 2,190,348 | ||||||
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank |
4,000 | 3,999,110 | ||||||
| 12.00%, 01/01/2065(a) |
1,100 | 616,000 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,036,433 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 12/31/2033 |
1,500 | 1,544,225 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
1,285 | 1,295,659 | ||||||
| California Pollution Control Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,030,997 | ||||||
| California State Public Works Board |
1,425 | 1,451,626 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
1,735 | 1,644,834 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,037,876 | ||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| City of Los Angeles Department of Airports |
$ | 3,385 | $ | 3,450,375 | ||||
| Series 2018 |
1,730 | 1,766,754 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
1,610 | 1,677,330 | ||||||
| County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue |
1,800 | 1,958,469 | ||||||
| Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. |
1,700 | 1,554,855 | ||||||
| Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority |
1,140 | 1,148,086 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power |
1,680 | 1,729,639 | ||||||
| Series 2018-D |
1,955 | 2,030,450 | ||||||
| Series 2022-B |
1,100 | 1,148,003 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
4,520 | 4,668,796 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
1,000 | 1,107,378 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System Revenue |
2,035 | 2,087,485 | ||||||
| Series 2021 |
1,350 | 1,351,193 | ||||||
| Series 2021-B |
2,060 | 2,230,368 | ||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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|
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| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue |
$ | 1,150 | $ | 1,200,184 | ||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2032 |
1,000 | 1,038,594 | ||||||
| Series 2023-A |
1,800 | 1,993,544 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Unified School District/CA |
1,000 | 1,002,015 | ||||||
| Montebello Public Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,001,084 | ||||||
| Newport Mesa Unified School District |
2,000 | 1,716,845 | ||||||
| Port of Oakland |
1,500 | 1,539,374 | ||||||
| Series 2021 |
1,575 | 1,672,679 | ||||||
| San Diego County Regional Airport Authority |
1,725 | 1,760,438 | ||||||
| Series 2021-B |
1,000 | 1,076,237 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
1,610 | 1,711,681 | ||||||
| San Francisco Intl Airport |
1,530 | 1,559,318 | ||||||
| Series 2019-H |
1,500 | 1,528,743 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
2,500 | 2,648,618 | ||||||
| San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Authority |
3,000 | 3,322,716 | ||||||
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Southern California Public Power Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,045,729 | ||||
| Southern California Public Power Authority |
1,000 | 1,067,491 | ||||||
| State of California |
50 | 50,094 | ||||||
| Series 2016 |
1,500 | 1,507,892 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
1,885 | 2,028,573 | ||||||
| University of California |
7,000 | 7,651,519 | ||||||
| Washington Township Health Care District |
650 | 689,029 | ||||||
|
|
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| 118,513,658 | ||||||||
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| Colorado – 2.4% |
| |||||||
| Adams & Weld Counties School District No. 27J Brighton/CO |
1,500 | 1,490,715 | ||||||
| City & County of Broomfield CO Sales & Use Tax Revenue |
2,000 | 2,056,924 | ||||||
| City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue |
3,250 | 3,658,357 | ||||||
| Series 2022-D |
1,020 | 1,031,698 | ||||||
| 5.75%, 11/15/2035 |
1,250 | 1,425,083 | ||||||
| 8 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue |
$ | 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 |
1,000 | 1,003,121 | ||||||
| Colorado Health Facilities Authority |
1,550 | 1,727,085 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
3,500 | 3,840,804 | ||||||
| Colorado Housing & Finance Authority |
3,000 | 3,014,412 | ||||||
| E-470 Public Highway Authority |
2,000 | 1,998,909 | ||||||
| State of Colorado |
1,000 | 1,036,576 | ||||||
| State of Colorado Department of Transportation |
1,140 | 1,140,968 | ||||||
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| 30,154,775 | ||||||||
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| Connecticut – 0.6% |
| |||||||
| City of New Haven CT |
1,875 | 1,883,465 | ||||||
| Stamford Housing Authority |
2,000 | 2,069,436 | ||||||
| State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue |
2,340 | 2,352,038 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 9 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Town of Hamden CT |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,004,099 | ||||
|
|
|
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| 7,309,038 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| District of Columbia – 1.7% |
| |||||||
| District of Columbia |
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 |
2,500 | 2,500,000 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue |
465 | 468,449 | ||||||
| Series 2018-A |
1,075 | 1,113,066 | ||||||
| Series 2019-A |
1,025 | 1,054,316 | ||||||
| Series 2020-A |
1,435 | 1,526,584 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2032 |
2,000 | 2,143,564 | ||||||
| Series 2022-A |
3,000 | 3,240,772 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
4,500 | 4,907,712 | ||||||
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|
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| 21,145,310 | ||||||||
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|
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| Florida – 5.3% |
| |||||||
| Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL |
1,500 | 1,506,864 | ||||||
| City of Jacksonville FL |
600 | 604,107 | ||||||
| City of Port St. Lucie FL Utility System Revenue |
3,560 | 3,564,986 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| City of Venice FL |
$ | 900 | $ | 900,337 | ||||
| Collier County Industrial Development Authority |
2,000 | 2,137,702 | ||||||
| County of Brevard FL |
1,445 | 1,450,337 | ||||||
| County of Broward FL Port Facilities Revenue |
1,500 | 1,562,228 | ||||||
| County of Charlotte FL |
1,080 | 1,081,686 | ||||||
| County of Lee FL Airport Revenue |
1,670 | 1,791,917 | ||||||
| County of Miami-Dade FL |
1,040 | 1,041,711 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,048,320 | ||||||
| County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue |
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 |
1,145 | 1,224,732 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2034 |
1,000 | 1,081,188 | ||||||
| County of Palm Beach FL |
1,600 | 1,778,722 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 11 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Florida Development Finance Corp. |
$ | 1,950 | $ | 1,964,960 | ||||
| Florida Development Finance Corp. |
1,500 | 1,531,543 | ||||||
| Florida Housing Finance Corp. |
1,055 | 1,057,649 | ||||||
| Florida Insurance Assistance Interlocal Agency, Inc. |
4,000 | 4,021,101 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2028 |
1,060 | 1,065,722 | ||||||
| Florida Local Government Finance Commission |
1,000 | 1,004,772 | ||||||
| Florida Municipal Power Agency |
1,100 | 1,107,236 | ||||||
| Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
2,500 | 2,569,514 | ||||||
| Series 2022-A |
1,040 | 1,105,015 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
1,000 | 1,027,805 | ||||||
| Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
2,000 | 2,122,095 | ||||||
| Hillsborough County Aviation Authority |
2,295 | 2,535,155 | ||||||
| JEA Electric System Revenue |
1,500 | 1,546,935 | ||||||
| 12 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Lee County Industrial Development Authority/FL |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000,924 | ||||
| Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority |
1,625 | 1,627,605 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2033 |
1,000 | 1,001,281 | ||||||
| Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,036,739 | ||||||
| Mid-Bay Bridge Authority |
2,000 | 2,158,995 | ||||||
| North Sumter County Utility Dependent District |
900 | 905,649 | ||||||
| Orange County School Board |
1,300 | 1,304,475 | ||||||
| Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority |
2,015 | 2,153,496 | ||||||
| Pinery Community Development District |
200 | 196,594 | ||||||
| School Board of Miami-Dade County (The) |
1,500 | 1,650,535 | ||||||
| School District of Broward County/FL |
1,530 | 1,532,686 | ||||||
| Village Community Development District No. 15 |
525 | 527,726 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 13 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Woodlands Section 9 Community Development District |
$ | 200 | $ | 197,607 | ||||
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| 67,581,030 | ||||||||
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| Georgia – 3.8% |
| |||||||
| Albany-Dougherty County Hospital Authority |
1,530 | 1,570,059 | ||||||
| City of Atlanta GA Airport Passenger Facility Charge |
2,000 | 2,153,272 | ||||||
| City of Atlanta GA Department of Aviation |
2,000 | 2,003,477 | ||||||
| Series 2022-B |
1,250 | 1,373,226 | ||||||
| Series 2023-G |
1,000 | 1,022,701 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
2,100 | 2,282,821 | ||||||
| County of DeKalb GA Water & Sewerage Revenue |
1,500 | 1,511,780 | ||||||
| Development Authority for Fulton County |
1,125 | 1,126,973 | ||||||
| Development Authority of Burke County (The) |
1,500 | 1,514,700 | ||||||
| Development Authority of Cobb County (The) |
1,160 | 1,193,600 | ||||||
| Fayette County Development Authority |
1,100 | 1,195,220 | ||||||
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. |
4,500 | 4,508,657 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,001,791 | ||||
| Series 2021-C |
1,000 | 1,013,133 | ||||||
| Series 2022-B |
4,000 | 4,164,636 | ||||||
| Series 2023-A |
2,000 | 2,097,128 | ||||||
| Series 2024-C |
3,500 | 3,694,414 | ||||||
| Series 2024-E |
2,000 | 2,121,047 | ||||||
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. |
1,000 | 1,029,281 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
2,360 | 2,542,693 | ||||||
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. |
1,500 | 1,594,961 | ||||||
| Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia |
1,840 | 1,843,356 | ||||||
| Series 2019-A |
1,200 | 1,257,787 | ||||||
| Series 2020 |
500 | 527,367 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
1,000 | 1,073,830 | ||||||
| Private Colleges & Universities Authority |
2,000 | 2,254,533 | ||||||
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| 47,672,443 | ||||||||
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| Guam – 0.8% |
| |||||||
| Guam Government Waterworks Authority |
1,000 | 1,019,449 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 15 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Territory of Guam |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,009,235 | ||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2031 |
3,000 | 3,012,632 | ||||||
| Territory of Guam |
715 | 745,738 | ||||||
| Series 2025-G |
1,625 | 1,666,301 | ||||||
| Territory of Guam |
1,250 | 1,334,551 | ||||||
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| 9,787,906 | ||||||||
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| Hawaii – 0.6% |
||||||||
| City & County of Honolulu HI |
1,050 | 1,053,910 | ||||||
| State of Hawaii |
1,625 | 1,630,989 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2028 |
1,855 | 1,870,044 | ||||||
| State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,039,968 | ||||||
| State of Hawaii Harbor System Revenue |
2,280 | 2,299,137 | ||||||
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|
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| 7,894,048 | ||||||||
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| Idaho – 0.3% |
| |||||||
| Idaho Health Facilities Authority |
1,000 | 1,016,468 | ||||||
| Idaho State Building Authority |
2,500 | 2,623,396 | ||||||
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|
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| 3,639,864 | ||||||||
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|
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| 16 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Illinois – 6.3% |
| |||||||
| Chicago Board of Education |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,009,272 | ||||
| AG Series 2018-A |
1,500 | 1,540,094 | ||||||
| AG Series 2018-C |
1,000 | 1,038,027 | ||||||
| Series 2019-A |
1,575 | 1,612,796 | ||||||
| Series 2021-B |
2,500 | 2,526,274 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
4,000 | 4,283,009 | ||||||
| Chicago Midway International Airport |
3,325 | 3,506,220 | ||||||
| Chicago O’Hare International Airport |
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 |
1,000 | 1,105,461 | ||||||
| Chicago Transit Authority |
1,695 | 1,695,000 | ||||||
| Chicago Transit Authority Capital Grant Receipts Revenue |
1,750 | 1,784,101 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 06/01/2028 |
1,750 | 1,821,400 | ||||||
| Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund |
1,780 | 1,910,625 | ||||||
| City of Chicago IL Wastewater Transmission Revenue |
2,500 | 2,530,096 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 17 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| City of Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue |
$ | 635 | $ | 673,008 | ||||
| City of Springfield IL Electric Revenue |
2,000 | 2,031,888 | ||||||
| City of Waukegan IL |
1,125 | 1,138,152 | ||||||
| County of Cook IL |
970 | 1,042,296 | ||||||
| Illinois Finance Authority |
2,265 | 2,274,991 | ||||||
| Illinois Finance Authority |
1,500 | 1,497,802 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,033,592 | ||||||
| Illinois Finance Authority |
2,230 | 2,226,434 | ||||||
| Illinois Municipal Electric Agency |
1,000 | 1,014,926 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority |
1,000 | 1,027,107 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago |
2,620 | 2,648,977 | ||||||
| Series 2016-B |
850 | 859,274 | ||||||
| 18 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Northern Illinois University |
$ | 725 | $ | 765,783 | ||||
| Public Building Commission of Chicago |
2,970 | 3,082,778 | ||||||
| Sales Tax Securitization Corp. |
2,000 | 2,127,209 | ||||||
| Sangamon County School District No. 186 Springfield |
735 | 794,270 | ||||||
| State of Illinois |
2,000 | 2,017,738 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 11/01/2027 |
2,500 | 2,574,848 | ||||||
| Series 2018-A |
2,000 | 2,092,905 | ||||||
| Series 2019-A |
695 | 741,892 | ||||||
| Series 2020 |
2,040 | 2,156,641 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
2,000 | 2,169,303 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
1,210 | 1,258,605 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2035 |
1,170 | 1,282,730 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
1,500 | 1,544,276 | ||||||
| Series 2025-C |
1,370 | 1,545,266 | ||||||
| State of Illinois Sales Tax Revenue |
605 | 617,146 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
1,790 | 1,926,048 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,680 | 1,750,107 | ||||||
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| 79,286,428 | ||||||||
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U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Indiana – 0.8% |
| |||||||
| City of Valparaiso IN |
$ | 740 | $ | 759,570 | ||||
| City of Whiting IN |
1,000 | 1,045,000 | ||||||
| Indiana Finance Authority |
2,265 | 2,353,051 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,058,288 | ||||||
| Indiana Finance Authority |
455 | 446,537 | ||||||
| Series 2022-A |
2,040 | 2,104,818 | ||||||
| Indiana Finance Authority |
2,000 | 1,997,591 | ||||||
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| 9,764,855 | ||||||||
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| Iowa – 0.1% |
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| PEFA, Inc. |
1,000 | 1,065,128 | ||||||
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| Kansas – 0.2% |
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| Seward County Unified School District No. 480 Liberal |
1,500 | 1,502,440 | ||||||
| University of Kansas Hospital Authority |
900 | 934,432 | ||||||
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| 2,436,872 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Kentucky – 0.8% |
| |||||||
| Kentucky Public Energy Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,059,091 | ||||
| Series 2025-C |
2,000 | 2,124,696 | ||||||
| Kentucky Public Energy Authority |
3,000 | 3,141,096 | ||||||
| Kentucky Public Energy Authority |
2,000 | 2,131,422 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
1,000 | 1,056,516 | ||||||
| Kentucky Turnpike Authority |
1,000 | 1,025,077 | ||||||
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|
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| 10,537,898 | ||||||||
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| Louisiana – 0.8% |
| |||||||
| City of New Orleans LA |
1,285 | 1,338,575 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
1,000 | 1,026,137 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
1,000 | 1,041,692 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
250 | 260,490 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2029(c) |
250 | 263,666 | ||||||
| City of Shreveport LA |
1,400 | 1,406,003 | ||||||
| Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth |
665 | 680,487 | ||||||
| New Orleans Aviation Board |
1,000 | 1,044,482 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 21 | |
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U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Parish of St. James LA |
$ | 1,500 | $ | 1,649,075 | ||||
| Parish of St. John the Baptist LA |
2,000 | 2,006,474 | ||||||
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| 10,717,081 | ||||||||
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| Maryland – 1.4% |
| |||||||
| County of Baltimore MD |
1,500 | 1,563,934 | ||||||
| County of Montgomery MD |
1,520 | 1,520,000 | ||||||
| County of Prince George’s MD |
1,500 | 1,568,922 | ||||||
| Series 2023-A |
2,695 | 3,042,128 | ||||||
| Maryland Economic Development Corp. |
3,000 | 3,005,063 | ||||||
| Maryland Stadium Authority Sports Entertainment Facilities Revenue |
2,000 | 2,128,998 | ||||||
| State of Maryland |
1,500 | 1,578,713 | ||||||
| State of Maryland Department of Transportation |
1,000 | 1,073,788 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 08/01/2033 |
1,150 | 1,239,679 | ||||||
| State of Maryland Department of Transportation |
950 | 972,003 | ||||||
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| 17,693,228 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Massachusetts – 2.1% |
| |||||||
| City of Quincy MA |
$ | 8,500 | $ | 8,525,538 | ||||
| City of Somerville MA |
3,000 | 3,005,390 | ||||||
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
1,050 | 1,051,914 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
870 | 920,940 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,000 | 1,022,101 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,000 | 1,000,176 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,000 | 1,001,471 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,000 | 1,121,083 | ||||||
| 7.375%, 10/01/2035 |
1,000 | 1,028,960 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,295 | 1,296,778 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Port Authority |
1,120 | 1,144,460 | ||||||
| Series 2019-A |
2,255 | 2,304,249 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2028 |
2,515 | 2,619,666 | ||||||
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| 26,042,726 | ||||||||
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U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Michigan – 0.5% |
| |||||||
| Detroit Downtown Development Authority |
$ | 1,090 | $ | 1,126,283 | ||||
| Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,047,220 | ||||||
| Michigan State Building Authority |
1,765 | 1,778,700 | ||||||
| Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority |
2,000 | 2,017,846 | ||||||
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| 5,970,049 | ||||||||
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| Minnesota – 0.6% |
| |||||||
| City of Shakopee MN Senior Housing Revenue |
1,300 | 1,303,631 | ||||||
| Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency |
1,000 | 1,045,898 | ||||||
| State of Minnesota |
1,500 | 1,543,994 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
1,665 | 1,671,775 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
1,200 | 1,204,883 | ||||||
| University of Minnesota |
1,020 | 1,047,889 | ||||||
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| 7,818,070 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Mississippi – 0.3% |
| |||||||
| City of Gulfport MS |
$ | 2,450 | $ | 2,451,326 | ||||
| Mississippi Business Finance Corp. |
1,000 | 1,004,895 | ||||||
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| 3,456,221 | ||||||||
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| Missouri – 0.5% |
| |||||||
| County of St. Louis MO |
755 | 773,974 | ||||||
| Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri |
3,535 | 3,607,042 | ||||||
| Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission |
2,500 | 2,557,745 | ||||||
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| 6,938,761 | ||||||||
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| Nebraska – 0.2% |
| |||||||
| Central Plains Energy Project |
1,000 | 1,050,258 | ||||||
| Central Plains Energy Project |
1,000 | 1,071,968 | ||||||
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|
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| 2,122,226 | ||||||||
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| Nevada – 0.4% |
| |||||||
| Clark County School District |
1,000 | 1,045,298 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
2,000 | 2,262,253 | ||||||
| State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry |
425 | 238,000 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 25 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,053,617 | ||||
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|||||||
| 4,599,168 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| New Hampshire – 1.8% |
| |||||||
| National Finance Authority Affordable Housing Certificates Series 2024-1 |
2,490 | 2,486,301 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
400 | 399,986 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
2,553 | 2,553,305 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
2,484 | 2,483,487 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
800 | 800,384 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
950 | 949,629 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
2,000 | 753,824 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
720 | 719,873 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
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 | ||||||
| 26 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,021,849 | ||||
| Series 2026-2, Class A2 |
1,000 | 980,093 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,500 | 1,632,242 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,377 | 1,376,862 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,153 | 1,153,903 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,080 | 1,079,756 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Act |
1,000 | 1,100,078 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,074,502 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| New Jersey – 4.9% |
| |||||||
| Atlantic County Improvement Authority (The) |
2,400 | 2,413,416 | ||||||
| City of Jersey City NJ |
1,000 | 1,031,505 | ||||||
| City of Newark NJ |
1,290 | 1,328,609 | ||||||
| Garden State Preservation Trust |
1,950 | 2,035,416 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 27 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New Brunswick Parking Authority |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,010,784 | ||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
1,500 | 1,576,834 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
3,500 | 3,520,134 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
1,500 | 1,519,467 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
2,000 | 2,070,057 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 09/01/2029 |
5,910 | 6,417,925 | ||||||
| Series 2015-X |
1,395 | 1,396,442 | ||||||
| Series 2016-A |
1,500 | 1,522,163 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
1,280 | 1,298,243 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
1,625 | 1,627,814 | ||||||
| New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority |
1,375 | 1,377,519 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority |
2,405 | 2,409,383 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority |
1,935 | 1,966,369 | ||||||
| 28 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
$ | 3,655 | $ | 3,660,091 | ||||
| 5.00%, 06/15/2028 |
2,115 | 2,117,820 | ||||||
| Series 2018-A |
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 |
1,275 | 1,255,178 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
255 | 270,843 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
1,500 | 1,433,594 | ||||||
| Series 2019 |
1,040 | 1,077,081 | ||||||
| Series 2023-B |
2,000 | 2,247,994 | ||||||
| Newark Board of Education |
1,210 | 1,288,960 | ||||||
| South Jersey Transportation Authority |
1,675 | 1,800,315 | ||||||
| Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ |
3,375 | 3,510,221 | ||||||
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|
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| 61,613,856 | ||||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| New York – 7.3% |
| |||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
1,000 | 1,038,659 | ||||||
| City of New York NY |
2,000 | 2,052,151 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 29 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2024-D |
$ | 1,660 | $ | 1,856,664 | ||||
| Series 2025 |
3,000 | 3,155,347 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
2,000 | 2,103,564 | ||||||
| Series 2026-G |
2,200 | 2,289,671 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 02/01/2032 |
2,000 | 2,214,536 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
1,510 | 1,523,620 | ||||||
| Series 2017 |
2,010 | 2,124,256 | ||||||
| Series 2017-C |
1,880 | 1,959,445 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
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 |
1,000 | 1,010,139 | ||||||
| Series 2025-H |
1,000 | 1,033,373 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,000 | 1,039,260 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 11/01/2034 |
2,500 | 2,845,902 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,000 | 1,032,716 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 08/01/2033 |
1,500 | 1,535,106 | ||||||
| Series 2020 |
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 |
900 | 906,134 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,775 | 1,788,853 | ||||||
| 30 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
$ | 1,070 | $ | 1,155,832 | ||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,000 | 967,177 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
750 | 787,689 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
2,630 | 2,662,066 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 01/01/2030 |
6,750 | 6,934,097 | ||||||
| Series 2020 |
2,100 | 2,140,066 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
1,550 | 1,563,687 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2031 |
1,000 | 1,061,939 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
2,065 | 2,200,937 | ||||||
| Port Authority of New York & New Jersey |
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 |
2,500 | 2,627,568 | ||||||
| Series 2021-2 |
3,950 | 3,954,351 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/15/2027 |
2,480 | 2,533,052 | ||||||
| Series 2024-2 |
1,235 | 1,362,894 | ||||||
| Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. |
1,500 | 1,544,376 | ||||||
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority |
4,000 | 4,164,372 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 31 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority |
$ | 1,205 | $ | 1,228,203 | ||||
| Series 2025-A |
3,500 | 3,651,017 | ||||||
| Troy Capital Resource Corp. |
1,000 | 1,000,243 | ||||||
| Troy Capital Resource Corp. |
1,270 | 1,322,541 | ||||||
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| 92,212,495 | ||||||||
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| North Carolina – 1.1% |
| |||||||
| City of Charlotte NC Airport Revenue |
1,220 | 1,329,238 | ||||||
| County of Guilford NC |
3,000 | 3,028,506 | ||||||
| County of New Hanover NC |
1,010 | 1,015,444 | ||||||
| Cumberland County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority |
3,500 | 3,495,375 | ||||||
| North Carolina Department of Transportation |
1,405 | 1,406,054 | ||||||
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission |
1,000 | 995,349 | ||||||
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission |
560 | 606,769 | ||||||
| 32 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,004,089 | ||||
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| 13,880,824 | ||||||||
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| North Dakota – 0.1% |
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| County of Ward ND |
1,300 | 1,307,351 | ||||||
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| Ohio – 2.7% |
||||||||
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority |
1,425 | 1,487,127 | ||||||
| City of Akron OH Income Tax Revenue |
1,120 | 1,126,462 | ||||||
| Columbus Regional Airport Authority |
3,160 | 3,476,194 | ||||||
| County of Cuyahoga OH |
1,115 | 1,124,384 | ||||||
| Jefferson County Port Authority/OH |
4,000 | 4,081,944 | ||||||
| Lancaster Port Authority |
1,000 | 1,064,096 | ||||||
| Ohio Air Quality Development Authority |
500 | 480,365 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 33 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Ohio Air Quality Development Authority |
$ | 4,175 | $ | 4,209,859 | ||||
| Ohio Air Quality Development Authority |
2,400 | 2,401,974 | ||||||
| Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission |
1,085 | 1,146,570 | ||||||
| Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission |
1,000 | 1,013,709 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
1,215 | 1,294,426 | ||||||
| Reynoldsburg City School District |
700 | 730,853 | ||||||
| State of Ohio |
1,015 | 1,015,861 | ||||||
| Series 2018-1 |
1,000 | 1,000,849 | ||||||
| State of Ohio |
1,000 | 1,064,522 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 33,772,276 | ||||||||
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|
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| Oklahoma – 0.4% |
| |||||||
| Oklahoma City Public Property Authority |
2,020 | 2,146,318 | ||||||
| Oklahoma Development Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,027,081 | ||||||
| Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority |
740 | 826,707 | ||||||
| 34 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust Trustees/OK |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,127,020 | ||||
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|
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| 5,127,126 | ||||||||
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| Oregon – 0.3% |
| |||||||
| Medford Hospital Facilities Authority |
1,000 | 1,025,971 | ||||||
| Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue |
1,015 | 1,090,360 | ||||||
| Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue |
1,000 | 1,011,714 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2031 |
1,100 | 1,111,875 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 4,239,920 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Other – 0.2% |
| |||||||
| 2026 Loan Holding-1 |
2,400 | 2,379,473 | ||||||
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|
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| Pennsylvania – 2.2% |
||||||||
| Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority |
1,000 | 993,839 | ||||||
| City of Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue |
1,220 | 1,308,642 | ||||||
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
1,500 | 1,546,573 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
2,000 | 2,059,888 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
5,000 | 5,103,024 | ||||||
| County of Allegheny PA |
2,000 | 2,018,297 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 35 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (The) |
$ | 1,980 | $ | 1,998,812 | ||||
| Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority |
1,000 | 1,039,771 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2031 |
1,500 | 1,556,959 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority |
2,000 | 2,175,238 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,020,984 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority |
4,000 | 4,004,598 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority |
2,000 | 2,168,566 | ||||||
| Scranton School District/PA |
1,000 | 1,033,261 | ||||||
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|
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| 28,028,452 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Puerto Rico – 1.2% |
| |||||||
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
7,858 | 7,981,982 | ||||||
| 5.625%, 07/01/2029 |
675 | 709,326 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority |
1,000 | 1,044,490 | ||||||
| 36 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2021-C |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 1,996,939 | ||||
| 3.75%, 07/01/2027(a) |
2,000 | 1,959,774 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority |
1,565 | 1,150,275 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 14,842,786 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| South Carolina – 0.8% |
| |||||||
| Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency |
2,130 | 2,295,458 | ||||||
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority |
1,000 | 999,667 | ||||||
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,002,743 | ||||||
| South Carolina Public Service Authority |
485 | 485,000 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2036 |
490 | 490,000 | ||||||
| South Carolina Public Service Authority |
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 |
1,775 | 1,968,066 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 10,428,900 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Tennessee – 1.5% |
| |||||||
| City of Chattanooga TN Electric Revenue |
1,855 | 2,089,558 | ||||||
| Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority |
1,355 | 1,443,233 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 37 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,050,952 | ||||
| Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board |
1,000 | 1,043,226 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The) |
1,005 | 1,074,038 | ||||||
| Series 2022-B |
1,625 | 1,764,082 | ||||||
| Series 2026-B |
1,575 | 1,666,823 | ||||||
| Tennergy Corp./TN |
1,500 | 1,593,151 | ||||||
| Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. |
2,000 | 2,056,829 | ||||||
| Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. |
2,500 | 2,660,372 | ||||||
| Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. |
2,000 | 2,122,764 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 19,565,028 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Texas – 6.6% |
| |||||||
| Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority |
1,420 | 1,520,981 | ||||||
| City of Fort Worth TX |
2,000 | 2,036,927 | ||||||
| 38 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,076,649 | ||||
| AG Series 2023 |
1,420 | 1,543,622 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
1,600 | 1,662,210 | ||||||
| City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,026,521 | ||||||
| Series 2020 |
1,500 | 1,523,543 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
1,500 | 1,601,427 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,410 | 1,480,085 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,000 | 1,077,964 | ||||||
| City of San Antonio TX Airport System |
550 | 579,740 | ||||||
| County of Harris TX |
1,175 | 1,212,106 | ||||||
| Dallas Fort Worth International Airport |
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 |
1,390 | 1,583,897 | ||||||
| Series 2026-B |
1,000 | 1,067,575 | ||||||
| Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. |
1,525 | 1,633,648 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 39 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,000,107 | ||||
| Series 2024 |
3,600 | 3,797,940 | ||||||
| Harris County Housing Finance Corp. |
2,500 | 2,492,459 | ||||||
| Harris County Industrial Development Corp. |
2,000 | 2,070,963 | ||||||
| Irving Hospital Authority |
1,000 | 1,000,657 | ||||||
| Legacy Denton Public Facility Corp. |
4,000 | 3,960,452 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue |
1,000 | 1,009,813 | ||||||
| Mission Economic Development Corp. |
2,000 | 2,063,663 | ||||||
| Mission Economic Development Corp. |
1,855 | 1,858,591 | ||||||
| New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. |
3,545 | 3,643,460 | ||||||
| North Texas Tollway Authority |
600 | 673,512 | ||||||
| Port Arthur Housing Authority |
1,100 | 1,112,466 | ||||||
| 40 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Port Freeport TX |
$ | 1,085 | $ | 1,130,934 | ||||
| Port of Beaumont Industrial Development Authority |
1,800 | 1,643,370 | ||||||
| Port of Beaumont Navigation District |
1,000 | 1,000,072 | ||||||
| Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. |
2,500 | 2,636,550 | ||||||
| Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. |
2,000 | 2,131,960 | ||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. II |
1,430 | 1,433,656 | ||||||
| Series 2012-C |
1,730 | 1,732,645 | ||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III |
2,000 | 2,136,072 | ||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. IV |
4,000 | 4,225,686 | ||||||
| Series 2023-B |
1,500 | 1,642,309 | ||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. V |
1,000 | 1,054,342 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 41 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. VI |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,067,595 | ||||
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. |
1,000 | 1,061,261 | ||||||
| Texas State University System |
1,000 | 1,024,781 | ||||||
| Texas Water Development Board |
1,000 | 1,008,912 | ||||||
| University of Houston |
1,000 | 1,016,387 | ||||||
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| 83,016,616 | ||||||||
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|
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| Utah – 1.1% |
| |||||||
| Deseret Public Infrastructure District No. 2 |
2,200 | 2,240,813 | ||||||
| Grapevine Wash Local District |
1,000 | 1,001,648 | ||||||
| Intermountain Power Agency |
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 |
1,110 | 1,162,955 | ||||||
| Utah Infrastructure Agency |
1,000 | 1,011,223 | ||||||
| 42 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2022 |
$ | 1,135 | $ | 1,208,693 | ||||
| Series 2024 |
440 | 442,331 | ||||||
| Utah Transit Authority |
1,000 | 1,088,978 | ||||||
| Wolf Creek Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 |
1,000 | 1,038,537 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,279,523 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Virginia – 0.9% |
| |||||||
| Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,114,552 | ||||||
| Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission |
2,450 | 2,454,465 | ||||||
| Louisa Industrial Development Authority |
2,000 | 2,015,900 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
2,000 | 1,994,113 | ||||||
| Virginia College Building Authority |
1,000 | 1,129,896 | ||||||
| Virginia College Building Authority |
1,030 | 1,163,792 | ||||||
| Virginia College Building Authority |
1,000 | 936,685 | ||||||
| Virginia Small Business Financing Authority |
1,170 | 1,255,753 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 12,065,156 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 43 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Washington – 3.2% |
| |||||||
| Energy Northwest |
$ | 1,550 | $ | 1,552,891 | ||||
| Series 2025-A |
3,000 | 3,005,595 | ||||||
| FYI Properties |
1,965 | 1,965,000 | ||||||
| King County School District No. 414 Lake Washington |
1,060 | 1,072,643 | ||||||
| Port of Seattle WA |
1,260 | 1,284,560 | ||||||
| Series 2018-A |
2,185 | 2,222,625 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 05/01/2036 |
1,035 | 1,048,130 | ||||||
| Series 2018-B |
1,000 | 1,020,258 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
1,000 | 1,076,221 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 08/01/2033 |
1,000 | 1,093,249 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
2,000 | 2,094,725 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2031 |
1,000 | 1,089,065 | ||||||
| State of Washington |
1,000 | 1,027,232 | ||||||
| Series 2025-R |
4,500 | 4,725,393 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2030 |
4,060 | 4,433,513 | ||||||
| Series 2026-R |
7,000 | 7,772,305 | ||||||
| University of Washington |
1,000 | 1,130,713 | ||||||
| Washington State Housing Finance Commission |
1,000 | 997,362 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Washington State Housing Finance Commission |
$ | 1,225 | $ | 1,254,827 | ||||
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|
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| 39,866,307 | ||||||||
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| West Virginia – 0.5% |
| |||||||
| Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority/WV |
1,150 | 1,126,382 | ||||||
| West Virginia Economic Development Authority |
3,000 | 3,019,564 | ||||||
| West Virginia Economic Development Authority |
2,665 | 2,865,306 | ||||||
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| 7,011,252 | ||||||||
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|
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| Wisconsin – 2.2% |
| |||||||
| Central Brown County Water Authority |
1,135 | 1,170,634 | ||||||
| City of Milwaukee WI |
1,000 | 1,017,524 | ||||||
| AG Series 2023 |
1,025 | 1,116,957 | ||||||
| AG Series 2023-N |
1,690 | 1,758,676 | ||||||
| City of Milwaukee WI Sewerage System Revenue |
350 | 350,284 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
1,640 | 1,820,931 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
1,000 | 1,044,721 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
$ | 2,500 | $ | 2,504,556 | ||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
2,000 | 935,607 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
2,000 | 1,998,675 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
2,000 | 1,030,097 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
2,000 | 2,001,163 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,540 | 1,589,657 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,305 | 1,340,249 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
700 | 549,208 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
975 | 1,032,231 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,598 | 1,597,867 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
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 |
$ | 924 | $ | 925,397 | ||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,440 | 1,438,600 | ||||||
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|
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| 27,681,438 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds |
1,071,767,210 | |||||||
|
|
|
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| Short-Term Municipal Notes – 12.8% |
| |||||||
| Alabama – 0.1% |
| |||||||
| Alabama Highway Authority |
1,000 | 1,005,719 | ||||||
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| Arizona – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Arizona Health Facilities Authority |
5,720 | 5,720,000 | ||||||
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|
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| California – 1.3% |
||||||||
| City of Los Angeles CA |
5,000 | 5,007,758 | ||||||
| County of Los Angeles CA |
1,500 | 1,502,708 | ||||||
| Long Beach Unified School District |
5,000 | 5,021,582 | ||||||
| Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund |
1,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County |
2,500 | 2,509,013 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 47 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,004,181 | ||||
|
|
|
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| 16,045,242 | ||||||||
|
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|
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| Colorado – 2.4% |
| |||||||
| Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
350 | 350,000 | ||||||
| Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
1,400 | 1,400,000 | ||||||
| Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
775 | 775,000 | ||||||
| Colorado Health Facilities Authority |
1,345 | 1,345,000 | ||||||
| Colorado State Education Loan Program |
6,650 | 6,662,464 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
19,200 | 19,236,069 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 29,768,533 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Connecticut – 0.2% |
||||||||
| City of Danbury CT |
2,500 | 2,525,010 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| District of Columbia – 0.1% |
||||||||
| District of Columbia |
1,210 | 1,210,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Florida – 0.4% |
||||||||
| County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue |
1,650 | 1,662,736 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority |
$ | 1,480 | $ | 1,480,000 | ||||
| School District of Broward County/FL |
2,085 | 2,086,742 | ||||||
|
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|
|||||||
| 5,229,478 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Georgia – 0.4% |
| |||||||
| Cobb County School District |
3,500 | 3,524,951 | ||||||
| County of Fulton GA |
1,540 | 1,561,957 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,086,908 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Idaho – 0.1% |
| |||||||
| Idaho Health Facilities Authority |
1,675 | 1,675,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Illinois – 0.6% |
||||||||
| Illinois Finance Authority |
7,080 | 7,080,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Iowa – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Iowa Finance Authority |
800 | 800,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Kansas – 0.1% |
||||||||
| University of Kansas Hospital Authority |
850 | 863,680 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Massachusetts – 0.4% |
||||||||
| City of Quincy MA |
$ | 5,705 | $ | 5,746,262 | ||||
|
|
|
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| Missouri – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri |
2,130 | 2,130,000 | ||||||
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|
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| New Jersey – 1.5% |
||||||||
| City of Hoboken NJ |
4,091 | 4,134,028 | ||||||
| City of Jersey City NJ |
4,073 | 4,092,496 | ||||||
| County of Hudson NJ |
2,500 | 2,525,587 | ||||||
| Essex County Improvement Authority |
2,500 | 2,527,115 | ||||||
| Jersey City Redevelopment Agency |
2,000 | 2,024,048 | ||||||
| Monmouth County Improvement Authority (The) |
3,500 | 3,539,571 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 18,842,845 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| New York – 2.0% |
| |||||||
| City of New York NY |
950 | 950,000 | ||||||
| City of Rochester NY |
3,000 | 3,006,521 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Tonawanda City School District |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000,424 | ||||
| Town of Oyster Bay NY |
4,670 | 4,683,834 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,500 | 1,516,959 | ||||||
| Town of Tonawanda NY |
2,000 | 2,005,651 | ||||||
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority |
12,185 | 12,185,000 | ||||||
| Series 2022-B |
400 | 400,000 | ||||||
| Series 2023-C |
225 | 225,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 25,973,389 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| North Carolina – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (The) |
1,570 | 1,570,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Ohio – 0.4% |
||||||||
| State of Ohio |
5,700 | 5,700,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Oregon – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Oregon State Facilities Authority |
1,750 | 1,750,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Other – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund |
1,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,000,000 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Rhode Island – 0.2% |
| |||||||
| City of Cranston RI |
2,000 | 2,004,662 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| South Carolina – 0.5% |
||||||||
| Berkeley County School District |
2,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
| Greenville County School District |
1,710 | 1,712,611 | ||||||
| Orangeburg County School District |
2,500 | 2,510,954 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 6,223,565 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Tennessee – 0.2% |
| |||||||
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County TN |
2,000 | 2,028,389 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Texas – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Tarrant Regional Water District Water Supply System Revenue |
1,500 | 1,526,569 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Virginia – 0.3% |
||||||||
| Hampton Roads Sanitation District |
3,000 | 3,009,178 | ||||||
| 52 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Roanoke Economic Development Authority |
$ | 400 | $ | 400,000 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,409,178 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Wisconsin – 0.4% |
| |||||||
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
3,665 | 3,665,000 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
2,000 | 1,999,220 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,664,220 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Total Short-Term Municipal Notes |
161,578,649 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Municipal Obligations |
1,233,345,859 | |||||||
|
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|
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| COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.5% |
||||||||
| Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.5% |
| |||||||
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust |
292 | 291,561 | ||||||
| Series 2026-R01, Class 2M1 |
2,271 | 2,270,775 | ||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes |
430 | 434,891 | ||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-DNA4 |
760 | 759,915 | ||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2026-HQA1 |
2,000 | 2,001,875 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
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 |
$ | 23 | $ | 22,569 | ||||
| Lendbuzz Securitization Trust |
146 | 147,230 | ||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A2 |
1,217 | 1,219,349 | ||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
3,644 | 2,209,715 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,598,863 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Dext ABS LLC |
33 | 33,241 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Asset-Backed Securities |
3,632,104 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.1% |
||||||||
| DBC Mortgage Trust |
1,624 | 1,625,205 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.1% |
||||||||
| MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust |
1,500 | 1,492,121 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
3,117,326 | |||||||
|
|
|
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| CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 0.1% |
| |||||||
| Industrial – 0.1% |
| |||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1% |
| |||||||
| Altria Group, Inc. |
215 | 205,615 | ||||||
| BAT Capital Corp. |
230 | 231,700 | ||||||
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
250 | 258,450 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 695,765 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Technology – 0.0% |
||||||||
| CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. |
$ | 370 | $ | 366,685 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,062,450 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Financial Institutions – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Banking – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
184 | 191,375 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
27 | 28,394 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 219,769 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Corporates - Investment Grade |
1,282,219 | |||||||
|
|
|
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| Shares | ||||||||
| WARRANTS – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Industrials – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Construction & Engineering – 0.0% |
||||||||
| DesertXpress Enterprises LLC, expiring 12/31/2026(e)(h)(i)(k) |
6,608 | 9,912 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Total Investments – 98.7% |
1,247,146,437 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 1.3% |
15,843,792 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 1,262,990,229 | ||||||
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CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)
| Description | Fixed Rate (Pay) Receive |
Payment Frequency |
Implied |
Notional |
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 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| $ | 135,617 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 135,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| # | 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 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
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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 $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 |
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| Indiana Finance Authority |
06/24/2024 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 1,997,591 | 0.16 | % | |||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
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 |
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| 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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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AB ULTRA SHORT INCOME ETF
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. |
$ | 20,795 | $ | 20,780,444 | ||||
| Cooperatieve Rabobank UA |
20,631 | 20,612,432 | ||||||
| Nationwide Building Society |
12,204 | 12,181,301 | ||||||
| Nordea Bank Abp |
2,192 | 2,173,083 | ||||||
| Societe Generale SA |
12,148 | 12,137,553 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
21,021 | 21,021,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 88,905,813 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Commercial Banking – 15.2% |
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| Bank of America Corp. |
20,461 | 20,468,161 | ||||||
| Bank of Montreal |
7,477 | 7,415,464 | ||||||
| Bank of Nova Scotia (The) |
14,640 | 14,732,086 | ||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
20,516 | 20,442,963 | ||||||
| Credit Agricole SA/London |
14,732 | 14,720,656 | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
8,500 | 8,481,215 | ||||||
| 5.95%, 01/15/2027 |
11,903 | 12,016,555 | ||||||
| HSBC Holdings PLC |
8,789 | 8,787,945 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
20,375 | 20,366,239 | ||||||
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC |
14,809 | 14,778,493 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. |
2,000 | 1,991,220 | ||||||
| 3.677%, 02/22/2027 |
7,379 | 7,345,942 | ||||||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. |
13,752 | 13,694,242 | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley |
20,391 | 20,389,165 | ||||||
| Societe Generale SA |
7,300 | 7,345,114 | ||||||
| 58 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Standard Chartered PLC |
$ | 14,767 | $ | 14,732,741 | ||||
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB |
500 | 499,535 | ||||||
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) |
7,236 | 7,249,169 | ||||||
| UniCredit SpA |
7,300 | 7,300,000 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 222,756,905 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Diversified Financial Services – 1.2% |
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| American Express Co. |
15,015 | 14,852,838 | ||||||
| Nationwide Building Society |
2,591 | 2,565,401 | ||||||
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|
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| 17,418,239 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Finance – 1.0% |
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| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust |
7,359 | 7,307,193 | ||||||
| Aviation Capital Group LLC |
368 | 365,210 | ||||||
| Sumisho Air Lease Corp. |
7,472 | 7,472,000 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 15,144,403 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Insurance – 1.6% |
||||||||
| Aon Corp. |
1,542 | 1,570,897 | ||||||
| Cigna Group (The) |
7,422 | 7,376,355 | ||||||
| Elevance Health, Inc. |
6,795 | 6,799,688 | ||||||
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
7,300 | 7,261,748 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,008,688 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| REITs – 0.5% |
||||||||
| American Tower Corp. |
7,327 | 7,302,528 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 374,536,576 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Industrial – 16.6% |
||||||||
| Basic – 0.5% |
||||||||
| Nutrien Ltd. |
7,292 | 7,279,968 | ||||||
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|
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| Capital Goods – 0.9% |
||||||||
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
5,807 | 5,772,390 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 59 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| RTX Corp. |
$ | 7,061 | $ | 7,100,754 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,873,144 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Communications - Media – 0.5% |
||||||||
| Cox Communications, Inc. |
7,220 | 7,193,214 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 1.5% |
||||||||
| AT&T, Inc. |
7,401 | 7,378,279 | ||||||
| TELUS Corp. |
7,489 | 7,400,106 | ||||||
| Verizon Communications, Inc. |
7,358 | 7,359,545 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 22,137,930 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.9% |
||||||||
| American Honda Finance Corp. |
8,903 | 8,911,191 | ||||||
| BMW US Capital LLC |
6,168 | 6,195,817 | ||||||
| General Motors Financial Co., Inc. |
5,604 | 5,599,629 | ||||||
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
5,838 | 5,757,786 | ||||||
| Hyundai Capital America |
1,351 | 1,357,498 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 27,821,921 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.3% |
||||||||
| Starbucks Corp. |
3,659 | 3,673,307 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.2% |
||||||||
| O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. |
3,648 | 3,668,575 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 3.7% |
||||||||
| Amgen, Inc. |
7,490 | 7,382,743 | ||||||
| Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. |
7,423 | 7,404,443 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. |
6,082 | 6,064,727 | ||||||
| Kraft Heinz Foods Co. |
7,405 | 7,405,000 | ||||||
| Molson Coors Beverage Co. |
7,500 | 7,486,350 | ||||||
| 60 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Sysco Corp. |
$ | 7,321 | $ | 7,310,897 | ||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
3,660 | 3,673,871 | ||||||
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
7,322 | 7,345,357 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 54,073,388 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Energy – 4.4% |
||||||||
| Continental Resources, Inc./OK |
7,664 | 7,592,035 | ||||||
| Energy Transfer LP |
7,129 | 7,181,541 | ||||||
| Hess Corp. |
10,192 | 10,201,071 | ||||||
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
7,493 | 7,412,675 | ||||||
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. |
7,426 | 7,445,827 | ||||||
| MPLX LP |
7,369 | 7,360,673 | ||||||
| ONEOK, Inc. |
2,503 | 2,513,788 | ||||||
| Spectra Energy Partners LP |
7,500 | 7,473,000 | ||||||
| Valero Energy Corp. |
7,323 | 7,307,768 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 64,488,378 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Services – 0.5% |
||||||||
| S&P Global, Inc. |
7,502 | 7,412,276 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Technology – 1.8% |
||||||||
| Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. |
7,497 | 7,487,779 | ||||||
| CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. |
7,389 | 7,322,795 | ||||||
| Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. |
2,039 | 2,041,324 | ||||||
| Fiserv, Inc. |
1,911 | 1,909,261 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. |
7,378 | 7,362,727 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 26,123,886 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Transportation - Services – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Ryder System, Inc. |
6,421 | 6,377,273 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 243,123,260 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 61 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Utility – 1.5% |
||||||||
| Electric – 1.5% |
||||||||
| Entergy Corp. |
$ | 7,523 | $ | 7,499,453 | ||||
| Eversource Energy |
7,460 | 7,384,580 | ||||||
| Southwestern Electric Power Co. |
7,570 | 7,533,664 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 22,417,697 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Total Corporates - Investment Grade |
640,077,533 | |||||||
|
|
|
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| GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 32.7% |
||||||||
| United States – 32.7% |
||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
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 |
478,151,221 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 7.0% |
||||||||
| Autos - Fixed Rate – 3.6% |
||||||||
| ACM Auto Trust |
163 | 163,060 | ||||||
| Series 2025-2A, Class A |
1,565 | 1,567,835 | ||||||
| American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust |
1,218 | 1,219,411 | ||||||
| Arivo Acceptance Auto Loan Receivables Trust |
73 | 73,149 | ||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A2 |
4,252 | 4,263,078 | ||||||
| BOF VII AL Funding Trust I |
480 | 486,688 | ||||||
| 62 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust |
$ | 488 | $ | 488,512 | ||||
| Series 2026-2, Class A2 |
2,328 | 2,328,236 | ||||||
| CarMax Select Receivables Trust |
2,096 | 2,099,490 | ||||||
| Consumer Portfolio Services Auto Trust |
2,153 | 2,155,809 | ||||||
| CPS Auto Receivables Trust |
1,147 | 1,146,868 | ||||||
| Exeter Select Automobile Receivables Trust |
1,263 | 1,264,830 | ||||||
| FHF Issuer Trust |
243 | 244,901 | ||||||
| GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust |
1,601 | 1,602,427 | ||||||
| Lendbuzz Securitization Trust |
164 | 164,897 | ||||||
| Series 2023-2A, Class A2 |
244 | 246,165 | ||||||
| Series 2023-3A, Class A2 |
327 | 332,085 | ||||||
| Series 2026-1A, Class A2 |
1,913 | 1,911,965 | ||||||
| Lobel Automobile Receivables Trust |
313 | 312,765 | ||||||
| Series 2026-1, Class A |
2,774 | 2,774,861 | ||||||
| Merchants Fleet Funding LLC |
668 | 671,958 | ||||||
| OCCU Auto Receivables Trust |
3,309 | 3,314,207 | ||||||
| Prestige Auto Receivables Trust |
930 | 929,891 | ||||||
| Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust |
6,928 | 6,946,374 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 63 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| SAFCO Auto Receivables Trust |
$ | 2,791 | $ | 2,787,867 | ||||
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust |
610 | 609,851 | ||||||
| Stellantis Financial Underwritten Enhanced Lease Trust |
3,669 | 3,674,787 | ||||||
| Strike Acceptance Auto Funding Trust |
1,218 | 1,221,035 | ||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
424 | 398,805 | ||||||
| Series 2024-2A, Class A |
369 | 344,999 | ||||||
| Series 2024-3A, Class A |
785 | 682,849 | ||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A |
2,015 | 1,227,504 | ||||||
| United Auto Credit Securitization Trust |
5,309 | 5,307,401 | ||||||
| US Bank NA |
352 | 354,291 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 53,318,851 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 3.0% |
||||||||
| ACHV ABS Trust |
1,147 | 1,150,572 | ||||||
| Affirm Asset Securitization Trust |
1,770 | 1,771,594 | ||||||
| Dext ABS LLC |
52 | 52,188 | ||||||
| Equify ABS LLC |
1,134 | 1,137,113 | ||||||
| Marlette Funding Trust |
985 | 985,707 | ||||||
| NMEF Funding LLC |
87 | 86,962 | ||||||
| 64 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust |
$ | 203 | $ | 202,998 | ||||
| Series 2025-3, Class A2 |
2,659 | 2,666,872 | ||||||
| Series 2026-1, Class A2 |
1,000 | 998,830 | ||||||
| Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust And Pagaya AI Debt Trust |
389 | 389,563 | ||||||
| Pagaya AI Debt Trust |
4,935 | 4,952,522 | ||||||
| Pagaya Point of Sale Holdings Grantor Trust |
7,000 | 7,019,559 | ||||||
| PEAC Solutions Receivables LLC |
1,246 | 1,247,145 | ||||||
| RCKT Trust |
3,282 | 3,287,783 | ||||||
| Reach ABS Trust |
2,333 | 2,333,199 | ||||||
| Series 2026-2A, Class A |
3,000 | 2,999,994 | ||||||
| Service Experts Issuer LLC |
3,137 | 3,196,661 | ||||||
| Upgrade Master Pass-Thru Trust |
3,312 | 3,314,454 | ||||||
| Upstart Securitization Trust |
1,097 | 1,099,118 | ||||||
| Verdant Receivables 2023-1 LLC |
391 | 396,233 | ||||||
| VFI ABS LLC |
3,909 | 3,917,076 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 43,206,143 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 65 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Credit Cards - Fixed Rate – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust |
$ | 5,900 | $ | 5,918,042 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Asset-Backed Securities |
102,443,036 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Shares | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 16.2% |
||||||||
| Investment Companies – 2.1% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government |
31,259,738 | 31,259,738 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
||||||||
| Commercial Paper – 14.1% |
||||||||
| BAT International Finance PLC |
$ | 3,700 | 3,695,956 | |||||
| Becton Dickinson & Co. |
7,400 | 7,394,360 | ||||||
| Boston Scientific Corp. |
7,400 | 7,388,622 | ||||||
| Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
7,300 | 7,294,819 | ||||||
| Zero Coupon, 07/28/2026(a) |
2,000 | 1,987,467 | ||||||
| CRH America Finance, Inc. |
4,000 | 3,988,413 | ||||||
| Dominion Energy, Inc. |
7,400 | 7,384,544 | ||||||
| eBay, Inc. |
7,400 | 7,306,817 | ||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
7,400 | 7,395,986 | ||||||
| General Motors Financial Co., Inc. |
9,000 | 8,957,286 | ||||||
| Glencore Funding LLC |
7,300 | 7,280,806 | ||||||
| HCA, Inc. |
5,500 | 5,448,609 | ||||||
| Healthpeak Properties, Inc. |
7,400 | 7,384,349 | ||||||
| Honeywell International, Inc. |
4,200 | 4,196,954 | ||||||
| 66 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| HSBC USA, Inc. |
$ | 2,250 | $ | 2,233,242 | ||||
| Zero Coupon, 09/16/2026(a) |
2,819 | 2,785,177 | ||||||
| Hyundai Capital America |
3,000 | 2,998,084 | ||||||
| Intesa Sanpaolo Funding LLC |
14,000 | 13,711,671 | ||||||
| Macquarie Group Ltd. |
7,200 | 7,196,881 | ||||||
| Zero Coupon, 06/05/2026 |
14,600 | 14,588,872 | ||||||
| Marriott International, Inc./MD |
6,000 | 5,983,076 | ||||||
| Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. |
7,400 | 7,389,448 | ||||||
| McCormick & Co., Inc./MD |
7,400 | 7,385,301 | ||||||
| Mondelez International, Inc. |
6,750 | 6,737,544 | ||||||
| ONE Gas, Inc. |
6,030 | 6,027,355 | ||||||
| ONEOK, Inc. |
5,000 | 4,994,505 | ||||||
| RWE AG |
8,342 | 8,318,968 | ||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) |
7,300 | 7,291,604 | ||||||
| VW Credit, Inc. |
3,611 | 3,577,806 | ||||||
| Zero Coupon, 09/08/2026(a) |
3,500 | 3,458,826 | ||||||
| Western Union Co. (The) |
7,300 | 7,286,322 | ||||||
| Westpac Banking Corp. |
7,105 | 6,914,639 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Commercial Paper |
205,984,309 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Short-Term Investments |
237,244,047 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 99.6% |
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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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 67 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| $ | 253,321 | |||||||||||||||
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|
|
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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 $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 |
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| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
01/25/2024 | $ | 423,527 | $ | 398,805 | 0.03 | % | |||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
05/14/2024 | 368,982 | 344,999 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
10/07/2024 | 784,858 | 682,849 | 0.05 | % | |||||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
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.
| 68 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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 |
U.S.$ | 1,735 | $ | 1,691,261 | ||||||||
| ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc. |
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 |
234 | 233,221 | ||||||||||
| Capstone Copper Corp. |
130 | 132,545 | ||||||||||
| Celanese US Holdings LLC |
806 | 847,960 | ||||||||||
| 7.70%, 11/15/2033(c) |
1,369 | 1,470,484 | ||||||||||
| Cerdia Finanz GmbH |
200 | 177,058 | ||||||||||
| Compass Minerals International, Inc. |
145 | 152,862 | ||||||||||
| CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp. |
1,519 | 1,519,349 | ||||||||||
| Element Solutions, Inc. |
235 | 229,097 | ||||||||||
| Fortescue Treasury Pty Ltd. |
230 | 228,880 | ||||||||||
| GPD Cos., Inc. |
49 | 33,787 | ||||||||||
| Huntsman International LLC |
278 | 269,154 | ||||||||||
| INEOS Finance PLC |
EUR | 355 | 404,374 | |||||||||
| Ingevity Corp. |
U.S.$ | 591 | 570,545 | |||||||||
| Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp. |
60 | – 0 | – | |||||||||
| Methanex Corp. |
100 | 100,061 | ||||||||||
| 5.25%, 12/15/2029 |
67 | 66,886 | ||||||||||
| Novelis Corp. |
868 | 837,438 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 69 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Olin Corp. |
U.S.$ | 1,781 | $ | 1,729,476 | ||||||||
| Olympus Water US Holding Corp. |
327 | 319,541 | ||||||||||
| 7.25%, 06/15/2031(a) |
310 | 314,721 | ||||||||||
| 7.25%, 02/15/2033(a) |
400 | 394,956 | ||||||||||
| Rain Carbon, Inc. |
64 | 67,946 | ||||||||||
| Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc. |
408 | 399,057 | ||||||||||
| SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL |
267 | 261,708 | ||||||||||
| Skeena Resources Ltd. |
312 | 327,734 | ||||||||||
| Sword Purchaser LLC |
833 | 857,998 | ||||||||||
| Vibrantz Technologies, Inc. |
2 | 1,194 | ||||||||||
| WR Grace Holdings LLC |
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. |
375 | 388,526 | ||||||||||
| Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC |
EUR | 177 | 206,726 | |||||||||
| Artera Services LLC |
U.S.$ | 93 | 84,695 | |||||||||
| Biffa Group Holdings Ltd. |
EUR | 358 | 412,345 | |||||||||
| Bombardier, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 1,264 | 1,392,347 | |||||||||
| 8.75%, 11/15/2030(a) |
1,007 | 1,068,910 | ||||||||||
| Calderys Financing LLC |
307 | 317,945 | ||||||||||
| Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc. |
798 | 488,296 | ||||||||||
| Clean Harbors, Inc. |
294 | 298,725 | ||||||||||
| Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY |
1,560 | 1,580,405 | ||||||||||
| Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. |
120 | 73,252 | ||||||||||
| Dycom Industries, Inc. |
91 | 89,377 | ||||||||||
| 70 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Efesto Bidco SpA Efesto US LLC |
U.S.$ | 1,339 | $ | 1,312,675 | ||||||||
| EnerSys |
80 | 79,437 | ||||||||||
| Esab Corp. |
1,529 | 1,557,286 | ||||||||||
| GFL Environmental, Inc. |
50 | 48,858 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 08/15/2029(a) |
438 | 426,305 | ||||||||||
| Goat Holdco LLC |
840 | 855,372 | ||||||||||
| Griffon Corp. |
408 | 407,976 | ||||||||||
| Luna 2 5SARL |
EUR | 125 | 146,318 | |||||||||
| Maxam Prill SARL |
U.S.$ | 483 | 498,760 | |||||||||
| Miter Brands Acquisition Holdco, Inc./MIWD Borrower LLC |
353 | 347,356 | ||||||||||
| MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp. |
1,358 | 1,268,915 | ||||||||||
| Mueller Water Products, Inc. |
1,288 | 1,244,453 | ||||||||||
| Solaris Energy Infrastructure LLC |
324 | 329,103 | ||||||||||
| Terex Corp. |
178 | 176,393 | ||||||||||
| TransDigm, Inc. |
2,681 | 2,734,271 | ||||||||||
| 6.75%, 08/15/2028(a) |
690 | 698,963 | ||||||||||
| WESCO Distribution, Inc. |
663 | 657,723 | ||||||||||
| 7.25%, 06/15/2028(a) |
124 | 124,206 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 19,315,919 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 7.1% |
||||||||||||
| AMC Global Media, Inc. |
176 | 182,123 | ||||||||||
| Arches Buyer, Inc. |
617 | 597,768 | ||||||||||
| CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. |
231 | 234,241 | ||||||||||
| 7.375%, 02/01/2036(a) |
1,791 | 1,748,303 | ||||||||||
| Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. |
445 | 460,059 | ||||||||||
| CompoSecure Holdings LLC |
211 | 204,818 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 71 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| CSC Holdings LLC |
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 |
347 | 356,487 | ||||||||
| DIRECTV Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc. |
63 | 63,115 | ||||||||
| 10.00%, 02/15/2031(a) |
725 | 758,792 | ||||||||
| Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. |
487 | 430,367 | ||||||||
| 5.05%, 03/15/2042 |
2,151 | 1,539,643 | ||||||||
| 5.141%, 03/15/2052 |
147 | 91,891 | ||||||||
| DISH DBS Corp. |
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. |
746 | 763,458 | ||||||||
| 10.75%, 11/30/2029 |
689 | 749,320 | ||||||||
| EW Scripps Co. (The) |
201 | 192,138 | ||||||||
| Gray Media, Inc. |
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. |
232 | 224,884 | ||||||||
| LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC |
654 | 408,868 | ||||||||
| 6.75%, 10/15/2027(a) |
400 | 259,080 | ||||||||
| McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. |
1,824 | 1,814,661 | ||||||||
| Midcontinent Communications |
141 | 133,290 | ||||||||
| National CineMedia, Inc. |
21 | – 0 | – | |||||||
| 72 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Paramount Global |
U.S.$ | 385 | $ | 325,090 | ||||||||
| Sinclair Television Group, Inc. |
48 | 42,761 | ||||||||||
| 8.125%, 02/15/2033(a) |
535 | 549,049 | ||||||||||
| Sirius XM Radio LLC |
338 | 329,192 | ||||||||||
| 4.125%, 07/01/2030(a) |
1,907 | 1,795,650 | ||||||||||
| Snap, Inc. |
377 | 371,319 | ||||||||||
| Summer BC Holdco B SARL |
EUR | 113 | 116,001 | |||||||||
| Veritiv Operating Co. |
U.S.$ | 199 | 204,190 | |||||||||
| Versant Media Group, Inc. |
1,379 | 1,432,271 | ||||||||||
| Virgin Media Finance PLC |
832 | 683,197 | ||||||||||
| Virgin Media O2 Vendor Financing Notes VI DAC |
578 | 499,860 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 24,331,699 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 2.1% |
||||||||||||
| Altice Financing SA |
261 | 189,155 | ||||||||||
| Altice France Lux 3/Altice Holdings 1 |
50 | 49,191 | ||||||||||
| Altice France SA |
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 |
707 | 712,486 | ||||||||||
| Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC |
200 | 211,112 | ||||||||||
| Core Scientific Finance I LLC |
366 | 374,542 | ||||||||||
| Edged Compute LLC |
292 | 292,861 | ||||||||||
| Fibercop SpA |
640 | 616,422 | ||||||||||
| 7.20%, 07/18/2036(a) |
564 | 565,715 | ||||||||||
| 7.721%, 06/04/2038(a) |
606 | 611,278 | ||||||||||
| GCI LLC |
200 | 193,046 | ||||||||||
| Iliad Holding SAS |
288 | 305,127 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 73 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Viasat, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 22 | $ | 21,996 | ||||||||
| 7.50%, 05/30/2031(a) |
128 | 129,318 | ||||||||||
| Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC |
238 | 199,011 | ||||||||||
| 4.75%, 07/15/2031(a) |
200 | 168,960 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 6,435,562 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.8% |
||||||||||||
| Adient Global Holdings Ltd. |
96 | 99,543 | ||||||||||
| 8.25%, 04/15/2031(a) |
928 | 966,828 | ||||||||||
| Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd. |
1,270 | 1,032,497 | ||||||||||
| Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co. |
170 | 174,179 | ||||||||||
| Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. |
315 | 318,459 | ||||||||||
| Exide Technologies (Exchange Priority) |
32 | – 0 | – | |||||||||
| Exide Technologies (First Lien) |
13 | – 0 | – | |||||||||
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) |
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 |
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. |
150 | 154,240 | ||||||||||
| Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC |
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. |
1,262 | 1,182,343 | ||||||||||
| PM General Purchaser LLC |
525 | 468,011 | ||||||||||
| Tenneco, Inc. |
814 | 818,534 | ||||||||||
| Titan International, Inc. |
17 | 16,990 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 9,705,860 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 74 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 1.5% |
||||||||||||
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 262 | $ | 262,356 | ||||||||
| NCL Corp., Ltd. |
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. |
162 | 161,789 | ||||||||||
| SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. |
1,377 | 1,339,504 | ||||||||||
| Six Flags Entertainment Corp. |
194 | 193,587 | ||||||||||
| Viking Cruises Ltd. |
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 |
59 | 34,603 | ||||||||||
| Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK PLC |
438 | 452,055 | ||||||||||
| AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC |
634 | 659,956 | ||||||||||
| Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co. |
216 | 211,531 | ||||||||||
| Banijay Gaming SAS |
EUR | 243 | 286,793 | |||||||||
| Boyne USA, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 755 | 744,392 | |||||||||
| Builders FirstSource, Inc. |
1,667 | 1,626,659 | ||||||||||
| 6.375%, 06/15/2032(a) |
531 | 535,821 | ||||||||||
| Caesars Entertainment, Inc. |
124 | 111,009 | ||||||||||
| CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc./Radio Systems Corp. |
222 | 133,251 | ||||||||||
| Century Communities, Inc. |
227 | 214,290 | ||||||||||
| Churchill Downs, Inc. |
624 | 618,141 | ||||||||||
| 5.50%, 04/01/2027(a) |
106 | 106,066 | ||||||||||
| Cirsa Finance International SARL |
EUR | 220 | 265,714 | |||||||||
| CP Atlas Buyer, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 790 | 743,256 | |||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 75 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Great Canadian Gaming Corp./Raptor LLC |
U.S.$ | 1,469 | $ | 1,445,584 | ||||||
| Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. |
729 | 705,184 | ||||||||
| 5.875%, 04/01/2029(a) |
419 | 425,184 | ||||||||
| Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower, Inc. |
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. |
100 | 98,201 | ||||||||
| Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. |
1,371 | 1,323,193 | ||||||||
| 6.50%, 10/01/2033(a) |
249 | 243,968 | ||||||||
| Masterbrand, Inc. |
1,488 | 1,484,399 | ||||||||
| MGM Resorts International |
994 | 1,008,174 | ||||||||
| Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority/MS Digital Entertainment Holdings LLC |
311 | 324,892 | ||||||||
| 11.875%, 04/15/2031(a) |
290 | 315,056 | ||||||||
| Pioneer Opco LLC |
146 | 149,162 | ||||||||
| Standard Building Solutions, Inc. |
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 |
227 | 206,629 | ||||||||
| 4.375%, 07/15/2030(a) |
996 | 949,049 | ||||||||
| 4.75%, 01/15/2028(a) |
779 | 775,346 | ||||||||
| Station Casinos LLC |
290 | 285,853 | ||||||||
| Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. |
434 | 438,006 | ||||||||
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
295 | 278,890 | ||||||||
| Travel & Leisure Co. |
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. |
1,487 | 1,466,182 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 23,102,682 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 76 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| 1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. |
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. |
104 | 94,660 | ||||||||||
| Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc. |
404 | 393,860 | ||||||||||
| Papa John’s International, Inc. |
22 | 21,136 | ||||||||||
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
355 | 330,296 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,537,052 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 5.7% |
||||||||||||
| Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |
1,856 | 1,907,523 | ||||||||||
| Arko Corp. |
44 | 40,233 | ||||||||||
| Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. |
1,258 | 1,222,285 | ||||||||||
| Beach Acquisition Bidco LLC |
EUR | 229 | 268,747 | |||||||||
| Boots Group Finco LP |
421 | 503,588 | ||||||||||
| Carvana Co. |
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. |
68 | 71,429 | ||||||||||
| FirstCash, Inc. |
445 | 438,903 | ||||||||||
| 6.875%, 03/01/2032(a) |
839 | 863,650 | ||||||||||
| Gap, Inc. (The) |
1,416 | 1,328,420 | ||||||||||
| 3.875%, 10/01/2031(a) |
260 | 237,900 | ||||||||||
| Gee Automotive Holdings LLC |
323 | 326,282 | ||||||||||
| Global Auto Holdings Ltd./AAG FH UK Ltd. |
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. |
882 | 857,886 | ||||||||||
| LCM Investments Holdings II LLC |
1,703 | 1,663,456 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 77 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Murphy Oil USA, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 150 | $ | 147,477 | ||||||||
| Park River Holdings, Inc. |
152 | 153,897 | ||||||||||
| Penske Automotive Group, Inc. |
715 | 684,870 | ||||||||||
| PetSmart LLC/PetSmart Finance Corp. |
1,084 | 1,092,217 | ||||||||||
| QXO Building Products, Inc. |
793 | 808,273 | ||||||||||
| Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp. |
1,331 | 1,230,297 | ||||||||||
| Staples, Inc. |
1,120 | 1,065,456 | ||||||||||
| 12.75%, 01/15/2030(a) |
254 | 193,349 | ||||||||||
| William Carter Co. (The) |
396 | 409,599 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 18,819,217 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 7.7% |
||||||||||||
| Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. |
150 | 146,914 | ||||||||||
| Bausch & Lomb Corp. |
832 | 861,170 | ||||||||||
| Bausch Health Americas, Inc. |
59 | 58,699 | ||||||||||
| Bausch Health Cos., Inc. |
261 | 241,495 | ||||||||||
| 11.00%, 09/30/2028(a) |
622 | 648,385 | ||||||||||
| CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. |
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. |
33 | 34,371 | ||||||||||
| 7.00%, 03/10/2055 |
495 | 516,379 | ||||||||||
| DaVita, Inc. |
237 | 230,262 | ||||||||||
| Embecta Corp. |
1,376 | 1,066,469 | ||||||||||
| Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. |
747 | 675,811 | ||||||||||
| Fiesta Purchaser, Inc. |
101 | 101,706 | ||||||||||
| 78 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Froneri Lux FinCo SARL |
U.S.$ | 200 | $ | 195,048 | ||||||
| Genmab A/S/Genmab Finance LLC |
163 | 169,584 | ||||||||
| Grifols SA |
EUR | 312 | 361,398 | |||||||
| 4.75%, 10/15/2028(a) |
U.S.$ | 469 | 461,777 | |||||||
| Gruppo San Donato SpA |
EUR | 335 | 377,246 | |||||||
| Insulet Corp. |
U.S.$ | 414 | 421,195 | |||||||
| IQVIA, Inc. |
400 | 399,736 | ||||||||
| 5.00%, 05/15/2027(a) |
197 | 196,935 | ||||||||
| Kedrion SpA |
350 | 345,023 | ||||||||
| KeHE Distributors LLC/KeHE Finance Corp./NextWave Distribution, Inc. |
206 | 215,324 | ||||||||
| LifePoint Health, Inc. |
632 | 669,345 | ||||||||
| 10.00%, 06/01/2032(a) |
261 | 266,985 | ||||||||
| Mehilainen Yhtiot Oy |
EUR | 261 | 304,473 | |||||||
| ModivCare, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 459 | 597 | |||||||
| MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC |
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. |
111 | 116,411 | ||||||||
| Newell Brands, Inc. |
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. |
1,385 | 1,268,771 | ||||||||
| Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co. |
317 | 303,879 | ||||||||
| Post Holdings, Inc. |
107 | 108,734 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 79 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Select Medical Corp. |
U.S.$ | 1,426 | $ | 1,387,740 | ||||||||
| Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. |
1,538 | 1,543,029 | ||||||||||
| TEAM Services Holding, Inc. |
146 | 147,063 | ||||||||||
| Tenet Healthcare Corp. |
1,739 | 1,695,595 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 01/15/2030 |
697 | 674,564 | ||||||||||
| US Foods, Inc. |
1,838 | 1,814,749 | ||||||||||
| 6.875%, 09/15/2028(a) |
208 | 213,194 | ||||||||||
| Whirlpool Corp. |
1,479 | 1,392,183 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| 25,579,321 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Energy – 9.2% |
||||||||||||
| Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp. |
132 | 131,809 | ||||||||||
| BKV Upstream Midstream LLC |
104 | 105,368 | ||||||||||
| Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp. |
605 | 622,612 | ||||||||||
| 7.25%, 07/15/2032(a) |
920 | 955,705 | ||||||||||
| Buckeye Partners LP |
190 | 196,739 | ||||||||||
| 6.875%, 07/01/2029(a) |
358 | 369,080 | ||||||||||
| California Resources Corp. |
154 | 155,267 | ||||||||||
| 8.25%, 06/15/2029(a) |
150 | 156,426 | ||||||||||
| Caturus Energy LLC |
100 | 104,575 | ||||||||||
| Chord Energy Corp. |
850 | 860,225 | ||||||||||
| 6.75%, 03/15/2033(a) |
848 | 871,456 | ||||||||||
| CITGO Petroleum Corp. |
227 | 233,844 | ||||||||||
| CNX Resources Corp. |
1,234 | 1,275,080 | ||||||||||
| 7.375%, 01/15/2031(a) |
334 | 342,794 | ||||||||||
| Comstock Resources, Inc. |
224 | 211,725 | ||||||||||
| 6.75%, 03/01/2029(a) |
1,180 | 1,159,539 | ||||||||||
| CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC |
1,588 | 1,564,545 | ||||||||||
| Crescent Energy Finance LLC |
448 | 455,164 | ||||||||||
| 7.625%, 04/01/2032(a) |
28 | 28,683 | ||||||||||
| 80 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp. |
U.S.$ | 378 | $ | 390,175 | ||||||
| 8.625%, 03/15/2029(a) |
857 | 892,471 | ||||||||
| Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp. |
860 | 905,976 | ||||||||
| Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp. |
441 | 457,934 | ||||||||
| 8.00%, 05/15/2033 |
796 | 835,139 | ||||||||
| Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp. |
1,529 | 1,603,416 | ||||||||
| Gulfport Energy Operating Corp. |
226 | 231,944 | ||||||||
| Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. |
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 |
200 | 208,000 | ||||||||
| Kraken Oil & Gas Partners LLC |
68 | 69,026 | ||||||||
| Matador Resources Co. |
851 | 861,884 | ||||||||
| Nabors Industries, Inc. |
223 | 233,720 | ||||||||
| NFE Financing LLC |
1,012 | 440,567 | ||||||||
| Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. |
266 | 276,281 | ||||||||
| NuStar Logistics LP |
1,036 | 1,039,512 | ||||||||
| 6.375%, 10/01/2030 |
101 | 104,873 | ||||||||
| PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. |
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. |
129 | 135,133 | ||||||||
| SM Energy Co. |
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. |
237 | 227,300 | ||||||||
| Sunoco LP |
682 | 662,161 | ||||||||
| 5.375%, 07/15/2031(a) |
137 | 136,212 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 81 | |
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. |
352 | 341,750 | ||||||||||
| 5.875%, 03/15/2028 |
16 | 16,026 | ||||||||||
| Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc. |
130 | 125,957 | ||||||||||
| Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. |
1 | 1,000 | ||||||||||
| 7.375%, 02/15/2029(a) |
290 | 299,448 | ||||||||||
| Talos Production, Inc. |
55 | 57,406 | ||||||||||
| 9.375%, 02/01/2031(a) |
1,361 | 1,445,015 | ||||||||||
| TGNR Intermediate Holdings LLC |
427 | 420,723 | ||||||||||
| Transocean Aquila Ltd. |
69 | 70,532 | ||||||||||
| Transocean International Ltd. |
116 | 123,612 | ||||||||||
| 8.75%, 02/15/2030(a) |
187 | 195,193 | ||||||||||
| Trident Energy Finance PLC |
200 | 213,344 | ||||||||||
| Venture Global LNG, Inc. |
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. |
32 | 32,295 | ||||||||||
| Viridien |
200 | 213,622 | ||||||||||
| Wildfire Intermediate Holdings LLC |
78 | 80,099 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 31,165,221 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. |
27 | 25,671 | ||||||||||
| Belden, Inc. |
EUR | 153 | 172,337 | |||||||||
| Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC |
U.S.$ | 603 | 596,289 | |||||||||
| Fluor Corp. |
130 | 127,633 | ||||||||||
| Multiversity SpA |
EUR | 100 | 117,605 | |||||||||
| 7.125%, 05/17/2031(a) |
125 | 152,268 | ||||||||||
| 82 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| RB Global Holdings, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 337 | $ | 349,924 | ||||||||
| Velocity Vehicle Group LLC |
1,182 | 1,167,568 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,709,295 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Services – 4.8% |
||||||||||||
| ADT Security Corp. (The) |
1,007 | 966,650 | ||||||||||
| Allied Universal Holdco LLC |
1,223 | 1,278,536 | ||||||||||
| Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp. |
85 | 86,910 | ||||||||||
| Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL |
1,398 | 1,377,003 | ||||||||||
| 4.875%, 06/01/2028(a) |
GBP | 100 | 132,291 | |||||||||
| Angi Group LLC |
U.S.$ | 1,577 | 1,395,724 | |||||||||
| APi Group DE, Inc. |
329 | 327,148 | ||||||||||
| Belron UK Finance PLC |
1,393 | 1,404,632 | ||||||||||
| Clarivate Science Holdings Corp. |
1,079 | 986,972 | ||||||||||
| Deepocean Ltd. |
EUR | 221 | 264,733 | |||||||||
| Garda World Security Corp. |
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 |
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 |
387 | 346,976 | ||||||||||
| Monitronics International, Inc. |
14 | – 0 | – | |||||||||
| Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc. |
696 | 682,400 | ||||||||||
| Rakuten Group, Inc. |
542 | 592,623 | ||||||||||
| Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC |
1,707 | 1,673,218 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 83 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Sabre GLBL, Inc. |
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. |
EUR | 412 | 472,966 | |||||||||
| Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH |
178 | 213,120 | ||||||||||
| Wand NewCo 3, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 200 | 206,860 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 16,108,279 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 5.0% |
||||||||||||
| Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA |
EUR | 206 | 233,512 | |||||||||
| AthenaHealth Group, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 28 | 26,992 | |||||||||
| Cloud Software Group, Inc. |
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. |
72 | 72,065 | ||||||||||
| CoreWeave, Inc. |
800 | 816,288 | ||||||||||
| Dye & Durham Ltd. |
97 | 80,527 | ||||||||||
| Ellucian Holdings, Inc. |
1,492 | 1,471,515 | ||||||||||
| Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc. |
1,510 | 1,526,655 | ||||||||||
| Gen Digital, Inc. |
1,446 | 1,453,779 | ||||||||||
| Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc. |
180 | 179,955 | ||||||||||
| GoTo Group, Inc. |
218 | 134,526 | ||||||||||
| IPD 3 BV |
EUR | 159 | 180,034 | |||||||||
| Meridian Arc Holdco LLC |
U.S.$ | 1,270 | 1,276,680 | |||||||||
| MKS, Inc. |
EUR | 389 | 441,192 | |||||||||
| NCR Voyix Corp. |
U.S.$ | 1,123 | 1,103,359 | |||||||||
| OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc. |
EUR | 782 | 950,280 | |||||||||
| 84 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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. |
164 | 159,977 | ||||||||||
| Playtika Holding Corp. |
627 | 563,554 | ||||||||||
| Rackspace Finance LLC |
526 | 444,157 | ||||||||||
| Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. |
109 | 73,731 | ||||||||||
| Rocket Software, Inc. |
1,079 | 1,087,999 | ||||||||||
| TeamSystem SpA |
EUR | 322 | 359,420 | |||||||||
| TTM Technologies, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 111 | 107,530 | |||||||||
| UKG, Inc. |
347 | 341,202 | ||||||||||
| Virtusa Corp. |
937 | 788,570 | ||||||||||
| WULF Compute LLC |
334 | 351,375 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 18,326,649 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Airlines – 0.9% |
||||||||||||
| Allegiant Travel Co. |
648 | 649,309 | ||||||||||
| American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. |
1,930 | 1,928,533 | ||||||||||
| JetBlue Airways Corp./JetBlue Loyalty LP |
189 | 173,927 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,751,769 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Services – 1.9% |
||||||||||||
| Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc. |
EUR | 158 | 189,002 | |||||||||
| Alta Equipment Group, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 50 | 48,034 | |||||||||
| Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc. |
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. |
1,119 | 1,158,490 | ||||||||||
| Danaos Corp. |
259 | 267,433 | ||||||||||
| Dcli Bidco LLC |
140 | 143,958 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 85 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Edge Finco PLC |
GBP | 134 | $ | 186,136 | ||||||
| FTAI Aviation Investors LLC |
U.S.$ | 294 | 308,321 | |||||||
| Hertz Corp. (The) |
114 | 109,009 | ||||||||
| Kapla Holding SAS |
EUR | 359 | 420,171 | |||||||
| NESCO Holdings II, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 168 | 167,395 | |||||||
| PODS LLC |
444 | 431,959 | ||||||||
| PROG Holdings, Inc. |
918 | 901,127 | ||||||||
| Rand Parent LLC |
179 | 184,588 | ||||||||
| Upbound Group, Inc. |
82 | 81,083 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 6,454,611 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 228,200,805 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 9.2% |
| |||||||||
| Banking – 0.4% |
| |||||||||
| Ally Financial, Inc. |
28 | 27,238 | ||||||||
| Armor Holdco, Inc. |
151 | 151,853 | ||||||||
| Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. |
569 | 582,303 | ||||||||
| 8.375%, 06/15/2035(a) |
243 | 253,772 | ||||||||
| Credit Acceptance Corp. |
256 | 257,718 | ||||||||
| Freedom Mortgage Corp. |
29 | 31,341 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 1,304,225 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Brokerage – 1.3% |
| |||||||||
| Aretec Group, Inc. |
101 | 101,231 | ||||||||
| 10.00%, 08/15/2030(a) |
640 | 679,322 | ||||||||
| First Eagle Holdings, Inc. |
411 | 416,528 | ||||||||
| Hightower Holding LLC |
11 | 10,958 | ||||||||
| 9.125%, 01/31/2030(a) |
322 | 333,154 | ||||||||
| Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc. |
1,990 | 1,943,733 | ||||||||
| 7.125%, 04/30/2031(a) |
540 | 560,471 | ||||||||
| 86 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| StoneX Group, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 253 | $ | 266,247 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 4,311,644 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Finance – 3.4% |
| |||||||||
| Black Pearl Compute LLC |
190 | 193,281 | ||||||||
| CNG Holdings, Inc. |
31 | 24,406 | ||||||||
| Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC |
817 | 781,726 | ||||||||
| Enova International, Inc. |
1,362 | 1,425,796 | ||||||||
| 11.25%, 12/15/2028(a) |
119 | 125,664 | ||||||||
| Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC |
332 | 321,349 | ||||||||
| GGAM Finance Ltd. |
512 | 532,454 | ||||||||
| goeasy Ltd. |
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. |
1,650 | 1,595,698 | ||||||||
| Navient Corp. |
1,634 | 1,329,537 | ||||||||
| 11.50%, 03/15/2031 |
165 | 175,600 | ||||||||
| Oxford Finance LLC/Oxford Finance Co-Issuer II, Inc. |
165 | 163,748 | ||||||||
| PHH Escrow Issuer LLC/PHH Corp. |
156 | 153,130 | ||||||||
| Phoenix Aviation Capital Ltd. |
1,441 | 1,485,195 | ||||||||
| Planet Financial Group LLC |
122 | 122,140 | ||||||||
| Rfna LP |
937 | 918,513 | ||||||||
| SLM Corp. |
111 | 111,019 | ||||||||
| 6.50%, 01/31/2030 |
538 | 545,193 | ||||||||
| Terawulf, Inc. |
17 | 25,908 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 11,707,666 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Financial Services – 0.9% |
| |||||||||
| 1261229 BC Ltd. |
1,610 | 1,648,576 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 87 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Asurion LLC/Asurion Co-Issuer, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 446 | $ | 464,942 | ||||||||
| Cipher Compute LLC |
664 | 691,934 | ||||||||||
| PRA Group, Inc. |
295 | 303,169 | ||||||||||
| Titanium 2l Bondco SARL |
EUR | 109 | 18,995 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,127,616 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Insurance – 3.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc. |
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 |
1,026 | 1,035,183 | ||||||||||
| AmWINS Group, Inc. |
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 |
151 | 151,584 | ||||||||||
| Ardonagh Finco Ltd. |
EUR | 202 | 236,447 | |||||||||
| 7.75%, 02/15/2031(a) |
U.S.$ | 747 | 752,580 | |||||||||
| Ardonagh Group Finance Ltd. |
834 | 814,376 | ||||||||||
| CRC Insurance Group LLC |
1,602 | 1,605,476 | ||||||||||
| Howden UK Refinance PLC/Howden UK Refinance 2 PLC/Howden US Refinance LLC |
1,318 | 1,306,402 | ||||||||||
| Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. |
1,560 | 1,591,372 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 10,884,423 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| REITs – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Five Point Operating Co. LP |
378 | 387,783 | ||||||||||
| Rithm Capital Corp. |
106 | 106,331 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 494,114 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 31,829,688 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Utility – 0.4% |
| |||||||||||
| Electric – 0.4% |
| |||||||||||
| NRG Energy, Inc. |
591 | 563,820 | ||||||||||
| 88 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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. |
28 | 28,148 | ||||||||||
| 8.00%, 10/15/2026(a)(k) |
29 | 29,188 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,319,657 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade |
261,350,150 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 14.4% |
||||||||||||
| Industrial – 10.6% |
||||||||||||
| Basic – 0.4% |
||||||||||||
| Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp. |
50 | 50,005 | ||||||||||
| FMC Corp. |
528 | 551,876 | ||||||||||
| Hudbay Minerals, Inc. |
118 | 118,956 | ||||||||||
| SNF Group SACA |
723 | 731,972 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,452,809 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 1.4% |
||||||||||||
| Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital |
1,159 | 891,932 | ||||||||||
| 5.375%, 04/01/2038 |
190 | 169,499 | ||||||||||
| 5.375%, 05/01/2047 |
82 | 66,115 | ||||||||||
| Cox Communications, Inc. |
250 | 225,423 | ||||||||||
| 5.80%, 12/15/2053(a) |
1,187 | 996,415 | ||||||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc. |
493 | 462,409 | ||||||||||
| 5.75%, 11/15/2065 |
508 | 464,759 | ||||||||||
| Nexstar Media, Inc. |
1,229 | 1,238,906 | ||||||||||
| Time Warner Cable LLC |
104 | 108,271 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 4,623,729 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| HUT 8 DC LLC |
707 | 714,516 | ||||||||||
| Lorca Telecom Bondco SA |
EUR | 21 | 24,683 | |||||||||
| TELUS Corp. |
U.S.$ | 35 | 35,465 | |||||||||
| 6.625%, 06/09/2056 |
256 | 254,743 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,029,407 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 89 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.8% |
||||||||||||
| Adient Global Holdings Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 570 | $ | 579,593 | ||||||||
| Ford Motor Co. |
212 | 187,862 | ||||||||||
| Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC |
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. |
106 | 105,792 | ||||||||||
| Phinia, Inc. |
81 | 83,316 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,503,815 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Carnival Corp., Ltd. |
425 | 416,921 | ||||||||||
| 5.75%, 03/15/2030(a) |
377 | 380,860 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 797,781 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.3% |
||||||||||||
| Flutter Treasury DAC |
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. |
U.S.$ | 156 | 156,969 | |||||||||
| Sekisui House US, Inc. |
1,279 | 1,170,183 | ||||||||||
| Voyager Parent LLC |
1,666 | 1,767,309 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 4,310,742 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| 1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. |
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. |
285 | 273,050 | ||||||||||
| Jazz Securities DAC |
1,619 | 1,588,061 | ||||||||||
| 90 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 1,546 | $ | 1,295,733 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,156,844 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Energy – 3.1% |
||||||||||||
| Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp. |
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 |
250 | 265,318 | ||||||||||
| Continental Resources, Inc./OK |
1,512 | 1,243,091 | ||||||||||
| Energy Transfer LP |
89 | 94,673 | ||||||||||
| Harbour Energy PLC |
1,188 | 1,223,331 | ||||||||||
| Hess Midstream Operations LP |
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 |
1,532 | 1,532,996 | ||||||||||
| 7.00%, 01/15/2032(a) |
475 | 495,225 | ||||||||||
| Var Energi ASA |
241 | 248,970 | ||||||||||
| 6.50%, 05/22/2035(a) |
719 | 763,772 | ||||||||||
| 7.50%, 01/15/2028(a) |
200 | 208,490 | ||||||||||
| Woodside Finance Ltd. |
137 | 139,702 | ||||||||||
| 6.00%, 05/19/2035 |
354 | 369,845 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 10,606,668 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.8% |
||||||||||||
| American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. |
1,453 | 1,425,640 | ||||||||||
| HNI Corp. |
88 | 86,049 | ||||||||||
| RB Global Holdings, Inc. |
1,304 | 1,323,573 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,835,262 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Services – 0.8% |
||||||||||||
| Block, Inc. |
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 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 91 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Technology – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. |
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 |
823 | 824,926 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,050,126 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 36,013,895 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 3.5% |
| |||||||||||
| Banking – 2.9% |
| |||||||||||
| Ally Financial, Inc. |
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 |
200 | 208,404 | ||||||||||
| Banco Santander SA |
200 | 211,756 | ||||||||||
| 6.921%, 08/08/2033 |
400 | 434,552 | ||||||||||
| Barclays PLC |
482 | 491,891 | ||||||||||
| BNP Paribas SA |
454 | 417,512 | ||||||||||
| BPCE SA |
500 | 519,320 | ||||||||||
| CaixaBank SA |
216 | 218,240 | ||||||||||
| 6.84%, 09/13/2034(a) |
235 | 256,761 | ||||||||||
| Capital One Financial Corp. |
184 | 188,232 | ||||||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
211 | 215,222 | ||||||||||
| Series AA |
32 | 33,282 | ||||||||||
| Series Y |
46 | 45,739 | ||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY |
387 | 361,357 | ||||||||||
| 3.742%, 01/07/2033 |
200 | 182,994 | ||||||||||
| 7.079%, 02/10/2034 |
204 | 218,823 | ||||||||||
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC |
GBP | 8 | 10,054 | |||||||||
| 6.068%, 06/13/2036 |
U.S.$ | 327 | 336,473 | |||||||||
| Societe Generale SA |
450 | 328,185 | ||||||||||
| 92 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
101 | 101,088 | ||||||||||
| 5.935%, 08/02/2030 |
82 | 83,563 | ||||||||||
| 7.25%, 02/02/2033 |
1,094 | 1,133,252 | ||||||||||
| UBS Group AG |
363 | 364,202 | ||||||||||
| 7.125%, 08/10/2034(a)(k) |
297 | 302,613 | ||||||||||
| UniCredit SpA |
600 | 603,558 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 9,833,733 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Brokerage – 0.0% |
| |||||||||||
| CI Financial Corp. |
158 | 142,683 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Finance – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Aircastle Ltd. |
29 | 28,976 | ||||||||||
| FS KKR Capital Corp. |
231 | 217,731 | ||||||||||
| Midcap Financial Issuer Trust |
202 | 201,889 | ||||||||||
| Sumisho Air Lease Corp. |
50 | 49,929 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 498,525 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Insurance – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Allianz SE |
200 | 200,710 | ||||||||||
| Global Atlantic Fin Co. |
255 | 253,011 | ||||||||||
| Horizon Mutual Holdings, Inc. |
125 | 119,696 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 573,417 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| REITs – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| Newmark Group, Inc. |
630 | 661,015 | ||||||||||
| Vornado Realty LP |
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. |
28 | 29,935 | ||||||||||
| Series D |
40 | 39,661 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 93 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Eversource Energy |
U.S.$ | 83 | $ | 82,527 | ||||||||
| Series B |
68 | 68,131 | ||||||||||
| PacifiCorp |
585 | 601,690 | ||||||||||
| Vistra Operations Co. LLC |
71 | 77,240 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 899,184 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Corporates - Investment Grade |
48,984,747 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| BANK LOANS – 3.9% |
||||||||||||
| Industrial – 2.9% |
||||||||||||
| Basic – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Ineos Quattro Holdings UK Ltd. |
98 | 87,067 | ||||||||||
| INEOS US Petrochem LLC |
727 | 669,557 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 756,624 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 0.4% |
||||||||||||
| DIRECTV Financing LLC |
243 | 244,562 | ||||||||||
| MH Sub I LLC |
542 | 524,420 | ||||||||||
| MJH Healthcare Holdings LLC |
460 | 446,968 | ||||||||||
| Radiate Holdco LLC |
291 | 262,405 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,478,355 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| MH Sub I LLC |
410 | 355,335 | ||||||||||
| StubHub Holdco Sub LLC |
516 | 517,080 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 872,415 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| RealTruck Group, Inc. |
217 | 139,027 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 94 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| CP Atlas Buyer, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 100 | $ | 86,472 | ||||||||
| PHRG Intermediate LLC |
258 | 257,162 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 343,634 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| RVR Dealership Holdings LLC |
300 | 290,025 | ||||||||||
| Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp. |
398 | 355,317 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 645,342 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Hertz Corp. (The) |
451 | 348,418 | ||||||||||
| ModivCare Buyer LLC |
119 | 100,358 | ||||||||||
| MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC |
56 | 56,011 | ||||||||||
| Weber-Stephen Products LLC |
210 | 201,600 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 706,387 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Energy – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Calcasieu Pass Funding, LLC |
690 | 691,725 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Liberty Tire Recycling LLC |
390 | 389,879 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 1.1% |
||||||||||||
| Boxer Parent Co., Inc. |
526 | 491,784 | ||||||||||
| Clover Holdings 2 LLC |
398 | 383,386 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 95 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Darktrace Finco US LLC |
U.S.$ | 429 | $ | 409,127 | ||||||||
| Loyalty Ventures, Inc. |
115 | 10,363 | ||||||||||
| Metropolis Technologies, Inc. |
558 | 555,940 | ||||||||||
| Peraton Corp. |
611 | 542,375 | ||||||||||
| 12.603% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 7.75%), 02/01/2029(o) |
378 | 246,211 | ||||||||||
| Ping Identity Holding Corp. |
290 | 286,195 | ||||||||||
| Polaris Newco LLC |
467 | 416,962 | ||||||||||
| Project Alpha Intermediate Holdings, Inc. |
260 | 151,666 | ||||||||||
| Rocket Software, Inc. |
252 | 245,399 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,739,408 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Airlines – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| JetBlue Airways Corp. |
197 | 171,883 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 9,934,679 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 1.0% |
||||||||||||
| Brokerage – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Jane Street Group LLC |
315 | 313,073 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Finance – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Nexus Buyer LLC |
410 | 399,237 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Services – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| ACProducts Holdings, Inc. |
6 | 6,486 | ||||||||||
| 96 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Colossus Acquireco LLC |
U.S.$ | 119 | $ | 119,267 | ||||||||
| Rackspace Finance LLC |
361 | 313,209 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 438,962 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Insurance – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| Acrisure LLC |
1,247 | 1,181,384 | ||||||||||
| Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer |
430 | 428,580 | ||||||||||
| Asurion LLC |
574 | 559,938 | ||||||||||
| 8.013% (SOFR + 4.25%), 08/19/2028(o) |
18 | 18,413 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,188,315 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,339,587 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Bank Loans |
13,274,266 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 1.0% |
||||||||||||
| Industrial – 1.0% |
||||||||||||
| Basic – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
227 | 237,011 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.0% |
||||||||||||
| Melco Resorts Finance Ltd. |
1,384 | 1,349,774 | ||||||||||
| 6.50%, 09/24/2033(a) |
493 | 487,133 | ||||||||||
| MGM China Holdings Ltd. |
221 | 220,005 | ||||||||||
| 6.25%, 05/15/2033(a) |
466 | 466,972 | ||||||||||
| Wynn Macau Ltd. |
390 | 381,170 | ||||||||||
| 6.75%, 02/15/2034(a) |
417 | 418,168 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,323,222 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| K2016470219 South Africa Ltd. |
15 | – 0 | – | |||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 97 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| K2016470260 South Africa Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 3 | $ | – 0 | – | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| – 0 | – | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds |
3,560,233 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Shares | ||||||||||||
| PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Industrials – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Exide International Holdings LP |
39 | 50,700 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. |
490 | 10,241 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| QXO, Inc. – Class C |
45 | 502,335 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Asphalt ATD Holdco – Class A |
194 | 4,813 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Veritas US, Inc. |
678 | 12,882 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 580,971 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financials – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Brokerage – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Osaic Financial Services, Inc. |
2,175 | 43,239 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Preferred Stocks |
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 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 98 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
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 |
7,464 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 99 | |
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) |
7,132,889 | $ | 7,132,889 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Investments – 98.4% |
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), |
5.00 | % | Quarterly | 27.02 | % | USD | 80 | $ | (34,489 | ) | $ | (7,556 | ) | $ | (26,933 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| * | Termination date. |
| 100 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| (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 |
10/01/2025 | $ | 50,341 | $ | 49,191 | 0.01 | % | |||||||||
| Altice France SA (CVR) |
10/01/2025 | 1,232 | 3,247 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||||
| CNG Holdings, Inc. |
|
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) |
10/29/2020 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
| Exide Technologies (First Lien) |
10/29/2020 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
| K2016470219 South Africa Ltd. |
|
02/05/2020 - 06/30/2022 |
|
51 | – 0 | – | 0.00 | % | ||||||||
| K2016470219 South Africa Ltd. |
05/12/2023 | 14,130 | – 0 | – | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
| K2016470260 South Africa Ltd. |
08/16/2023 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
| Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp. |
02/19/2015 | 36,767 | – 0 | – | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
| ModivCare, Inc. |
|
03/07/2025 - 04/01/2025 |
|
364,863 | 597 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
| NFE Financing LLC |
|
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. |
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. |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 101 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Restricted & Illiquid Securities | Acquisition Date |
Cost | Market Value |
Percentage of Net Assets |
||||||||||||
| CP Atlas Buyer, Inc. |
07/01/2025 | $ | 96,233 | $ | 86,472 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||
| Ineos Quattro Holdings UK Ltd. |
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.
| 102 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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 |
$ | 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 |
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 |
93,287,360 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 37.5% |
||||||||
| Industrial – 19.0% |
||||||||
| Basic – 0.8% |
||||||||
| Ecolab, Inc. |
86 | 86,375 | ||||||
| 4.80%, 06/15/2031 |
86 | 86,645 | ||||||
| 5.15%, 06/15/2033 |
86 | 87,332 | ||||||
| Glencore Funding LLC |
54 | 49,230 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 103 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
65 | 65,768 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 03/14/2032 |
65 | 65,851 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 03/14/2035 |
65 | 66,188 | ||||||
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
78 | 77,069 | ||||||
| Westlake Corp. |
569 | 489,983 | ||||||
| 6.375%, 11/15/2055 |
493 | 492,581 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,842,895 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Capital Goods – 1.0% |
||||||||
| ABB Finance USA, Inc. |
466 | 410,961 | ||||||
| Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. |
78 | 77,484 | ||||||
| 4.80%, 01/08/2030 |
25 | 25,485 | ||||||
| Series K |
69 | 68,911 | ||||||
| CIMIC Finance Ltd. |
88 | 87,091 | ||||||
| CNH Industrial Capital LLC |
72 | 70,592 | ||||||
| 4.75%, 03/21/2028 |
46 | 46,148 | ||||||
| CRH America Finance, Inc. |
75 | 73,976 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 02/09/2036 |
75 | 73,722 | ||||||
| General Electric Co. |
59 | 58,634 | ||||||
| Howmet Aerospace, Inc. |
81 | 80,074 | ||||||
| 3.90%, 04/15/2029 |
81 | 79,733 | ||||||
| 4.75%, 04/15/2036 |
81 | 78,872 | ||||||
| John Deere Capital Corp. |
59 | 58,729 | ||||||
| 4.65%, 01/07/2028 |
25 | 25,172 | ||||||
| Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance SCA |
409 | 357,450 | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. |
60 | 59,886 | ||||||
| 4.40%, 08/15/2030 |
60 | 59,843 | ||||||
| Otis Worldwide Corp. |
84 | 83,998 | ||||||
| 104 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Republic Services, Inc. |
$ | 65 | $ | 65,545 | ||||
| Textron, Inc. |
78 | 75,954 | ||||||
| Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. |
60 | 60,533 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,078,793 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Communications - Media – 1.1% |
||||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc. |
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. |
85 | 83,970 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 06/02/2033 |
85 | 83,729 | ||||||
| 5.30%, 06/02/2036 |
85 | 82,582 | ||||||
| Paramount Global |
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. |
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. |
10 | 9,526 | ||||||
| Verizon Communications, Inc. |
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. |
72 | 71,240 | ||||||
| 4.25%, 09/01/2028 |
69 | 68,599 | ||||||
| 4.45%, 01/08/2031 |
72 | 70,744 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 105 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 4.55%, 07/09/2027 |
$ | 60 | $ | 60,110 | ||||
| Series A |
83 | 83,384 | ||||||
| Series G |
69 | 68,091 | ||||||
| BMW US Capital LLC |
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 |
150 | 148,231 | ||||||
| 4.50%, 04/12/2031(a) |
150 | 147,420 | ||||||
| General Motors Financial Co., Inc. |
81 | 81,180 | ||||||
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
60 | 59,875 | ||||||
| Hyundai Capital America |
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. |
70 | 69,844 | ||||||
| Series R |
79 | 78,700 | ||||||
| Toyota Motor Credit Corp. |
69 | 68,707 | ||||||
| Series B |
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. |
84 | 84,010 | ||||||
| 106 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
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 |
316 | 335,216 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 988,199 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.1% |
||||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. |
51 | 50,787 | ||||||
| 4.60%, 05/15/2030 |
65 | 65,388 | ||||||
| Starbucks Corp. |
31 | 31,043 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 147,218 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.5% |
||||||||
| 7-Eleven, Inc. |
144 | 136,532 | ||||||
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) |
72 | 71,344 | ||||||
| 3.95%, 09/15/2030 |
72 | 70,761 | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos., Inc. |
55 | 54,775 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 10/15/2028 |
64 | 63,382 | ||||||
| Nordstrom, Inc. |
632 | 446,439 | ||||||
| Walmart, Inc. |
86 | 85,618 | ||||||
| 4.35%, 04/28/2030 |
62 | 62,335 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 991,186 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 5.7% |
||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories |
83 | 80,712 | ||||||
| 4.75%, 03/15/2038 |
83 | 80,111 | ||||||
| AbbVie, Inc. |
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. |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 107 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Amgen, Inc. |
$ | 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 |
85 | 83,200 | ||||||
| 4.30%, 03/02/2033 |
85 | 82,820 | ||||||
| 4.60%, 03/02/2036 |
85 | 82,740 | ||||||
| BAT Capital Corp. |
55 | 52,918 | ||||||
| 4.625%, 03/22/2033 |
19 | 18,645 | ||||||
| Baxalta, Inc. |
320 | 298,448 | ||||||
| Baxter International, Inc. |
78 | 77,317 | ||||||
| Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. |
69 | 68,650 | ||||||
| 4.80%, 03/19/2033 |
85 | 84,518 | ||||||
| 5.15%, 03/19/2036 |
85 | 84,697 | ||||||
| Campbell’s Co. (The) |
80 | 77,480 | ||||||
| Cardinal Health, Inc. |
66 | 65,425 | ||||||
| Cargill, Inc. |
77 | 75,592 | ||||||
| 4.625%, 02/11/2028(a) |
20 | 20,116 | ||||||
| Cencora, Inc. |
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. |
62 | 62,405 | ||||||
| 4.85%, 05/06/2031 |
84 | 84,044 | ||||||
| DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. |
329 | 304,450 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. |
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. |
79 | 78,336 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
87 | 86,985 | ||||||
| 108 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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. |
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. |
150 | 151,047 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 06/15/2030(a) |
150 | 153,130 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson |
59 | 60,562 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 03/01/2035 |
59 | 60,623 | ||||||
| Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. |
62 | 61,619 | ||||||
| Mars, Inc. |
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 |
80 | 79,235 | ||||||
| McKesson Corp. |
60 | 60,161 | ||||||
| 4.95%, 05/30/2032 |
60 | 60,723 | ||||||
| Medline Borrower LP/Medline Co-Issuer, Inc. |
85 | 84,944 | ||||||
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
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. |
76 | 75,478 | ||||||
| 4.10%, 03/16/2029 |
76 | 75,571 | ||||||
| 4.10%, 11/05/2030 |
76 | 74,809 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 109 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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. |
59 | 59,069 | ||||||
| 4.45%, 02/07/2028 |
20 | 20,094 | ||||||
| 4.60%, 02/07/2030 |
20 | 20,216 | ||||||
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
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. |
86 | 84,447 | ||||||
| Stryker Corp. |
20 | 20,112 | ||||||
| Sysco Corp. |
41 | 40,043 | ||||||
| 5.10%, 09/23/2030 |
56 | 56,666 | ||||||
| 6.60%, 04/01/2050 |
423 | 450,647 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
74 | 72,898 | ||||||
| 4.55%, 06/15/2033 |
84 | 82,728 | ||||||
| 4.902%, 02/12/2036 |
84 | 83,083 | ||||||
| Tyson Foods, Inc. |
132 | 131,120 | ||||||
| Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc. |
91 | 76,269 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,232,561 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Energy – 2.6% |
||||||||
| Baker Hughes Holdings LLC |
439 | 423,284 | ||||||
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
363 | 385,644 | ||||||
| Cheniere Energy Partners LP |
81 | 81,001 | ||||||
| Chevron USA, Inc. |
69 | 68,961 | ||||||
| 110 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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. |
438 | 423,174 | ||||||
| 5.70%, 09/15/2063 |
437 | 425,205 | ||||||
| Enbridge, Inc. |
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 |
79 | 78,310 | ||||||
| 6.30%, 01/15/2056 |
79 | 79,778 | ||||||
| Eni SpA |
200 | 198,144 | ||||||
| Enterprise Products Operating LLC |
129 | 128,710 | ||||||
| MPLX LP |
67 | 66,956 | ||||||
| ONEOK, Inc. |
530 | 444,596 | ||||||
| Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. |
65 | 64,676 | ||||||
| Shell Finance US, Inc. |
370 | 355,111 | ||||||
| Shell International Finance BV |
512 | 435,901 | ||||||
| 6.375%, 12/15/2038 |
442 | 486,691 | ||||||
| Snam SpA |
348 | 362,007 | ||||||
| Suncor Energy, Inc. |
377 | 419,439 | ||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. |
26 | 25,471 | ||||||
| Woodside Finance Ltd. |
60 | 60,355 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,580,164 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Ferguson Finance PLC |
238 | 224,163 | ||||||
| President & Fellows of Harvard College |
165 | 183,950 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 408,113 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 111 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Services – 1.2% |
||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
$ | 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 |
62 | 61,907 | ||||||
| eBay, Inc. |
76 | 75,292 | ||||||
| Mastercard, Inc. |
59 | 59,368 | ||||||
| Quanta Services, Inc. |
70 | 69,837 | ||||||
| RELX Capital, Inc. |
63 | 63,251 | ||||||
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. |
83 | 81,621 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,563,760 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Technology – 3.2% |
||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc. |
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. |
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. |
60 | 59,945 | ||||||
| Apple, Inc. |
113 | 61,482 | ||||||
| 4.10%, 08/08/2062 |
488 | 376,853 | ||||||
| 112 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
$ | 71 | $ | 69,489 | ||||
| 4.60%, 01/15/2036 |
71 | 68,920 | ||||||
| Broadcom, Inc. |
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. |
59 | 59,411 | ||||||
| 5.35%, 02/26/2064 |
407 | 382,625 | ||||||
| Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. |
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. |
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. |
86 | 85,339 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 08/15/2033 |
86 | 85,740 | ||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. |
100 | 100,549 | ||||||
| 4.90%, 07/27/2052 |
261 | 223,017 | ||||||
| NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc. |
67 | 66,737 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. |
71 | 68,813 | ||||||
| 4.80%, 08/03/2028 |
20 | 19,998 | ||||||
| 4.95%, 02/04/2031 |
81 | 79,629 | ||||||
| Roper Technologies, Inc. |
67 | 66,571 | ||||||
| Salesforce, Inc. |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 113 | |
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. |
60 | 60,249 | ||||||
| Tyco Electronics Group SA |
62 | 61,569 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 6,856,427 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Transportation - Airlines – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd. |
248 | 247,683 | ||||||
| Southwest Airlines Co. |
23 | 22,841 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 270,524 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Transportation - Services – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Element Fleet Management Corp. |
78 | 77,180 | ||||||
| 5.037%, 03/25/2030(a) |
63 | 63,488 | ||||||
| Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc. |
80 | 78,990 | ||||||
| 4.65%, 03/15/2031(a) |
80 | 78,734 | ||||||
| Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp. |
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. |
77 | 75,730 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 536,595 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 40,828,096 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Financial Institutions – 16.4% |
||||||||
| Banking – 10.8% |
||||||||
| American Express Co. |
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 |
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. |
166 | 153,600 | ||||||
| 2.687%, 04/22/2032 |
315 | 285,925 | ||||||
| 114 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
71 | 70,667 | ||||||
| 4.35%, 09/22/2031 |
71 | 70,036 | ||||||
| 5.203%, 02/01/2028 |
61 | 61,808 | ||||||
| Series J |
77 | 76,489 | ||||||
| 4.439%, 01/14/2032 |
72 | 70,880 | ||||||
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) |
84 | 83,416 | ||||||
| 5.085%, 04/23/2037 |
84 | 83,510 | ||||||
| Series J |
297 | 297,457 | ||||||
| Bank of Nova Scotia (The) |
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 |
200 | 197,170 | ||||||
| BNP Paribas SA |
200 | 196,258 | ||||||
| 5.906%, 11/19/2035(a) |
428 | 436,500 | ||||||
| CaixaBank SA |
202 | 200,806 | ||||||
| 5.402%, 04/22/2037(a) |
202 | 200,202 | ||||||
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
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. |
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. |
376 | 355,595 | ||||||
| 3.52%, 10/27/2028 |
118 | 116,614 | ||||||
| 4.503%, 09/11/2031 |
71 | 70,241 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 115 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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. |
36 | 36,421 | ||||||
| 5.841%, 01/23/2030 |
118 | 121,139 | ||||||
| Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY |
252 | 252,234 | ||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY |
150 | 147,575 | ||||||
| 5.06%, 04/14/2032 |
150 | 149,728 | ||||||
| Fifth Third Financial Corp. |
232 | 238,800 | ||||||
| First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC |
85 | 82,583 | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
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 |
374 | 338,021 | ||||||
| 5.874%, 11/18/2035 |
320 | 327,197 | ||||||
| 7.399%, 11/13/2034 |
313 | 348,475 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
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. |
60 | 60,559 | ||||||
| Macquarie Bank Ltd. |
80 | 79,489 | ||||||
| 4.529%, 03/29/2029(a) |
83 | 83,207 | ||||||
| Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. |
252 | 250,952 | ||||||
| 116 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Mitsubishi HC Finance America LLC |
$ | 200 | $ | 197,392 | ||||
| Morgan Stanley |
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 |
344 | 302,393 | ||||||
| Series I |
43 | 42,496 | ||||||
| 4.356%, 10/22/2031 |
75 | 73,542 | ||||||
| 4.892%, 10/22/2036 |
75 | 72,739 | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
250 | 250,740 | ||||||
| National Australia Bank Ltd. |
397 | 357,800 | ||||||
| 2.99%, 05/21/2031(a) |
394 | 358,442 | ||||||
| NatWest Markets PLC |
202 | 202,331 | ||||||
| Northern Trust Corp. |
78 | 77,040 | ||||||
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) |
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 |
361 | 380,393 | ||||||
| Royal Bank of Canada |
78 | 77,574 | ||||||
| 4.40%, 04/17/2030 |
81 | 80,518 | ||||||
| 4.612%, 05/03/2032 |
81 | 80,304 | ||||||
| Series G |
26 | 26,198 | ||||||
| 4.97%, 05/02/2031 |
63 | 63,645 | ||||||
| 5.153%, 02/04/2031 |
26 | 26,375 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 117 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. |
$ | 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 |
202 | 203,984 | ||||||
| State Street Corp. |
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 |
202 | 202,919 | ||||||
| Synchrony Financial |
10 | 10,191 | ||||||
| 6.00%, 07/29/2036 |
400 | 401,060 | ||||||
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) |
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. |
59 | 59,671 | ||||||
| Series I |
88 | 87,044 | ||||||
| 5.281%, 04/23/2037 |
88 | 87,167 | ||||||
| UBS Group AG |
200 | 197,442 | ||||||
| 4.398%, 09/23/2031(a) |
200 | 196,360 | ||||||
| US Bancorp |
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. |
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 | ||||||
| 118 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
391 | 406,863 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,187,834 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Brokerage – 0.5% |
||||||||
| Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. |
80 | 79,117 | ||||||
| Apollo Global Management, Inc. |
79 | 78,197 | ||||||
| 5.70%, 03/30/2036 |
76 | 76,796 | ||||||
| BGC Group, Inc. |
55 | 56,291 | ||||||
| Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC |
384 | 356,686 | ||||||
| Blue Owl Finance LLC |
336 | 333,685 | ||||||
| Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
87 | 87,484 | ||||||
| LPL Holdings, Inc. |
60 | 60,466 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,128,722 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Finance – 1.1% |
||||||||
| Aircastle Ltd./Aircastle Ireland DAC |
150 | 148,659 | ||||||
| Apollo Debt Solutions BDC |
80 | 79,144 | ||||||
| Ares Capital Corp. |
59 | 58,428 | ||||||
| 5.55%, 01/15/2030 |
84 | 83,690 | ||||||
| Ares Strategic Income Fund |
72 | 70,098 | ||||||
| 5.15%, 01/15/2031(a) |
72 | 69,005 | ||||||
| Barings BDC, Inc. |
72 | 70,777 | ||||||
| Blackstone Private Credit Fund |
442 | 425,080 | ||||||
| Blackstone Reg Finance Co. LLC |
78 | 76,764 | ||||||
| Blackstone Secured Lending Fund |
83 | 81,837 | ||||||
| Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. |
25 | 24,339 | ||||||
| Brookfield Finance, Inc. |
66 | 65,143 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 119 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Franklin BSP Capital Corp. |
$ | 71 | $ | 68,325 | ||||
| Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. |
78 | 76,295 | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Private Credit Corp. |
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 |
60 | 59,464 | ||||||
| HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. |
60 | 62,587 | ||||||
| HPS Corporate Lending Fund |
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. |
66 | 65,778 | ||||||
| North Haven Private Income Fund LLC |
70 | 68,414 | ||||||
| USAA Capital Corp. |
150 | 149,866 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,377,290 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Financial Services – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. |
79 | 78,205 | ||||||
| 4.20%, 03/15/2031 |
79 | 77,709 | ||||||
| Lincoln Financial Global Funding |
69 | 68,298 | ||||||
| 4.95%, 05/21/2031(a) |
24 | 23,948 | ||||||
| Sammons Financial Group Global Funding |
60 | 59,844 | ||||||
| 5.05%, 01/10/2028(a) |
25 | 25,130 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 333,134 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Insurance – 3.3% |
||||||||
| Aflac, Inc. |
85 | 84,939 | ||||||
| American National Global Funding |
59 | 59,042 | ||||||
| Athene Global Funding |
211 | 213,794 | ||||||
| Athene Holding Ltd. |
403 | 277,506 | ||||||
| Brown & Brown, Inc. |
60 | 60,115 | ||||||
| 120 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| CNO Global Funding |
$ | 80 | $ | 79,198 | ||||
| Corebridge Global Funding |
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. |
72 | 71,317 | ||||||
| F&G Global Funding |
72 | 70,742 | ||||||
| 4.65%, 09/08/2028(a) |
69 | 68,225 | ||||||
| GA Global Funding Trust |
150 | 145,158 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 04/01/2032(a) |
150 | 148,968 | ||||||
| Guardian Life Global Funding |
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 |
150 | 149,723 | ||||||
| MassMutual Global Funding II |
200 | 199,206 | ||||||
| Met Tower Global Funding |
150 | 148,074 | ||||||
| Mutual of Omaha Cos. Global Funding |
72 | 70,979 | ||||||
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. |
571 | 436,273 | ||||||
| New York Life Global Funding |
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 |
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 |
80 | 79,143 | ||||||
| 4.45%, 05/01/2028(a) |
62 | 62,006 | ||||||
| Pricoa Global Funding I |
150 | 150,057 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 05/27/2031(a) |
150 | 151,493 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 121 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
$ | 86 | $ | 86,039 | ||||
| Principal Life Global Funding II |
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 |
150 | 148,009 | ||||||
| 4.803%, 06/05/2030(a) |
150 | 149,867 | ||||||
| Prudential Financial, Inc. |
301 | 295,317 | ||||||
| 5.70%, 09/15/2048 |
292 | 291,994 | ||||||
| RGA Global Funding |
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. |
420 | 448,337 | ||||||
| SBL Holdings, Inc. |
542 | 486,228 | ||||||
| 7.20%, 10/30/2034(a) |
525 | 484,649 | ||||||
| Western-Southern Global Funding |
60 | 59,829 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 7,011,503 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REITs – 0.6% |
||||||||
| American Homes 4 Rent LP |
59 | 59,204 | ||||||
| CBRE Services, Inc. |
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 |
76 | 74,466 | ||||||
| Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I LP |
85 | 83,260 | ||||||
| Prologis LP |
88 | 86,478 | ||||||
| 4.90%, 06/15/2036 |
88 | 86,258 | ||||||
| Realty Income Corp. |
71 | 70,056 | ||||||
| Regency Centers LP |
22 | 21,441 | ||||||
| Simon Property Group LP |
67 | 66,411 | ||||||
| 122 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Store Capital LLC |
$ | 81 | $ | 80,197 | ||||
| VICI Properties LP |
55 | 55,010 | ||||||
| WP Carey, Inc. |
39 | 38,818 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,201,822 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 35,240,305 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Utility – 2.1% |
||||||||
| Electric – 1.9% |
||||||||
| AEP Transmission Co. LLC |
34 | 34,255 | ||||||
| Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. |
86 | 86,822 | ||||||
| Black Hills Corp. |
71 | 70,180 | ||||||
| Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The) |
25 | 25,353 | ||||||
| Dominion Energy, Inc. |
59 | 59,142 | ||||||
| Duke Energy Florida LLC |
79 | 77,882 | ||||||
| Edison International |
83 | 80,846 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 05/05/2028 |
7 | 7,015 | ||||||
| Emera US Finance LLC |
84 | 83,611 | ||||||
| 5.20%, 04/01/2033 |
84 | 83,508 | ||||||
| ENEL Finance International NV |
228 | 191,894 | ||||||
| 7.75%, 10/14/2052(a) |
348 | 415,881 | ||||||
| Entergy Texas, Inc. |
85 | 84,637 | ||||||
| Evergy Missouri West, Inc. |
87 | 87,201 | ||||||
| Eversource Energy |
75 | 73,798 | ||||||
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co. |
76 | 75,345 | ||||||
| Florida Power & Light Co. |
81 | 81,345 | ||||||
| 5.75%, 06/01/2056 |
81 | 81,241 | ||||||
| 5.90%, 06/01/2066 |
81 | 81,358 | ||||||
| ITC Holdings Corp. |
84 | 83,710 | ||||||
| National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. |
79 | 78,610 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 123 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 4.30%, 12/10/2030 |
$ | 79 | $ | 77,895 | ||||
| Series D |
80 | 79,289 | ||||||
| 4.15%, 08/25/2028 |
71 | 70,575 | ||||||
| NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. |
80 | 79,080 | ||||||
| 4.685%, 09/01/2027 |
35 | 35,159 | ||||||
| 4.85%, 02/04/2028 |
20 | 20,173 | ||||||
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. |
60 | 59,645 | ||||||
| NRG Energy, Inc. |
14 | 13,794 | ||||||
| 4.955%, 04/30/2031(a) |
81 | 80,170 | ||||||
| NSTAR Electric Co. |
60 | 60,520 | ||||||
| 5.20%, 05/15/2036 |
83 | 83,267 | ||||||
| Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC |
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. |
74 | 73,596 | ||||||
| 5.55%, 05/15/2029 |
294 | 300,703 | ||||||
| PacifiCorp |
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. |
60 | 60,347 | ||||||
| 5.15%, 05/15/2030 |
60 | 60,823 | ||||||
| Public Service Co. of New Hampshire |
59 | 59,078 | ||||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Co. |
63 | 64,171 | ||||||
| Southern California Edison Co. |
84 | 83,987 | ||||||
| Union Electric Co. |
83 | 80,883 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co. |
34 | 33,592 | ||||||
| Xcel Energy, Inc. |
63 | 63,256 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 4,044,206 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 124 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Natural Gas – 0.1% |
||||||||
| National Fuel Gas Co. |
$ | 86 | $ | 86,054 | ||||
| 5.05%, 10/15/2031 |
86 | 86,041 | ||||||
| NiSource, Inc. |
85 | 84,985 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 257,080 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Other Utility – 0.1% |
||||||||
| American Water Capital Corp. |
87 | 87,370 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,388,656 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Corporates - Investment Grade |
80,457,057 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 7.0% |
||||||||
| Industrial – 6.8% |
||||||||
| Basic – 0.9% |
||||||||
| Celanese US Holdings LLC |
25 | 25,905 | ||||||
| Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. |
119 | 119,647 | ||||||
| 7.625%, 01/15/2034(a) |
393 | 404,688 | ||||||
| Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc. |
508 | 488,366 | ||||||
| 8.75%, 04/15/2030(a) |
124 | 119,131 | ||||||
| FMC Corp. |
644 | 501,187 | ||||||
| Olin Corp. |
221 | 219,358 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,878,282 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Capital Goods – 0.3% |
||||||||
| MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp. |
394 | 368,154 | ||||||
| Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC |
129 | 129,364 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 497,518 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Communications - Media – 0.7% |
||||||||
| Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. |
627 | 448,638 | ||||||
| 5.141%, 03/15/2052 |
369 | 234,149 | ||||||
| VZ Secured Financing BV |
400 | 383,964 | ||||||
| Ziggo Bond Co. BV |
468 | 408,129 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,474,880 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 125 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC |
$ | 565 | $ | 477,312 | ||||
| 7.75%, 04/15/2032(a) |
508 | 473,710 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 951,022 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.5% |
||||||||
| American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. |
375 | 376,027 | ||||||
| Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC |
53 | 52,865 | ||||||
| 6.125%, 09/30/2030(a) |
52 | 51,374 | ||||||
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
325 | 304,486 | ||||||
| ZF North America Capital, Inc. |
370 | 368,498 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,153,250 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Caesars Entertainment, Inc. |
534 | 478,053 | ||||||
| 6.50%, 02/15/2032(a) |
483 | 471,263 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 949,316 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.6% |
||||||||
| CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. |
115 | 120,647 | ||||||
| 10.875%, 01/15/2032(a) |
155 | 167,040 | ||||||
| Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV |
451 | 483,810 | ||||||
| US Acute Care Solutions LLC |
385 | 369,015 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,140,512 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Energy – 1.8% |
||||||||
| Crescent Energy Finance LLC |
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. |
395 | 416,117 | ||||||
| Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc. |
417 | 424,181 | ||||||
| Nabors Industries, Inc. |
406 | 423,109 | ||||||
| 8.875%, 08/15/2031(a) |
397 | 416,183 | ||||||
| Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. |
437 | 445,159 | ||||||
| Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc. |
385 | 403,303 | ||||||
| 126 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| SM Energy Co. |
$ | 349 | $ | 365,546 | ||||
| 9.63%, 06/15/2033(a) |
55 | 61,202 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,783,878 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Lsf12 Helix Parent LLC |
498 | 488,219 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Services – 0.3% |
||||||||
| ION Platform Finance US, Inc. |
583 | 450,309 | ||||||
| Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc. |
133 | 130,401 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 580,710 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Technology – 0.6% |
||||||||
| Cloud Software Group, Inc. |
522 | 475,281 | ||||||
| 8.25%, 06/30/2032(a) |
497 | 487,994 | ||||||
| OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc. |
427 | 451,241 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,414,516 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Transportation - Airlines – 0.1% |
||||||||
| JetBlue Airways Corp./JetBlue Loyalty LP |
334 | 307,363 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,619,466 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Utility – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Electric – 0.2% |
||||||||
| XPLR Infrastructure Operating Partners LP |
378 | 399,312 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Natural Gas – 0.0% |
||||||||
| AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp. |
25 | 26,878 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 426,190 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Financial Institutions – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Financial Services – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Herc Holdings, Inc. |
38 | 39,497 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade |
15,085,153 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 4.3% |
||||||||
| Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 4.3% |
||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
704 | 623,246 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 127 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold |
$ | 45 | $ | 46,015 | ||||
| Series 2007 |
6 | 6,332 | ||||||
| Series 2016 |
326 | 315,166 | ||||||
| Series 2017 |
197 | 190,217 | ||||||
| Series 2018 |
91 | 88,901 | ||||||
| 4.50%, 11/01/2048 |
223 | 218,390 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 11/01/2048 |
129 | 129,032 | ||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association |
12 | 12,086 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 07/01/2033 |
27 | 27,446 | ||||||
| Series 2004 |
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 |
17 | 17,618 | ||||||
| Series 2007 |
84 | 85,453 | ||||||
| Series 2012 |
92 | 86,732 | ||||||
| Series 2013 |
496 | 464,080 | ||||||
| Series 2018 |
143 | 140,210 | ||||||
| Series 2021 |
1,555 | 1,255,580 | ||||||
| 2.00%, 12/01/2051 |
687 | 553,120 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
1,105 | 941,683 | ||||||
| Government National Mortgage Association |
381 | 387,115 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
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 | ||||||
| 128 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security |
$ | 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 |
9,137,034 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 1.7% |
||||||||
| CLO - Floating Rate – 1.7% |
||||||||
| Elmwood CLO 45 Ltd. |
750 | 750,328 | ||||||
| Flatiron CLO 25 Ltd. |
460 | 461,116 | ||||||
| Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 59 Ltd. |
500 | 500,744 | ||||||
| Pikes Peak CLO 18 |
500 | 500,724 | ||||||
| Pikes Peak CLO 8 |
300 | 300,359 | ||||||
| Signal Peak CLO 14 Ltd. |
300 | 300,616 | ||||||
| Silver Point CLO 12 Ltd. |
750 | 751,009 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Collateralized Loan Obligations |
3,564,896 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.2% |
||||||||
| Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 1.2% |
||||||||
| BANK5 |
600 | 616,639 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 129 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| BMO Mortgage Trust |
$ | 500 | $ | 512,528 | ||||
| GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1 |
421 | 417,814 | ||||||
| Series 2021-1, Class AS |
25 | 24,537 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust |
500 | 516,743 | ||||||
| Series 2025-5C5, Class A3 |
500 | 513,544 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,601,805 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Agency CMBS – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Government National Mortgage Association |
101 | 1 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
2,601,806 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.0% |
||||||||
| Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.6% |
||||||||
| College Ave Student Loans LLC |
133 | 123,332 | ||||||
| Dext ABS LLC |
31 | 31,047 | ||||||
| Diamond Issuer LLC |
566 | 550,369 | ||||||
| GCI Funding I LLC |
171 | 157,652 | ||||||
| MVW LLC |
187 | 177,715 | ||||||
| Nelnet Student Loan Trust |
220 | 197,337 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,237,452 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Arivo Acceptance Auto Loan Receivables Trust |
10 | 10,072 | ||||||
| 130 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC |
$ | 475 | $ | 477,866 | ||||
| Carvana Auto Receivables Trust |
18 | 17,463 | ||||||
| Series 2021-N4, Class D |
30 | 29,261 | ||||||
| Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC |
46 | 46,250 | ||||||
| FHF Trust |
12 | 11,684 | ||||||
| Lendbuzz Securitization Trust |
96 | 97,024 | ||||||
| Series 2023-2A, Class A2 |
42 | 42,152 | ||||||
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust |
29 | 29,082 | ||||||
| Tesla Auto Lease Trust |
19 | 18,987 | ||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
28 | 26,335 | ||||||
| US Bank NA |
49 | 48,868 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 855,044 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Asset-Backed Securities |
2,092,496 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust |
28 | 27,965 | ||||||
| Series 2024-R04, Class 1M1 |
7 | 7,220 | ||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes |
88 | 88,011 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 131 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2024-HQA1, Class M1 |
$ | 74 | $ | 73,790 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 196,986 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Non-Agency Floating Rate – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Mscr Trust Mn1 |
14 | 13,602 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
210,588 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Industrial – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Energy – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Raizen Fuels Finance SA |
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) |
9,550,124 | 9,550,124 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 100.7% |
216,191,909 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – (0.7)% |
(1,510,339 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 214,681,570 | ||||||
|
|
|
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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. 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 |
02/25/2021 - 09/06/2022 | $ | 421,719 | $ | 417,814 | 0.19 | % | |||||||||
| GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1 |
02/25/2021 - 04/01/2021 | 25,030 | 24,537 | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||
| Raizen Fuels Finance SA |
02/03/2026 | 283,199 | 205,395 | 0.09 | % | |||||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 133 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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) |
$ | 163 | $ | 132,025 | ||||
| 4.80%, 01/15/2031 |
27 | 26,755 | ||||||
| 6.90%, 05/15/2053 |
125 | 131,169 | ||||||
| LYB International Finance III LLC |
7 | 7,249 | ||||||
| Nutrien Ltd. |
130 | 131,078 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 428,276 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Capital Goods – 2.8% |
| |||||||
| 3M Co. |
133 | 129,306 | ||||||
| CRH America Finance, Inc. |
134 | 132,171 | ||||||
| General Dynamics Corp. |
135 | 130,827 | ||||||
| Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance SCA |
29 | 25,826 | ||||||
| Northrop Grumman Corp. |
132 | 129,807 | ||||||
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
24 | 23,187 | ||||||
| 4.25%, 09/15/2027 |
132 | 131,929 | ||||||
| Regal Rexnord Corp. |
34 | 34,787 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 737,840 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Communications - Media – 2.8% |
| |||||||
| Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital |
128 | 118,089 | ||||||
| Cox Communications, Inc. |
36 | 34,327 | ||||||
| 5.80%, 12/15/2053(a) |
78 | 65,476 | ||||||
| 5.95%, 09/01/2054(a) |
145 | 124,342 | ||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc. |
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. |
$ | 53 | $ | 42,791 | ||||
| 5.70%, 11/01/2054 |
27 | 25,488 | ||||||
| 6.05%, 08/15/2056 |
26 | 25,674 | ||||||
| Verizon Communications, Inc. |
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. |
125 | 125,945 | ||||||
| 5.15%, 07/09/2032 |
28 | 28,185 | ||||||
| Series G |
25 | 25,007 | ||||||
| 4.50%, 09/04/2030 |
27 | 26,645 | ||||||
| 5.05%, 07/10/2031 |
130 | 130,754 | ||||||
| General Motors Co. |
127 | 130,410 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 466,946 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.2% |
| |||||||
| JH North America Holdings, Inc. |
59 | 59,206 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
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. |
131 | 130,535 | ||||||
| Tapestry, Inc. |
128 | 129,028 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 259,563 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 16.8% |
| |||||||
| AbbVie, Inc. |
109 | 104,922 | ||||||
| Altria Group, Inc. |
23 | 17,114 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 08/06/2035 |
27 | 27,028 | ||||||
| 5.95%, 02/14/2049 |
108 | 106,329 | ||||||
| Amgen, Inc. |
130 | 131,626 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 135 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
$ | 138 | $ | 131,906 | ||||
| BAT Capital Corp. |
25 | 25,543 | ||||||
| 7.079%, 08/02/2043 |
103 | 114,616 | ||||||
| Biogen, Inc. |
144 | 131,498 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
151 | 129,242 | ||||||
| 5.55%, 02/22/2054 |
132 | 128,538 | ||||||
| Cardinal Health, Inc. |
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. |
131 | 129,208 | ||||||
| Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International US LLC |
27 | 26,235 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. |
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. |
87 | 85,587 | ||||||
| 5.60%, 11/15/2064 |
29 | 28,419 | ||||||
| Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. |
78 | 73,414 | ||||||
| 4.60%, 05/15/2030 |
26 | 25,840 | ||||||
| 5.05%, 03/15/2029 |
74 | 74,752 | ||||||
| Series 31* |
148 | 131,678 | ||||||
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
84 | 80,007 | ||||||
| Mars, Inc. |
131 | 129,887 | ||||||
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
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. |
144 | 131,603 | ||||||
| 3.80%, 09/18/2029 |
31 | 30,463 | ||||||
| 4.10%, 11/05/2030 |
133 | 130,916 | ||||||
| 136 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 4.30%, 11/05/2032 |
$ | 60 | $ | 58,826 | ||||
| Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd. |
129 | 129,684 | ||||||
| 4.75%, 05/19/2033 |
130 | 129,224 | ||||||
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
96 | 87,581 | ||||||
| Reynolds American, Inc. |
134 | 131,459 | ||||||
| Royalty Pharma PLC |
135 | 130,637 | ||||||
| Sysco Corp. |
24 | 24,286 | ||||||
| 5.95%, 04/01/2030 |
126 | 130,929 | ||||||
| 6.60%, 04/01/2050 |
126 | 134,235 | ||||||
| Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc. |
90 | 75,431 | ||||||
| Viatris, Inc. |
60 | 46,830 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 06/22/2050 |
190 | 129,705 | ||||||
| Zoetis, Inc. |
131 | 130,253 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,457,562 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Energy – 12.0% |
| |||||||
| Baker Hughes Holdings LLC |
135 | 130,167 | ||||||
| Baker Hughes Holdings LLC/Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc. |
131 | 129,199 | ||||||
| Eastern Energy Gas Holdings LLC |
140 | 133,305 | ||||||
| Enbridge, Inc. |
125 | 132,140 | ||||||
| Energy Transfer LP |
25 | 24,843 | ||||||
| Enterprise Products Operating LLC |
130 | 129,708 | ||||||
| MPLX LP |
26 | 26,096 | ||||||
| ONEOK, Inc. |
131 | 130,716 | ||||||
| 5.70%, 11/01/2054 |
140 | 130,539 | ||||||
| 6.625%, 09/01/2053 |
96 | 100,854 | ||||||
| Phillips 66 |
32 | 32,227 | ||||||
| Phillips 66 Co. |
126 | 128,573 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 137 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Plains All American Pipeline LP |
$ | 124 | $ | 128,253 | ||||
| Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. |
129 | 130,050 | ||||||
| Schlumberger Holdings Corp. |
141 | 131,147 | ||||||
| Shell Finance US, Inc. |
102 | 81,716 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 03/25/2040(a) |
128 | 129,424 | ||||||
| 6.375%, 12/15/2038(a) |
118 | 129,592 | ||||||
| Suncor Energy, Inc. |
117 | 130,171 | ||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. |
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 |
141 | 132,227 | ||||||
| Williams Cos., Inc. (The) |
146 | 132,397 | ||||||
| 5.30%, 08/15/2052 |
107 | 97,821 | ||||||
| 5.65%, 03/15/2033 |
125 | 129,291 | ||||||
| Woodside Finance Ltd. |
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. |
126 | 128,187 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Services – 3.5% |
| |||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc. |
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. |
87 | 80,846 | ||||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. |
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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| 138 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Technology – 10.1% |
| |||||||
| Adobe, Inc. |
$ | 143 | $ | 132,475 | ||||
| Alphabet, Inc. |
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. |
27 | 26,830 | ||||||
| 4.40%, 02/15/2033 |
27 | 26,322 | ||||||
| 4.625%, 02/15/2036 |
27 | 26,074 | ||||||
| Apple, Inc. |
235 | 127,861 | ||||||
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
144 | 129,672 | ||||||
| Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. |
146 | 130,510 | ||||||
| 2.90%, 12/01/2029 |
140 | 131,275 | ||||||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
139 | 130,675 | ||||||
| Gartner, Inc. |
69 | 65,418 | ||||||
| 4.50%, 07/01/2028(a) |
131 | 129,194 | ||||||
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. |
132 | 131,942 | ||||||
| Honeywell International, Inc. |
54 | 51,192 | ||||||
| NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc. |
131 | 117,711 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. |
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. |
151 | 131,893 | ||||||
| 3.05%, 07/15/2061 |
231 | 132,014 | ||||||
| 6.55%, 03/15/2056 |
111 | 113,243 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,676,183 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 139 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Transportation - Airlines – 0.8% |
| |||||||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd. |
$ | 121 | $ | 120,923 | ||||
| United Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust |
100 | 101,345 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 222,268 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Transportation - Services – 0.5% |
| |||||||
| XPO, Inc. |
126 | 127,627 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 15,323,677 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Financial Institutions – 31.2% |
| |||||||
| Banking – 19.2% |
||||||||
| Ally Financial, Inc. |
115 | 128,408 | ||||||
| American Express Co. |
26 | 26,128 | ||||||
| Bank of America Corp. |
84 | 82,662 | ||||||
| Series G |
124 | 122,910 | ||||||
| Bank of Montreal |
27 | 26,873 | ||||||
| Bank of Nova Scotia (The) |
27 | 26,878 | ||||||
| 4.404%, 09/08/2028 |
130 | 129,982 | ||||||
| Capital One Financial Corp. |
152 | 131,246 | ||||||
| 6.183%, 01/30/2036 |
61 | 62,403 | ||||||
| 7.964%, 11/02/2034 |
72 | 82,947 | ||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
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. |
25 | 25,682 | ||||||
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
130 | 130,367 | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
27 | 24,474 | ||||||
| 3.691%, 06/05/2028 |
42 | 41,714 | ||||||
| 3.814%, 04/23/2029 |
133 | 131,139 | ||||||
| 140 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
124 | 131,631 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
133 | 130,200 | ||||||
| 2.956%, 05/13/2031 |
136 | 127,200 | ||||||
| M&T Bank Corp. |
26 | 26,242 | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley |
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 |
76 | 70,756 | ||||||
| 3.772%, 01/24/2029 |
131 | 129,415 | ||||||
| Series I |
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) |
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. |
127 | 130,271 | ||||||
| Royal Bank of Canada |
27 | 26,839 | ||||||
| 4.498%, 08/06/2029 |
27 | 26,980 | ||||||
| 4.612%, 05/03/2032 |
27 | 26,768 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 141 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series G |
$ | 128 | $ | 128,977 | ||||
| 5.153%, 02/04/2031 |
24 | 24,346 | ||||||
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. |
126 | 129,871 | ||||||
| State Street Corp. |
140 | 131,349 | ||||||
| Synchrony Financial |
150 | 132,033 | ||||||
| 5.935%, 08/02/2030 |
129 | 131,459 | ||||||
| US Bancorp |
129 | 129,204 | ||||||
| 4.967%, 07/22/2033 |
131 | 129,650 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
27 | 26,687 | ||||||
| 4.97%, 04/23/2029 |
26 | 26,196 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,091,169 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Brokerage – 1.3% |
| |||||||
| Apollo Global Management, Inc. |
133 | 128,223 | ||||||
| Blue Owl Finance LLC |
126 | 125,132 | ||||||
| Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. |
99 | 102,222 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 355,577 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Finance – 6.5% |
| |||||||
| Apollo Debt Solutions BDC |
93 | 95,625 | ||||||
| Ares Capital Corp. |
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 |
27 | 26,287 | ||||||
| 5.15%, 01/15/2031(a) |
27 | 25,877 | ||||||
| 5.70%, 03/15/2028 |
25 | 25,046 | ||||||
| Barings BDC, Inc. |
27 | 26,542 | ||||||
| Blackstone Private Credit Fund |
129 | 129,227 | ||||||
| Blackstone Secured Lending Fund |
27 | 25,961 | ||||||
| Blue Owl Capital Corp. |
129 | 128,951 | ||||||
| Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. |
133 | 129,483 | ||||||
| 142 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 6.60%, 09/15/2029 |
$ | 87 | $ | 87,653 | ||||
| Brookfield Finance, Inc. |
27 | 26,649 | ||||||
| 5.813%, 03/03/2055 |
27 | 26,321 | ||||||
| Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. |
27 | 25,990 | ||||||
| Franklin BSP Capital Corp. |
27 | 25,983 | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Private Credit Corp. |
27 | 26,887 | ||||||
| Golub Capital Private Credit Fund |
23 | 22,762 | ||||||
| HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. |
126 | 129,122 | ||||||
| 6.75%, 07/15/2035 |
26 | 27,121 | ||||||
| HPS Corporate Lending Fund |
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 |
27 | 26,388 | ||||||
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. |
26 | 25,763 | ||||||
| Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund |
132 | 131,403 | ||||||
| Sixth Street Lending Partners |
128 | 128,655 | ||||||
| 6.50%, 03/11/2029 |
10 | 10,203 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,722,927 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Insurance – 2.2% |
| |||||||
| Athene Holding Ltd. |
129 | 121,461 | ||||||
| 6.625%, 05/19/2055 |
8 | 7,906 | ||||||
| CNO Global Funding |
24 | 24,326 | ||||||
| Jackson National Life Global Funding |
27 | 26,449 | ||||||
| Prudential Financial, Inc. |
134 | 131,470 | ||||||
| 5.70%, 09/15/2048 |
130 | 129,998 | ||||||
| SBL Holdings, Inc. |
143 | 132,009 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 573,619 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REITs – 2.0% |
| |||||||
| CBRE Services, Inc. |
125 | 130,324 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 143 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Equinix, Inc. |
$ | 146 | $ | 131,058 | ||||
| Store Capital LLC |
26 | 26,223 | ||||||
| VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc. |
131 | 128,877 | ||||||
| WEA Finance LLC |
131 | 125,896 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 542,378 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,285,670 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Utility – 8.1% |
| |||||||
| Electric – 8.0% |
||||||||
| AES Corp. (The) |
148 | 132,565 | ||||||
| E.ON International Finance BV |
79 | 86,932 | ||||||
| Emera US Finance LLC |
26 | 25,879 | ||||||
| 5.20%, 04/01/2033 |
26 | 25,848 | ||||||
| ENEL Finance International NV |
129 | 131,545 | ||||||
| Eversource Energy |
128 | 129,827 | ||||||
| Exelon Corp. |
135 | 132,079 | ||||||
| ITC Holdings Corp. |
26 | 25,910 | ||||||
| 4.95%, 09/22/2027(a) |
131 | 131,643 | ||||||
| NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. |
128 | 129,107 | ||||||
| 5.65%, 05/01/2079 |
123 | 122,767 | ||||||
| 5.90%, 03/15/2055 |
89 | 87,940 | ||||||
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. |
27 | 26,840 | ||||||
| 5.996%, 07/03/2055(a) |
132 | 131,151 | ||||||
| NRG Energy, Inc. |
27 | 26,723 | ||||||
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. |
26 | 26,333 | ||||||
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
79 | 77,573 | ||||||
| PacifiCorp |
26 | 25,967 | ||||||
| 5.10%, 04/15/2031 |
15 | 15,144 | ||||||
| Public Service Co. of Colorado |
150 | 131,196 | ||||||
| Sempra |
132 | 129,604 | ||||||
| 144 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Southern California Edison Co. |
$ | 129 | $ | 130,406 | ||||
| 5.45%, 06/01/2031 |
126 | 128,494 | ||||||
| 5.85%, 11/01/2027 |
70 | 71,162 | ||||||
| Xcel Energy, Inc. |
26 | 26,106 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,108,741 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Other Utility – 0.1% |
| |||||||
| Boston Gas Co. |
38 | 37,463 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,146,204 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Corporates - Investment Grade |
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) |
132,946 | 132,946 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 97.5% |
25,888,497 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 2.5% |
653,957 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 26,542,454 | ||||||
|
|
|
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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. 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ) | |||||||||||
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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 $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 | |||||||
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| MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 97.5% |
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| Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 92.1% |
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| Alabama – 4.4% |
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| Alabama Highway Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,090,500 | ||||
| Auburn University |
1,125 | 1,125,000 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
2,250 | 2,398,226 | ||||||
| Series 2025-E |
1,000 | 1,067,884 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
1,000 | 1,033,295 | ||||||
| Series 2026-B |
1,035 | 1,111,469 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
2,750 | 2,901,585 | ||||||
| Series 2026-E |
1,000 | 1,053,908 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
1,100 | 1,106,529 | ||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
2,000 | 2,129,425 | ||||||
| Series 2026-F |
1,000 | 1,061,897 | ||||||
| County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue |
1,250 | 1,365,524 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 10/01/2044 |
100 | 107,424 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Energy Southeast A Cooperative District |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,059,635 | ||||
| Energy Southeast A Cooperative District |
1,460 | 1,557,282 | ||||||
| Lauderdale County Agriculture Center Authority |
1,000 | 1,071,819 | ||||||
| Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District (The) |
200 | 210,671 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
500 | 510,981 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,900 | 1,982,502 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,100 | 1,177,898 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,000 | 1,085,482 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
750 | 797,131 | ||||||
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| Arizona – 2.1% |
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| Arizona Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,020,057 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
150 | 157,775 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 11/01/2049 |
1,000 | 1,018,823 | ||||||
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| Arizona Industrial Development Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,051,342 | ||||
| Chandler Industrial Development Authority |
300 | 303,633 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2052 |
1,000 | 1,012,297 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
2,000 | 2,030,987 | ||||||
| Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona (The) |
1,000 | 1,009,327 | ||||||
| La Paz County Industrial Development Authority |
400 | 400,156 | ||||||
| Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,104,890 | ||||||
| Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority |
250 | 243,048 | ||||||
| Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District |
2,000 | 2,155,465 | ||||||
| Salt Verde Financial Corp. |
1,500 | 1,581,442 | ||||||
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| California – 9.0% |
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| Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Brick Campaign |
1,000 | 1,095,686 | ||||||
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| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
$ | 3,200 | $ | 3,334,824 | ||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
750 | 771,028 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
1,000 | 1,029,839 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,250 | 1,350,925 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,061,292 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
200 | 212,320 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,000 | 998,167 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 04/01/2056 |
1,000 | 1,079,584 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
500 | 541,616 | ||||||
| Series 2025G |
1,000 | 1,096,179 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
750 | 798,267 | ||||||
| California Community Housing Agency |
100 | 81,286 | ||||||
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,052,723 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,114,009 | ||||||
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| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 1,999,555 | ||||
| 12.00%, 01/01/2065(a) |
945 | 529,200 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
500 | 524,610 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
998 | 985,218 | ||||||
| California Public Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,056,828 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
490 | 500,354 | ||||||
| City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,059,721 | ||||||
| City of Los Angeles Department of Airports |
1,000 | 1,027,570 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
2,000 | 2,197,136 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
500 | 540,582 | ||||||
| CMFA Special Finance Agency VII |
100 | 69,427 | ||||||
| County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,088,202 | ||||||
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| Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. |
$ | 455 | $ | 45,322 | ||||
| Series 2022 |
1,460 | 1,456,878 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power |
500 | 539,746 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
1,750 | 1,900,809 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2044 |
2,000 | 2,144,643 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Unified School District/CA |
1,000 | 1,002,015 | ||||||
| M-S-R Energy Authority |
1,500 | 1,805,640 | ||||||
| Series 2009-C |
1,000 | 1,203,760 | ||||||
| San Diego County Regional Airport Authority |
1,100 | 1,162,109 | ||||||
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |
300 | 302,168 | ||||||
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |
1,325 | 1,327,513 | ||||||
| San Francisco Intl Airport |
1,000 | 1,055,969 | ||||||
| San Francisco Intl Airport |
1,000 | 1,021,953 | ||||||
| Series 2023-E |
1,000 | 1,108,017 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 05/01/2037 |
1,545 | 1,739,233 | ||||||
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| Series 2024 |
$ | 500 | $ | 556,082 | ||||
| 5.25%, 05/01/2042 |
1,250 | 1,365,422 | ||||||
| Series 2025-D |
2,000 | 2,120,534 | ||||||
| San Francisco Unified School District |
1,830 | 1,831,682 | ||||||
| San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Authority |
1,000 | 1,107,572 | ||||||
| Southern California Public Power Authority |
1,000 | 1,116,902 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2040 |
1,000 | 1,086,169 | ||||||
| State of California |
200 | 218,936 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,000 | 1,130,914 | ||||||
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| Colorado – 2.6% |
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| City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,023,440 | ||||||
| Series 2022-D |
1,000 | 1,085,318 | ||||||
| 5.75%, 11/15/2045 |
1,315 | 1,427,239 | ||||||
| City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue |
305 | 318,596 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2034 |
400 | 444,733 | ||||||
| Colorado Health Facilities Authority |
250 | 242,133 | ||||||
| Colorado Health Facilities Authority |
2,000 | 2,233,367 | ||||||
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| Colorado Health Facilities Authority |
$ | 1,380 | $ | 1,451,360 | ||||
| Regional Transportation District |
1,500 | 1,683,458 | ||||||
| State of Colorado |
1,500 | 1,722,852 | ||||||
| State of Colorado Department of Transportation |
1,000 | 1,000,849 | ||||||
| Town of Vail CO |
3,000 | 3,193,073 | ||||||
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| Connecticut – 1.2% |
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| Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
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 |
300 | 318,360 | ||||||
| State of Connecticut |
2,200 | 2,206,347 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
2,000 | 2,080,328 | ||||||
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| 7,584,226 | ||||||||
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| District of Columbia – 2.7% |
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| District of Columbia |
1,000 | 1,038,193 | ||||||
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| District of Columbia |
$ | 200 | $ | 202,285 | ||||
| District of Columbia |
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 |
1,000 | 1,091,689 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue |
1,000 | 1,063,822 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2033 |
250 | 266,847 | ||||||
| Series 2022-A |
345 | 376,258 | ||||||
| Series 2023-A |
1,000 | 1,082,158 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue |
1,000 | 1,056,962 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue |
1,275 | 1,291,215 | ||||||
| Washington Convention & Sports Authority |
1,200 | 1,208,658 | ||||||
| Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |
400 | 412,318 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
2,235 | 2,333,184 | ||||||
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U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Series 2024 |
$ | 1,750 | $ | 1,825,433 | ||||
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| Florida – 5.5% |
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| Brevard County Health Facilities Authority |
1,350 | 1,406,949 | ||||||
| Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL |
150 | 151,872 | ||||||
| Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL |
1,000 | 831,707 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 06/01/2044(a) |
500 | 453,950 | ||||||
| Capital Trust Authority |
1,000 | 1,019,403 | ||||||
| Capital Trust Authority |
1,150 | 1,069,461 | ||||||
| Capital Trust Authority |
1,000 | 1,003,591 | ||||||
| Central Florida Tourism Oversight District |
1,000 | 1,070,375 | ||||||
| City of Tampa FL |
375 | 370,098 | ||||||
| City of Venice FL |
100 | 100,336 | ||||||
| Collier County Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,109,571 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
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| County of Broward FL Port Facilities Revenue |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 956,704 | ||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2032 |
1,500 | 1,562,228 | ||||||
| County of Lee FL Airport Revenue |
1,000 | 1,067,244 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
1,590 | 1,706,077 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 10/01/2037 |
1,000 | 1,130,833 | ||||||
| County of Miami-Dade FL |
1,000 | 1,047,652 | ||||||
| County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue |
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 |
2,000 | 2,061,819 | ||||||
| County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department |
1,035 | 1,113,562 | ||||||
| County of Palm Beach FL Airport System Revenue |
300 | 326,704 | ||||||
| Florida Development Finance Corp. |
350 | 344,725 | ||||||
| Florida Development Finance Corp. |
250 | 251,918 | ||||||
| Florida Development Finance Corp. |
1,000 | 1,005,283 | ||||||
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| Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority |
$ | 155 | $ | 158,669 | ||||
| Florida Housing Finance Corp. |
1,300 | 1,317,957 | ||||||
| Florida Local Government Finance Commission |
1,000 | 1,004,772 | ||||||
| Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
500 | 555,449 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 10/01/2040 |
1,095 | 1,207,343 | ||||||
| Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
1,000 | 1,066,778 | ||||||
| Hillsborough County Aviation Authority |
300 | 322,131 | ||||||
| Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 999,752 | ||||||
| Orange County Health Facilities Authority |
500 | 533,086 | ||||||
| Palm Beach County Educational Facilities Authority |
255 | 255,235 | ||||||
| Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority |
700 | 740,647 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,027,821 | ||||||
| Village Community Development District No. 15 |
245 | 244,954 | ||||||
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| Georgia – 3.8% |
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| Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority |
$ | 1,200 | $ | 1,214,558 | ||||
| City of Atlanta GA Airport Passenger Facility Charge |
1,495 | 1,625,094 | ||||||
| City of Atlanta GA Department of Aviation |
1,310 | 1,363,838 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
1,000 | 1,114,719 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2038 |
1,365 | 1,484,145 | ||||||
| Fayette County Development Authority |
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. |
1,555 | 1,619,003 | ||||||
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. |
1,000 | 1,014,733 | ||||||
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. |
2,000 | 2,154,825 | ||||||
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. |
1,000 | 1,063,307 | ||||||
| Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia |
2,000 | 2,029,628 | ||||||
| Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia |
700 | 700,696 | ||||||
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| Private Colleges & Universities Authority |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,254,533 | ||||
| Savannah Economic Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,006,233 | ||||||
| Savannah Hospital Authority |
500 | 486,155 | ||||||
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| 23,546,762 | ||||||||
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| Guam – 0.4% |
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| Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority |
385 | 409,462 | ||||||
| Guam Government Waterworks Authority |
270 | 289,851 | ||||||
| Guam Power Authority |
1,000 | 1,016,739 | ||||||
| Territory of Guam |
1,000 | 968,067 | ||||||
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| 2,684,119 | ||||||||
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| Hawaii – 0.4% |
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| City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System Revenue |
250 | 167,582 | ||||||
| State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,022,782 | ||||||
| Series 2025-C |
1,000 | 1,081,450 | ||||||
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| 2,271,814 | ||||||||
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| Illinois – 6.6% |
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| Chicago Board of Education |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,022,637 | ||||
| Series 2021-A |
120 | 121,261 | ||||||
| Series 2023-A |
100 | 102,625 | ||||||
| 6.00%, 12/01/2049 |
1,300 | 1,334,311 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,007,721 | ||||||
| 6.25%, 12/01/2050 |
1,230 | 1,294,405 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
1,000 | 1,067,130 | ||||||
| Series 2025-C |
1,500 | 1,511,808 | ||||||
| Chicago Midway International Airport |
1,000 | 1,083,248 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 01/01/2034 |
1,000 | 1,088,935 | ||||||
| Chicago O’Hare International Airport |
500 | 547,376 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
1,000 | 1,041,027 | ||||||
| Series 2024-C |
1,000 | 1,106,379 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 01/01/2042 |
250 | 270,929 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
1,000 | 1,098,514 | ||||||
| Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund |
3,535 | 3,640,035 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
1,000 | 1,077,651 | ||||||
| City of Chicago IL |
1,000 | 1,044,167 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
1,000 | 1,058,177 | ||||||
| Illinois Finance Authority |
1,000 | 963,873 | ||||||
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| Illinois Finance Authority |
$ | 100 | $ | 99,853 | ||||
| 4.125%, 12/01/2050(a) |
1,000 | 998,535 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,033,592 | ||||||
| Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
2,245 | 2,290,633 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority |
150 | 107,528 | ||||||
| Series 2017 |
100 | 78,680 | ||||||
| Series 2020 |
1,000 | 1,005,210 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
1,375 | 1,324,338 | ||||||
| Sales Tax Securitization Corp. |
1,000 | 1,084,572 | ||||||
| State of Illinois |
1,085 | 1,153,405 | ||||||
| Series 2020-B |
100 | 101,221 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 10/01/2035 |
1,000 | 1,005,564 | ||||||
| Series 2021-A |
200 | 202,145 | ||||||
| Series 2023-B |
1,000 | 1,047,461 | ||||||
| Series 2023-D |
2,000 | 1,999,025 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
1,000 | 1,081,110 | ||||||
| State of Illinois Sales Tax Revenue |
1,000 | 1,101,201 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 06/15/2041 |
1,000 | 1,084,016 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
1,000 | 1,089,779 | ||||||
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| Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 984,018 | ||||
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| Indiana – 2.0% |
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| City of Valparaiso IN |
100 | 102,118 | ||||||
| City of Whiting IN |
2,000 | 2,089,999 | ||||||
| Hancock County Redevelopment Authority |
1,150 | 1,290,341 | ||||||
| Indiana Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,082,034 | ||||||
| Indiana Finance Authority |
1,265 | 1,293,396 | ||||||
| Indiana Finance Authority |
1,000 | 940,965 | ||||||
| Indiana Municipal Power Agency |
2,000 | 2,217,836 | ||||||
| Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank |
1,000 | 1,106,204 | ||||||
| Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank |
150 | 155,729 | ||||||
| BAM Series 2023 |
1,600 | 1,653,942 | ||||||
| Series 2023-F |
100 | 109,477 | ||||||
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|
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| 12,042,041 | ||||||||
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|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Iowa – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority |
$ | 1,120 | $ | 162,588 | ||||
| PEFA, Inc. |
1,000 | 1,065,128 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,227,716 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Kentucky – 1.7% |
||||||||
| Kenton County Airport Board |
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 |
1,155 | 1,223,250 | ||||||
| Series 2025-C |
3,500 | 3,718,219 | ||||||
| Kentucky Public Energy Authority |
500 | 523,516 | ||||||
| Kentucky Public Energy Authority |
200 | 213,142 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
1,000 | 1,056,516 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 10,382,674 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Louisiana – 1.0% |
||||||||
| City of New Orleans LA |
1,000 | 1,042,788 | ||||||
| Louisiana Public Facilities Authority |
100 | 102,230 | ||||||
| Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District |
2,000 | 2,176,324 | ||||||
| 164 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New Orleans Aviation Board |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,084,777 | ||||
| 5.25%, 01/01/2045 |
1,000 | 1,049,986 | ||||||
| Parish of St. John the Baptist LA |
500 | 501,618 | ||||||
| State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue |
200 | 220,446 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 6,178,169 | ||||||||
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|
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| Maine – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Finance Authority of Maine |
1,000 | 1,033,657 | ||||||
| Maine Governmental Facilities Authority |
1,460 | 1,602,316 | ||||||
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|
|||||||
| 2,635,973 | ||||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| Maryland – 1.9% |
||||||||
| Maryland Economic Development Corp. |
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 |
1,000 | 1,146,492 | ||||||
| Maryland Stadium Authority |
445 | 459,753 | ||||||
| State of Maryland |
1,000 | 1,028,512 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 165 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| State of Maryland Department of Transportation |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,021,077 | ||||
| State of Maryland Department of Transportation |
1,000 | 1,084,591 | ||||||
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|
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| 11,409,990 | ||||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| Massachusetts – 4.3% |
||||||||
| City of Quincy MA |
1,000 | 1,043,987 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,003,005 | ||||||
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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 |
1,000 | 1,056,178 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,100 | 1,247,132 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue |
1,000 | 1,066,730 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
2,000 | 2,125,684 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
500 | 500,086 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
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 |
1,000 | 1,003,586 | ||||||
| 166 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2017-A |
$ | 500 | $ | 505,400 | ||||
| Series 2025 |
460 | 483,495 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,000 | 1,060,141 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,000 | 1,024,716 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,000 | 1,029,906 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Port Authority |
975 | 1,033,894 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2046 |
1,500 | 1,537,559 | ||||||
| University of Massachusetts Building Authority |
2,000 | 2,047,975 | ||||||
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| 26,288,077 | ||||||||
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|
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| Michigan – 1.1% |
||||||||
| City of Detroit MI |
1,000 | 1,113,710 | ||||||
| Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue |
1,140 | 1,222,237 | ||||||
| Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,118,539 | ||||||
| Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority |
2,500 | 2,619,118 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 167 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Michigan Strategic Fund |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 933,237 | ||||
|
|
|
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| 7,006,841 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Minnesota – 0.7% |
||||||||
| City of Center City MN |
160 | 169,028 | ||||||
| City of St. Cloud MN |
1,000 | 1,129,468 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 05/01/2042 |
500 | 537,321 | ||||||
| City of Woodbury MN |
500 | 468,076 | ||||||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission |
1,000 | 1,095,447 | ||||||
| Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency |
1,000 | 1,045,898 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 4,445,238 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Mississippi – 0.3% |
||||||||
| City of Gulfport MS |
715 | 779,688 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 07/01/2050 |
900 | 928,704 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,708,392 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Missouri – 0.6% |
||||||||
| Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri |
1,000 | 1,143,160 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
1,000 | 1,143,198 | ||||||
| 168 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri |
$ | 1,530 | $ | 1,685,562 | ||||
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|
|
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| 3,971,920 | ||||||||
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|
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| Nebraska – 0.5% |
||||||||
| Central Plains Energy Project |
1,000 | 1,050,258 | ||||||
| Central Plains Energy Project |
1,000 | 1,071,968 | ||||||
| Nebraska Public Power District |
1,000 | 1,054,773 | ||||||
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|
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| 3,176,999 | ||||||||
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|
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| Nevada – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority |
300 | 319,040 | ||||||
| State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry |
370 | 207,200 | ||||||
| Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority |
235 | 245,687 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 771,927 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| New Hampshire – 2.0% |
||||||||
| National Finance Authority Affordable Housing Certificates Series 2024-1 |
996 | 994,520 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
997 | 1,024,159 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,000,120 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 169 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
$ | 828 | $ | 827,829 | ||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
100 | 100,048 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
999 | 932,707 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
935 | 539,958 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
98 | 93,540 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
992 | 968,412 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
999 | 974,867 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,010,925 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,028,111 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,063,852 | ||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
1,000 | 999,900 | ||||||
| 170 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
$ | 960 | $ | 924,653 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,483,601 | ||||||||
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|
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| New Jersey – 1.6% |
||||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
100 | 77,861 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
1,000 | 1,068,648 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
1,390 | 1,390,375 | ||||||
| Series 2022-A |
1,085 | 1,089,367 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 06/15/2040 |
1,000 | 995,255 | ||||||
| Series 2023-A |
1,000 | 993,932 | ||||||
| Series 2023-B |
1,950 | 2,047,153 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
1,200 | 1,179,098 | ||||||
| Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ |
1,310 | 1,271,324 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 10,113,013 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| New York – 9.0% |
||||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
555 | 600,494 | ||||||
| City of New York NY |
995 | 1,031,519 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
1,000 | 1,141,868 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 08/01/2046 |
1,000 | 1,054,555 | ||||||
| Series 2025-E |
1,000 | 1,090,024 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 171 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2026 |
$ | 1,500 | $ | 1,712,802 | ||||
| Empire State Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,052,680 | ||||||
| Empire State Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,013,424 | ||||||
| Long Island Power Authority |
1,000 | 1,046,383 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
425 | 328,356 | ||||||
| Series 2020-C |
400 | 402,684 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
1,060 | 1,103,744 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
330 | 361,569 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/2040 |
1,000 | 1,087,700 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,895 | 2,033,125 | ||||||
| New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority |
1,000 | 953,134 | ||||||
| New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue |
1,030 | 1,147,435 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,060,373 | ||||||
| Series 2025-H |
1,000 | 1,092,151 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,525 | 1,629,255 | ||||||
| New York Liberty Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,168,350 | ||||||
| 172 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
$ | 2,225 | $ | 2,467,623 | ||||
| Series 2025-A |
1,325 | 1,368,863 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,023,820 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
500 | 530,973 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,040,891 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
500 | 511,268 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 12/31/2060 |
2,250 | 2,284,013 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
1,995 | 2,078,831 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
1,000 | 1,013,352 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
3,000 | 3,161,015 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
250 | 249,997 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 01/01/2050 |
100 | 100,006 | ||||||
| Onondaga Civic Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,081,735 | ||||||
| Port Authority of New York & New Jersey |
900 | 905,567 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
2,000 | 2,063,424 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 08/01/2041 |
855 | 916,380 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 08/01/2047 |
1,285 | 1,350,218 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 173 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. |
$ | 100 | $ | 102,889 | ||||
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority |
1,500 | 1,568,320 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
2,350 | 2,446,569 | ||||||
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority |
1,000 | 1,041,093 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 03/01/2028 |
1,000 | 1,043,148 | ||||||
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority |
500 | 532,466 | ||||||
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue |
1,065 | 1,098,996 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 05/15/2064 |
1,000 | 1,039,827 | ||||||
| Troy Capital Resource Corp. |
1,000 | 1,070,882 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2034 |
1,125 | 1,191,252 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 55,395,043 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| North Carolina – 1.3% |
||||||||
| City of Charlotte NC Airport Revenue |
1,300 | 1,409,071 | ||||||
| County of Guilford NC |
1,140 | 1,150,832 | ||||||
| County of Wake NC |
1,000 | 1,161,771 | ||||||
| 174 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,074,274 | ||||
| Nash Health Care Systems |
1,000 | 1,074,185 | ||||||
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission |
1,000 | 1,009,211 | ||||||
| Raleigh Durham Airport Authority |
1,225 | 1,227,249 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,106,593 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Ohio – 2.4% |
||||||||
| American Municipal Power, Inc. |
1,000 | 1,101,466 | ||||||
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority |
3,000 | 2,394,772 | ||||||
| Columbus Regional Airport Authority |
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 |
1,000 | 1,069,149 | ||||||
| Jefferson County Port Authority/OH |
100 | 81,813 | ||||||
| Lancaster Port Authority |
1,000 | 1,064,096 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 175 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission |
$ | 1,140 | $ | 1,202,245 | ||||
| Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission |
400 | 408,596 | ||||||
| Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority |
1,190 | 1,197,177 | ||||||
| State of Ohio |
1,000 | 1,158,952 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 14,767,586 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Oklahoma – 0.7% |
||||||||
| Oklahoma City Public Property Authority |
1,000 | 1,135,336 | ||||||
| Oklahoma Turnpike Authority |
1,000 | 1,070,582 | ||||||
| Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust Trustees/OK |
1,000 | 1,103,724 | ||||||
| University of Oklahoma (The) |
890 | 954,644 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,264,286 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Oregon – 0.6% |
||||||||
| Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue |
500 | 461,286 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
1,995 | 2,148,270 | ||||||
| Series 2024-T |
1,000 | 1,092,443 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,701,999 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 176 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Other – 0.3% |
||||||||
| 2026 Loan Holding-1 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 991,447 | ||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily ML Certificates |
99 | 100,580 | ||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily VRD Certificates |
999 | 1,028,990 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,121,017 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Pennsylvania – 2.5% |
||||||||
| Adams County General Authority |
660 | 702,216 | ||||||
| Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,037,352 | ||||||
| Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,103,520 | ||||||
| Bucks County Industrial Development Authority |
100 | 105,699 | ||||||
| City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue |
1,000 | 1,001,393 | ||||||
| Series 2020-A |
1,000 | 1,041,379 | ||||||
| AG Series 2024-C |
1,000 | 1,062,075 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 177 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
$ | 200 | $ | 198,896 | ||||
| Series 2026 |
1,500 | 1,530,907 | ||||||
| Delaware County Authority |
1,000 | 1,001,579 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority |
300 | 323,852 | ||||||
| 6.00%, 06/30/2061 |
1,000 | 1,057,856 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority |
250 | 270,048 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority |
1,145 | 1,214,665 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority |
1,250 | 1,319,352 | ||||||
| Philadelphia Gas Works Co. |
1,000 | 1,083,639 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority |
1,000 | 1,034,811 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 15,089,239 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Puerto Rico – 0.5% |
||||||||
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
1,000 | 321,250 | ||||||
| Series 2022-C |
154 | 106,457 | ||||||
| 178 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority |
$ | 1,050 | $ | 771,750 | ||||
| Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth |
100 | 113,916 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue |
2,000 | 1,972,458 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 3,285,831 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| South Carolina – 1.6% |
||||||||
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority |
395 | 409,322 | ||||||
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority |
2,095 | 2,258,267 | ||||||
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,040,788 | ||||||
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,018,032 | ||||||
| South Carolina Public Service Authority |
1,000 | 1,024,718 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
1,000 | 1,084,406 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
500 | 537,576 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
1,000 | 1,134,109 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 12/01/2056 |
1,000 | 1,041,297 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 9,548,515 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 179 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Tennessee – 1.2% |
||||||||
| Bristol Industrial Development Board |
$ | 505 | $ | 503,490 | ||||
| Series 2016-B |
100 | 75,038 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County TN |
1,500 | 1,501,108 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The) |
1,290 | 1,406,983 | ||||||
| Shelby County Health & Educational Facilities Board |
1,100 | 1,071,140 | ||||||
| Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. |
1,385 | 1,473,846 | ||||||
| Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. |
1,000 | 1,061,382 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 7,092,987 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Texas – 6.9% |
||||||||
| Aledo Independent School District |
1,000 | 1,056,065 | ||||||
| Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp. |
1,000 | 904,517 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
700 | 718,914 | ||||||
| Board of Regents of the University of Texas System |
1,000 | 1,102,553 | ||||||
| 180 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,104,547 | ||||
| Central Texas Turnpike System |
100 | 109,855 | ||||||
| City of Austin TX |
1,095 | 1,236,925 | ||||||
| City of Dallas TX |
1,000 | 1,111,882 | ||||||
| City of Georgetown TX Utility System Revenue |
1,535 | 1,634,225 | ||||||
| City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,087,058 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2038 |
500 | 537,956 | ||||||
| City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue |
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 |
2,000 | 2,112,601 | ||||||
| City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue |
1,250 | 1,338,789 | ||||||
| Dallas Fort Worth International Airport |
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 | |||||||
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| Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. |
$ | 2,500 | $ | 2,363,268 | ||||
| Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. |
1,000 | 1,142,871 | ||||||
| Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority |
300 | 309,110 | ||||||
| Lewisville Independent School District |
1,000 | 1,107,127 | ||||||
| Lower Colorado River Authority |
1,000 | 1,087,313 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
1,000 | 1,082,648 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue |
2,120 | 2,140,803 | ||||||
| Mission Economic Development Corp. |
925 | 926,791 | ||||||
| North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority |
1,000 | 1,072,550 | ||||||
| North Texas Tollway Authority |
1,000 | 807,548 | ||||||
| Zero Coupon, 01/01/2035 |
1,000 | 744,942 | ||||||
| AG Series 2008D |
1,000 | 777,262 | ||||||
| Port of Beaumont Industrial Development Authority |
1,100 | 1,004,282 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| Sherman Independent School District/TX |
$ | 1,475 | $ | 1,594,248 | ||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. II |
715 | 716,828 | ||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. IV |
200 | 218,974 | ||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. V |
1,000 | 1,054,342 | ||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. VI |
1,000 | 1,067,595 | ||||||
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. |
100 | 99,395 | ||||||
| Texas State University System |
1,000 | 1,089,511 | ||||||
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| 42,607,170 | ||||||||
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| Utah – 0.8% |
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| City of Salt Lake City UT Airport Revenue |
2,000 | 2,090,186 | ||||||
| Deseret Public Infrastructure District No. 2 |
1,000 | 1,019,271 | ||||||
| Utah City West Public Infrastructure District No. 1 |
1,000 | 1,018,704 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Utah Infrastructure Agency |
$ | 500 | $ | 528,035 | ||||
| Wolf Creek Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 |
200 | 207,707 | ||||||
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| 4,863,903 | ||||||||
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| Virginia – 1.3% |
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| Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 978,344 | ||||||
| Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission |
2,450 | 2,454,465 | ||||||
| Henrico County Economic Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,032,429 | ||||||
| Virginia Beach Development Authority |
100 | 109,088 | ||||||
| Virginia Small Business Financing Authority |
1,000 | 968,779 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2038 |
1,500 | 1,569,272 | ||||||
| Virginia Small Business Financing Authority |
1,000 | 1,001,449 | ||||||
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|
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| 8,113,826 | ||||||||
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| Washington – 2.6% |
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| City of Federal Way WA |
1,000 | 1,042,413 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| King & Snohomish Counties School District No. 417 Northshore |
$ | 100 | $ | 110,588 | ||||
| Port of Seattle WA |
1,000 | 1,019,437 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
1,000 | 1,041,335 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
1,000 | 1,064,149 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2039 |
1,555 | 1,693,048 | ||||||
| State of Washington |
1,000 | 1,001,078 | ||||||
| Series 2023-2 |
1,500 | 1,668,513 | ||||||
| Series 2026-C |
1,000 | 1,142,720 | ||||||
| State of Washington |
1,000 | 1,023,037 | ||||||
| Vancouver Housing Authority |
2,000 | 2,044,109 | ||||||
| Washington Health Care Facilities Authority |
1,000 | 1,030,579 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 981,477 | ||||||
| Washington State Housing Finance Commission |
296 | 288,931 | ||||||
| Washington State Housing Finance Commission |
993 | 958,484 | ||||||
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| 16,109,898 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| West Virginia – 0.2% |
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| West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,068,436 | ||||
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| Wisconsin – 3.1% |
||||||||
| City of Milwaukee WI |
1,000 | 1,126,602 | ||||||
| Public Finance Authority |
999 | 964,014 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
595 | 610,996 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,073,982 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
150 | 150,273 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
100 | 46,780 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,000 | 515,049 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
250 | 250,145 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
500 | 449,691 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,000 | 314,186 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,101,048 | ||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,035,024 | ||||||
| 5.75%, 07/01/2049 |
1,000 | 1,036,702 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,024,062 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
100 | 102,080 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
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 |
500 | 492,888 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
480 | 479,533 | ||||||
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| 19,391,209 | ||||||||
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|
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| Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds |
567,746,875 | |||||||
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| Short-Term Municipal Notes – 5.4% |
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| Arizona – 0.3% |
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| Arizona Health Facilities Authority |
1,590 | 1,590,000 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Arizona Industrial Development Authority |
$ | 260 | $ | 260,000 | ||||
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|
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| 1,850,000 | ||||||||
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|
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| California – 0.2% |
||||||||
| City of Los Angeles CA |
1,000 | 1,001,552 | ||||||
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|
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| Colorado – 0.9% |
||||||||
| Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
495 | 495,000 | ||||||
| Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
1,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
350 | 350,000 | ||||||
| Colorado State Education Loan Program |
1,150 | 1,152,155 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
2,500 | 2,504,697 | ||||||
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| 5,501,852 | ||||||||
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|
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| Florida – 0.7% |
||||||||
| School District of Broward County/FL |
4,200 | 4,203,509 | ||||||
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|
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| Georgia – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Cobb County School District |
1,000 | 1,007,129 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Illinois – 0.1% |
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| Illinois Finance Authority |
$ | 655 | $ | 655,000 | ||||
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|
|
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| Maryland – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority |
600 | 600,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Massachusetts – 0.2% |
||||||||
| City of Quincy MA |
1,000 | 1,007,233 | ||||||
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|
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| Michigan – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Green Lake Township Economic Development Corp. |
700 | 700,000 | ||||||
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|
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| Missouri – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri |
860 | 860,000 | ||||||
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| New Jersey – 0.6% |
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| County of Hudson NJ |
1,000 | 1,010,235 | ||||||
| Essex County Improvement Authority |
1,000 | 1,010,846 | ||||||
| Jersey City Redevelopment Agency |
1,000 | 1,012,024 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| Township of Gloucester NJ |
$ | 1,008 | $ | 1,009,821 | ||||
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| 4,042,926 | ||||||||
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| New York – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund |
490 | 490,000 | ||||||
| Town of Oyster Bay NY |
1,120 | 1,123,318 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,000 | 1,011,306 | ||||||
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| 2,624,624 | ||||||||
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|
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| North Carolina – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (The) |
570 | 570,000 | ||||||
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| Other – 0.5% |
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| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily VRD Certificates |
3,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||
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|
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| Pennsylvania – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority |
500 | 500,000 | ||||||
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|
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| South Carolina – 0.3% |
||||||||
| Berkeley County School District |
1,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| Orangeburg County School District |
1,000 | 1,004,381 | ||||||
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|
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| 2,004,381 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Virginia – 0.2% |
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| Hampton Roads Sanitation District |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,003,059 | ||||
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|
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| West Virginia – 0.1% |
||||||||
| West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority |
500 | 500,000 | ||||||
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| Wisconsin – 0.2% |
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| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
465 | 465,000 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,000 | 999,610 | ||||||
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| 1,464,610 | ||||||||
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|
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| Total Short-Term Municipal Notes |
33,095,875 | |||||||
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|
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| Total Municipal Obligations |
600,842,750 | |||||||
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| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.2% |
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| Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.2% |
||||||||
| MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust |
1,000 | 994,748 | ||||||
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|
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| COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.1% |
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| Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust |
757 | 756,925 | ||||||
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| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
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| WARRANTS – 0.0% |
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| Industrials – 0.0% |
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| Construction & Engineering – 0.0% |
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| DesertXpress Enterprises LLC, expiring 12/31/2026(e)(h)(i)(j) |
7,809 | $ | 11,714 | |||||
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| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.0% |
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| Investment Companies – 2.0% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(k)(l)(m) |
11,994,014 | 11,994,014 | ||||||
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| Total Investments – 99.8% |
614,600,151 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 0.2% |
1,532,774 | |||||||
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|
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| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 616,132,925 | ||||||
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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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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|
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|
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| $ | 264,675 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 264,675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | 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) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | 130,673 | $ | (68 | ) | $ | 130,741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 $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 |
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| 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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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AB TAX-AWARE LONG MUNICIPAL ETF
May 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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|
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| MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 97.8% |
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| Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 95.2% |
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| Alabama – 0.6% |
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| County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue |
$ | 325 | $ | 339,414 | ||||
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| Arizona – 0.8% |
||||||||
| Arizona Industrial Development Authority |
200 | 204,012 | ||||||
| Arizona Industrial Development Authority |
125 | 117,696 | ||||||
| Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority |
150 | 147,101 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 468,809 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| California – 7.0% |
||||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
400 | 416,853 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
350 | 359,813 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
100 | 107,958 | ||||||
| California Community Housing Agency |
100 | 81,286 | ||||||
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank |
100 | 56,000 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue |
$ | 200 | $ | 211,944 | ||||
| City of Los Angeles Department of Airports |
100 | 106,276 | ||||||
| CMFA Special Finance Agency VII |
100 | 69,428 | ||||||
| Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. |
1,000 | 99,609 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
360 | 359,230 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power |
500 | 515,057 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
300 | 321,696 | ||||||
| San Francisco Intl Airport |
1,000 | 1,069,406 | ||||||
| University of California |
250 | 288,236 | ||||||
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| 4,062,792 | ||||||||
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| Colorado – 3.4% |
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| City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,080,514 | ||||||
| Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
100 | 98,350 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
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| Town of Vail CO |
$ | 750 | $ | 798,268 | ||||
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| 1,977,132 | ||||||||
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| Connecticut – 0.2% |
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| Stamford Housing Authority |
100 | 103,729 | ||||||
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| District of Columbia – 2.0% |
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| District of Columbia |
100 | 103,819 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue |
1,000 | 1,059,391 | ||||||
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| 1,163,210 | ||||||||
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| Florida – 5.3% |
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| Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL |
100 | 101,248 | ||||||
| Capital Trust Authority |
500 | 509,702 | ||||||
| City of Venice FL |
100 | 100,336 | ||||||
| County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue |
1,000 | 1,107,589 | ||||||
| County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,030,910 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Florida Development Finance Corp. |
$ | 100 | $ | 99,133 | ||||
| Florida Development Finance Corp. |
100 | 96,683 | ||||||
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| 3,045,601 | ||||||||
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| Georgia – 2.1% |
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| Fayette County Development Authority |
200 | 202,817 | ||||||
| Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia |
1,000 | 1,014,814 | ||||||
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| 1,217,631 | ||||||||
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| Guam – 0.5% |
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| Territory of Guam |
250 | 263,943 | ||||||
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| Hawaii – 0.1% |
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| City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System Revenue |
100 | 67,033 | ||||||
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| Illinois – 6.4% |
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| Chicago Board of Education |
150 | 153,937 | ||||||
| 6.00%, 12/01/2049 |
300 | 307,918 | ||||||
| Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund |
575 | 605,148 | ||||||
| City of Chicago IL |
90 | 90,218 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| City of Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue |
$ | 1,500 | $ | 1,555,653 | ||||
| Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority |
350 | 275,379 | ||||||
| Series 2020 5.00%, 06/15/2050 |
310 | 311,615 | ||||||
| State of Illinois |
350 | 366,611 | ||||||
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| 3,666,479 | ||||||||
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| Indiana – 1.9% |
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| City of Valparaiso IN |
100 | 102,118 | ||||||
| Indiana Finance Authority |
100 | 102,245 | ||||||
| Indiana Finance Authority |
100 | 93,890 | ||||||
| Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank |
150 | 155,729 | ||||||
| BAM Series 2023 |
500 | 516,857 | ||||||
| Series 2023-F |
100 | 109,477 | ||||||
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| 1,080,316 | ||||||||
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| Iowa – 0.3% |
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| PEFA, Inc. |
150 | 159,769 | ||||||
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| Kentucky – 1.4% |
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| Kentucky Public Energy Authority |
740 | 783,727 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| Maine – 0.4% |
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| Finance Authority of Maine |
$ | 200 | $ | 206,731 | ||||
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| Maryland – 3.1% |
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| Maryland Economic Development Corp. |
570 | 574,888 | ||||||
| Maryland Economic Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,043,945 | ||||||
| Maryland Stadium Authority |
150 | 160,065 | ||||||
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| 1,778,898 | ||||||||
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| Massachusetts – 5.6% |
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| Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
180 | 108,677 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue |
835 | 890,720 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
100 | 106,284 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
1,000 | 1,063,340 | ||||||
| Massachusetts School Building Authority |
1,000 | 1,066,364 | ||||||
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| 3,235,385 | ||||||||
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| Nebraska – 1.8% |
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| Nebraska Public Power District |
1,000 | 1,041,837 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
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| New Hampshire – 0.4% |
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| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
$ | 150 | $ | 154,217 | ||||
| New Hampshire Business Finance Authority |
100 | 104,520 | ||||||
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| 258,737 | ||||||||
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| New Jersey – 1.5% |
||||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
825 | 866,103 | ||||||
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| New York – 12.1% |
||||||||
| City of New York NY |
1,000 | 1,036,703 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
575 | 444,246 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
510 | 531,047 | ||||||
| New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue |
1,000 | 1,037,539 | ||||||
| New York Liberty Development Corp. |
500 | 419,989 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,210 | 1,251,656 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,004,229 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| Onondaga Civic Development Corp. |
$ | 100 | $ | 108,173 | ||||
| Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. |
100 | 102,235 | ||||||
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue |
1,000 | 1,039,827 | ||||||
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| 6,975,644 | ||||||||
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| North Carolina – 1.2% |
||||||||
| Nash Health Care Systems |
600 | 644,511 | ||||||
| North Carolina Turnpike Authority |
250 | 71,132 | ||||||
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| 715,643 | ||||||||
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| Ohio – 4.3% |
||||||||
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority |
500 | 399,129 | ||||||
| County of Cuyahoga OH |
1,000 | 1,069,149 | ||||||
| State of Ohio |
1,100 | 1,006,705 | ||||||
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| 2,474,983 | ||||||||
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|
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| Oklahoma – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust Trustees/OK |
100 | 110,372 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| Oregon – 3.1% |
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| Clackamas & Washington Counties School District No. 3 |
$ | 1,250 | $ | 1,346,663 | ||||
| Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue |
500 | 461,286 | ||||||
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|
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| 1,807,949 | ||||||||
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|
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| Pennsylvania – 2.4% |
||||||||
| Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority |
120 | 124,441 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania State University (The) |
1,000 | 1,053,099 | ||||||
| Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development |
205 | 220,029 | ||||||
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|
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| 1,397,569 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Puerto Rico – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue |
100 | 26,724 | ||||||
|
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|
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| South Carolina – 3.0% |
||||||||
| South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority |
500 | 530,027 | ||||||
| South Carolina Public Service Authority |
1,175 | 1,220,707 | ||||||
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|
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| 1,750,734 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| Tennessee – 2.8% |
||||||||
| Bristol Industrial Development Board |
$ | 280 | $ | 275,398 | ||||
| Series 2016-B |
100 | 75,038 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The) |
375 | 407,367 | ||||||
| Shelby County Health & Educational Facilities Board |
875 | 852,043 | ||||||
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| 1,609,846 | ||||||||
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|
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| Texas – 7.8% |
||||||||
| City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue |
100 | 106,784 | ||||||
| City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax & Special Revenue |
1,000 | 1,056,300 | ||||||
| Dallas Fort Worth International Airport |
1,000 | 1,060,099 | ||||||
| Dallas Metrocare Services |
1,000 | 1,032,357 | ||||||
| Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority |
335 | 110,803 | ||||||
| Port of Beaumont Navigation District |
100 | 91,087 | ||||||
| Texas Transportation Finance Corp. |
1,000 | 1,051,839 | ||||||
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| 4,509,269 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
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|
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| Utah – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Utah Infrastructure Agency |
$ | 100 | $ | 105,607 | ||||
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| Virginia – 2.3% |
||||||||
| Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority |
1,000 | 978,344 | ||||||
| Henrico County Economic Development Authority |
100 | 103,243 | ||||||
| James City County Economic Development Authority |
100 | 109,049 | ||||||
| Virginia College Building Authority |
150 | 157,171 | ||||||
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| 1,347,807 | ||||||||
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|
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| Washington – 7.4% |
||||||||
| City of Tacoma WA Electric System Revenue |
1,000 | 1,065,355 | ||||||
| King County Public Hospital District No. 2 |
1,050 | 1,118,607 | ||||||
| Vancouver Housing Authority |
1,000 | 1,022,054 | ||||||
| Washington Health Care Facilities Authority |
1,000 | 1,053,380 | ||||||
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|
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| 4,259,396 | ||||||||
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|
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| Wisconsin – 3.6% |
||||||||
| Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
150 | 150,273 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
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| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
$ | 100 | $ | 100,618 | ||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
200 | 207,005 | ||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
1,550 | 1,606,091 | ||||||
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| 2,063,987 | ||||||||
|
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|
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| Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds |
54,942,806 | |||||||
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| Short-Term Municipal Notes – 2.6% |
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| Idaho – 1.3% |
||||||||
| Idaho Health Facilities Authority |
750 | 750,000 | ||||||
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| Nevada – 1.3% |
||||||||
| County of Clark Department of Aviation |
750 | 750,000 | ||||||
|
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|
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| Total Short-Term Municipal Notes |
1,500,000 | |||||||
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|
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| Total Municipal Obligations |
56,442,806 | |||||||
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| Shares | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.9% |
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| Investment Companies – 2.9% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, |
1,690,337 | 1,690,337 | ||||||
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| Total Investments – 100.7% |
58,133,143 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – (0.7)% |
(417,214 | ) | ||||||
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| 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) |
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| Buy Contracts |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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|
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| $ | 23,442 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 23,442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | 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 by the |
Payment Frequency Paid/ Received |
Market Value |
Upfront (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | 96,373 | $ | (79 | ) | $ | 96,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 $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 | |||||||||||
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|
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| CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 79.4% |
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| Industrial – 70.1% |
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| Basic – 6.2% |
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| Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy |
U.S.$ | 392 | $ | 386,261 | ||||||||
| Alcoa Nederland Holding BV |
1,587 | 1,546,992 | ||||||||||
| 7.125%, 03/15/2031(a) |
4,179 | 4,360,661 | ||||||||||
| Alumina Pty Ltd. |
7 | 7,152 | ||||||||||
| ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc. |
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 |
320 | 318,934 | ||||||||||
| Capstone Copper Corp. |
889 | 906,407 | ||||||||||
| Celanese US Holdings LLC |
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 |
380 | 336,410 | ||||||||||
| Constellium SE |
3,351 | 3,229,995 | ||||||||||
| CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp. |
4,924 | 4,925,133 | ||||||||||
| Element Solutions, Inc. |
3,613 | 3,522,241 | ||||||||||
| Graphic Packaging International LLC |
50 | 48,373 | ||||||||||
| Huntsman International LLC |
934 | 904,280 | ||||||||||
| INEOS Finance PLC |
EUR | 715 | 814,444 | |||||||||
| Ingevity Corp. |
U.S.$ | 1,972 | 1,903,749 | |||||||||
| Methanex Corp. |
4,427 | 4,429,700 | ||||||||||
| Novelis Corp. |
4,657 | 4,493,027 | ||||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Olin Corp. |
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. |
EUR | 100 | 115,439 | |||||||
| Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 680 | 665,094 | |||||||
| SunCoke Energy, Inc. |
2,076 | 1,988,102 | ||||||||
| WR Grace Holdings LLC |
5,503 | 5,461,177 | ||||||||
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| 56,207,874 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Capital Goods – 9.0% |
| |||||||||
| Arcosa, Inc. |
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 |
EUR | 597 | 697,261 | |||||||
| Ball Corp. |
U.S.$ | 689 | 626,783 | |||||||
| Biffa Group Holdings Ltd. |
EUR | 777 | 894,951 | |||||||
| Bombardier, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 2,663 | 2,933,401 | |||||||
| 8.75%, 11/15/2030(a) |
905 | 960,639 | ||||||||
| Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY |
4,683 | 4,744,254 | ||||||||
| Dycom Industries, Inc. |
2,714 | 2,665,609 | ||||||||
| Efesto Bidco SpA Efesto US LLC |
4,872 | 4,776,217 | ||||||||
| EnerSys |
1,214 | 1,205,453 | ||||||||
| Esab Corp. |
5,385 | 5,484,623 | ||||||||
| GFL Environmental, Inc. |
6,243 | 6,100,410 | ||||||||
| 6.75%, 01/15/2031(a) |
507 | 523,777 | ||||||||
| Goat Holdco LLC |
731 | 744,377 | ||||||||
| IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA |
EUR | 650 | 757,895 | |||||||
| LSB Industries, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 4,694 | 4,697,755 | |||||||
| 210 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Luna 2 5SARL |
EUR | 266 | $ | 311,365 | ||||||
| Maxam Prill SARL |
U.S.$ | 5,001 | 5,164,183 | |||||||
| MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp. |
7,455 | 6,965,952 | ||||||||
| Mueller Water Products, Inc. |
3,103 | 2,998,088 | ||||||||
| Quikrete Holdings, Inc. |
3,077 | 3,133,463 | ||||||||
| Silgan Holdings, Inc. |
EUR | 412 | 467,341 | |||||||
| Terex Corp. |
U.S.$ | 6,360 | 6,302,569 | |||||||
| TK Elevator Midco GmbH |
EUR | 34 | 39,736 | |||||||
| TransDigm, Inc. |
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. |
863 | 883,876 | ||||||||
| WESCO Distribution, Inc. |
300 | 297,612 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 81,288,400 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Communications - Media – 5.4% |
| |||||||||
| AMC Global Media, Inc. |
573 | 592,935 | ||||||||
| Banijay Entertainment SAS |
EUR | 442 | 531,905 | |||||||
| 8.125%, 05/01/2029(a) |
U.S.$ | 234 | 241,142 | |||||||
| Cable One, Inc. |
541 | 346,586 | ||||||||
| CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. |
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. |
1,149 | 1,187,882 | ||||||||
| CSC Holdings LLC |
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 |
4,131 | 4,243,942 | ||||||||
| DIRECTV Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc. |
148 | 148,271 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 211 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 2,355 | $ | 2,081,137 | ||||||||
| DISH DBS Corp. |
2,160 | 2,152,397 | ||||||||||
| 5.75%, 12/01/2028(a) |
754 | 739,033 | ||||||||||
| EchoStar Corp. |
2,131 | 2,316,290 | ||||||||||
| EW Scripps Co. (The) |
795 | 759,948 | ||||||||||
| Gray Media, Inc. |
2,081 | 2,205,485 | ||||||||||
| LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC |
1,179 | 737,087 | ||||||||||
| 6.75%, 10/15/2027(a) |
2,212 | 1,432,712 | ||||||||||
| McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. |
4,979 | 4,953,508 | ||||||||||
| Sinclair Television Group, Inc. |
22 | 19,599 | ||||||||||
| 8.125%, 02/15/2033(a) |
44 | 45,155 | ||||||||||
| Sirius XM Radio LLC |
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 |
EUR | 196 | 201,205 | |||||||||
| Veritiv Operating Co. |
U.S.$ | 2,410 | 2,472,853 | |||||||||
| Versant Media Group, Inc. |
4,280 | 4,445,336 | ||||||||||
| Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC |
4,101 | 3,945,326 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 48,903,489 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 1.2% |
||||||||||||
| Altice Financing SA |
1,198 | 878,206 | ||||||||||
| Altice France SA |
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 |
868 | 916,226 | ||||||||||
| Core Scientific Finance I LLC |
1,864 | 1,907,506 | ||||||||||
| Edged Compute LLC |
1,492 | 1,496,401 | ||||||||||
| Iliad Holding SAS |
810 | 858,171 | ||||||||||
| 212 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Viasat, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 266 | $ | 268,740 | ||||||
| Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC |
736 | 615,429 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 10,480,455 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.7% |
| |||||||||
| Adient Global Holdings Ltd. |
3,749 | 3,905,858 | ||||||||
| Allison Transmission, Inc. |
500 | 468,295 | ||||||||
| Garrett Motion Holdings, Inc./Garrett LX I SARL |
1,665 | 1,744,520 | ||||||||
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) |
901 | 805,503 | ||||||||
| 5.25%, 07/15/2031 |
4,357 | 3,868,580 | ||||||||
| IHO Verwaltungs GmbH |
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. |
1,938 | 1,992,787 | ||||||||
| Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC |
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. |
314 | 309,519 | ||||||||
| 4.81%, 09/17/2030(a) |
883 | 827,265 | ||||||||
| 7.50%, 07/17/2030(a) |
792 | 820,765 | ||||||||
| Phinia, Inc. |
1,092 | 1,121,287 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 23,082,103 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 1.4% |
| |||||||||
| CPUK Finance Ltd. |
GBP | 400 | 553,512 | |||||||
| NCL Corp., Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 2,858 | 2,761,514 | |||||||
| 6.75%, 02/01/2032(a) |
875 | 867,633 | ||||||||
| SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. |
5,115 | 4,975,719 | ||||||||
| Viking Cruises Ltd. |
2,169 | 2,169,694 | ||||||||
| 9.125%, 07/15/2031(a) |
729 | 766,383 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 12,094,455 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 213 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 7.8% |
| |||||||||
| Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK PLC |
U.S.$ | 1,194 | $ | 1,232,315 | ||||||
| AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC |
3,583 | 3,729,688 | ||||||||
| Banijay Gaming SAS |
EUR | 424 | 500,412 | |||||||
| Boyne USA, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 2,993 | 2,950,948 | |||||||
| Brightstar Lottery PLC |
55 | 54,702 | ||||||||
| Builders FirstSource, Inc. |
651 | 656,911 | ||||||||
| Churchill Downs, Inc. |
1,582 | 1,567,145 | ||||||||
| Cirsa Finance International SARL |
EUR | 668 | 806,806 | |||||||
| Great Canadian Gaming Corp./Raptor LLC |
U.S.$ | 560 | 551,074 | |||||||
| Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. |
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. |
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. |
5,393 | 5,204,946 | ||||||||
| Masterbrand, Inc. |
7,090 | 7,072,842 | ||||||||
| Miller Homes Group Finco PLC |
EUR | 194 | 223,398 | |||||||
| 7.00%, 05/15/2029(a) |
GBP | 276 | 362,734 | |||||||
| Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority/MS Digital Entertainment Holdings LLC |
U.S.$ | 2,180 | 2,277,381 | |||||||
| Playtech PLC |
EUR | 620 | 734,651 | |||||||
| Standard Building Solutions, Inc. |
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 |
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 | ||||||||
| 214 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Station Casinos LLC |
U.S.$ | 2,049 | $ | 2,019,699 | ||||||
| Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc. |
3,464 | 3,495,973 | ||||||||
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
6,583 | 6,223,502 | ||||||||
| Travel & Leisure Co. |
3,291 | 3,175,914 | ||||||||
| 6.25%, 06/01/2031(a) |
807 | 811,616 | ||||||||
| Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. |
5,140 | 5,068,040 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 68,061,299 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.6% |
| |||||||||
| 1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. |
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 |
410 | 409,188 | ||||||||
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
2,677 | 2,490,708 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 6,281,412 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 5.1% |
| |||||||||
| Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |
6,504 | 6,684,551 | ||||||||
| Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. |
6,375 | 6,194,014 | ||||||||
| Beach Acquisition Bidco LLC |
EUR | 668 | 783,942 | |||||||
| Boots Group Finco LP |
781 | 934,209 | ||||||||
| Carvana Co. |
U.S.$ | 2,076 | 2,153,808 | |||||||
| 9.00%, 06/01/2031(a)(b)(c) |
367 | 405,531 | ||||||||
| FirstCash, Inc. |
1,278 | 1,260,491 | ||||||||
| Gap, Inc. (The) |
5,830 | 5,469,415 | ||||||||
| Gee Automotive Holdings LLC |
899 | 908,134 | ||||||||
| Global Auto Holdings Ltd./AAG FH UK Ltd. |
3,265 | 3,178,151 | ||||||||
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |
2,339 | 2,275,052 | ||||||||
| 6.375%, 01/15/2030(a) |
467 | 474,766 | ||||||||
| LCM Investments Holdings II LLC |
4,635 | 4,527,375 | ||||||||
| 8.25%, 08/01/2031(a) |
208 | 217,060 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 215 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Murphy Oil USA, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 1,268 | $ | 1,181,370 | ||||||
| Park River Holdings, Inc. |
451 | 456,628 | ||||||||
| Penske Automotive Group, Inc. |
3,854 | 3,691,592 | ||||||||
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. |
1,739 | 1,664,484 | ||||||||
| Staples, Inc. |
1,864 | 1,773,223 | ||||||||
| William Carter Co. (The) |
1,295 | 1,339,470 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 45,573,266 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 8.7% |
| |||||||||
| Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. |
4,580 | 4,552,612 | ||||||||
| Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC |
150 | 146,625 | ||||||||
| Bausch & Lomb Corp. |
3,128 | 3,237,668 | ||||||||
| Bausch Health Cos., Inc. |
187 | 194,933 | ||||||||
| CAB SELAS |
EUR | 859 | 1,007,813 | |||||||
| Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc. |
U.S.$ | 250 | 258,075 | |||||||
| CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. |
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. |
6,159 | 4,773,533 | ||||||||
| 6.75%, 02/15/2030(a) |
366 | 302,038 | ||||||||
| Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. |
1,030 | 931,841 | ||||||||
| Grifols SA |
EUR | 1,524 | 1,765,289 | |||||||
| 4.75%, 10/15/2028(a) |
U.S.$ | 3,183 | 3,133,982 | |||||||
| Gruenenthal GmbH |
EUR | 907 | 1,057,577 | |||||||
| Gruppo San Donato SpA |
1,056 | 1,189,168 | ||||||||
| Iceland Bondco PLC |
199 | 234,555 | ||||||||
| 10.875%, 12/15/2027(a) |
GBP | 114 | 159,168 | |||||||
| 216 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Insulet Corp. |
U.S.$ | 5,249 | $ | 5,340,228 | ||||||
| IQVIA, Inc. |
1,570 | 1,568,964 | ||||||||
| 5.00%, 05/15/2027(a) |
413 | 412,864 | ||||||||
| Kedrion SpA |
1,578 | 1,555,561 | ||||||||
| LifePoint Health, Inc. |
2,365 | 2,504,748 | ||||||||
| Mehilainen Yhtiot Oy |
EUR | 419 | 488,791 | |||||||
| ModivCare, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 1,626 | 2,114 | |||||||
| Neogen Food Safety Corp. |
1,166 | 1,222,843 | ||||||||
| Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV |
4,080 | 4,030,632 | ||||||||
| Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co. |
5,122 | 4,910,000 | ||||||||
| Series USD |
400 | 381,696 | ||||||||
| Premier Foods Finance PLC |
GBP | 200 | 268,310 | |||||||
| Select Medical Corp. |
U.S.$ | 5,297 | 5,154,882 | |||||||
| Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. |
5,380 | 5,397,593 | ||||||||
| Tenet Healthcare Corp. |
4,205 | 4,100,043 | ||||||||
| 4.375%, 01/15/2030 |
3,565 | 3,450,243 | ||||||||
| US Foods, Inc. |
5,606 | 5,535,084 | ||||||||
| Whirlpool Corp. |
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. |
6,250 | 6,431,938 | ||||||||
| 7.25%, 07/15/2032(a) |
564 | 585,889 | ||||||||
| Buckeye Partners LP |
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. |
897 | 935,427 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 217 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Chord Energy Corp. |
U.S.$ | 3,072 | $ | 3,108,956 | ||||||
| 6.75%, 03/15/2033(a) |
3,700 | 3,802,342 | ||||||||
| CITGO Petroleum Corp. |
1,075 | 1,107,411 | ||||||||
| CNX Resources Corp. |
4,628 | 4,782,066 | ||||||||
| 7.375%, 01/15/2031(a) |
300 | 307,899 | ||||||||
| CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC |
6,956 | 6,853,260 | ||||||||
| Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp. |
2,674 | 2,784,677 | ||||||||
| Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp. |
1,774 | 1,842,122 | ||||||||
| 8.875%, 04/15/2030 |
1,307 | 1,368,547 | ||||||||
| Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp. |
1,190 | 1,247,917 | ||||||||
| Gulfport Energy Operating Corp. |
1,400 | 1,436,820 | ||||||||
| Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. |
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 |
410 | 426,400 | ||||||||
| Kraken Oil & Gas Partners LLC |
2,559 | 2,597,615 | ||||||||
| Matador Resources Co. |
2,255 | 2,283,841 | ||||||||
| NFE Financing LLC |
3,644 | 1,586,283 | ||||||||
| Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. |
3 | 3,116 | ||||||||
| NuStar Logistics LP |
1,317 | 1,321,465 | ||||||||
| 6.375%, 10/01/2030 |
4,461 | 4,632,079 | ||||||||
| Range Resources Corp. |
643 | 629,323 | ||||||||
| Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc. |
843 | 883,076 | ||||||||
| SM Energy Co. |
3,570 | 3,659,107 | ||||||||
| Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp. |
942 | 903,444 | ||||||||
| Sunoco LP |
2,409 | 2,351,208 | ||||||||
| 218 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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. |
392 | 384,152 | ||||||||
| 7.00%, 09/15/2028(a) |
4,746 | 4,859,287 | ||||||||
| Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc. |
942 | 912,704 | ||||||||
| Talos Production, Inc. |
610 | 636,681 | ||||||||
| TGNR Intermediate Holdings LLC |
1,687 | 1,662,201 | ||||||||
| Transocean International Ltd. |
1,225 | 1,279,353 | ||||||||
| Venture Global LNG, Inc. |
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 |
1,304 | 1,338,582 | ||||||||
| Wildfire Intermediate Holdings LLC |
2,410 | 2,474,853 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 91,875,241 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Industrial – 1.1% |
| |||||||||
| American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. |
434 | 412,639 | ||||||||
| Belden, Inc. |
EUR | 693 | 780,586 | |||||||
| Fluor Corp. |
U.S.$ | 897 | 880,665 | |||||||
| Gates Corp./DE |
340 | 349,986 | ||||||||
| Resideo Funding, Inc. |
4,416 | 4,435,519 | ||||||||
| Velocity Vehicle Group LLC |
2,952 | 2,915,956 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 9,775,351 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Services – 4.0% |
| |||||||||
| Allied Universal Holdco LLC |
3,691 | 3,858,608 | ||||||||
| Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL |
EUR | 160 | 185,500 | |||||||
| 4.625%, 06/01/2028(a) |
U.S.$ | 4,085 | 4,023,869 | |||||||
| Angi Group LLC |
5,221 | 4,620,846 | ||||||||
| Aramark International Finance SARL |
EUR | 120 | 137,088 | |||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 219 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Belron UK Finance PLC |
U.S.$ | 6,921 | $ | 6,978,790 | ||||||
| Cars.com, Inc. |
1,545 | 1,514,934 | ||||||||
| Clarivate Science Holdings Corp. |
1,940 | 1,774,537 | ||||||||
| Deepocean Ltd. |
EUR | 416 | 498,320 | |||||||
| Garda World Security Corp. |
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 |
115 | 106,058 | ||||||||
| Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc. |
2,906 | 2,849,217 | ||||||||
| Sabre GLBL, Inc. |
2,137 | 1,904,815 | ||||||||
| Sotheby’s |
577 | 567,982 | ||||||||
| Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH |
EUR | 777 | 930,304 | |||||||
| Wand NewCo 3, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 613 | 634,026 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 36,350,847 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Technology – 4.0% |
| |||||||||
| Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA |
EUR | 1,870 | 2,119,741 | |||||||
| Cloud Software Group, Inc. |
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. |
2,080 | 2,180,838 | ||||||||
| Ellucian Holdings, Inc. |
5,296 | 5,223,286 | ||||||||
| Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc. |
4,890 | 4,943,937 | ||||||||
| Gen Digital, Inc. |
1,022 | 1,027,498 | ||||||||
| Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc. |
300 | 282,444 | ||||||||
| 5.25%, 12/01/2027(a) |
1,233 | 1,232,692 | ||||||||
| GoTo Group, Inc. |
608 | 281,306 | ||||||||
| 220 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| IPD 3 BV |
EUR | 633 | $ | 716,740 | ||||||
| Meridian Arc Holdco LLC |
U.S.$ | 3,413 | 3,430,952 | |||||||
| MKS, Inc. |
EUR | 964 | 1,093,340 | |||||||
| NCR Atleos Corp. |
U.S.$ | 372 | 397,739 | |||||||
| NCR Voyix Corp. |
2,724 | 2,676,357 | ||||||||
| OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc. |
EUR | 1,642 | 1,995,344 | |||||||
| 7.25%, 07/01/2033(a) |
U.S.$ | 2,122 | 2,211,251 | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. |
939 | 915,966 | ||||||||
| Playtika Holding Corp. |
2,027 | 1,821,888 | ||||||||
| Rackspace Finance LLC |
1,075 | 907,358 | ||||||||
| TeamSystem SpA |
EUR | 1,044 | 1,165,324 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 37,601,310 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Transportation - Airlines – 1.0% |
| |||||||||
| Allegiant Travel Co. |
U.S.$ | 2,480 | 2,485,010 | |||||||
| American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. |
6,458 | 6,453,092 | ||||||||
| Avianca Midco 2 PLC |
158 | 157,151 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 9,095,253 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Transportation - Services – 1.6% |
| |||||||||
| Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc. |
EUR | 246 | 294,269 | |||||||
| Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc. |
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 |
EUR | 1,295 | 1,402,393 | |||||||
| Beacon Mobility Corp. |
U.S.$ | 4,301 | 4,452,782 | |||||||
| Boels Topholding BV |
EUR | 492 | 588,148 | |||||||
| Dcli Bidco LLC |
U.S.$ | 2,029 | 2,086,360 | |||||||
| FTAI Aviation Investors LLC |
191 | 200,304 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 221 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Hertz Corp. (The) |
U.S.$ | 346 | $ | 330,852 | ||||||
| Kapla Holding SAS |
EUR | 1,498 | 1,753,247 | |||||||
| Loxam SAS |
104 | 121,247 | ||||||||
| 6.375%, 05/31/2029(a) |
185 | 221,326 | ||||||||
| Mundys SpA |
450 | 511,705 | ||||||||
| Rand Parent LLC |
U.S.$ | 215 | 221,712 | |||||||
| Upbound Group, Inc. |
865 | 855,329 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 15,211,934 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 627,889,699 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 9.2% |
| |||||||||
| Banking – 1.1% |
| |||||||||
| Armor Holdco, Inc. |
1,360 | 1,367,684 | ||||||||
| Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. |
6,622 | 6,776,822 | ||||||||
| CaixaBank SA |
EUR | 200 | 238,627 | |||||||
| Credit Acceptance Corp. |
U.S.$ | 217 | 218,456 | |||||||
| Freedom Mortgage Corp. |
548 | 592,240 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 9,193,829 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Brokerage – 1.0% |
| |||||||||
| Aretec Group, Inc. |
3,423 | 3,633,309 | ||||||||
| First Eagle Holdings, Inc. |
922 | 934,401 | ||||||||
| Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc. |
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 |
1,086 | 1,038,690 | ||||||||
| Curo SPV LLC |
1,259 | 1,202,572 | ||||||||
| Enova International, Inc. |
2,874 | 3,008,618 | ||||||||
| 11.25%, 12/15/2028(a) |
1,667 | 1,760,352 | ||||||||
| GGAM Finance Ltd. |
674 | 678,994 | ||||||||
| 8.00%, 06/15/2028(a) |
4,650 | 4,835,768 | ||||||||
| 222 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| goeasy Ltd. |
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. |
4,492 | 4,344,168 | ||||||||
| Navient Corp. |
1,066 | 1,062,418 | ||||||||
| 11.50%, 03/15/2031 |
2,727 | 2,902,183 | ||||||||
| OneMain Finance Corp. |
1,226 | 1,275,126 | ||||||||
| Phoenix Aviation Capital Ltd. |
1,327 | 1,367,699 | ||||||||
| Rfna LP |
4,840 | 4,744,507 | ||||||||
| SLM Corp. |
562 | 562,096 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 32,847,193 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Financial Services – 0.5% |
| |||||||||
| 1261229 BC Ltd. |
278 | 284,661 | ||||||||
| Asurion LLC/Asurion Co-Issuer, Inc. |
592 | 617,142 | ||||||||
| Cipher Compute LLC |
1,537 | 1,601,662 | ||||||||
| Encore Capital Group, Inc. |
1,954 | 2,078,353 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 4,581,818 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Insurance – 3.0% |
| |||||||||
| Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc. |
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 |
3,667 | 3,699,820 | ||||||||
| AmWINS Group, Inc. |
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 |
416 | 417,610 | ||||||||
| Ardonagh Finco Ltd. |
EUR | 1,374 | 1,608,311 | |||||||
| 7.75%, 02/15/2031(a) |
U.S.$ | 1,352 | 1,362,099 | |||||||
| CRC Insurance Group LLC |
3,781 | 3,789,205 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 223 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Howden UK Re nance PLC/Howden UK Refinance 2 PLC/Howden US Refinance LLC |
U.S.$ | 3,498 | $ | 3,467,218 | ||||||||
| Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. |
2,622 | 2,674,728 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 27,116,139 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| REITs – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Five Point Operating Co. LP |
977 | 1,002,285 | ||||||||||
| Vivion Investments SARL |
EUR | 1 | 842 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,003,127 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 84,585,870 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Utility – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Electric – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| NRG Energy, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 909 | 909,509 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade |
713,385,078 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 12.5% |
||||||||||||
| Industrial – 8.5% |
||||||||||||
| Basic – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| FMC Corp. |
1,038 | 1,084,938 | ||||||||||
| Hudbay Minerals, Inc. |
686 | 691,557 | ||||||||||
| SNF Group SACA |
1,096 | 1,109,601 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,886,096 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC |
1,128 | 1,272,880 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Lorca Telecom Bondco SA |
EUR | 173 | 202,335 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.0% |
||||||||||||
| Adient Global Holdings Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 1,163 | 1,182,573 | |||||||||
| Ford Motor Co. |
2,600 | 2,303,964 | ||||||||||
| Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC |
254 | 253,075 | ||||||||||
| 224 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
EUR | 478 | 561,801 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 8,965,990 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.6% |
| |||||||||
| Carnival Corp., Ltd. |
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 |
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. |
417 | 419,590 | ||||||||
| Voyager Parent LLC |
4,629 | 4,910,489 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 8,807,930 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.5% |
| |||||||||
| 1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. |
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. |
2,590 | 2,481,401 | ||||||||
| Jazz Securities DAC |
7,888 | 7,737,260 | ||||||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV |
EUR | 482 | 563,336 | |||||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV |
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 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 225 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Energy – 1.8% |
| |||||||||
| Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp. |
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 |
200 | 212,254 | ||||||||
| Colonial Pipeline Co. |
3,000 | 3,298,620 | ||||||||
| EQT Corp. |
78 | 77,537 | ||||||||
| Hess Midstream Operations LP |
403 | 390,269 | ||||||||
| 5.125%, 06/15/2028(a) |
3,772 | 3,762,269 | ||||||||
| Permian Resources Operating LLC |
55 | 55,036 | ||||||||
| 7.00%, 01/15/2032(a) |
5,245 | 5,468,332 | ||||||||
| Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd. |
242 | 225,665 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 16,519,922 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.8% |
| |||||||||
| American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. |
6,754 | 6,626,822 | ||||||||
| RB Global Holdings, Inc. |
502 | 509,535 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 7,136,357 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Services – 0.9% |
| |||||||||
| Block, Inc. |
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. |
202 | 197,142 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 76,497,176 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 4.0% |
| |||||||||
| Banking – 3.1% |
| |||||||||
| Ally Financial, Inc. |
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 |
752 | 769,679 | ||||||||
| BPCE SA |
686 | 705,915 | ||||||||
| 226 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| CaixaBank SA |
U.S.$ | 1,324 | $ | 1,355,935 | ||||||
| Capital One Financial Corp. |
1,573 | 1,603,453 | ||||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
205 | 213,216 | ||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY |
3,990 | 3,725,623 | ||||||||
| 3.742%, 01/07/2033 |
230 | 210,443 | ||||||||
| Intesa Sanpaolo SpA |
2,636 | 2,487,330 | ||||||||
| Synchrony Financial |
610 | 621,627 | ||||||||
| 7.25%, 02/02/2033 |
5,915 | 6,127,230 | ||||||||
| Truist Financial Corp. |
626 | 627,214 | ||||||||
| UBS Group AG |
445 | 445,000 | ||||||||
| 4.375%, 02/10/2031(a)(i) |
507 | 462,217 | ||||||||
| UniCredit SpA |
1,787 | 1,797,597 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 27,661,706 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Finance – 0.5% |
| |||||||||
| FS KKR Capital Corp. |
1,309 | 1,233,811 | ||||||||
| Midcap Financial Issuer Trust |
3,001 | 2,999,350 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 4,233,161 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Insurance – 0.1% |
| |||||||||
| Athene Global Funding |
93 | 94,231 | ||||||||
| Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The) |
859 | 829,330 | ||||||||
| SBL Holdings, Inc. |
370 | 331,927 | ||||||||
| 5.90%, 09/26/2028(a) |
236 | 228,637 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 1,484,125 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| REITs – 0.3% |
| |||||||||
| Newmark Group, Inc. |
2,027 | 2,126,789 | ||||||||
| Trust 2401 |
211 | 202,222 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 227 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Vornado Realty LP |
U.S.$ | 84 | $ | 76,610 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,405,621 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 35,784,613 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Utility – 0.0% |
| |||||||||||
| Electric – 0.0% |
| |||||||||||
| Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP |
427 | 398,062 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Corporates - Investment Grade |
112,679,851 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| BANK LOANS – 4.4% |
||||||||||||
| Industrial – 3.1% |
||||||||||||
| Basic – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| INEOS US Petrochem LLC |
1,886 | 1,737,254 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 0.6% |
||||||||||||
| DIRECTV Financing LLC |
1,216 | 1,222,114 | ||||||||||
| MH Sub I LLC |
1,592 | 1,538,840 | ||||||||||
| MJH Healthcare Holdings LLC |
1,450 | 1,408,922 | ||||||||||
| Neptune Bidco US, Inc. |
1,000 | 987,810 | ||||||||||
| Radiate Holdco LLC |
772 | 697,556 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 5,855,242 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.2% |
| |||||||||||
| StubHub Holdco Sub LLC |
1,388 | 1,390,548 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| RealTruck Group, Inc. |
958 | 612,981 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| PHRG Intermediate LLC |
804 | 801,160 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.4% |
||||||||||||
| Hertz Corp. (The) |
U.S.$ | 1,514 | $ | 1,169,853 | ||||||||
| ModivCare Buyer LLC |
88 | 73,745 | ||||||||||
| MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC |
1,926 | 1,912,750 | ||||||||||
| Weber-Stephen Products LLC |
620 | 595,200 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,751,548 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Energy – 0.2% |
| |||||||||||
| Calcasieu Pass Funding, LLC |
1,930 | 1,934,825 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 1.2% |
||||||||||||
| Boxer Parent Co., Inc. |
1,469 | 1,373,286 | ||||||||||
| Clover Holdings 2 LLC |
1,787 | 1,721,423 | ||||||||||
| Darktrace Finco US LLC |
1,207 | 1,151,263 | ||||||||||
| Loyalty Ventures, Inc. |
550 | 49,487 | ||||||||||
| Peraton Corp. |
2,357 | 2,093,353 | ||||||||||
| Ping Identity Holding Corp. |
790 | 779,635 | ||||||||||
| Playtika Holding Corp. |
767 | 748,986 | ||||||||||
| Polaris Newco LLC |
1,257 | 1,122,570 | ||||||||||
| Rocket Software, Inc. |
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. |
U.S.$ | 847 | $ | 739,095 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 27,807,456 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 1.3% |
||||||||||||
| Banking – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd. |
105 | 105,395 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Brokerage – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| Jane Street Group LLC |
2,526 | 2,510,605 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Finance – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Nexus Buyer LLC |
1,800 | 1,771,074 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Services – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| ACProducts Holdings, Inc. |
43 | 44,225 | ||||||||||
| Colossus Acquireco LLC |
517 | 516,825 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 561,050 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Insurance – 0.8% |
| |||||||||||
| Acrisure LLC |
5,087 | 4,820,047 | ||||||||||
| Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer |
1,200 | 1,194,791 | ||||||||||
| Asurion LLC |
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 |
39,735,121 | |||||||||||
|
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|
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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 |
U.S.$ | 486 | $ | 331,082 | ||||||||
| Braskem Netherlands Finance BV |
341 | 226,339 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 557,421 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.3% |
| |||||||||||
| Melco Resorts Finance Ltd. |
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 |
28 | 27,580 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Energy – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Ecopetrol SA |
216 | 227,092 | ||||||||||
| Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. |
216 | 197,640 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 424,732 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 0.0% |
| |||||||||||
| ATP Tower Holdings/Andean Telecom Partners Chile SpA/Andean Tower Partners C |
470 | 482,671 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,944,576 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Utility – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Electric – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| India Clean Energy Holdings |
200 | 196,583 | ||||||||||
| Investment Energy Resources Ltd. |
247 | 246,950 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 443,533 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds |
4,388,109 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| Bahrain – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Bahrain Government International Bond |
570 | 576,509 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Cote D’Ivoire – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast Government International Bond |
U.S.$ | 507 | $ | 514,798 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Egypt – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Egypt Government International Bond |
200 | 203,096 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Senegal – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Senegal Government International Bond |
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 |
540 | 541,890 | ||||||||||
| Series 12Y |
208 | 206,010 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 747,900 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns |
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 |
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 |
U.S.$ | 2,179 | $ | 159 | ||||||||
| Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust |
2,382 | 22,913 | ||||||||||
| Commercial Mortgage Trust |
100 | 82,990 | ||||||||||
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust |
158 | 153,996 | ||||||||||
| Series 2011-GC5, Class D |
236 | 184,615 | ||||||||||
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust |
1,036 | 543 | ||||||||||
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust |
25 | 24,232 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
469,448 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| South Africa – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Transnet/South Africa |
370 | 384,800 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Shares | ||||||||||||
| PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Industrials – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Asphalt ATD Holdco – Class A |
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 |
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) |
14,434,300 | 14,434,300 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Investments – 98.9% |
888,643,600 | |||||||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 1.1% |
10,323,257 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 898,966,857 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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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. 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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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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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 $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 |
10/14/2021 | $ | 247,898 | $ | 168,947 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||
| Braskem Idesa SAPI |
09/30/2022 | 175,821 | 162,135 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||||
| Braskem Netherlands Finance BV |
07/28/2021 | 345,784 | 226,339 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||||
| ModivCare, Inc. |
|
03/07/2025 - 04/01/2025 |
|
1,342,482 | 2,114 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
| NFE Financing LLC |
|
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. |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 235 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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 |
U.S.$ | 512 | $ | 506,803 | ||||||||
| BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd. |
570 | 574,309 | ||||||||||
| FMC Corp. |
18 | 18,814 | ||||||||||
| Glencore Funding LLC |
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. |
766 | 772,350 | ||||||||||
| SNF Group SACA |
511 | 517,342 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,106,703 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Capital Goods – 2.7% |
||||||||||||
| BAE Systems PLC |
374 | 376,435 | ||||||||||
| Boeing Co. (The) |
762 | 747,506 | ||||||||||
| 6.259%, 05/01/2027 |
104 | 105,675 | ||||||||||
| Honeywell Aerospace, Inc. |
109 | 108,137 | ||||||||||
| 4.00%, 03/16/2029(a) |
338 | 334,069 | ||||||||||
| Northrop Grumman Corp. |
184 | 180,944 | ||||||||||
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
66 | 63,764 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 09/15/2027 |
496 | 495,732 | ||||||||||
| 4.50%, 09/15/2029 |
121 | 121,258 | ||||||||||
| Republic Services, Inc. |
428 | 425,749 | ||||||||||
| 4.875%, 04/01/2029 |
348 | 352,231 | ||||||||||
| RTX Corp. |
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. |
444 | 442,162 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 4,712,588 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.4% |
|
|||||||||||
| Rogers Communications, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 629 | $ | 623,320 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.5% |
||||||||||||
| American Honda Finance Corp. |
457 | 437,290 | ||||||||||
| 4.90%, 03/13/2029 |
57 | 57,431 | ||||||||||
| 5.65%, 11/15/2028 |
347 | 355,595 | ||||||||||
| Series G |
290 | 290,084 | ||||||||||
| Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC |
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. |
394 | 392,861 | ||||||||||
| 6.80%, 10/01/2027 |
31 | 31,833 | ||||||||||
| General Motors Financial Co., Inc. |
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 |
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. |
81 | 80,896 | ||||||||||
| 5.75%, 03/15/2030(a) |
16 | 16,164 | ||||||||||
| Hasbro, Inc. |
105 | 103,836 | ||||||||||
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
436 | 437,382 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 638,278 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.6% |
||||||||||||
| CK Hutchison International 24 Ltd. |
447 | 458,113 | ||||||||||
| Flutter Treasury DAC |
200 | 198,324 | ||||||||||
| 238 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
U.S.$ | 424 | $ | 423,631 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,080,068 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| 1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. |
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. |
148 | 146,690 | ||||||||||
| Ralph Lauren Corp. |
423 | 397,523 | ||||||||||
| Tapestry, Inc. |
575 | 580,968 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,125,181 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 5.5% |
||||||||||||
| AbbVie, Inc. |
193 | 185,355 | ||||||||||
| Altria Group, Inc. |
466 | 445,659 | ||||||||||
| 4.80%, 02/14/2029 |
440 | 442,834 | ||||||||||
| BAT Capital Corp. |
446 | 429,115 | ||||||||||
| 3.557%, 08/15/2027 |
124 | 122,895 | ||||||||||
| 4.70%, 04/02/2027 |
299 | 299,900 | ||||||||||
| Becton Dickinson & Co. |
193 | 191,869 | ||||||||||
| 4.693%, 02/13/2028 |
707 | 710,259 | ||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. |
401 | 401,000 | ||||||||||
| 3.00%, 08/15/2026 |
107 | 106,696 | ||||||||||
| 3.625%, 04/01/2027 |
283 | 281,591 | ||||||||||
| DH Europe Finance II SARL |
490 | 460,085 | ||||||||||
| General Mills, Inc. |
582 | 579,951 | ||||||||||
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
817 | 725,169 | ||||||||||
| HCA, Inc. |
362 | 358,959 | ||||||||||
| 5.20%, 06/01/2028 |
299 | 302,923 | ||||||||||
| Imperial Brands Finance PLC |
376 | 375,421 | ||||||||||
| Jazz Securities DAC |
301 | 295,248 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 239 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Kraft Heinz Foods Co. |
U.S.$ | 381 | $ | 381,000 | ||||||||
| Molson Coors Beverage Co. |
393 | 392,285 | ||||||||||
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
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 |
95 | 85,845 | ||||||||||
| Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC |
486 | 484,289 | ||||||||||
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
503 | 457,876 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 9,642,713 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Energy – 6.5% |
||||||||||||
| Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp. |
286 | 292,040 | ||||||||||
| ConocoPhillips Co. |
701 | 705,977 | ||||||||||
| Continental Resources, Inc./OK |
29 | 28,728 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 01/15/2028 |
295 | 293,383 | ||||||||||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. |
186 | 180,403 | ||||||||||
| Energy Transfer LP |
345 | 348,115 | ||||||||||
| Eni SpA |
522 | 524,861 | ||||||||||
| EOG Resources, Inc. |
724 | 716,224 | ||||||||||
| EQT Corp. |
217 | 215,544 | ||||||||||
| 4.75%, 01/15/2031 |
600 | 596,478 | ||||||||||
| Hess Midstream Operations LP |
172 | 173,691 | ||||||||||
| 6.50%, 06/01/2029(a) |
284 | 291,375 | ||||||||||
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
733 | 742,478 | ||||||||||
| MPLX LP |
278 | 275,837 | ||||||||||
| 240 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| ONEOK, Inc. |
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 |
197 | 197,128 | ||||||||||
| Pioneer Natural Resources Co. |
285 | 257,116 | ||||||||||
| Santos Finance Ltd. |
632 | 627,102 | ||||||||||
| Schlumberger Holdings Corp. |
726 | 719,894 | ||||||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. |
538 | 542,315 | ||||||||||
| 6.15%, 03/01/2029 |
241 | 250,609 | ||||||||||
| TotalEnergies Capital International SA |
205 | 194,078 | ||||||||||
| Var Energi ASA |
200 | 206,614 | ||||||||||
| 7.50%, 01/15/2028(a) |
446 | 464,933 | ||||||||||
| Williams Cos., Inc. (The) |
580 | 577,158 | ||||||||||
| 4.90%, 03/15/2029 |
231 | 233,086 | ||||||||||
| 5.30%, 08/15/2028 |
148 | 150,643 | ||||||||||
| Woodside Finance Ltd. |
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. |
613 | 623,642 | ||||||||||
| RB Global Holdings, Inc. |
187 | 189,807 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 813,449 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Services – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| Expedia Group, Inc. |
558 | 551,594 | ||||||||||
| Global Payments, Inc. |
249 | 248,348 | ||||||||||
| S&P Global, Inc. |
481 | 475,247 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,275,189 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 241 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Technology – 2.1% |
||||||||||||
| Analog Devices, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 72 | $ | 67,832 | ||||||||
| 3.50%, 12/05/2026 |
125 | 124,568 | ||||||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
127 | 126,653 | ||||||||||
| Fiserv, Inc. |
416 | 415,622 | ||||||||||
| 5.15%, 03/15/2027 |
253 | 254,343 | ||||||||||
| Intel Corp. |
85 | 79,998 | ||||||||||
| 4.875%, 02/10/2028 |
690 | 694,512 | ||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. |
68 | 67,859 | ||||||||||
| 3.25%, 11/15/2027 |
187 | 183,432 | ||||||||||
| Salesforce, Inc. |
770 | 725,278 | ||||||||||
| VMware LLC |
442 | 439,406 | ||||||||||
| 1.80%, 08/15/2028 |
442 | 417,893 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,597,396 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Airlines – 0.5% |
||||||||||||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
214 | 215,158 | ||||||||||
| 5.25%, 07/10/2030 |
614 | 621,079 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 836,237 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Railroads – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| CSX Corp. |
61 | 60,517 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Services – 1.0% |
||||||||||||
| ERAC USA Finance LLC |
406 | 407,608 | ||||||||||
| 5.00%, 02/15/2029(a) |
312 | 315,463 | ||||||||||
| Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc. |
430 | 424,569 | ||||||||||
| XPO, Inc. |
600 | 607,746 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,755,386 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 45,542,557 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 14.3% |
| |||||||||||
| Banking – 11.5% |
| |||||||||||
| Ally Financial, Inc. |
412 | 418,567 | ||||||||||
| 7.10%, 11/15/2027 |
393 | 406,240 | ||||||||||
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA |
400 | 400,016 | ||||||||||
| 242 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Banco Santander SA |
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 |
464 | 474,909 | ||||||||
| Barclays PLC |
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 |
573 | 577,882 | ||||||||
| CaixaBank SA |
343 | 351,743 | ||||||||
| Capital One Financial Corp. |
643 | 635,940 | ||||||||
| 4.927%, 05/10/2028 |
280 | 281,131 | ||||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
424 | 423,733 | ||||||||
| 4.643%, 05/07/2028 |
390 | 390,873 | ||||||||
| 4.658%, 05/24/2028 |
118 | 118,326 | ||||||||
| Series VAR |
317 | 314,017 | ||||||||
| Credit Agricole SA |
275 | 277,791 | ||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY |
565 | 558,474 | ||||||||
| 5.706%, 02/08/2028 |
347 | 349,814 | ||||||||
| DNB Bank ASA |
647 | 632,100 | ||||||||
| HSBC Holdings PLC |
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 |
482 | 480,578 | ||||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
72 | 71,377 | ||||||||
| 3.509%, 01/23/2029 |
635 | 625,177 | ||||||||
| 4.851%, 07/25/2028 |
154 | 154,750 | ||||||||
| KBC Group NV |
414 | 422,044 | ||||||||
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC |
200 | 197,558 | ||||||||
| 3.75%, 03/18/2028 |
394 | 392,160 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 243 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| 5.985%, 08/07/2027 |
U.S.$ | 175 | $ | 175,476 | ||||||
| Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. |
414 | 412,278 | ||||||||
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. |
440 | 438,275 | ||||||||
| 2.341%, 01/19/2028 |
487 | 480,689 | ||||||||
| Morgan Stanley |
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 |
454 | 449,138 | ||||||||
| 3.96%, 07/18/2030(a) |
279 | 272,022 | ||||||||
| NatWest Group PLC |
416 | 415,567 | ||||||||
| 3.073%, 05/22/2028 |
273 | 269,514 | ||||||||
| Santander UK Group Holdings PLC |
200 | 197,450 | ||||||||
| 3.823%, 11/03/2028 |
434 | 429,387 | ||||||||
| Societe Generale SA |
200 | 197,818 | ||||||||
| 5.249%, 05/22/2029(a) |
200 | 201,926 | ||||||||
| 5.519%, 01/19/2028(a) |
443 | 445,414 | ||||||||
| Standard Chartered PLC |
236 | 239,177 | ||||||||
| Synchrony Financial |
59 | 58,382 | ||||||||
| 5.019%, 07/29/2029 |
348 | 348,230 | ||||||||
| 7.25%, 02/02/2033 |
179 | 185,422 | ||||||||
| UBS Group AG |
226 | 224,655 | ||||||||
| 4.703%, 08/05/2027(a) |
367 | 367,033 | ||||||||
| UniCredit SpA |
404 | 404,000 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 19,981,561 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Finance – 0.0% |
| |||||||||
| FS KKR Capital Corp. |
46 | 43,358 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Financial Services – 0.0% |
| |||||||||
| Lincoln Financial Global Funding |
56 | 55,235 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| REITs – 2.8% |
| |||||||||
| Digital Realty Trust LP |
610 | 604,821 | ||||||||
| 244 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 420 | $ | 422,839 | ||||||
| Host Hotels & Resorts LP |
19 | 18,829 | ||||||||
| Series I |
749 | 706,150 | ||||||||
| Newmark Group, Inc. |
260 | 272,800 | ||||||||
| Ventas Realty LP |
769 | 765,909 | ||||||||
| VICI Properties LP |
569 | 569,990 | ||||||||
| VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc. |
5 | 4,991 | ||||||||
| 4.625%, 12/01/2029(a) |
675 | 664,058 | ||||||||
| Welltower OP LLC |
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 |
184 | 183,113 | ||||||||
| EDP Finance BV |
734 | 701,007 | ||||||||
| ENEL Finance International NV |
474 | 451,310 | ||||||||
| 4.125%, 09/30/2028(a) |
227 | 224,607 | ||||||||
| ITC Holdings Corp. |
483 | 485,372 | ||||||||
| Sempra |
223 | 220,411 | ||||||||
| 3.40%, 02/01/2028 |
618 | 606,783 | ||||||||
| Southern Co. (The) |
568 | 572,436 | ||||||||
| Vistra Operations Co. LLC |
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 |
74,665,981 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 21.9% |
| |||||||||
| United States – 21.9% |
| |||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bonds |
145 | 141,194 | ||||||||
| 4.875%, 08/15/2045 |
77 | 76,049 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 245 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
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 |
|
38,088,816 |
| |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 11.2% |
| |||||||||
| Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 6.8% |
| |||||||||
| Affirm Asset Securitization Trust |
167 | 167,583 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-X1, Class A |
138 | 138,033 | ||||||||
| APL Finance DAC |
226 | 225,067 | ||||||||
| 246 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Avant Loans Funding Trust |
U.S.$ | 255 | $ | 255,155 | ||||||
| Series 2025-REV1, Class A |
250 | 250,385 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-REV1, Class A |
253 | 251,082 | ||||||||
| BHG Securitization Trust |
84 | 87,074 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-2CON, Class A |
219 | 218,164 | ||||||||
| Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust |
565 | 562,235 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-3A, Class A |
240 | 236,030 | ||||||||
| Cherry Securitization Trust |
600 | 601,872 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A |
400 | 404,497 | ||||||||
| Dailypay Securitization Trust |
600 | 601,098 | ||||||||
| Dext ABS LLC |
14 | 13,961 | ||||||||
| Equify ABS LLC |
46 | 46,616 | ||||||||
| Lendmark Funding Trust |
300 | 302,091 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A |
300 | 301,190 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-3A, Class A |
100 | 98,614 | ||||||||
| Onemain Financial Issuance Trust |
420 | 421,130 | ||||||||
| Oportun Issuance Trust |
600 | 600,547 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-C, Class A |
600 | 597,924 | ||||||||
| OWN Equipment Fund II LLC |
522 | 523,173 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 247 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust |
U.S.$ | 33 | $ | 33,567 | ||||||
| Series 2026-1, Class A1 |
160 | 159,501 | ||||||||
| Pagaya Point of Sale Holdings Grantor Trust |
292 | 292,816 | ||||||||
| PK ALIFT Loan Funding 7 LP |
332 | 327,748 | ||||||||
| Purchasing Power Funding LLC |
224 | 222,242 | ||||||||
| Reach ABS Trust |
209 | 210,039 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-1A, Class A |
246 | 246,282 | ||||||||
| Regional Management Issuance Trust |
220 | 220,592 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-1, Class A |
585 | 586,454 | ||||||||
| Republic Finance Issuance Trust |
250 | 250,778 | ||||||||
| Series 2024-B, Class A |
150 | 150,899 | ||||||||
| Short Term Consumer Receivables Issuer Trust |
96 | 98,645 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-1A, Class INV |
180 | 187,345 | ||||||||
| Sotheby’s Artfi Master Trust |
388 | 386,429 | ||||||||
| Sunbit Asset Securitization Trust |
300 | 300,755 | ||||||||
| Upgrade Master Pass-Thru Trust |
186 | 185,749 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-ST8, Class A |
183 | 182,757 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-ST1, Class A |
148 | 147,472 | ||||||||
| 248 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Upstart Securitization Trust |
U.S.$ | 28 | $ | 27,991 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-1, Class A1 |
197 | 197,025 | ||||||||||
| Verdant Receivables 2023-1 LLC |
154 | 155,784 | ||||||||||
| VFI ABS LLC |
276 | 276,832 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 11,751,223 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Autos - Fixed Rate – 2.8% |
||||||||||||
| ACM Auto Trust |
13 | 13,215 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-2A, Class A |
185 | 185,581 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-3A, Class A |
289 | 288,737 | ||||||||||
| CPS Auto Receivables Trust |
301 | 301,149 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-B, Class A |
155 | 154,879 | ||||||||||
| Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust |
250 | 251,017 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-1A, Class A |
400 | 398,804 | ||||||||||
| FHF Trust |
12 | 11,629 | ||||||||||
| FinBe USA Trust |
213 | 212,585 | ||||||||||
| Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC |
154 | 155,696 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A |
250 | 250,748 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-3A, Class A |
600 | 603,418 | ||||||||||
| Lendbuzz Securitization Trust |
28 | 27,974 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 249 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Series 2023-2A, Class A2 |
U.S.$ | 35 | $ | 35,407 | ||||||||
| Series 2023-3A, Class A2 |
38 | 38,317 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-1A, Class A1 |
64 | 64,009 | ||||||||||
| Series A2, Class 24-1A |
50 | 50,590 | ||||||||||
| Lobel Automobile Receivables Trust |
13 | 12,510 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-1, Class A |
311 | 310,699 | ||||||||||
| Merchants Fleet Funding LLC |
94 | 94,764 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A |
366 | 366,283 | ||||||||||
| Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust |
250 | 250,529 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A |
234 | 234,769 | ||||||||||
| SAFCO Auto Receivables Trust |
104 | 103,549 | ||||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
25 | 23,265 | ||||||||||
| Series 2024-3A, Class A |
142 | 123,833 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A |
105 | 63,960 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-2A, Class A |
547 | 331,457 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 4,959,373 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Credit Cards - Fixed Rate – 0.9% |
||||||||||||
| Continental Finance Credit Card ABS Master Trust |
250 | 251,313 | ||||||||||
| Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust |
600 | 602,732 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-B, Class A |
371 | 370,885 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-C, Class A |
345 | 344,898 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,569,828 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 250 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Other ABS - Floating Rate – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| Capital Street Master Trust |
U.S.$ | 409 | $ | 408,994 | ||||||||
| Gracie Point International Funding LLC |
650 | 650,479 | ||||||||||
| Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust |
77 | 77,530 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-1, Class A |
87 | 86,970 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,223,973 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Asset-Backed Securities |
19,504,397 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 9.8% |
| |||||||||||
| Industrial – 9.0% |
| |||||||||||
| Basic – 1.0% |
| |||||||||||
| Alcoa Nederland Holding BV |
284 | 296,345 | ||||||||||
| ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc. |
9 | 115 | ||||||||||
| Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV |
376 | 374,748 | ||||||||||
| Celanese US Holdings LLC |
364 | 372,885 | ||||||||||
| Fortescue Treasury Pty Ltd. |
205 | 204,002 | ||||||||||
| Methanex Corp. |
249 | 249,152 | ||||||||||
| Olin Corp. |
372 | 369,694 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,866,941 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Capital Goods – 1.0% |
||||||||||||
| Ball Corp. |
300 | 305,415 | ||||||||||
| Bombardier, Inc. |
190 | 201,681 | ||||||||||
| Esab Corp. |
37 | 37,259 | ||||||||||
| 6.25%, 04/15/2029(a) |
414 | 421,659 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 251 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| GFL Environmental, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 385 | $ | 376,207 | ||||||||
| 6.75%, 01/15/2031(a) |
38 | 39,257 | ||||||||||
| LSB Industries, Inc. |
147 | 147,118 | ||||||||||
| MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp. |
78 | 72,883 | ||||||||||
| Quikrete Holdings, Inc. |
47 | 47,862 | ||||||||||
| Trinity Industries, Inc. |
22 | 22,532 | ||||||||||
| WESCO Distribution, Inc. |
250 | 255,860 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,927,733 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 0.9% |
||||||||||||
| Banijay Entertainment SAS |
EUR | 170 | 204,579 | |||||||||
| CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. |
U.S.$ | 26 | 24,184 | |||||||||
| 7.375%, 03/01/2031(a) |
292 | 296,097 | ||||||||||
| DIRECTV Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc. |
6 | 6,011 | ||||||||||
| 10.00%, 02/15/2031(a) |
124 | 129,780 | ||||||||||
| Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. |
332 | 293,392 | ||||||||||
| Gray Media, Inc. |
78 | 82,666 | ||||||||||
| McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. |
26 | 25,867 | ||||||||||
| Sirius XM Radio LLC |
316 | 297,549 | ||||||||||
| Versant Media Group, Inc. |
66 | 68,550 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,428,675 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.0% |
|
|||||||||||
| Core Scientific Finance I LLC |
70 | 71,634 | ||||||||||
| Edged Compute LLC |
54 | 54,159 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 125,793 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) |
30 | 29,305 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 252 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.0% |
| |||||||||||
| Lindblad Expeditions LLC |
U.S.$ | 15 | $ | 15,451 | ||||||||
| NCL Corp., Ltd. |
42 | 40,582 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 56,033 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.3% |
||||||||||||
| Churchill Downs, Inc. |
97 | 96,089 | ||||||||||
| Cirsa Finance International SARL |
EUR | 100 | 120,779 | |||||||||
| Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. |
U.S.$ | 465 | 471,863 | |||||||||
| Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower, Inc. |
109 | 101,822 | ||||||||||
| 5.00%, 06/01/2029(a) |
45 | 43,789 | ||||||||||
| Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. |
331 | 319,458 | ||||||||||
| Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp. |
11 | 10,909 | ||||||||||
| Standard Building Solutions, Inc. |
415 | 420,735 | ||||||||||
| Standard Industries, Inc./NY |
247 | 245,842 | ||||||||||
| Thor Industries, Inc. |
182 | 172,061 | ||||||||||
| Travel & Leisure Co. |
158 | 158,904 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,162,251 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.4% |
||||||||||||
| 1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. |
412 | 408,070 | ||||||||||
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
386 | 380,662 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 788,732 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.2% |
||||||||||||
| Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC |
40 | 38,178 | ||||||||||
| 6.50%, 02/15/2028(a) |
114 | 115,283 | ||||||||||
| Bausch & Lomb Corp. |
57 | 58,998 | ||||||||||
| CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. |
144 | 135,765 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 253 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| DaVita, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 136 | $ | 132,134 | ||||||||
| Embecta Corp. |
29 | 22,476 | ||||||||||
| MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC |
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. |
72 | 69,682 | ||||||||||
| 6.125%, 06/15/2030 |
290 | 292,830 | ||||||||||
| US Foods, Inc. |
871 | 859,982 | ||||||||||
| Whirlpool Corp. |
350 | 329,455 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,092,338 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Energy – 1.3% |
||||||||||||
| CITGO Petroleum Corp. |
186 | 191,608 | ||||||||||
| Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp. |
69 | 71,856 | ||||||||||
| Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. |
73 | 73,285 | ||||||||||
| NFE Financing LLC |
190 | 82,556 | ||||||||||
| NuStar Logistics LP |
312 | 313,058 | ||||||||||
| Range Resources Corp. |
450 | 440,429 | ||||||||||
| Sunoco LP |
305 | 297,683 | ||||||||||
| 7.00%, 05/01/2029(a) |
389 | 401,331 | ||||||||||
| Venture Global LNG, Inc. |
282 | 301,599 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,173,405 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Other Industrial – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| RB Global Holdings, Inc. |
189 | 196,248 | ||||||||||
| Velocity Vehicle Group LLC |
253 | 249,911 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 446,159 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Services – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| Angi Group LLC |
127 | 112,401 | ||||||||||
| 254 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Garda World Security Corp. |
U.S.$ | 51 | $ | 49,939 | ||||||||
| 7.75%, 02/15/2028(a) |
48 | 48,875 | ||||||||||
| Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc. |
235 | 230,408 | ||||||||||
| Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC |
32 | 31,367 | ||||||||||
| Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc. |
EUR | 112 | 128,573 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 601,563 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 1.0% |
||||||||||||
| Ellucian Holdings, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 375 | 369,851 | |||||||||
| Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc. |
271 | 273,989 | ||||||||||
| Gen Digital, Inc. |
42 | 42,226 | ||||||||||
| Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc. |
374 | 373,906 | ||||||||||
| Meridian Arc Holdco LLC |
239 | 240,257 | ||||||||||
| OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc. |
331 | 344,922 | ||||||||||
| Playtika Holding Corp. |
219 | 196,839 | ||||||||||
| Virtusa Corp. |
7 | 5,891 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,847,881 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Airlines – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. |
44 | 43,967 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Services – 0.3% |
| |||||||||||
| Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc. |
282 | 287,725 | ||||||||||
| Loxam SAS |
EUR | 100 | 116,584 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 404,309 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 15,995,085 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 255 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 0.8% |
| |||||||||
| Finance – 0.7% |
| |||||||||
| Enova International, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 155 | $ | 162,260 | ||||||
| GGAM Finance Ltd. |
12 | 12,089 | ||||||||
| 8.00%, 06/15/2028(a) |
77 | 80,076 | ||||||||
| goeasy Ltd. |
296 | 277,296 | ||||||||
| Navient Corp. |
259 | 258,907 | ||||||||
| 9.375%, 10/15/2031 |
136 | 135,543 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 926,171 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Insurance – 0.1% |
| |||||||||
| Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc. |
102 | 101,899 | ||||||||
| AmWINS Group, Inc. |
31 | 31,363 | ||||||||
| CRC Insurance Group LLC |
53 | 53,115 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 186,377 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 1,112,548 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade |
17,107,633 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 5.6% |
| |||||||||
| CLO - Floating Rate – 5.6% |
| |||||||||
| AGL CLO 44 Ltd. |
250 | 249,993 | ||||||||
| AGL CLO 45 Ltd. |
250 | 250,074 | ||||||||
| Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd. |
350 | 350,110 | ||||||||
| Series 2021-6A, Class A1R |
300 | 300,097 | ||||||||
| Benefit Street Partners CLO 48 Ltd. |
312 | 311,942 | ||||||||
| 256 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Canyon Capital CLO Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 550 | $ | 550,330 | ||||||
| Dryden 113 CLO Ltd. |
829 | 829,701 | ||||||||
| Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 8 Ltd. |
450 | 450,313 | ||||||||
| Golub Capital Partners CLO 50B-R Ltd. |
310 | 309,726 | ||||||||
| Invesco CLO Ltd. |
650 | 650,636 | ||||||||
| Juniper Valley Park CLO Ltd. |
690 | 690,448 | ||||||||
| KKR CLO 21 Ltd. |
26 | 25,864 | ||||||||
| Magnetite Xli Ltd. |
600 | 601,903 | ||||||||
| MidOcean Credit CLO XIV Ltd. |
414 | 413,920 | ||||||||
| Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 47 Ltd. |
738 | 738,369 | ||||||||
| OCP CLO Ltd. |
700 | 700,030 | ||||||||
| Palmer Square CLO Ltd. |
300 | 300,300 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 257 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Rad CLO 14 Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 550 | $ | 550,400 | ||||||
| Symphony CLO 50 Ltd. |
292 | 292,218 | ||||||||
| Trinitas CLO XX Ltd. |
250 | 249,442 | ||||||||
| Trinitas CLO XXX Ltd. |
400 | 400,277 | ||||||||
| VERDE CLO Ltd. |
73 | 73,094 | ||||||||
| Voya CLO Ltd. |
350 | 349,616 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Collateralized Loan Obligations |
9,638,803 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 3.8% |
| |||||||||
| Non-Agency Floating Rate – 2.8% |
| |||||||||
| BRAVO Residential Funding Trust |
224 | 221,845 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM2, Class A1 |
241 | 237,961 | ||||||||
| COLT Mortgage Loan Trust |
434 | 433,640 | ||||||||
| Cross |
201 | 201,217 | ||||||||
| Cross Mortgage Trust |
209 | 207,571 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM2, Class A1 |
237 | 235,486 | ||||||||
| GCAT Trust |
225 | 222,862 | ||||||||
| 258 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM3, Class A1 |
U.S.$ | 147 | $ | 146,962 | ||||||||
| HOMES Trust |
207 | 206,366 | ||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust |
229 | 229,487 | ||||||||||
| OBX Trust |
327 | 325,003 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM3, Class A1 |
95 | 94,306 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM6, Class A1 |
156 | 154,985 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM7, Class A1 |
256 | 255,870 | ||||||||||
| Santander Mortgage Asset Receivable Trust |
212 | 210,107 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM2, Class A1 |
160 | 158,423 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM4, Class A1 |
282 | 281,452 | ||||||||||
| SG Residential Mortgage Trust |
237 | 235,934 | ||||||||||
| Verus Securitization Trust |
354 | 352,518 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-2, Class A1 |
168 | 165,777 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-R4, Class A1 |
200 | 199,910 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 4,777,682 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.9% |
||||||||||||
| Angel Oak Mortgage Trust |
137 | 135,639 | ||||||||||
| COOPR Residential Mortgage Trust |
194 | 192,309 | ||||||||||
| FIGRE Trust |
142 | 140,295 | ||||||||||
| GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust |
98 | 97,178 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 259 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| JP Morgan Mortgage Trust |
U.S.$ | 334 | $ | 332,140 | ||||||||
| RCKT Mortgage Trust |
143 | 142,179 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-CES2, Class A1A |
226 | 223,713 | ||||||||||
| Santander Mortgage Asset Receivable Trust |
144 | 142,515 | ||||||||||
| Towd Point Mortgage Trust |
213 | 211,138 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,617,106 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes |
107 | 106,945 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Agency Fixed Rate – 0.0% |
| |||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS |
44 | 8,644 | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS |
85 | 11,008 | ||||||||||
| Series 2016-31, Class IO |
115 | 14,154 | ||||||||||
| Series 2016-64, Class BI |
13 | 1,613 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 35,419 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Agency Floating Rate – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS |
61 | 5,769 | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS |
7 | 60 | ||||||||||
| Series 2012-17, Class SE |
47 | 4,514 | ||||||||||
| 260 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Series 2019-25, Class SA |
U.S.$ | 29 | $ | 2,916 | ||||||
| Series 2019-42, Class SQ |
26 | 2,472 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 15,731 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
6,552,883 | |||||||||
|
|
|
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| MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 3.0% |
| |||||||||
| Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 3.0% |
| |||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
777 | 782,257 | ||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association |
697 | 701,083 | ||||||||
| 6.00%, 06/01/2054 |
604 | 617,890 | ||||||||
| 6.00%, 09/01/2054 |
610 | 623,552 | ||||||||
| Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security |
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 |
5,240,215 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.5% |
| |||||||||
| Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.5% |
| |||||||||
| BANK |
1,989 | 120,582 | ||||||||
| Series 2020-BN29, Class XA |
943 | 43,507 | ||||||||
| Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust |
910 | 27,505 | ||||||||
| BBCMS Mortgage Trust |
1,124 | 3,576 | ||||||||
| CD Mortgage Trust |
865 | 63 | ||||||||
| CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust |
1 | – 0 | – | |||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 261 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Series 2017-C8, Class XA |
U.S.$ | 249 | $ | 1,626 | ||||||
| Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust |
38 | 37,500 | ||||||||
| Series 2017-P7, Class XA |
735 | 3,081 | ||||||||
| Commercial Mortgage Trust |
100 | 95,637 | ||||||||
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust |
100 | 75,083 | ||||||||
| Series 2016-GS3, Class XA |
1,045 | 68 | ||||||||
| Series 2017-GS5, Class XA |
1,377 | 5,241 | ||||||||
| Series 2017-GS7, Class XA |
3,063 | 22,486 | ||||||||
| Series 2019-GC39, Class XA |
3,467 | 91,514 | ||||||||
| JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust |
100 | 58,719 | ||||||||
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust |
75 | 59,202 | ||||||||
| UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust |
849 | 5,778 | ||||||||
| Series 2017-C2, Class XA |
1,667 | 13,572 | ||||||||
| Series 2018-C14, Class XA |
675 | 11,734 | ||||||||
| Series 2018-C15, Class XA |
548 | 10,018 | ||||||||
| Series 2019-C18, Class XA |
1,171 | 28,771 | ||||||||
| UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust |
69 | 63,666 | ||||||||
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust |
370 | 194 | ||||||||
| Series 2018-C48, Class XA |
706 | 12,921 | ||||||||
| 262 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Series 2019-C52, Class XA |
U.S.$ | 770 | $ | 30,566 | ||||||||
| WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust |
36 | 34,982 | ||||||||||
| Series 2011-C4, Class E |
25 | 23,895 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 881,487 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Starwood Retail Property Trust |
76 | 45,896 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
927,383 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| BANK LOANS – 0.2% |
| |||||||||||
| Industrial – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Capital Goods – 0.0% |
| |||||||||||
| Chariot Buyer LLC |
10 | 9,582 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| DIRECTV Financing LLC |
19 | 19,181 | ||||||||||
| 9.580% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.50%), 02/17/2031(l) |
77 | 76,630 | ||||||||||
| Radiate Holdco LLC |
83 | 75,340 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 171,151 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Loyalty Ventures, Inc. |
72 | 6,513 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 187,246 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Financial Services – 0.1% |
| |||||||||||
| Colossus Acquireco LLC |
100 | 99,389 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Bank Loans |
286,635 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 263 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Shares | U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| COMMON STOCKS – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Energy – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| New Fortress Energy, Inc.(e)(g) |
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) |
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 |
U.S.$ | 414 | 414,027 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust 2026-2 |
307 | 307,438 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Asset-Backed Securities |
721,465 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Short-Term Investments |
2,169,005 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Investments – 100.1% |
174,182,995 | |||||||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – (0.1)% |
(95,807 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 174,087,188 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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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 |
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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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)
| Counterparty | Contracts to Deliver (000) |
In Exchange For |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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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 |
|
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| 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 |
|
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| * | 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 |
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| NFE Financing LLC |
|
11/22/2024 - 12/05/2024 |
|
$ | 181,246 | $ | 82,556 | 0.05 | % | |||||||
| Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust |
04/24/2024 | 77,337 | 77,530 | 0.04 | % | |||||||||||
| Short Term Consumer Receivables Issuer Trust |
12/02/2025 | 99,517 | 98,645 | 0.05 | % | |||||||||||
| Short Term Consumer Receivables Issuer Trust |
02/25/2026 | 188,071 | 187,345 | 0.11 | % | |||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 265 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 144A/Restricted & Illiquid Securities |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Market Value |
Percentage of Net Assets |
||||||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
01/25/2024 | $ | 24,707 | $ | 23,265 | 0.01 | % | |||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
09/18/2025 | 133,619 | 123,833 | 0.07 | % | |||||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
03/11/2025 | 105,006 | 63,960 | 0.04 | % | |||||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
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.
| 266 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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 |
$ | 3,500 | $ | 3,003,831 | ||||
| Bay Area Toll Authority |
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 |
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 |
4,500 | 4,527,668 | ||||||
| 4.125%, 07/01/2041 |
3,000 | 2,996,617 | ||||||
| AG Series 2026-B |
2,200 | 2,510,933 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 07/01/2039 |
2,250 | 2,553,351 | ||||||
| Series 2026-B |
1,000 | 1,116,735 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
5,000 | 5,221,961 | ||||||
| Series 2024C |
7,600 | 7,920,207 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
17,000 | 17,490,323 | ||||||
| Series 2024G |
3,000 | 3,084,113 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
7,800 | 8,429,774 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 267 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
$ | 1,250 | $ | 1,351,057 | ||||
| Series 2026 |
3,125 | 3,316,537 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
11,000 | 11,677,585 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
7,015 | 7,093,761 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
9,590 | 10,012,317 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 11/01/2054 |
1,000 | 1,056,585 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
4,435 | 4,499,538 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
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 |
1,500 | 1,497,250 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 04/01/2056 |
1,000 | 1,079,584 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
14,250 | 15,436,047 | ||||||
| Series 2025G |
4,500 | 4,932,806 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
4,175 | 4,386,466 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
6,045 | 6,434,034 | ||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
2,000 | 2,180,527 | ||||||
| 268 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
$ | 10,000 | $ | 10,825,959 | ||||
| California Community Housing Agency |
4,450 | 3,504,031 | ||||||
| California Community Housing Agency |
1,330 | 1,160,630 | ||||||
| California Community Housing Agency |
3,390 | 2,549,139 | ||||||
| California County Tobacco Securitization Agency |
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 |
790 | 794,691 | ||||||
| California Enterprise Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,112,892 | ||||||
| California Enterprise Development Authority |
2,000 | 2,025,733 | ||||||
| California Enterprise Development Authority |
340 | 339,086 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 06/01/2031(b) |
2,000 | 1,981,437 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 269 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority |
$ | 1,265 | $ | 1,397,569 | ||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2036 |
1,000 | 1,089,105 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
5,500 | 6,023,456 | ||||||
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority |
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 |
1,215 | 1,219,986 | ||||||
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority |
750 | 801,032 | ||||||
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority |
3,000 | 3,301,354 | ||||||
| California Health Facilities Financing Authority |
1,280 | 1,325,897 | ||||||
| California Housing Finance Agency |
3,152 | 129,594 | ||||||
| California Housing Finance Agency |
9,405 | 9,606,121 | ||||||
| California Housing Finance Agency |
9,184 | 9,112,674 | ||||||
| California Housing Finance Agency |
7,465 | 7,548,886 | ||||||
| Series 2021-2, Class X |
3,733 | 134,440 | ||||||
| 270 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| California Housing Finance Agency |
$ | 1,854 | $ | 1,788,332 | ||||
| California Housing Finance Agency |
4,000 | 4,001,488 | ||||||
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank |
2,355 | 2,492,238 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2044 |
2,000 | 2,088,991 | ||||||
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank |
2,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank |
5,750 | 5,785,251 | ||||||
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank |
16,200 | 16,196,394 | ||||||
| California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank |
1,675 | 1,680,643 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
2,500 | 2,538,585 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,000,527 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
2,825 | 2,917,677 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 271 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
$ | 3,559 | $ | 3,326,412 | ||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
2,861 | 2,839,900 | ||||||
| Series 2025-2, Class A2 |
2,289 | 2,165,797 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
2,196 | 2,167,480 | ||||||
| Series 2026-1, Class B |
1,000 | 1,015,411 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
2,250 | 2,275,782 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
2,000 | 1,969,831 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,025,925 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
2,140 | 2,163,040 | ||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
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 |
3,350 | 3,605,061 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2045 |
1,000 | 1,078,841 | ||||||
| 272 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| California Municipal Finance Authority |
$ | 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 |
9,900 | 9,982,119 | ||||||
| California Pollution Control Financing Authority |
1,075 | 1,075,629 | ||||||
| Series 2019 |
1,000 | 1,018,090 | ||||||
| California Pollution Control Financing Authority |
2,145 | 2,203,375 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2039(b) |
2,465 | 2,527,280 | ||||||
| California Public Finance Authority |
1,500 | 1,546,294 | ||||||
| California School Finance Authority |
1,305 | 1,250,602 | ||||||
| California School Finance Authority |
1,000 | 1,043,383 | ||||||
| California School Finance Authority |
2,000 | 1,908,402 | ||||||
| California School Finance Authority |
530 | 530,018 | ||||||
| Series 2016-A |
1,700 | 1,675,821 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 273 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| California State Public Works Board |
$ | 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 |
2,000 | 2,059,594 | ||||||
| Series 2022-B |
10,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
2,000 | 2,012,348 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
2,000 | 2,038,032 | ||||||
| 5.06%, 04/01/2033 |
1,000 | 1,017,170 | ||||||
| California State University |
5,620 | 5,737,460 | ||||||
| Series 2020-D |
1,500 | 1,406,880 | ||||||
| Series 2021-B |
7,000 | 5,830,060 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
1,210 | 1,231,346 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
720 | 732,796 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 04/01/2028 |
535 | 556,058 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
2,400 | 2,718,035 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
3,250 | 3,251,766 | ||||||
| Series 2019 |
755 | 775,520 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 06/01/2039(b) |
1,800 | 1,826,337 | ||||||
| 274 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
$ | 4,500 | $ | 4,503,681 | ||||
| Series 2018-A |
250 | 256,398 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2033(b) |
1,000 | 1,028,774 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
570 | 579,475 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
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 |
6,700 | 6,953,766 | ||||||
| Central Valley Energy Authority |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2055 |
1,000 | 1,074,594 | ||||||
| City & County of San Francisco CA |
3,815 | 3,857,408 | ||||||
| City of Fremont CA Community Facilities District No. 1 |
1,000 | 1,004,167 | ||||||
| City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue |
1,565 | 1,601,402 | ||||||
| City of Los Angeles Department of Airports |
1,145 | 1,147,247 | ||||||
| Series 2017-A |
1,440 | 1,469,823 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 275 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 5.00%, 05/15/2031 |
$ | 1,275 | $ | 1,298,771 | ||||
| Series 2018 |
3,000 | 3,168,050 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 05/15/2035 |
1,190 | 1,226,721 | ||||||
| Series 2019-A |
4,315 | 4,475,605 | ||||||
| Series 2020-C |
5,000 | 5,369,419 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 05/15/2039 |
2,655 | 2,783,742 | ||||||
| Series 2021 |
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 |
2,165 | 2,160,109 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
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 |
6,160 | 6,101,828 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
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 |
265 | 291,660 | ||||||
| City of Roseville CA |
1,010 | 1,034,661 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2030 |
1,295 | 1,321,157 | ||||||
| City of Roseville CA |
995 | 998,681 | ||||||
| City of San Jose CA Airport Revenue |
2,480 | 2,514,909 | ||||||
| City of Santa Rosa CA Wastewater Revenue |
3,000 | 2,734,548 | ||||||
| 276 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII Elan Huntington Beach |
$ | 340 | $ | 318,479 | ||||
| Compton Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency |
3,925 | 4,309,615 | ||||||
| Contra Costa Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue |
1,250 | 1,274,657 | ||||||
| Coronado Community Development Agency Successor Agency |
675 | 675,709 | ||||||
| County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue |
1,005 | 1,037,124 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2038 |
5,000 | 5,118,089 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
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 |
1,100 | 1,150,183 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 12/01/2032 |
2,740 | 2,864,439 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
3,325 | 2,912,581 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
1,500 | 1,270,639 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 277 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
$ | 4,000 | $ | 3,318,717 | ||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
4,985 | 4,167,399 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
3,215 | 2,990,339 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
1,000 | 862,672 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
5,000 | 3,680,583 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
2,340 | 2,033,053 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
2,000 | 1,729,322 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
3,000 | 2,627,046 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
4,000 | 3,157,825 | ||||||
| CSCDA Community Improvement Authority |
1,500 | 1,035,445 | ||||||
| 278 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority |
$ | 5,000 | $ | 4,999,950 | ||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2026 |
5,500 | 5,506,352 | ||||||
| Fontana Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency |
1,750 | 1,801,962 | ||||||
| Foothill-De Anza Community College District |
1,000 | 778,384 | ||||||
| Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency |
3,000 | 2,254,349 | ||||||
| Series 2021-C |
1,889 | 1,863,884 | ||||||
| Fremont Union High School District |
1,000 | 1,003,995 | ||||||
| Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. |
4,760 | 4,353,594 | ||||||
| Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. |
3,165 | 2,792,855 | ||||||
| 3.115%, 06/01/2038 |
2,500 | 2,083,207 | ||||||
| Long Beach Bond Finance Authority |
3,700 | 4,224,099 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power |
2,500 | 2,667,820 | ||||||
| Series 2023-A |
1,375 | 1,377,549 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
2,000 | 2,218,296 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 279 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
1,070 | 1,155,056 | ||||||
| Series 2024-D |
4,165 | 4,476,139 | ||||||
| Series 2024-E |
2,000 | 2,186,129 | ||||||
| BAM Series 2025-A |
1,750 | 1,894,186 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
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 |
1,000 | 1,065,080 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue |
1,040 | 1,151,825 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2042 |
2,125 | 2,273,487 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
10,000 | 10,623,815 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
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 |
2,500 | 2,504,837 | ||||||
| Series 2017-A |
1,510 | 1,513,044 | ||||||
| Series 2018-B |
9,020 | 9,385,737 | ||||||
| Series 2019-A |
1,620 | 1,623,265 | ||||||
| Series 2020-C |
1,600 | 1,603,225 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
1,490 | 1,493,003 | ||||||
| 280 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2025-A |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,226,290 | ||||
| Metropolitan Water District of Southern California |
3,540 | 3,546,864 | ||||||
| Series 2020-A |
1,500 | 1,502,909 | ||||||
| Middle Fork Project Finance Authority |
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 |
5,285 | 6,508,730 | ||||||
| Series 2009-B |
2,180 | 2,684,774 | ||||||
| 7.00%, 11/01/2034 |
7,055 | 8,492,526 | ||||||
| Series 2009-C |
1,000 | 1,203,760 | ||||||
| Northern California Energy Authority |
10,000 | 10,606,335 | ||||||
| Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County |
1,120 | 899,416 | ||||||
| Pittsburg Successor Agency Redevelopment Agency |
2,785 | 2,800,720 | ||||||
| Port of Los Angeles |
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 |
2,905 | 2,940,169 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2042 |
2,510 | 2,584,198 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 281 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Sacramento County Water Financing Authority |
$ | 5,700 | $ | 5,376,125 | ||||
| San Diego Community College District |
4,000 | 4,010,698 | ||||||
| San Diego County Regional Airport Authority |
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 |
10,320 | 10,993,447 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
1,000 | 1,063,156 | ||||||
| San Diego Unified School District/CA |
875 | 990,293 | ||||||
| San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue |
2,650 | 2,667,677 | ||||||
| San Francisco Intl Airport |
11,015 | 11,536,546 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 05/01/2035 |
1,000 | 1,045,108 | ||||||
| Series 2019-E |
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 |
1,500 | 1,636,750 | ||||||
| Series 2022-C |
1,625 | 1,517,916 | ||||||
| Series 2023-E |
5,080 | 5,628,727 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
13,000 | 14,430,443 | ||||||
| 282 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 |
2,000 | 2,182,334 | ||||||
| Series 2026-A |
1,000 | 1,084,808 | ||||||
| San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Authority |
7,120 | 7,885,913 | ||||||
| San Mateo Joint Powers Financing Authority |
3,310 | 3,319,615 | ||||||
| San Mateo Union High School District |
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 |
1,000 | 1,003,006 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2030 |
1,365 | 1,369,059 | ||||||
| South Orange County Public Financing Authority |
1,005 | 1,009,865 | ||||||
| South San Francisco Unified School District |
1,000 | 1,086,746 | ||||||
| Southern California Public Power Authority |
3,500 | 3,660,053 | ||||||
| Southern California Public Power Authority |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 283 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2024 |
$ | 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 |
2,175 | 2,432,565 | ||||||
| Southern California Public Power Authority |
1,000 | 1,065,711 | ||||||
| Southern California Public Power Authority |
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 |
1,000 | 1,143,782 | ||||||
| 7.55%, 04/01/2039 |
1,000 | 1,190,258 | ||||||
| Series 2016 |
3,500 | 3,518,414 | ||||||
| Series 2019 |
1,625 | 1,701,454 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 04/01/2037 |
615 | 648,813 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
5,000 | 5,370,570 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
2,000 | 2,054,449 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
7,000 | 7,254,447 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
1,065 | 1,204,423 | ||||||
| Sweetwater Union High School District |
3,205 | 3,211,500 | ||||||
| Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California |
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 | ||||||
| 284 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 |
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 |
4,220 | 4,775,843 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2034 |
2,555 | 2,916,512 | ||||||
| University of California |
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 |
6,260 | 6,296,980 | ||||||
| Series 2025-C |
2,000 | 2,356,617 | ||||||
| Series 2026-C |
4,150 | 4,913,824 | ||||||
| Washington Township Health Care District |
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 |
750 | 754,324 | ||||||
| 4.125%, 08/01/2042 |
275 | 273,397 | ||||||
| 4.25%, 08/01/2043 |
370 | 369,995 | ||||||
| Westlands Water District |
1,300 | 1,307,595 | ||||||
| Yucaipa Valley Water District Financing Authority |
10,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 990,496,149 | ||||||||
|
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|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
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| American Samoa – 0.1% |
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| American Samoa Economic Development Authority |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,041,780 | ||||
| American Samoa Economic Development Authority |
470 | 485,434 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 1,527,214 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Florida – 0.1% |
||||||||
| City of Tampa FL |
175 | 133,737 | ||||||
| County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue |
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 |
405 | 4 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 865,544 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Georgia – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia |
460 | 478,008 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 01/01/2035 |
250 | 258,619 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 01/01/2036 |
1,590 | 1,642,011 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,378,638 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Guam – 1.7% |
||||||||
| Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority |
825 | 808,394 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
960 | 984,661 | ||||||
| 5.125%, 10/01/2034 |
140 | 150,214 | ||||||
| 5.375%, 10/01/2040 |
275 | 292,828 | ||||||
| 286 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2024-A |
$ | 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 |
1,225 | 1,224,416 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 02/01/2040 |
1,090 | 1,097,703 | ||||||
| Guam Education Financing Foundation |
1,045 | 1,045,676 | ||||||
| Guam Power Authority |
3,000 | 3,104,639 | ||||||
| Territory of Guam |
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 |
355 | 370,261 | ||||||
| Series 2025-G |
1,200 | 1,300,044 | ||||||
| Territory of Guam |
1,000 | 1,067,641 | ||||||
| Territory of Guam |
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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Illinois – 0.5% |
||||||||
| Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority |
3,250 | 3,282,098 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 287 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Village of Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax Revenue |
$ | 3,602 | $ | 1,945,251 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,227,349 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Indiana – 0.0% |
||||||||
| City of Fort Wayne IN |
25 | 2 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Kentucky – 0.4% |
||||||||
| City of Ashland KY |
260 | 263,000 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 02/01/2030 |
160 | 169,465 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 02/01/2031 |
200 | 211,813 | ||||||
| Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority |
3,500 | 3,540,474 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,184,752 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Missouri – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Howard Bend Levee District |
150 | 152,534 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| New Jersey – 1.2% |
||||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
1,410 | 1,411,964 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 06/15/2029 |
6,660 | 6,668,841 | ||||||
| Series 2018-A |
2,710 | 2,713,614 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 06/15/2029 |
1,290 | 1,291,712 | ||||||
| Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ |
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. |
220 | 219,997 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Ohio – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority |
$ | 1,175 | $ | 1,231,178 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Other – 0.4% |
||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily ML Certificates |
4,690 | 3,733,491 | ||||||
| Series 2022-ML13, Class ACA |
909 | 838,235 | ||||||
| Series 2022-ML13, Class XCA |
2,455 | 104,653 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,676,379 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Pennsylvania – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority |
1,000 | 1,025,997 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Puerto Rico – 1.1% |
||||||||
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
1,680 | 1,224,286 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority |
2,440 | 2,548,555 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2035(b) |
1,735 | 1,799,340 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority |
1,720 | 1,731,105 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth |
1,665 | 1,885,988 | ||||||
| 6.75%, 01/01/2045 |
1,000 | 1,133,273 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 289 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue |
$ | 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 |
830 | 875,723 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Wisconsin – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
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 |
1,062,458,242 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Short-Term Municipal Notes – 8.1% |
||||||||
| California – 8.1% |
||||||||
| Bay Area Toll Authority |
8,000 | 8,000,000 | ||||||
| City of Los Angeles CA |
50,000 | 50,077,585 | ||||||
| County of Riverside CA |
10,000 | 10,018,219 | ||||||
| Long Beach Unified School District |
4,885 | 4,906,086 | ||||||
| Series 2026-B |
7,500 | 7,532,374 | ||||||
| 290 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund |
$ | 5,000 | $ | 5,000,000 | ||||
| Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County |
1,500 | 1,505,408 | ||||||
| San Diego Unified School District/CA |
2,685 | 2,690,206 | ||||||
| State of California |
5,250 | 5,250,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Short-Term Municipal Notes |
94,979,878 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Municipal Obligations |
1,157,438,120 | |||||||
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|
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| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Lendbuzz Securitization Trust |
292 | 294,460 | ||||||
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|
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| Total Investments – 99.3% |
1,157,732,580 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 0.7% |
7,888,628 | |||||||
|
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|
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| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 1,165,621,208 | ||||||
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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) |
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| Buy Contracts |
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| 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. |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 291 | |
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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 (Depreciation) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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| $ | 462,032 | $ | 193,218 | $ | 268,814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | 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) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
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| $ | 1,062,518 | $ | 505,497 | $ | 557,021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (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.
| 292 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 293 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
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. |
$ | 1,500 | $ | 1,674,594 | ||||
| 5.25%, 05/01/2043 |
2,250 | 2,493,583 | ||||||
| Albany County Airport Authority |
855 | 863,857 | ||||||
| Broome County Local Development Corp. |
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 |
1,000 | 1,075,814 | ||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
1,150 | 1,171,380 | ||||||
| 5.75%, 06/01/2042(a) |
2,250 | 2,283,392 | ||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
550 | 553,963 | ||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
800 | 725,608 | ||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
759 | 607,255 | ||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
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. |
2,000 | 2,096,505 | ||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
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. |
1,535 | 1,633,941 | ||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
6,250 | 6,491,616 | ||||||
| City of New York NY |
1,031 | 985,820 | ||||||
| Series 2016-E |
2,400 | 2,409,563 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 08/01/2027 |
1,495 | 1,500,993 | ||||||
| Series 2018-A |
7,690 | 7,720,640 | ||||||
| Series 2018-D |
9,665 | 10,002,566 | ||||||
| Series 2020-A |
2,185 | 2,193,706 | ||||||
| Series 2020-C |
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 |
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 |
1,000 | 999,564 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 295 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2023-C |
$ | 15,305 | $ | 15,750,310 | ||||
| Series 2023-E |
4,000 | 4,308,991 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
1,000 | 1,003,984 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 08/01/2029 |
1,065 | 1,139,332 | ||||||
| AG Series 2024-A |
4,985 | 5,004,947 | ||||||
| Series 2024-B |
5,000 | 5,155,869 | ||||||
| Series 2024-C |
1,000 | 1,069,027 | ||||||
| AG Series 2024-C |
1,000 | 1,033,394 | ||||||
| Series 2024-I |
7,000 | 7,932,128 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
3,820 | 3,931,146 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
2,000 | 2,283,736 | ||||||
| Series 2025-B |
9,745 | 10,249,618 | ||||||
| Series 2025-D |
4,060 | 4,422,546 | ||||||
| Series 2025-G |
2,000 | 2,214,536 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
3,500 | 3,802,924 | ||||||
| Series 2026-G |
6,000 | 6,492,585 | ||||||
| City of New York NY |
640 | 637,146 | ||||||
| 1.623%, 08/01/2028 |
745 | 704,682 | ||||||
| City of Yonkers NY |
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 |
2,220 | 2,238,254 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
5,705 | 6,323,921 | ||||||
| 296 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 |
1,770 | 1,908,518 | ||||||
| Dutchess County Local Development Corp. |
2,400 | 2,453,201 | ||||||
| Series 2020-B |
4,855 | 4,829,322 | ||||||
| Empire State Development Corp. |
5,000 | 5,087,013 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
6,830 | 7,361,823 | ||||||
| Hempstead Town Local Development Corp. |
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 |
1,000 | 1,054,212 | ||||||
| Hempstead Town Local Development Corp. |
4,000 | 4,068,898 | ||||||
| Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp. |
17,060 | 17,326,443 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 02/15/2032 |
5,590 | 5,674,548 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
5,000 | 5,056,274 | ||||||
| Series 2010 |
3,315 | 3,645,517 | ||||||
| Series 2016-D |
1,210 | 1,221,501 | ||||||
| Series 2017 |
5,050 | 5,223,442 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/2028 |
4,020 | 4,248,511 | ||||||
| Series 2017-C |
9,140 | 9,453,912 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 297 | |
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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 |
1,000 | 1,006,710 | ||||||
| Series 2021 |
250 | 249,484 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
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 |
2,060 | 2,103,657 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund |
3,000 | 3,042,478 | ||||||
| Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY |
250 | 256,124 | ||||||
| 5.625%, 07/01/2042(a) |
2,000 | 2,035,428 | ||||||
| Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY |
1,210 | 1,262,016 | ||||||
| Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY |
1,485 | 1,472,592 | ||||||
| Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY |
2,265 | 2,283,708 | ||||||
| Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp. |
700 | 640,706 | ||||||
| Nassau Health Care Corp. |
6,000 | 6,452,632 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. |
$ | 4,000 | $ | 4,409,568 | ||||
| 5.00%, 02/15/2042 |
1,000 | 1,095,410 | ||||||
| New York City Housing Development Corp. |
||||||||
| Series 2024-8SPR, Class D |
550 | 556,151 | ||||||
| Series 2024-8SPR, Class E |
1,070 | 1,087,605 | ||||||
| Series 2024-8SPR, Class F |
2,620 | 2,700,167 | ||||||
| New York City Industrial Development Agency |
4,760 | 4,927,858 | ||||||
| New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority |
2,000 | 2,022,457 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
13,345 | 15,270,854 | ||||||
| New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue |
2,065 | 2,160,290 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/15/2032 |
16,090 | 16,808,391 | ||||||
| New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue |
3,745 | 3,851,933 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/15/2028 |
2,500 | 2,628,641 | ||||||
| New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue |
2,500 | 2,506,747 | ||||||
| New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue |
1,220 | 1,244,203 | ||||||
| Series 2020 |
2,580 | 2,666,103 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 299 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2020-1 |
$ | 17,235 | $ | 17,810,185 | ||||
| Series 2021-E |
3,750 | 3,813,278 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 02/01/2040 |
12,575 | 12,642,269 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
4,000 | 4,040,554 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
5,000 | 5,564,415 | ||||||
| Series 2023-E |
3,000 | 3,030,415 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
2,000 | 2,025,136 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
5,500 | 5,965,343 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
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 |
2,200 | 2,208,054 | ||||||
| New York Energy Finance Development Corp. |
9,115 | 9,425,288 | ||||||
| New York Liberty Development Corp. |
2,000 | 2,001,362 | ||||||
| 7.25%, 11/15/2044(a) |
3,260 | 3,264,884 | ||||||
| New York Liberty Development Corp. |
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. |
20,000 | 16,659,392 | ||||||
| New York Power Authority |
1,000 | 1,132,664 | ||||||
| 300 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 5.25%, 11/15/2041 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,128,103 | ||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,000 | 982,936 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,500 | 1,499,951 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/2034(a) |
2,500 | 2,454,650 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
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 |
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 |
1,000 | 1,173,981 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
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 |
6,250 | 6,367,141 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
4,250 | 4,768,952 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
3,045 | 3,070,242 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2029 |
2,130 | 2,248,782 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 301 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,054,334 | ||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
2,975 | 3,174,057 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
2,500 | 2,483,141 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 05/01/2040 |
6,000 | 5,856,963 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
2,300 | 2,347,224 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 05/01/2029 |
10,635 | 11,295,127 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,600 | 1,749,730 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2034 |
1,700 | 1,939,047 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
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 |
5 | 5,038 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2029 |
5 | 5,267 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,000 | 1,001,849 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
1,400 | 1,464,080 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
2,225 | 2,274,439 | ||||||
| Series 2017-B |
5,520 | 5,630,940 | ||||||
| Series 2021-A |
1,000 | 1,004,694 | ||||||
| 302 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2021-E |
$ | 4,645 | $ | 4,735,431 | ||||
| Series 2022-A |
2,000 | 2,011,193 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
3,000 | 3,163,675 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
2,000 | 1,599,680 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
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 |
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 |
6,800 | 6,871,395 | ||||||
| New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. |
445 | 456,862 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
1,800 | 1,890,874 | ||||||
| New York State Thruway Authority |
5,750 | 5,731,250 | ||||||
| New York State Thruway Authority |
7,250 | 7,873,981 | ||||||
| Series 2025-A |
5,645 | 6,079,018 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
375 | 375,231 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 303 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2020 |
$ | 2,685 | $ | 2,795,398 | ||||
| Series 2021 |
420 | 419,513 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
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 |
1,500 | 1,434,215 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2040 |
1,500 | 1,540,248 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
4,165 | 4,423,009 | ||||||
| 6.00%, 04/01/2035 |
1,500 | 1,654,583 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
2,000 | 1,995,292 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
500 | 504,572 | ||||||
| 4.00%, 10/31/2041 |
2,075 | 2,029,842 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
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 |
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. |
2,250 | 2,381,342 | ||||||
| 5.50%, 06/30/2044 |
3,630 | 3,827,029 | ||||||
| Series 2024 |
8,500 | 8,882,099 | ||||||
| 304 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 5.25%, 06/30/2044 |
$ | 10,895 | $ | 11,306,083 | ||||
| AG Series 2024 |
10,000 | 9,703,758 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
2,650 | 2,928,304 | ||||||
| New York Transportation Development Corp. |
4,400 | 4,399,947 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 01/01/2050 |
2,535 | 2,535,145 | ||||||
| Onondaga Civic Development Corp. |
825 | 817,066 | ||||||
| Onondaga Civic Development Corp. |
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 |
6,925 | 7,037,863 | ||||||
| Series 2018-2 |
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 |
9,000 | 9,352,474 | ||||||
| Series 2020-2 |
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 |
3,000 | 3,095,137 | ||||||
| Series 2022-2 |
7,185 | 7,757,485 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 08/01/2035 |
1,390 | 1,504,459 | ||||||
| Series 2023-2 |
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 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 305 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2024-2 |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,161,840 | ||||
| Rensselaer County Capital Resource Corp. |
1,000 | 1,116,393 | ||||||
| Saratoga County Capital Resource Corp. |
6,000 | 6,208,478 | ||||||
| State of New York |
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 |
1,670 | 1,879,894 | ||||||
| Suffolk County Economic Development Corp. |
500 | 513,021 | ||||||
| Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. |
4,300 | 4,424,214 | ||||||
| Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. |
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 |
10,000 | 8,349,805 | ||||||
| Series 2022 |
1,750 | 1,892,246 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
10,420 | 11,502,605 | ||||||
| 306 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2024 |
$ | 3,000 | $ | 3,440,963 | ||||
| Series 2024-B |
5,000 | 5,096,599 | ||||||
| Series 2025 |
13,850 | 14,117,578 | ||||||
| Series 2026 |
10,500 | 10,931,476 | ||||||
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority |
10,865 | 11,311,475 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 03/01/2028 |
2,500 | 2,607,870 | ||||||
| Troy Capital Resource Corp. |
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 |
600 | 668,120 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 09/01/2038 |
750 | 825,215 | ||||||
| Trust for Cultural Resources of The City of New York (The) |
13,175 | 13,317,284 | ||||||
| Series 2020 |
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 |
1,300 | 1,473,076 | ||||||
| Westchester County Local Development Corp. |
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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Alabama – 0.7% |
||||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
1,200 | 1,281,945 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 307 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Black Belt Energy Gas District |
$ | 5,000 | $ | 5,286,229 | ||||
| Series 2026-F |
1,220 | 1,295,515 | ||||||
| Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District |
1,000 | 1,021,963 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,885,652 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| American Samoa – 0.0% |
||||||||
| American Samoa Economic Development Authority |
670 | 692,001 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| California – 0.1% |
||||||||
| California Community Choice Financing Authority |
1,215 | 1,283,751 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Colorado – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Vauxmont Metropolitan District |
160 | 161,505 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Connecticut – 0.7% |
||||||||
| State of Connecticut |
4,715 | 4,836,266 | ||||||
| Series 2018-F |
4,025 | 4,153,356 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,989,622 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Florida – 0.0% |
||||||||
| County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue |
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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| 308 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Georgia – 0.6% |
||||||||
| Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. |
$ | 2,440 | $ | 2,472,044 | ||||
| Series 2025-B |
2,000 | 2,117,739 | ||||||
| Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia |
905 | 941,740 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 01/01/2032 |
565 | 587,118 | ||||||
| Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia |
1,185 | 1,216,224 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 7,334,865 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Guam – 2.0% |
||||||||
| Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority |
1,430 | 1,380,081 | ||||||
| Series 2023 |
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 |
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 |
1,250 | 1,273,997 | ||||||
| Guam Government Waterworks Authority |
1,100 | 1,136,593 | ||||||
| Guam Government Waterworks Authority |
1,050 | 1,132,226 | ||||||
| Guam Power Authority |
1,225 | 1,231,059 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 309 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/2027 |
$ | 1,230 | $ | 1,255,682 | ||||
| Territory of Guam |
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 |
175 | 182,524 | ||||||
| Series 2025-G |
2,000 | 2,151,304 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 01/01/2033 |
2,500 | 2,708,424 | ||||||
| Territory of Guam |
1,250 | 1,319,714 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 26,058,938 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Illinois – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority |
2,000 | 2,055,570 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Indiana – 0.0% |
||||||||
| City of Fort Wayne IN |
32 | 3 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Kentucky – 0.1% |
||||||||
| City of Ashland KY |
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 |
250 | 257,404 | ||||||
| 310 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Michigan Strategic Fund |
$ | 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 |
275 | 279,646 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Nebraska – 0.8% |
||||||||
| Central Plains Energy Project |
10,000 | 10,463,031 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| New Jersey – 2.1% |
||||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
5,000 | 5,006,964 | ||||||
| Series 2018-A |
11,680 | 11,695,575 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
230 | 244,290 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
1,270 | 1,338,101 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
3,360 | 3,538,884 | ||||||
| Series 2024-A |
4,805 | 5,222,149 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 27,045,963 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Puerto Rico – 1.4% |
||||||||
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
2,420 | 1,763,556 | ||||||
| 5.625%, 07/01/2029 |
760 | 798,648 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 311 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2022-C |
$ | 771 | $ | 532,286 | ||||
| Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority |
3,090 | 3,227,474 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 07/01/2035(a) |
2,310 | 2,395,663 | ||||||
| Series 2021-B |
1,000 | 958,925 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority |
1,390 | 1,420,737 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth |
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 |
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 |
1,500 | 1,568,764 | ||||||
| Series 2021-B |
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. |
1,930 | 2,053,807 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Texas – 0.2% |
||||||||
| Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. V |
2,000 | 2,138,332 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 312 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Washington – 0.1% |
||||||||
| Washington State Housing Finance Commission |
$ | 911 | $ | 876,592 | ||||
| Series 2021-1, Class X |
911 | 32,030 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 908,622 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Wisconsin – 0.3% |
||||||||
| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority |
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 |
1,189,435,833 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Short-Term Municipal Notes – 7.2% |
||||||||
| New York – 7.2% |
||||||||
| Brewster Central School District |
1,000 | 1,010,003 | ||||||
| Build NYC Resource Corp. |
1,585 | 1,585,000 | ||||||
| City of Buffalo NY |
5,000 | 5,019,211 | ||||||
| City of New Rochelle NY |
8,000 | 8,056,319 | ||||||
| City of New York NY |
2,215 | 2,215,000 | ||||||
| Series 2022-A |
3,900 | 3,900,000 | ||||||
| City of Rochester NY |
3,000 | 3,005,508 | ||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 313 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Connetquot Central School District of Islip |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,000,465 | ||||
| County of Suffolk NY |
11,000 | 11,021,430 | ||||||
| Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency |
1,005 | 1,005,000 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
6,710 | 6,710,000 | ||||||
| New York City Housing Development Corp. |
250 | 250,000 | ||||||
| New York City Housing Development Corp. |
1,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
| New York State Housing Finance Agency |
3,700 | 3,700,000 | ||||||
| New York State Housing Finance Agency |
400 | 400,000 | ||||||
| Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund |
7,200 | 7,200,000 | ||||||
| Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
6,000 | 6,005,795 | ||||||
| Town of Oyster Bay NY |
17,650 | 17,702,286 | ||||||
| 314 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Series 2026 |
$ | 5,000 | $ | 5,056,529 | ||||
| Town of Tonawanda NY |
1,770 | 1,775,001 | ||||||
| Trust for Cultural Resources of The City of New York (The) |
5,465 | 5,465,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Short-Term Municipal Notes |
93,082,547 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Municipal Obligations |
1,282,518,380 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.0% |
||||||||
| Lendbuzz Securitization Trust |
292 | 294,460 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments – 98.4% |
1,282,812,840 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 1.6% |
21,033,364 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 1,303,846,204 | ||||||
|
|
|
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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 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| # | Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 315 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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.
| 316 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
AB CORE BOND ETF
May 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 40.1% |
||||||||||||
| Canada – 1.1% |
||||||||||||
| Canadian Government Bond |
CAD | 16,851 | $ | 11,569,463 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| United States – 39.0% |
||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bonds |
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 |
7,181 | 6,919,470 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 317 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
423,641,616 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 31.2% |
||||||||||||
| Industrial – 17.6% |
||||||||||||
| Basic – 0.9% |
||||||||||||
| Freeport Indonesia PT |
324 | 323,676 | ||||||||||
| Glencore Funding LLC |
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. |
628 | 606,014 | ||||||||||
| Marcobre SAC |
252 | 247,584 | ||||||||||
| Nexa Resources SA |
241 | 252,942 | ||||||||||
| Nutrien Ltd. |
2,400 | 2,255,064 | ||||||||||
| SNF Group SACA |
2,250 | 2,277,923 | ||||||||||
| 318 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| WRKCo, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 1,732 | $ | 1,718,923 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 10,017,886 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Capital Goods – 0.8% |
||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. (The) |
970 | 951,551 | ||||||||||
| Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. |
266 | 264,564 | ||||||||||
| 4.45%, 10/16/2026 |
1,888 | 1,891,077 | ||||||||||
| General Electric Co. |
865 | 863,728 | ||||||||||
| Republic Services, Inc. |
2,083 | 2,100,455 | ||||||||||
| Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. |
2,075 | 2,093,426 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 8,164,801 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 0.6% |
||||||||||||
| Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital |
467 | 359,389 | ||||||||||
| 5.375%, 04/01/2038 |
1,806 | 1,611,133 | ||||||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc. |
777 | 728,787 | ||||||||||
| 5.75%, 11/15/2065 |
801 | 732,819 | ||||||||||
| 6.45%, 05/15/2066 |
1,489 | 1,498,247 | ||||||||||
| Prosus NV |
489 | 484,721 | ||||||||||
| Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC |
379 | 427,679 | ||||||||||
| Time Warner Cable LLC |
505 | 381,497 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 6,224,272 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| AT&T, Inc. |
408 | 387,229 | ||||||||||
| NTT Finance Corp. |
736 | 740,151 | ||||||||||
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. |
352 | 342,538 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,469,918 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.4% |
||||||||||||
| American Honda Finance Corp. |
29 | 28,694 | ||||||||||
| Series A |
267 | 266,912 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 319 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| BMW US Capital LLC |
U.S.$ | 1,889 | $ | 1,896,140 | ||||||||
| 4.65%, 03/19/2027(b) |
188 | 188,848 | ||||||||||
| Ford Motor Co. |
1,299 | 1,151,096 | ||||||||||
| Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC |
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. |
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. |
2,110 | 2,105,590 | ||||||||||
| Hyundai Capital America |
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 |
2,373 | 2,360,186 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 14,455,340 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| Carnival Corp., Ltd. |
593 | 581,727 | ||||||||||
| 7.00%, 08/15/2029(b) |
1,503 | 1,560,460 | ||||||||||
| Hasbro, Inc. |
286 | 282,828 | ||||||||||
| 6.05%, 05/14/2034 |
450 | 470,313 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,895,328 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.6% |
||||||||||||
| Flutter Treasury DAC |
745 | 738,757 | ||||||||||
| 6.375%, 04/29/2029(b) |
1,701 | 1,725,358 | ||||||||||
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
281 | 282,745 | ||||||||||
| 6.00%, 06/14/2030 |
356 | 367,250 | ||||||||||
| Marriott International, Inc./MD |
2,129 | 2,127,062 | ||||||||||
| 5.10%, 05/01/2038 |
98 | 94,637 | ||||||||||
| Sekisui House US, Inc. |
968 | 885,642 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 6,221,451 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 320 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Starbucks Corp. |
U.S.$ | 1,837 | $ | 1,844,183 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.8% |
||||||||||||
| AutoNation, Inc. |
1,554 | 1,540,247 | ||||||||||
| Hutchison Whampoa International 03/33 Ltd. |
2,185 | 2,531,082 | ||||||||||
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
1,925 | 1,924,596 | ||||||||||
| Tapestry, Inc. |
670 | 605,445 | ||||||||||
| 5.10%, 03/11/2030 |
1,633 | 1,649,951 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 8,251,321 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 3.4% |
||||||||||||
| Altria Group, Inc. |
1,745 | 1,668,831 | ||||||||||
| 6.875%, 11/01/2033 |
808 | 896,645 | ||||||||||
| BAT Capital Corp. |
571 | 560,351 | ||||||||||
| 7.75%, 10/19/2032 |
141 | 161,202 | ||||||||||
| Cargill, Inc. |
1,250 | 1,227,137 | ||||||||||
| 5.125%, 10/11/2032(b) |
835 | 851,642 | ||||||||||
| General Mills, Inc. |
1,398 | 1,407,492 | ||||||||||
| HCA, Inc. |
3,000 | 2,659,380 | ||||||||||
| Imperial Brands Finance PLC |
908 | 886,735 | ||||||||||
| 5.875%, 07/01/2034(b) |
1,460 | 1,507,742 | ||||||||||
| IQVIA, Inc. |
2,150 | 2,225,336 | ||||||||||
| Japan Tobacco, Inc. |
708 | 741,800 | ||||||||||
| JBS NV/JBS USA Foods Group Holdings Inc./JBS USA Food Co. Holdings |
73 | 79,483 | ||||||||||
| Mars, Inc. |
1,212 | 1,217,878 | ||||||||||
| Mondelez International, Inc. |
1,311 | 1,305,808 | ||||||||||
| Novartis Capital Corp. |
2,377 | 2,363,594 | ||||||||||
| Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana |
1,480 | 1,261,715 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 321 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 1,688 | $ | 1,737,577 | ||||||||
| 6.375%, 05/16/2038 |
800 | 876,392 | ||||||||||
| Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. |
816 | 740,953 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 04/15/2031 |
511 | 490,192 | ||||||||||
| 6.875%, 05/15/2034 |
1,429 | 1,545,049 | ||||||||||
| Roche Holdings, Inc. |
235 | 230,824 | ||||||||||
| 4.203%, 09/09/2029(b) |
1,902 | 1,893,099 | ||||||||||
| Royalty Pharma PLC |
733 | 741,781 | ||||||||||
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. |
570 | 520,855 | ||||||||||
| Sysco Corp. |
1,025 | 1,001,076 | ||||||||||
| 5.75%, 01/17/2029 |
1,029 | 1,057,308 | ||||||||||
| Takeda US Financing, Inc. |
2,111 | 2,114,821 | ||||||||||
| Tyson Foods, Inc. |
600 | 621,246 | ||||||||||
| Viatris, Inc. |
1,050 | 959,479 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| 35,553,423 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Energy – 4.8% |
||||||||||||
| Baker Hughes Holdings LLC/Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc. |
839 | 825,299 | ||||||||||
| 5.00%, 06/15/2036 |
755 | 742,195 | ||||||||||
| Cenovus Energy, Inc. |
517 | 512,724 | ||||||||||
| 5.40%, 03/20/2036 |
552 | 551,404 | ||||||||||
| Cheniere Energy Partners LP |
1,094 | 1,054,714 | ||||||||||
| Colonial Enterprises, Inc. |
605 | 566,921 | ||||||||||
| ConocoPhillips |
1,821 | 2,016,066 | ||||||||||
| ConocoPhillips Co. |
1,910 | 1,845,346 | ||||||||||
| Continental Resources, Inc./OK |
1,630 | 1,438,540 | ||||||||||
| 5.75%, 01/15/2031(b) |
718 | 733,172 | ||||||||||
| Devon Energy Corp. |
637 | 641,217 | ||||||||||
| 5.60%, 07/15/2041 |
1,422 | 1,405,690 | ||||||||||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. |
1,124 | 1,052,749 | ||||||||||
| 322 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| 6.25%, 03/15/2033 |
U.S.$ | 457 | $ | 490,503 | ||||||
| Energy Transfer LP |
1,831 | 1,871,026 | ||||||||
| Eni SpA |
2,092 | 2,161,203 | ||||||||
| Enterprise Products Operating LLC |
1,318 | 1,379,221 | ||||||||
| 6.125%, 10/15/2039 |
1,245 | 1,328,054 | ||||||||
| EQT Corp. |
2,561 | 2,545,967 | ||||||||
| 7.00%, 02/01/2030(c) |
484 | 516,041 | ||||||||
| Expand Energy Corp. |
1,830 | 1,829,176 | ||||||||
| Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP |
1,057 | 1,187,825 | ||||||||
| 7.30%, 08/15/2033 |
1,200 | 1,361,856 | ||||||||
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
483 | 506,653 | ||||||||
| MPLX LP |
1,207 | 1,193,470 | ||||||||
| ONEOK, Inc. |
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 |
1,194 | 1,244,841 | ||||||||
| Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. |
221 | 222,799 | ||||||||
| 5.70%, 09/15/2034 |
1,842 | 1,888,916 | ||||||||
| Santos Finance Ltd. |
2,798 | 2,776,315 | ||||||||
| Suncor Energy, Inc. |
692 | 766,418 | ||||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. |
385 | 387,426 | ||||||||
| 5.65%, 02/15/2036 |
425 | 434,290 | ||||||||
| 6.05%, 05/15/2056 |
1,512 | 1,501,492 | ||||||||
| Var Energi ASA |
1,132 | 1,180,053 | ||||||||
| Western Midstream Operating LP |
2,641 | 2,782,346 | ||||||||
| Williams Cos., Inc. (The) |
1,242 | 1,241,143 | ||||||||
| 4.80%, 11/15/2029 |
855 | 861,404 | ||||||||
| Woodside Finance Ltd. |
1,487 | 1,478,524 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 323 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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. |
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. |
709 | 711,474 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,700,903 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 2.4% |
||||||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc. |
2,228 | 2,211,379 | ||||||||||
| Apple, Inc. |
1,148 | 886,532 | ||||||||||
| Broadcom, Inc. |
484 | 486,492 | ||||||||||
| 4.926%, 05/15/2037(b) |
1,962 | 1,905,377 | ||||||||||
| CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. |
2,817 | 2,781,618 | ||||||||||
| Dell International LLC/EMC Corp. |
1,930 | 1,912,070 | ||||||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
718 | 716,040 | ||||||||||
| Fiserv, Inc. |
2,539 | 2,441,274 | ||||||||||
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. |
791 | 790,652 | ||||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. |
2,010 | 2,031,085 | ||||||||||
| Jabil, Inc. |
2,050 | 1,967,201 | ||||||||||
| Oracle Corp. |
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 |
2,005 | 2,009,692 | ||||||||||
| Salesforce, Inc. |
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. |
2,617 | 2,647,174 | ||||||||||
| 324 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Southwest Airlines Co. |
U.S.$ | 615 | $ | 610,744 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 3,257,918 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Railroads – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd. |
192 | 182,412 | ||||||||||
| 5.875%, 07/05/2034(b) |
302 | 308,488 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 490,900 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Transportation - Services – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| ENA Master Trust |
376 | 301,899 | ||||||||||
| ERAC USA Finance LLC |
1,898 | 1,891,091 | ||||||||||
| 4.60%, 05/01/2028(b) |
517 | 519,048 | ||||||||||
| Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc. |
1,208 | 1,192,743 | ||||||||||
| Ryder System, Inc. |
1,458 | 1,489,857 | ||||||||||
| TTX Co. |
1,677 | 1,681,360 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 7,075,998 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 185,695,964 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Institutions – 10.1% |
||||||||||||
| Banking – 8.2% |
||||||||||||
| AIB Group PLC |
2,402 | 2,439,279 | ||||||||||
| Ally Financial, Inc. |
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. |
1,827 | 1,837,597 | ||||||||||
| ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd. |
2,450 | 2,470,041 | ||||||||||
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA |
2,000 | 1,947,760 | ||||||||||
| 7.883%, 11/15/2034 |
200 | 227,226 | ||||||||||
| Banco Santander SA |
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. |
2,019 | 2,061,783 | ||||||||||
| Bank of Ireland Group PLC |
365 | 373,581 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 325 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Bank of Montreal |
U.S.$ | 895 | $ | 881,011 | ||||||
| Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA |
1,937 | 1,985,599 | ||||||||
| Barclays PLC |
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 |
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 |
251 | 245,952 | ||||||||
| 6.508%, 01/18/2035(b) |
1,793 | 1,862,282 | ||||||||
| CaixaBank SA |
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. |
54 | 53,320 | ||||||||
| 5.468%, 02/01/2029 |
416 | 422,015 | ||||||||
| 6.377%, 06/08/2034 |
1,163 | 1,232,396 | ||||||||
| Capital One NA |
386 | 393,554 | ||||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
2,031 | 2,035,549 | ||||||||
| 6.02%, 01/24/2036 |
44 | 45,313 | ||||||||
| Series Y |
139 | 138,211 | ||||||||
| Cooperatieve Rabobank UA |
1,301 | 1,322,948 | ||||||||
| Credit Agricole SA |
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 |
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 |
906 | 891,350 | ||||||||
| 4.95%, 08/04/2031 |
920 | 917,773 | ||||||||
| 7.146%, 07/13/2027 |
323 | 323,937 | ||||||||
| 326 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
U.S.$ | 67 | $ | 59,611 | ||||||
| 4.937%, 04/23/2028 |
1,123 | 1,127,705 | ||||||||
| Series V |
764 | 759,607 | ||||||||
| HSBC Holdings PLC |
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 |
887 | 895,746 | ||||||||
| Intesa Sanpaolo SpA |
1,147 | 1,082,309 | ||||||||
| 7.20%, 11/28/2033(b) |
919 | 1,036,246 | ||||||||
| KBC Group NV |
811 | 797,294 | ||||||||
| 4.932%, 10/16/2030(b) |
1,350 | 1,355,549 | ||||||||
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC |
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. |
550 | 561,242 | ||||||||
| Morgan Stanley |
272 | 269,057 | ||||||||
| 4.555%, 04/10/2030 |
440 | 438,222 | ||||||||
| 4.994%, 04/12/2029 |
174 | 175,333 | ||||||||
| Series I |
526 | 519,835 | ||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
1,013 | 1,023,809 | ||||||||
| National Australia Bank Ltd. |
2,349 | 2,273,503 | ||||||||
| National Bank of Canada |
1,022 | 1,017,605 | ||||||||
| Nationwide Building Society |
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 |
378 | 346,260 | ||||||||
| 5.115%, 05/23/2031 |
1,742 | 1,757,521 | ||||||||
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. |
132 | 136,621 | ||||||||
| Santander UK Group Holdings PLC |
601 | 595,976 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 327 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| 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 |
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 |
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. |
1,485 | 1,513,750 | ||||||||||
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. |
306 | 306,346 | ||||||||||
| Swedbank AB |
579 | 581,634 | ||||||||||
| Synchrony Financial |
831 | 822,291 | ||||||||||
| 5.15%, 03/19/2029 |
868 | 869,510 | ||||||||||
| 5.45%, 03/06/2031 |
661 | 661,575 | ||||||||||
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) |
661 | 664,893 | ||||||||||
| UBS Group AG |
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 |
3,007 | 2,765,478 | ||||||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
2,456 | 2,260,773 | ||||||||||
| 5.499%, 01/23/2035 |
192 | 195,886 | ||||||||||
| Westpac New Zealand Ltd. |
335 | 331,935 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 87,037,383 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Brokerage – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
1,949 | 1,949,000 | ||||||||||
| Nomura Holdings, Inc. |
514 | 519,603 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,468,603 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 328 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Finance – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Aircastle Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 310 | $ | 318,014 | ||||||||
| Aviation Capital Group LLC |
390 | 387,044 | ||||||||||
| 4.75%, 04/14/2027(b) |
124 | 124,276 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 829,334 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Financial Services – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Lincoln Financial Global Funding |
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 |
200 | 200,710 | ||||||||||
| Athene Global Funding |
2,222 | 2,201,802 | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. |
11 | 7,105 | ||||||||||
| MetLife Capital Trust IV |
970 | 1,063,052 | ||||||||||
| MetLife, Inc. |
25 | 32,263 | ||||||||||
| New York Life Global Funding |
2,204 | 2,180,064 | ||||||||||
| Principal Life Global Funding II |
1,265 | 1,279,725 | ||||||||||
| Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA |
600 | 597,642 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 7,562,363 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| REITs – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| American Tower Corp. |
466 | 464,015 | ||||||||||
| GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc. |
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. |
364 | 366,155 | ||||||||||
| Trust 2401 |
258 | 247,267 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 329 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc. |
U.S.$ | 3,085 | $ | 3,034,992 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 6,922,502 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 106,773,982 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Utility – 3.5% |
||||||||||||
| Electric – 3.4% |
||||||||||||
| AES Andes SA |
1,242 | 1,274,758 | ||||||||||
| AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL |
451 | 425,453 | ||||||||||
| Alexander Funding Trust II |
406 | 426,093 | ||||||||||
| American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
558 | 596,552 | ||||||||||
| Series D |
305 | 302,414 | ||||||||||
| Appalachian Power Co. |
1,390 | 1,553,867 | ||||||||||
| CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC |
76 | 76,508 | ||||||||||
| 5.05%, 03/01/2035 |
1,731 | 1,729,581 | ||||||||||
| Series AQ |
165 | 163,334 | ||||||||||
| Series AR |
162 | 159,160 | ||||||||||
| DTE Electric Co. |
1,367 | 1,339,004 | ||||||||||
| Series B |
907 | 885,150 | ||||||||||
| Duke Energy Carolinas NC Storm Funding LLC |
920 | 738,981 | ||||||||||
| Duke Energy Florida LLC |
686 | 745,161 | ||||||||||
| EDP Finance BV |
787 | 751,624 | ||||||||||
| Electricite de France SA |
366 | 424,974 | ||||||||||
| ENEL Finance International NV |
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 |
438 | 431,242 | ||||||||||
| Eversource Energy |
247 | 245,592 | ||||||||||
| 330 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Series B |
U.S.$ | 203 | $ | 203,392 | ||||||||
| FIEMEX Energia – Banco Actinver SA Institucion de Banca Multiple |
474 | 481,949 | ||||||||||
| Florida Power & Light Co. |
694 | 711,399 | ||||||||||
| ITC Holdings Corp. |
1,547 | 1,541,663 | ||||||||||
| Jersey Central Power & Light Co. |
526 | 524,180 | ||||||||||
| LG Energy Solution Ltd. |
2,091 | 2,115,067 | ||||||||||
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. |
1,453 | 1,444,398 | ||||||||||
| 5.29%, 01/17/2034(b) |
652 | 653,728 | ||||||||||
| NRG Energy, Inc. |
380 | 374,410 | ||||||||||
| PacifiCorp |
2,211 | 2,186,900 | ||||||||||
| 5.10%, 04/15/2031 |
46 | 46,443 | ||||||||||
| 5.80%, 04/15/2036 |
52 | 53,484 | ||||||||||
| Progress Energy, Inc. |
785 | 817,373 | ||||||||||
| Public Service Co. of Colorado |
2,139 | 2,134,037 | ||||||||||
| Public Service Electric & Gas Co. |
2,216 | 2,182,250 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Electric & Power Co. |
1,845 | 1,817,196 | ||||||||||
| Vistra Operations Co. LLC |
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 |
694 | 706,145 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 36,924,454 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Corporates - Investment Grade |
329,394,400 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 331 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 18.4% |
||||||||||||
| Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 18.2% |
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
U.S.$ | 310 | $ | 285,629 | ||||||||
| 3.50%, 11/01/2049 |
427 | 392,906 | ||||||||||
| Series 2020 |
945 | 871,579 | ||||||||||
| Series 2022 |
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 |
1,185 | 1,193,166 | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold |
11 | 10,896 | ||||||||||
| Series 2007 |
66 | 67,606 | ||||||||||
| Series 2017 |
465 | 449,413 | ||||||||||
| Series 2018 |
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 |
55 | 56,270 | ||||||||||
| 5.50%, 07/01/2033 |
108 | 109,779 | ||||||||||
| Series 2004 |
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 |
170 | 173,343 | ||||||||||
| Series 2006 |
35 | 35,783 | ||||||||||
| Series 2007 |
2 | 1,751 | ||||||||||
| 5.50%, 09/01/2036 |
1 | 1,027 | ||||||||||
| 5.50%, 08/01/2037 |
40 | 41,253 | ||||||||||
| Series 2008 |
0 | * | 252 | |||||||||
| 332 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Series 2009 |
U.S.$ | 7 | $ | 7,460 | ||||||
| Series 2010 |
7 | 6,882 | ||||||||
| Series 2012 |
236 | 222,390 | ||||||||
| 3.50%, 11/01/2042 |
411 | 386,262 | ||||||||
| 3.50%, 01/01/2043 |
437 | 409,866 | ||||||||
| Series 2013 |
1,495 | 1,398,616 | ||||||||
| Series 2015 |
382 | 344,663 | ||||||||
| 3.00%, 08/01/2045 |
558 | 501,739 | ||||||||
| Series 2018 |
370 | 361,426 | ||||||||
| Series 2019 |
1,090 | 1,002,712 | ||||||||
| 3.50%, 09/01/2049 |
466 | 429,450 | ||||||||
| 3.50%, 11/01/2049 |
996 | 915,958 | ||||||||
| Series 2021 |
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 |
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 |
1,921 | 1,897,333 | ||||||||
| Series 2025 |
3,239 | 3,258,704 | ||||||||
| 6.00%, 02/01/2055 |
1,033 | 1,055,203 | ||||||||
| Government National Mortgage Association |
122 | 110,313 | ||||||||
| 3.00%, 05/20/2046 |
353 | 318,058 | ||||||||
| Series 2023 |
2,589 | 2,630,725 | ||||||||
| Series 2026 |
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 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 333 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security |
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 |
21 | 20,661 | ||||||||||
| 2.50%, 11/01/2031 |
1,159 | 1,115,032 | ||||||||||
| 2.50%, 12/01/2031 |
5 | 4,988 | ||||||||||
| Series 2017 |
285 | 274,220 | ||||||||||
| 2.50%, 02/01/2032 |
353 | 338,606 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,753,507 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Agency ARMS – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
0 | * | 74 | |||||||||
| Series 2007 |
0 | * | 162 | |||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association |
1 | 839 | ||||||||||
| 5.879%, 03/01/2037(e) |
0 | * | 149 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,224 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs |
193,799,509 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 5.6% |
||||||||||||
| Risk Share Floating Rate – 2.7% |
||||||||||||
| Connecticut Avenue Securities |
1,458 | 1,459,734 | ||||||||||
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust |
1,545 | 1,575,309 | ||||||||||
| Series 2022-R05, Class 2M2 |
1,206 | 1,222,660 | ||||||||||
| 334 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Series 2023-R03, Class 2M1 |
U.S.$ | 314 | $ | 316,048 | ||||||
| Series 2023-R04, Class 1M1 |
781 | 792,266 | ||||||||
| Series 2023-R06, Class 1M1 |
390 | 390,813 | ||||||||
| Series 2024-R02, Class 1M1 |
117 | 116,876 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-R02, Class 1A1 |
427 | 426,930 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-R03, Class 2M1 |
588 | 588,681 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-R05, Class 2M1 |
1,241 | 1,242,193 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-R06, Class 1A1 |
617 | 617,532 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-R06, Class 1M1 |
666 | 665,149 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-R01, Class 2M1 |
1,030 | 1,029,906 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-R03, Class 2A1 |
1,354 | 1,357,693 | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes |
120 | 120,663 | ||||||||
| Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2 |
1,789 | 1,791,894 | ||||||||
| Series 2021-DNA7, Class M2 |
2,412 | 2,419,078 | ||||||||
| Series 2021-HQA4, Class M2 |
1,530 | 1,541,146 | ||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 335 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1B |
U.S.$ | 711 | $ | 722,703 | ||||||
| Series 2022-DNA5, Class M1B |
2,274 | 2,354,979 | ||||||||
| Series 2022-DNA7, Class M1A |
313 | 314,002 | ||||||||
| Series 2023-DNA1, Class M1A |
420 | 424,628 | ||||||||
| Series 2024-DNA3, Class A1 |
824 | 824,838 | ||||||||
| Series 2024-HQA1, Class M1 |
325 | 324,991 | ||||||||
| Series 2024-HQA2, Class M1 |
493 | 493,139 | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-DNA1 |
659 | 659,588 | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-DNA2 |
344 | 345,291 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-DNA2, Class M1 |
183 | 182,742 | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-Dna3 |
1,511 | 1,512,494 | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-DNA4 |
1,338 | 1,337,078 | ||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-Hqa1 |
811 | 812,225 | ||||||||
| 336 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2026-HQA1 |
U.S.$ | 563 | $ | 563,774 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-HQA1, Class M1 |
563 | 563,774 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 29,110,817 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 1.9% |
||||||||||||
| Alternative Loan Trust |
47 | 29,851 | ||||||||||
| Series 2006-24CB, Class A16 |
328 | 156,589 | ||||||||||
| Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13 |
129 | 84,272 | ||||||||||
| CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust |
73 | 31,339 | ||||||||||
| COOPR Residential Mortgage Trust |
1,704 | 1,687,893 | ||||||||||
| FIGRE Trust |
1,398 | 1,388,688 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-HE8, Class A |
1,622 | 1,611,837 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-HE1, Class A |
388 | 382,820 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-HE2, Class A |
1,289 | 1,274,184 | ||||||||||
| GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust |
1,041 | 1,036,226 | ||||||||||
| JP Morgan Mortgage Trust |
1,061 | 1,054,704 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-HE3, Class A1 |
1,465 | 1,472,882 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A |
1,392 | 1,380,324 | ||||||||||
| OBX Trust |
1,201 | 1,197,232 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 337 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| RCKT Mortgage Trust |
U.S.$ | 1,608 | $ | 1,600,718 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A |
811 | 803,284 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-CES2, Class A1A |
1,127 | 1,114,894 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-CES4, Class A1A |
781 | 778,817 | ||||||||||
| Santander Mortgage Asset Receivable Trust |
1,699 | 1,679,254 | ||||||||||
| Towd Point Mortgage Trust |
437 | 431,499 | ||||||||||
| Series 2026-FIX1, Class A1 |
604 | 599,127 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 19,796,434 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Non-Agency Floating Rate – 0.8% |
||||||||||||
| COLT Mortgage Loan Trust |
575 | 572,992 | ||||||||||
| Cross |
544 | 543,022 | ||||||||||
| Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust |
752 | 231,777 | ||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Mscr Trust Mn1 |
34 | 33,551 | ||||||||||
| HomeBanc Mortgage Trust |
89 | 73,383 | ||||||||||
| HOMES Trust |
577 | 576,063 | ||||||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank NA – CHASE |
147 | 149,687 | ||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust |
2,154 | 2,151,232 | ||||||||||
| 338 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| OBX Trust |
U.S.$ | 816 | $ | 812,427 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-NQM7, Class A1 |
775 | 773,602 | ||||||||||
| SG Residential Mortgage Trust |
1,571 | 1,565,929 | ||||||||||
| Verus Securitization Trust |
918 | 916,198 | ||||||||||
| Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates |
23 | 22,586 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 8,422,449 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Agency Floating Rate – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS |
906 | 86,126 | ||||||||||
| Series 4693, Class SL |
989 | 98,260 | ||||||||||
| Series 4954, Class SL |
1,266 | 126,395 | ||||||||||
| Series 4981, Class HS |
2,990 | 290,054 | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS |
917 | 89,390 | ||||||||||
| Series 2017-73, Class SA |
1,193 | 125,461 | ||||||||||
| Series 2017-97, Class LS |
881 | 88,669 | ||||||||||
| Series 2017-97, Class SW |
790 | 82,724 | ||||||||||
| Government National Mortgage Association |
1,211 | 127,721 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 339 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Series 2017-65, Class ST |
U.S.$ | 1,084 | $ | 117,770 | ||||||||
| Series 2017-134, Class SE |
611 | 65,662 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,298,232 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Agency Fixed Rate – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS |
3,487 | 806,609 | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association Grantor Trust |
199 | 192,548 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 999,157 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
59,627,089 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 3.9% |
||||||||||||
| Autos - Fixed Rate – 1.9% |
||||||||||||
| ACM Auto Trust |
97 | 97,093 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-2A, Class A |
674 | 675,129 | ||||||||||
| American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust |
1,999 | 2,004,043 | ||||||||||
| Arivo Acceptance Auto Loan Receivables Trust |
23 | 23,378 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A2 |
805 | 807,025 | ||||||||||
| AutoNation Finance Trust |
549 | 549,255 | ||||||||||
| Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC |
1,016 | 1,022,131 | ||||||||||
| Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust |
1,574 | 1,574,159 | ||||||||||
| Carvana Auto Receivables Trust |
52 | 50,492 | ||||||||||
| 340 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Series 2021-N4, Class D |
U.S.$ | 89 | $ | 87,233 | ||||||
| Series 2021-P4, Class D |
989 | 961,592 | ||||||||
| CPS Auto Receivables Trust |
787 | 786,750 | ||||||||
| Flagship Credit Auto Trust |
154 | 154,237 | ||||||||
| Lendbuzz Securitization Trust |
945 | 947,018 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-2A, Class A2 |
1,033 | 1,036,062 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-1A, Class A1 |
196 | 196,193 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-1A, Class A2 |
908 | 906,911 | ||||||||
| Lobel Automobile Receivables Trust |
105 | 104,689 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-1, Class A |
1,783 | 1,783,352 | ||||||||
| OCCU Auto Receivables Trust |
914 | 915,281 | ||||||||
| Prestige Auto Receivables Trust |
294 | 293,841 | ||||||||
| Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust |
2,022 | 2,027,463 | ||||||||
| Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust |
106 | 106,125 | ||||||||
| Tesla Auto Lease Trust |
79 | 79,583 | ||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
119 | 111,191 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-1A, Class A |
1,273 | 775,404 | ||||||||
| United Auto Credit Securitization Trust |
1,593 | 1,592,220 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 19,667,850 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 341 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 1.7% |
||||||||||||
| AB Issuer LLC |
U.S.$ | 1,984 | $ | 1,892,320 | ||||||||
| College Ave Student Loans LLC |
374 | 341,348 | ||||||||||
| Dext ABS LLC |
111 | 111,490 | ||||||||||
| Diamond Infrastructure Funding LLC |
935 | 920,862 | ||||||||||
| Diamond Issuer LLC |
1,941 | 1,888,592 | ||||||||||
| Equify ABS LLC |
364 | 364,535 | ||||||||||
| GCI Funding I LLC |
415 | 382,280 | ||||||||||
| Hardee’s Funding LLC |
754 | 745,019 | ||||||||||
| Series 2020-1A, Class A2 |
464 | 448,804 | ||||||||||
| MVW LLC |
221 | 210,169 | ||||||||||
| Neighborly Issuer LLC |
1,927 | 1,827,914 | ||||||||||
| Series 2023-1A, Class A2 |
1,358 | 1,362,302 | ||||||||||
| Nelnet Student Loan Trust |
620 | 556,132 | ||||||||||
| Series 2021-CA, Class B |
907 | 800,070 | ||||||||||
| Series 2021-DA, Class B |
798 | 716,678 | ||||||||||
| NMEF Funding LLC |
647 | 649,789 | ||||||||||
| Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust |
167 | 167,095 | ||||||||||
| 342 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
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| Series 2024-9, Class B |
U.S.$ | 785 | $ | 786,011 | ||||||||
| Series 2025-3, Class A2 |
195 | 196,080 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-6, Class A2 |
390 | 388,728 | ||||||||||
| Pagaya Point of Sale Holdings Grantor Trust |
676 | 677,892 | ||||||||||
| SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust |
1,079 | 1,078,607 | ||||||||||
| Upgrade Master Pass-Thru Trust |
1,087 | 1,085,555 | ||||||||||
| Upstart Securitization Trust |
473 | 472,859 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 18,071,131 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Credit Cards - Fixed Rate – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust |
1,890 | 1,895,780 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-A, Class A |
1,086 | 1,090,945 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,986,725 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Other ABS - Floating Rate – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust |
137 | 137,805 | ||||||||||
| Series 2025-5, Class A |
78 | 77,755 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 215,560 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Asset-Backed Securities |
40,941,266 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 2.1% |
||||||||||||
| CLO - Floating Rate – 2.1% |
||||||||||||
| AGL CLO 44 Ltd. |
808 | 808,103 | ||||||||||
| AMMC CLO 27 Ltd. |
2,580 | 2,580,597 | ||||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||||
| Ballyrock CLO 27 Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 714 | $ | 713,939 | ||||||
| Benefit Street Partners CLO XXXVIII Ltd. |
819 | 820,864 | ||||||||
| Diameter Capital CLO 9 Ltd. |
3,014 | 3,012,955 | ||||||||
| HPS Loan Management Ltd. |
449 | 449,800 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-28A, Class A1 |
2,889 | 2,889,353 | ||||||||
| Juniper Valley Park CLO Ltd. |
1,673 | 1,674,102 | ||||||||
| Midocean Credit CLO Xxiii |
2,180 | 2,180,403 | ||||||||
| Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 39 Ltd. |
3,060 | 3,060,308 | ||||||||
| Oaktree CLO Ltd. |
1,103 | 1,103,372 | ||||||||
| OCP CLO Ltd. |
561 | 562,259 | ||||||||
| Series 2026-50A, Class A1 |
1,399 | 1,399,198 | ||||||||
| Trestles CLO X Ltd. |
1,280 | 1,278,877 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Total Collateralized Loan Obligations |
22,534,130 | |||||||||
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|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
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| AGENCIES – 1.2% |
||||||||||||
| Agency Debentures – 1.2% |
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Banks |
U.S.$ | 10,600 | $ | 10,592,686 | ||||||||
| 4.75%, 12/08/2028 |
1,785 | 1,812,471 | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association |
355 | 376,446 | ||||||||||
| 6.625%, 11/15/2030 |
260 | 285,984 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Total Agencies |
13,067,587 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
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| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.9% |
||||||||||||
| Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.5% |
||||||||||||
| ALA Trust |
1,520 | 1,526,537 | ||||||||||
| AREIT Trust |
635 | 634,997 | ||||||||||
| BHMS Commercial Mortgage Trust |
1,442 | 1,443,809 | ||||||||||
| BX Commercial Mortgage Trust |
207 | 205,971 | ||||||||||
| Series 2019-IMC, Class E |
839 | 835,717 | ||||||||||
| CLNY Trust |
744 | 710,520 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 5,357,551 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.3% |
||||||||||||
| GS Mortgage Securities Trust |
28 | 21,566 | ||||||||||
| GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1 |
1,055 | 1,046,568 | ||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 345 | |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| Series 2021-1, Class AS |
U.S.$ | 59 | $ | 57,907 | ||||||||
| JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust |
472 | 372,970 | ||||||||||
| Series 2014-C22, Class XA |
247 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust |
390 | 383,022 | ||||||||||
| Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust |
1,030 | 1,006,568 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,888,608 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust |
725 | 718,401 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
8,964,560 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| Colombia – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Colombia Government International Bond |
696 | 606,912 | ||||||||||
| 6.50%, 01/21/2033 |
420 | 415,296 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,022,208 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Ecuador – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Amazon Conservation DAC |
927 | 934,574 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Mexico – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Mexico Government International Bond |
716 | 700,885 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Romania – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Romanian Government International Bond |
2,010 | 2,029,658 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| KSA Sukuk Ltd. |
2,535 | 2,557,181 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds |
7,244,506 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 0.6% |
||||||||||||
| Industrial – 0.6% |
||||||||||||
| Capital Goods – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Axon Enterprise, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 655 | $ | 669,777 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Media – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| VZ Vendor Financing II BV |
EUR | 540 | 603,970 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Communications - Telecommunications – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Altice France SA |
197 | 223,261 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc. |
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. |
1,250 | 1,284,700 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| CVS Health Corp. |
47 | 48,953 | ||||||||||
| 7.00%, 03/10/2055 |
786 | 819,947 | ||||||||||
| Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV |
EUR | 320 | 369,690 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,238,590 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Energy – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Sunoco LP |
U.S.$ | 753 | 754,370 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Technology – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc. |
902 | 939,938 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade |
6,442,435 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 347 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.5% |
||||||||||||
| United States – 0.5% |
||||||||||||
| State Board of Administration Finance Corp. |
U.S.$ | 1,634 | $ | 1,592,948 | ||||||||
| State of California |
2,040 | 2,414,930 | ||||||||||
| University of California |
2,070 | 1,423,376 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds |
5,431,254 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 0.5% |
||||||||||||
| Industrial – 0.5% |
||||||||||||
| Basic – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Braskem Netherlands Finance BV |
1,440 | 955,800 | ||||||||||
| Sasol Financing USA LLC |
712 | 753,403 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 1,709,203 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Wynn Macau Ltd. |
730 | 727,262 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Energy – 0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Ecopetrol SA |
817 | 837,735 | ||||||||||
| 8.875%, 01/13/2033 |
793 | 837,805 | ||||||||||
| Raizen Fuels Finance SA |
411 | 235,145 | ||||||||||
| 6.70%, 02/25/2037(h)(i)(k) |
1,177 | 667,948 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,578,633 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds |
5,015,098 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Mexico – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Eagle Funding Luxco SARL |
862 | 866,310 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
| QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan – 0.1% |
||||||||||||
| QazaqGaz NC JSC |
U.S.$ | 559 | $ | 547,121 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Baiterek National Investment H |
356 | 360,117 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Shares | ||||||||||||
| COMMON STOCKS – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Communication Services – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Altice France SA/LuxCo3(h)(j)(l) |
1,339 | 26,759 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
||||||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.9% |
||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills – 3.9% |
||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bill |
U.S.$ | 41,946 | 41,675,229 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Investments – 109.8% |
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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| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 349 | |
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
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 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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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. |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
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| * | 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. |
| 350 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 |
|
12/12/2023 - 07/10/2025 |
|
$ | 1,323,412 | $ | 955,800 | 0.09 | % | |||||||
| GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1 |
|
02/25/2021 - 09/06/2022 |
|
1,056,346 | 1,046,568 | 0.10 | % | |||||||||
| GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1 |
|
02/25/2021 - 04/01/2021 |
|
59,067 | 57,907 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
| Raizen Fuels Finance SA |
|
02/03/2026 - 02/04/2026 |
|
322,026 | 235,145 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||
| Raizen Fuels Finance SA |
|
02/20/2025 - 02/21/2025 |
|
1,173,754 | 667,948 | 0.07 | % | |||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
05/14/2024 | 118,921 | 111,191 | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||
| Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust |
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 |
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 |
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) |
5,636,613 | 5,636,613 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Investments – 103.7% |
1,099,556,665 | |||||||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – (3.7)% |
(39,405,458 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 1,060,151,207 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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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. |
| 352 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
| (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 |
USD | 631,431 | $ | 127,122,908 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| PURCHASED OPTIONS – PUTS – 2.1% |
||||||||||||
| Options on Equity Indices – 2.1% |
||||||||||||
| iShares MSCI EAFE ETF |
126,682,392 | 2,653,248 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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) |
684,600 | 684,600 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Investments – 101.7% |
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. |
| 354 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
Glossary:
EAFE – Europe, Australia, and Far East
ETF – Exchange Traded Fund
MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International
See notes to financial statements.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 355 | |
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 |
USD | 2,023,148 | $ | 427,075,233 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| PURCHASED OPTIONS – PUTS – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| Options on Equity Indices – 0.7% |
||||||||||||
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
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) |
2,226,979 | 2,226,979 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Investments – 103.8% |
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. |
| 356 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
Glossary:
ETF – Exchange Traded Fund
SPDR – Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts
See notes to financial statements.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 357 | |
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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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 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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 359 | |
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 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 361 | |
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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 363 | |
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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 365 | |
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. |
ABFunds.com | |
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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 367 | |
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. |
ABFunds.com | |
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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 369 | |
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.
| 370 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 371 | |
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.
| 372 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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. |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 373 | |
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)
| AB Corporate Bond ETF | AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF |
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| Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, 2025 |
Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, 2025 |
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 26,542,454 | $ | 27,142,293 | $ | 616,132,925 | $ | 420,507,850 | ||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 | ) | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| End of period |
$ | 57,715,929 | $ | 42,820,423 | $ | 898,966,857 | $ | 837,800,765 | ||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| Total increase . |
28,944,653 | 56,639,171 | ||||||
| Net Assets | ||||||||
| Beginning of period |
145,142,535 | 88,503,364 | ||||||
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| End of period |
$ | 174,087,188 | $ | 145,142,535 | ||||
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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) |
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| 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 | ) | |||||||
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| 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 | – | ||||||||
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| Total increase |
67,468,519 | 12,317,924 | 55,026,547 | |||||||||
| Net Assets |
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| Beginning of period |
1,098,152,689 | 1,085,834,765 | 1,030,808,218 | |||||||||
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| End of period |
$ | 1,165,621,208 | $ | 1,098,152,689 | $ | 1,085,834,765 | ||||||
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| (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) |
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| 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 | ) | ||||||||
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| 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 | – | |||||||
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| Total increase (decrease) |
10,895,934 | 11,955,866 | (63,056,388 | ) | ||||||||
| Net Assets |
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| Beginning of period |
1,292,950,270 | 1,280,994,404 | 1,344,050,792 | |||||||||
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| End of period |
$ | 1,303,846,204 | $ | 1,292,950,270 | $ | 1,280,994,404 | ||||||
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| (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) |
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| 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 | – | |||||||
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| 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 | – | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| End of period |
$ | 1,055,945,571 | $ | 876,551,908 | $ | 853,629,256 | ||||||
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| (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 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
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|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total increase . |
83,463,832 | 279,948,684 | 54,397,073 | 73,899,786 | ||||||||||||
| Net Assets |
|
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| Beginning of period |
976,687,375 | 696,738,691 | 73,899,786 | – 0 | – | |||||||||||
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| End of period |
$ | 1,060,151,207 | $ | 976,687,375 | $ | 128,296,859 | $ | 73,899,786 | ||||||||
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| (a) | Commencement of operations. |
| See | notes to financial statements. |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)
| AB Moderate Buffer ETF | ||||||||
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
December 9, 2024(a) to November 30, 2025 |
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| 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 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||
| 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 | – | |||||
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|
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|
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| End of period |
$ | 416,180,972 | $ | 268,945,473 | ||||
|
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| (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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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 |
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 | ||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 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) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | – 0 | – | $ | 1,244,744,152 | $ | 2,219,627 | $ | 1,246,963,779 | |||||||
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AB Ultra Short Income ETF
| Investments in |
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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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AB High Yield ETF
| Investments in |
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 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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AB Core Plus Bond ETF
| Investments in |
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 |
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 |
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 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF
| Investments in |
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 |
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 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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AB Short Duration High Yield ETF
| Investments in |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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AB International Buffer ETF
| Investments in |
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 (000) |
Sales (000) |
Market Value 5/31/26 (000) |
Dividend (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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 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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| Derivative Type |
Location of 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 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 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 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 411 | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
AB Corporate Bond ETF
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||
| Derivative Type |
Statement of Assets and 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 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 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. |
| 412 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
| Derivative Type |
Location of 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 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 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 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 413 | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
AB Short Duration High Yield ETF
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||
| Derivative Type |
Statement of Assets and 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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 414 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
AB Short Duration Income ETF
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||
| Derivative Type |
Statement of Assets and 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 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 415 | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||
| Derivative Type |
Statement of Assets and 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 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 416 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||
| Derivative Type |
Statement of |
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 |
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. |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 417 | |
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 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 418 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
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 |
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 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 419 | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
AB Moderate Buffer ETF
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||
| Derivative Type |
Statement of |
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 |
| 420 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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 |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 421 | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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) |
| 422 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
AB Short Duration Income ETF
| Futures: |
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| Average notional amount of buy contracts |
$ | 25,618,559 | ||
| Average notional amount of sale contracts |
$ | 10,105,241 | ||
| Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: |
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| Average principal amount of buy contracts |
$ | 235,631 | (d) | |
| Average principal amount of sale contracts |
$ | 864,298 | ||
| Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps: |
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| 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 |
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| Citibank NA |
$ | 114,986 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 114,986 | |||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
1,222 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 1,222 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | 116,208 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 116,208 | ^ | ||||||
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|
|
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|
|
|
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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 |
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| NatWest Markets PLC |
$ | 476,016 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 476,016 | |||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
411 | (411 | ) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | |||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 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 |
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| NatWest Markets PLC |
$ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | |||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
9,475 | (411 | ) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 9,064 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | 9,475 | $ | (411 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 9,064 | ^ | ||||||
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|
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|
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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 |
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| Citibank NA |
$ | 908,844 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | (830,000 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 78,844 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | 908,844 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | (830,000 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 78,844 | ^ | ||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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 |
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| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
$ | 10,789 | $ | (2,076 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 8,713 | |||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | 10,789 | $ | (2,076 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 8,713 | ^ | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Counterparty |
Derivative Liabilities Subject To a MA |
Derivatives Available for Offset |
Cash Collateral Pledged* |
Security Collateral Pledged* |
Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities |
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| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
$ | 2,076 | $ | (2,076 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | ||||||
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | 2,076 | $ | (2,076) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 0 | ^ | |||||||
|
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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 |
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| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
$ | 135,098 | $ | (58,630 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 76,468 | |||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | 135,098 | $ | (58,630 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 76,468 | ^ | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Counterparty |
Derivative Liabilities Subject To a MA |
Derivatives Available for Offset |
Cash Collateral Pledged* |
Security Collateral Pledged* |
Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities |
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| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
$ | 58,630 | $ | (58,630 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | 58,630 | $ | (58,630) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 0 | ^ | |||||||
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| * | 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, |
Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, |
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| Shares sold |
11,800,000 | 17,700,000 | $ | 297,774,450 | $ | 444,735,955 | ||||||||||||||
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| Shares redeemed |
(3,000,000 | ) | (2,200,000 | ) | (75,729,855 | ) | (54,940,450 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase |
8,800,000 | 15,500,000 | $ | 222,044,595 | $ | 389,795,505 | ||||||||||||||
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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, |
Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, |
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|
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| Shares sold |
7,250,000 | 13,700,000 | $ | 366,243,378 | $ | 692,256,432 | ||||||||||||||
|
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| Shares redeemed |
(7,775,000 | ) | (6,700,000 | ) | (392,799,965 | ) | (338,915,142 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
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| Net increase (decrease) |
(525,000 | ) | 7,000,000 | $ | (26,556,587 | ) | $ | 353,341,290 | ||||||||||||
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| AB High Yield ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 |
Year Ended November 30, 2025 |
Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, 2025 |
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|
|
|
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| Shares sold |
1,325,000 | 4,075,000 | $ | 49,547,593 | $ | 152,418,193 | ||||||||||||||
|
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| Shares redeemed |
(300,000 | ) | (675,000 | ) | (11,318,175 | ) | (24,765,872 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
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| Net increase |
1,025,000 | 3,400,000 | $ | 38,229,418 | $ | 127,652,321 | ||||||||||||||
|
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| AB Core Plus Bond ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, |
Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, |
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|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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| Shares redeemed |
(150,000 | ) | (1,450,000 | ) | (5,320,860 | ) | (75,231,853 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
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| Net increase |
650,000 | 3,891,116 | $ | 23,082,260 | $ | 138,643,204 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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| 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, |
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|
|
|
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| Shares sold |
250,000 | 650,000 | $ | 8,916,155 | $ | 23,078,855 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(250,000 | ) | (600,000 | ) | (8,925,225 | ) | (21,323,510 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
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| Net increase (decrease) |
– 0 | – | 50,000 | $ | (9,070 | ) | $ | 1,755,345 | ||||||||||||
|
|
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| AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, |
Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, |
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|
|
|
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| 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, |
Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, |
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|
|
|
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| Shares sold |
900,000 | 900,000 | $ | 22,357,170 | $ | 22,458,945 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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| Shares redeemed |
(300,000 | ) | (350,000 | ) | (7,517,655 | ) | (8,659,970 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
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| Net increase |
600,000 | 550,000 | $ | 14,839,515 | $ | 13,798,975 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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| AB Short Duration High Yield ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, |
Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, 2025 |
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|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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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) |
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|
|
|
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| Class A |
|
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| Shares sold |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | 785,766 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 10,849,321 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
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| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | 59,727 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 822,742 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
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| Shares converted from Class C |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | 23,205 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 322,542 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
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| 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
| 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) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares converted from Municipal Class |
36,121,634 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 903,040,854 | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares redeemed |
(2,650,000 | ) | (376,377 | ) | (4,184,795 | ) | (66,506,845 | ) | (9,463,546 | ) | (57,466,496 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Net increase |
2,850,000 | 36,245,297 | 4,629,432 | $ | 71,363,590 | $ | 906,119,518 | $ | 64,046,952 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| (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) |
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| Class A |
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| Shares sold |
– 0 | – | 231,238 | 478,705 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 3,119,394 | $ | 6,444,742 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | 87,023 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 1,163,828 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares converted from Class C |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | 36,803 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 491,109 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares converted to Advisor Class |
– 0 | – | (5,364,578 | ) | – 0 | – | (72,384,257 | ) | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares redeemed |
– 0 | – | (26,003 | ) | (1,032,061 | ) | – 0 | – | (356,147 | ) | (13,801,795 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) |
– 0 | – | (5,159,343 | ) | (429,530 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | (69,621,010 | ) | $ | (5,702,116 | ) | |||||||||||||
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| Class C |
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| Shares sold |
– 0 | – | 240,529 | 103,614 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 3,244,738 | $ | 1,396,070 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | 1,916 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 25,622 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares converted to Class A |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | (36,808 | ) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | (491,109 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Shares converted to Advisor Class |
– 0 | – | (434,443 | ) | – 0 | – | (5,862,286 | ) | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares redeemed |
– 0 | – | (1,708 | ) | (46,980 | ) | – 0 | – | (23,036 | ) | (632,415 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Net increase (decrease) |
– 0 | – | (195,622 | ) | 21,742 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | (2,640,584 | ) | $ | 298,168 | |||||||||||||||
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| Municipal Class |
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| Shares sold |
– 0 | – | 1,063,719 | 12,390,680 | $ | – 0 | – | $ | 14,388,990 | $ | 166,136,309 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends |
– 0 | – | 220,443 | 1,776,990 | – 0 | – | 2,986,997 | 23,771,829 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares converted to Advisor Class |
– 0 | – | (85,702,331 | ) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | (1,160,958,050 | ) | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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| Shares redeemed |
– 0 | – | (1,009,716 | ) | (17,872,527 | ) | – 0 | – | (13,664,268 | ) | (239,549,123 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Net increase (decrease) |
– 0 | – | (85,427,885 | ) | (3,704,857 | ) | $ | – 0 | – | $ | (1,157,246,331 | ) | $ | (49,640,985 | ) | |||||||||||||
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| Advisor Class |
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| Shares sold |
2,450,000 | 220,938 | 2,095,450 | $ | 61,383,976 | $ | 5,503,803 | $ | 27,991,632 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares converted from Class A |
– 0 | – | 2,905,241 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 72,384,257 | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Shares converted from Class C |
– 0 | – | 235,277 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 5,862,286 | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Shares converted from Municipal Class |
– 0 | – | 46,438,322 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 1,160,958,050 | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends |
– 0 | – | 10,312 | 70,628 | – 0 | – | 257,817 | 944,644 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Shares redeemed |
(2,050,000 | ) | (469,817 | ) | (1,913,739 | ) | (51,377,460 | ) | (11,742,638 | ) | (25,591,342 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Net increase |
400,000 | 49,340,273 | 252,339 | $ | 10,006,516 | $ | 1,233,223,575 | $ | 3,344,934 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| (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 |
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|
|
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| Shares sold |
7,050,000 | 1,156,990 | 12,979,855 | $ | 209,548,810 | $ | 34,823,537 | $ | 167,178,062 | |||||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends |
– 0 | – | 125,161 | 2,253,626 | – 0 | – | 3,770,223 | 29,078,647 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Shares converted from Intermediate Duration Class |
– 0 | – | (28,468,036 | ) | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | (854,041,087 | ) | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Shares converted to Advisor Class |
– 0 | – | 28,468,036 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 854,041,087 | – 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
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|
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| Shares redeemed |
(350,000 | ) | (727,384 | ) | (8,093,165 | ) | (10,447,290 | ) | (21,873,827 | ) | (104,698,527 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net increase |
6,700,000 | 554,767 | 7,140,316 | $ | 199,101,520 | $ | 16,719,933 | $ | 91,558,182 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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|
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| 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 |
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|
|
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| Shares sold |
1,275,000 | 4,675,028 | $ | 52,143,408 | $ | 177,101,725 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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|
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| (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 |
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|
|
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| Shares sold |
3,900,000 | 13,825,028 | $ | 152,855,658 | $ | 501,257,904 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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| Shares redeemed |
(550,000 | ) | (6,900,000 | ) | (21,587,788 | ) | (253,598,287 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
|
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| Net increase |
3,350,000 | 6,925,028 | $ | 131,267,870 | $ | 247,659,617 | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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| (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: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 1,495,094 | $ | 1,688,107 | ||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
1,495,094 | 1,688,107 | ||||||||||
| Tax-exempt distributions |
24,000,772 | 13,885,701 | ||||||||||
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| Total distributions paid |
$ | 25,495,866 | $ | 15,573,808 | ||||||||
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| AB Ultra Short Income ETF | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 60,695,920 | $ | 48,760,403 | ||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
$ | 60,695,920 | $ | 48,760,403 | ||||||||
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| AB High Yield ETF | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 13,808,737 | $ | 8,311,593 | ||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 13,808,737 | $ | 8,311,593 | ||||||||
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| AB Core Plus Bond ETF | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 6,108,010 | $ | 1,814,999 | ||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
$ | 6,108,010 | $ | 1,814,999 | ||||||||
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| AB Corporate Bond ETF | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 1,506,283 | $ | 1,119,835 | ||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 1,506,283 | $ | 1,119,835 | ||||||||
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| AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF |
2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 331,557 | $ | 118,072 | ||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
331,557 | 118,072 | ||||||||||
| Tax-exempt income |
8,412,093 | 911,023 | ||||||||||
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|
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| Total distributions paid |
$ | 8,743,650 | $ | 1,029,095 | ||||||||
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| AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF |
2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 51,101 | $ | 85,262 | ||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
51,101 | 85,262 | ||||||||||
| Tax-exempt distributions |
1,244,015 | 855,682 | ||||||||||
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| Total distributions paid |
$ | 1,244,015 | $ | 940,944 | ||||||||
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Year Ended November 30, 2025 |
October 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended September 30, 2024 |
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| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 47,922,615 | $ | 6,492,042 | $ | 38,090,038 | ||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 47,922,615 | $ | 6,492,042 | $ | 38,090,038 | ||||||
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| AB Short duration Income ETF | Year Ended November 30, 2025 |
November 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024 |
Year Ended October 31, 2024 |
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| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 5,535,810 | $ | 378,246 | $ | 5,048,765 | ||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 5,535,810 | $ | 378,246 | $ | 5,048,765 | ||||||
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| AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF |
October 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025 |
Year ended September 30, 2025 |
Year ended September 30, 2024 |
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| Distributions paid from: |
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| 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 | – | |||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 3,097,434 | $ | 30,941,134 | $ | 28,900,123 | ||||||
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| AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF |
October 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025 |
Year ended September 30, 2025 |
Year ended September 30, 2024 |
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| Distributions paid from: |
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| Total distributions paid |
$ | 3,614,529 | $ | 35,183,837 | $ | 35,745,295 | ||||||
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
| AB Core Bond ETF | November 10, 2025 to November 30, 2025 |
Year ended September 30, 2025 |
Year ended September 30, 2024 |
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| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 3,584,580 | $ | 34,541,099 | $ | 31,542,428 | ||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 3,584,580 | $ | 34,541,099 | $ | 31,542,428 | ||||||
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| AB Conservative Buffer ETF | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | – 0 | – | $ | ||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
$ | – 0 | – | $ | ||||||||
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| AB International Buffer ETF | 2025 | |||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | – 0 | – | |||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
$ | – 0 | – | |||||||||
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| AB Moderate Buffer ETF | 2025 | |||||||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | – 0 | – | |||||||||
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| Total taxable distributions |
$ | – 0 | – | |||||||||
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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) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 447 | |
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. |
| 448 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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. |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 449 | |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ) | ||
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| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 1,561,215 | ||
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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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 451 | |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
| 452 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 453 | |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
| Acquired Portfolio’s Share Class |
Shares outstanding before the Conversion |
Conversion Ratio |
Shares Outstanding Immediately after the Conversion |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, | September 14, 2022 |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 25.28 | $ 25.21 | $ 25.01 | $ 24.97 | $ 25.00 | |||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| 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 | – | ||||||||||
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| Net increase in net asset value from operations |
.33 | .90 | 1.01 | .83 | .06 | |||||||||||||||
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| Less: Dividends |
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| Dividends from net investment income |
(.40 | ) | (.83 | ) | (.81 | ) | (.79 | ) | (.09 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 25.21 | $ 25.28 | $ 25.21 | $ 25.01 | $ 24.97 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total Return(e) |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value |
1.29 | % | 3.64 | % | 4.14 | % | 3.41 | % | .22 | % | ||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data. |
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| Net assets, end of period |
$1,262,990 | $1,044,153 | $650,594 | $290,121 | $47,492 | |||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| 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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 455 | |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| AB Ultra Short Income ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, | September 14, 2022 |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 | ) | ||||||||||
|
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|
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 50.41 | $ 50.69 | $ 50.63 | $ 50.34 | $ 49.98 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Total Return |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Total investment return based on net asset value(e) |
1.49 | % | 4.75 | % | 5.87 | % | 5.66 | % | .46 | % | ||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| 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.
| 456 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended November 30, | November 1, 2023(j) |
Year Ended October 31, | January 1, 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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 457 | |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| AB Core Plus Bond ETF | ||||||||||||
| Six Months (unaudited) |
Year Ended 2025 |
December 13, 2024 |
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|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 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.
| 458 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 (unaudited) |
Year Ended 2025 |
December 13, 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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 459 | |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF |
||||||||||||
| Six Months (unaudited) |
Year Ended 2025 |
December 13, 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.
| 460 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 (unaudited) |
Year Ended 2025 |
December 13, 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 | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 461 | |
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 |
October 1, |
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.
| 462 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
ABFunds.com | |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period(p)
| AB Short Duration Income ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months (unaudited) |
Year Ended 2025 |
November 1, 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(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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 |
.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 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Net asset value, end of |
$ 25.09 | $ 25.18 | $ 24.98 | $ 25.16 | $ 23.94 | $ 23.79 | $ 26.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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 |
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| 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(o) |
Year Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$ 25.06 | $ 25.04 | $ 24.89 | $ 25.09 | $ 23.91 | $ 23.78 | $ 26.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| 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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 465 | |
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(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.
| 466 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 467 | |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| AB International Buffer ETF | ||||||||
| Six Months 2026 |
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.
| 468 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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.
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 469 | |
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) | ||||||||||
| 470 AB Active ETFs, Inc. |
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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 | % | ||||||||||||||
| ABFunds.com | AB Active ETFs, Inc. 471 | |
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: |
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$ | .00 | (d) | .00 | %(w) | .00 | %(w) | |||||
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$ | .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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AB ACTIVE ETFS, INC.
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New York, NY 10001
800 221 5672
ETF-FI-0152-0526
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:
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 | |