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: 811-05398
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, 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: December 31, 2026
Date of reporting period: June 30, 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.
JUN 06.30.26
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS
SERIES FUND, INC.
| + | AB BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO |
Investment Products Offered
| • | Are Not FDIC Insured |
| • | May Lose Value |
| • | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.
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.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
| BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company | Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–92.4% |
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| FUNDS AND INVESTMENT TRUSTS–92.4%(a) |
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| iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF |
239,500 | $ | 23,130,910 | |||||||||
| iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF |
138,800 | 11,498,192 | ||||||||||
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF |
71,300 | 53,395,857 | ||||||||||
| iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF(b) |
232,900 | 23,052,442 | ||||||||||
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF |
38,200 | 3,077,774 | ||||||||||
| Vanguard Real Estate ETF(b) |
32,400 | 3,124,332 | ||||||||||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF |
313,000 | 22,977,330 | ||||||||||
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| Total Investment Companies |
140,256,837 | |||||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
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| INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES–3.5% |
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| UNITED STATES–3.5% |
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| U.S. Treasury Inflation Index 0.125%, 01/15/2032 (TIPS) |
U.S.$ | 5,853 | 5,299,515 | |||||||||
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| Notional Amount |
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| PURCHASED OPTIONS–CALLS–2.9% |
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| OPTIONS ON EQUITY INDICES–2.9% |
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| S&P 500 Index |
USD | 21,760,000 | 4,313,920 | |||||||||
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| Company | Amount |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||||||
| PURCHASED OPTIONS–PUTS–1.0% |
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| OPTIONS ON EQUITY INDICES–1.0% |
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| S&P 500 Index |
USD | 25,840,000 | $ | 1,226,184 | ||||||||
| S&P 500 Index |
USD | 7,370,000 | 335,170 | |||||||||
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| Total Purchased Options–Puts |
1,561,354 | |||||||||||
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| Shares | ||||||||||||
| COMMON STOCKS–0.0% |
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| ENERGY–0.0% |
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| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–0.0% |
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| Gazprom PJSC(c)(d)(e)(f) |
31,460 | –0 | – | |||||||||
| LUKOIL PJSC(c)(d)(e)(f) |
790 | –0 | – | |||||||||
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| –0 | – | |||||||||||
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| MATERIALS–0.0% |
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| METALS & MINING–0.0% |
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| MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR)(c)(e)(f) |
2,540 | –0 | – | |||||||||
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| Total Common Stocks |
–0 | – | ||||||||||
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| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–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, 3.48%(a)(g)(h) |
53,808 | 53,808 | ||||||||||
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| TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.8% |
151,485,434 | |||||||||||
| Other assets less liabilities–0.2% |
368,687 | |||||||||||
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| NET ASSETS–100.0% |
$ | 151,854,121 | ||||||||||
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| BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
FUTURES (see Note D)
| Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Month |
Current Notional |
Value and (Depreciation) |
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| Purchased Contracts |
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| MSCI EAFE Futures |
7 | September 2026 | $ | 1,100,855 | $ | (10,935 | ) | |||||||||
| MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures |
6 | September 2026 | 527,190 | (9,039 | ) | |||||||||||
| S&P 500 E-Mini Futures |
5 | September 2026 | 1,887,062 | 12,585 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures |
235 | September 2026 | 25,824,297 | 213,343 | ||||||||||||
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| $ | 205,954 | |||||||||||||||
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| (a) | 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. |
| (b) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information. |
| (c) | Non-income producing security. |
| (d) | Restricted and illiquid security. |
| Restricted & Illiquid Securities | Acquisition Date |
Cost | Market Value |
Percentage of Net Assets |
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| Gazprom PJSC |
09/28/2021-09/29/2021 | $ | 154,386 | $ | –0 | – | 0.00 | % | ||||||||
| LUKOIL PJSC |
06/29/2018-07/09/2021 | 61,154 | –0 | – | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||
| (e) | Fair valued by the Adviser. |
| (f) | Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. |
| (g) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
| (h) | Affiliated investments. |
Currency Abbreviations:
USD—United States Dollar
Glossary:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
CBT—Chicago Board of Trade
EAFE—Europe, Australia, and Far East
ETF—Exchange Traded Fund
MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International
PJSC—Public Joint Stock Company
TIPS—Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
See notes to financial statements.
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| BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| ASSETS |
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| Investments in securities, at value |
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| Unaffiliated issuers (cost $118,194,386) |
$ | 151,431,626 | (a) | |
| Affiliated issuers (cost $53,808) |
53,808 | |||
| Cash |
13 | |||
| Cash collateral due from broker |
652,644 | |||
| Foreign currencies, at value (cost $5,144) |
5,583 | |||
| Receivable for capital stock sold |
16,492 | |||
| Receivable due from Adviser |
13,449 | |||
| Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable |
4,181 | |||
| Affiliated dividends receivable |
3,179 | |||
| Other assets |
533 | |||
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| Total assets |
152,181,508 | |||
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| LIABILITIES |
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| Payable for capital stock redeemed |
89,060 | |||
| Advisory fee payable |
56,658 | |||
| Administrative fee payable |
50,547 | |||
| Payable for variation margin on futures |
46,424 | |||
| Distribution fee payable |
28,483 | |||
| Audit and tax fee payable |
21,250 | |||
| Printing fee payable |
19,135 | |||
| Transfer Agent fee payable |
118 | |||
| Directors’ fees payable |
89 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
15,623 | |||
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| Total liabilities |
327,387 | |||
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| NET ASSETS |
$ | 151,854,121 | ||
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| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS |
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| Capital stock, at par |
$ | 14,465 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital |
115,151,530 | |||
| Distributable earnings |
36,688,126 | |||
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| NET ASSETS |
$ | 151,854,121 | ||
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Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value
| Class | Net Assets | Shares Outstanding |
Net Asset Value |
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| A | $ | 14,554,313 | 1,361,953 | $ | 10.69 | |||||||
| B | $ | 137,299,808 | 13,103,171 | $ | 10.48 | |||||||
| (a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $1,309,757 (see Note E). |
See notes to financial statements.
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| BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME |
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| Dividends |
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| Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,361) |
$ | 1,593,302 | ||
| Affiliated issuers |
50,337 | |||
| Interest |
133,688 | |||
| Securities lending income, net |
4,235 | |||
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| 1,781,562 | ||||
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| EXPENSES |
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| Advisory fee (see Note B) |
341,048 | |||
| Distribution fee—Class B |
171,550 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class A |
274 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class B |
2,625 | |||
| Legal |
84,187 | |||
| Administrative |
58,208 | |||
| Custody and accounting |
28,986 | |||
| Audit and tax |
28,886 | |||
| Printing |
24,332 | |||
| Directors’ fees |
8,897 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
7,911 | |||
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| Total expenses |
756,904 | |||
| Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E) |
(16,857 | ) | ||
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| Net expenses |
740,047 | |||
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| Net investment income |
1,041,515 | |||
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| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS |
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| Net realized gain (loss) on: |
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| Investment transactions |
1,197,717 | |||
| Futures |
(995,026 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency transactions |
127 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: |
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| Investments |
7,871,396 | |||
| Futures |
596,826 | |||
| Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
(169 | ) | ||
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| Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
8,670,871 | |||
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| NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 9,712,386 | ||
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See notes to financial statements.
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| BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
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| Net investment income |
$ | 1,041,515 | $ | 2,806,176 | ||||
| Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
202,818 | 6,828,908 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
8,468,053 | 15,155,420 | ||||||
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| Net increase in net assets from operations |
9,712,386 | 24,790,504 | ||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders |
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| Class A |
–0 | – | (1,073,344 | ) | ||||
| Class B |
–0 | – | (9,825,865 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS |
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| Net decrease |
(11,298,369 | ) | (16,797,702 | ) | ||||
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| Total decrease |
(1,585,983 | ) | (2,906,407 | ) | ||||
| NET ASSETS |
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| Beginning of period |
153,440,104 | 156,346,511 | ||||||
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| End of period |
$ | 151,854,121 | $ | 153,440,104 | ||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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| BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies
The AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is to maximize total return consistent with the determination of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) of reasonable risk. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers eight separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.
The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
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 Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s 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 market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price 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 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 the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.
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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 Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its 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 Portfolio generally values many of its 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 Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values 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 Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which 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.
Options are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency, 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.
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| BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2026:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities: |
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| Assets: |
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| Investment Companies |
$ | 140,256,837 | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 140,256,837 | ||||||
| Inflation-Linked Securities |
–0 | – | 5,299,515 | –0 | – | 5,299,515 | ||||||||||
| Purchased Options—Calls |
–0 | – | 4,313,920 | –0 | – | 4,313,920 | ||||||||||
| Purchased Options—Puts |
–0 | – | 1,561,354 | –0 | – | 1,561,354 | ||||||||||
| Common Stocks |
–0 | – | –0 | – | 0 | (a) | –0 | – | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
53,808 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 53,808 | ||||||||||
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| Total Investments in Securities |
140,310,645 | 11,174,789 | 0 | (a) | 151,485,434 | |||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(b): |
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| Assets: |
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| Futures |
225,928 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 225,928 | (c) | |||||||||
| Liabilities: |
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| Futures |
(19,974 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | (19,974 | )(c) | ||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 140,516,599 | $ | 11,174,789 | $ | 0 | (a) | $ | 151,691,388 | |||||||
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| (a) | The Portfolio held securities with zero market value at period end. |
| (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) | 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. |
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 Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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.
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In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements.
5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is 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 Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from 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
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are 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
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion, .425% of the next $2.5 billion and .40% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .75% and 1.00% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $13,099. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement extends through May 1, 2027, and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms.
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
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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 Fund, 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. At the August 3, 2026 shareholder meeting, shareholders of the Portfolio approved the new investment advisory agreement.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $58,208.
The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such waiver amounted to $2,888.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Portfolio |
Market Value 12/31/25 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 6/30/26 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 4,209 | $ | 11,136 | $ | 15,291 | $ | 54 | $ | 50 | ||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio* |
30 | 62,429 | 62,459 | –0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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$ | 54 | $ | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
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| * | Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E). |
NOTE C: Distribution Plan
The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.
The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.
In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.
The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.
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NOTE D: Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | |||||||
| Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | –0 | – | $ | 7,422,910 | |||
| 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 appreciation |
$ | 37,741,333 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
(4,298,139 | ) | ||
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| Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 33,443,194 | ||
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1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Portfolio 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 types of derivatives utilized by the Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:
| • | Futures |
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 the Portfolio enters into futures, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
| • | Option Transactions |
For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolio 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 foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Portfolio 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.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears 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 Portfolio were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio writes an option, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio. In writing an option, the Portfolio bears 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 Portfolio could result in the Portfolio selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held purchased options for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
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| Derivative Type |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location |
Fair Value | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location |
Fair Value | ||||||||
| Interest rate contracts |
Receivable for variation margin on futures | $ | 213,343 | * | ||||||||
| Equity contracts |
Receivable for variation margin on futures | 12,585 | * | Payable for variation margin on futures | $ | 19,974 | * | |||||
| Equity contracts |
Investments in securities, at value | 5,875,274 | ||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 6,101,202 | $ | 19,974 | ||||||||
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| * | 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 |
Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) |
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| Interest rate contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures | $ | (1,303,522 | ) | $ | 571,091 | ||||
| Equity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures | 308,496 | 25,735 | |||||||
| Equity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (938,307 | ) | 1,312,409 | ||||||
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| Total |
$ | (1,933,333 | ) | $ | 1,909,235 | |||||
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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2026:
| Futures: |
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| Average notional amount of buy contracts |
$ | 41,042,696 | ||
| Average notional amount of sale contracts |
$ | 1,058,769 | (a) | |
| Purchased Options: |
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| Average notional amount |
$ | 58,235,714 |
| (a) | Positions were open for three months during the period. |
2. Currency Transactions
The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the 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 Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| AB Government Money Market |
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| Market Value of |
Cash Collateral* |
Market Value of |
Income from |
Income |
Advisory Fee |
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| $ | 1,309,757 | $ | –0 | – | $ | 1,350,248 | $ | 3,443 | $ | 792 | $ | 870 | ||||||||||
| * | As of June 30, 2026. |
NOTE F: Capital Stock
Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
| SHARES | AMOUNT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| Class A |
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| Shares sold |
30,546 | 19,613 | $ | 314,574 | $ | 193,087 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | 113,821 | –0 | – | 1,073,343 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(130,738 | ) | (354,432 | ) | (1,348,446 | ) | (3,416,562 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net decrease |
(100,192 | ) | (220,998 | ) | $ | (1,033,872 | ) | $ | (2,150,132 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Class B |
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| Shares sold |
216,514 | 612,057 | $ | 2,176,344 | $ | 5,807,517 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | 1,059,965 | –0 | – | 9,825,866 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(1,225,726 | ) | (3,203,412 | ) | (12,440,841 | ) | (30,280,953 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net decrease |
(1,009,212 | ) | (1,531,390 | ) | $ | (10,264,497 | ) | $ | (14,647,570 | ) | ||||||||||
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At June 30, 2026, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 69% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.
NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio
Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other local, regional or global 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, or conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.
Allocation Risk—The allocation of investments among the different investment styles, such as growth or value, equity or debt securities, or U.S. or non-U.S. securities may have a more significant effect on the Portfolio’s net asset value, or NAV, when one of these investment strategies is performing more poorly than others.
ETF Risk—ETFs are investment companies and are subject to market and selection risk. When the Portfolio invests in an ETF, the Portfolio bears its share of the ETF’s expenses and runs the risk that the ETF may not achieve its investment objective.
Foreign (Non-U.S.) 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 due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.
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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Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk—As with other investments, investments in other investment companies are subject to market and management risk. In addition, shareholders of the Portfolio bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Portfolio (including management fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests (to the extent these expenses are not waived or reimbursed by the Adviser).
Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce the Portfolio’s returns.
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 Portfolio 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, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, 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 (“junk bonds”) tend to have 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, interest rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally, and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.
Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
Leverage Risk—When the Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase agreements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Fund, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Fund than if the Fund were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.
Real Assets Risk—The Portfolio’s investments in securities linked to real assets involve significant risks, including financial, operating, and competitive risks. Investments in securities linked to real assets expose the Portfolio to adverse macroeconomic conditions, such as a rise in interest rates or a downturn in the economy in which the asset is located. Changes in inflation rates or in the market’s inflation expectations may adversely affect the market value of inflation-sensitive equities. The Portfolio’s investments in real estate securities have many of the same risks as direct ownership of real estate, including the risk that the value of real estate could decline due to a variety of factors that affect the real estate market generally. Investments in real estate investment trusts, or REITs, may have additional risks. REITs are dependent on the capability of their managers, may have limited diversification, and could be significantly affected by changes in tax laws. Some REITs may utilize leverage, which increases investment risk and may potentially increase the Portfolio’s losses.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, 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 June 30, 2026.
NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending December 31, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 10,899,209 | $ | 4,625,970 | ||||
| Net long-term capital gains |
–0 | – | 1,628,849 | |||||
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$ | 10,899,209 | $ | 6,254,819 | ||||
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As of December 31, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed ordinary income |
$ | 8,697,986 | ||
| Undistributed capital gains |
3,331,297 | |||
| Accumulated capital and other losses |
(11,376,092 | )(a) | ||
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
26,322,549 | (b) | ||
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$ | 26,975,740 | ||
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| (a) | As of December 31, 2025, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $11,376,092. |
| (b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments. |
For tax purposes, net realized 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 December 31, 2025, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE J: 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 Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
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| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$10.02 | $9.17 | $8.78 | $8.28 | $11.75 | $10.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
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.08 | .20 | .18 | .16 | .15 | .16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
.59 | 1.38 | .59 | .89 | (2.25 | ) | 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from Affiliates |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | .00 | (c) | .00 | (c) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
.67 | 1.58 | .77 | 1.05 | (2.10 | ) | 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.21 | ) | (.19 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.35 | ) | (.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (.52 | ) | (.19 | ) | (.45 | ) | (1.02 | ) | (.25 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (.73 | ) | (.38 | ) | (.55 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (.31 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$10.69 | $10.02 | $9.17 | $8.78 | $8.28 | $11.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
6.69 | % | 17.71 | % | 8.84 | % | 13.04 | % | (18.99 | )% | 13.73 | % | ||||||||||||
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$14,554 | $14,647 | $15,428 | $15,843 | $16,241 | $21,879 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)‡ |
.75 | %(g) | .68 | % | .66 | % | .69 | % | .63 | % | .56 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(f)‡ |
.77 | %(g) | .69 | % | .67 | % | .70 | % | .71 | % | .75 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
1.60 | %(g) | 2.04 | % | 1.97 | % | 1.92 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.43 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
0 | % | 7 | % | 6 | % | 4 | % | 135 | %(h) | 63 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying |
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.04 | %(g) | .05 | % | .04 | % | .04 | % | .09 | % | .20 | % | ||||||||||||
See footnote summary on page 19.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$9.83 | $9.01 | $8.63 | $8.15 | $11.58 | $10.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
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.07 | .17 | .15 | .14 | .12 | .13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
.58 | 1.35 | .58 | .87 | (2.22 | ) | 1.26 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from Affiliates |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | .00 | (c) | .00 | (c) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
.65 | 1.52 | .73 | 1.01 | (2.10 | ) | 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||
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–0 | – | (.18 | ) | (.16 | ) | (.08 | ) | (.31 | ) | (.03 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (.52 | ) | (.19 | ) | (.45 | ) | (1.02 | ) | (.25 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (.70 | ) | (.35 | ) | (.53 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$10.48 | $9.83 | $9.01 | $8.63 | $8.15 | $11.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
6.61 | % | 17.36 | % | 8.58 | % | 12.66 | % | (19.17 | )% | 13.36 | % | ||||||||||||
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$137,300 | $138,793 | $140,919 | $156,998 | $161,149 | $223,893 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)‡ |
1.00 | %(g) | .93 | % | .91 | % | .94 | % | .88 | % | .81 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(f)‡ |
1.02 | %(g) | .94 | % | .92 | % | .95 | % | .96 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
1.35 | %(g) | 1.80 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.66 | % | 1.24 | % | 1.20 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
0 | % | 7 | % | 6 | % | 4 | % | 135 | %(h) | 63 | %(h) | ||||||||||||
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.04 | %(g) | .05 | % | .04 | % | .04 | % | .09 | % | .20 | % | ||||||||||||
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| (a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. |
| (c) | Amount is less than $.005. |
| (d) | 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. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (e) | Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the six months ended June 30, 2026, the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2022 by .01%, .04%, .10% and .02%, respectively. |
| (f) | In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, such waiver amounted to .00% (annualized), .01%, .01%, .01%, .08%, and .19%, respectively. |
| (g) | Annualized. |
| (h) | The Portfolio accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales. |
See notes to financial statements.
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| CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 23, 2026, the Board of the Company, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved a new advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreement”) in respect of each fund organized as a series of the Company (the “Funds”), including AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (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 agreement for the Company in respect of the Funds, including Fund, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreement.
At the same meeting, the Board also considered and approved an interim advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) for the Company in respect of the Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of the Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreement and its automatic termination.
The stockholders of the Fund subsequently approved the Proposed Agreement at an annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors and voting on the Proposed Agreement.
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 Board held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board consider and approve the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund. The Current Agreement in respect of each Fund provides 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 Agreement is being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its most recent approval of the Current Agreement, in particular in cases where the last approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund was relatively recent, including the Board’s 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 Agreement, the Board considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since their most recent approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund that would be a material consideration to the Board in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreement, except for matters disclosed to the Board by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that the Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the 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 the 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 Agreement, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the
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Current Agreement and to be performed under the Proposed Agreement, 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 Agreement, 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 portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Proposed Agreement, similar to the Current Agreement, provides 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. 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 Agreement. 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.
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 Agreement 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. The Directors noted that certain Funds, as applicable, 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.
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 advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invest, 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 the Class B shares of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by 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 Agreement was approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.
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| CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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 in the same category as the Fund. 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. 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.
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 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; (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 stockholders 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.
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 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.
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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.
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
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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 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 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.
Interim Advisory Agreement
In approving the Interim Advisory Agreement, the Board with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement approved by the Board is identical to the Proposed Agreement, as well as the Current Agreement, in all material respects except for its proposed effective and termination dates and pro-visions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under the 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 the Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending stockholder 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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (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, 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.
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 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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| CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 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 Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology 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 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 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 the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement 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 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 and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. 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 Meetings, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods 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 funds in the same category as the Fund. 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 paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was equal to the median.
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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 total expense ratio of the Class B shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class B expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The Adviser had agreed to cap the Fund’s expenses, and the directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was currently below the level of the Adviser’s cap. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. 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. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the median of a peer group and equal to the median of a peer universe. After reviewing and discussing the Adviser’s explanation 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 contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. 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 funds 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 funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.
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VPS-BHA-0152-0626
JUN 06.30.26
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.
| + | AB DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO |
Investment Products Offered
| • | Are Not FDIC Insured |
| • | May Lose Value |
| • | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.
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.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS–63.1% |
||||||||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–19.1% |
||||||||
| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–0.7% |
||||||||
| Arista Networks, Inc.(a) |
1,806 | $ | 306,803 | |||||
| Ciena Corp.(a) |
239 | 117,244 | ||||||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
6,679 | 784,515 | ||||||
| F5, Inc.(a) |
96 | 39,932 | ||||||
| Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a) |
121 | 103,825 | ||||||
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
281 | 116,697 | ||||||
| Nokia Oyj |
8,496 | 113,305 | ||||||
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson–Class B |
4,469 | 50,118 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,632,439 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–0.8% |
||||||||
| Amphenol Corp.–Class A |
2,079 | 366,569 | ||||||
| CDW Corp./DE |
216 | 30,378 | ||||||
| Celestica, Inc.(a) |
194 | 70,752 | ||||||
| Coherent Corp.(a) |
314 | 123,864 | ||||||
| Corning, Inc. |
1,344 | 343,298 | ||||||
| Fabrinet(a)(b) |
61 | 34,287 | ||||||
| Flex Ltd.(a) |
622 | 100,808 | ||||||
| Halma PLC |
626 | 32,720 | ||||||
| Hexagon AB–Class B |
3,511 | 29,048 | ||||||
| Ibiden Co., Ltd. |
393 | 59,336 | ||||||
| Jabil, Inc. |
178 | 68,615 | ||||||
| Keyence Corp. |
319 | 161,250 | ||||||
| Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a) |
290 | 101,520 | ||||||
| Kyocera Corp. |
1,979 | 43,890 | ||||||
| Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
2,738 | 196,547 | ||||||
| TDK Corp. |
3,205 | 71,902 | ||||||
| TE Connectivity PLC |
496 | 99,999 | ||||||
| Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a) |
78 | 52,018 | ||||||
| Yokogawa Electric Corp. |
370 | 13,003 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,999,804 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| IT SERVICES–0.6% |
||||||||
| Accenture PLC–Class A |
1,038 | 129,169 | ||||||
| Capgemini SE |
259 | 26,002 | ||||||
| CGI, Inc.(b) |
318 | 20,554 | ||||||
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A |
809 | 31,333 | ||||||
| CoreWeave, Inc.–Class A(a) |
460 | 45,788 | ||||||
| Fujitsu Ltd. |
2,868 | 56,987 | ||||||
| Indra Sistemas SA |
127 | 6,966 | ||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. |
1,586 | 445,999 | ||||||
| MongoDB, Inc.(a) |
132 | 44,339 | ||||||
| NEC Corp. |
2,076 | 50,119 | ||||||
| Nomura Research Institute Ltd.(b) |
639 | 17,927 | ||||||
| Obic Co., Ltd. |
547 | 12,846 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Okta, Inc.(a) |
286 | $ | 39,025 | |||||
| Otsuka Corp.(b) |
386 | 6,608 | ||||||
| Shopify, Inc.–Class A(a) |
2,073 | 237,169 | ||||||
| Snowflake, Inc.(a) |
555 | 141,248 | ||||||
| Twilio, Inc.–Class A(a) |
243 | 50,138 | ||||||
| VeriSign, Inc. |
140 | 35,218 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,397,435 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–9.8% |
||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) |
2,757 | 1,601,569 | ||||||
| Advantest Corp. |
1,238 | 254,692 | ||||||
| Analog Devices, Inc. |
825 | 327,665 | ||||||
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
1,342 | 970,266 | ||||||
| ASM International NV |
79 | 90,849 | ||||||
| ASML Holding NV |
656 | 1,298,995 | ||||||
| Astera Labs, Inc.(a) |
230 | 111,095 | ||||||
| BE Semiconductor Industries NV |
120 | 39,630 | ||||||
| Broadcom, Inc. |
7,605 | 2,872,789 | ||||||
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.(a) |
281 | 76,418 | ||||||
| Disco Corp. |
147 | 76,474 | ||||||
| Entegris, Inc. |
257 | 46,224 | ||||||
| First Solar, Inc.(a) |
173 | 40,821 | ||||||
| Infineon Technologies AG |
2,208 | 207,998 | ||||||
| Intel Corp.(a) |
7,429 | 1,037,311 | ||||||
| Kioxia Holdings Corp.(a) |
531 | 308,633 | ||||||
| KLA Corp. |
2,220 | 669,796 | ||||||
| Lam Research Corp. |
2,111 | 914,760 | ||||||
| Lasertec Corp. |
132 | 41,928 | ||||||
| Marvell Technology, Inc. |
1,442 | 429,557 | ||||||
| Microchip Technology, Inc. |
915 | 83,448 | ||||||
| Micron Technology, Inc. |
1,907 | 2,201,231 | ||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. |
79 | 109,206 | ||||||
| Nova Ltd.(a) |
52 | 27,655 | ||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. |
39,033 | 7,810,113 | ||||||
| NXP Semiconductors NV |
427 | 120,000 | ||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp.(a) |
665 | 62,869 | ||||||
| Qnity Electronics, Inc. |
354 | 57,812 | ||||||
| QUALCOMM, Inc. |
1,804 | 333,361 | ||||||
| Renesas Electronics Corp. |
2,926 | 90,322 | ||||||
| SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.(b) |
258 | 28,942 | ||||||
| STMicroelectronics NV |
1,069 | 79,075 | ||||||
| Teradyne, Inc. |
265 | 128,218 | ||||||
| Texas Instruments, Inc. |
1,539 | 458,730 | ||||||
| Tokyo Electron Ltd. |
758 | 367,519 | ||||||
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a) |
189 | 48,935 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,424,906 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SOFTWARE–3.6% |
||||||||
| Adobe, Inc.(a) |
683 | 140,029 | ||||||
| AppLovin Corp.–Class A(a) |
388 | 199,909 | ||||||
| Atlassian Corp.–Class A(a) |
287 | 22,326 | ||||||
| Autodesk, Inc.(a) |
357 | 69,408 | ||||||
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| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) |
467 | $ | 175,274 | |||||
| Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a) |
132 | 17,349 | ||||||
| Circle Internet Group, Inc.(a) |
251 | 15,720 | ||||||
| Cloudflare, Inc.–Class A(a) |
525 | 128,772 | ||||||
| Coinbase Global, Inc.–Class A(a) |
358 | 52,336 | ||||||
| Constellation Software, Inc./Canada |
34 | 64,008 | ||||||
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.–Class A(a) |
417 | 318,229 | ||||||
| CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(c)(d) |
92 | 4,140 | ||||||
| Dassault Systemes SE |
1,134 | 23,130 | ||||||
| Datadog, Inc.–Class A(a) |
528 | 137,470 | ||||||
| Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)(a) |
145 | 10,043 | ||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp.(a) |
39 | 46,596 | ||||||
| Fortinet, Inc.(a) |
1,063 | 163,298 | ||||||
| Gen Digital, Inc. |
896 | 22,301 | ||||||
| Intuit, Inc. |
468 | 122,148 | ||||||
| IREN Ltd.(a) |
548 | 25,060 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. |
11,928 | 4,449,383 | ||||||
| Nebius Group NV(a)(b) |
341 | 94,174 | ||||||
| Nemetschek SE |
98 | 5,966 | ||||||
| Octave Intelligence PLC (SDR)(a) |
367 | 5,920 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. |
2,918 | 427,633 | ||||||
| Palantir Technologies, Inc.–Class A(a) |
3,682 | 429,579 | ||||||
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a) |
1,371 | 467,538 | ||||||
| PTC, Inc.(a) |
201 | 22,836 | ||||||
| Roper Technologies, Inc. |
174 | 58,880 | ||||||
| Sage Group PLC (The) |
1,562 | 16,946 | ||||||
| Salesforce, Inc. |
1,349 | 211,334 | ||||||
| Samsara, Inc.–Class A(a) |
592 | 19,199 | ||||||
| SAP SE |
1,766 | 272,226 | ||||||
| ServiceNow, Inc.(a) |
1,769 | 175,626 | ||||||
| Strategy, Inc.(a) |
441 | 38,336 | ||||||
| Synopsys, Inc.(a) |
308 | 137,390 | ||||||
| Trimble, Inc.(a) |
396 | 20,267 | ||||||
| Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) |
72 | 21,057 | ||||||
| WiseTech Global Ltd.(b) |
327 | 7,502 | ||||||
| Workday, Inc.–Class A(a) |
356 | 43,582 | ||||||
| Xero Ltd.(a) |
274 | 13,775 | ||||||
| Zoom Communications, Inc.(a) |
405 | 34,956 | ||||||
| Zscaler, Inc.(a) |
177 | 24,984 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,756,635 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–3.6% |
||||||||
| Apple, Inc. |
24,824 | 7,183,073 | ||||||
| Canon, Inc.(b) |
1,353 | 34,651 | ||||||
| Dell Technologies, Inc.–Class C |
509 | 219,613 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Everpure, Inc.–Class A(a) |
531 | $ | 41,837 | |||||
| FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. |
1,893 | 40,498 | ||||||
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. |
2,244 | 101,227 | ||||||
| HP, Inc. |
1,546 | 33,919 | ||||||
| IonQ, Inc.(a)(b) |
573 | 30,518 | ||||||
| Logitech International SA (REG) |
292 | 27,392 | ||||||
| NetApp, Inc. |
334 | 51,690 | ||||||
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC |
369 | 356,085 | ||||||
| Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a) |
863 | 25,312 | ||||||
| Western Digital Corp. |
585 | 373,651 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,519,466 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 45,730,685 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIALS–10.0% |
||||||||
| BANKS–4.6% |
||||||||
| ABN AMRO Bank NV |
1,044 | 44,403 | ||||||
| AIB Group PLC |
3,721 | 43,731 | ||||||
| ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.(b) |
5,097 | 124,389 | ||||||
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA |
3,211 | 39,904 | ||||||
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA |
9,526 | 239,834 | ||||||
| Banco BPM SpA |
1,921 | 33,219 | ||||||
| Banco Comercial Portugues SA |
13,768 | 16,290 | ||||||
| Banco de Sabadell SA |
8,070 | 28,596 | ||||||
| Banco Santander SA |
24,216 | 336,114 | ||||||
| Bank Hapoalim BM |
2,215 | 51,090 | ||||||
| Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM |
2,499 | 55,924 | ||||||
| Bank of America Corp. |
11,478 | 654,016 | ||||||
| Bank of Ireland Group PLC |
1,607 | 32,016 | ||||||
| Bank of Montreal |
1,164 | 205,732 | ||||||
| Bank of Nova Scotia (The) |
2,084 | 181,135 | ||||||
| Bankinter SA |
1,064 | 17,818 | ||||||
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (REG)(b) |
58 | 8,491 | ||||||
| Barclays PLC |
23,137 | 155,041 | ||||||
| BAWAG Group AG(e) |
124 | 24,860 | ||||||
| BNP Paribas SA |
1,676 | 195,745 | ||||||
| BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.–Class H |
6,257 | 33,954 | ||||||
| BPER Banca SpA |
2,646 | 41,572 | ||||||
| CaixaBank SA |
5,939 | 84,145 | ||||||
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
1,553 | 178,837 | ||||||
| Chiba Bank Ltd. (The) |
918 | 14,063 | ||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
2,884 | 403,645 | ||||||
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. |
719 | 50,380 | ||||||
| Commerzbank AG |
1,146 | 48,813 | ||||||
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia(b) |
2,830 | 322,519 | ||||||
| Credit Agricole SA |
1,535 | 30,874 | ||||||
| Danske Bank A/S |
1,059 | 56,765 | ||||||
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd. |
3,486 | 176,513 | ||||||
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| DNB Bank ASA |
1,374 | $ | 40,907 | |||||
| Erste Group Bank AG |
521 | 69,730 | ||||||
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
1,531 | 86,303 | ||||||
| FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA |
1,035 | 26,024 | ||||||
| First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC–Class A |
13 | 27,050 | ||||||
| HSBC Holdings PLC |
29,055 | 549,409 | ||||||
| Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH |
3,444 | 61,062 | ||||||
| ING Groep NV |
4,938 | 155,810 | ||||||
| Intesa Sanpaolo SpA |
23,555 | 161,900 | ||||||
| Israel Discount Bank Ltd.–Class A |
2,069 | 20,486 | ||||||
| Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. |
3,023 | 57,535 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
4,535 | 1,484,442 | ||||||
| KBC Group NV |
388 | 52,994 | ||||||
| KeyCorp |
1,542 | 35,543 | ||||||
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC |
99,021 | 144,920 | ||||||
| M&T Bank Corp. |
252 | 59,979 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. |
18,060 | 359,808 | ||||||
| Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. |
264 | 17,485 | ||||||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. |
3,999 | 192,067 | ||||||
| National Australia Bank Ltd. |
5,187 | 136,204 | ||||||
| National Bank of Canada |
655 | 103,410 | ||||||
| NatWest Group PLC |
13,494 | 119,070 | ||||||
| Nordea Bank Abp |
5,192 | 98,528 | ||||||
| Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. |
5,535 | 106,220 | ||||||
| Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. |
255 | 25,724 | ||||||
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) |
680 | 167,430 | ||||||
| Raiffeisen Bank International AG |
222 | 14,192 | ||||||
| Regions Financial Corp. |
1,445 | 43,639 | ||||||
| Resona Holdings, Inc. |
3,511 | 45,777 | ||||||
| Royal Bank of Canada |
2,363 | 489,311 | ||||||
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB |
2,474 | 49,260 | ||||||
| Societe Generale SA |
1,080 | 95,591 | ||||||
| Standard Chartered PLC |
3,010 | 81,398 | ||||||
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
6,148 | 240,996 | ||||||
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. |
1,063 | 39,692 | ||||||
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB–Class A |
2,302 | 33,875 | ||||||
| Swedbank AB–Class A |
1,388 | 51,850 | ||||||
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) |
2,800 | 340,442 | ||||||
| Truist Financial Corp. |
2,098 | 104,522 | ||||||
| UniCredit SpA |
2,295 | 205,675 | ||||||
| United Overseas Bank Ltd. |
2,042 | 62,883 | ||||||
| US Bancorp |
2,625 | 158,550 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
5,181 | 428,158 | ||||||
| Westpac Banking Corp.(b) |
5,783 | 140,907 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Yokohama Financial Group, Inc. |
1,645 | $ | 17,716 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 10,934,902 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CAPITAL MARKETS–1.9% |
||||||||
| 3i Group PLC |
1,646 | 54,127 | ||||||
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. |
153 | 70,190 | ||||||
| Amundi SA |
105 | 10,079 | ||||||
| Ares Management Corp.–Class A(b) |
355 | 39,515 | ||||||
| ASX Ltd.(b) |
330 | 12,178 | ||||||
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) |
1,161 | 167,892 | ||||||
| Blackrock, Inc. |
250 | 240,390 | ||||||
| Blackstone, Inc. |
1,255 | 147,676 | ||||||
| Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.–Class A(b) |
554 | 24,851 | ||||||
| Brookfield Corp. |
3,377 | 144,081 | ||||||
| Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) |
443 | 18,655 | ||||||
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. |
177 | 42,953 | ||||||
| Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
2,792 | 257,618 | ||||||
| CME Group, Inc. |
613 | 135,369 | ||||||
| CVC Capital Partners PLC(b)(e) |
356 | 5,179 | ||||||
| Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. |
2,123 | 21,055 | ||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG (REG) |
3,069 | 103,938 | ||||||
| Deutsche Boerse AG |
307 | 83,734 | ||||||
| EQT AB(b) |
731 | 20,680 | ||||||
| Euronext NV(e) |
131 | 20,954 | ||||||
| Futu Holdings Ltd. (ADR) |
83 | 7,780 | ||||||
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
499 | 504,674 | ||||||
| Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.–Class H |
2,037 | 94,775 | ||||||
| IGM Financial, Inc. |
138 | 7,704 | ||||||
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.–Class A |
716 | 62,321 | ||||||
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. |
958 | 117,939 | ||||||
| Japan Exchange Group, Inc. |
1,614 | 20,427 | ||||||
| Julius Baer Group Ltd. |
394 | 34,042 | ||||||
| KKR & Co., Inc. |
1,055 | 96,828 | ||||||
| London Stock Exchange Group PLC |
754 | 81,519 | ||||||
| LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. |
136 | 38,308 | ||||||
| Macquarie Group Ltd. |
612 | 106,393 | ||||||
| Moody’s Corp. |
255 | 115,495 | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley |
2,004 | 418,916 | ||||||
| MSCI, Inc. |
121 | 67,765 | ||||||
| Nasdaq, Inc. |
769 | 60,613 | ||||||
| Nomura Holdings, Inc. |
4,961 | 43,557 | ||||||
| Northern Trust Corp. |
297 | 51,631 | ||||||
| Partners Group Holding AG |
39 | 31,944 | ||||||
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. |
300 | 45,609 | ||||||
| Robinhood Markets, Inc.–Class A(a) |
1,269 | 127,255 | ||||||
| S&P Global, Inc. |
513 | 208,924 | ||||||
3
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| SBI Holdings, Inc. |
894 | $ | 14,661 | |||||
| Schroders PLC |
1,362 | 10,616 | ||||||
| Singapore Exchange Ltd. |
1,359 | 25,355 | ||||||
| State Street Corp. |
471 | 79,882 | ||||||
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
368 | 41,838 | ||||||
| TMX Group Ltd. |
468 | 15,321 | ||||||
| Tradeweb Markets, Inc.–Class A |
196 | 19,533 | ||||||
| UBS Group AG (REG)(a) |
6,078 | 301,232 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,473,971 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER FINANCE–0.2% |
||||||||
| American Express Co. |
899 | 304,087 | ||||||
| Capital One Financial Corp. |
1,011 | 202,827 | ||||||
| SoFi Technologies, Inc.(a)(b) |
2,156 | 38,657 | ||||||
| Synchrony Financial |
588 | 44,717 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 590,288 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIAL SERVICES–1.6% |
||||||||
| Adyen NV(a) |
45 | 42,215 | ||||||
| Affirm Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) |
470 | 38,328 | ||||||
| Apollo Global Management, Inc.(b) |
709 | 83,882 | ||||||
| Banca Mediolanum SpA |
347 | 8,648 | ||||||
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.–Class B(a) |
2,351 | 1,176,417 | ||||||
| Block, Inc.(a) |
866 | 65,816 | ||||||
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. |
405 | 11,595 | ||||||
| Corpay, Inc.(a) |
106 | 35,327 | ||||||
| EXOR NV(c) |
149 | 11,415 | ||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. |
870 | 33,826 | ||||||
| Fiserv, Inc.(a) |
904 | 44,341 | ||||||
| Global Payments, Inc. |
396 | 28,734 | ||||||
| Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV |
124 | 11,306 | ||||||
| Industrivarden AB–Class A |
178 | 9,986 | ||||||
| Industrivarden AB–Class C |
271 | 14,883 | ||||||
| Infratil Ltd.(b) |
1,521 | 13,342 | ||||||
| Investor AB–Class B |
2,927 | 121,620 | ||||||
| L E Lundbergforetagen AB–Class B |
122 | 7,033 | ||||||
| M&G PLC |
3,769 | 16,815 | ||||||
| Mastercard, Inc.–Class A |
1,385 | 711,336 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.(b) |
1,488 | 12,087 | ||||||
| ORIX Corp. |
1,853 | 70,584 | ||||||
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. |
1,445 | 62,395 | ||||||
| Poste Italiane SpA |
773 | 25,303 | ||||||
| Rocket Cos., Inc.–Class A(a)(b) |
1,519 | 23,924 | ||||||
| Sofina SA(b) |
26 | 6,622 | ||||||
| Toast, Inc.–Class A(a) |
797 | 22,172 | ||||||
| Visa, Inc.–Class A |
2,842 | 975,062 | ||||||
| Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd. |
578 | 18,476 | ||||||
| Wise Group PLC–Class A(a) |
1,214 | 14,553 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,718,043 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| INSURANCE–1.7% |
||||||||
| Admiral Group PLC |
440 | $ | 20,781 | |||||
| Aegon Ltd. |
2,061 | 17,540 | ||||||
| Aflac, Inc. |
784 | 91,924 | ||||||
| Ageas SA/NV |
252 | 20,163 | ||||||
| AIA Group Ltd.–Class H |
17,768 | 162,670 | ||||||
| Allianz SE (REG) |
643 | 304,363 | ||||||
| Allstate Corp. (The) |
437 | 103,980 | ||||||
| American International Group, Inc. |
904 | 67,375 | ||||||
| Aon PLC–Class A |
344 | 114,101 | ||||||
| Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) |
587 | 56,974 | ||||||
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co. |
435 | 99,863 | ||||||
| ASR Nederland NV |
265 | 20,013 | ||||||
| Aviva PLC |
5,123 | 44,169 | ||||||
| AXA SA |
2,651 | 132,840 | ||||||
| Brown & Brown, Inc. |
488 | 31,305 | ||||||
| Chubb Ltd. |
591 | 201,377 | ||||||
| Cincinnati Financial Corp. |
263 | 48,692 | ||||||
| Daiichi Life Group, Inc. |
5,818 | 63,525 | ||||||
| Erie Indemnity Co.–Class A(b) |
43 | 10,309 | ||||||
| Everest Group Ltd. |
68 | 24,292 | ||||||
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. |
32 | 52,634 | ||||||
| Fidelity National Financial, Inc. |
436 | 20,562 | ||||||
| Generali(b) |
1,376 | 67,084 | ||||||
| Gjensidige Forsikring ASA |
338 | 9,149 | ||||||
| Great-West Lifeco, Inc. |
420 | 26,762 | ||||||
| Hannover Rueck SE |
102 | 28,248 | ||||||
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. |
200 | 10,536 | ||||||
| Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The) |
465 | 61,622 | ||||||
| Helvetia Baloise Holding AG |
150 | 38,685 | ||||||
| iA Financial Corp., Inc. |
152 | 20,988 | ||||||
| Insurance Australia Group Ltd. |
3,775 | 21,113 | ||||||
| Intact Financial Corp. |
300 | 61,916 | ||||||
| Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. |
2,849 | 38,294 | ||||||
| Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. |
896 | 8,469 | ||||||
| Legal & General Group PLC |
8,856 | 33,576 | ||||||
| Loews Corp. |
287 | 32,491 | ||||||
| Manulife Financial Corp. |
2,835 | 114,979 | ||||||
| Mapfre SA |
1,562 | 7,734 | ||||||
| Markel Group, Inc.(a) |
21 | 41,013 | ||||||
| Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. |
815 | 135,836 | ||||||
| Medibank Pvt. Ltd. |
4,657 | 16,000 | ||||||
| MetLife, Inc. |
937 | 79,280 | ||||||
| MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. |
2,019 | 52,332 | ||||||
| Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (REG) |
221 | 123,420 | ||||||
| NN Group NV |
445 | 39,013 | ||||||
4
| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. |
385 | $ | 21,286 | |||||
| Power Corp. of Canada(b) |
904 | 56,359 | ||||||
| Principal Financial Group, Inc. |
367 | 39,555 | ||||||
| Progressive Corp. (The) |
989 | 216,047 | ||||||
| Prudential Financial, Inc. |
588 | 63,463 | ||||||
| Prudential PLC |
4,268 | 56,688 | ||||||
| QBE Insurance Group Ltd. |
2,539 | 44,166 | ||||||
| Sampo Oyj–Class A |
4,040 | 42,428 | ||||||
| Sompo Holdings, Inc. |
1,382 | 52,503 | ||||||
| Standard Life PLC |
1,191 | 13,166 | ||||||
| Sun Life Financial, Inc.(b) |
937 | 73,566 | ||||||
| Suncorp Group Ltd. |
1,831 | 24,428 | ||||||
| Swiss Re AG |
572 | 90,919 | ||||||
| T&D Holdings, Inc. |
743 | 22,162 | ||||||
| Talanx AG |
100 | 12,648 | ||||||
| Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. |
3,025 | 133,006 | ||||||
| Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) |
360 | 118,843 | ||||||
| Tryg A/S |
517 | 11,769 | ||||||
| Unipol Assicurazioni SpA |
607 | 16,966 | ||||||
| W R Berkley Corp. |
364 | 25,673 | ||||||
| Willis Towers Watson PLC |
160 | 41,819 | ||||||
| Zurich Insurance Group AG |
280 | 207,097 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,162,549 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs)–0.0% |
||||||||
| Annaly Capital Management, Inc. |
1,215 | 27,167 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,906,920 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INDUSTRIALS–7.4% |
||||||||
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–1.6% |
||||||||
| Airbus SE |
1,005 | 223,604 | ||||||
| Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) |
129 | 72,319 | ||||||
| BAE Systems PLC |
4,954 | 121,406 | ||||||
| Boeing Co. (The)(a) |
1,262 | 273,185 | ||||||
| Bombardier, Inc.–Class B(a) |
141 | 32,464 | ||||||
| CAE, Inc.(a)(b) |
490 | 12,269 | ||||||
| CSG NV(a)(b) |
254 | 3,707 | ||||||
| Curtiss-Wright Corp. |
62 | 46,981 | ||||||
| Dassault Aviation SA |
29 | 9,526 | ||||||
| Elbit Systems Ltd. |
47 | 35,738 | ||||||
| FTAI Aviation Ltd. |
169 | 45,720 | ||||||
| General Dynamics Corp. |
389 | 137,799 | ||||||
| General Electric Co. |
1,767 | 660,381 | ||||||
| HEICO Corp. |
72 | 25,646 | ||||||
| HEICO Corp.–Class A |
128 | 33,012 | ||||||
| Hensoldt AG |
103 | 8,001 | ||||||
| Honeywell Aerospace, Inc.(a) |
537 | 118,720 | ||||||
| Howmet Aerospace, Inc. |
678 | 182,287 | ||||||
| Kongsberg Gruppen ASA |
706 | 21,276 | ||||||
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. |
316 | 91,826 | ||||||
| Leonardo SpA |
684 | 36,724 | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. |
351 | 178,820 | ||||||
| Melrose Industries PLC |
2,111 | 13,311 | ||||||
| MTU Aero Engines AG |
91 | 37,920 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Northrop Grumman Corp. |
228 | $ | 116,123 | |||||
| Rheinmetall AG |
79 | 89,885 | ||||||
| Rocket Lab Corp.(a) |
880 | 89,452 | ||||||
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC |
14,201 | 272,228 | ||||||
| RTX Corp. |
2,276 | 431,825 | ||||||
| Saab AB–Class B |
542 | 28,257 | ||||||
| Safran SA |
584 | 230,143 | ||||||
| Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. |
2,640 | 21,263 | ||||||
| Textron, Inc. |
294 | 26,969 | ||||||
| Thales SA |
157 | 40,349 | ||||||
| TransDigm Group, Inc. |
95 | 126,544 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,895,680 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS–0.2% |
||||||||
| CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
199 | 37,480 | ||||||
| Deutsche Post AG |
1,556 | 94,599 | ||||||
| DSV A/S |
325 | 77,335 | ||||||
| Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. |
225 | 36,670 | ||||||
| FedEx Corp. |
389 | 121,808 | ||||||
| InPost SA(a) |
423 | 7,455 | ||||||
| United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B |
1,259 | 135,342 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 510,689 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| BUILDING PRODUCTS–0.4% |
||||||||
| AGC, Inc.(b) |
322 | 13,913 | ||||||
| Allegion PLC |
146 | 20,511 | ||||||
| Assa Abloy AB–Class B |
1,650 | 58,296 | ||||||
| Belimo Holding AG (REG) |
17 | 19,114 | ||||||
| Carlisle Cos., Inc. |
69 | 25,030 | ||||||
| Carrier Global Corp. |
1,271 | 93,228 | ||||||
| Cie de Saint-Gobain SA |
753 | 68,284 | ||||||
| Daikin Industries Ltd. |
446 | 68,032 | ||||||
| Geberit AG (REG) |
65 | 43,376 | ||||||
| Johnson Controls International PLC |
1,035 | 151,224 | ||||||
| Kingspan Group PLC |
259 | 23,686 | ||||||
| Lennox International, Inc. |
53 | 30,366 | ||||||
| Masco Corp. |
343 | 27,910 | ||||||
| Nibe Industrier AB–Class B |
2,412 | 8,966 | ||||||
| Otis Worldwide Corp. |
657 | 47,041 | ||||||
| ROCKWOOL A/S–Class B |
159 | 5,100 | ||||||
| Trane Technologies PLC |
374 | 183,694 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 887,771 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–0.3% |
||||||||
| Brambles Ltd. |
2,283 | 30,825 | ||||||
| Cintas Corp. |
575 | 97,796 | ||||||
| Copart, Inc.(a) |
1,507 | 42,482 | ||||||
| Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. |
613 | 11,248 | ||||||
| Element Fleet Management Corp. |
673 | 13,890 | ||||||
| GFL Environmental, Inc.(b) |
414 | 15,223 | ||||||
| RB Global, Inc.(b) |
314 | 36,555 | ||||||
| Rentokil Initial PLC |
4,271 | 24,289 | ||||||
5
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Republic Services, Inc. |
340 | $ | 72,447 | |||||
| Rollins, Inc. |
489 | 20,411 | ||||||
| Secom Co., Ltd. |
671 | 26,656 | ||||||
| Securitas AB–Class B |
808 | 13,270 | ||||||
| TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.(b) |
374 | 11,859 | ||||||
| Veralto Corp. |
415 | 36,802 | ||||||
| Verisure PLC(a)(b) |
393 | 4,382 | ||||||
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
432 | 72,010 | ||||||
| Waste Management, Inc. |
681 | 151,781 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 681,926 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–0.3% |
||||||||
| ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA |
299 | 43,970 | ||||||
| AtkinsRealis Group, Inc.(b) |
277 | 17,203 | ||||||
| Bouygues SA |
375 | 20,941 | ||||||
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. |
59 | 116,935 | ||||||
| Eiffage SA |
116 | 17,111 | ||||||
| EMCOR Group, Inc. |
75 | 62,241 | ||||||
| Ferrovial NV(b) |
802 | 54,970 | ||||||
| HOCHTIEF AG |
25 | 14,491 | ||||||
| Kajima Corp. |
670 | 24,423 | ||||||
| MasTec, Inc.(a) |
103 | 42,854 | ||||||
| Obayashi Corp. |
1,053 | 21,280 | ||||||
| Quanta Services, Inc. |
254 | 182,890 | ||||||
| Shimizu Corp. |
818 | 12,954 | ||||||
| Skanska AB–Class B |
559 | 14,954 | ||||||
| Stantec, Inc. |
193 | 13,312 | ||||||
| Taisei Corp. |
241 | 21,334 | ||||||
| Vinci SA |
788 | 115,086 | ||||||
| WSP Global, Inc. |
228 | 28,270 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 825,219 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–1.2% |
||||||||
| ABB Ltd. (REG) |
3,001 | 326,447 | ||||||
| AMETEK, Inc. |
387 | 93,631 | ||||||
| Bloom Energy Corp.–Class A(a) |
457 | 138,334 | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. PLC |
656 | 279,535 | ||||||
| Emerson Electric Co. |
950 | 135,993 | ||||||
| Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. |
234 | 19,821 | ||||||
| Fujikura Ltd. |
2,551 | 101,126 | ||||||
| Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
1,110 | 33,386 | ||||||
| GE Vernova, Inc. |
456 | 535,736 | ||||||
| Hubbell, Inc. |
90 | 47,088 | ||||||
| Legrand SA |
432 | 73,200 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi Electric Corp. |
3,216 | 117,945 | ||||||
| NIDEC Corp.(a) |
1,412 | 23,209 | ||||||
| Prysmian SpA |
476 | 80,131 | ||||||
| Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
190 | 94,065 | ||||||
| Schneider Electric SE |
927 | 303,338 | ||||||
| Siemens Energy AG |
1,310 | 249,740 | ||||||
| Vertiv Holdings Co.–Class A |
615 | 205,914 | ||||||
| Vestas Wind Systems A/S |
1,622 | 45,924 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,904,563 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| GROUND TRANSPORTATION–0.5% |
||||||||
| Ayvens SA(e) |
563 | $ | 7,416 | |||||
| Canadian National Railway Co. |
875 | 104,420 | ||||||
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.(b) |
1,509 | 130,828 | ||||||
| Central Japan Railway Co. |
1,270 | 27,108 | ||||||
| CSX Corp. |
3,145 | 149,482 | ||||||
| East Japan Railway Co.(b) |
1,630 | 34,064 | ||||||
| Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc.(a) |
194 | 29,294 | ||||||
| Grab Holdings Ltd.–Class A(a)(b) |
4,030 | 15,193 | ||||||
| Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.(b) |
383 | 10,077 | ||||||
| JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. |
128 | 37,047 | ||||||
| MTR Corp., Ltd.–Class H(b) |
2,631 | 10,261 | ||||||
| Norfolk Southern Corp. |
380 | 119,544 | ||||||
| Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. |
317 | 68,662 | ||||||
| Seibu Holdings, Inc. |
336 | 6,582 | ||||||
| TFI International, Inc.(b) |
132 | 19,001 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies, Inc.(a) |
3,013 | 217,418 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. |
1,004 | 273,088 | ||||||
| West Japan Railway Co.(b) |
693 | 11,607 | ||||||
| XPO, Inc.(a) |
194 | 39,827 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,310,919 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES–0.4% |
||||||||
| 3M Co. |
891 | 144,262 | ||||||
| CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.–Class H |
4,533 | 38,420 | ||||||
| Hikari Tsushin, Inc. |
30 | 6,592 | ||||||
| Hitachi Ltd. |
7,477 | 206,934 | ||||||
| Honeywell International, Inc. |
538 | 120,346 | ||||||
| Investment AB Latour–Class B |
230 | 4,571 | ||||||
| Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. |
273 | 16,835 | ||||||
| Keppel Ltd. |
2,386 | 20,238 | ||||||
| Lifco AB–Class B |
358 | 11,733 | ||||||
| Siemens AG (REG) |
1,256 | 403,813 | ||||||
| Smiths Group PLC |
515 | 17,494 | ||||||
| Swire Pacific Ltd.–Class H |
593 | 6,194 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 997,432 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MACHINERY–1.4% |
||||||||
| Alfa Laval AB |
489 | 29,172 | ||||||
| Alstom SA(a) |
586 | 10,238 | ||||||
| Atlas Copco AB–Class A |
4,258 | 86,306 | ||||||
| Atlas Copco AB–Class B |
2,507 | 44,444 | ||||||
| Caterpillar, Inc. |
787 | 838,076 | ||||||
| CNH Industrial NV(b) |
1,468 | 16,486 | ||||||
| Cummins, Inc. |
234 | 166,891 | ||||||
| Daifuku Co., Ltd. |
530 | 23,479 | ||||||
| Daimler Truck Holding AG |
777 | 37,474 | ||||||
6
| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Deere & Co. |
411 | $ | 260,710 | |||||
| Dover Corp. |
228 | 51,136 | ||||||
| Ebara Corp.(b) |
773 | 30,273 | ||||||
| Epiroc AB–Class A |
1,045 | 28,671 | ||||||
| Epiroc AB–Class B |
643 | 14,924 | ||||||
| FANUC Corp. |
1,578 | 72,661 | ||||||
| Fortive Corp. |
482 | 29,445 | ||||||
| GEA Group AG |
248 | 17,029 | ||||||
| Graco, Inc. |
280 | 21,171 | ||||||
| IDEX Corp. |
125 | 28,369 | ||||||
| IHI Corp. |
1,648 | 27,824 | ||||||
| Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
463 | 125,228 | ||||||
| Indutrade AB |
462 | 9,560 | ||||||
| Ingersoll Rand, Inc. |
662 | 54,277 | ||||||
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.(b) |
1,242 | 22,477 | ||||||
| Knorr-Bremse AG |
109 | 12,683 | ||||||
| Komatsu Ltd. |
1,455 | 56,814 | ||||||
| Kone Oyj–Class B |
556 | 31,628 | ||||||
| Kubota Corp.(b) |
1,637 | 27,391 | ||||||
| Makita Corp. |
367 | 13,198 | ||||||
| Metso Oyj |
1,086 | 18,884 | ||||||
| Minebea Mitsumi, Inc. |
560 | 16,611 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. |
5,419 | 123,134 | ||||||
| Nordson Corp. |
90 | 27,152 | ||||||
| PACCAR, Inc. |
890 | 106,907 | ||||||
| Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
213 | 208,340 | ||||||
| Pentair PLC |
273 | 20,928 | ||||||
| Rational AG |
9 | 6,593 | ||||||
| Sandvik AB |
1,750 | 72,266 | ||||||
| Schindler Holding AG |
78 | 25,857 | ||||||
| SKF AB–Class B |
577 | 14,821 | ||||||
| SMC Corp. |
92 | 41,132 | ||||||
| Snap-on, Inc. |
88 | 35,411 | ||||||
| Spirax Group PLC |
125 | 11,340 | ||||||
| Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.–Class H |
2,320 | 38,608 | ||||||
| Trelleborg AB–Class B |
326 | 13,582 | ||||||
| VAT Group AG(e) |
52 | 45,600 | ||||||
| Volvo AB–Class B |
2,624 | 89,257 | ||||||
| Wartsila Oyj Abp(b) |
825 | 31,509 | ||||||
| Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. |
288 | 77,645 | ||||||
| Xylem, Inc./NY |
411 | 48,584 | ||||||
| Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. |
4,368 | 11,587 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,273,783 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MARINE TRANSPORTATION–0.0% |
||||||||
| AP Moller–Maersk A/S–Class A |
4 | 9,233 | ||||||
| AP Moller–Maersk A/S–Class B |
6 | 14,253 | ||||||
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. |
594 | 9,105 | ||||||
| Kuehne & Nagel International AG (REG) |
92 | 22,323 | ||||||
| Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.(b) |
568 | 18,196 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Nippon Yusen KK |
657 | $ | 21,250 | |||||
| SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.–Class H |
2,283 | 9,158 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 103,518 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PASSENGER AIRLINES–0.1% |
||||||||
| ANA Holdings, Inc. |
273 | 4,998 | ||||||
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
278 | 26,037 | ||||||
| Deutsche Lufthansa AG (REG) |
1,014 | 11,619 | ||||||
| International Consolidated Airlines Group SA(b) |
1,949 | 12,373 | ||||||
| Qantas Airways Ltd. |
1,254 | 9,213 | ||||||
| Ryanair Holdings PLC |
706 | 22,069 | ||||||
| Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b) |
2,535 | 15,075 | ||||||
| United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a) |
137 | 18,631 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 120,015 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–0.4% |
||||||||
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
681 | 152,510 | ||||||
| Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. |
197 | 26,979 | ||||||
| Bureau Veritas SA |
537 | 16,448 | ||||||
| Computershare Ltd. |
880 | 23,305 | ||||||
| Equifax, Inc. |
204 | 32,379 | ||||||
| Experian PLC |
1,523 | 51,330 | ||||||
| Intertek Group PLC |
260 | 20,014 | ||||||
| Jacobs Solutions, Inc. |
199 | 25,074 | ||||||
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. |
202 | 20,800 | ||||||
| Paychex, Inc. |
545 | 53,590 | ||||||
| Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. |
2,241 | 155,926 | ||||||
| RELX PLC |
3,019 | 95,415 | ||||||
| SGS SA (REG) |
317 | 36,760 | ||||||
| SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. |
357 | 22,152 | ||||||
| Thomson Reuters Corp.(b) |
222 | 18,096 | ||||||
| TransUnion |
326 | 23,518 | ||||||
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. |
222 | 39,856 | ||||||
| Wolters Kluwer NV |
383 | 24,765 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 838,917 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–0.5% |
||||||||
| AddTech AB–Class B |
440 | 15,549 | ||||||
| AerCap Holdings NV |
272 | 39,652 | ||||||
| Beijer Ref AB–Class B |
691 | 10,128 | ||||||
| Brenntag SE |
195 | 11,857 | ||||||
| Bunzl PLC |
548 | 19,125 | ||||||
| Fastenal Co. |
1,942 | 93,274 | ||||||
| Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. |
329 | 78,082 | ||||||
| ITOCHU Corp. |
9,379 | 107,039 | ||||||
| Marubeni Corp. |
2,387 | 69,590 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi Corp. |
5,109 | 136,677 | ||||||
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
3,996 | 111,580 | ||||||
| Rexel SA |
375 | 16,429 | ||||||
7
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| SGH Ltd.(b) |
344 | $ | 11,112 | |||||
| Sumitomo Corp. |
6,868 | 66,013 | ||||||
| Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. |
694 | 50,626 | ||||||
| Toromont Industries Ltd. |
138 | 22,693 | ||||||
| Toyota Tsusho Corp. |
1,078 | 40,125 | ||||||
| United Rentals, Inc. |
107 | 121,219 | ||||||
| Watsco, Inc.(b) |
59 | 24,587 | ||||||
| WW Grainger, Inc. |
74 | 100,670 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,146,027 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE–0.1% |
||||||||
| Aena SME SA |
1,268 | 38,639 | ||||||
| Aeroports de Paris SA |
54 | 7,042 | ||||||
| Auckland International Airport Ltd.(b) |
2,874 | 13,643 | ||||||
| Getlink SE |
418 | 8,885 | ||||||
| Transurban Group(b) |
5,276 | 52,459 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 120,668 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 17,617,127 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE–5.7% |
||||||||
| BIOTECHNOLOGY–0.9% |
||||||||
| AbbVie, Inc. |
2,991 | 752,655 | ||||||
| Abivax SA(a) |
90 | 11,870 | ||||||
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
224 | 67,431 | ||||||
| Amgen, Inc. |
911 | 329,891 | ||||||
| Argenx SE(a) |
105 | 97,321 | ||||||
| Biogen, Inc.(a) |
248 | 53,583 | ||||||
| CSL Ltd. |
821 | 65,503 | ||||||
| Genmab A/S(a) |
103 | 28,238 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
2,099 | 265,188 | ||||||
| Incyte Corp.(a) |
286 | 32,421 | ||||||
| Insmed, Inc.(a) |
356 | 37,957 | ||||||
| Natera, Inc.(a) |
228 | 61,890 | ||||||
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a) |
161 | 27,134 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
176 | 109,743 | ||||||
| Revolution Medicines, Inc.(a) |
274 | 51,315 | ||||||
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a) |
302 | 14,395 | ||||||
| United Therapeutics Corp.(a) |
67 | 36,303 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
430 | 213,594 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,256,432 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–0.8% |
||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories |
2,945 | 267,229 | ||||||
| Becton Dickinson & Co. |
482 | 72,941 | ||||||
| BioMerieux |
65 | 5,103 | ||||||
| Boston Scientific Corp.(a) |
2,513 | 107,255 | ||||||
| Cochlear Ltd.(b) |
111 | 9,324 | ||||||
| Coloplast A/S–Class B |
213 | 12,131 | ||||||
| Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)(a) |
330 | 23,664 | ||||||
| Demant A/S(a) |
143 | 5,874 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Dexcom, Inc.(a) |
651 | $ | 43,845 | |||||
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) |
975 | 88,199 | ||||||
| EssilorLuxottica SA |
509 | 95,576 | ||||||
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd. |
993 | 22,059 | ||||||
| GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. |
772 | 49,416 | ||||||
| Hoya Corp. |
572 | 92,264 | ||||||
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a) |
134 | 70,543 | ||||||
| Insulet Corp.(a) |
117 | 17,813 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) |
601 | 239,006 | ||||||
| Koninklijke Philips NV |
1,303 | 35,435 | ||||||
| Medline, Inc.–Class A(a) |
625 | 24,650 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC |
2,171 | 169,837 | ||||||
| Olympus Corp. |
1,790 | 18,743 | ||||||
| ResMed, Inc. |
246 | 47,940 | ||||||
| Siemens Healthineers AG |
572 | 22,309 | ||||||
| Smith & Nephew PLC |
1,300 | 18,788 | ||||||
| Sonova Holding AG (REG) |
97 | 23,022 | ||||||
| STERIS PLC |
166 | 34,955 | ||||||
| Straumann Holding AG (REG) |
214 | 28,130 | ||||||
| Stryker Corp. |
583 | 183,552 | ||||||
| Terumo Corp. |
2,253 | 30,770 | ||||||
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
327 | 28,151 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,888,524 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–0.8% |
||||||||
| Cardinal Health, Inc. |
398 | 94,549 | ||||||
| Cencora, Inc. |
312 | 88,290 | ||||||
| Centene Corp.(a) |
832 | 53,406 | ||||||
| Cigna Group (The) |
446 | 122,953 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. |
2,151 | 222,521 | ||||||
| Elevance Health, Inc. |
371 | 143,477 | ||||||
| Fresenius Medical Care AG |
322 | 14,577 | ||||||
| Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA |
714 | 32,620 | ||||||
| HCA Healthcare, Inc. |
265 | 103,321 | ||||||
| Humana, Inc. |
203 | 80,636 | ||||||
| Labcorp Holdings, Inc. |
139 | 38,920 | ||||||
| McKesson Corp. |
207 | 156,409 | ||||||
| Quest Diagnostics, Inc. |
186 | 39,423 | ||||||
| Sigma Healthcare Ltd.(b) |
8,783 | 16,723 | ||||||
| Sonic Healthcare Ltd.(b) |
773 | 11,124 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
1,535 | 637,992 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,856,941 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY–0.0% |
||||||||
| Pro Medicus Ltd.(b) |
97 | 13,713 | ||||||
| Veeva Systems, Inc.–Class A(a) |
249 | 44,190 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 57,903 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–0.4% |
||||||||
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
478 | 63,493 | ||||||
8
| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Danaher Corp. |
1,077 | $ | 205,147 | |||||
| Eurofins Scientific SE |
193 | 15,103 | ||||||
| Illumina, Inc.(a) |
252 | 44,309 | ||||||
| IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) |
287 | 55,454 | ||||||
| Lonza Group AG (REG)(a) |
134 | 90,397 | ||||||
| Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) |
34 | 43,435 | ||||||
| QIAGEN NV |
348 | 13,462 | ||||||
| Sartorius AG (Preference Shares) |
43 | 11,281 | ||||||
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech |
49 | 10,160 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
628 | 314,854 | ||||||
| Waters Corp.(a) |
166 | 62,257 | ||||||
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. |
122 | 43,798 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 973,150 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PHARMACEUTICALS–2.8% |
||||||||
| Astellas Pharma, Inc. |
2,907 | 38,886 | ||||||
| AstraZeneca PLC |
2,557 | 477,403 | ||||||
| Bayer AG (REG) |
1,661 | 91,867 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
3,452 | 198,904 | ||||||
| Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
1,136 | 52,475 | ||||||
| Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. |
2,883 | 46,359 | ||||||
| Eisai Co., Ltd. |
431 | 10,865 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. |
1,358 | 1,628,826 | ||||||
| Financiere de Tubize SA(b) |
34 | 8,982 | ||||||
| GSK PLC |
6,859 | 180,069 | ||||||
| Haleon PLC |
15,061 | 69,403 | ||||||
| Ipsen SA |
57 | 10,985 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson |
4,073 | 1,034,420 | ||||||
| Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.(b) |
400 | 6,366 | ||||||
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
4,180 | 537,130 | ||||||
| Merck KGaA |
219 | 36,714 | ||||||
| Novartis AG (REG) |
3,097 | 484,037 | ||||||
| Novo Nordisk A/S–Class B |
5,446 | 261,555 | ||||||
| Orion Oyj–Class B |
185 | 15,197 | ||||||
| Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. |
712 | 47,390 | ||||||
| Pfizer, Inc. |
9,618 | 231,601 | ||||||
| Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA |
177 | 10,376 | ||||||
| Roche Holding AG |
1,345 | 552,911 | ||||||
| Roche Holding AG (BR)(a) |
61 | 25,557 | ||||||
| Royalty Pharma PLC–Class A |
695 | 38,969 | ||||||
| Sandoz Group AG |
530 | 47,888 | ||||||
| Sanofi SA |
1,845 | 157,754 | ||||||
| Shionogi & Co., Ltd. |
1,279 | 21,854 | ||||||
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
2,690 | 85,743 | ||||||
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(a) |
1,969 | 66,710 | ||||||
| UCB SA(b) |
206 | 61,670 | ||||||
| Zoetis, Inc. |
711 | 51,092 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 6,589,958 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 13,622,908 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–5.6% |
||||||||
| AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–0.1% |
||||||||
| Aisin Corp. |
770 | $ | 10,454 | |||||
| Aptiv PLC(a) |
360 | 22,097 | ||||||
| Bridgestone Corp.(b) |
1,805 | 38,059 | ||||||
| Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA |
1,046 | 40,407 | ||||||
| Continental AG |
186 | 15,391 | ||||||
| Denso Corp. |
2,830 | 32,585 | ||||||
| Magna International, Inc. |
441 | 28,999 | ||||||
| Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. |
4,832 | 89,668 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 277,660 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| AUTOMOBILES–1.2% |
||||||||
| Bayerische Motoren Werke AG |
474 | 31,117 | ||||||
| Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Preference Shares) |
90 | 5,926 | ||||||
| Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Preference Shares)(e) |
185 | 9,236 | ||||||
| Ferrari NV |
205 | 76,198 | ||||||
| Ford Motor Co. |
6,626 | 92,101 | ||||||
| General Motors Co. |
1,528 | 117,778 | ||||||
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
6,132 | 55,236 | ||||||
| Isuzu Motors Ltd.(b) |
873 | 11,625 | ||||||
| Mercedes-Benz Group AG |
1,221 | 61,415 | ||||||
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.(a) |
3,925 | 7,267 | ||||||
| Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares) |
259 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Renault SA |
313 | 8,992 | ||||||
| Rivian Automotive, Inc.–Class A(a)(b) |
1,360 | 23,596 | ||||||
| Stellantis NV(a)(b) |
3,429 | 19,588 | ||||||
| Subaru Corp. |
879 | 12,860 | ||||||
| Suzuki Motor Corp. |
2,657 | 32,138 | ||||||
| Tesla, Inc.(a) |
4,759 | 2,001,635 | ||||||
| Toyota Motor Corp. |
16,024 | 268,442 | ||||||
| Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares) |
349 | 27,997 | ||||||
| Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.(b) |
1,506 | 11,435 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,882,582 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| BROADLINE RETAIL–2.0% |
||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc.(a) |
16,365 | 3,900,434 | ||||||
| Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd.–Class A(b) |
81 | 11,157 | ||||||
| Cie Financiere Richemont SA (REG)–Class A |
1,029 | 237,522 | ||||||
| Dollarama, Inc. |
461 | 60,985 | ||||||
| eBay, Inc. |
720 | 80,460 | ||||||
| MercadoLibre, Inc.(a) |
77 | 130,699 | ||||||
| Next PLC |
194 | 37,431 | ||||||
| Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. |
3,223 | 16,336 | ||||||
| Prosus NV(a) |
2,212 | 96,119 | ||||||
| Rakuten Group, Inc.(a) |
2,387 | 11,142 | ||||||
| Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.(b) |
855 | 18,689 | ||||||
9
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Sea Ltd. (ADR)(a) |
636 | $ | 60,948 | |||||
| Wesfarmers Ltd. |
1,920 | 120,160 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,782,082 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| DISTRIBUTORS–0.0% |
||||||||
| D’ieteren Group(b) |
36 | 7,028 | ||||||
| Genuine Parts Co. |
235 | 27,725 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 34,753 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES–0.0% |
||||||||
| Pearson PLC |
799 | 12,697 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–0.9% |
||||||||
| Accor SA |
317 | 18,388 | ||||||
| Airbnb, Inc.–Class A(a) |
716 | 102,460 | ||||||
| Amadeus IT Group SA(b) |
743 | 43,466 | ||||||
| Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. |
918 | 38,903 | ||||||
| Booking Holdings, Inc. |
1,324 | 235,990 | ||||||
| Carnival Corp., Ltd. |
2,162 | 61,768 | ||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) |
2,202 | 74,868 | ||||||
| Compass Group PLC |
2,875 | 92,889 | ||||||
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. |
194 | 39,966 | ||||||
| Delivery Hero SE(a) |
282 | 11,540 | ||||||
| Domino’s Pizza, Inc. |
51 | 15,098 | ||||||
| DoorDash, Inc.–Class A(a) |
624 | 115,147 | ||||||
| Evolution AB(a)(e) |
207 | 14,210 | ||||||
| Expedia Group, Inc. |
198 | 50,664 | ||||||
| Flutter Entertainment PLC(a) |
236 | 24,112 | ||||||
| Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.–Class H |
3,332 | 12,544 | ||||||
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. |
387 | 127,888 | ||||||
| Hyatt Hotels Corp.–Class A(b) |
66 | 12,793 | ||||||
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC |
241 | 41,424 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. |
505 | 23,326 | ||||||
| Lottery Corp., Ltd. (The)(b) |
3,763 | 14,959 | ||||||
| Marriott International, Inc./MD–Class A |
370 | 137,118 | ||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. |
1,201 | 324,642 | ||||||
| Oriental Land Co., Ltd./Japan(b) |
1,827 | 27,821 | ||||||
| Restaurant Brands International, Inc. |
543 | 39,386 | ||||||
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
431 | 136,855 | ||||||
| Sands China Ltd.–Class H |
4,105 | 6,849 | ||||||
| Sodexo SA |
131 | 7,577 | ||||||
| Starbucks Corp. |
1,926 | 196,818 | ||||||
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
467 | 74,655 | ||||||
| Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.(b) |
156 | 7,767 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,131,891 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–0.2% |
||||||||
| DR Horton, Inc. |
441 | 71,830 | ||||||
| Garmin Ltd. |
277 | 65,799 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Lennar Corp.–Class A |
346 | $ | 31,309 | |||||
| NVR, Inc.(a) |
4 | 27,254 | ||||||
| Panasonic Holdings Corp. |
3,943 | 110,930 | ||||||
| PulteGroup, Inc. |
324 | 44,456 | ||||||
| Sekisui House Ltd. |
1,009 | 20,977 | ||||||
| SharkNinja, Inc.(a)(b) |
144 | 21,927 | ||||||
| Sony Group Corp. |
9,878 | 198,785 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 593,267 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| LEISURE PRODUCTS–0.0% |
||||||||
| Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. |
852 | 19,750 | ||||||
| Shimano, Inc.(b) |
121 | 12,906 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 32,656 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SPECIALTY RETAIL–0.9% |
||||||||
| AutoZone, Inc.(a) |
28 | 89,486 | ||||||
| Avolta AG(a) |
168 | 11,224 | ||||||
| Best Buy Co., Inc. |
336 | 25,496 | ||||||
| Burlington Stores, Inc.(a) |
106 | 33,581 | ||||||
| Carvana Co.(a) |
1,088 | 71,612 | ||||||
| Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. |
102 | 23,135 | ||||||
| Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. |
323 | 165,487 | ||||||
| H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB–Class B |
715 | 12,299 | ||||||
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) |
1,684 | 593,913 | ||||||
| Industria de Diseno Textil SA |
1,844 | 116,232 | ||||||
| Kingfisher PLC |
2,858 | 10,731 | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos., Inc. |
947 | 208,804 | ||||||
| Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.(b) |
653 | 9,676 | ||||||
| O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) |
1,415 | 130,307 | ||||||
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
531 | 113,023 | ||||||
| Sanrio Co., Ltd.(b) |
1,619 | 10,953 | ||||||
| TJX Cos., Inc. (The) |
1,871 | 283,457 | ||||||
| Tractor Supply Co. |
889 | 28,101 | ||||||
| Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) |
74 | 33,373 | ||||||
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
201 | 46,853 | ||||||
| Zalando SE(a) |
357 | 10,344 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,028,087 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–0.3% |
||||||||
| adidas AG |
274 | 56,233 | ||||||
| Asics Corp.(b) |
1,149 | 31,251 | ||||||
| Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a) |
240 | 23,830 | ||||||
| Gildan Activewear, Inc.(b) |
297 | 15,312 | ||||||
| Hermes International SCA |
44 | 80,463 | ||||||
| Kering SA |
121 | 34,227 | ||||||
| Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a) |
168 | 19,182 | ||||||
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE |
421 | 232,838 | ||||||
| Moncler SpA |
372 | 21,649 | ||||||
| NIKE, Inc.–Class B |
2,028 | 83,249 | ||||||
| Pandora A/S |
127 | 14,591 | ||||||
| Swatch Group AG (The) |
5 | 1,222 | ||||||
| Tapestry, Inc. |
342 | 50,062 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 664,109 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 13,439,784 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
10
| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMUNICATION SERVICES–5.1% |
||||||||
| DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–0.6% |
||||||||
| AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(a)(b) |
402 | $ | 35,722 | |||||
| AT&T, Inc. |
11,806 | 244,384 | ||||||
| BCE, Inc.(b) |
525 | 11,309 | ||||||
| BT Group PLC |
9,691 | 24,448 | ||||||
| Cellnex Telecom SA(b) |
808 | 24,156 | ||||||
| Charter Communications, Inc.–Class A(a)(b) |
138 | 19,625 | ||||||
| Comcast Corp.–Class A |
6,067 | 148,945 | ||||||
| Deutsche Telekom AG (REG) |
5,806 | 158,296 | ||||||
| Elisa Oyj |
240 | 10,072 | ||||||
| HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.–Class H |
5,769 | 8,583 | ||||||
| Koninklijke KPN NV |
6,472 | 31,964 | ||||||
| NTT, Inc. |
50,984 | 45,352 | ||||||
| Orange SA |
3,148 | 59,367 | ||||||
| Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. |
12,537 | 42,801 | ||||||
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp.–Class A(a) |
887 | 151,553 | ||||||
| Swisscom AG (REG) |
50 | 38,566 | ||||||
| Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a) |
3,051 | 27,780 | ||||||
| Telefonica SA(b) |
6,232 | 25,045 | ||||||
| Telenor ASA |
1,041 | 14,913 | ||||||
| Telia Co. AB |
3,989 | 19,430 | ||||||
| Telstra Group Ltd. |
6,650 | 23,321 | ||||||
| TELUS Corp. |
871 | 9,212 | ||||||
| Verizon Communications, Inc. |
7,068 | 299,259 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,474,103 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ENTERTAINMENT–0.6% |
||||||||
| Capcom Co., Ltd.(b) |
451 | 8,296 | ||||||
| CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA |
97 | 5,666 | ||||||
| Electronic Arts, Inc. |
381 | 78,120 | ||||||
| Konami Group Corp. |
164 | 17,966 | ||||||
| Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One–Class C(a) |
360 | 34,250 | ||||||
| Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a) |
265 | 48,524 | ||||||
| Netflix, Inc.(a) |
7,120 | 508,368 | ||||||
| Nexon Co., Ltd.(b) |
503 | 6,685 | ||||||
| Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1,850 | 77,774 | ||||||
| ROBLOX Corp.–Class A(a) |
1,007 | 54,761 | ||||||
| Spotify Technology SA(a) |
248 | 113,864 | ||||||
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a) |
297 | 74,244 | ||||||
| Toho Co., Ltd./Tokyo |
893 | 7,143 | ||||||
| Universal Music Group NV |
1,710 | 35,824 | ||||||
| Walt Disney Co. (The) |
2,995 | 288,269 | ||||||
| Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a) |
3,984 | 106,213 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,465,967 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES–3.5% |
||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc.–Class A |
9,844 | $ | 3,517,950 | |||||
| Alphabet, Inc.–Class C |
7,816 | 2,761,627 | ||||||
| CAR Group Ltd.(b) |
609 | 10,871 | ||||||
| LY Corp. |
4,365 | 11,618 | ||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc.–Class A |
3,713 | 2,091,496 | ||||||
| REA Group Ltd.(b) |
89 | 8,574 | ||||||
| Reddit, Inc.–Class A(a) |
195 | 33,848 | ||||||
| Scout24 SE |
118 | 9,765 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,445,749 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MEDIA–0.1% |
||||||||
| EchoStar Corp.–Class A(a)(b) |
220 | 22,330 | ||||||
| Fox Corp.–Class A |
339 | 17,682 | ||||||
| Fox Corp.–Class B |
228 | 10,680 | ||||||
| Informa PLC |
2,151 | 25,807 | ||||||
| News Corp.–Class A |
619 | 15,370 | ||||||
| Omnicom Group, Inc.(b) |
482 | 35,104 | ||||||
| Publicis Groupe SA |
387 | 38,244 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 165,217 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–0.3% |
||||||||
| Airtel Africa PLC(e) |
1,296 | 5,634 | ||||||
| KDDI Corp. |
4,957 | 83,266 | ||||||
| Millicom International Cellular SA(b) |
157 | 14,249 | ||||||
| Rogers Communications, Inc.–Class B |
617 | 20,073 | ||||||
| SoftBank Corp. |
48,654 | 62,128 | ||||||
| SoftBank Group Corp. |
6,278 | 232,871 | ||||||
| Tele2 AB–Class B |
927 | 16,132 | ||||||
| T-Mobile US, Inc. |
838 | 140,558 | ||||||
| Vodafone Group PLC |
31,203 | 41,299 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 616,210 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,167,246 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES–3.2% |
||||||||
| BEVERAGES–0.6% |
||||||||
| Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV |
1,519 | 125,515 | ||||||
| Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. |
2,379 | 22,616 | ||||||
| Carlsberg AS–Class B |
159 | 20,807 | ||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) |
6,550 | 532,318 | ||||||
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC(b) |
339 | 33,924 | ||||||
| Coca-Cola HBC AG(a) |
339 | 22,098 | ||||||
| Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A |
235 | 32,686 | ||||||
| Davide Campari-Milano NV(b) |
989 | 6,161 | ||||||
| Diageo PLC |
3,765 | 75,827 | ||||||
| Heineken Holding NV |
203 | 15,458 | ||||||
| Heineken NV |
487 | 40,890 | ||||||
| Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. |
2,182 | 71,417 | ||||||
| Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.(b) |
1,311 | 22,610 | ||||||
11
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Monster Beverage Corp.(a) |
1,199 | $ | 115,248 | |||||
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
2,311 | 312,909 | ||||||
| Pernod Ricard SA |
331 | 24,060 | ||||||
| Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.(b) |
209 | 5,824 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,480,368 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–1.0% |
||||||||
| Aeon Co., Ltd. |
3,648 | 30,169 | ||||||
| Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. |
1,164 | 74,194 | ||||||
| Carrefour SA |
996 | 18,491 | ||||||
| Casey’s General Stores, Inc. |
62 | 49,277 | ||||||
| Coles Group Ltd. |
2,271 | 38,252 | ||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. |
750 | 701,602 | ||||||
| Dollar General Corp. |
372 | 42,821 | ||||||
| Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)(b) |
317 | 38,341 | ||||||
| Empire Co., Ltd.–Class A |
194 | 6,794 | ||||||
| George Weston Ltd. |
255 | 18,304 | ||||||
| J Sainsbury PLC |
2,884 | 12,239 | ||||||
| Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA |
479 | 9,174 | ||||||
| Kesko Oyj–Class B |
462 | 10,329 | ||||||
| Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV |
1,495 | 60,162 | ||||||
| Kroger Co. (The) |
932 | 51,754 | ||||||
| Loblaw Cos. Ltd. |
936 | 42,462 | ||||||
| Marks & Spencer Group PLC |
3,492 | 17,238 | ||||||
| Metro, Inc./CN |
321 | 20,524 | ||||||
| Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. |
3,193 | 38,292 | ||||||
| Sysco Corp. |
809 | 67,616 | ||||||
| Target Corp. |
766 | 100,047 | ||||||
| Tesco PLC |
10,796 | 65,813 | ||||||
| Walmart, Inc. |
7,414 | 839,710 | ||||||
| Woolworths Group Ltd.(b) |
2,066 | 57,083 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,410,688 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FOOD PRODUCTS–0.5% |
||||||||
| Ajinomoto Co., Inc. |
1,447 | 52,756 | ||||||
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
815 | 62,266 | ||||||
| Associated British Foods PLC(b) |
478 | 12,566 | ||||||
| Barry Callebaut AG (REG)(b) |
4 | 5,531 | ||||||
| Bunge Global SA |
213 | 22,734 | ||||||
| Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG |
2 | 23,234 | ||||||
| Danone SA |
1,066 | 87,133 | ||||||
| General Mills, Inc. |
902 | 31,390 | ||||||
| Hershey Co. (The) |
250 | 43,863 | ||||||
| Kerry Group PLC–Class A |
270 | 24,767 | ||||||
| Kikkoman Corp.(b) |
1,147 | 11,766 | ||||||
| Kraft Heinz Co. (The) |
1,451 | 34,273 | ||||||
| Lotus Bakeries NV |
1 | 13,263 | ||||||
| Magnum Ice Cream Co. NV (The)(a)(b) |
828 | 14,414 | ||||||
| McCormick & Co., Inc./MD |
429 | 21,630 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Mondelez International, Inc.–Class A |
2,167 | $ | 125,339 | |||||
| Mowi ASA |
736 | 13,596 | ||||||
| Nestle SA (REG) |
4,933 | 505,954 | ||||||
| Orkla ASA |
1,228 | 12,911 | ||||||
| Salmar ASA |
115 | 5,382 | ||||||
| Saputo, Inc. |
411 | 11,905 | ||||||
| Tyson Foods, Inc.–Class A |
477 | 27,308 | ||||||
| WH Group Ltd.–Class H |
13,016 | 13,801 | ||||||
| Wilmar International Ltd. |
2,707 | 7,555 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,185,337 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS–0.4% |
||||||||
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. |
401 | 38,849 | ||||||
| Clorox Co. (The) |
204 | 19,470 | ||||||
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
1,289 | 118,175 | ||||||
| Essity AB–Class B |
968 | 27,408 | ||||||
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA |
154 | 12,187 | ||||||
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares) |
256 | 21,530 | ||||||
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
561 | 61,581 | ||||||
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) |
3,930 | 576,295 | ||||||
| Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC |
1,086 | 70,735 | ||||||
| Unicharm Corp.(b) |
1,811 | 10,495 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 956,725 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS–0.3% |
||||||||
| Beiersdorf AG |
154 | 13,263 | ||||||
| Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)–Class A |
418 | 33,001 | ||||||
| Kao Corp.(b) |
1,534 | 30,402 | ||||||
| Kenvue, Inc. |
3,241 | 61,935 | ||||||
| L’Oreal SA |
406 | 177,973 | ||||||
| Shiseido Co., Ltd.(b) |
676 | 10,911 | ||||||
| Unilever PLC |
3,694 | 221,890 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 549,375 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOBACCO–0.4% |
||||||||
| Altria Group, Inc. |
2,826 | 203,331 | ||||||
| British American Tobacco PLC |
3,395 | 210,093 | ||||||
| Imperial Brands PLC |
1,252 | 46,272 | ||||||
| Japan Tobacco, Inc.(b) |
1,860 | 68,633 | ||||||
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
2,635 | 476,698 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,005,027 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 7,587,520 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ENERGY–2.3% |
||||||||
| ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–0.2% |
||||||||
| Baker Hughes Co. |
1,677 | 93,073 | ||||||
| Halliburton Co. |
1,412 | 47,937 | ||||||
| SLB Ltd. |
2,538 | 117,992 | ||||||
| TechnipFMC PLC |
676 | 44,819 | ||||||
| Tenaris SA |
544 | 15,059 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 318,880 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
12
| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–2.1% |
||||||||
| Aker BP ASA |
534 | $ | 16,292 | |||||
| ARC Resources Ltd. |
957 | 20,108 | ||||||
| Bollore SE |
1,045 | 4,845 | ||||||
| BP PLC |
26,548 | 163,635 | ||||||
| Cameco Corp. |
736 | 75,019 | ||||||
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
3,527 | 139,563 | ||||||
| Cenovus Energy, Inc.(b) |
2,229 | 55,307 | ||||||
| Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
346 | 82,697 | ||||||
| Chevron Corp. |
3,121 | 517,337 | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips |
2,067 | 214,885 | ||||||
| Devon Energy Corp. |
1,854 | 76,607 | ||||||
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. |
321 | 56,425 | ||||||
| Enbridge, Inc. |
3,689 | 200,050 | ||||||
| ENEOS Holdings, Inc. |
4,348 | 32,186 | ||||||
| Eni SpA |
3,072 | 72,074 | ||||||
| EOG Resources, Inc. |
906 | 117,535 | ||||||
| EQT Corp. |
1,004 | 53,383 | ||||||
| Equinor ASA |
1,189 | 37,493 | ||||||
| Expand Energy Corp. |
406 | 37,023 | ||||||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
7,028 | 960,868 | ||||||
| Galp Energia SGPS SA |
689 | 14,603 | ||||||
| Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. |
1,307 | 9,655 | ||||||
| Imperial Oil Ltd.(b) |
245 | 27,512 | ||||||
| Inpex Corp.(b) |
1,490 | 30,066 | ||||||
| Keyera Corp. |
477 | 19,161 | ||||||
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. |
3,198 | 102,240 | ||||||
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. |
498 | 127,324 | ||||||
| Neste Oyj |
715 | 23,345 | ||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
1,251 | 60,761 | ||||||
| OMV AG |
249 | 15,648 | ||||||
| ONEOK, Inc. |
1,065 | 92,591 | ||||||
| Pembina Pipeline Corp. |
983 | 45,482 | ||||||
| Phillips 66 |
678 | 114,616 | ||||||
| Repsol SA(b) |
1,869 | 46,696 | ||||||
| Santos Ltd. |
5,491 | 27,240 | ||||||
| Shell PLC |
9,495 | 368,928 | ||||||
| Suncor Energy, Inc. |
2,007 | 107,974 | ||||||
| Targa Resources Corp. |
354 | 94,922 | ||||||
| TC Energy Corp.(b) |
1,761 | 116,618 | ||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Corp. |
99 | 43,326 | ||||||
| TotalEnergies SE |
3,330 | 257,494 | ||||||
| Tourmaline Oil Corp. |
622 | 26,007 | ||||||
| Valero Energy Corp. |
505 | 131,522 | ||||||
| Var Energi ASA |
1,583 | 6,559 | ||||||
| Whitecap Resources, Inc.(b) |
2,052 | 21,312 | ||||||
| Williams Cos., Inc. (The) |
2,068 | 153,735 | ||||||
| Woodside Energy Group Ltd.(b) |
3,214 | 62,156 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,080,825 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,399,705 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MATERIALS–2.0% |
||||||||
| CHEMICALS–0.7% |
||||||||
| Air Liquide SA |
1,076 | 213,077 | ||||||
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. |
358 | 104,958 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Akzo Nobel NV |
260 | $ | 17,681 | |||||
| Asahi Kasei Corp. |
2,078 | 23,112 | ||||||
| BASF SE |
1,509 | 80,661 | ||||||
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
260 | 28,148 | ||||||
| Corteva, Inc. |
1,135 | 96,123 | ||||||
| Dow, Inc. |
1,217 | 33,297 | ||||||
| DSM-Firmenich AG(a) |
279 | 26,482 | ||||||
| DuPont de Nemours, Inc. |
231 | 31,333 | ||||||
| Ecolab, Inc. |
430 | 119,802 | ||||||
| Evonik Industries AG |
433 | 7,857 | ||||||
| ICL Group Ltd. |
1,200 | 6,019 | ||||||
| International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. |
421 | 33,352 | ||||||
| Linde PLC |
784 | 406,849 | ||||||
| LyondellBasell Industries NV– Class A |
436 | 22,955 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. |
2,011 | 14,111 | ||||||
| Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.(b) |
1,603 | 10,456 | ||||||
| Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.(b) |
293 | 10,869 | ||||||
| Nitto Denko Corp. |
1,148 | 22,585 | ||||||
| Novonesis Novozymes B–Class B |
596 | 37,619 | ||||||
| Nutrien Ltd.(b) |
814 | 51,282 | ||||||
| PPG Industries, Inc. |
378 | 45,848 | ||||||
| Resonac Holdings Corp. |
297 | 33,038 | ||||||
| RPM International, Inc. |
216 | 24,008 | ||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) |
397 | 136,695 | ||||||
| Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. |
2,769 | 120,699 | ||||||
| Syensqo SA |
119 | 8,798 | ||||||
| Symrise AG |
225 | 22,570 | ||||||
| Toray Industries, Inc. |
2,162 | 15,144 | ||||||
| Yara International ASA |
269 | 11,830 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,817,258 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS–0.2% |
||||||||
| Amrize Ltd.(a) |
842 | 44,879 | ||||||
| Buzzi SpA |
130 | 6,659 | ||||||
| CRH PLC |
1,132 | 121,124 | ||||||
| Heidelberg Materials AG |
224 | 42,733 | ||||||
| Holcim AG(a) |
977 | 88,089 | ||||||
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. |
102 | 58,823 | ||||||
| Vulcan Materials Co. |
221 | 65,197 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 427,504 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONTAINERS & PACKAGING–0.1% |
||||||||
| Amcor PLC |
781 | 33,856 | ||||||
| Avery Dennison Corp. |
130 | 21,106 | ||||||
| Ball Corp. |
428 | 26,707 | ||||||
| CCL Industries, Inc.–Class B |
245 | 15,974 | ||||||
| International Paper Co. |
851 | 32,423 | ||||||
| Packaging Corp. of America |
151 | 35,980 | ||||||
| Smurfit Westrock PLC |
886 | 40,987 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 207,033 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
13
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| METALS & MINING–1.0% |
||||||||
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. |
846 | $ | 131,447 | |||||
| Alamos Gold, Inc.–Class A |
710 | 21,526 | ||||||
| Anglo American PLC |
1,793 | 87,951 | ||||||
| Antofagasta PLC |
583 | 29,589 | ||||||
| ArcelorMittal SA |
721 | 43,471 | ||||||
| Barrick Mining Corp. |
2,833 | 104,171 | ||||||
| BHP Group Ltd. |
8,592 | 358,054 | ||||||
| Boliden AB |
481 | 27,178 | ||||||
| Coeur Mining, Inc. |
1,749 | 28,544 | ||||||
| Endeavour Mining PLC |
361 | 17,682 | ||||||
| Equinox Gold Corp. |
1,267 | 12,346 | ||||||
| Evolution Mining Ltd. |
3,434 | 28,395 | ||||||
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd.(a) |
1,164 | 31,795 | ||||||
| Fortescue Ltd.(b) |
2,733 | 36,377 | ||||||
| Franco-Nevada Corp. |
326 | 68,023 | ||||||
| Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. |
2,430 | 152,823 | ||||||
| Fresnillo PLC |
311 | 11,326 | ||||||
| Glencore PLC(a) |
15,874 | 108,236 | ||||||
| Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.–Class A(a) |
1,326 | 10,387 | ||||||
| JFE Holdings, Inc.(b) |
973 | 9,394 | ||||||
| JX Advanced Metals Corp. |
927 | 25,585 | ||||||
| Kinross Gold Corp. |
2,025 | 47,946 | ||||||
| Lundin Gold, Inc. |
171 | 9,225 | ||||||
| Lundin Mining Corp. |
1,156 | 28,169 | ||||||
| Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a) |
1,532 | 19,223 | ||||||
| Mitsui Kinzoku Co., Ltd. |
92 | 24,618 | ||||||
| Newmont Corp. |
1,826 | 170,548 | ||||||
| Nippon Steel Corp. |
8,177 | 27,091 | ||||||
| Norsk Hydro ASA |
2,174 | 19,672 | ||||||
| Northern Star Resources Ltd. |
2,299 | 30,438 | ||||||
| Nucor Corp. |
376 | 83,754 | ||||||
| Pan American Silver Corp. |
713 | 31,964 | ||||||
| PLS Group Ltd.(a) |
5,312 | 18,615 | ||||||
| Reliance, Inc. |
86 | 32,130 | ||||||
| Rio Tinto Ltd.(b) |
629 | 75,681 | ||||||
| Rio Tinto PLC |
1,804 | 170,667 | ||||||
| South32 Ltd. |
7,586 | 20,599 | ||||||
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
233 | 53,464 | ||||||
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. |
406 | 18,831 | ||||||
| Teck Resources Ltd.–Class B |
774 | 46,099 | ||||||
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. |
768 | 86,393 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,359,427 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS–0.0% |
||||||||
| Stora Enso Oyj–Class R(b) |
933 | 9,953 | ||||||
| Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA–Class B |
1,003 | 10,258 | ||||||
| UPM-Kymmene Oyj |
892 | 23,644 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 43,855 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,855,077 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| UTILITIES–1.6% |
||||||||
| ELECTRIC UTILITIES–1.0% |
||||||||
| Acciona SA(b) |
42 | $ | 13,307 | |||||
| Alliant Energy Corp. |
437 | 33,339 | ||||||
| American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
919 | 125,728 | ||||||
| BKW AG |
40 | 6,726 | ||||||
| Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. |
1,121 | 21,181 | ||||||
| CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.–Class H |
1,022 | 7,792 | ||||||
| CLP Holdings Ltd.–Class H |
2,777 | 25,956 | ||||||
| Constellation Energy Corp. |
521 | 129,401 | ||||||
| Contact Energy Ltd. |
1,584 | 8,388 | ||||||
| Duke Energy Corp. |
1,316 | 166,579 | ||||||
| Edison International |
651 | 48,467 | ||||||
| EDP SA |
4,952 | 25,869 | ||||||
| Elia Group SA/NV(b) |
74 | 11,784 | ||||||
| Emera, Inc. |
512 | 27,159 | ||||||
| Endesa SA |
528 | 23,990 | ||||||
| Enel SpA |
12,893 | 147,888 | ||||||
| Entergy Corp. |
774 | 88,902 | ||||||
| Evergy, Inc. |
389 | 33,621 | ||||||
| Eversource Energy |
635 | 45,891 | ||||||
| Exelon Corp. |
1,730 | 80,653 | ||||||
| FirstEnergy Corp. |
929 | 44,165 | ||||||
| Fortis, Inc./Canada |
858 | 49,154 | ||||||
| Fortum Oyj |
759 | 17,559 | ||||||
| Hydro One Ltd.(e) |
558 | 23,016 | ||||||
| Iberdrola SA |
10,284 | 255,964 | ||||||
| Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) |
1,602 | 22,639 | ||||||
| NextEra Energy, Inc. |
3,526 | 309,477 | ||||||
| NRG Energy, Inc. |
345 | 50,391 | ||||||
| Origin Energy Ltd. |
2,913 | 22,142 | ||||||
| PG&E Corp. |
3,724 | 62,638 | ||||||
| Power Assets Holdings Ltd.–Class H |
2,342 | 17,066 | ||||||
| PPL Corp. |
1,272 | 46,237 | ||||||
| Redeia Corp. SA(b) |
686 | 11,655 | ||||||
| Southern Co. (The) |
1,906 | 182,423 | ||||||
| SSE PLC |
2,050 | 66,138 | ||||||
| Terna–Rete Elettrica Nazionale |
2,379 | 27,780 | ||||||
| Verbund AG |
115 | 7,288 | ||||||
| Xcel Energy, Inc. |
1,055 | 84,716 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,373,069 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| GAS UTILITIES–0.1% |
||||||||
| AltaGas Ltd. |
526 | 19,430 | ||||||
| APA Group |
2,238 | 15,681 | ||||||
| Atmos Energy Corp. |
280 | 48,235 | ||||||
| Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.–Class H |
18,931 | 15,722 | ||||||
| Italgas SpA |
1,031 | 11,939 | ||||||
| Naturgy Energy Group SA |
697 | 21,847 | ||||||
| Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. |
572 | 19,273 | ||||||
| Snam SpA |
3,410 | 24,617 | ||||||
| Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. |
502 | 19,009 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 195,753 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
14
| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS–0.1% |
||||||||
| Brookfield Renewable Corp. |
234 | $ | 8,699 | |||||
| EDP Renewables SA(b) |
542 | 8,756 | ||||||
| Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(a) |
235 | 20,752 | ||||||
| Meridian Energy Ltd. |
2,239 | 7,407 | ||||||
| OPC Energy Ltd.(a) |
288 | 8,920 | ||||||
| Orsted AS(a) |
782 | 17,579 | ||||||
| RWE AG |
975 | 63,053 | ||||||
| Vistra Corp. |
572 | 90,736 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 225,902 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MULTI-UTILITIES–0.4% |
||||||||
| Ameren Corp. |
468 | 52,903 | ||||||
| Canadian Utilities Ltd.–Class A(b) |
217 | 8,066 | ||||||
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. |
1,104 | 48,620 | ||||||
| Centrica PLC |
7,810 | 17,699 | ||||||
| CMS Energy Corp. |
521 | 39,857 | ||||||
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
623 | 68,922 | ||||||
| Dominion Energy, Inc. |
1,486 | 101,479 | ||||||
| DTE Energy Co. |
352 | 53,634 | ||||||
| E.ON SE |
3,796 | 78,061 | ||||||
| Engie SA |
3,009 | 94,707 | ||||||
| National Grid PLC |
8,409 | 138,696 | ||||||
| NiSource, Inc. |
811 | 38,563 | ||||||
| Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. |
843 | 68,418 | ||||||
| Sembcorp Industries Ltd.(b) |
1,511 | 7,432 | ||||||
| Sempra |
1,105 | 102,445 | ||||||
| Veolia Environnement SA |
1,003 | 41,796 | ||||||
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. |
551 | 64,340 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,025,638 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| WATER UTILITIES–0.0% |
||||||||
| American Water Works Co., Inc. |
330 | 43,421 | ||||||
| Severn Trent PLC |
458 | 17,930 | ||||||
| United Utilities Group PLC |
1,187 | 20,597 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 81,948 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,902,310 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REAL ESTATE–1.1% |
||||||||
| DIVERSIFIED REITS –0.0% |
||||||||
| CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust(a) |
10,315 | 18,928 | ||||||
| Covivio SA/France |
90 | 5,511 | ||||||
| Land Securities Group PLC |
1,260 | 10,855 | ||||||
| Stockland(b) |
4,096 | 11,551 | ||||||
| WP Carey, Inc. |
371 | 26,526 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 73,371 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE REITs–0.2% |
||||||||
| Ventas, Inc. |
804 | 71,395 | ||||||
| Welltower, Inc. |
1,191 | 270,321 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 341,716 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| INDUSTRIAL REITs–0.1% |
||||||||
| CapitaLand Ascendas REIT(a) |
6,961 | $ | 13,406 | |||||
| Goodman Group(b) |
3,371 | 72,734 | ||||||
| Prologis, Inc. |
1,576 | 213,501 | ||||||
| Segro PLC |
2,060 | 23,897 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 323,538 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| OFFICE REITs–0.0% |
||||||||
| Gecina SA |
75 | 6,301 | ||||||
| Nippon Building Fund, Inc.(b) |
13 | 10,084 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 16,385 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT–0.2% |
||||||||
| Azrieli Group Ltd. |
74 | 10,033 | ||||||
| CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore(b) |
3,959 | 7,630 | ||||||
| CBRE Group, Inc.–Class A(a) |
499 | 67,210 | ||||||
| CK Asset Holdings Ltd.–Class H |
2,959 | 16,717 | ||||||
| CoStar Group, Inc.(a) |
710 | 20,107 | ||||||
| Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. |
481 | 9,189 | ||||||
| Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. |
948 | 25,688 | ||||||
| Fastighets AB Balder–Class B(a) |
1,167 | 6,225 | ||||||
| FirstService Corp.(b) |
70 | 9,954 | ||||||
| Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.–Class H |
2,251 | 7,139 | ||||||
| Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. |
1,636 | 11,655 | ||||||
| Hulic Co., Ltd.(b) |
779 | 8,157 | ||||||
| Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. |
1,749 | 44,602 | ||||||
| Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. |
4,194 | 38,872 | ||||||
| Sagax AB–Class B(b) |
372 | 5,916 | ||||||
| Sino Land Co., Ltd.–Class H |
6,415 | 8,426 | ||||||
| Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. |
989 | 22,962 | ||||||
| Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.–Class H |
2,205 | 31,737 | ||||||
| Swiss Prime Site AG (REG)(a) |
154 | 25,129 | ||||||
| Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield |
183 | 21,416 | ||||||
| Vonovia SE |
1,510 | 37,251 | ||||||
| Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.–Class H |
2,567 | 7,010 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 443,025 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| RESIDENTIAL REITs–0.1% |
||||||||
| AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
235 | 44,342 | ||||||
| Equity Residential |
570 | 38,720 | ||||||
| Essex Property Trust, Inc. |
109 | 31,784 | ||||||
| Invitation Homes, Inc. |
912 | 27,552 | ||||||
15
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||||||
| Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. |
197 | $ | 27,371 | |||||||||
| Sun Communities, Inc. |
208 | 24,941 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 194,710 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| RETAIL REITs–0.2% |
||||||||||||
| Kimco Realty Corp. |
1,140 | 28,899 | ||||||||||
| Klepierre SA |
364 | 15,213 | ||||||||||
| Link REIT–Class H |
4,424 | 20,644 | ||||||||||
| Realty Income Corp. |
1,577 | 97,711 | ||||||||||
| Regency Centers Corp. |
279 | 22,247 | ||||||||||
| Scentre Group |
8,831 | 23,540 | ||||||||||
| Simon Property Group, Inc. |
549 | 122,784 | ||||||||||
| Vicinity Ltd.(b) |
6,669 | 11,883 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 342,921 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Specialized REITs–0.3% |
||||||||||||
| American Tower Corp. |
788 | 128,893 | ||||||||||
| Crown Castle, Inc. |
737 | 55,813 | ||||||||||
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
581 | 104,336 | ||||||||||
| Equinix, Inc. |
167 | 174,079 | ||||||||||
| Extra Space Storage, Inc. |
357 | 51,872 | ||||||||||
| Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. |
455 | 20,261 | ||||||||||
| Iron Mountain, Inc. |
503 | 63,534 | ||||||||||
| Public Storage |
267 | 84,989 | ||||||||||
| SBA Communications Corp. |
179 | 31,586 | ||||||||||
| VICI Properties, Inc. |
1,847 | 49,038 | ||||||||||
| Weyerhaeuser Co. |
1,219 | 29,183 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 793,584 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| 2,529,250 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Common Stocks |
150,758,532 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
||||||||||||
| GOVERNMENTS– TREASURIES–34.1% |
||||||||||||
| UNITED STATES–34.1% |
|
|||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bonds |
||||||||||||
| 1.125%, 05/15/2040 |
U.S.$ | 562 | 355,553 | |||||||||
| 1.125%, 08/15/2040 |
69 | 43,233 | ||||||||||
| 1.25%, 05/15/2050 |
242 | 114,939 | ||||||||||
| 2.00%, 02/15/2050 |
304 | 177,292 | ||||||||||
| 2.25%, 08/15/2046 |
3,083 | 2,011,592 | ||||||||||
| 2.25%, 08/15/2049 |
287 | 178,568 | ||||||||||
| 2.25%, 02/15/2052 |
2,209 | 1,330,413 | ||||||||||
| 2.375%, 11/15/2049 |
584 | 371,708 | ||||||||||
| 2.375%, 05/15/2051 |
1,716 | 1,072,786 | ||||||||||
| 2.50%, 02/15/2045 |
212 | 148,912 | ||||||||||
| 2.50%, 05/15/2046 |
386 | 265,263 | ||||||||||
| 2.75%, 08/15/2047 |
254 | 179,878 | ||||||||||
| Company |
Principal |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||||||
| 2.875%, 05/15/2043 |
U.S.$ | 221 | $ | 169,430 | ||||||||
| 2.875%, 08/15/2045 |
37 | 27,752 | ||||||||||
| 2.875%, 11/15/2046 |
187 | 136,305 | ||||||||||
| 2.875%, 05/15/2049 |
313 | 222,541 | ||||||||||
| 2.875%, 05/15/2052 |
417 | 288,719 | ||||||||||
| 3.00%, 05/15/2045 |
265 | 201,524 | ||||||||||
| 3.00%, 02/15/2047 |
238 | 176,901 | ||||||||||
| 3.00%, 05/15/2047 |
409 | 303,905 | ||||||||||
| 3.00%, 02/15/2048 |
350 | 257,963 | ||||||||||
| 3.00%, 08/15/2048 |
792 | 580,557 | ||||||||||
| 3.00%, 02/15/2049 |
257 | 187,150 | ||||||||||
| 3.125%, 02/15/2043 |
487 | 389,052 | ||||||||||
| 3.50%, 02/15/2039 |
555 | 499,336 | ||||||||||
| 3.625%, 08/15/2043 |
1,177 | 1,002,047 | ||||||||||
| 3.625%, 05/15/2053 |
247 | 197,126 | ||||||||||
| 3.75%, 11/15/2043 |
194 | 167,831 | ||||||||||
| 4.00%, 11/15/2052 |
248 | 212,327 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 05/15/2039 |
134 | 129,242 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 08/15/2054 |
261 | 233,422 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 11/15/2039 |
502 | 487,683 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 08/15/2043 |
195 | 183,580 | ||||||||||
| 4.50%, 02/15/2036 |
693 | 700,723 | ||||||||||
| 4.50%, 08/15/2039 |
179 | 176,342 | ||||||||||
| 4.625%, 02/15/2055 |
267 | 253,965 | ||||||||||
| 4.625%, 11/15/2055 |
234 | 222,666 | ||||||||||
| 4.75%, 02/15/2037 |
279 | 286,613 | ||||||||||
| 4.75%, 05/15/2055 |
2,036 | 1,975,238 | ||||||||||
| 4.75%, 08/15/2055 |
585 | 568,107 | ||||||||||
| 4.75%, 02/15/2056 |
282 | 274,025 | ||||||||||
| 4.875%, 08/15/2045 |
4 | 3,971 | ||||||||||
| 5.00%, 05/15/2056 |
240 | 242,625 | ||||||||||
| 5.25%, 11/15/2028 |
2,017 | 2,062,902 | ||||||||||
| 5.375%, 02/15/2031 |
359 | 376,088 | ||||||||||
| 5.50%, 08/15/2028 |
762 | 780,759 | ||||||||||
| 6.125%, 11/15/2027 |
1,389 | 1,422,736 | ||||||||||
| 6.25%, 05/15/2030 |
374 | 401,115 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Notes |
||||||||||||
| 0.625%, 05/15/2030 |
934 | 815,660 | ||||||||||
| 0.625%, 08/15/2030 |
572 | 495,015 | ||||||||||
| 0.75%, 01/31/2028 |
1,330 | 1,260,746 | ||||||||||
| 0.875%, 11/15/2030 |
566 | 491,447 | ||||||||||
| 1.00%, 07/31/2028 |
2,971 | 2,785,920 | ||||||||||
| 1.375%, 11/15/2031 |
681 | 588,161 | ||||||||||
| 1.50%, 02/15/2030 |
1,257 | 1,145,322 | ||||||||||
| 1.625%, 05/15/2031 |
247 | 219,490 | ||||||||||
| 1.875%, 02/15/2032 |
1,787 | 1,576,329 | ||||||||||
| 2.25%, 08/15/2027 |
988 | 967,252 | ||||||||||
| 2.25%, 11/15/2027 |
5,428 | 5,290,587 | ||||||||||
| 2.375%, 05/15/2029 |
171 | 162,538 | ||||||||||
| 2.75%, 02/15/2028 |
645 | 630,396 | ||||||||||
| 2.75%, 08/15/2032 |
949 | 871,156 | ||||||||||
| 2.875%, 05/15/2028 |
400 | 391,043 | ||||||||||
| 2.875%, 05/15/2032 |
2,242 | 2,081,660 | ||||||||||
| 3.125%, 11/15/2028 |
912 | 890,599 | ||||||||||
| 3.125%, 08/31/2029 |
727 | 704,331 | ||||||||||
| 3.375%, 05/15/2033 |
1,115 | 1,053,341 | ||||||||||
| 3.50%, 04/30/2028 |
794 | 784,763 | ||||||||||
| 3.50%, 02/15/2029 |
1,286 | 1,264,801 | ||||||||||
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Principal |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||||||
| 3.50%, 09/30/2029 |
U.S.$ | 832 | $ | 815,165 | ||||||||
| 3.50%, 02/15/2033 |
1,420 | 1,354,975 | ||||||||||
| 3.625%, 03/31/2028 |
1,209 | 1,197,505 | ||||||||||
| 3.625%, 08/15/2028 |
1,419 | 1,403,480 | ||||||||||
| 3.625%, 08/31/2029 |
807 | 793,843 | ||||||||||
| 3.75%, 12/31/2028 |
1,202 | 1,189,678 | ||||||||||
| 3.75%, 12/31/2030 |
503 | 493,608 | ||||||||||
| 3.875%, 03/15/2028 |
1,210 | 1,204,035 | ||||||||||
| 3.875%, 04/15/2029 |
278 | 275,915 | ||||||||||
| 3.875%, 05/15/2029 |
1,174 | 1,165,103 | ||||||||||
| 3.875%, 09/30/2032 |
520 | 508,503 | ||||||||||
| 3.875%, 08/15/2033 |
1,128 | 1,097,281 | ||||||||||
| 3.875%, 08/15/2034 |
868 | 838,144 | ||||||||||
| 4.00%, 06/30/2028 |
694 | 691,659 | ||||||||||
| 4.00%, 01/31/2029 |
561 | 558,633 | ||||||||||
| 4.00%, 07/31/2029 |
752 | 748,036 | ||||||||||
| 4.00%, 01/31/2033 |
1,158 | 1,138,368 | ||||||||||
| 4.00%, 02/15/2034 |
1,299 | 1,269,164 | ||||||||||
| 4.125%, 10/31/2031 |
957 | 952,290 | ||||||||||
| 4.125%, 11/15/2032 |
1,062 | 1,052,839 | ||||||||||
| 4.125%, 04/30/2033 |
2,245 | 2,220,796 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 06/30/2029 |
567 | 567,828 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 03/31/2033 |
2,448 | 2,440,732 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 06/30/2033 |
433 | 431,376 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 11/15/2034 |
316 | 312,840 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 05/15/2035 |
1,037 | 1,024,551 | ||||||||||
| 4.25%, 08/15/2035 |
480 | 473,629 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 08/31/2028 |
1,306 | 1,311,008 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 11/30/2030 |
493 | 496,351 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 05/15/2034 |
1,051 | 1,051,228 | ||||||||||
| 4.375%, 05/15/2036 |
286 | 284,525 | ||||||||||
| 4.50%, 05/31/2029 |
1,211 | 1,221,874 | ||||||||||
| 4.50%, 11/15/2033 |
1,206 | 1,218,457 | ||||||||||
| 4.625%, 09/30/2028 |
578 | 583,599 | ||||||||||
| 4.625%, 04/30/2029 |
1,925 | 1,948,565 | ||||||||||
| 4.625%, 02/15/2035 |
705 | 715,830 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Governments– |
81,574,375 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| AGENCIES–0.7% |
||||||||||||
| AGENCY DEBENTURES–0.7% |
||||||||||||
| Federal Home Loan Banks 4.625%, 11/17/2026 |
800 | 801,856 | ||||||||||
| Federal National Mortgage Association |
900 | 985,572 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Agencies |
1,787,428 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| PURCHASED OPTIONS–PUTS–0.5% |
||||||||||||
| OPTIONS ON EQUITY INDICES–0.5% |
||||||||||||
| Euro STOXX 50 Price EUR Index |
EUR | 4,182,000 | 106,640 | |||||||||
| FTSE 100 Index |
GBP | 828,000 | 15,466 | |||||||||
| FTSE 100 Index |
GBP | 460,000 | 8,593 | |||||||||
| FTSE 100 Index |
GBP | 276,000 | 5,156 | |||||||||
| FTSE 100 Index |
GBP | 184,000 | 3,437 | |||||||||
| Nikkei 225 Index |
JPY | 472,500,000 | 134,257 | |||||||||
| S&P 500 Index |
USD | 30,257,500 | 657,822 | |||||||||
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| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Notional |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||||||
| S&P 500 Index |
USD | 6,792,500 | $ | 147,691 | ||||||||
| S&P 500 Index |
USD | 3,705,000 | 80,558 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Purchased Options–Puts |
1,159,620 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Shares | ||||||||||||
| RIGHTS–0.0% |
||||||||||||
| INDUSTRIALS–0.0% |
||||||||||||
| CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–0.0% |
||||||||||||
| ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA(a) |
299 | 628 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| FINANCIALS–0.0% |
||||||||||||
| CAPITAL MARKETS–0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Hologic, Inc. (CVR)(a)(c)(d) |
407 | 4 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Total Rights |
632 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| WARRANTS–0.0% |
||||||||||||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–0.0% |
||||||||||||
| SOFTWARE–0.0% |
||||||||||||
| Constellation Software, Inc./Canada, expiring 03/31/2040(a)(b)(c)(d) |
52 | –0 | – | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–0.5% |
||||||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.5% |
||||||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 3.48%(f)(g)(h) |
1,245,605 | $ | 1,245,605 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES |
236,526,192 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES |
||||||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.2% |
||||||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 3.48%(f)(g)(h) |
372,982 | 372,982 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.1% |
236,899,174 | |||||||||||
| Other assets less liabilities–0.9% |
2,084,726 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| NET ASSETS–100.0% |
$ | 238,983,900 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
FUTURES (see Note D)
| Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Month |
Current Notional |
Value and (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||
| Purchased Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
| Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures |
40 | September 2026 | $ | 2,904,946 | $ | 22,303 | ||||||||||
| Long Gilt Futures |
59 | September 2026 | 6,981,623 | 100,631 | ||||||||||||
| Micro S&P 500 E-Mini Futures |
4 | September 2026 | 150,965 | 1,362 | ||||||||||||
| MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures |
11 | September 2026 | 966,515 | (16,572 | ) | |||||||||||
| Nikkei 225 (OSE) Futures |
1 | September 2026 | 431,686 | 26,319 | ||||||||||||
| S&P 500 E-Mini Futures |
27 | September 2026 | 10,190,138 | 67,949 | ||||||||||||
| TOPIX Index Futures |
19 | September 2026 | 4,677,696 | 77,417 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures |
25 | September 2026 | 5,153,320 | (5,292 | ) | |||||||||||
| U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures |
15 | September 2026 | 1,742,344 | 34,155 | ||||||||||||
| Sold Contracts |
||||||||||||||||
| FTSE 100 Index Futures |
4 | September 2026 | 559,311 | (5 | ) | |||||||||||
| MSCI Singapore ETS Index Futures |
1 | July 2026 | 36,981 | 184 | ||||||||||||
| S&P/TSX 60 Index Futures |
15 | September 2026 | 4,348,387 | 602 | ||||||||||||
| SPI 200 Futures |
16 | September 2026 | 2,430,426 | 33,058 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures |
8 | September 2026 | 856,375 | (1,042 | ) | |||||||||||
| U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures |
43 | September 2026 | 4,725,297 | (18,776 | ) | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| $ | 322,293 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)
| Counterparty | Contracts to Deliver (000) |
In Exchange For (000) |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
AUD | 1,295 | USD | 929 | 07/09/2026 | $ | 32,673 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
JPY | 168,076 | USD | 1,046 | 08/27/2026 | 8,013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
USD | 1,576 | EUR | 1,364 | 09/11/2026 | (12,598 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| BNP Paribas SA |
USD | 690 | AUD | 963 | 07/09/2026 | (23,739 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
NZD | 964 | USD | 548 | 07/09/2026 | 810 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
GBP | 3,778 | USD | 5,106 | 07/16/2026 | 94,672 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
CHF | 1,708 | USD | 2,173 | 09/11/2026 | 42,738 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG |
AUD | 921 | USD | 659 | 07/09/2026 | 21,583 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
NZD | 1,623 | USD | 954 | 07/09/2026 | 31,755 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
USD | 976 | AUD | 1,405 | 07/09/2026 | (3,420 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
GBP | 480 | USD | 635 | 07/16/2026 | (1,877 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
USD | 562 | GBP | 421 | 07/16/2026 | (3,221 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
CAD | 7,417 | USD | 5,382 | 07/09/2026 | 150,895 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
NZD | 1,540 | USD | 895 | 07/09/2026 | 20,490 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
USD | 845 | AUD | 1,200 | 07/09/2026 | (14,192 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
USD | 913 | NZD | 1,540 | 07/09/2026 | (38,421 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
AUD | 756 | USD | 531 | 07/09/2026 | 8,130 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 1,365 | JPY | 217,427 | 08/27/2026 | (22,135 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
CHF | 1,024 | USD | 1,293 | 09/11/2026 | 15,613 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
EUR | 6,777 | USD | 7,891 | 09/11/2026 | 124,560 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
AUD | 1,856 | USD | 1,330 | 07/09/2026 | 44,928 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
CAD | 2,978 | USD | 2,160 | 07/09/2026 | 59,521 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
NZD | 19 | USD | 11 | 07/09/2026 | 389 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Counterparty | Contracts to Deliver (000) |
In Exchange For (000) |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 1,961 | AUD | 2,749 | 07/09/2026 | $ | (57,876 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 2,062 | CAD | 2,838 | 07/09/2026 | (60,556 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 958 | NZD | 1,623 | 07/09/2026 | (36,444 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
GBP | 3,401 | USD | 4,572 | 07/16/2026 | 60,410 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 5,048 | GBP | 3,755 | 07/16/2026 | (66,726 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
JPY | 92,356 | USD | 579 | 08/27/2026 | 8,365 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 153 | NOK | 1,496 | 09/10/2026 | (1,855 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 340 | SEK | 3,284 | 09/10/2026 | 426 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 326 | SEK | 3,148 | 09/10/2026 | (520 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
EUR | 654 | USD | 762 | 09/11/2026 | 12,025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 28 | CHF | 22 | 09/11/2026 | (544 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 368 | EUR | 322 | 09/11/2026 | 640 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UBS |
USD | 1,643 | NZD | 2,839 | 07/09/2026 | (30,408 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 364,104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)
| Description | Fixed Receive |
Payment Frequency |
Implied June 30, |
Notional Amount (000) |
Market Value |
Upfront (Received) |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale Contracts |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CDX-NAHY Series 46, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2031* |
5.00 | % | Quarterly | 3.03 | % | USD 2,376 | $ | 195,197 | $ | (233,835 | ) | $ | 429,032 | |||||||||||||||
| * | Termination date. |
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information. |
| (c) | Fair valued by the Adviser. |
| (d) | Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. |
| (e) | 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 June 30, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $156,104 or 0.1% of net assets. |
| (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. |
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD—Australian Dollar
CAD—Canadian Dollar
CHF—Swiss Franc
EUR—Euro
GBP—Great British Pound
JPY—Japanese Yen
NOK—Norwegian Krone
NZD—New Zealand Dollar
SEK—Swedish Krona
USD—United States Dollar
20
| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
Glossary:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
CBT—Chicago Board of Trade
CDX-NAHY—North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index
CVR—Contingent Value Rights
ETS—Emission Trading Scheme
FTSE—Financial Times Stock Exchange
MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International
OSE—Osaka Securities Exchange
REG—Registered Shares
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
SPI—Share Price Index
TOPIX—Tokyo Price Index
TSX—Toronto Stock Exchange
See notes to financial statements.
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| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| ASSETS |
||||
| Investments in securities, at value |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (cost $130,779,341) |
$ | 235,280,587 | (a) | |
| Affiliated issuers (cost $1,618,587—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $372,982) |
1,618,587 | |||
| Cash collateral due from broker |
2,138,114 | |||
| Foreign currencies, at value (cost $116,337) |
115,463 | |||
| Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable |
801,883 | |||
| Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts |
738,636 | |||
| Receivable for investment securities sold |
638,866 | |||
| Receivable due from Adviser |
10,685 | |||
| Affiliated dividends receivable |
7,113 | |||
| Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps |
3,690 | |||
| Receivable for capital stock sold |
839 | |||
| Other assets |
127,699 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total assets |
241,482,162 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| LIABILITIES |
||||
| Due to custodian |
3,675 | |||
| Cash collateral due to broker |
513,600 | |||
| Payable for investment securities purchased |
779,596 | |||
| Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts |
374,532 | |||
| Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
372,982 | |||
| Advisory fee payable |
138,139 | |||
| Payable for variation margin on futures |
53,892 | |||
| Distribution fee payable |
49,289 | |||
| Administrative fee payable |
47,137 | |||
| Payable for capital stock redeemed |
25,700 | |||
| Foreign capital gains tax payable |
148 | |||
| Transfer Agent fee payable |
118 | |||
| Directors’ fees payable |
3 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
139,451 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total liabilities |
2,498,262 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 238,983,900 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS |
| |||
| Capital stock, at par |
$ | 20,854 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital |
121,220,869 | |||
| Distributable earnings |
117,742,177 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 238,983,900 | ||
|
|
|
|||
Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value
| Class | Net Assets | Shares Outstanding |
Net Asset Value |
|||||||||
| A | $ | 226,215 | 19,611.39 | $ | 11.53 | |||||||
| B | $ | 238,757,685 | 20,834,423 | $ | 11.46 | |||||||
| (a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $3,288,072 (see Note E). |
See notes to financial statements.
22
| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||
| Dividends |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers(net of foreign taxes withheld of $96,421) |
$ | 1,355,934 | ||
| Affiliated issuers |
32,991 | |||
| Interest |
1,566,581 | |||
| Securities lending income, net |
8,433 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| 2,963,939 | ||||
|
|
|
|||
| EXPENSES |
||||
| Advisory fee (see Note B) |
836,327 | |||
| Distribution fee—Class B |
298,419 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class A |
1 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class B |
1,538 | |||
| Custody and accounting |
77,279 | |||
| Administrative |
56,916 | |||
| Audit and tax |
33,845 | |||
| Legal |
23,162 | |||
| Printing |
22,521 | |||
| Directors’ fees |
9,383 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
27,763 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total expenses |
1,387,154 | |||
| Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E) |
(72,010 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net expenses |
1,315,144 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net investment income |
1,648,795 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS |
||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: |
||||
| Investment transactions(a) |
12,497,731 | |||
| Forward currency exchange contracts |
(103,981 | ) | ||
| Futures |
(406,964 | ) | ||
| Swaps |
(418,250 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency transactions |
(13,267 | ) | ||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: |
||||
| Investments(b) |
(1,091,363 | ) | ||
| Forward currency exchange contracts |
470,266 | |||
| Futures |
483,619 | |||
| Swaps |
434,117 | |||
| Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
(28,684 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
11,823,224 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 13,472,019 | ||
|
|
|
| (a) | Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $116. |
| (b) | Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $1,619. |
See notes to financial statements.
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| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
||||||||
| Net investment income . |
$ | 1,648,795 | $ | 2,868,411 | ||||
| Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
11,555,269 | 8,861,339 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
267,955 | 19,081,593 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net increase in net assets from operations |
13,472,019 | 30,811,343 | ||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders |
||||||||
| Class A |
–0 | – | (3,736 | ) | ||||
| Class B |
–0 | – | (3,926,533 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS |
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| Net decrease |
(19,403,513 | ) | (33,383,682 | ) | ||||
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| Total decrease . |
(5,931,494 | ) | (6,502,608 | ) | ||||
| NET ASSETS |
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| Beginning of period . |
244,915,394 | 251,418,002 | ||||||
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| End of period |
$ | 238,983,900 | $ | 244,915,394 | ||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies
The AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is to maximize total return consistent with AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) determination of reasonable risk. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers eight separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.
The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
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 Portfolio’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, Adviser serves as the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s 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 market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price 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 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 the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its 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 Portfolio generally values many of its 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 Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values 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 Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which 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.
Options are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency, 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.
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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.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2026:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities: |
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| Assets: |
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| Common Stocks |
$ | 114,898,157 | $ | 35,856,235 | $ | 4,140 | $ | 150,758,532 | ||||||||
| Governments—Treasuries |
–0 | – | 81,574,375 | –0 | – | 81,574,375 | ||||||||||
| Agencies |
–0 | – | 1,787,428 | –0 | – | 1,787,428 | ||||||||||
| Purchased Options—Puts |
–0 | – | 1,159,620 | –0 | – | 1,159,620 | ||||||||||
| Rights |
628 | –0 | – | 4 | 632 | |||||||||||
| Warrants |
–0 | – | –0 | – | 0 | (a) | –0 | – | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
1,245,605 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 1,245,605 | ||||||||||
| Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund |
372,982 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 372,982 | ||||||||||
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| Total Investments in Securities |
116,517,372 | 120,377,658 | 4,144 | (a) | 236,899,174 | |||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(b): |
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| Assets: |
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| Futures |
363,980 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 363,980 | (c) | |||||||||
| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
–0 | – | 738,636 | –0 | – | 738,636 | ||||||||||
| Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps |
–0 | – | 195,197 | –0 | – | 195,197 | (c) | |||||||||
| Liabilities: |
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| Futures |
(41,687 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | (41,687 | )(c) | ||||||||
| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
–0 | – | (374,532 | ) | –0 | – | (374,532 | ) | ||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 116,839,665 | $ | 120,936,959 | $ | 4,144 | (a) | $ | 237,780,768 | |||||||
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| (a) | The Portfolio held securities with zero market value at period end. |
| (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) | 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. |
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 Portfolio’s 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.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
4. Taxes
It is the Portfolio’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 Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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 Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements.
5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is 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 Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from 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
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are 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
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .70% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .85% and 1.10% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. The Expense Caps will remain in effect until May 1, 2027, and
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then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $69,554.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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. At the August 3, 2026 shareholder meeting, shareholders of the Portfolio approved the new investment advisory agreement.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $56,916.
The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such waiver amounted to $1,817.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Portfolio |
Market Value 12/31/25 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 6/30/26 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 729 | $ | 21,038 | $ | 20,521 | $ | 1,246 | $ | 33 | ||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio* |
2,224 | 4,486 | 6,337 | 373 | 0 | ** | ||||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 1,619 | $ | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
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| * | Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E). |
| ** | Amount is less than $500. |
NOTE C: Distribution Plan
The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.
The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.
The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.
NOTE D: Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | |||||||
| Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | 5,137,718 | $ | 25,245,635 | ||||
| U.S. government securities |
16,939,929 | 16,429,293 | ||||||
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 appreciation |
$ | 112,857,639 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
(7,240,964 | ) | ||
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|
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| Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 105,616,675 | ||
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1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Portfolio 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 types of derivatives utilized by the Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:
| • | Futures |
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 the Portfolio enters into futures, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
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| • | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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 June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
| • | Option Transactions |
For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolio 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 foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears 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 Portfolio were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio writes an option, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio. In writing an option, the Portfolio bears 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 Portfolio could result in the Portfolio selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held purchased options for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
| • | Swaps |
The Portfolio may enter into swaps for investment purposes or to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, equity markets or currencies. The Portfolio 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
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its 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 Portfolio, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Portfolio to cover the Portfolio’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates, inflation or in the value of the underlying securities. The Portfolio 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 and credit default swaps, are subject to mandatory central clearing. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (“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 Portfolio enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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.
Credit Default Swaps:
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated at the agreed upon rate applied to the notional amount. If the Portfolio is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap, the Portfolio 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
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agreement, or net amounts received from settlement of buy protection credit default swaps entered into by the Portfolio for the same referenced obligations with the same counterparty.
Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Portfolio 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 Portfolio is a buyer of protection and no credit event occurs, it will lose the payments it made to its counterparty. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Portfolio coupled with the periodic payment s previously received, may be less than the Maximum Payout Amount it pays to the buyer, resulting in a net loss to the Portfolio.
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 June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held credit default swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
Total Return Swaps:
The Portfolio may enter into total return swaps in order to take a “long” or “short” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset. The Portfolio is subject to market price volatility of the underlying referenced asset. A total return swap involves commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent that the total return of the security, group of securities or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest obligation, the Portfolio will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held total return swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.
The Portfolio typically enters 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.
The Portfolio’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Portfolio decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Portfolio’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Portfolio 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 table below for additional details.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
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During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
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| Derivative Type |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location |
Fair Value | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location |
Fair Value | ||||||||
| Interest rate contracts |
Receivable for variation margin on futures | $ | 134,786 | * | Payable for variation margin on futures | $ | 25,110 | * | ||||
| Equity contracts |
Receivable for variation margin on futures | 229,194 | * | Payable for variation margin on futures | 16,577 | * | ||||||
| Credit contracts |
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps |
429,032 | * | |||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | 738,636 | Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | 374,532 | ||||||||
| Equity contracts |
Investments in securities, at value |
1,159,620 | ||||||||||
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|
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| Total |
$ | 2,691,268 | $ | 416,219 | ||||||||
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|
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| * | 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 |
Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) |
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| Interest rate contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures | $ | (330,393 | ) | $ | 225,975 | ||||
| Equity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures | (76,571 | ) | 257,644 | ||||||
| Foreign currency contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts | (103,981 | ) | 470,266 | ||||||
| Equity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (649,876 | ) | (78,792 | ) | |||||
| Credit contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps | (412,725 | ) | 429,032 | ||||||
| Equity contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps | (5,525 | ) | 5,085 | ||||||
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|
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| Total |
$ | (1,579,071 | ) | $ | 1,309,210 | |||||
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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2026:
| Futures: |
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| Average notional amount of buy contracts |
$ | 28,681,364 | ||
| Average notional amount of sale contracts |
$ | 8,231,344 | ||
| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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| Average principal amount of buy contracts |
$ | 16,431,272 | ||
| Average principal amount of sale contracts |
$ | 28,566,157 | ||
| Purchased Options: |
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| Average notional amount |
$ | 44,815,065 | ||
| Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps: |
||||
| Average notional amount of sale contracts |
$ | 2,376,000 | (a) | |
| Total Return Swaps: |
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| Average notional amount |
$ | 243,892 | (b) |
| (a) | Positions were open for two months during the period. |
| (b) | Positions were open for three months during the period. |
For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does 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 table presents the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio as of June 30, 2026. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.
| 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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| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
$ | 40,686 | $ | (12,598 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 28,088 | |||||||
| Citibank NA |
138,220 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 138,220 | ||||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG |
21,583 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 21,583 | ||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
31,755 | (8,518 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 23,237 | ||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
171,385 | (52,613 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 118,772 | ||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
148,303 | (22,135 | ) | (126,168 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
186,704 | (186,704 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| UBS/UBS AG |
1,159,620 | (30,408 | ) | (203,600 | ) | –0 | – | 925,612 | ||||||||||||
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|
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|
|
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| Total |
$ | 1,898,256 | $ | (312,976 | ) | $ | (329,768 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | 1,255,512 | ^ | ||||||
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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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| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
$ | 12,598 | $ | (12,598 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | ||||||
| BNP Paribas SA |
23,739 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 23,739 | ||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
8,518 | (8,518 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
52,613 | (52,613 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
22,135 | (22,135 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
224,521 | (186,704 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 37,817 | ||||||||||||
| UBS/UBS AG |
30,408 | (30,408 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total |
$ | 374,532 | $ | (312,976 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 61,556 | ^ | ||||||
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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) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
2. Currency Transactions
The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the 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 Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
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| Market Value of on Loan* |
Cash Collateral* |
Market Value of Non-Cash |
Income from |
Income Earned |
Advisory Fee |
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| $ | 3,288,072 | $ | 372,982 | $ | 3,068,166 | $ | 7,939 | $ | 494 | $ | 639 | |||||||||||
| * | As of June 30, 2026. |
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NOTE F: Capital Stock
Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
| SHARES | AMOUNT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| Class A |
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Shares sold |
1,133 | 2,033 | $ | 12,587 | $ | 20,885 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends |
–0 | – | 363 | –0 | – | 3,736 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(864 | ) | (2,377 | ) | (9,588 | ) | (24,573 | ) | ||||||||||||
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|
|
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|
|
|
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| Net increase |
269 | 19 | $ | 2,999 | $ | 48 | ||||||||||||||
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|
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| Class B |
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| Shares sold |
142,738 | 442,364 | $ | 1,566,278 | $ | 4,515,897 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends |
–0 | – | 382,703 | –0 | – | 3,926,532 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(1,896,200 | ) | (4,082,961 | ) | (20,972,790 | ) | (41,826,159 | ) | ||||||||||||
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|
|
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| Net decrease |
(1,753,462 | ) | (3,257,894 | ) | $ | (19,406,512 | ) | $ | (33,383,730 | ) | ||||||||||
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At June 30, 2026, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 92% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.
NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio
Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other local, regional or global 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, or conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.
Allocation Risk—The allocation of investments among different global asset classes may have a significant adverse effect on the Portfolio’s net asset value, or NAV, when one of these asset classes is performing more poorly than others. As both the direct investments and derivatives positions will be periodically adjusted to reflect the Adviser’s view of market and economic conditions, there will be transaction costs that may be, over time, significant. In addition, there is a risk that certain asset allocation decisions may not achieve the desired results and, as a result, the Portfolio may incur significant losses.
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 Portfolio 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, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, 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. Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations.
Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—The Portfolio’s 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 due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.
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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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.
ETF Risk—ETFs, are investment companies. When the Portfolio invests in an ETF, the Portfolio bears its share of the ETF’s expenses and runs the risk that the ETF may not achieve its investment objective.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
Leverage Risk—When the Portfolio borrows money or otherwise leverages its portfolio, its 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 Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase agreements, forward commitments, or by borrowing money.
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 Portfolio. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Portfolio shares.
Capitalization Risk—Investments in small-and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small-and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.
Real Estate Risk— The Portfolio’s investments in real estate securities have many of the same risks as direct ownership of real estate, including the risk that the value of real estate could decline due to a variety of factors that affect the real estate market generally. Investments in real estate investment trusts, or REITs, may have additional risks. REITs are dependent on the capability of their managers, may have limited diversification, and could be significantly affected by changes in taxes. Some REITs may utilize leverage, which increases investment risk and may potentially increase the Portfolio’s losses.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, 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 June 30, 2026.
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NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending December 31, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal Year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
||||||||
| Ordinary income |
$ | 3,930,269 | $ | 2,803,638 | ||||
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|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 3,930,269 | $ | 2,803,638 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
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As of December 31, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed ordinary income |
$ | 2,158,777 | ||
| Accumulated capital and other losses |
(1,563,700 | )(a) | ||
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
103,675,113 | (b) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Total accumulated earnings (deficit) |
$ | 104,270,190 | ||
|
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| (a) | As of December 31, 2025, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $1,463,604. During the fiscal year, the Portfolio utilized $9,636,936 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains. As of December 31, 2025, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $100,096. |
| (b) | 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, return of capital distributions received from underlying securities, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), corporate restructuring, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
For tax purposes, net realized 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 December 31, 2025, the Portfolio had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $1,463,604, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.
NOTE K: 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 | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$10.89 | $9.77 | $8.95 | $7.94 | $14.94 | $13.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
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.09 | .14 | .13 | .12 | .12 | .14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
.55 | 1.17 | .82 | .96 | (2.57 | ) | 1.20 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
.64 | 1.31 | .95 | 1.08 | (2.45 | ) | 1.34 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.19 | ) | (.13 | ) | (.07 | ) | (.38 | ) | (.29 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | (4.17 | ) | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (.19 | ) | (.13 | ) | (.07 | ) | (4.55 | ) | (.29 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$11.53 | $10.89 | $9.77 | $8.95 | $7.94 | $14.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(c) |
5.97 | % | 13.54 | % | 10.65 | % | 13.70 | % | (18.45 | )% | 9.67 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$226 | $211 | $189 | $226 | $231 | $412 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(d)‡ |
.85 | %(e) | .85 | % | .85 | % | .85 | % | .84 | % | .82 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(d)‡ |
.91 | %(e) | .95 | % | .88 | % | .93 | % | .91 | % | .83 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
1.64 | %(e) | 1.41 | % | 1.41 | % | 1.42 | % | 1.10 | % | .98 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
9 | % | 12 | % | 11 | % | 12 | % | 16 | % | 32 | % | ||||||||||||
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.00 | %(e) | .00 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | .01 | % | .01 | % | ||||||||||||
See footnote summary on page 42.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$10.83 | $9.72 | $8.90 | $7.89 | $14.85 | $13.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
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.08 | .12 | .11 | .10 | .09 | .12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
.55 | 1.16 | .81 | .96 | (2.56 | ) | 1.16 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
.63 | 1.28 | .92 | 1.06 | (2.47 | ) | 1.28 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.17 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.05 | ) | (.32 | ) | (.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | (4.17 | ) | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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–0 | – | (.17 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.05 | ) | (4.49 | ) | (.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$11.46 | $10.83 | $9.72 | $8.90 | $7.89 | $14.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(c) |
5.82 | % | 13.21 | % | 10.43 | % | 13.48 | % | (18.68 | )% | 9.28 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$238,758 | $244,704 | $251,229 | $253,591 | $235,366 | $301,920 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(d)‡ |
1.10 | %(e) | 1.10 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.06 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(d)‡ |
1.16 | %(e) | 1.20 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.07 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
1.38 | %(e) | 1.16 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.18 | % | .87 | % | .80 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
9 | % | 12 | % | 11 | % | 12 | % | 16 | % | 32 | % | ||||||||||||
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.00 | %(e) | .00 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | .01 | % | .01 | % | ||||||||||||
See footnote summary on page 42.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| (a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. |
| (c) | 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. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (d) | In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the year ended December 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to .01%. |
| (e) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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| DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 23, 2026, the Board of the Company, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved a new advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreement”) in respect of each fund organized as a series of the Company (the “Funds”), including AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (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 agreement for the Company in respect of the Funds, including Fund, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreement.
At the same meeting, the Board also considered and approved an interim advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) for the Company in respect of the Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of the Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreement and its automatic termination.
The stockholders of the Fund subsequently approved the Proposed Agreement at an annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors and voting on the Proposed Agreement.
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 Board held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board consider and approve the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund. The Current Agreement in respect of each Fund provides 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 Agreement is being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its most recent approval of the Current Agreement, in particular in cases where the last approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund was relatively recent, including the Board’s 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 Agreement, the Board considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since their most recent approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund that would be a material consideration to the Board in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreement, except for matters disclosed to the Board by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that the Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the 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 the 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 Agreement, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Current Agreement and to be performed under the Proposed Agreement, 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 Agreement, 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 portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Proposed Agreement, similar to the Current Agreement, provides 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. 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 Agreement. 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.
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 Agreement 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. The Directors noted that certain Funds, as applicable, 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.
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 advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invest, 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 the Class B shares of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by 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 Agreement was approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.
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The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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 in the same category as the Fund. 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. 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.
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 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; (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 stockholders 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.
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 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.
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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.
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
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 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 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.
Interim Advisory Agreement
In approving the Interim Advisory Agreement, the Board with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement approved by the Board is identical to the Proposed Agreement, as well as the Current Agreement, in all material respects except for its proposed effective and termination dates and pro-visions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under the 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 the Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending stockholder 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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (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, 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 underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.
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 from
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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 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 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 Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology 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 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 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 the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement 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 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 and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. 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 Class A shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods 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 periods reviewed, the directors determined to continue to monitor the Fund’s performance closely.
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 funds in the same category as the Fund. 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 funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate with a peer
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
group median and noted that it was equal to the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, 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 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 the those of 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 portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (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 total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and reflected the impact of the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. 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. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the medians. 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 previously 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 funds 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 funds do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level (which was well below the level at which they would anticipate adding an initial breakpoint) 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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SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.
| + | AB DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO |
Investment Products Offered
| • | Are Not FDIC Insured |
| • | May Lose Value |
| • | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.
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.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
| DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS–99.3% |
||||||||
| INDUSTRIALS–23.3% |
||||||||
| AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS–2.4% |
||||||||
| CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
56,132 | $ | 10,571,901 | |||||
| GXO Logistics, Inc.(a) |
155,820 | 7,900,074 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 18,471,975 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| BUILDING PRODUCTS–0.9% |
||||||||
| Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a) |
154,879 | 6,985,043 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–1.8% |
||||||||
| Cardinal Infrastructure Group, Inc.–Class A(a)(b) |
40,827 | 3,845,904 | ||||||
| WillScot Holdings Corp.(b) |
355,293 | 10,253,756 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,099,660 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–1.6% |
||||||||
| Regal Rexnord Corp. |
50,254 | 11,970,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| GROUND TRANSPORTATION–1.4% |
||||||||
| ArcBest Corp. |
10,632 | 1,526,117 | ||||||
| Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. |
122,917 | 9,571,547 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 11,097,664 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MACHINERY–6.3% |
||||||||
| CNH Industrial NV(b) |
503,201 | 5,650,947 | ||||||
| JBT Marel Corp.(b) |
64,857 | 9,404,265 | ||||||
| Oshkosh Corp. |
65,251 | 10,014,724 | ||||||
| Pentair PLC |
81,688 | 6,262,202 | ||||||
| Tennant Co.(b) |
85,216 | 7,459,809 | ||||||
| Terex Corp. |
131,077 | 9,488,664 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 48,280,611 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MARINE TRANSPORTATION–1.1% |
||||||||
| Kirby Corp.(a) |
59,367 | 8,072,131 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PASSENGER AIRLINES–0.6% |
||||||||
| Alaska Air Group, Inc.(a) |
89,986 | 4,697,269 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–4.5% |
||||||||
| CACI International, Inc.–Class A(a) |
15,531 | 7,194,891 | ||||||
| First Advantage Corp.(a)(b) |
539,431 | 9,736,730 | ||||||
| ICF International, Inc. |
94,012 | 6,849,714 | ||||||
| KBR, Inc. |
84,147 | 2,905,596 | ||||||
| Robert Half, Inc.(b) |
260,615 | 8,000,880 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 34,687,811 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–2.7% |
||||||||
| Boise Cascade Co. |
85,923 | 6,670,203 | ||||||
| Core & Main, Inc.–Class A(a) |
130,329 | 6,288,374 | ||||||
| GATX Corp. |
45,502 | 8,062,499 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 21,021,076 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 179,383,240 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIALS–16.5% |
||||||||
| BANKS–8.8% |
||||||||
| First BanCorp/Puerto Rico |
342,447 | 8,927,593 | ||||||
| First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC–Class A |
4,548 | 9,463,433 | ||||||
| Flagstar Bank NA(b) |
536,235 | 8,011,351 | ||||||
| Independent Bank Corp.(b) |
66,885 | 5,599,612 | ||||||
| Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. |
75,363 | 7,781,983 | ||||||
| UMB Financial Corp. |
79,553 | 11,356,986 | ||||||
| WaFd, Inc. |
248,254 | 9,525,506 | ||||||
| Wintrust Financial Corp. |
41,791 | 6,716,650 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 67,383,114 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CAPITAL MARKETS–2.6% |
||||||||
| Invesco Ltd. |
283,542 | 7,482,673 | ||||||
| PJT Partners, Inc.–Class A(b) |
42,090 | 6,353,065 | ||||||
| Stifel Financial Corp. |
91,148 | 6,359,396 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 20,195,134 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIAL SERVICES–2.0% |
||||||||
| HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.(b) |
249,948 | 9,760,469 | ||||||
| Voya Financial, Inc. |
13,448 | 1,217,448 | ||||||
| Walker & Dunlop, Inc. |
82,383 | 4,506,350 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 15,484,267 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INSURANCE–3.1% |
||||||||
| Everest Group Ltd. |
31,011 | 11,078,060 | ||||||
| Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) |
58,621 | 12,551,928 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,629,988 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 126,692,503 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–12.8% |
||||||||
| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–2.3% |
||||||||
| Calix, Inc.(a) |
167,069 | 6,235,015 | ||||||
| F5, Inc.(a) |
28,388 | 11,808,272 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 18,043,287 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–4.8% |
||||||||
| Crane NXT Co.(b) |
180,880 | 9,253,821 | ||||||
| Plexus Corp.(a) |
36,253 | 10,900,190 | ||||||
| TD SYNNEX Corp. |
38,104 | 10,186,723 | ||||||
| Zebra Technologies Corp.–Class A(a) |
24,854 | 6,543,064 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 36,883,798 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| IT SERVICES–0.4% |
||||||||
| Globant SA(a)(b) |
97,540 | 2,822,808 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–1.9% |
||||||||
| FormFactor, Inc.(a) |
46,909 | 7,502,156 | ||||||
| Universal Display Corp. |
79,854 | 6,914,558 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,416,714 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
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| DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| SOFTWARE–3.4% |
||||||||
| ACI Worldwide, Inc.(a) |
162,351 | $ | 8,164,632 | |||||
| Commvault Systems, Inc.(a) |
57,030 | 8,082,862 | ||||||
| Dynatrace, Inc.(a) |
143,917 | 6,319,395 | ||||||
| Nice Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(a)(b) |
40,580 | 3,686,693 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 26,253,582 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 98,420,189 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–11.7% |
||||||||
| AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–2.9% |
||||||||
| BorgWarner, Inc. |
187,802 | 12,470,053 | ||||||
| Versigent PLC(a) |
226,996 | 9,536,102 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 22,006,155 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| DISTRIBUTORS–0.8% |
||||||||
| Pool Corp. |
26,579 | 5,711,827 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES–3.0% |
||||||||
| ADT, Inc. |
1,082,507 | 7,036,295 | ||||||
| Frontdoor, Inc.(a) |
133,600 | 10,366,024 | ||||||
| Laureate Education, Inc.(a) |
156,349 | 5,678,596 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,080,915 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–1.7% |
||||||||
| Hyatt Hotels Corp.–Class A(b) |
35,056 | 6,795,255 | ||||||
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a) |
289,276 | 6,106,617 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,901,872 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–0.4% |
||||||||
| Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(a) |
46,138 | 3,309,940 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| LEISURE PRODUCTS–2.0% |
||||||||
| Brunswick Corp./DE |
73,849 | 6,221,040 | ||||||
| Hasbro, Inc. |
110,123 | 9,095,058 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 15,316,098 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SPECIALTY RETAIL–0.9% |
||||||||
| Bath & Body Works, Inc. |
311,248 | 7,199,166 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 89,525,973 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE–9.3% |
||||||||
| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–3.8% |
||||||||
| Envista Holdings Corp.(a) |
357,745 | 9,426,581 | ||||||
| Globus Medical, Inc.–Class A(a) |
131,725 | 10,407,592 | ||||||
| Integer Holdings Corp.(a)(b) |
52,865 | 4,940,234 | ||||||
| STERIS PLC |
21,983 | 4,628,961 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 29,403,368 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–3.3% |
||||||||
| BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.(a) |
117,923 | 8,223,950 | ||||||
| Encompass Health Corp. |
61,534 | 6,219,857 | ||||||
| Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) |
59,270 | 11,088,231 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 25,532,038 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–2.2% |
||||||||
| Bio-Techne Corp.(b) |
112,764 | 7,966,776 | ||||||
| ICON PLC(a) |
49,411 | 8,583,185 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 16,549,961 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 71,485,367 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REAL ESTATE–6.9% |
||||||||
| DIVERSIFIED REITS–0.6% |
||||||||
| Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. |
211,611 | 4,373,999 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE REITS–0.5% |
||||||||
| American Healthcare REIT, Inc. |
71,630 | 3,735,505 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOTEL & RESORT REITS–0.7% |
||||||||
| Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
39,130 | 5,030,162 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INDUSTRIAL REITS–0.8% |
||||||||
| STAG Industrial, Inc. |
165,076 | 6,282,793 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| OFFICE REITS–1.2% |
||||||||
| COPT Defense Properties |
243,492 | 8,860,674 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT–1.2% |
||||||||
| Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) |
30,638 | 9,496,248 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| RESIDENTIAL REITS–0.8% |
||||||||
| Independence Realty Trust, Inc. |
389,070 | 6,493,578 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| RETAIL REITS–0.7% |
||||||||
| Brixmor Property Group, Inc. |
160,363 | 5,056,245 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SPECIALIZED REITS–0.4% |
||||||||
| CubeSmart |
86,990 | 3,459,592 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 52,788,796 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MATERIALS–6.5% |
||||||||
| CHEMICALS–3.3% |
||||||||
| Avient Corp. |
233,774 | 8,640,287 | ||||||
| Element Solutions, Inc. |
164,205 | 7,840,789 | ||||||
| RPM International, Inc. |
77,942 | 8,663,253 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 25,144,329 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS–0.8% |
||||||||
| Eagle Materials, Inc. |
28,518 | 6,416,550 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONTAINERS & PACKAGING–0.8% |
||||||||
| O-I Glass, Inc.(a) |
642,154 | 6,183,943 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| METALS & MINING–1.6% |
||||||||
| Reliance, Inc. |
33,356 | $ | 12,461,802 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 50,206,624 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES–5.7% |
||||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–5.0% |
||||||||
| BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) |
86,943 | 7,583,168 | ||||||
| Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)(b) |
78,305 | 9,470,990 | ||||||
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a) |
97,017 | 8,205,698 | ||||||
| US Foods Holding Corp.(a) |
126,844 | 12,969,799 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 38,229,655 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS–0.7% |
||||||||
| WD-40 Co. |
22,463 | 5,472,885 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 43,702,540 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| UTILITIES–3.5% |
||||||||
| ELECTRIC UTILITIES–1.5% |
||||||||
| IDACORP, Inc. |
76,697 | 11,604,256 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| GAS UTILITIES–1.6% |
||||||||
| Chesapeake Utilities Corp. |
43,333 | 5,307,426 | ||||||
| ONE Gas, Inc. |
85,326 | 6,576,075 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 11,883,501 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS–0.4% |
||||||||
| Fervo Energy Co.–Class A(a) |
106,629 | 3,116,766 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 26,604,523 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ENERGY–3.1% |
||||||||
| ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–1.4% |
||||||||
| TechnipFMC PLC |
166,487 | 11,038,088 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–1.7% |
||||||||
| Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp.–Class A |
245,176 | 6,271,602 | ||||||
| Matador Resources Co.(b) |
131,639 | 6,552,990 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,824,592 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,862,680 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Common Stocks |
762,672,435 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–1.3% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–1.3% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 3.48%(c)(d)(e) |
9,870,588 | 9,870,588 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–100.6% |
772,543,023 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–0.6% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.6% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 3.48%(c)(d)(e) |
4,712,555 | 4,712,555 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.2% |
777,255,578 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities–(1.2)% |
(8,849,365 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets–100.0% |
$ | 768,406,213 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| (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
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
See notes to financial statements.
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| DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| ASSETS |
| |||
| Investments in securities, at value |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (cost $629,370,006) |
$ | 762,672,435 | (a) | |
| Affiliated issuers (cost $14,583,143—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $4,712,555) |
14,583,143 | |||
| Cash |
46 | |||
| Receivable for investment securities sold |
1,178,185 | |||
| Unaffiliated dividends receivable |
661,860 | |||
| Affiliated dividends receivable |
21,433 | |||
| Receivable for capital stock sold |
3,514 | |||
| Receivable due from Adviser |
1,717 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total assets |
779,122,333 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| LIABILITIES |
| |||
| Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
4,712,555 | |||
| Payable for investment securities purchased |
4,301,241 | |||
| Payable for capital stock redeemed |
1,016,755 | |||
| Advisory fee payable |
460,625 | |||
| Distribution fee payable |
88,555 | |||
| Administrative fee payable |
54,731 | |||
| Transfer Agent fee payable |
118 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
81,540 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total liabilities |
10,716,120 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 768,406,213 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS |
| |||
| Capital stock, at par |
$ | 39,157 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital |
538,592,549 | |||
| Distributable earnings |
229,774,507 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 768,406,213 | ||
|
|
|
|||
Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value
| Class | Net Assets | Shares Outstanding |
Net Asset Value |
|||||||||
| A | $ | 326,135,127 | 16,435,490 | $ | 19.84 | |||||||
| B | $ | 442,271,086 | 22,721,688 | $ | 19.46 | |||||||
| (a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $101,375,257 (see Note E). |
See notes to financial statements.
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| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||
| Dividends |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $9,490) |
$ | 5,159,328 | ||
| Affiliated issuers |
95,490 | |||
| Interest |
570 | |||
| Securities lending income, net |
75,711 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| $ | 5,331,099 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| EXPENSES |
||||
| Advisory fee (see Note B) |
2,693,155 | |||
| Distribution fee—Class B |
523,061 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class A |
1,500 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class B |
2,093 | |||
| Administrative |
51,001 | |||
| Custody and accounting |
43,341 | |||
| Legal |
35,688 | |||
| Printing |
22,957 | |||
| Audit and tax |
22,814 | |||
| Directors’ fees |
11,740 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
10,205 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total expenses |
3,417,555 | |||
| Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E) |
(7,371 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net expenses |
3,410,184 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net investment income |
1,920,915 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
||||
| Net realized gain on investment transactions |
59,863,139 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
67,817,546 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net gain on investment transactions |
127,680,685 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 129,601,600 | ||
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
||||||||
| Net investment income |
$ | 1,920,915 | $ | 4,870,656 | ||||
| Net realized gain on investment transactions |
59,863,139 | 32,700,171 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
67,817,546 | (18,749,102 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net increase in net assets from operations |
129,601,600 | 18,821,725 | ||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders |
||||||||
| Class A |
–0 | – | (32,524,477 | ) | ||||
| Class B |
–0 | – | (48,010,858 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) |
(47,435,847 | ) | 50,925,401 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total increase (decrease) |
82,165,753 | (10,788,209 | ) | |||||
| NET ASSETS |
||||||||
| Beginning of period |
686,240,460 | 697,028,669 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| End of period |
$ | 768,406,213 | $ | 686,240,460 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
See notes to financial statements.
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| DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies
The AB Discovery Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers eight separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.
The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
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, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s 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 market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price 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 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 the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.
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| DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its 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 Portfolio generally values many of its 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 Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values 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 Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2026:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities: |
||||||||||||||||
| Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks(a) |
$ | 762,672,435 | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 762,672,435 | ||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
9,870,588 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 9,870,588 | ||||||||||
| Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund |
4,712,555 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 4,712,555 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities |
777,255,578 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 777,255,578 | ||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(b) |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total |
$ | 777,255,578 | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 777,255,578 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| (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. |
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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 Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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 Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements.
5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is 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 Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from 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
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are 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
The Portfolio 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
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| DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75% of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to 1.20% and 1.45% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, there were no expenses waived by the Adviser.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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. At the August 3, 2026 shareholder meeting, shareholders of the Portfolio approved the new investment advisory agreement.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $51,001.
The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such waiver amounted to $5,502.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Portfolio |
Market Value 12/31/25 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 6/30/26 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
|||||||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 3,706 | $ | 119,512 | $ | 113,348 | $ | 9,870 | $ | 95 | ||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio* |
1,790 | 40,183 | 37,260 | 4,713 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Total |
$ | 14,583 | $ | 100 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| * | Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E). |
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
NOTE C: Distribution Plan
The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.
The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.
In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.
The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.
NOTE D: Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | |||||||
| Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | 252,053,836 | $ | 299,810,185 | ||||
| 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 appreciation |
$ | 163,929,825 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
(30,627,396 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 133,302,429 | ||
|
|
|
1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio did not engage in derivatives transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
2. Currency Transactions
The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’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 Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
by cash, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the 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 Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
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| Market Value of |
Cash Collateral* |
Market Value of |
Income from |
Income |
Advisory Fee |
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| $ | 101,375,257 | $ | 4,712,555 | $ | 99,558,428 | $ | 70,329 | $ | 5,382 | $ | 1,869 | |||||||||||
| * | As of June 30, 2026. |
NOTE F: Capital Stock
Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
| SHARES | AMOUNT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| Class A |
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| Shares sold |
380,204 | 1,573,695 | $ | 6,911,873 | $ | 26,944,196 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | 2,037,875 | –0 | – | 32,524,478 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(1,001,537 | ) | (1,368,207 | ) | (18,115,316 | ) | (23,542,270 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) |
(621,333 | ) | 2,243,363 | $ | (11,203,443 | ) | $ | 35,926,404 | ||||||||||||
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| Shares sold |
493,887 | 1,348,577 | $ | 8,639,593 | $ | 22,845,221 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | 3,059,965 | –0 | – | 48,010,857 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(2,524,428 | ) | (3,274,643 | ) | (44,871,997 | ) | (55,857,081 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) |
(2,030,541 | ) | 1,133,899 | $ | (36,232,404 | ) | $ | 14,998,997 | ||||||||||||
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At June 30, 2026, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 73% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.
NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio
Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other local, regional or global 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, or conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.
Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the industrials or financials 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 Portfolio’s investments.
Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.
Foreign (Non-U.S.) 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 due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction in government or central bank support, economic sanctions and tariffs and potential responses to those sanctions and tariffs.
Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, 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 June 30, 2026.
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NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending December 31, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal Year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 17,497,825 | $ | 10,009,617 | ||||
| Net long-term capital gains |
63,037,510 | 30,737,950 | ||||||
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$ | 80,535,335 | $ | 40,747,567 | ||||
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As of December 31, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed ordinary income |
$ | 7,121,022 | ||
| Undistributed capital gains |
29,059,846 | |||
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
63,992,038 | (a) | ||
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$ | 100,172,906 | ||
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| (a) | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to return of capital distributions received from underlying securities and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
For tax purposes, net realized 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 December 31, 2025, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE J: 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 | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| CLASS A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$16.59 | $18.32 | $17.71 | $16.62 | $23.46 | $17.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Net investment income(a)(b) |
.06 | .15 | .16 | .15 | .19 | .21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
3.19 | .29 | 1.54 | 2.61 | (3.74 | ) | 6.03 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
3.25 | .44 | 1.70 | 2.76 | (3.55 | ) | 6.24 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.15 | ) | (.16 | ) | (.19 | ) | (.22 | ) | (.17 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (2.02 | ) | (.93 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (3.07 | ) | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (2.17 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (1.67 | ) | (3.29 | ) | (.17 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$19.84 | $16.59 | $18.32 | $17.71 | $16.62 | $23.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(c) |
19.59 | % | 2.89 | % | 10.02 | % | 17.18 | % | (15.63 | )% | 35.95 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$326,135 | $282,958 | $271,351 | $259,538 | $228,586 | $286,390 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements |
.80 | %(d) | .82 | % | .81 | % | .81 | % | .80 | % | .80 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements |
.81 | %(d) | .82 | % | .81 | % | .81 | % | .80 | % | .80 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
.68 | %(d) | .87 | % | .86 | % | .91 | % | 1.00 | % | .98 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
35 | % | 62 | % | 53 | % | 49 | % | 42 | % | 54 | % | ||||||||||||
See footnote summary on page 16.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| CLASS B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$16.29 | $18.02 | $17.44 | $16.39 | $23.17 | $17.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Net investment income(a)(b) |
.04 | .10 | .11 | .11 | .14 | .16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
3.13 | .29 | 1.52 | 2.56 | (3.68 | ) | 5.95 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
3.17 | .39 | 1.63 | 2.67 | (3.54 | ) | 6.11 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.10 | ) | (.12 | ) | (.14 | ) | (.17 | ) | (.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (2.02 | ) | (.93 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (3.07 | ) | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (2.12 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (3.24 | ) | (.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$19.46 | $16.29 | $18.02 | $17.44 | $16.39 | $23.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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19.46 | % | 2.64 | % | 9.72 | % | 16.86 | % | (15.82 | )% | 35.60 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$442,271 | $403,282 | $425,678 | $458,537 | $431,086 | $563,741 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements |
1.05 | %(d) | 1.07 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements |
1.06 | %(d) | 1.07 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
.43 | %(d) | .62 | % | .61 | % | .65 | % | .74 | % | .73 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
35 | % | 62 | % | 53 | % | 49 | % | 42 | % | 54 | % | ||||||||||||
| (a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. |
| (c) | 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. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (d) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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| CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 23, 2026, the Board of the Company, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved a new advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreement”) in respect of each fund organized as a series of the Company (the “Funds”), including AB Discovery Value Portfolio (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 agreement for the Company in respect of the Funds, including Fund, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreement.
At the same meeting, the Board also considered and approved an interim advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) for the Company in respect of the Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of the Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreement and its automatic termination.
The stockholders of the Fund subsequently approved the Proposed Agreement at an annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors and voting on the Proposed Agreement.
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 Board held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board consider and approve the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund. The Current Agreement in respect of each Fund provides 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 Agreement is being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its most recent approval of the Current Agreement, in particular in cases where the last approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund was relatively recent, including the Board’s 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 Agreement, the Board considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since their most recent approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund that would be a material consideration to the Board in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreement, except for matters disclosed to the Board by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that the Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the 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 the 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 Agreement, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreement and to be performed under the Proposed Agreement, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such
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| CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Agreement, 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 portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Proposed Agreement, similar to the Current Agreement, provides 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. 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 Agreement. 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.
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 Agreement 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. The Directors noted that certain Funds, as applicable, 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.
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 advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invest, 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 the Class B shares of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by 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 Agreement was approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.
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The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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 in the same category as the Fund. 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. 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.
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 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; (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 stockholders 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.
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 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.
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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.
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
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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 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 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.
Interim Advisory Agreement
In approving the Interim Advisory Agreement, the Board with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement approved by the Board is identical to the Proposed Agreement, as well as the Current Agreement, in all material respects except for its proposed effective and termination dates and pro-visions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under the 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 the Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending stockholder 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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Discovery Value Portfolio (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, 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.
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 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 the Fund’s portfolio management team and other
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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 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 Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology 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 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 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 the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement 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 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 and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. 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 Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares 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 funds in the same category as the Fund. 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 paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was close to the median.
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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 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 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, 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 portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (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 total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The Adviser had agreed to cap the Fund’s expenses, but the directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was currently below the level of the Adviser’s cap. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. 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. 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 contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. 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 funds 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 funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.
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VPS-DV-0152-0626
JUN 06.30.26
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS
SERIES FUND, INC.
| + | AB INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO |
Investment Products Offered
| • | Are Not FDIC Insured |
| • | May Lose Value |
| • | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.
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.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
| INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS–97.6% |
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| FINANCIALS–23.4% |
||||||||
| BANKS–15.6% |
||||||||
| ABN AMRO Bank NV |
146,655 | $ | 6,237,504 | |||||
| Barclays PLC |
712,193 | 4,772,405 | ||||||
| BNP Paribas SA |
53,198 | 6,213,162 | ||||||
| BPER Banca SpA |
383,523 | 6,025,567 | ||||||
| Danske Bank A/S |
106,460 | 5,706,531 | ||||||
| Erste Group Bank AG |
39,360 | 5,267,860 | ||||||
| Eurobank SA |
881,803 | 4,205,645 | ||||||
| Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. |
290,400 | 5,526,993 | ||||||
| Resona Holdings, Inc. |
561,400 | 7,319,550 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 51,275,217 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| INSURANCE–7.8% |
||||||||
| Aegon Ltd. |
473,250 | 4,027,540 | ||||||
| ASR Nederland NV |
61,232 | 4,624,291 | ||||||
| AXA SA |
122,247 | 6,125,726 | ||||||
| Beazley PLC |
323,827 | 5,526,193 | ||||||
| Prudential PLC |
381,337 | 5,064,921 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 25,368,671 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 76,643,888 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| INDUSTRIALS–18.7% |
||||||||
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–5.1% |
||||||||
| Airbus SE |
29,878 | 6,647,606 | ||||||
| BAE Systems PLC |
171,878 | 4,212,150 | ||||||
| Melrose Industries PLC |
906,861 | 5,718,345 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 16,578,101 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| BUILDING PRODUCTS–1.5% |
||||||||
| Daikin Industries Ltd.(a) |
31,800 | 4,850,731 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–1.4% |
||||||||
| Vinci SA |
31,063 | 4,536,691 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–1.3% |
||||||||
| Mitsubishi Electric Corp. |
118,800 | 4,356,929 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| GROUND TRANSPORTATION–0.9% |
||||||||
| Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.(a) |
396,600 | 2,838,279 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| MACHINERY–3.2% |
||||||||
| CNH Industrial NV |
356,756 | 4,006,370 | ||||||
| RENK Group AG |
63,060 | 3,044,004 | ||||||
| Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.–Class H |
212,000 | 3,528,010 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 10,578,384 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PASSENGER AIRLINES–1.4% |
||||||||
| Ryanair Holdings PLC (Sponsored ADR)(a) |
73,349 | 4,749,348 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–3.9% |
||||||||
| Bureau Veritas SA |
146,111 | 4,475,202 | ||||||
| Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. |
2,038,700 | 3,102,029 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| RELX PLC |
164,314 | $ | 5,193,112 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,770,343 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 61,258,806 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE–10.1% |
||||||||
| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–1.4% |
||||||||
| ResMed, Inc. |
23,370 | 4,554,346 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–1.4% |
||||||||
| ICON PLC(b) |
26,772 | 4,650,564 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| PHARMACEUTICALS–7.3% |
||||||||
| Haleon PLC |
1,077,194 | 4,963,866 | ||||||
| Novo Nordisk A/S–Class B |
131,869 | 6,333,262 | ||||||
| Roche Holding AG |
20,349 | 8,365,194 | ||||||
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
136,500 | 4,350,888 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 24,013,210 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 33,218,120 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–9.0% |
||||||||
| AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–0.9% |
||||||||
| Toyo Tire Corp.(a) |
128,600 | 2,977,531 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–2.5% |
||||||||
| Accor SA |
85,260 | 4,945,499 | ||||||
| Yum China Holdings, Inc. |
84,227 | 3,442,357 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,387,856 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–2.3% |
||||||||
| Sony Group Corp. |
368,100 | 7,407,668 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| SPECIALTY RETAIL–1.9% |
||||||||
| Industria de Diseno Textil SA |
101,789 | 6,415,996 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–1.4% |
||||||||
| Burberry Group PLC(b) |
318,712 | 4,502,540 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 29,691,591 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–8.8% |
||||||||
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–7.0% |
||||||||
| NXP Semiconductors NV |
12,345 | 3,469,315 | ||||||
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
86,000 | 6,784,562 | ||||||
| Tokyo Electron Ltd. |
25,900 | 12,557,713 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 22,811,590 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–1.8% |
||||||||
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
26,576 | 5,897,138 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 28,708,728 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES–7.0% |
||||||||
| BEVERAGES–3.4% |
||||||||
| Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV |
76,724 | $ | 6,339,687 | |||||
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC |
47,798 | 4,783,146 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 11,122,833 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–1.2% |
||||||||
| Tesco PLC |
665,320 | 4,055,854 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FOOD PRODUCTS–1.1% |
||||||||
| Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.(a) |
55,600 | 3,561,078 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS–1.3% |
||||||||
| Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC |
65,729 | 4,281,163 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 23,020,928 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MATERIALS–6.3% |
||||||||
| CHEMICALS–1.9% |
||||||||
| Arkema SA |
36,105 | 2,277,503 | ||||||
| Tosoh Corp. |
213,000 | 3,868,295 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 6,145,798 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS–1.2% |
||||||||
| CRH PLC |
38,277 | 4,095,639 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| METALS & MINING–3.2% |
||||||||
| Anglo American PLC |
121,963 | 5,982,582 | ||||||
| Norsk Hydro ASA |
491,359 | 4,446,197 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 10,428,779 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 20,670,216 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COMMUNICATION SERVICES–5.7% |
||||||||
| DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–2.5% |
||||||||
| Deutsche Telekom AG (REG) |
161,345 | 4,398,955 | ||||||
| Koninklijke KPN NV |
790,010 | 3,901,680 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,300,635 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ENTERTAINMENT–0.7% |
||||||||
| Toho Co., Ltd./Tokyo(a) |
296,500 | 2,371,526 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MEDIA–1.4% |
||||||||
| Publicis Groupe SA |
44,873 | 4,434,479 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–1.1% |
||||||||
| Tele2 AB–Class B |
205,428 | 3,574,857 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 18,681,497 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ENERGY–4.3% |
||||||||
| ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–3.1% |
||||||||
| Shell PLC |
267,211 | 10,349,799 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–1.2% |
||||||||
| Santos Ltd. |
787,676 | $ | 3,907,570 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,257,369 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REAL ESTATE–2.6% |
||||||||
| DIVERSIFIED REITs–1.4% |
||||||||
| Merlin Properties Socimi SA |
263,744 | 4,627,687 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT–1.2% |
||||||||
| Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. |
410,600 | 3,805,613 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,433,300 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| UTILITIES–1.7% |
||||||||
| ELECTRIC UTILITIES–1.7% |
||||||||
| Enel SpA |
487,864 | 5,595,989 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Common Stocks |
320,180,432 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–2.1% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–2.1% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 3.48%(c)(d)(e) |
7,031,844 | 7,031,844 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–99.7% |
327,212,276 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–0.0% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.0% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 3.48%(c)(d)(e) |
52,850 | 52,850 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.7% |
327,265,126 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities–0.3% |
850,865 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| NET ASSETS–100.0% |
$ | 328,115,991 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
Country Breakdown (% of Net Assets)
| Japan |
21.0% | |||
| United Kingdom |
16.3 | |||
| France |
12.1 | |||
| United States |
9.1 | |||
| Italy |
5.0 | |||
| Netherlands |
4.5 | |||
| Denmark |
3.6 | |||
| Spain |
3.3 | |||
| Hong Kong |
2.6 | |||
| Switzerland |
2.5 | |||
| Germany |
2.3 | |||
| Taiwan |
2.1 | |||
| Belgium |
1.9 | |||
| South Africa |
1.8 | |||
| Others |
9.4 | |||
| Short-Term Investments |
2.2 | |||
| Other assets less liabilities |
0.3 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total |
100.0% | |||
|
|
|
FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)
| Counterparty | Contracts to Deliver |
In Exchange For (000) |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America NA |
BRL | 8,082 | USD | 1,561 | 07/02/2026 | $ | (4,325 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America NA |
USD | 1,584 | BRL | 8,082 | 07/02/2026 | (18,488 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America NA |
KRW | 7,244,404 | USD | 4,899 | 07/16/2026 | 214,788 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America NA |
USD | 891 | CNH | 6,008 | 08/07/2026 | (4,601 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America NA |
JPY | 243,383 | USD | 1,520 | 08/27/2026 | 16,902 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
AUD | 1,128 | USD | 800 | 07/09/2026 | 19,102 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
USD | 991 | GBP | 728 | 07/16/2026 | (25,853 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
JPY | 642,648 | USD | 4,018 | 08/27/2026 | 47,677 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
EUR | 740 | USD | 861 | 09/11/2026 | 13,402 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
BRL | 8,082 | USD | 1,554 | 07/02/2026 | (11,350 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
USD | 1,561 | BRL | 8,082 | 07/02/2026 | 4,325 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
USD | 2,132 | AUD | 2,970 | 07/09/2026 | (75,653 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
GBP | 10,130 | USD | 13,685 | 07/16/2026 | 247,845 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
USD | 1,842 | GBP | 1,372 | 07/16/2026 | (21,923 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
USD | 1,542 | BRL | 8,082 | 08/04/2026 | 11,300 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
JPY | 175,956 | USD | 1,093 | 08/27/2026 | 6,475 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
EUR | 782 | USD | 899 | 09/11/2026 | 3,043 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
USD | 20,956 | CHF | 16,471 | 09/11/2026 | (412,139 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
USD | 5,816 | SGD | 7,506 | 09/18/2026 | 17,260 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG |
USD | 771 | GBP | 571 | 07/16/2026 | (13,071 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
AUD | 1,349 | USD | 962 | 07/09/2026 | 28,265 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
USD | 838 | GBP | 616 | 07/16/2026 | (20,787 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
JPY | 133,481 | USD | 829 | 08/27/2026 | 4,889 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
USD | 1,344 | EUR | 1,180 | 09/11/2026 | 8,235 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
NZD | 1,359 | USD | 806 | 07/09/2026 | 34,096 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
GBP | 3,449 | USD | 4,627 | 07/16/2026 | 52,467 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
KRW | 3,154,061 | USD | 2,166 | 07/16/2026 | 126,795 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Counterparty | Contracts to Deliver |
In Exchange For (000) |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
USD | 1,483 | KRW | 2,269,073 | 07/16/2026 | $ | (15,808 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
USD | 3,615 | ILS | 10,586 | 08/06/2026 | (55,008 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
NOK | 8,463 | USD | 855 | 09/10/2026 | 1,100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank |
USD | 1,596 | NZD | 2,705 | 07/09/2026 | (59,545 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank |
USD | 816 | GBP | 605 | 07/16/2026 | (13,255 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 20,310 | AUD | 28,388 | 07/09/2026 | (657,662 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
GBP | 851 | USD | 1,159 | 07/16/2026 | 29,742 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
KRW | 1,474,280 | USD | 959 | 07/16/2026 | 5,562 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 1,086 | GBP | 805 | 07/16/2026 | (19,195 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 1,213 | KRW | 1,836,470 | 07/16/2026 | (25,636 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
TWD | 150,317 | USD | 4,739 | 07/21/2026 | 23,230 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
CNH | 19,583 | USD | 2,891 | 08/07/2026 | 629 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 15,325 | JPY | 2,443,242 | 08/27/2026 | (231,077 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
NOK | 18,492 | USD | 1,888 | 09/10/2026 | 21,963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 6,289 | SEK | 60,870 | 09/10/2026 | 13,399 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
EUR | 15,721 | USD | 18,295 | 09/11/2026 | 279,091 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
EUR | 1,106 | USD | 1,264 | 09/11/2026 | (3,361 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Standard Chartered Bank |
USD | 940 | GBP | 710 | 07/16/2026 | 1,660 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Standard Chartered Bank |
TWD | 29,091 | USD | 923 | 07/21/2026 | 10,017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 1,712 | GBP | 1,271 | 07/16/2026 | (26,943 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 851 | MXN | 14,877 | 08/06/2026 | (2,653 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
CHF | 875 | USD | 1,086 | 09/11/2026 | (5,095 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
EUR | 935 | USD | 1,075 | 09/11/2026 | 3,221 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UBS |
GBP | 1,921 | USD | 2,609 | 07/16/2026 | 60,765 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UBS |
USD | 1,743 | GBP | 1,288 | 07/16/2026 | (33,921 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| UBS |
USD | 1,895 | JPY | 303,980 | 08/27/2026 | (16,908 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| UBS |
USD | 892 | EUR | 775 | 09/11/2026 | (4,167 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | (471,179 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information. |
| (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. |
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD—Australian Dollar
BRL—Brazilian Real
CHF—Swiss Franc
CNH—Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)
EUR—Euro
GBP—Great British Pound
ILS—Israeli Shekel
JPY—Japanese Yen
KRW—South Korean Won
MXN—Mexican Peso
NOK—Norwegian Krone
NZD—New Zealand Dollar
SEK—Swedish Krona
SGD—Singapore Dollar
TWD—New Taiwan Dollar
USD—United States Dollar
4
| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
Glossary:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
REG—Registered Shares
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
See notes to financial statements.
5
| INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| ASSETS |
||||
| Investments in securities, at value |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (cost $240,202,051) |
$ | 320,180,432 | (a) | |
| Affiliated issuers (cost $7,084,694—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $52,850) |
7,084,694 | |||
| Foreign currencies, at value (cost $553,588) |
548,898 | |||
| Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts |
1,307,245 | |||
| Unaffiliated dividends receivable |
234,137 | |||
| Receivable for capital stock sold |
33,913 | |||
| Affiliated dividends receivable |
24,971 | |||
| Receivable due from Adviser |
1,443 | |||
| Other assets |
1,106,889 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total assets |
330,522,622 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| LIABILITIES |
||||
| Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts |
1,778,424 | |||
| Advisory fee payable |
201,440 | |||
| Payable for capital stock redeemed |
165,607 | |||
| Distribution fee payable |
55,080 | |||
| Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
52,850 | |||
| Administrative fee payable |
52,335 | |||
| Transfer Agent fee payable |
118 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
100,777 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total liabilities |
2,406,631 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 328,115,991 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS |
||||
| Capital stock, at par |
$ | 14,440 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital |
184,697,719 | |||
| Distributable earnings |
143,403,832 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 328,115,991 | ||
|
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value
| Class | Net Assets | Shares Outstanding |
Net Asset Value |
|||||||||
| A | $ | 59,419,710 | 2,602,503 | $ | 22.83 | |||||||
| B | $ | 268,696,281 | 11,837,596 | $ | 22.70 | |||||||
| (a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $12,203,783 (see Note E). |
See notes to financial statements.
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| INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||
| Dividends |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $507,545) |
$ | 5,738,204 | ||
| Affiliated issuers |
119,276 | |||
| Securities lending income, net |
10,193 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| 5,867,673 | ||||
|
|
|
|||
| EXPENSES |
||||
| Advisory fee (see Note B) |
1,222,443 | |||
| Distribution fee—Class B |
334,885 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class A |
572 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class B |
2,637 | |||
| Custody and accounting |
54,558 | |||
| Administrative |
47,779 | |||
| Printing |
37,076 | |||
| Audit and tax |
29,275 | |||
| Legal |
24,076 | |||
| Directors’ fees |
9,681 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
15,941 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total expenses |
1,778,923 | |||
| Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E) |
(9,303 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net expenses |
1,769,620 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net investment income |
4,098,053 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS |
||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: |
||||
| Investment transactions |
18,152,404 | |||
| Forward currency exchange contracts |
1,969,644 | |||
| Foreign currency transactions |
(93,719 | ) | ||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: |
| |||
| Investments |
5,399,183 | |||
| Forward currency exchange contracts |
(1,234,826 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
(36,676 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
24,156,010 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 28,254,063 | ||
|
|
|
|||
See notes to financial statements.
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| INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
||||||||
| Net investment income |
$ | 4,098,053 | $ | 5,324,698 | ||||
| Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
20,028,329 | 44,208,851 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
4,127,681 | 50,395,598 | ||||||
| Contributions from affiliates (see Note B) |
–0 | – | 26,405 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net increase in net assets from operations |
28,254,063 | 99,955,552 | ||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders |
||||||||
| Class A |
–0 | – | (1,334,003 | ) | ||||
| Class B |
–0 | – | (5,513,961 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||
| Net decrease |
(19,759,157 | ) | (27,613,168 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total increase |
8,494,906 | 65,494,420 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS |
||||||||
| Beginning of period |
319,621,085 | 254,126,665 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| End of period |
$ | 328,115,991 | $ | 319,621,085 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
See notes to financial statements.
8
| INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies
The AB International Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers eight separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.
The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
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, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s 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 market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price 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 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 the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.
9
| INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its 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 Portfolio generally values many of its 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 Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values 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 Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which 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.
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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2026:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities: |
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| Assets: |
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| Common Stocks: |
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| Financials |
$ | –0 | – | $ | 76,643,888 | $ | –0 | – | $ | 76,643,888 | ||||||
| Industrials |
11,857,747 | 49,401,059 | –0 | – | 61,258,806 | |||||||||||
| Health Care |
9,204,910 | 24,013,210 | –0 | – | 33,218,120 | |||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary |
3,442,357 | 26,249,234 | –0 | – | 29,691,591 | |||||||||||
| Information Technology |
3,469,315 | 25,239,413 | –0 | – | 28,708,728 | |||||||||||
| Consumer Staples |
4,783,146 | 18,237,782 | –0 | – | 23,020,928 | |||||||||||
| Materials |
4,095,639 | 16,574,577 | –0 | – | 20,670,216 | |||||||||||
| Communication Services |
2,371,526 | 16,309,971 | –0 | – | 18,681,497 | |||||||||||
| Energy |
–0 | – | 14,257,369 | –0 | – | 14,257,369 | ||||||||||
| Real Estate |
–0 | – | 8,433,300 | –0 | – | 8,433,300 | ||||||||||
| Utilities |
–0 | – | 5,595,989 | –0 | – | 5,595,989 | ||||||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
7,031,844 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 7,031,844 | ||||||||||
| Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund |
52,850 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 52,850 | ||||||||||
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| Total Investments in Securities |
46,309,334 | 280,955,792 | (a) | –0 | – | 327,265,126 | ||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(b): |
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| Assets: |
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| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
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–0 |
– |
1,307,245 | –0 | – | 1,307,245 | |||||||||
| Liabilities: |
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| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
–0 | – | (1,778,424 | ) | –0 | – | (1,778,424 | ) | ||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 46,309,334 | $ | 280,484,613 | $ | –0 | – | $ | 326,793,947 | |||||||
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| (a) | A significant portion of the Portfolio’s foreign equity investments are categorized as Level 2 investments since they are valued using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available, see Note A.1 |
| (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. |
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 Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements.
5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is 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 Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from 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
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are 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 Cash Equivalents
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
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75% of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to 1.20% and 1.45% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. Effective May 9, 2025, the Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis to .90% and 1.15% of the daily average net assets for the Class A and Class B, respectively. Prior to May 9, 2025, the Adviser had voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis to .92% and 1.17% of the daily average net assets for the Class A and Class B, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, there were no expenses waived by the Adviser.
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 Core-
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bridge 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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. At the August 3, 2026 shareholder meeting, shareholders of the Portfolio approved the new investment advisory agreement.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $47,779.
The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Fund in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such waiver amounted to $6,821.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Portfolio |
Market Value 12/31/25 |
Purchases at Cost |
Sales Proceeds |
Market Value 6/30/26 |
Dividend Income (000) |
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| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 13,750 | 41,023 | $ | 47,741 | $ | 7,032 | $ | 119 | |||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio* |
10,195 | 25,398 | 35,540 | 53 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 7,085 | $ | 121 | ||||||||||||||||
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| * | Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E). |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Adviser reimbursed the Portfolio $26,405 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.
NOTE C: Distribution Plan
The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.
The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.
In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.
NOTE D: Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | |||||||
| Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | 74,286,603 | $ | 82,035,941 | ||||
| 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 appreciation |
$ | 89,168,168 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
(9,660,966 | ) | ||
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| Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 79,507,202 | ||
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1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:
| • | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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 June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.
The Portfolio typically enters 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.
The Portfolio’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Portfolio decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Portfolio’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Portfolio 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 table below for additional details.
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During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
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| Derivative Type |
Statement of |
Fair Value | Statement of |
Fair Value | ||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | $ | 1,307,245 | Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | $ | 1,778,424 | ||||||
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| Total |
$ | 1,307,245 | $ | 1,778,424 | ||||||||
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|
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| Derivative Type |
Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) |
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| Foreign currency contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts | $ | 1,969,644 | $ | (1,234,826 | ) | ||||
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| Total |
$ | 1,969,644 | $ | (1,234,826 | ) | |||||
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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2026:
| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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| Average principal amount of buy contracts |
$ | 101,051,951 | ||
| Average principal amount of sale contracts |
$ | 81,784,977 |
For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does 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 table presents the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio as of June 30, 2026. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.
| 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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| Bank of America NA |
$ | 231,690 | $ | (27,414 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 204,276 | |||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
80,181 | (25,853 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 54,328 | ||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
290,248 | (290,248 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
41,389 | (20,787 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 20,602 | ||||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
214,458 | (70,816 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 143,642 | ||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
373,616 | (373,616 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| Standard Chartered Bank |
11,677 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 11,677 | ||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
3,221 | (3,221 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| UBS |
60,765 | (54,996 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 5,769 | ||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 1,307,245 | $ | (866,951 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 440,294 | ^ | ||||||
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| (continued) |
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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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| Bank of America NA |
$ | 27,414 | $ | (27,414 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | ||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
25,853 | (25,853 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
521,065 | (290,248 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 230,817 | ||||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG |
13,071 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 13,071 | ||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
20,787 | (20,787 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| HSBC Bank USA |
70,816 | (70,816 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank |
72,800 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 72,800 | ||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
936,931 | (373,616 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 563,315 | ||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
34,691 | (3,221 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 31,470 | ||||||||||||
| UBS |
54,996 | (54,996 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 1,778,424 | $ | (866,951 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 911,473 | ^ | ||||||
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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. |
2. Currency Transactions
The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has
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agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the 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 Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| AB Government Money Market |
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| Market Value of Securities |
Cash Collateral* |
Market Value of Non-Cash |
Income from |
Income |
Advisory Fee |
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| $ | 12,203,783 | $ | 52,850 | $ | 12,891,157 | $ | 8,186 | $ | 2,007 | $ | 2,482 | |||||||||||
| * | As of June 30, 2026. |
NOTE F: Capital Stock
Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
| SHARES | AMOUNT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| Class A |
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| Shares sold |
152,015 | 295,375 | $ | 3,379,760 | $ | 5,377,201 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends |
–0 | – | 66,616 | –0 | – | 1,334,003 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(290,817 | ) | (645,127 | ) | (6,436,223 | ) | (12,027,025 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net decrease |
(138,802 | ) | (283,136 | ) | $ | (3,056,463 | ) | $ | (5,315,821 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Shares sold |
386,350 | 1,384,137 | $ | 8,569,602 | $ | 24,902,578 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends |
–0 | – | 276,130 | –0 | – | 5,513,961 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(1,145,380 | ) | (2,905,289 | ) | (25,272,296 | ) | (52,713,886 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net decrease |
(759,030 | ) | (1,245,022 | ) | $ | (16,702,694 | ) | $ | (22,297,347 | ) | ||||||||||
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At June 30 2026, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 54% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.
NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio
Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other local, regional or global 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, or conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.
Foreign (Non-U.S.) 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 due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction in government or central bank support, economic sanctions and tariffs and potential responses to those sanctions and tariffs.
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 Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
Leverage Risk—When the Portfolio borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Portfolio, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Portfolio than if the Portfolio were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, 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 June 30, 2026.
NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending December 31, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 6,847,964 | $ | 6,345,990 | ||||
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As of December 31, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed ordinary income |
$ | 17,092,276 | ||
| Undistributed capital gains |
25,861,973 | (a) | ||
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
72,195,519 | (b) | ||
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| Total accumulated earnings (deficit) |
$ | 115,149,768 | ||
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| (a) | During the fiscal year, the Portfolio utilized $2,624,144 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains. |
| (b) | 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 passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
For tax purposes, net realized 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 December 31, 2025, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE J: 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 Fund’s financial statements through this date.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$20.92 | $15.12 | $14.79 | $12.95 | $15.72 | $14.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| Net investment income(a)(b) |
.30 | .37 | .35 | .29 | .44 | .37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
1.61 | 5.91 | .40 | 1.67 | (2.58 | ) | 1.22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from affiliates |
–0 | – | .00 | (c) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
1.91 | 6.28 | .75 | 1.96 | (2.14 | ) | 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.48 | ) | (.42 | ) | (.12 | ) | (.60 | ) | (.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Return of Capital |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | (.03 | ) | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (.48 | ) | (.42 | ) | (.12 | ) | (.63 | ) | (.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$22.83 | $20.92 | $15.12 | $14.79 | $12.95 | $15.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
9.13 | % | 41.70 | % | 5.07 | % | 15.15 | % | (13.61 | )% | 11.08 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$59,420 | $57,342 | $45,730 | $44,286 | $40,197 | $45,175 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡ |
.88 | %(f) | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | .88 | % | .90 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements‡ |
.89 | %(f) | .92 | % | .92 | % | .90 | % | .89 | % | .90 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
2.72 | %(f) | 2.01 | % | 2.26 | % | 2.03 | % | 3.24 | % | 2.34 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
23 | % | 48 | % | 51 | % | 46 | % | 37 | % | 43 | % | ||||||||||||
See footnote summary on page 21.
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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$20.82 | $15.06 | $14.71 | $12.90 | $15.62 | $14.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| Net investment income(a)(b) |
.27 | .32 | .31 | .26 | .40 | .32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
1.61 | 5.88 | .40 | 1.65 | (2.56 | ) | 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from affiliates |
–0 | – | .00 | (c) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
1.88 | 6.20 | .71 | 1.91 | (2.16 | ) | 1.55 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.44 | ) | (.36 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.53 | ) | (.27 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Return of Capital |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | (.03 | ) | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (.44 | ) | (.36 | ) | (.10 | ) | (.56 | ) | (.27 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$22.70 | $20.82 | $15.06 | $14.71 | $12.90 | $15.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
9.03 | % | 41.27 | % | 4.81 | % | 14.83 | % | (13.80 | )% | 10.86 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$268,696 | $262,279 | $208,397 | $241,282 | $223,060 | $304,737 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡ |
1.13 | %(f) | 1.15 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.15 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements‡ |
1.14 | %(f) | 1.17 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.15 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
2.47 | %(f) | 1.76 | % | 2.04 | % | 1.80 | % | 2.98 | % | 2.08 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
23 | % | 48 | % | 51 | % | 46 | % | 37 | % | 43 | % | ||||||||||||
| (a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. |
| (c) | Amount is less than $.005. |
| (d) | 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. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (e) | Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2022 by .12%, .01% and .01%, respectively. |
| (f) | Annualized. |
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 AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 23, 2026, the Board of the Company, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved a new advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreement”) in respect of each fund organized as a series of the Company (the “Funds”), including AB International Value Portfolio (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 agreement for the Company in respect of the Funds, including Fund, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreement.
At the same meeting, the Board also considered and approved an interim advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) for the Company in respect of the Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of the Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreement and its automatic termination.
The stockholders of the Fund subsequently approved the Proposed Agreement at an annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors and voting on the Proposed Agreement.
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 Board held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board consider and approve the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund. The Current Agreement in respect of each Fund provides 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 Agreement is being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its most recent approval of the Current Agreement, in particular in cases where the last approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund was relatively recent, including the Board’s 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 Agreement, the Board considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since their most recent approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund that would be a material consideration to the Board in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreement, except for matters disclosed to the Board by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that the Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the 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 the 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 Agreement, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the
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Current Agreement and to be performed under the Proposed Agreement, 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 Agreement, 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 portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Proposed Agreement, similar to the Current Agreement, provides 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. 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 Agreement. 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.
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 Agreement 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. The Directors noted that certain Funds, as applicable, 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.
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 advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invest, 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 the Class B shares of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by 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 Agreement was approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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 in the same category as the Fund. 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. 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.
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 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; (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 stockholders 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.
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 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.
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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.
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
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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 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 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.
Interim Advisory Agreement
In approving the Interim Advisory Agreement, the Board with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement approved by the Board is identical to the Proposed Agreement, as well as the Current Agreement, in all material respects except for its proposed effective and termination dates and pro-visions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under the 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 the Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending stockholder 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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB International Value Portfolio (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, 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.
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 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 the Fund’s portfolio management team and other
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 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 Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology 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 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 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 the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement 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 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 and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. 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 Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares 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 funds in the same category as the Fund. 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 paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was close to the median.
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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. 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 portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (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 total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and reflected the impact of the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund, which had bee requested by the directors. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. 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. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the median of a peer group and lower than 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 contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. 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 funds 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 funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.
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VPS-IV-0152-0626
JUN 06.30.26
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS
SERIES FUND, INC.
| + | AB LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO |
Investment Products Offered
| • | Are Not FDIC Insured |
| • | May Lose Value |
| • | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.
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.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
| LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS–97.3% |
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| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–40.0% |
||||||||
| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–0.6% |
||||||||
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
15,650 | $ | 6,499,289 | |||||
|
|
|
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| IT SERVICES–0.8% |
||||||||
| Shopify, Inc.–Class A(a) |
71,612 | 8,176,658 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–27.0% |
||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) |
14,913 | 8,663,111 | ||||||
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
23,443 | 16,949,289 | ||||||
| ASML Holding NV (REG) |
7,580 | 15,079,955 | ||||||
| Astera Labs, Inc.(a) |
16,620 | 8,027,792 | ||||||
| Broadcom, Inc. |
153,575 | 58,012,956 | ||||||
| KLA Corp. |
46,800 | 14,120,028 | ||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. |
525,629 | 105,173,107 | ||||||
| QUALCOMM, Inc. |
29,684 | 5,485,306 | ||||||
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR) |
61,320 | 29,284,593 | ||||||
| Texas Instruments, Inc. |
65,186 | 19,429,991 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 280,226,128 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SOFTWARE–8.6% |
||||||||
| AppLovin Corp.–Class A(a) |
17,357 | 8,942,847 | ||||||
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) |
43,845 | 16,455,905 | ||||||
| Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) |
24,091 | 3,354,672 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. |
151,946 | 56,678,897 | ||||||
| Procore Technologies, Inc.(a) |
76,290 | 3,098,900 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 88,531,221 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–3.0% |
||||||||
| Apple, Inc. |
108,190 | 31,305,858 | ||||||
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|
|||||||
| 414,739,154 | ||||||||
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|
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| COMMUNICATION SERVICES–16.2% |
||||||||
| ENTERTAINMENT–2.3% |
||||||||
| Netflix, Inc.(a) |
331,510 | 23,669,814 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES–13.9% |
||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc.–Class C |
264,034 | 93,291,133 | ||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc.–Class A |
78,743 | 44,355,145 | ||||||
| Reddit, Inc.–Class A(a) |
39,280 | 6,818,222 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 144,464,500 | ||||||||
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|
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| 168,134,314 | ||||||||
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| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| HEALTH CARE–12.3% |
||||||||
| BIOTECHNOLOGY–1.6% |
||||||||
| Argenx SE (ADR)(a) |
3,790 | 3,516,248 | ||||||
| Genmab A/S (Sponsored ADR)(a) |
105,277 | 2,891,959 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
20,365 | 10,115,907 | ||||||
|
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|
|||||||
| 16,524,114 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–3.1% |
||||||||
| Dexcom, Inc.(a) |
91,680 | 6,174,648 | ||||||
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) |
38,080 | 3,444,717 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) |
32,893 | 13,080,888 | ||||||
| Stryker Corp. |
30,230 | 9,517,613 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 32,217,866 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–2.0% |
||||||||
| McKesson Corp. |
11,180 | 8,447,608 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
30,630 | 12,730,747 | ||||||
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|||||||
| 21,178,355 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY–0.9% |
||||||||
| Veeva Systems, Inc.–Class A(a) |
50,835 | 9,021,688 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–1.4% |
||||||||
| Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a) |
6,313 | 8,064,921 | ||||||
| Waters Corp.(a) |
18,236 | 6,839,229 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,904,150 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| PHARMACEUTICALS–3.3% |
||||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. |
28,615 | 34,321,689 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 128,167,862 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–9.2% |
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| AUTOMOBILES–0.7% |
||||||||
| Ferrari NV(b) |
18,548 | 6,905,235 | ||||||
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|
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| BROADLINE RETAIL–3.4% |
||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc.(a) |
148,937 | 35,497,645 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–1.6% |
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| Cava Group, Inc.(a) |
57,810 | 4,536,929 | ||||||
| Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) |
158,690 | 5,395,460 | ||||||
| Texas Roadhouse, Inc. |
33,980 | 6,565,955 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 16,498,344 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–0.4% |
||||||||
| Garmin Ltd. |
19,930 | 4,734,172 | ||||||
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| LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| SPECIALTY RETAIL–3.1% |
||||||||
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) |
49,694 | $ | 17,526,080 | |||||
| TJX Cos., Inc. (The) |
95,390 | 14,451,585 | ||||||
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|
|||||||
| 31,977,665 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| 95,613,061 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| INDUSTRIALS–7.9% |
||||||||
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–2.0% |
||||||||
| General Electric Co. |
55,540 | 20,756,964 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| BUILDING PRODUCTS–1.0% |
||||||||
| Trane Technologies PLC |
14,760 | 7,249,522 | ||||||
| Trex Co., Inc.(a) |
64,364 | 3,220,774 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 10,470,296 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–0.4% |
||||||||
| Quanta Services, Inc. |
6,243 | 4,495,210 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–0.7% |
||||||||
| Eaton Corp. PLC |
18,530 | 7,896,004 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| GROUND TRANSPORTATION–0.9% |
||||||||
| Saia, Inc.(a) |
21,330 | 8,983,343 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| MACHINERY–0.6% |
||||||||
| ITT, Inc. |
29,640 | 5,861,606 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–1.5% |
||||||||
| Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. |
32,760 | 4,486,482 | ||||||
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. |
60,377 | 10,839,483 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 15,325,965 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–0.8% |
||||||||
| United Rentals, Inc. |
7,570 | 8,575,977 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 82,365,365 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIALS–5.8% |
||||||||
| CAPITAL MARKETS–0.7% |
||||||||
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. |
29,799 | 7,231,323 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIAL SERVICES–4.4% |
||||||||
| Toast, Inc.–Class A(a) |
155,950 | 4,338,529 | ||||||
| Visa, Inc.–Class A |
119,716 | 41,073,363 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 45,411,892 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INSURANCE—0.7% |
||||||||
| Progressive Corp. (The) |
32,760 | 7,156,422 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 59,799,637 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES–4.8% |
||||||||
| BEVERAGES–2.7% |
||||||||
| Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) |
154,191 | 4,514,712 | ||||||
| Monster Beverage Corp.(a) |
247,215 | 23,762,306 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 28,277,018 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–2.1% |
||||||||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. |
22,865 | 21,389,522 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 49,666,540 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MATERIALS–1.1% |
||||||||
| CHEMICALS–1.1% |
||||||||
| Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) |
34,511 | 11,882,827 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Common Stocks |
1,010,368,760 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| RIGHTS–0.0% |
||||||||
| HEALTH CARE–0.0% |
||||||||
| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–0.0% |
||||||||
| ABIOMED, Inc. (CVR)(a)(c)(d) |
11,373 | 28,717 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–2.8% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–2.8% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 3.48%(e)(f)(g) |
28,780,297 | 28,780,297 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.1% |
1,039,177,774 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities–(0.1)% |
(901,829 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| NET ASSETS–100.0% |
$ | 1,038,275,945 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information. |
| (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. |
| (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. |
| Glossary:
|
| ADR—American Depositary Receipt |
| CVR—Contingent Value Rights |
| REG—Registered Shares |
See notes to financial statements.
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| LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| ASSETS |
| |||
| Investments in securities, at value |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (cost $488,664,976) |
$ | 1,010,397,477 | (a) | |
| Affiliated issuers (cost $28,780,297) |
28,780,297 | |||
| Cash |
12,181 | |||
| Receivable for investment securities sold |
847,266 | |||
| Receivable for capital stock sold |
465,453 | |||
| Unaffiliated dividends receivable |
145,820 | |||
| Affiliated dividends receivable |
25,591 | |||
| Receivable due from Adviser |
1,473 | |||
| Other assets |
4,504 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total assets |
1,040,680,062 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| LIABILITIES |
||||
| Payable for investment securities purchased |
836,976 | |||
| Payable for capital stock redeemed |
764,558 | |||
| Advisory fee payable |
510,190 | |||
| Distribution fee payable |
132,611 | |||
| Administrative fee payable |
47,515 | |||
| Transfer Agent fee payable |
118 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
112,149 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total liabilities |
2,404,117 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 1,038,275,945 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS |
||||
| Capital stock, at par |
$ | 11,781 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital |
430,563,236 | |||
| Distributable earnings |
607,700,928 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 1,038,275,945 | ||
|
|
|
|||
Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value
| Class | Net Assets | Shares Outstanding |
Net Asset Value |
|||||||||
| A | $ | 389,724,633 | 4,072,627 | $ | 95.69 | |||||||
| B | $ | 648,551,312 | 7,707,950 | $ | 84.14 | |||||||
| (a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $10,828,288 (see Note E). |
See notes to financial statements.
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| LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||
| Dividends |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $43,849) |
$ | 3,249,321 | ||
| Affiliated issuers |
260,066 | |||
| Interest |
92 | |||
| Securities lending income, net |
6,818 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| 3,516,297 | ||||
|
|
|
|||
| EXPENSES |
||||
| Advisory fee (see Note B) |
2,983,883 | |||
| Distribution fee—Class B |
771,609 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class A |
1,708 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class B |
2,796 | |||
| Administrative |
55,288 | |||
| Custody and accounting |
47,196 | |||
| Legal |
43,503 | |||
| Printing |
35,273 | |||
| Audit and tax |
20,621 | |||
| Directors’ fees |
13,074 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
14,468 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total expenses |
3,989,419 | |||
| Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E) |
(15,019 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net expenses |
3,974,400 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net investment loss |
(458,103 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
||||
| Net realized gain on investment transactions |
20,437,385 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
13,726,185 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net gain on investment transactions |
34,163,570 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 33,705,467 | ||
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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| LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
| |||||||
| Net investment loss |
$ | (458,103 | ) | $ | (2,170,785 | ) | ||
| Net realized gain on investment transactions |
20,437,385 | 68,686,399 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
13,726,185 | 52,647,743 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net increase in net assets from operations |
33,705,467 | 119,163,357 | ||||||
| Distributions to Shareholders |
||||||||
| Class A |
–0 | – | (32,728,516 | ) | ||||
| Class B |
–0 | – | (56,400,976 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS |
| |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) |
(10,911,840 | ) | 33,955,120 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total increase |
22,793,627 | 63,988,985 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS |
| |||||||
| Beginning of period |
1,015,482,318 | 951,493,333 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| End of period |
$ | 1,038,275,945 | $ | 1,015,482,318 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
See notes to financial statements.
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| LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies
The AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers eight separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.
The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
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, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s 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 market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price 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 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 the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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 Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its 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 Portfolio generally values many of its 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 Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values 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 Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2026:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities: |
||||||||||||||||
| Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks(a) |
$ | 1,010,368,760 | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 1,010,368,760 | ||||||
| Rights |
–0 | – | –0 | – | 28,717 | 28,717 | ||||||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
28,780,297 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 28,780,297 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities |
1,039,149,057 | –0 | – | 28,717 | 1,039,177,774 | |||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(b) |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total |
$ | 1,039,149,057 | $ | –0 | – | $ | 28,717 | $ | 1,039,177,774 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| (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. |
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| LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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 Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements.
5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is 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 Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from 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
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are 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
The Portfolio 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
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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 Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .60% of the first $2.5 billion, .50% of the next $2.5 billion and .45% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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. At the August 3, 2026 shareholder meeting, shareholders of the Portfolio approved the new investment advisory agreement.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $55,288.
The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such waiver amounted to $14,823.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Portfolio |
Market Value 12/31/25 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 6/30/26 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
|||||||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 30,888 | $ | 60,288 | $ | 62,396 | $ | 28,780 | $ | 260 | ||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio* |
–0 | – | 6,949 | 6,949 | –0 | – | 0 | ** | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Total |
$ | 28,780 | $ | 260 | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| * | Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E). |
| ** | Amount is less than $500. |
NOTE C: Distribution Plan
The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attribut-
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| LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
able to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.
The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.
In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.
The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.
NOTE D: Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | |||||||
| Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | 123,414,594 | $ | 132,744,847 | ||||
| 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 appreciation |
$ | 539,659,284 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
(17,926,783 | ) | ||
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| Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 521,732,501 | ||
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1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio did not engage in derivatives transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
2. Currency Transactions
The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the
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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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the 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 Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Market Value of on Loan* |
Cash Collateral* |
Market Value of |
Income from |
AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
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| Income Earned |
Advisory Fee |
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| $ | 10,828,288 | $ | –0 | – | $ | 11,278,916 | $ | 6,745 | $ | 73 | $ | 196 | ||||||||||
| * | As of June 30, 2026. |
NOTE F: Capital Stock
Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
| SHARES | AMOUNT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| Class A |
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| Shares sold |
204,277 | 306,354 | $ | 18,717,779 | $ | 27,471,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | 368,150 | –0 | – | 32,728,516 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(352,445 | ) | (662,084 | ) | (32,419,540 | ) | (59,712,722 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) |
(148,168 | ) | 12,420 | $ | (13,701,761 | ) | $ | 487,130 | ||||||||||||
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| Shares sold |
470,146 | 941,008 | $ | 37,709,172 | $ | 75,440,827 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions |
–0 | – | 719,951 | –0 | – | 56,400,976 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(431,325 | ) | (1,212,970 | ) | (34,919,251 | ) | (98,373,813 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase |
38,821 | 447,989 | $ | 2,789,921 | $ | 33,467,990 | ||||||||||||||
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At June 30, 2026, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 72% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.
NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio
Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
economic changes or other local, regional or global 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, or conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.
Focused Portfolio Risk—Investments in a limited number of companies may have more risk because changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Portfolio’s net asset value than would be the case if the Portfolio were invested in a larger number of companies.
Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio 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 Portfolio’s investments.
Foreign (Non-U.S.) 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 due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction in government or central bank support, economic sanctions and tariffs and potential responses to those sanctions and tariffs.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, 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 June 30, 2026.
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NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending December 31, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | –0 | – | $ | 199,068 | |||
| Net long-term capital gains |
89,129,492 | 37,991,973 | ||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 89,129,492 | $ | 38,191,041 | ||||
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As of December 31, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed capital gains |
$ | 69,163,341 | ||
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
504,832,120 | (a) | ||
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| Total accumulated earnings (deficit) |
$ | 573,995,461 | ||
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| (a) | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
For tax purposes, net realized 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 June 30 2026, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE J: 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 Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$92.55 | $89.31 | $74.50 | $58.90 | $93.09 | $77.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| Net investment income (loss)(a)(b) |
.03 | (.07 | ) | (.04 | ) | .11 | (.05 | ) | (.19 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
3.11 | 11.47 | 18.41 | 20.12 | (25.48 | ) | 22.16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from Affiliates |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | .00 | (c) | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
3.14 | 11.40 | 18.37 | 20.23 | (25.53 | ) | 21.97 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | –0 | – | (.05 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (8.16 | ) | (3.51 | ) | (4.63 | ) | (8.66 | ) | (5.97 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (8.16 | ) | (3.56 | ) | (4.63 | ) | (8.66 | ) | (5.97 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$95.69 | $92.55 | $89.31 | $74.50 | $58.90 | $93.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
3.39 | % | 13.13 | % | 25.26 | % | 35.13 | % | (28.51 | )% | 28.98 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$389,725 | $390,630 | $375,852 | $330,245 | $260,596 | $389,051 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)‡ |
.64 | %(g) | .65 | % | .65 | % | .65 | % | .65 | % | .65 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(f)‡ |
.65 | %(g) | .65 | % | .65 | % | .66 | % | .65 | % | .65 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(b) |
.06 | %(g) | (.07 | )% | (.04 | )% | .17 | % | (.07 | )% | (.22 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
12 | % | 22 | % | 27 | % | 30 | % | 34 | % | 17 | % | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying |
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.00 | %(g) | .00 | % | .00 | % | .01 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | ||||||||||||
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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| CLASS B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$81.48 | $79.72 | $66.96 | $53.45 | $85.67 | $71.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| Net investment loss(a)(b) |
(.07 | ) | (.26 | ) | (.22 | ) | (.05 | ) | (.20 | ) | (.37 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
2.73 | 10.18 | 16.49 | 18.19 | (23.36 | ) | 20.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from Affiliates |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | .00 | (c) | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
2.66 | 9.92 | 16.27 | 18.14 | (23.56 | ) | 20.13 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (8.16 | ) | (3.51 | ) | (4.63 | ) | (8.66 | ) | (5.97 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$84.14 | $81.48 | $79.72 | $66.96 | $53.45 | $85.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
3.27 | % | 12.85 | % | 24.95 | % | 34.78 | % | (28.69 | )% | 28.65 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$648,551 | $624,852 | $575,641 | $443,248 | $330,487 | $490,111 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)‡ |
.89 | %(g) | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(f)‡ |
.90 | %(g) | .90 | % | .90 | % | .91 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(b) |
(.19 | )%(g) | (.32 | )% | (.29 | )% | (.08 | )% | (.32 | )% | (.47 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
12 | % | 22 | % | 27 | % | 30 | % | 34 | % | 17 | % | ||||||||||||
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.00 | %(g) | .00 | % | .00 | % | .01 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | ||||||||||||
| (a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. |
| (c) | Amount is less than $.005. |
| (d) | 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. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (e) | Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 by .01% and .11%, respectively. |
| (f) | In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the year ended December 31, 2023, such waiver amounted to .01%. |
| (g) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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| CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 23, 2026, the Board of the Company, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved a new advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreement”) in respect of each fund organized as a series of the Company (the “Funds”), including AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio (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 agreement for the Company in respect of the Funds, including Fund, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreement.
At the same meeting, the Board also considered and approved an interim advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) for the Company in respect of the Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of the Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreement and its automatic termination.
The stockholders of the Fund subsequently approved the Proposed Agreement at an annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors and voting on the Proposed Agreement.
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 Board held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board consider and approve the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund. The Current Agreement in respect of each Fund provides 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 Agreement is being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its most recent approval of the Current Agreement, in particular in cases where the last approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund was relatively recent, including the Board’s 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 Agreement, the Board considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since their most recent approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund that would be a material consideration to the Board in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreement, except for matters disclosed to the Board by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that the Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the 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 the 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 Agreement, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the
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Current Agreement and to be performed under the Proposed Agreement, 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 Agreement, 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 portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Proposed Agreement, similar to the Current Agreement, provides 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. 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 Agreement. 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.
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 Agreement 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. The Directors noted that certain Funds, as applicable, 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.
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 advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invest, 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 the Class B shares of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by 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 Agreement was approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.
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The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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 in the same category as the Fund. 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. 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.
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 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; (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 stockholders 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.
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 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.
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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.
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
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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 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 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.
Interim Advisory Agreement
In approving the Interim Advisory Agreement, the Board with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement approved by the Board is identical to the Proposed Agreement, as well as the Current Agreement, in all material respects except for its proposed effective and termination dates and pro-visions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under the 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 the Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending stockholder 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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio (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, 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.
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 from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’
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| CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 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 Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology 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 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 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 the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement 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 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 and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised aby the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. 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 Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares 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. The directors discussed with the Adviser the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in certain periods and determined to continue to monitor the Fund’s performance closely.
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 funds in the same category as the Fund. 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 paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was lower than the median.
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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 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 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, 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 portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (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 total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. 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. 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 contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. 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 funds 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 funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.
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VPS-LCG-0152-0626
JUN 06.30.26
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.
| + | AB RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO |
Investment Products Offered
| • | Are Not FDIC Insured |
| • | May Lose Value |
| • | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.
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.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
| RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS–97.4% |
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| INDUSTRIALS–18.0% |
||||||||
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–4.4% |
||||||||
| Curtiss-Wright Corp. |
9,119 | $ | 6,910,013 | |||||
| RTX Corp. |
225,193 | 42,725,868 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 49,635,881 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| BUILDING PRODUCTS–2.2% |
||||||||
| Allegion PLC |
60,688 | 8,526,057 | ||||||
| Owens Corning |
99,300 | 15,784,728 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 24,310,785 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–1.3% |
||||||||
| Veralto Corp. |
168,541 | 14,946,216 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–1.2% |
||||||||
| Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) |
27,399 | 8,022,701 | ||||||
| nVent Electric PLC |
32,955 | 5,589,498 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 13,612,199 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| GROUND TRANSPORTATION–2.7% |
||||||||
| CSX Corp. |
79,435 | 3,775,546 | ||||||
| JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. |
33,843 | 9,795,179 | ||||||
| Landstar System, Inc. |
47,430 | 9,808,998 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. |
27,470 | 7,471,840 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 30,851,563 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| MACHINERY–4.8% |
||||||||
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. |
90,659 | 10,220,896 | ||||||
| ITT, Inc. |
67,644 | 13,377,277 | ||||||
| PACCAR, Inc. |
145,781 | 17,511,214 | ||||||
| Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. |
48,783 | 13,151,897 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 54,261,284 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–0.5% |
||||||||
| Paycom Software, Inc.(b) |
48,060 | 6,040,181 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–0.9% |
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| MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.–Class A |
85,007 | 10,111,583 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 203,769,692 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| FINANCIALS–16.3% |
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| BANKS–7.0% |
||||||||
| Citigroup, Inc. |
119,901 | 16,781,344 | ||||||
| East West Bancorp, Inc. |
82,220 | 10,613,780 | ||||||
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
120,366 | 39,399,402 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
143,378 | 11,848,758 | ||||||
|
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|
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| 78,643,284 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| CAPITAL MARKETS–0.9% |
||||||||
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. |
69,350 | 10,543,281 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| FINANCIAL SERVICES–6.1% |
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| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. –Class B(a) |
90,315 | 45,192,723 | ||||||
| Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. |
48,280 | 6,650,087 | ||||||
| Mastercard, Inc.–Class A |
33,337 | 17,121,883 | ||||||
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|
|
|||||||
| 68,964,693 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| INSURANCE–2.3% |
||||||||
| Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. |
96,114 | 10,326,488 | ||||||
| Progressive Corp. (The) |
74,150 | 16,198,068 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 26,524,556 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 184,675,814 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–15.3% |
||||||||
| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–3.0% |
||||||||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. |
286,930 | 33,702,798 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–1.5% |
||||||||
| Flex Ltd.(a) |
48,060 | 7,789,084 | ||||||
| Zebra Technologies Corp. –Class A(a) |
35,625 | 9,378,638 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 17,167,722 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–8.5% |
||||||||
| Intel Corp.(a) |
126,311 | 17,636,805 | ||||||
| Micron Technology, Inc. |
11,464 | 13,232,781 | ||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. |
35,420 | 7,087,188 | ||||||
| QUALCOMM, Inc. |
62,590 | 11,566,006 | ||||||
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR) |
55,374 | 26,444,961 | ||||||
| Texas Instruments, Inc. |
67,765 | 20,198,713 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 96,166,454 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| SOFTWARE–1.2% |
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| Microsoft Corp. |
36,970 | 13,790,549 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–1.1% |
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| NetApp, Inc. |
82,070 | 12,701,153 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 173,528,676 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| HEALTH CARE–13.5% |
||||||||
| BIOTECHNOLOGY–1.3% |
||||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
8,595 | 5,359,326 | ||||||
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| RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| United Therapeutics Corp.(a) |
17,867 | $ | 9,680,877 | |||||
|
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|
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| 15,040,203 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–0.9% |
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| Align Technology, Inc.(a) |
39,712 | 6,697,826 | ||||||
| ResMed, Inc.(b) |
19,146 | 3,731,172 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 10,428,998 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–4.9% |
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| HCA Healthcare, Inc. |
32,080 | 12,507,671 | ||||||
| Quest Diagnostics, Inc. |
65,370 | 13,855,171 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
69,790 | 29,006,818 | ||||||
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|
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| 55,369,660 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–3.0% |
||||||||
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
126,643 | 16,821,990 | ||||||
| Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a) |
72,500 | 16,442,275 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 33,264,265 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PHARMACEUTICALS–3.4% |
|
|||||||
| Johnson & Johnson |
152,309 | 38,681,917 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 152,785,043 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–8.6% |
||||||||
| AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–0.4% |
||||||||
| BorgWarner, Inc. |
66,899 | 4,442,093 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| BROADLINE RETAIL–2.1% |
||||||||
| Amazon.com, Inc.(a) |
97,570 | 23,254,834 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–1.3% |
||||||||
| Yum! Brands, Inc. |
95,057 | 15,195,812 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–0.7% |
||||||||
| DR Horton, Inc. |
47,340 | 7,710,739 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SPECIALTY RETAIL–4.1% |
||||||||
| Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.(b) |
66,972 | 15,189,919 | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos., Inc. |
86,760 | 19,129,713 | ||||||
| Ross Stores, Inc. |
47,988 | 10,214,246 | ||||||
| Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a) |
4,640 | 2,092,547 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 46,626,425 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 97,229,903 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES–8.1% |
||||||||
| BEVERAGES–0.6% |
||||||||
| Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A |
50,740 | 7,057,426 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–4.4% |
||||||||
| Casey’s General Stores, Inc. |
7,612 | 6,049,941 | ||||||
| Target Corp. |
102,480 | 13,384,913 | ||||||
| US Foods Holding Corp.(a) |
97,430 | 9,962,218 | ||||||
| Walmart, Inc. |
174,061 | 19,714,149 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 49,111,221 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOBACCO–3.1% |
||||||||
| Philip Morris International, Inc. |
195,214 | 35,316,165 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 91,484,812 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ENERGY–6.8% |
||||||||
| ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–1.5% |
||||||||
| Cactus, Inc.–Class A(b) |
149,287 | 7,647,973 | ||||||
| SLB Ltd. |
194,690 | 9,051,138 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 16,699,111 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–5.3% |
||||||||
| APA Corp. |
195,781 | 6,376,587 | ||||||
| Chevron Corp. |
119,166 | 19,752,956 | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips |
111,117 | 11,551,724 | ||||||
| EOG Resources, Inc. |
135,456 | 17,572,707 | ||||||
| Phillips 66 |
29,538 | 4,993,399 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 60,247,373 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 76,946,484 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COMMUNICATION SERVICES–6.7% |
||||||||
| DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–0.9% |
||||||||
| AT&T, Inc. |
462,697 | 9,577,828 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ENTERTAINMENT–1.1% |
||||||||
| Walt Disney Co. (The) |
105,449 | 10,149,466 | ||||||
| Warner Music Group Corp.–Class A |
83,107 | 2,249,707 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,399,173 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES–4.7% |
||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc.–Class C |
96,540 | 34,110,478 | ||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc.–Class A |
34,390 | 19,371,543 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 53,482,021 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 75,459,022 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MATERIALS–1.9% |
||||||||
| METALS & MINING–1.9% |
||||||||
| Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. |
173,150 | 10,889,404 | ||||||
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
45,590 | 10,461,081 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 21,350,485 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| REAL ESTATE–1.3% |
||||||||
| REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT–0.6% |
||||||||
| Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a) |
23,138 | $ | 7,171,623 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SPECIALIZED REITS–0.7% |
||||||||
| Public Storage |
23,184 | 7,379,699 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,551,322 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| UTILITIES–0.9% |
||||||||
| ELECTRIC UTILITIES–0.9% |
||||||||
| American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
76,230 | 10,429,026 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Common Stocks |
1,102,210,279 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–1.8% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–1.8% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio– Class AB, 3.48%(c)(d)(e) |
20,081,170 | 20,081,170 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.2% |
1,122,291,449 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities–0.8% |
9,472,023 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| NET ASSETS–100.0% |
$ | 1,131,763,472 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| (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
REIT–Real Estate Investment Trust
See notes to financial statements.
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| RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| ASSETS |
| |||
| Investments in securities, at value |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (cost $786,738,025) |
$ | 1,102,210,279 | (a) | |
| Affiliated issuers (cost $20,081,170) |
20,081,170 | |||
| Cash |
28,833 | |||
| Receivable for capital stock sold |
11,913,315 | |||
| Unaffiliated dividends receivable |
621,396 | |||
| Affiliated dividends receivable |
104,724 | |||
| Receivable due from Adviser |
6,012 | |||
| Other assets |
759,953 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total assets |
1,135,725,682 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| LIABILITIES |
| |||
| Payable for capital stock redeemed |
3,143,824 | |||
| Advisory fee payable |
504,189 | |||
| Distribution fee payable |
148,669 | |||
| Administrative fee payable |
52,334 | |||
| Transfer Agent fee payable |
118 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
113,076 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total liabilities |
3,962,210 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 1,131,763,472 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS |
||||
| Capital stock, at par |
$ | 31,988 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital |
723,548,147 | |||
| Distributable earnings |
408,183,337 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 1,131,763,472 | ||
|
|
|
|||
Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value
| Class | Net Assets | Shares Outstanding |
Net Asset Value |
|||||||||
| A | $ | 404,678,659 | 11,219,762 | $ | 36.07 | |||||||
| B | $ | 727,084,813 | 20,768,605 | $ | 35.01 | |||||||
| (a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $20,688,970 (see Note E). |
See notes to financial statements.
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| RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||
| Dividends |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $23,535) |
$ | 8,238,524 | ||
| Affiliated issuers |
542,629 | |||
| Interest |
151 | |||
| Securities lending income, net |
14,063 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| 8,795,367 | ||||
|
|
|
|||
| EXPENSES |
||||
| Advisory fee (see Note B) |
2,957,069 | |||
| Distribution fee—Class B |
878,633 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class A |
1,818 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class B |
3,432 | |||
| Custody and accounting |
48,458 | |||
| Administrative |
47,779 | |||
| Printing |
45,075 | |||
| Legal |
44,269 | |||
| Audit and tax |
21,394 | |||
| Directors’ fees |
13,418 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
13,625 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total expenses |
4,074,970 | |||
| Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E) |
(31,273 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net expenses |
4,043,697 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net investment income |
4,751,670 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
||||
| Net realized gain on Investment transactions |
56,742,809 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments |
76,378,736 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net gain on investment transactions |
133,121,545 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 137,873,215 | ||
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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| RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
||||||||
| Net investment income |
$ | 4,751,670 | $ | 10,680,667 | ||||
| Net realized gain on investment transactions |
56,742,809 | 23,268,918 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments |
76,378,736 | 68,337,009 | ||||||
| Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B) |
–0 | – | 249 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net increase in net assets from operations |
137,873,215 | 102,286,843 | ||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
||||||||
| Class A |
–0 | – | (32,422,724 | ) | ||||
| Class B |
–0 | – | (66,099,147 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) |
(62,599,222 | ) | 130,290,250 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total increase |
75,273,993 | 134,055,222 | ||||||
| NET ASSETS |
||||||||
| Beginning of period |
1,056,489,479 | 922,434,257 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| End of period |
$ | 1,131,763,472 | $ | 1,056,489,479 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
See notes to financial statements.
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| RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies
The AB Relative Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers eight separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.
The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
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, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s 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 market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price 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 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 the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.
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| RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its 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 Portfolio generally values many of its 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 Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values 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 Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2026:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities: |
||||||||||||||||
| Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks(a) |
$ | 1,102,210,279 | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 1,102,210,279 | ||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
20,081,170 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 20,081,170 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities |
1,122,291,449 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 1,122,291,449 | ||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(b) |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total |
$ | 1,122,291,449 | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 1,122,291,449 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| (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. |
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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 maturi ties 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 Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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 Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements.
5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is 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 Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from 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
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are 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
The Portfolio 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
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| RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .55% of the first $2.5 billion, .45% of the next $2.5 billion and .40% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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. At the August 3, 2026 shareholder meeting, shareholders of the Portfolio approved the new investment advisory agreement.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $47,779.
The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such waiver amounted to $31,255.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Portfolio |
Market Value 12/31/25 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 6/30/26 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 13,258 | $ | 147,934 | $ | 141,111 | $ | 20,081 | $ | 543 | ||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio* |
–0 | – | 5,170 | 5,170 | –0 | – | 0 | ** | ||||||||||||
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$ | 20,081 | $ | 543 | ||||||||||||||||
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| * | Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E). |
| ** | Amount is less than $500. |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Adviser reimbursed the Portfolio $249 for trading losses incurred due to NAV entry errors.
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NOTE C: Distribution Plan
The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.
The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.
In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.
The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.
NOTE D: Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | |||||||
| Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | 336,647,338 | $ | 409,747,650 | ||||
| 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 appreciation |
$ | 329,918,475 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
(14,446,221 | ) | ||
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| Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 315,472,254 | ||
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1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio did not engage in derivatives transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
2. Currency Transactions
The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the 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 Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
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| Market Value of |
Cash Collateral* |
Market Value of |
Income from |
Income |
Advisory Fee |
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| $ | 20,688,970 | $ | –0– | $ | 21,394,155 | $ | 14,049 | $ | 14 | $ | 18 | |||||||||||
| * | As of June 30, 2026. |
NOTE F: Capital Stock
Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
| SHARES | AMOUNT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| Class A |
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| Shares sold |
829,204 | 4,931,518 | $ | 28,814,223 | $ | 158,193,222 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | 1,090,573 | –0 | – | 32,422,724 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(1,014,893 | ) | (1,272,084 | ) | (34,300,240 | ) | (40,185,289 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) |
(185,689 | ) | 4,750,007 | $ | (5,486,017 | ) | $ | 150,430,657 | ||||||||||||
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| Class B |
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| Shares sold |
372,462 | 1,928,163 | $ | 12,305,822 | $ | 59,521,711 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | 2,285,586 | –0 | – | 66,099,147 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(2,115,898 | ) | (4,752,598 | ) | (69,419,027 | ) | (145,761,265 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net decrease |
(1,743,436 | ) | (538,849 | ) | $ | (57,113,205 | ) | $ | (20,140,407 | ) | ||||||||||
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At June 30, 2026, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 50% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.
NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio
Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other local, regional or global 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, or conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.
Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the financials or health care 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 Portfolio’s investments.
Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, 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 June 30, 2026.
NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending December 31, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 10,306,651 | $ | 11,941,310 | ||||
| Net long-term capital gains |
88,215,220 | 32,320,037 | ||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 98,521,871 | $ | 44,261,347 | ||||
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
As of December 31, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed ordinary income |
$ | 10,704,119 | ||
| Undistributed capital gains |
25,420,187 | |||
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
234,185,818 | (a) | ||
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| Total accumulated earnings (deficit) |
$ | 270,310,124 | ||
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| (a) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
For tax purposes, net realized 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 December 31, 2025, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE J: 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 | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| CLASS A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$31.74 | $31.68 | $29.50 | $29.00 | $36.83 | $28.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| Net investment income(a)(b) |
.18 | .39 | .42 | .47 | .48 | .38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
4.15 | 2.72 | 3.36 | 2.86 | (2.21 | ) | 7.76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from Affiliates |
–0 | – | .00 | (c) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
4.33 | 3.11 | 3.78 | 3.33 | (1.73 | ) | 8.14 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.37 | ) | (.47 | ) | (.45 | ) | (.49 | ) | (.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (2.68 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (2.38 | ) | (5.61 | ) | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (3.05 | ) | (1.60 | ) | (2.83 | ) | (6.10 | ) | (.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$36.07 | $31.74 | $31.68 | $29.50 | $29.00 | $36.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
13.64 | % | 10.47 | % | 13.02 | % | 12.03 | % | (4.19 | )% | 28.15 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$404,679 | $362,035 | $210,860 | $174,389 | $157,648 | $170,190 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡(f) |
.59 | %(g) | .59 | % | .60 | % | .60 | % | .59 | % | .59 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements‡(f) |
.59 | %(g) | .60 | % | .60 | % | .61 | % | .59 | % | .59 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
1.05 | %(g) | 1.23 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.13 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
32 | % | 74 | % | 58 | % | 70 | % | 66 | % | 51 | % | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying |
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| portfolios |
.01 | %(g) | .01 | % | .01 | % | .01 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | ||||||||||||
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| CLASS B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$30.85 | $30.87 | $28.78 | $28.36 | $36.12 | $28.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| Net investment income(a)(b) |
.13 | .30 | .34 | .39 | .39 | .29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
4.03 | 2.65 | 3.28 | 2.79 | (2.16 | ) | 7.61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from affiliates |
–0 | – | .00 | (c) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
4.16 | 2.95 | 3.62 | 3.18 | (1.77 | ) | 7.90 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | (.29 | ) | (.40 | ) | (.38 | ) | (.38 | ) | (.21 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (2.68 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (2.38 | ) | (5.61 | ) | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (2.97 | ) | (1.53 | ) | (2.76 | ) | (5.99 | ) | (.21 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$35.01 | $30.85 | $30.87 | $28.78 | $28.36 | $36.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
13.48 | % | 10.20 | % | 12.76 | % | 11.72 | % | (4.42 | )% | 27.84 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$727,085 | $694,454 | $711,574 | $684,361 | $677,187 | $752,562 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡(f) |
.84 | %(g) | .84 | % | .85 | % | .85 | % | .84 | % | .84 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements‡(f) |
.84 | %(g) | .85 | % | .85 | % | .86 | % | .84 | % | .85 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income(b) |
.80 | %(g) | .98 | % | 1.08 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.25 | % | .87 | % | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
32% | 74 | % | 58 | % | 70 | % | 66 | % | 51 | % | |||||||||||||
| ‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying |
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| portfolios |
.01 | %(g) | .01 | % | .01 | % | .01 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | ||||||||||||
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| (a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. |
| (c) | Amount is less than $.005. |
| (d) | 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. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (e) | Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 by .02% and .10%. |
| (f) | In connection with the Portfolio investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2023, such waiver amounted to .01% (annualized), .01% and .01%, respectively. |
| (g) | Annualized. |
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 AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 23, 2026, the Board of the Company, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved a new advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreement”) in respect of each fund organized as a series of the Company (the “Funds”), including AB Relative Value Portfolio (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 agreement for the Company in respect of the Funds, including Fund, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreement.
At the same meeting, the Board also considered and approved an interim advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) for the Company in respect of the Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of the Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreement and its automatic termination.
The stockholders of the Fund subsequently approved the Proposed Agreement at an annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors and voting on the Proposed Agreement.
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 Board held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board consider and approve the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund. The Current Agreement in respect of each Fund provides 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 Agreement is being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its most recent approval of the Current Agreement, in particular in cases where the last approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund was relatively recent, including the Board’s 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 Agreement, the Board considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since their most recent approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund that would be a material consideration to the Board in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreement, except for matters disclosed to the Board by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that the Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the 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 the 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 Agreement, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the
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Current Agreement and to be performed under the Proposed Agreement, 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 Agreement, 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 portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Proposed Agreement, similar to the Current Agreement, provides 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. 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 Agreement. 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.
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 Agreement 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. The Directors noted that certain Funds, as applicable, 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.
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 advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invest, 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 the Class B shares of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by 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 Agreement was approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.
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The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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 in the same category as the Fund. 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. 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.
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 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; (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 stockholders 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.
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 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.
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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.
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
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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 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 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.
Interim Advisory Agreement
In approving the Interim Advisory Agreement, the Board with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement approved by the Board is identical to the Proposed Agreement, as well as the Current Agreement, in all material respects except for its proposed effective and termination dates and pro-visions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under the 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 the Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending stockholder 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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Relative Value Portfolio (formerly AB Growth and Income Portfolio) (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, 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.
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 from
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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 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 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 Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology 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 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 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 the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement 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 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 and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Fund’s profitability to the Adviser 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 Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares 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. The directors discussed with the Adviser the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in certain periods and determined to continue to monitor the Fund’s performance closely.
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 funds in the same category as the Fund. 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 paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of
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compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, 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 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 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, 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 portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (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 total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. 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. 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 contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. 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 funds 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 funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.
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VPS-RV-0152-0626
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SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.
| + | AB SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO |
Investment Products Offered
| • | Are Not FDIC Insured |
| • | May Lose Value |
| • | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.
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.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
| SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS–100.2% |
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| HEALTH CARE–25.8% |
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| BIOTECHNOLOGY–13.1% |
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| Apogee Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
1,777 | $ | 235,861 | |||||
| Ascendis Pharma A/S(a) |
1,375 | 366,740 | ||||||
| Avalo Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
9,502 | 175,597 | ||||||
| Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.(a) |
5,153 | 383,795 | ||||||
| Celcuity, Inc.(a) |
3,120 | 326,414 | ||||||
| CG oncology, Inc.(a)(b) |
6,539 | 464,596 | ||||||
| Cogent Biosciences, Inc.(a) |
2,188 | 84,676 | ||||||
| Denali Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) |
13,143 | 338,038 | ||||||
| Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
3,812 | 371,594 | ||||||
| Eikon Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) |
8,739 | 114,044 | ||||||
| Erasca, Inc.(a) |
19,344 | 354,382 | ||||||
| Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
3,076 | 240,758 | ||||||
| Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) |
6,963 | 259,511 | ||||||
| Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) |
4,622 | 530,005 | ||||||
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
696 | 373,717 | ||||||
| Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
8,262 | 222,909 | ||||||
| Newamsterdam Pharma Co. NV(a)(b) |
5,858 | 198,528 | ||||||
| Palvella Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
1,977 | 302,125 | ||||||
| Parabilis Medicines, Inc.(a) |
6,296 | 172,321 | ||||||
| Relay Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) |
19,290 | 360,916 | ||||||
| Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
4,206 | 466,992 | ||||||
| Vera Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) |
7,460 | 320,109 | ||||||
| Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) |
9,321 | 171,227 | ||||||
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
7,468 | 450,768 | ||||||
| Zenas Biopharma, Inc.(a)(b) |
8,665 | 219,918 | ||||||
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| 7,505,541 | ||||||||
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| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–2.7% |
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| AtriCure, Inc.(a) |
14,504 | 405,822 | ||||||
| Glaukos Corp.(a)(b) |
5,978 | 835,485 | ||||||
| Kestra Medical Technologies Ltd.(a)(b) |
11,764 | 299,276 | ||||||
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| 1,540,583 | ||||||||
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| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–3.9% |
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| Billiontoone, Inc.–Class A(a)(b) |
2,420 | 290,351 | ||||||
| BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.(a) |
15,174 | 1,058,235 | ||||||
| Guardant Health, Inc.(a) |
5,792 | 868,974 | ||||||
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| 2,217,560 | ||||||||
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| HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY–0.9% |
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| HeartFlow, Inc.(a)(b) |
17,653 | 517,939 | ||||||
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| LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–1.2% |
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| Alamar Biosciences, Inc.(a)(b) |
8,575 | 232,297 | ||||||
| Repligen Corp.(a)(b) |
3,538 | 482,725 | ||||||
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| 715,022 | ||||||||
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| PHARMACEUTICALS–4.0% |
||||||||
| Definium Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
8,791 | 413,529 | ||||||
| Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
10,213 | 414,954 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Enliven Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
7,287 | $ | 369,815 | |||||
| Kardigan, Inc.(a) |
14,182 | 338,241 | ||||||
| Rapport Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b) |
5,448 | 227,018 | ||||||
| Structure Therapeutics, Inc. (ADR)(a) |
2,910 | 156,180 | ||||||
| Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.(a) |
19,840 | 370,016 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,289,753 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 14,786,398 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INDUSTRIALS–23.4% |
||||||||
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–6.0% |
||||||||
| Aevex Corp.–Class A(a)(b) |
19,889 | 415,481 | ||||||
| Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.(a)(b) |
20,464 | 466,170 | ||||||
| Hawkeye 360, Inc.(a) |
12,015 | 242,944 | ||||||
| Karman Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) |
8,260 | 412,339 | ||||||
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(a) |
10,184 | 507,774 | ||||||
| Moog, Inc.–Class A |
2,619 | 1,110,037 | ||||||
| Voyager Technologies, Inc.–Class A(a)(b) |
7,656 | 246,906 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,401,651 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| BUILDING PRODUCTS–2.4% |
||||||||
| Modine Manufacturing Co.(a) |
2,516 | 671,822 | ||||||
| Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.–Class C |
13,824 | 698,527 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,370,349 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–2.6% |
||||||||
| Everus Construction Group, Inc.(a) |
4,222 | 700,641 | ||||||
| Legence Corp.–Class A(a) |
9,168 | 781,389 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,482,030 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–4.1% |
||||||||
| Dpc Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) |
4,239 | 207,965 | ||||||
| ERock, Inc.–Class A(a)(b) |
15,694 | 227,563 | ||||||
| Forgent Power Solutions, Inc.–Class A(a) |
10,315 | 576,196 | ||||||
| Generac Holdings, Inc.(a) |
2,038 | 596,747 | ||||||
| Nextpower, Inc.–Class A(a) |
6,243 | 743,791 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,352,262 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| GROUND TRANSPORTATION–1.2% |
||||||||
| Saia, Inc.(a) |
1,583 | 666,696 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MACHINERY–5.1% |
||||||||
| Enpro, Inc. |
2,155 | 812,284 | ||||||
| ESCO Technologies, Inc. |
2,665 | 932,857 | ||||||
| ITT, Inc. |
2,604 | 514,967 | ||||||
| SPX Technologies, Inc.(a) |
2,772 | 679,611 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,939,719 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–2.0% |
||||||||
| FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)(b) |
4,026 | 599,914 | ||||||
| Planet Labs PBC(a)(b) |
16,807 | 556,816 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,156,730 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 13,369,437 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
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| SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–22.5% |
||||||||
| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–1.3% |
||||||||
| Viavi Solutions, Inc.(a) |
15,317 | $ | 731,387 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–5.6% |
||||||||
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. |
2,216 | 826,280 | ||||||
| Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)(b) |
9,176 | 638,833 | ||||||
| Littelfuse, Inc. |
1,191 | 542,298 | ||||||
| nLight, Inc.(a) |
7,929 | 552,017 | ||||||
| TTM Technologies, Inc.(a) |
3,303 | 617,727 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,177,155 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| IT SERVICES–1.0% |
||||||||
| DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.(a) |
3,707 | 582,110 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–8.5% |
||||||||
| Ambiq Micro, Inc.(a) |
5,241 | 462,780 | ||||||
| FormFactor, Inc.(a) |
3,282 | 524,890 | ||||||
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a) |
1,065 | 405,094 | ||||||
| Navitas Semiconductor Corp.(a) |
22,171 | 397,304 | ||||||
| Semtech Corp.(a) |
5,431 | 879,008 | ||||||
| Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR) |
1,194 | 397,996 | ||||||
| SiTime Corp.(a) |
1,189 | 886,471 | ||||||
| Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) |
6,406 | 913,432 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,866,975 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SOFTWARE–6.1% |
||||||||
| Core Scientific, Inc.(a) |
25,466 | 651,675 | ||||||
| Hut 8 Corp.(a)(b) |
6,607 | 762,745 | ||||||
| JFrog Ltd.(a) |
8,807 | 800,380 | ||||||
| Rubrik, Inc.–Class A(a) |
8,186 | 657,172 | ||||||
| Runway AI, Inc.(a)(c)(d) |
7,184 | 109,735 | ||||||
| ServiceTitan, Inc.–Class A(a) |
7,153 | 505,789 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,487,496 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,845,123 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIALS–9.4% |
||||||||
| BANKS–0.9% |
||||||||
| Western Alliance Bancorp |
6,550 | 538,410 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CAPITAL MARKETS–3.6% |
||||||||
| Lincoln International, Inc.(a) |
11,850 | 282,859 | ||||||
| Marex Group PLC |
12,045 | 734,143 | ||||||
| Piper Sandler Cos. |
8,032 | 581,035 | ||||||
| Stifel Financial Corp. |
6,530 | 455,598 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,053,635 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER FINANCE–3.1% |
||||||||
| Dave, Inc.(a) |
1,616 | 602,105 | ||||||
| Figure Technology Solutions, Inc.–Class A(a) |
9,829 | 301,849 | ||||||
| FirstCash Holdings, Inc.(b) |
3,930 | 850,138 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,754,092 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| FINANCIAL SERVICES–0.5% |
||||||||
| Chime Financial, Inc.–Class A(a) |
15,080 | $ | 308,839 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INSURANCE–1.3% |
||||||||
| Accelerant Holdings–Class A(a)(b) |
25,129 | 294,512 | ||||||
| Neptune Insurance Holdings, Inc.–Class A(a) |
13,726 | 432,369 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 726,881 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,381,857 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–9.3% |
||||||||
| DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES–1.2% |
||||||||
| Lincoln Educational Services Corp.(a) |
14,345 | 715,815 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–4.3% |
||||||||
| Cava Group, Inc.(a)(b) |
8,628 | 677,125 | ||||||
| Navan, Inc.–Class A(a) |
21,031 | 480,979 | ||||||
| Rush Street Interactive, Inc.(a) |
26,268 | 781,210 | ||||||
| Texas Roadhouse, Inc. |
2,602 | 502,785 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,442,099 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–1.4% |
||||||||
| SharkNinja, Inc.(a)(b) |
5,400 | 822,258 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| LEISURE PRODUCTS–1.3% |
||||||||
| YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)(b) |
14,734 | 730,217 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SPECIALTY RETAIL–1.1% |
||||||||
| Murphy USA, Inc. |
1,134 | 611,079 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,321,468 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ENERGY–3.5% |
||||||||
| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–3.5% |
||||||||
| Antero Midstream Corp. |
28,402 | 646,146 | ||||||
| Matador Resources Co. |
9,480 | 471,914 | ||||||
| Permian Resources Corp.–Class A |
32,108 | 591,108 | ||||||
| Uranium Energy Corp.(a)(b) |
29,670 | 316,282 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 2,025,450 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES–3.1% |
||||||||
| CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–1.6% |
||||||||
| Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(a) |
9,682 | 930,440 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FOOD PRODUCTS–1.5% |
||||||||
| Freshpet, Inc.(a)(b) |
9,219 | 545,027 | ||||||
| Once Upon a Farm PBC–Class A(a)(b) |
14,208 | 290,980 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 836,007 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,766,447 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MATERIALS–2.7% |
||||||||
| CHEMICALS–1.3% |
||||||||
| Element Solutions, Inc. |
15,241 | 727,758 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| METALS & MINING–1.4% |
||||||||
| Constellium SE(a) |
18,131 | $ | 577,835 | |||||
| USA Rare Earth, Inc.(a)(b) |
10,222 | 220,591 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 798,426 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 1,526,184 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COMMUNICATION SERVICES–0.5% |
||||||||
| MEDIA–0.5% |
||||||||
| Liftoff Mobile, Inc.(a)(b) |
11,073 | 265,974 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Common Stocks (cost $40,664,084) |
57,288,338 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–0.6% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.6% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, |
346,337 | 346,337 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–100.8% |
57,634,675 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–3.6% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–3.6% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, |
2,068,266 | $ | 2,068,266 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS–104.4% |
59,702,941 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities–(4.4)% |
(2,518,595 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| NET ASSETS–100.0% |
$ | 57,184,346 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| (a) | Non-income producing security. |
| (b) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information. |
| (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. |
| (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. |
Glossary:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
See notes to financial statements.
3
| SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| ASSETS |
||||
| Investments in securities, at value |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (cost $40,664,084) |
$ | 57,288,338 | (a) | |
| Affiliated issuers (cost $2,414,603—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $2,068,266) |
2,414,603 | |||
| Receivable for investment securities sold |
287,651 | |||
| Receivable due from Adviser |
16,306 | |||
| Unaffiliated dividends receivable |
14,494 | |||
| Receivable for capital stock sold |
3,499 | |||
| Affiliated dividends receivable |
1,412 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total assets |
60,026,303 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| LIABILITIES |
||||
| Payable for collateral received on securities loaned |
2,068,266 | |||
| Payable for investment securities purchased |
400,244 | |||
| Payable for capital stock redeemed |
216,315 | |||
| Administrative fee payable |
52,979 | |||
| Advisory fee payable |
33,761 | |||
| Distribution fee payable |
4,268 | |||
| Transfer Agent fee payable |
118 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
66,006 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total liabilities |
2,841,957 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 57,184,346 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS |
||||
| Capital stock, at par |
$ | 3,856 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital |
32,007,003 | |||
| Distributable earnings |
25,173,487 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 57,184,346 | ||
|
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value
| Class | Net Assets | Shares Outstanding |
Net Asset Value |
|||||||||
| A | $ | 35,447,497 | 2,107,994 | $ | 16.82 | |||||||
| B | $ | 21,736,849 | 1,748,364 | $ | 12.43 | |||||||
| (a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $13,965,046 (see Note E). |
See notes to financial statements.
4
| SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME |
||||
| Dividends |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers |
$ | 65,469 | ||
| Affiliated issuers |
12,057 | |||
| Interest |
31 | |||
| Securities lending income, net |
46,973 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| 124,530 | ||||
|
|
|
|||
| EXPENSES |
||||
| Advisory fee (see Note B) |
190,651 | |||
| Distribution fee—Class B |
24,373 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class A |
1,405 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class B |
875 | |||
| Administrative |
48,368 | |||
| Custody and accounting |
34,443 | |||
| Audit and tax |
20,621 | |||
| Legal |
17,701 | |||
| Printing |
15,795 | |||
| Directors’ fees |
8,621 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
4,536 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total expenses |
367,389 | |||
| Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E) |
(115,393 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net expenses |
251,996 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net investment loss |
(127,466 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
||||
| Net realized gain on investment transactions |
7,319,939 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
5,261,216 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net gain on investment transactions |
12,581,155 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 12,453,689 | ||
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
5
| SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
||||||||
| Net investment loss |
$ | (127,466 | ) | $ | (401,946 | ) | ||
| Net realized gain on investment transactions |
7,319,939 | 4,081,488 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
5,261,216 | (827,321 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net increase in net assets from operations |
12,453,689 | 2,852,221 | ||||||
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||
| Net decrease |
(3,198,650 | ) | (19,817,712 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total increase (decrease) |
9,255,039 | (16,965,491 | ) | |||||
| NET ASSETS |
||||||||
| Beginning of period |
47,929,307 | 64,894,798 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| End of period |
$ | 57,184,346 | $ | 47,929,307 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
See notes to financial statements.
6
| SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies
The AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers eight separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.
The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
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, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s 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 market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price 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 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 the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.
7
| SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its 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 Portfolio generally values many of its 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 Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values 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 Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
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.
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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2026:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities: |
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| Assets: |
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| Common Stocks: |
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| Health Care |
$ | 14,786,398 | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 14,786,398 | ||||||
| Industrials |
13,369,437 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 13,369,437 | ||||||||||
| Information Technology |
12,735,388 | –0 | – | 109,735 | 12,845,123 | |||||||||||
| Financials |
5,381,857 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 5,381,857 | ||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary |
5,321,468 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 5,321,468 | ||||||||||
| Energy |
2,025,450 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 2,025,450 | ||||||||||
| Consumer Staples |
1,766,447 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 1,766,447 | ||||||||||
| Materials |
1,526,184 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 1,526,184 | ||||||||||
| Communication Services |
265,974 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 265,974 | ||||||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
346,337 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 346,337 | ||||||||||
| Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund |
2,068,266 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 2,068,266 | ||||||||||
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| Total Investments in Securities |
59,593,206 | –0 | – | 109,735 | 59,702,941 | |||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(a) |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 59,593,206 | $ | –0 | – | $ | 109,735 | $ | 59,702,941 | |||||||
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| (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. |
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 Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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 Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements.
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5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is 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 Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from 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
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are 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
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75% of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding expenses associated with acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Portfolio may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .90% and 1.15% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $113,908. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement extends through May 1, 2027 and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms.
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 Portfolio 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
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Adviser (the “AB Funds”), including the Portfolio, 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. At the August 3, 2026 shareholder meeting, shareholders of the Portfolio approved the new investment advisory agreement.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $48,368.
The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such waiver amounted to $695.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Portfolio |
Market Value 12/31/25 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 6/30/26 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 463 | $ | 14,900 | $ | 15,016 | $ | 347 | $ | 12 | ||||||||||
| AB Government Money Market Portfolio* |
1,572 | 12,312 | 11,816 | 2,068 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 2,415 | $ | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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| * | Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E). |
NOTE C: Distribution Plan
The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.
The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.
In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.
The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.
NOTE D: Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | |||||||
| Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | 35,494,506 | $ | 38,524,776 | ||||
| U.S. government securities |
–0 | – | –0 | – | ||||
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 appreciation |
$ | 18,170,711 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
(1,546,457 | ) | ||
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| Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 16,624,254 | ||
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1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio did not engage in derivatives transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
2. Currency Transactions
The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the 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 Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.
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A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| AB Government Money Market |
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| Market Value of |
Cash |
Market Value of |
Income from |
Income |
Advisory Fee |
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| $ | 13,965,046 | $ | 2,068,266 | $ | 12,072,470 | $ | 37,513 | $ | 9,460 | $ | 790 | |||||||||||
| * | As of June 30, 2026. |
NOTE F: Capital Stock
Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
| SHARES | AMOUNT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| Class A |
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| Shares sold |
281,710 | 876,686 | $ | 4,025,427 | $ | 10,291,465 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(391,133 | ) | (653,609 | ) | (5,722,018 | ) | (8,094,522 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) |
(109,423 | ) | 223,077 | $ | (1,696,591 | ) | $ | 2,196,943 | ||||||||||||
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| Class B |
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| Shares sold |
292,137 | 592,848 | $ | 2,908,362 | $ | 5,319,490 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(410,934 | ) | (2,915,576 | ) | (4,410,421 | ) | (27,334,145 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net decrease |
(118,797 | ) | (2,322,728 | ) | $ | (1,502,059 | ) | $ | (22,014,655 | ) | ||||||||||
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At June 30, 2026, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 70% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.
NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio
Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other local, regional or global 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, or conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.
Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the information technology, industrials or health care 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 Portfolio’s investments.
Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.
Foreign (Non-U.S.) 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 due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction in government or central bank support, economic sanctions and tariffs and potential responses to those sanctions and tariffs.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, 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 June 30, 2026.
NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending December 31, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal Year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | –0 | – | $ | 49,738 | |||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | –0 | – | $ | 49,738 | |||
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As of December 31, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed capital gains |
$ | 3,603,755 | (a) | |
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
9,116,043 | (b) | ||
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| Total accumulated earnings (deficit) |
$ | 12,719,798 | ||
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| (a) | During the fiscal year, the Portfolio utilized $1,289,520 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains. |
| (b) | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
For tax purposes, net realized 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 December 31, 2025, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE J: 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 | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| CLASS A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$13.32 | $12.71 | $10.74 | $9.10 | $25.13 | $28.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Net investment loss(a)(b) |
(.03 | ) | (.07 | ) | (.05 | ) | (.04 | ) | (.06 | ) | (.20 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions |
3.53 | .68 | 2.05 | 1.68 | (8.86 | ) | 2.87 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from Affiliates |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | .00 | (c) | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
3.50 | .61 | 2.00 | 1.64 | (8.92 | ) | 2.67 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | –0 | – | (.03 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | (7.11 | ) | (6.30 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | –0 | – | (.03 | ) | –0 | – | (7.11 | ) | (6.30 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$16.82 | $13.32 | $12.71 | $10.74 | $9.10 | $25.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
26.20 | % | 4.80 | % | 18.64 | % | 18.02 | % | (39.09 | )% | 9.46 | % | ||||||||||||
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$35,447 | $29,525 | $25,353 | $19,464 | $17,213 | $32,295 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of |
.90 | %(g) | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | .91 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before |
1.35 | %(g) | 1.34 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.08 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(b) |
(.40 | )%(g) | (.55 | )% | (.39 | )% | (.38 | )% | (.42 | )% | (.71 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
70 | % | 106 | % | 92 | % | 69 | % | 67 | % | 67 | % | ||||||||||||
See footnote summary on page 17.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
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| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$9.86 | $9.44 | $7.97 | $6.77 | $21.35 | $25.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(.03 | ) | (.07 | ) | (.06 | ) | (.05 | ) | (.07 | ) | (.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
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2.60 | .49 | 1.53 | 1.25 | (7.40 | ) | 2.53 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from Affiliates |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | .00 | (c) | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
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2.57 | .42 | 1.47 | 1.20 | (7.47 | ) | 2.29 | |||||||||||||||||
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–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | (7.11 | ) | (6.30 | ) | ||||||||||||
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$12.43 | $9.86 | $9.44 | $7.97 | $6.77 | $21.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(d)(e) |
26.07 | % | 4.45 | % | 18.44 | % | 17.72 | % | (39.26 | )% | 9.20 | % | ||||||||||||
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$21,737 | $18,404 | $39,542 | $37,663 | $32,491 | $54,079 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Expenses, net of |
1.15 | %(g) | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before |
1.59 | %(g) | 1.54 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.56 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.31 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment loss(b) |
(.66 | )%(g) | (.79 | )% | (.66 | )% | (.62 | )% | (.67 | )% | (.96 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
70 | % | 106 | % | 92 | % | 69 | % | 67 | % | 67 | % | ||||||||||||
See footnote summary on page 17.
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| (a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. |
| (c) | Amount is less than $.005. |
| (d) | 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. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (e) | Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021 by .04% .01%, .02%, and .03%, respectively. |
| (f) | The expense ratios presented below exclude interest/bank overdraft expense: |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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.90 | %(h) | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | .90 | % | ||||||||||||
| Before waivers/reimbursements |
1.35 | %(h) | 1.34 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.07 | % | ||||||||||||
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| Net of waivers/reimbursements |
1.15 | %(h) | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.15 | % | ||||||||||||
| Before waivers/reimbursements |
1.59 | %(h) | 1.54 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.56 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.31 | % | ||||||||||||
| (g) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
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| SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
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 AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 23, 2026, the Board of the Company, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved a new advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreement”) in respect of each fund organized as a series of the Company (the “Funds”), including AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio (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 agreement for the Company in respect of the Funds, including Fund, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreement.
At the same meeting, the Board also considered and approved an interim advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) for the Company in respect of the Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of the Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreement and its automatic termination.
The stockholders of the Fund subsequently approved the Proposed Agreement at an annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors and voting on the Proposed Agreement.
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 Board held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board consider and approve the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund. The Current Agreement in respect of each Fund provides 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 Agreement is being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its most recent approval of the Current Agreement, in particular in cases where the last approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund was relatively recent, including the Board’s 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 Agreement, the Board considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since their most recent approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund that would be a material consideration to the Board in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreement, except for matters disclosed to the Board by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that the Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the 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 the 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 Agreement, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the
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Current Agreement and to be performed under the Proposed Agreement, 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 Agreement, 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 portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Proposed Agreement, similar to the Current Agreement, provides 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. 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 Agreement. 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.
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 Agreement 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. The Directors noted that certain Funds, as applicable, 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.
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 advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invest, 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 the Class B shares of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by 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 Agreement was approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.
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| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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 in the same category as the Fund. 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. 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.
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 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; (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 stockholders 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.
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 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.
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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.
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
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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 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 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.
Interim Advisory Agreement
In approving the Interim Advisory Agreement, the Board with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement approved by the Board is identical to the Proposed Agreement, as well as the Current Agreement, in all material respects except for its proposed effective and termination dates and pro-visions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under the 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 the Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending stockholder 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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio (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, 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.
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 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 the Fund’s portfolio management team and other
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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 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 Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology 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 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 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 the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement 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 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 and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. 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 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 Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares 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 and their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in certain periods, 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 funds in the same category as the Fund. 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 paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was above the median and discussed with the Adviser the reasons it was above the median.
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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 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 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, 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 portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (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 total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and reflected the impact of the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. 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. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was close 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 contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. 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 funds 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 funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.
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VPS-SCG-0152-0626
JUN 06.30.26
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS
SERIES FUND, INC.
| + | AB SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO |
Investment Products Offered
| • | Are Not FDIC Insured |
| • | May Lose Value |
| • | Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.
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.
The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
| SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS–93.0% |
||||||||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–32.8% |
||||||||
| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–0.8% |
||||||||
| Calix, Inc.(a) |
35,650 | $ | 1,330,458 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–4.7% |
||||||||
| Flex Ltd.(a) |
15,528 | 2,516,623 | ||||||
| Halma PLC |
57,871 | 3,024,823 | ||||||
| TE Connectivity PLC |
9,890 | 1,993,923 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 7,535,369 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–18.3% |
||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) |
3,690 | 2,143,558 | ||||||
| Advantest Corp. |
8,500 | 1,748,691 | ||||||
| ASML Holding NV |
870 | 1,722,752 | ||||||
| Broadcom, Inc. |
9,230 | 3,486,632 | ||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. |
39,907 | 7,984,992 | ||||||
| NXP Semiconductors NV |
11,830 | 3,324,585 | ||||||
| Qnity Electronics, Inc. |
12,980 | 2,119,764 | ||||||
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
83,000 | 6,547,891 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 29,078,865 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SOFTWARE–3.8% |
||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a) |
6,110 | 2,293,205 | ||||||
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.–Class A(a) |
2,675 | 2,041,400 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. |
4,662 | 1,739,019 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 6,073,624 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–5.2% |
||||||||
| Apple, Inc. |
19,870 | 5,749,583 | ||||||
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
11,010 | 2,443,087 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 8,192,670 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 52,210,986 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INDUSTRIALS–20.5% |
||||||||
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–1.8% |
||||||||
| Carpenter Technology Corp. |
4,590 | 2,831,296 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–3.1% |
||||||||
| Veralto Corp. |
24,384 | 2,162,373 | ||||||
| Waste Management, Inc. |
12,400 | 2,763,712 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,926,085 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–8.3% |
||||||||
| Emerson Electric Co. |
23,180 | 3,318,217 | ||||||
| Prysmian SpA |
11,245 | 1,893,018 | ||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Rockwell Automation, Inc. |
8,551 | 4,233,429 | ||||||
| Siemens Energy AG |
7,450 | 1,420,279 | ||||||
| Sieyuan Electric Co., Ltd.–Class A |
90,700 | 2,321,588 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 13,186,531 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES–1.4% |
||||||||
| Hitachi Ltd. |
84,100 | 2,327,560 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MACHINERY–5.9% |
||||||||
| Cummins, Inc. |
4,710 | 3,359,219 | ||||||
| Daifuku Co., Ltd. |
63,600 | 2,817,481 | ||||||
| Metso Oyj |
99,130 | 1,723,772 | ||||||
| Sandvik AB |
36,100 | 1,490,755 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 9,391,227 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 32,662,699 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIALS–12.5% |
||||||||
| BANKS–6.3% |
||||||||
| BPER Banca SpA |
99,490 | 1,563,097 | ||||||
| Erste Group Bank AG |
13,850 | 1,853,655 | ||||||
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
43,970 | 2,478,589 | ||||||
| Intesa Sanpaolo SpA |
338,890 | 2,329,289 | ||||||
| NatWest Group PLC |
201,060 | 1,774,143 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 9,998,773 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CAPITAL MARKETS–1.6% |
||||||||
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) |
17,670 | 2,555,259 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| FINANCIAL SERVICES–2.0% |
||||||||
| Visa, Inc.–Class A |
9,477 | 3,251,464 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| INSURANCE–2.6% |
||||||||
| AIA Group Ltd.–Class H |
302,450 | 2,768,999 | ||||||
| Prudential PLC |
103,330 | 1,372,430 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,141,429 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 19,946,925 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE–11.5% |
||||||||
| HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–1.6% |
||||||||
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) |
27,290 | 2,468,653 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–2.1% |
||||||||
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. |
18,736 | 1,717,066 | ||||||
| McKesson Corp. |
2,110 | 1,594,316 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 3,311,382 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| PHARMACEUTICALS–7.8% |
||||||||
| AstraZeneca PLC |
15,290 | 2,854,707 | ||||||
| Galderma Group AG(a) |
16,480 | 3,748,334 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson |
10,510 | 2,669,225 | ||||||
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
24,690 | 3,172,665 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 12,444,931 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 18,224,966 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMUNICATION SERVICES–4.8% |
||||||||
| INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES–4.8% |
||||||||
| Alphabet, Inc.–Class A |
21,340 | $ | 7,626,275 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| UTILITIES–3.6% |
||||||||
| ELECTRIC UTILITIES–2.1% |
||||||||
| NextEra Energy, Inc. |
37,637 | 3,303,400 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| WATER UTILITIES–1.5% |
||||||||
| Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP |
427,073 | 2,452,091 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,755,491 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–2.9% |
||||||||
| AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–1.1% |
||||||||
| Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. |
92,000 | 1,707,255 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–1.8% |
||||||||
| SharkNinja, Inc.(a)(b) |
19,360 | 2,947,947 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 4,655,202 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| REAL ESTATE–2.0% |
||||||||
| HEALTH CARE REITS–2.0% |
||||||||
| Welltower, Inc. |
14,290 | 3,243,401 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| ENERGY–1.2% |
||||||||
| OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–1.2% |
||||||||
| Cameco Corp. |
18,740 | 1,908,856 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| MATERIALS–1.2% |
||||||||
| CHEMICALS–1.2% |
||||||||
| Nissan Chemical Corp. |
35,000 | 1,841,120 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Common Stocks |
148,075,921 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–6.9% |
||||||||
| INVESTMENT COMPANIES–6.9% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 3.48%(c)(d)(e) |
10,937,961 | 10,937,961 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.9% |
159,013,882 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities–0.1% |
152,842 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| NET ASSETS–100.0% |
$ | 159,166,724 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
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 |
BRL | 15,791 | USD | 3,095 | 07/02/2026 | $ | 36,123 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America NA |
USD | 3,050 | BRL | 15,791 | 07/02/2026 | 8,450 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America NA |
KRW | 1,310,543 | USD | 899 | 07/16/2026 | 51,857 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bank of America NA |
USD | 809 | GBP | 607 | 07/16/2026 | (3,721) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bank of New York (The) |
GBP | 535 | USD | 717 | 07/16/2026 | 7,517 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
USD | 1,083 | CAD | 1,483 | 07/09/2026 | (37,439) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
USD | 1,271 | KRW | 1,918,672 | 07/16/2026 | (30,394) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
USD | 514 | JPY | 81,961 | 08/27/2026 | (7,271) | ||||||||||||||||||
| BNP Paribas SA |
USD | 683 | INR | 65,248 | 08/06/2026 | 4,842 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
BRL | 7,023 | USD | 1,357 | 07/02/2026 | (3,758) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
USD | 1,351 | BRL | 7,023 | 07/02/2026 | 9,863 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
GBP | 5,871 | USD | 7,936 | 07/16/2026 | 148,939 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
USD | 690 | GBP | 509 | 07/16/2026 | (14,953) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
BRL | 7,023 | USD | 1,340 | 08/04/2026 | (9,820) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG |
USD | 405 | TWD | 12,751 | 07/21/2026 | (5,061) | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank |
USD | 848 | CAD | 1,164 | 07/09/2026 | (27,112) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
BRL | 8,768 | USD | 1,694 | 07/02/2026 | (4,692) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 1,736 | BRL | 8,768 | 07/02/2026 | (37,770) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 2,609 | AUD | 3,647 | 07/09/2026 | (84,490) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
GBP | 522 | USD | 705 | 07/16/2026 | 13,047 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
| Counterparty | Contracts to Deliver (000) |
In Exchange For (000) |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 3,044 | GBP | 2,306 | 07/16/2026 | $ | 15,127 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
TWD | 34,231 | USD | 1,079 | 07/21/2026 | 5,290 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
USD | 1,805 | CNH | 12,226 | 08/07/2026 | (393) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
JPY | 447,551 | USD | 2,810 | 08/27/2026 | 45,562 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
EUR | 1,509 | USD | 1,757 | 09/11/2026 | 27,735 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Standard Chartered Bank |
HKD | 19,682 | USD | 2,519 | 09/11/2026 | 2,860 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 477 | CAD | 651 | 07/09/2026 | (17,614) | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 464 | GBP | 346 | 07/16/2026 | (4,676) | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 549 | ZAR | 9,091 | 07/16/2026 | 4,962 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 420 | MXN | 7,348 | 08/06/2026 | (1,311) | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
CNH | 3,190 | USD | 472 | 08/07/2026 | 1,105 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 481 | CNH | 3,251 | 08/07/2026 | (1,329) | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
JPY | 65,808 | USD | 410 | 08/27/2026 | 2,981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 404 | JPY | 65,054 | 08/27/2026 | (1,693) | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
SEK | 3,763 | USD | 389 | 09/10/2026 | (488) | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
CHF | 313 | USD | 398 | 09/11/2026 | 7,662 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
EUR | 354 | USD | 413 | 09/11/2026 | 6,966 | ||||||||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
USD | 500 | EUR | 437 | 09/11/2026 | 1,115 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UBS |
USD | 1,795 | KRW | 2,726,532 | 07/16/2026 | (32,467) | ||||||||||||||||||
| UBS |
TWD | 13,736 | USD | 433 | 07/21/2026 | 2,143 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UBS |
CNH | 3,700 | USD | 549 | 08/07/2026 | 2,957 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 80,651 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| (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. |
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD—Australian Dollar
BRL—Brazilian Real
CAD—Canadian Dollar
CHF—Swiss Franc
CNH—Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)
EUR—Euro
GBP—Great British Pound
HKD—Hong Kong Dollar
INR—Indian Rupee
JPY—Japanese Yen
KRW—South Korean Won
MXN—Mexican Peso
SEK—Swedish Krona
TWD—New Taiwan Dollar
USD—United States Dollar
ZAR—South African Rand
Glossary:
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
See notes to financial statements.
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| SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO | ||
| PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN
(% of Net Assets)
| United States |
55.7 | % | ||
| Japan |
6.6 | |||
| United Kingdom |
4.8 | |||
| Taiwan |
4.1 | |||
| Italy |
3.6 | |||
| Switzerland |
3.6 | |||
| Hong Kong |
2.6 | |||
| Brazil |
1.5 | |||
| South Korea |
1.5 | |||
| China |
1.5 | |||
| Canada |
1.2 | |||
| Austria |
1.2 | |||
| Finland |
1.1 | |||
| Netherlands |
1.1 | |||
| Others |
2.9 | |||
| Short-Term Investments |
6.9 | |||
| Other assets less liabilities |
0.1 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total |
100.0 | % | ||
|
|
|
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| SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO | ||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| ASSETS |
| |||
| Investments in securities, at value |
||||
| Unaffiliated issuers (cost $112,498,855) |
$ | 148,075,921 | (a) | |
| Affiliated issuers (cost $10,937,961) |
10,937,961 | |||
| Foreign currencies, at value (cost $228,169) |
227,971 | |||
| Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts |
407,103 | |||
| Unaffiliated dividends receivable |
92,255 | |||
| Affiliated dividends receivable |
26,520 | |||
| Receivable due from Adviser |
7,990 | |||
| Receivable for capital stock sold |
5,521 | |||
| Other assets |
191,643 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total assets |
159,972,885 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| LIABILITIES |
||||
| Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts |
326,452 | |||
| Foreign capital gains tax payable |
141,316 | |||
| Payable for capital stock redeemed |
103,744 | |||
| Advisory fee payable |
96,927 | |||
| Administrative fee payable |
52,099 | |||
| Distribution fee payable |
18,531 | |||
| Transfer Agent fee payable |
118 | |||
| Accrued expenses |
66,975 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total liabilities |
806,161 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 159,166,724 | ||
|
|
|
|||
| COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS |
||||
| Capital stock, at par |
$ | 4,863 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital |
110,384,914 | |||
| Distributable earnings |
48,776,947 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET ASSETS |
$ | 159,166,724 | ||
|
|
|
|||
Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value
| Class | Net Assets | Shares Outstanding |
Net Asset Value |
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| A | $ | 68,169,486 | 1,985,075 | $ | 34.34 | |||||||
| B | $ | 90,997,238 | 2,877,758 | $ | 31.62 | |||||||
| (a) | Includes securities on loan with a value of $2,025,496 (see Note E). |
See notes to financial statements.
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| STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| INVESTMENT INCOME |
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| Dividends |
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| Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $62,800) |
$ | 1,024,498 | ||
| Affiliated issuers |
105,540 | |||
| Interest |
677 | |||
| Securities lending income, net |
741 | |||
|
|
|
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| 1,131,456 | ||||
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|
|
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| EXPENSES |
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| Advisory fee (see Note B) |
575,636 | |||
| Distribution fee—Class B |
112,333 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class A |
1,461 | |||
| Transfer agency—Class B |
2,062 | |||
| Administrative |
47,544 | |||
| Custody and accounting |
39,001 | |||
| Audit and tax |
28,723 | |||
| Printing |
20,781 | |||
| Legal |
20,639 | |||
| Directors’ fees |
9,110 | |||
| Miscellaneous |
6,942 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Total expenses |
864,232 | |||
| Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E) |
(44,399 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net expenses |
819,833 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| Net investment income |
311,623 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS |
||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on: |
||||
| Investment transactions(a) |
2,957,249 | |||
| Forward currency exchange contracts |
(412,956 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency transactions |
4,404 | |||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: |
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| Investments(b) |
3,932,075 | |||
| Forward currency exchange contracts |
113,670 | |||
| Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
(9,529 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|||
| Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
6,584,913 | |||
|
|
|
|||
| NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
$ | 6,896,536 | ||
|
|
|
| (a) | Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $7,722. |
| (b) | Net of increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $29,227. |
See notes to financial statements.
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| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
||||||||
| Net investment income |
$ | 311,623 | $ | 13,189 | ||||
| Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
2,548,697 | 9,671,729 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
4,036,216 | 104,498 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net increase in net assets from operations |
6,896,536 | 9,789,416 | ||||||
| DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
||||||||
| Class A |
–0 | – | (7,686,783 | ) | ||||
| Class B |
–0 | – | (12,409,898 | ) | ||||
| CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS |
||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) |
(5,334,327 | ) | 7,042,096 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total increase (decrease) |
1,562,209 | (3,265,169 | ) | |||||
| NET ASSETS |
||||||||
| Beginning of period |
157,604,515 | 160,869,684 | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
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| End of period |
$ | 159,166,724 | $ | 157,604,515 | ||||
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|
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See notes to financial statements.
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| SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| June 30, 2026 (unaudited) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies
The AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers eight separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.
The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.
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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
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, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s 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 market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price 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 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 the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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 Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its 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 Portfolio generally values many of its 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 Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values 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 Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which 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.
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| SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2026:
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities: |
||||||||||||||||
| Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
| Common Stocks: |
||||||||||||||||
| Information Technology |
$ | 36,723,742 | $ | 15,487,244 | $ | –0 | – | $ | 52,210,986 | |||||||
| Industrials |
18,668,246 | 13,994,453 | –0 | – | 32,662,699 | |||||||||||
| Financials |
8,285,312 | 11,661,613 | –0 | – | 19,946,925 | |||||||||||
| Health Care |
9,904,859 | 8,320,107 | –0 | – | 18,224,966 | |||||||||||
| Communication Services |
7,626,275 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 7,626,275 | ||||||||||
| Utilities |
5,755,491 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 5,755,491 | ||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary |
2,947,947 | 1,707,255 | –0 | – | 4,655,202 | |||||||||||
| Real Estate |
3,243,401 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 3,243,401 | ||||||||||
| Energy |
1,908,856 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 1,908,856 | ||||||||||
| Materials |
–0 | – | 1,841,120 | –0 | – | 1,841,120 | ||||||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
10,937,961 | –0 | – | –0 | – | 10,937,961 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities |
106,002,090 | 53,011,792 | (a) | –0 | – | 159,013,882 | ||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(b): |
||||||||||||||||
| Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
–0 | – | 407,103 | –0 | – | 407,103 | ||||||||||
| Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
–0 | – | (326,452 | ) | –0 | – | (326,452 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total |
$ | 106,002,090 | $ | 53,092,443 | $ | –0 | – | $ | 159,094,533 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (a) | A significant portion of the Portfolio’s foreign equity investments are categorized as Level 2 investments since they are valued using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available, see Note A.1 |
| (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. |
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 Portfolio’s 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 the Portfolio’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 Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. 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.
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio’s financial statements.
5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is 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 Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from 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
All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are 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
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’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 Portfolio’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, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75 % of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or bear expenses of the Portfolio in order to reduce the Portfolio’s total operating expenses by an amount equal to .05% on an annual basis of the average net assets for Class A and Class B. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $38,376. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement extends through May 1, 2027 and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms.
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
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| SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
between the Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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. At the August 3, 2026 shareholder meeting, shareholders of the Portfolio approved the new investment advisory agreement.
Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $47,544.
The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,063 for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, such waiver amounted to $6,023.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Portfolio |
Market Value 12/31/25 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 6/31/26 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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| AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 7,392 | $ | 49,597 | $ | 46,051 | $ | 10,938 | $ | 106 | ||||||||||
NOTE C: Distribution Plan
The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.
The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.
In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.
The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.
NOTE D: Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | |||||||
| Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | 91,660,723 | $ | 100,595,260 | ||||
| U.S. government securities |
–0 | – | –0 | – | ||||
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
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 appreciation |
$ | 38,783,692 | ||
| Gross unrealized depreciation |
(3,125,975 | ) | ||
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|
|
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| Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 35,657,717 | ||
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|
|
1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:
| • | Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
The Portfolio 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 Portfolio. 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 June 30, 2026, the Portfolio held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.
The Portfolio typically enters 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.
The Portfolio’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Portfolio decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Portfolio’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Portfolio 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 table below for additional details.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:
| Asset Derivatives |
Liability Derivatives |
|||||||||||
| Derivative Type |
Statement of |
Fair Value | Statement of |
Fair Value | ||||||||
| Foreign currency contracts |
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | $ | 407,103 | Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | $ | 326,452 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total |
$ | 407,103 | $ | 326,452 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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| SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO | ||
| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
| Derivative Type |
Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Within Statement of Operations |
Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) |
|||||||
| Foreign currency contracts |
Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts | $ | (412,956 | ) | $ | 113,670 | ||||
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|
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|
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| Total |
$ | (412,956 | ) | $ | 113,670 | |||||
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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2026:
| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts: |
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| Average principal amount of buy contracts |
$ | 34,864,390 | ||
| Average principal amount of sale contracts |
$ | 42,082,172 |
For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does 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 table presents the Portfolio’s 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 Portfolio as of June 30, 2026. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.
| 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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| Bank of America NA |
$ | 96,430 | $ | (3,721 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 92,709 | |||||||
| Bank of New York (The) |
7,517 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 7,517 | ||||||||||||
| BNP Paribas SA |
4,842 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 4,842 | ||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
158,802 | (28,531 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 130,271 | ||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
106,761 | (106,761 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| Standard Chartered Bank |
2,860 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 2,860 | ||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
24,791 | (24,791 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| UBS |
5,100 | (5,100 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 407,103 | $ | (168,904 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 238,199 | ^ | ||||||
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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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| Bank of America NA |
$ | 3,721 | $ | (3,721 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | ||||||
| Barclays Capital, Inc. |
75,104 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 75,104 | ||||||||||||
| Citibank NA |
28,531 | (28,531 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | |||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank AG |
5,061 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 5,061 | ||||||||||||
| JPMorgan Chase Bank |
27,112 | –0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | 27,112 | ||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley Bank NA |
127,345 | (106,761 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 20,584 | ||||||||||||
| State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
27,111 | (24,791 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 2,320 | ||||||||||||
| UBS |
32,467 | (5,100 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | 27,367 | ||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 326,452 | $ | (168,904 | ) | $ | –0 | – | $ | –0 | – | $ | 157,548 | ^ | ||||||
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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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2. Currency Transactions
The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio, 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the 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 Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
| Market Value of on Loan* |
Cash Collateral* |
Market Value of Non-Cash |
Income from |
AB Government Money Market Portfolio |
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| Income Earned |
Advisory Fee Waived |
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| $ | 2,025,496 | $ | –0– | $ | 1,998,293 | $ | 741 | $ | –0– | $ | –0– | |||||||||||
| * | As of June 30, 2026. |
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
NOTE F: Capital Stock
Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
| SHARES | AMOUNT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2025 |
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| Class A |
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| Shares sold |
104,301 | 191,898 | $ | 3,359,781 | $ | 6,293,167 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions |
–0 | – | 235,863 | –0 | – | 7,686,783 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(61,553 | ) | (267,357 | ) | (2,025,408 | ) | (9,282,344 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase |
42,748 | 160,404 | $ | 1,334,373 | $ | 4,697,606 | ||||||||||||||
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| Class B |
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| Shares sold |
70,539 | 417,167 | $ | 2,120,079 | $ | 13,092,841 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions |
–0 | – | 412,701 | –0 | – | 12,409,897 | ||||||||||||||
| Shares redeemed |
(293,567 | ) | (725,276 | ) | (8,788,779 | ) | (23,158,248 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) |
(223,028 | ) | 104,592 | $ | (6,668,700 | ) | $ | 2,344,490 | ||||||||||||
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At June 30, 2026, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 61% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.
NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio
Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other local, regional or global 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, or conflicts, any of which can affect large portions of the securities markets. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.
Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio 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 Portfolio’s investments.
ESG Risk—Applying ESG and sustainability criteria to the investment process may exclude securities of certain issuers for and, therefore, the Portfolio may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria. Securities of companies with ESG practices may shift into and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions, and the Portfolio’s performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria. Furthermore, ESG and sustainability criteria are not uniformly defined, and the Fund’s ESG and sustainability criteria may differ from those used by other funds. In addition, in evaluating an investment, the Adviser is dependent upon information and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could adversely affect the analysis of the ESG and sustainability factors relevant to a particular investment.
Foreign (Non-U.S.) 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 due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors such as unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction in government or central bank support, economic sanctions and tariffs and potential responses to those sanctions and tariffs.
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.
Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.
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| AB Variable Products Series Fund | ||
Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies limited product lines, markets or financial resources.
Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. 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 Portfolio 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 Portfolio.
Focused Portfolio Risk—Investments in a limited number of companies may have more risk because changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Portfolio’s net asset value, or NAV, than would be the case if the Portfolio were invested in a larger number of companies.
Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, 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 June 30, 2026.
NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending December 31, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal Year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Distributions paid from: |
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| Ordinary income |
$ | 94,708 | $ | –0 | – | |||
| Net long-term capital gains |
20,001,973 | 498,881 | ||||||
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| Total taxable distributions paid |
$ | 20,096,681 | $ | 498,881 | ||||
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As of December 31, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
| Undistributed capital gains |
$ | 10,504,682 | ||
| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
31,375,729 | (a) | ||
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| Total accumulated earnings (deficit) |
$ | 41,880,411 | ||
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| (a) | 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 deferral of losses on wash sales. |
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| NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
For tax purposes, net realized 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 December 31, 2025, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.
NOTE J: 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 | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| Class A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$32.83 | $35.13 | $33.17 | $30.42 | $46.20 | $42.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| Net investment income (loss)(a)(b) |
.09 | .06 | .06 | .10 | .07 | (.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
1.42 | 2.13 | 2.00 | 4.68 | (12.25 | ) | 9.46 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
1.51 | 2.19 | 2.06 | 4.78 | (12.18 | ) | 9.36 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Less: Dividends and Distributions |
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | (.09 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (4.49 | ) | (.10 | ) | (1.94 | ) | (3.60 | ) | (5.56 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (4.49 | ) | (.10 | ) | (2.03 | ) | (3.60 | ) | (5.56 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$34.34 | $32.83 | $35.13 | $33.17 | $30.42 | $46.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(c) |
4.60 | % | 6.32 | % | 6.21 | % | 16.01 | % | (26.98 | )% | 22.87 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$68,169 | $63,761 | $62,599 | $58,246 | $52,543 | $70,723 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡(d) |
.92 | %(e) | .95 | % | .91 | % | .92 | % | .90 | % | .88 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements‡(d) |
.98 | %(e) | 1.00 | % | .96 | % | .97 | % | .96 | % | .93 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(b) |
.56 | %(e) | .16 | % | .17 | % | .32 | % | .20 | % | (.22 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
62 | % | 72 | % | 47 | % | 32 | % | 43 | % | 24 | % | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying |
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| portfolios |
.01 | %(e) | .01 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | ||||||||||||
See footnote summary on page 20.
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| (continued) | AB Variable Products Series Fund | |
Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
| Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value, beginning of period |
$30.26 | $32.80 | $31.05 | $28.59 | $43.80 | $40.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Income From Investment Operations |
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| Net investment income (loss)(a)(b) |
.04 | (.03 | ) | (.03 | ) | .02 | (.02 | ) | (.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
1.32 | 1.98 | 1.88 | 4.39 | (11.59 | ) | 9.02 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
1.36 | 1.95 | 1.85 | 4.41 | (11.61 | ) | 8.82 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Less: Dividends and Distributions |
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| Dividends from net investment income |
–0 | – | –0 | – | –0 | – | (.01 | ) | –0 | – | –0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions |
–0 | – | (4.49 | ) | (.10 | ) | (1.94 | ) | (3.60 | ) | (5.56 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Total dividends and distributions |
–0 | – | (4.49 | ) | (.10 | ) | (1.95 | ) | (3.60 | ) | (5.56 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| Net asset value, end of period |
$31.62 | $30.26 | $32.80 | $31.05 | $28.59 | $43.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Return |
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| Total investment return based on net asset value(c) |
4.49 | % | 6.02 | % | 5.96 | % | 15.70 | % | (27.17 | )% | 22.57 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data |
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| Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) |
$90,997 | $93,844 | $98,271 | $105,499 | $100,515 | $149,808 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio to average net assets of: |
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| Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡(d) |
1.17 | %(e) | 1.19 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.15 | % | 1.13 | % | ||||||||||||
| Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements‡(d) |
1.23 | %(e) | 1.25 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.18 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss)(b) |
.30 | %(e) | (.09 | )% | (.08 | )% | .07 | % | (.05 | )% | (.47 | )% | ||||||||||||
| Portfolio turnover rate |
62 | % | 72 | % | 47 | % | 32 | % | 43 | % | 24 | % | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying |
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| portfolios |
.01 | %(e) | .01 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | .00 | % | ||||||||||||
| (a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
| (b) | Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser. |
| (c) | 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. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
| (d) | In connection with the Portfolio investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and for the year ended December 31, 2025, such waiver amounted to .01% (annualized) and .01%, respectively. |
| (e) | Annualized. |
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 AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated June 23, 2026, the Board of the Company, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved a new advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreement”) in respect of each fund organized as a series of the Company (the “Funds”), including AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (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 agreement for the Company in respect of the Funds, including Fund, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreement.
At the same meeting, the Board also considered and approved an interim advisory agreement with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreement”) for the Company in respect of the Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of the Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreement and its automatic termination.
The stockholders of the Fund subsequently approved the Proposed Agreement at an annual meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors and voting on the Proposed Agreement.
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 Board held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board consider and approve the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund. The Current Agreement in respect of each Fund provides 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 Agreement is being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreement in respect of each Fund, the Board considered its conclusions in connection with its most recent approval of the Current Agreement, in particular in cases where the last approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund was relatively recent, including the Board’s 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 Agreement, the Board considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Board since their most recent approval of the Current Agreement in respect of a Fund that would be a material consideration to the Board in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreement, except for matters disclosed to the Board by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that the Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the 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 the 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 Agreement, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the
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Current Agreement and to be performed under the Proposed Agreement, 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 Agreement, 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 portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Proposed Agreement, similar to the Current Agreement, provides 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. 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 Agreement. 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.
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 Agreement 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. The Directors noted that certain Funds, as applicable, 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.
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 advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invest, 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 the Class B shares of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by 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 Agreement was approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.
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The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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 in the same category as the Fund. 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. 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.
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 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; (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 stockholders 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.
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 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.
The Board’s consideration of the Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the 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.
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
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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 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 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.
Interim Advisory Agreement
In approving the Interim Advisory Agreement, the Board with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreement. The Interim Advisory Agreement approved by the Board is identical to the Proposed Agreement, as well as the Current Agreement, in all material respects except for its proposed effective and termination dates and pro-visions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under the 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 the Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending stockholder 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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (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, 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.
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 from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’
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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 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 Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology 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 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 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 the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement 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 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 and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. 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 Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 28, 2026. The directors discussed with the Adviser the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in the periods reviewed and determined to continue to monitor the Fund’s performance closely.
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 funds in the same category as the Fund. 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 paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate (reflecting a contractual waiver of a portion of the advisory fee) with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was close to the median.
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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 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 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, 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 portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (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 funds such as 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 total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. 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. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the medians, after giving effect to a contractual fee waiver by the Adviser. 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 contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. 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 funds 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 funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.
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ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
There were no disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.
ITEM 9. PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
There were no shareholder meetings during the reporting period.
ITEM 10. REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Aggregate remuneration paid to all Directors and advisory board members are included within the Financial Statements under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 11. STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT.
Statement regarding basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract included within the Financial Statements under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 13. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 14. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 15. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
ITEM 16. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 17. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 18. RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION.
Not applicable to the registrant.
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:
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 Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.
| By: | /s/ Onur Erzan | |
| Onur Erzan | ||
| President | ||
| Date: | August 14, 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: | August 14, 2026 | |
| By: | /s/ Stephen M. Woetzel | |
| Stephen M. Woetzel | ||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | August 14, 2026 | |