AB Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%

       

Information Technology – 32.8%

       

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 15.6%

       

Analog Devices, Inc.

     15,931        $ 5,769,252  

Broadcom, Inc.

     39,430          14,602,506  

KLA Corp.

     91,460          16,046,657  

Lam Research Corp.

     73,563          22,178,509  

NVIDIA Corp.

       255,628          56,437,550  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     49,843          11,196,732  
       

 

 

 
           126,231,206  
       

 

 

 

Software – 9.4%

       

Gen Digital, Inc.(a)

     117,821          3,652,451  

Microsoft Corp.

     124,899          63,360,013  

Oracle Corp.

     64,498          9,617,942  
       

 

 

 
          76,630,406  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 7.8%

       

Apple, Inc.

     148,227          46,965,725  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

     20,102          16,652,095  
       

 

 

 
          63,617,820  
       

 

 

 
          266,479,432  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 17.0%

       

Banks – 4.4%

       

Bank of America Corp.

     314,316          19,468,733  

M&T Bank Corp.

     28,336          6,628,924  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     107,847          9,316,902  
       

 

 

 
          35,414,559  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 6.2%

       

Blackstone, Inc.

     25,520          3,655,485  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     112,052          12,305,551  

CME Group, Inc.

     58,468          16,692,614  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     110,956          5,840,724  

Morgan Stanley

     56,551          12,063,459  
       

 

 

 
          50,557,833  
       

 

 

 

Financial Services – 2.2%

       

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

     68,190          3,591,226  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     37,449          14,207,027  
       

 

 

 
          17,798,253  
       

 

 

 

Insurance – 4.2%

       

Everest Group Ltd.

     30,508          11,429,822  

MetLife, Inc.

     71,544          6,808,843  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     47,586          16,110,240  
       

 

 

 
          34,348,905  
       

 

 

 
          138,119,550  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 10.9%

       

Biotechnology – 0.8%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

     23,295          5,973,304  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.5%

       

Medtronic PLC

     132,004          11,966,163  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.6%

       

Cigna Group (The)

     37,050          10,228,764  

CVS Health Corp.

     86,997          8,169,888  

Encompass Health Corp.

     24,400          2,933,124  
       

 

 

 
          21,331,776  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 6.0%

       

Merck & Co., Inc.

     139,560          20,621,385  

Pfizer, Inc.

     552,971          15,737,555  

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Royalty Pharma PLC - Class A

     204,142        $ 12,536,360  
       

 

 

 
          48,895,300  
       

 

 

 
          88,166,543  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services – 9.7%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.5%

       

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     149,143          3,970,187  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment – 1.7%

       

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     131,245            14,115,400  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 6.1%

       

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C

     100,913          33,847,229  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A

     27,081          15,499,540  
       

 

 

 
          49,346,769  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.4%

       

T-Mobile US, Inc.

     64,969          11,723,006  
       

 

 

 
          79,155,362  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 7.8%

       

Aerospace & Defense – 2.5%

       

RTX Corp.

     99,147          20,595,806  
       

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.9%

       

Carrier Global Corp.

     118,826          6,918,050  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 1.0%

       

Eaton Corp. PLC

     19,170          7,704,040  
       

 

 

 

Machinery – 2.4%

       

CNH Industrial NV(a)

     393,745          4,658,003  

Deere & Co.

     6,624          4,338,124  

PACCAR, Inc.

     86,049          10,681,263  
       

 

 

 
          19,677,390  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services – 1.0%

       

Paychex, Inc.

     65,895          8,391,069  
       

 

 

 
          63,286,355  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 4.8%

       

Beverages – 1.6%

       

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     146,831          13,019,505  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 1.0%

       

Walmart, Inc.

     75,115          7,877,310  
       

 

 

 

Food Products – 0.5%

       

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

     70,080          3,864,211  
       

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.9%

       

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     49,833          7,231,765  
       

 

 

 

Personal Care Products – 0.8%

       

Kenvue, Inc.

     366,402          6,917,670  
       

 

 

 
          38,910,461  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 4.7%

       

Distributors – 1.3%

       

Genuine Parts Co.(a)

     81,073          10,999,174  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.9%

       

McDonald’s Corp.

     57,153          15,062,101  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 1.5%

       

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     267,727          5,153,745  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     34,473          7,056,623  
       

 

 

 
          12,210,368  
       

 

 

 
          38,271,643  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate – 3.9%

       

Health Care REITs – 1.0%

       

National Healthcare Properties, Inc.(a)

     533,478          8,567,657  
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.5%

       

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

     33,527          4,249,883  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Office REITs – 0.7%

       

COPT Defense Properties

     155,358        $ 5,592,888  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs – 0.6%

       

Invitation Homes, Inc.

     171,889          5,008,845  
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs – 0.5%

       

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     131,628          3,802,733  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs – 0.6%

       

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     24,490          4,545,099  
       

 

 

 
          31,767,105  
       

 

 

 

Energy – 3.7%

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.7%

       

Chevron Corp.

     22,167          4,569,506  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     76,217          11,048,416  

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp.

     87,354          14,059,626  
       

 

 

 
          29,677,548  
       

 

 

 

Utilities – 2.9%

       

Electric Utilities – 2.1%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     84,397          10,332,725  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     80,189          6,602,762  
       

 

 

 
          16,935,487  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.8%

       

Ameren Corp.

     64,127          6,798,103  
       

 

 

 
          23,733,590  
       

 

 

 

Materials – 1.6%

       

Chemicals – 1.0%

       

Corteva, Inc.

     29,902          2,530,606  

LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A

     82,763          5,386,216  
       

 

 

 
          7,916,822  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.6%

       

Reliance, Inc.

     12,263          4,709,605  
       

 

 

 
          12,626,427  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $536,688,609)

          810,194,016  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%

       

Investment Companies – 0.2%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 3.51%(b) (c) (d)
(cost $1,577,728)

     1,577,728          1,577,728  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 100.0%
(cost $538,266,337)

          811,771,744  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.0%

       

Investment Companies – 0.0%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 3.51%(b) (c) (d)
(cost $592,350)

     592,350          592,350  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.0%
(cost $538,858,687)(e)

          812,364,094  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.0%

          (328,873 ) 
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $  812,035,221  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(b)

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

(c)

Affiliated investments.

(d)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618.

(e)

As of August 31, 2026 the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $284,489,845 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $10,984,438, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $273,505,407.

 

 

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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AB Equity Income Fund, Inc.

August 31, 2026 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

  •  

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

  •  

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

  •  

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of August 31, 2026:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Assets:            
Common Stocks(a)    $ 810,194,016      $     -0-      $     -0-      $ 810,194,016  
Short-Term Investments      1,577,728        -0-        -0-        1,577,728  
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund      592,350        -0-        -0-        592,350  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      812,364,094        -0-        -0-        812,364,094  
Other Financial Instruments(b)      -0-        -0-        -0-        -0-  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $  812,364,094      $ -0-      $ -0-      $  812,364,094  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended August 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

Fund    Market Value
11/30/2025
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/2026
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 
AB Government Money Market Portfolio    $ 4,267      $ 114,972      $ 117,661      $ 1,578      $ 85  
AB Government Money Market Portfolio*      -0-        1,511        919        592        3  
     $  4,267      $  116,483      $  118,580      $  2,170      $  88  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.

 

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