Form N-Q AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND For: Aug 31

October 26, 2018 5:19 PM EDT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07618

AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (807) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2019

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2018

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Arizona Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 98.1%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 98.1%

       

Arizona - 81.4%

       

Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund Revenue

       

Series 2011A

       

5.25%, 7/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 1,500        $     1,638,270  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

            3,000          3,272,820  

Arizona Game & Fish Department & Commission (Arizona Game & Fish Department & Commission State Lease)

       

Series 2006

       

5.00%, 7/01/26

     1,000          1,002,410  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority (Dignity Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2009D

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     1,000          1,021,750  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority (HonorHealth)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 12/01/34

     3,000          3,320,940  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority (Provident Group - EMU Properties LLC)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 5/01/43-5/01/48

     2,100          2,310,893  

Arizona State University

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     2,050          2,304,548  

City of Glendale AZ Water & Sewer Revenue

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     2,000          2,198,760  

City of Mesa AZ (City of Mesa AZ Excise Tax)

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 7/01/32

     5,000          5,464,250  

City of Mesa AZ Utility System Revenue

       

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 7/01/32

     1,000          1,063,490  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/33

     750          848,708  

City of Tempe AZ (City of Tempe AZ Excise Tax)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/30

     520          600,636  

City of Tucson AZ Water System Revenue

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     500          555,895  

5.00%, 7/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,860          2,067,929  

County of Pima AZ Sewer System Revenue

       

Series 2011B

       

5.00%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,000          1,085,340  

AGM Series 2010

       

5.00%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,000          1,057,640  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

County of Pinal AZ

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 8/01/32

   $ 2,840        $ 3,200,907  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Beatitudes Campus (The))

  

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 11/15/36 (a)

            1,000              1,031,160  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Glencroft Retirement Community Obligated Group)

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 11/15/36 (a)

     600          606,792  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Royal Oaks Life Care Community)

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 5/15/39

     1,000          1,087,770  

Glendale Municipal Property Corp. (Glendale Municipal Property Corp. Excise Tax)

  

Series 2012C

       

5.00%, 7/01/38

     2,500          2,735,125  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The)

  

Series 2012

       

6.00%, 7/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     250          277,810  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The) (Deer Valley Assisted Living Facility LLC)

  

Series 2016A

       

5.125%, 7/01/36 (a)

     1,000          979,900  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The) (Downtown Phoenix Student Housing LLC)

  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 7/01/37-7/01/42

     2,250          2,469,725  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The) (JMF-Higley 2012 LLC)

  

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,500          2,718,300  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Banner Health Obligated Group)

  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 1/01/33-1/01/35

     3,400          3,870,868  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (GreatHearts Arizona Obligated Group)

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     750          845,033  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Reid Traditional Schools Painted Rock Academy)

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/36-7/01/47

     2,450          2,556,979  

McAllister Academic Village LLC (Arizona State University)

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     2,500          2,831,300  

Northern Arizona University

  

BAM Series 2015

       

5.00%, 6/01/34

     1,000          1,127,670  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Pima County Regional Transportation Authority

  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 6/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 3,000        $     3,249,480  

Pinal County Industrial Development Authority (Florence West Prison Expansion LLC)

  

ACA Series 2006A

       

5.25%, 10/01/22

            1,400          1,401,064  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District

  

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 12/01/29

     1,500          1,648,770  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35

     2,000          2,280,280  

Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.)

  

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,000          1,185,380  

5.25%, 12/01/22-12/01/23

     1,165          1,303,738  

State of Arizona Lottery Revenue

  

AGM Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     6,000          6,240,780  

Student & Academic Services LLC (Northern Arizona Capital Facilities Finance Corp.)

  

BAM Series 2014

       

5.00%, 6/01/44

     1,200          1,303,836  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority (Mirabella at ASU, Inc.)

  

Series 2017A

       

6.125%, 10/01/47 (a)(b)

     400          442,000  

Town of Buckeye AZ (Town of Buckeye AZ Excise Tax)

  

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     3,450          3,872,694  

Town of Queen Creek AZ Excise Tax Revenue

  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 8/01/47

     2,000          2,292,520  

Tucson Airport Authority, Inc.

  

AMBAC Series 2001

       

5.35%, 6/01/31

     6,475          6,491,835  

Tucson Industrial Development Authority (University of Arizona)

  

AMBAC Series 2002A

       

5.00%, 7/15/32 (a)

     985          986,123  

University of Arizona

  

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     3,765          4,204,187  

Western Maricopa Education Center District No. 402

  

Series 2014B

       

4.50%, 7/01/33-7/01/34

     3,940          4,242,058  
       

 

 

 
              97,298,363  
       

 

 

 

Delaware - 0.5%

       

Delaware State Economic Development Authority (Newark Charter School, Inc.)

  

Series 2016

  

5.00%, 9/01/36

     520          561,902  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Florida - 2.7%

       

City of Orlando FL

  

Series 2014A

       

5.25%, 11/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $        1,820        $ 2,116,787  

Halifax Hospital Medical Center (Halifax Hospital Medical Center Obligated Group)

  

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 6/01/35

     1,000          1,096,850  
       

 

 

 
           3,213,637  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 1.5%

       

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/01/46

     775          842,557  

Guam Power Authority

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36-10/01/40

     875          946,821  
       

 

 

 
       1,789,378  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 2.4%

       

Chicago Board of Education

  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     335          350,560  

Cook County Forest Preserve District

  

Series 2012C

       

5.00%, 12/15/32

     2,360          2,486,685  
       

 

 

 
       2,837,245  
       

 

 

 

Kentucky - 0.9%

       

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (Owensboro Health, Inc. Obligated Group)

  

Series 2017A

       

5.25%, 6/01/41

     1,000          1,087,520  
       

 

 

 

Louisiana - 0.5%

       

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth (St. James Place of Baton Rouge)

  

Series 2015A

       

6.25%, 11/15/45 (a)

     500          552,260  
       

 

 

 

Minnesota - 1.1%

       

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,130          1,285,488  
       

 

 

 

New York - 0.7%

       

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.

  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     120          130,379  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp. (Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group)

  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     700          750,939  
       

 

 

 
       881,318  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

North Carolina - 1.0%

       

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.)

  

Series 2015

       

4.70%, 7/01/37 (a)

     $        600        $ 622,650  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Pennybyrn at Maryfield)

  

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 10/01/35 (a)

     500          525,605  
       

 

 

 
           1,148,255  
       

 

 

 

Ohio - 0.2%

       

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

  

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (a)

     320          308,800  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 0.1%

       

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP)

  

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     165          158,400  
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.6%

       

South Carolina Public Service Authority

  

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 12/01/41

     620          674,920  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.1%

       

Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)

  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35 (a)(b)

     165          157,659  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 3.3%

       

North Texas Tollway Authority

  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,000          1,111,920  

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,300          1,455,025  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC)

  

Series 2010

       

7.00%, 6/30/40

     840          906,789  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC)

  

Series 2009

       

6.875%, 12/31/39

     420          444,242  
       

 

 

 
       3,917,976  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Washington - 1.1%

       

Kalispel Tribe of Indians

  

Series 2018B

       

5.25%, 1/01/38 (a)(b)(c)

   $           225        $ 234,067  

Port of Seattle WA

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 4/01/40

     1,000          1,106,740  
       

 

 

 
          1,340,807  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $114,273,681)

          117,213,928  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%

       

Investment Companies - 1.5%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
1.87% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $1,807,308)

     1,807,308          1,807,308  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.6%
(cost $116,080,989) (g)

          119,021,236  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.4%

          515,685  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 119,536,921  
       

 

 

 

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the

Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,276        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity      $ (834

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,276        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (700

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        3,358        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        948  
                  

 

 

 
   $ (586
                  

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

(a)

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

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $833,726 or 0.7% of net assets.

(c)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

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

(f)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.


(g)

As of August 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $3,257,539 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(317,878), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,939,661.

As of August 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 15.9% and 0.9%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

ACA    -    ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC    -    Ambac Assurance Corporation
BAM    -    Build American Mutual
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Arizona Portfolio    

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

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). 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 is 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. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

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 August 31, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 110,358,723     $ 6,855,205     $ 117,213,928  

Short-Term Investments

     1,807,308       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,807,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,807,308       110,358,723       6,855,205       119,021,236  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      948       – 0  –      948  

Liabilities:

        

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (1,534     – 0  –      (1,534
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     1,807,308     $     110,358,137     $     6,855,205     $     119,020,650  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

(b)

There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.


The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/18

   $ 6,695,749     $ 6,695,749  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (640     (640

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     5,821       5,821  

Purchases

     154,275       154,275  

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 8/31/18

   $ 6,855,205     $     6,855,205  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18

   $ 5,821     $ 5,821  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2018, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) Portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended August 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 237      $ 5,933      $ 4,363      $ 1,807      $ 5  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Massachusetts Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 98.9%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 98.9%

       

Massachusetts - 81.9%

       

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 6/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 2,500        $ 2,711,400  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

         10,000            11,291,000  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 1/01/42

     5,000          5,728,950  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fuel Tax)

       

AGM Series 2005A

       

4.596% (CPIYOYX + 1.67%), 6/01/20 (a)

     2,000          2,047,360  

Marthas Vineyard Land Bank

       

BAM Series 2014

       

5.00%, 5/01/32

     1,830          2,080,509  

BAM Series 2014

       

5.00%, 5/01/31

     1,000          1,138,720  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax)

       

Series 2010B

       

5.00%, 7/01/28-7/01/29

     1,670          1,764,669  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,500          4,763,565  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     7,000          7,597,380  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Baystate Medical Obligated Group)

       

Series 2014N

       

5.00%, 7/01/44

     7,000          7,559,860  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Berkshire Health Systems, Inc. Obligated Group)

       

Series 2012G

       

5.00%, 10/01/30-10/01/31

     3,970          4,303,508  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Boston College)

       

Series 2010R-1

       

5.00%, 7/01/31

     3,250          3,425,922  

Series 2017T

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     1,000          1,148,130  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Boston Medical Center Corp.)

       

Series 2015D

       

5.00%, 7/01/44

     3,755          4,037,376  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Brandeis University)

       

Series 2010O-2

       

5.00%, 10/01/28

     3,500          3,622,535  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Broad Institute, Inc. (The))

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 4/01/34-4/01/35

     5,980          6,943,501  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Children’s Hospital Corp. (The))

       

Series 2014P

       

5.00%, 10/01/34

   $ 1,055        $ 1,182,507  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emerson College)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34-1/01/36

         2,435              2,671,753  

5.25%, 1/01/42

     1,000          1,104,070  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emmanuel College/MA)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 10/01/31-10/01/43

     4,100          4,501,002  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Inc.)

       

Series 2013E

       

5.00%, 11/01/38

     5,000          5,481,700  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lawrence General Hospital Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     1,150          1,237,377  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lesley University)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/39

     2,055          2,285,037  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MCPHS University)

       

Series 2013F

       

4.00%, 7/01/32

     1,000          1,034,550  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Merrimack College)

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 7/01/27-7/01/32

     3,980          4,233,549  

5.25%, 7/01/42

     1,330          1,406,661  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 10/01/47 (b)

     2,000          2,135,160  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Simmons University)

       

Series 2018L

       

5.00%, 10/01/34-10/01/35

     3,980          4,492,110  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (South Shore Hospital, Inc.)

       

Series 2016I

       

4.00%, 7/01/36

     2,000          1,999,900  

5.00%, 7/01/41

     2,500          2,715,325  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Suffolk University)

       

Series 2009A

       

6.00%, 7/01/24

     715          736,278  

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,250          1,389,200  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Trustees of The Deerfield Academy (The))

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 10/01/30

     5,000          5,319,750  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/36

     1,500          1,647,345  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research)

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 6/01/26

   $ 1,460        $ 1,576,946  

Series 2011A

       

5.00%, 6/01/27-6/01/28

     3,225          3,481,029  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 6/01/48

         3,000              3,419,010  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority

       

Series 2010B

       

5.00%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,860          4,086,080  

Series 2010C

       

5.375%, 7/01/35 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (c)

     1,005          1,068,727  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Berklee College of Music, Inc.)

       

Series 2007A

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     210          210,536  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Northeastern University)

       

Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 10/01/28-10/01/29

     7,025          7,446,219  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Winchester Hospital)

       

Series 2010

       

5.25%, 7/01/38

     2,500          2,634,475  

Massachusetts Port Authority

       

Series 2010B

       

5.00%, 7/01/34

     2,750          2,904,440  

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,430          1,578,734  

Massachusetts School Building Authority

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/15/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,770          4,376,329  

Massachusetts School Building Authority (Massachusetts School Building Authority Sales Tax)

       

Series 2011B

       

5.00%, 10/15/32

     3,720          4,027,979  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 5/15/32

     2,500          2,779,825  

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

       

Series 2011B

       

5.00%, 8/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,425          2,632,895  

5.00%, 8/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,000          2,171,460  

Series 2016C

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     8,500          9,811,210  

Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp.

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/27

     6,000          6,469,080  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority (University of Massachusetts Boston)

       

Series 20141

       

5.00%, 11/01/44

   $ 2,000        $ 2,235,140  

Series 20173

       

5.00%, 11/01/34

         2,500          2,915,025  
       

 

 

 
            181,562,798  
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 2.3%

       

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 7/01/29

     4,065          4,323,087  

Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.)

       

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     660          782,351  
       

 

 

 
          5,105,438  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.2%

       

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Enloe Medical Center)

       

Series 2008A

       

5.50%, 8/15/23

     360          361,026  
       

 

 

 

Colorado - 0.5%

       

City & County of Denver CO (United Airlines, Inc.)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     1,000          1,070,570  
       

 

 

 

Connecticut - 0.5%

       

State of Connecticut

       

Series 2015F

       

5.00%, 11/15/32

     1,000          1,100,630  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 1.5%

       

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 10/01/27

     3,000          3,387,570  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 1.6%

       

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,525          1,680,047  

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36-10/01/40

     1,770          1,915,323  
       

 

 

 
          3,595,370  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 0.9%

       

Chicago Board of Education

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     650          680,192  

Illinois Finance Authority (Plymouth Place, Inc.)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 5/15/37

     1,050          1,083,663  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Village of Bolingbrook IL (Village of Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax)

       

Series 2005

       

6.25%, 1/01/24 (c)

   $ 360        $ 356,044  
       

 

 

 
              2,119,899  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.8%

       

Michigan Public Power Agency

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

            1,605          1,692,184  
       

 

 

 

New Jersey - 0.6%

       

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 6/15/29

     1,170          1,304,550  
       

 

 

 

New York - 2.5%

       

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

       

Series 2011D

       

5.00%, 11/15/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,065          5,570,791  
       

 

 

 

North Carolina - 1.0%

       

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.)

       

Series 2015

       

4.70%, 7/01/37 (c)

     1,000          1,037,750  

North Carolina Turnpike Authority

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,000          1,127,440  
       

 

 

 
          2,165,190  
       

 

 

 

Ohio - 0.8%

       

County of Hamilton OH (Life Enriching Communities Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/01/36

     1,100          1,186,537  

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

       

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (c)

     600          579,000  
       

 

 

 
          1,765,537  
       

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 1.1%

       

City of Philadelphia PA

       

AGM Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     1,000          1,123,660  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PA Bridges Finco LP)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 12/31/34

     1,140          1,243,010  
       

 

 

 
          2,366,670  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Puerto Rico - 0.5%

       

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority Cap Fd Prog)

       

Series 2003

       

5.00%, 12/01/20

   $ 695        $ 723,384  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP)

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     315          302,400  
       

 

 

 
              1,025,784  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.1%

       

Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35 (b) (c)

     310          296,208  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 1.3%

       

North Texas Tollway Authority

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

            1,000          1,111,920  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC)

       

Series 2010

       

7.00%, 6/30/40

     1,090          1,176,666  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC)

       

Series 2009

       

6.875%, 12/31/39

     545          576,457  
       

 

 

 
          2,865,043  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 0.8%

       

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin (Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Sales Tax)

       

Series 2011

       

6.50%, 2/01/31 (b)

     750          776,970  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Celanese US Holdings LLC)

       

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 12/01/25 (b)

     1,000          1,128,510  
       

 

 

 
          1,905,480  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $212,820,338)

          219,260,738  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%

       

Investment Companies - 0.1%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.87% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $322,052)

     322,052          322,052  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.0%
(cost $213,142,390) (g)

          219,582,790  

Other assets less liabilities - 1.0%

          2,181,077  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 221,763,867  
       

 

 

 


CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Notional Amount (000)

     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by

the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
   

Payment

Frequency

Paid/Received

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD      6,080            6/01/23        3 Month LIBOR       3.121   Quarterly/Semi-Annual    $ 38,741  
USD      10,900            4/03/34        3 Month LIBOR       3.276   Quarterly/Semi-Annual      328,526  
USD      35,600            4/01/39        3.022     3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/Quarterly      51,668  
USD      22,500            4/01/44        3 Month LIBOR       3.081   Quarterly/Semi-Annual      243,689  
               

 

 

 
   $ 662,624  
               

 

 

 

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        6,053        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity      $ (1,294

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        6,204        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        1,752  

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        6,053        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity        (1,541
                  

 

 

 
   $ (1,083
                  

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

(a)

Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of August 31, 2018.

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $4,336,848 or 2.0% of net assets.

(c)

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

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

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

(f)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

(g)

As of August 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $7,467,437 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(365,496), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $7,101,941.


As of August 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 2.9% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
BAM    -    Build American Mutual
CPIYOYX    -    Consumer Price Index Year Over Year Change
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Massachusetts Portfolio    

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

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). 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 is 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. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

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 August 31, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 215,923,009     $ 3,337,729     $ 219,260,738  

Short-Term Investments

     322,052       – 0  –      – 0  –      322,052  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     322,052       215,923,009       3,337,729       219,582,790  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      662,624       – 0  –      662,624  

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      1,752       – 0  –      1,752  

Liabilities:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (2,835     – 0  –      (2,835
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     322,052     $     216,584,550     $     3,337,729     $     220,244,331  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

(b)

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.


The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

AB Massachusetts Portfolio

   Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/18

   $ 1,977,387     $     1,977,387  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     36       36  

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     21,527       21,527  

Purchases

     289,850       289,850  

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     1,048,929       1,048,929  (a) 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 8/31/18

   $     3,337,729     $ 3,337,729  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18

   $ 21,527     $ 21,527  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets during the reporting period.

As of August 31, 2018, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and any third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended August 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 863      $ 11,080      $ 11,621      $ 322      $ 7  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Minnesota Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 99.5%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 99.5%

       

Minnesota - 99.5%

       

Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 COP

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 2/01/34

   $        1,695        $   1,874,534  

Brainerd Independent School District No. 181

       

Series 2018A

       

4.00%, 2/01/43

     1,000          1,029,500  

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     2,200          2,356,046  

City of Bethel MN (Lodge at Stillwater LLC (The))

       

Series 2018

       

5.25%, 6/01/58 (a)

     350          356,930  

City of Center City MN (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 11/01/29-11/01/44

     800          882,119  

City of Duluth MN

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 2/01/34

     1,000          1,140,450  

City of Maple Grove MN (Maple Grove Hospital Corp.)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 5/01/31

     1,000          1,127,850  

City of Minneapolis MN (Fairview Health Services Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 11/15/33

     1,000          1,128,510  

City of Minneapolis MN (Minneapolis Common Bond Fund)

       

Series 20102A

       

6.25%, 12/01/30

     1,000          1,092,100  

City of Minneapolis MN/St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority (Allina Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 11/15/28

     1,355          1,585,865  

City of Minneapolis MN/St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority (Children’s Health Care)

       

Series 2010A

       

5.25%, 8/15/25-8/15/35

     1,500          1,590,530  

City of St. Cloud MN

       

Series 2010A

       

5.125%, 5/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,405          1,481,067  

City of St. Cloud MN (CentraCare Health System Obligated Group)

       

Series 2010A

       

5.125%, 5/01/30

     95          99,935  

City of St. Louis Park MN

       

Series 2009

       

5.50%, 7/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,150          1,185,788  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

City of St. Paul MN (City of St. Paul MN Sales Tax)

       

Series 2014G

       

5.00%, 11/01/30-11/01/32

   $        2,900        $   3,273,064  

Cloquet Independent School District No. 94

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 2/01/31

     2,200          2,512,444  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota

       

Series 2009A-2

       

5.25%, 11/15/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     610          635,041  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 11/15/40 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     600          702,930  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota (Allina Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2009

       

5.25%, 11/15/28

     590          614,792  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota (Fairview Health Services Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 11/15/47

     2,000          2,244,040  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota (HealthPartners Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,000          1,127,780  

Hutchinson Utilities Commission

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 12/01/25

     420          463,033  

Minneapolis Special School District No. 1

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 2/01/31

     3,000          3,503,430  

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission

       

Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 1/01/30

     1,250          1,300,000  

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 1/01/29

     1,250          1,358,987  

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board (Essentia Health)

       

AGC Series 2008C-1

       

5.50%, 2/15/25

     1,000          1,052,360  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority

       

Series 2009 7-A

       

5.00%, 10/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     500          517,180  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (College of St. Scholastica, Inc.)

       

Series 2010H

       

5.125%, 12/01/30

     1,000          1,032,910  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (Hamline University)

       

Series 2017B

       

5.00%, 10/01/36

     500          544,260  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (St. Catherine University)

       

Series 2012S

       

5.00%, 10/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,400          1,553,594  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 10/01/45 (b)

   $        1,100        $   1,231,835  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (St. Olaf College)

       

Series 20107

       

5.00%, 10/01/20

     255          263,346  

Series 20158

       

5.00%, 12/01/32

     1,000          1,143,910  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (University of St. Thomas)

       

Series 2017A

       

4.00%, 10/01/34

     800          837,184  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     750          850,043  

New Prague Independent School District No. 721

       

Series 2015A

       

4.00%, 2/01/32

     1,000          1,054,280  

Northern Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2010A-2

       

5.00%, 1/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,260          1,350,972  

5.00%, 1/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,875          2,010,375  

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 1/01/33-1/01/41

     1,150          1,292,553  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 1/01/47

     2,000          2,270,840  

St. Paul Port Authority (Amherst H Wilder Foundation/MN)

       

Series 2010-3

       

5.00%, 12/01/29

     2,445          2,561,382  

University of Minnesota

       

Series 2014B

       

4.00%, 1/01/32

     2,000          2,108,720  

5.00%, 1/01/39

     1,500          1,669,905  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 1/01/40

     2,500          2,771,400  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $59,067,226)

          60,783,814  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8%

       

Investment Companies - 1.8%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
1.87% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,088,333)

     1,088,333          1,088,333  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.3%
(cost $60,155,559) (f)

          61,872,147  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.3)%

          (807,450
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 61,064,697  
       

 

 

 


CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

       Rate Type                         

Notional Amount (000)

   Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
   

Payment

Frequency
Paid/Received

   Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD              3,260              6/01/23        3.121     3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/Quarterly    $ (20,772   $ (18,130   $ (2,642
USD              3,260              6/01/23        3 Month LIBOR       3.121   Quarterly/Semi-Annual      20,772       – 0  –      20,772  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             $ – 0  –    $ (18,130   $ 18,130  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        1,670        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity      $ (425

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        1,669        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (357

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        1,711        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        483  
                  

 

 

 
   $ (299
                  

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

(c)

Affiliated investments.

(d)

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

(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, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

(f)

As of August 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $1,837,617 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(103,198), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $1,734,419.

As of August 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 1.7% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGC    -    Assured Guaranty Corporation
COP    -    Certificate of Participation
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Minnesota Portfolio    

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

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). 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 is 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. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

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 August 31, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 59,791,843     $ 991,971     $ 60,783,814  

Short-Term Investments

     1,088,333       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,088,333  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,088,333       59,791,843       991,971       61,872,147  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      20,772       – 0  –      20,772  

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      483       – 0  –      483  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (20,772     – 0  –      (20,772

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (782     – 0  –      (782
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     1,088,333     $     59,791,544     $     991,971     $     61,871,848  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

(b)

There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/18

   $ 639,475     $ 639,475  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     135       135  

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,363       1,363  

Purchases

     350,998       350,998  

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 8/31/18

   $     991,971     $     991,971  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18

   $ 1,363     $ 1,363  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


As of August 31, 2018, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) Portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended August 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/18
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 720      $ 3,599      $ 3,231      $ 1,088      $ 2  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB New Jersey Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 100.2%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 99.2%

       

New Jersey - 73.5%

       

City of Jersey City NJ

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 11/01/31-11/01/37

   $     1,500        $     1,723,060  

Hudson County Improvement Authority (County of Hudson NJ)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 5/01/36

     3,500          3,947,440  

Landis Sewage Authority

       

NATL Series 1993

       

5.773%, 9/19/19 (a)

     300          306,225  

Morris-Union Jointure Commission COP

       

AGM Series 2013

       

5.00%, 8/01/26

     3,320          3,654,125  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 6/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,000          2,212,760  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (Bancroft Neurohealth/Bancroft Rehabilitation Services Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 6/01/41 (b)

     1,000          1,032,960  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease)

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 3/01/30

     4,000          4,260,920  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJ Metromall Urban Renewal, Inc.)

       

Series 2002

       

6.50%, 4/01/28

     1,000          1,162,150  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, Inc.)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/15/32

     1,000          1,095,830  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NYNJ Link Borrower LLC)

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 1/01/28

     1,000          1,095,600  

5.50%, 1/01/27

     1,000          1,126,800  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (Port Newark Container Terminal LLC)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 10/01/47

     2,000          2,141,420  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (Seeing Eye, Inc. (The))

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 6/01/32

     1,765          2,035,610  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (United Airlines, Inc.)

       

Series 1999

       

5.25%, 9/15/29

     1,165          1,264,747  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority (Kean University)

       

AGM Series 2015H

       

5.00%, 7/01/34

   $     2,500        $ 2,793,225  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority (Princeton University)

       

Series 2017C

       

5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,000              1,161,550  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority

       

Series 2013

       

5.25%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b)

     1,800          2,052,581  

AGC Series 2004A

       

5.25%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,085          2,383,614  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (AHS Hospital Corp.)

       

Series 2008A

       

5.125%, 7/01/22

     45          45,126  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,950          2,240,472  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Holy Name Medical Center, Inc.)

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 7/01/25

     2,100          2,191,350  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Inspira Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,835          2,073,495  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 7/01/44

     2,000          2,176,460  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,000          1,136,240  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 6/15/28-6/15/29

     2,750          3,071,350  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)

       

Series 2015A

       

5.25%, 6/15/41

     1,250          1,349,587  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 1/01/43 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b)

     3,265          3,629,994  

5.00%, 1/01/43

     1,935          2,097,714  

North Hudson Sewerage Authority/NJ

       

NATL Series 2001A

       

Zero Coupon, 8/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     8,875          7,637,115  

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

       

Series 2013L

       

5.00%, 5/01/30

     4,500          5,016,510  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ

       

Series 2018B

       

5.00%, 6/01/46

   $     1,540        $     1,659,258  

Union County Improvement Authority (Township of Union NJ/Union County Lease)

       

NATL Series 2003A

       

5.25%, 8/15/23

     1,940          1,945,141  

Union County Utilities Authority (County of Union NJ Lease)

       

Series 2011A

       

5.25%, 12/01/31

     4,560          4,975,872  
       

 

 

 
          76,696,301  
       

 

 

 

California – 0.4%

       

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Enloe Medical Center)

       

Series 2008A

       

5.50%, 8/15/23

     400          401,140  
       

 

 

 

Guam – 1.6%

       

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36-10/01/40

     805          871,034  

Territory of Guam (Guam Section 30 Income Tax)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/46

     720          785,182  
       

 

 

 
          1,656,216  
       

 

 

 

Idaho – 3.8%

       

Idaho Housing & Finance Association (State of Idaho Fed Hwy Grant)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 7/15/31

     3,600          3,967,812  
       

 

 

 

Illinois – 2.4%

       

Chicago Board of Education

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     305          319,167  

Kane Cook & DuPage Counties School District No. U-46 Elgin

       

Series 2015D

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,000          1,100,770  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 12/15/45

     1,000          1,058,010  
       

 

 

 
          2,477,947  
       

 

 

 

Nevada – 1.1%

       

City of Reno NV (County of Washoe NV Sales Tax Revenue)

       

Series 2018C

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/58 (b)(c)

     500          55,680  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Clark County School District

       

Series 2017C

       

5.00%, 6/15/35

   $     1,000        $     1,134,010  
       

 

 

 
          1,189,690  
       

 

 

 

New York - 8.8%

       

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 7/15/30

     4,250          4,623,320  

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 9/01/31

     1,100          1,225,521  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (JFK International Air Terminal LLC)

       

NATL Series 1997

       

5.75%, 12/01/22

     3,175          3,299,016  
       

 

 

 
          9,147,857  
       

 

 

 

North Dakota - 0.2%

       

County of Grand Forks ND (Red River Biorefinery LLC)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 9/15/28 (b)(c)

     265          257,031  
       

 

 

 

Ohio - 0.3%

       

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

       

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (b)

     280          270,200  
       

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 4.5%

       

Delaware River Port Authority

       

Series 2010D

       

5.00%, 1/01/28-1/01/29

     4,530          4,711,503  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 0.1%

       

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP)

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     150          144,000  
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.6%

       

South Carolina Public Service Authority

       

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 12/01/41

     570          620,491  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.4%

       

Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35 (b)(c)

     145          138,549  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facs Board (Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)

       

Series 2018A

       

6.25%, 4/01/49 (b)(c)(d)

     260          258,588  
       

 

 

 
          397,137  
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Texas - 1.1%

       

Texas State Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corp. (KIPP Austin Public Schools, Inc.)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 8/15/34

   $     1,000        $     1,106,990  
       

 

 

 

Washington - 0.2%

       

Kalispel Tribe of Indians

       

Series 2018B

       

5.25%, 1/01/38 (b)(c)(d)

     210          218,463  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 0.2%

       

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Maryland Proton Treatment Center LLC)

       

Series 2018A-1

       

6.25%, 1/01/38 (b)(c)

     265          267,017  
       

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $98,506,645)

          103,529,795  
       

 

 

 

Short-Term Municipal Notes - 1.0%

       

Texas - 1.0%

       

State of Texas

       

Series 2018

       

4.00%, 8/29/19 (d)

    (cost $1,021,265)

     1,000          1,021,050  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $99,527,910)

          104,550,845  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9%

       

Investment Companies - 0.9%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
1.87% (e)(f)(g)
(cost $927,358)

     927,358          927,358  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.1%
(cost $100,455,268) (h)

          105,478,203  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.1)%

          (1,139,035
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 104,339,168  
       

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Notional Amount (000)

     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by

the
Fund
   Payments
received
by the
Fund
   

Payment

Frequency

Paid/Received

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD      8,400                7/01/20      3 Month LIBOR      3.060   Quarterly/Semi-Annual    $ 5,770  
USD      1,000                6/01/28      3 Month LIBOR      3.212   Quarterly/Semi-Annual      17,518  
                

 

 

 
   $ 23,288  
                

 

 

 


INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,873        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity      $ (731

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,873        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (614

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        2,944        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        831  
                  

 

 

 
   $ (514
                  

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

(a)

Inverse floater security.

(b)

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

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,195,328 or 1.1% of net assets.

(d)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

(e)

Affiliated investments.

(f)

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

(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, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

(h)

As of August 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $5,258,215 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(212,506), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $5,045,709.

As of August 31, 2018, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 21.1% and 9.6%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGC    -    Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
COP    -    Certificate of Participation
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
NATL    -    National Interstate Corporation


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB New Jersey Portfolio    

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

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). 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 is 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. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

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 August 31, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 95,348,732     $ 8,181,063     $ 103,529,795  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Short-Term Municipal Notes

     – 0  –      1,021,050       – 0  –      1,021,050  

Investment Companies

     927,358       – 0  –      – 0  –      927,358  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     927,358       96,369,782       8,181,063       105,478,203  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      23,288       – 0  –      23,288  

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      831       – 0  –      831  

Liabilities:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (1,345     – 0  –      (1,345
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     927,358     $     96,392,556     $     8,181,063     $     105,500,977  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

(b)

There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.


The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/18

   $ 7,229,273     $ 7,229,273  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (6,252     (6,252

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (7,118     (7,118

Purchases

     965,160       965,160  

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 8/31/18

   $     8,181,063     $     8,181,063  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18

   $ (7,118   $ (7,118
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2018, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and any third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended August 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 113      $ 5,152      $ 4,338      $ 927      $ 6  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Ohio Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 100.2%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 100.2%

       

Ohio - 85.6%

       

American Municipal Power, Inc.

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 2/15/34

   $   2,000        $   2,232,540  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority

       

Series 2007A-2

       

5.875%, 6/01/47

     1,000          1,006,330  

City of Akron OH (City of Akron OH Income Tax)

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     3,500          3,832,640  

City of Chillicothe OH (Adena Health System Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,700          1,871,513  

City of Cleveland OH

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 12/01/28

     2,215          2,461,773  

City of Columbus OH

       

Series 2014A

       

4.00%, 2/15/28

     3,510          3,783,815  

Cleveland Department of Public Utilities Division of Public Power

       

AGM Series 2018

       

5.00%, 11/15/35

     1,100          1,255,001  

Cleveland Municipal School District

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 12/01/33

     3,000          3,304,890  

Cleveland State University

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 6/01/30

     3,000          3,240,600  

County of Allen/OH Hospital Facilities Revenue (Mercy Health/OH)

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 8/01/42

     1,650          1,823,167  

County of Cuyahoga OH (County of Cuyahoga OH Lease)

       

Series 2010F

       

5.25%, 12/01/25

     3,200          3,437,440  

County of Cuyahoga OH (MetroHealth System (The))

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 2/15/37

     1,400          1,495,326  

County of Franklin OH (Agler Green LP)

       

Series 2002A

       

5.65%, 5/20/32

     770          771,386  

5.80%, 5/20/44

     1,150          1,151,506  

County of Franklin/OH (First Community Village Obligated Group)

       

Series 2013

       

5.625%, 7/01/47 (a)

     865          871,271  

County of Franklin/OH (Trinity Health Corp. Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 12/01/47

     1,150          1,291,864  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

County of Hamilton OH Sewer System Revenue

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

   $   4,305        $   4,843,771  

County of Hamilton/OH (Life Enriching Communities Obligated Group)

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 1/01/42

     1,625          1,709,240  

County of Montgomery OH (Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)

       

Series 2018A

       

6.25%, 4/01/49 (a)(b)(c)

     450          449,379  

County of Scioto OH (Southern Ohio Medical Center Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 2/15/33

     1,000          1,105,130  

Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority (StoryPoint Troy Project)

       

Series 20151

       

7.00%, 1/15/40 (a)

     575          600,047  

Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority (City of Columbus OH/Franklin County Lease)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     1,300          1,472,159  

Gallia County Local School District

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 11/01/29

     2,000          2,251,960  

Kent State University

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 5/01/30-5/01/31

     4,005          4,364,168  

Miami University/Oxford OH

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 9/01/31

     1,000          1,077,260  

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 11/15/43 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,000          3,389,760  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (FirstEnergy Generation LLC)

       

Series 2009D

       

4.25%, 8/01/29 (a)

     385          371,525  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

       

Series 2009A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (a)

     105          101,325  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (Pratt Paper/OH, Inc.)

       

Series 2017

       

4.50%, 1/15/48 (a)(c)

     700          722,652  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission (Denison University)

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 11/01/32

     590          641,206  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission (Kenyon College)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/34-7/01/42

     3,365          3,769,564  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission (University of Dayton)

       

Series 2011A

       

5.375%, 12/01/30

   $ 750        $ 804,443  

Ohio University

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 12/01/32

          3,120              3,427,788  

Princeton City School District

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 12/01/39

     750          838,358  

Summit County Development Finance Authority

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 12/01/25

     3,760          4,177,285  

Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (CSX Transportation, Inc.)

       

Series 1992

       

6.45%, 12/15/21

     1,270          1,438,440  

University of Akron (The)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     4,080          4,542,142  
       

 

 

 
          75,928,664  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.3%

       

California Pollution Control Financing Authority (Poseidon Resources Channelside LP)

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 7/01/37 (c)

     220          232,344  

State of California

       

Series 2004

       

5.25%, 4/01/29

     5          5,014  
       

 

 

 
          237,358  
       

 

 

 

Connecticut - 0.5%

       

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority (University of New Haven, Inc.)

       

Series 2018K-1

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     415          455,126  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 2.9%

       

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority (Health First, Inc. Obligated Group)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 4/01/33

     1,000          1,093,310  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 10/01/33

     1,300          1,447,147  
       

 

 

 
          2,540,457  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 1.6%

       

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/01/46

     615          668,610  

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36-10/01/38

     690          748,028  
       

 

 

 
          1,416,638  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Illinois - 1.6%

       

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

   $   1,250        $   1,373,463  
       

 

 

 

Kansas - 0.4%

       

Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government (Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government Sales Tax)

       

Series 2018

       

4.50%, 6/01/40

     350          353,822  
       

 

 

 

New York - 0.9%

       

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     110          119,514  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp. (Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group)

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     635          681,209  
       

 

 

 
          800,723  
       

 

 

 

North Carolina - 0.4%

       

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Pennybyrn at Maryfield)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 10/01/35 (a)

     375          394,204  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 0.1%

       

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP)

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     130          124,800  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.9%

       

Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35 (a)(c)

     125          119,439  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facs Bd (Belmont University)

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 11/01/29

     630          679,871  
       

 

 

 
          799,310  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 5.0%

       

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp. (Lifeschool of Dallas)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 8/15/39

     1,000          1,104,120  

City of Houston TX (City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 9/01/31

     1,025          1,137,791  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue (United Airlines, Inc.)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 7/15/28

   $      215        $ 241,882  

North Texas Tollway Authority

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     700          783,475  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC)

       

Series 2010

       

7.00%, 6/30/40

     740          798,837  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC)

       

Series 2009

       

6.875%, 12/31/39

     370          391,356  
       

 

 

 
          4,457,461  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.2%
(cost $86,043,970) (d)

          88,882,026  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.2)%

          (178,590
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 88,703,436  
       

 

 

 

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,433        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity      $ (619

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        2,494        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        704  

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,433        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (520
                  

 

 

 
   $ (435
                  

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

(a)

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

(b)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,523,814 or 1.7% of net assets.

(d)

As of August 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $3,152,670 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(315,050), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,837,621.

As of August 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 1.4% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Ohio Portfolio    

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

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). 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 is 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. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

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 August 31, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 85,132,670     $ 3,749,356     $ 88,882,026  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     – 0  –      85,132,670       3,749,356       88,882,026  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      704       – 0  –      704  

Liabilities:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (1,139     – 0  –      (1,139
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $             – 0  –    $     85,132,235     $     3,749,356     $     88,881,591  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

(b)

There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.


The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/18

   $ 3,362,306     $     3,362,306  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (762     (762

Realized gain (loss)

     5,128       5,128  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (9,619     (9,619

Purchases

     563,824       563,824  

Sales

     (171,521     (171,521

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 8/31/18

   $     3,749,356     $ 3,749,356  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18

   $ (4,330   $ (4,330
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2018, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and any third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended August 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/18

(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 288      $ 2,195      $ 2,483      $ – 0  –    $ 2  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Pennsylvania Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 100.1%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 98.9%

       

Pennsylvania - 90.5%

       

Adams County Industrial Development Authority (Gettysburg College)

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 8/15/25

   $   1,090        $   1,150,550  

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority (Allegheny Health Network Obligated Group)

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 4/01/36

     1,600          1,770,416  

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority (Residential Resources, Inc./PA)

       

Series 2006

       

5.00%, 9/01/21

     315          315,617  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 5/01/42 (a)

     700          752,871  

Altoona Area School District

       

BAM Series 2018

       

5.00%, 12/01/39

     2,000          2,219,960  

Beaver County Industrial Development Authority (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

       

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 1/01/35 (b)

     415          400,475  

Bensalem Township School District

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 6/01/30

     3,345          3,754,863  

Berks County Industrial Development Authority (Highlands at Wyomissing (The))

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 5/15/43

     500          541,370  

Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority

       

AGM Series 2011

       

5.00%, 12/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,255          1,378,279  

AGM Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     780          874,255  

Carlisle Area School District

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,000          2,206,920  

Centre County Hospital Authority (Mount Nittany Medical Center Obligated Group)

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 11/15/42

     1,000          1,112,850  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority (Woodlands at Greystone Neighborhood Improvement District)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 3/01/38 (a)(b)

     525          535,332  

City of Philadelphia PA

       

Series 2014A

       

5.25%, 7/15/31

     2,500          2,784,425  

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 8/01/31

     1,000          1,131,050  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36

   $   1,700        $   1,936,385  

Commonwealth Financing Authority State Lease

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 6/01/31

     2,500          2,840,250  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 4/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,800          2,033,118  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania COP

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 7/01/34-7/01/36

     2,200          2,449,342  

County of York PA

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 3/01/36

     1,000          1,150,720  

Crawford County Hospital Authority (Meadville Medical Center Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016A

       

6.00%, 6/01/46 (b)

     635          679,907  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority (Asbury Pennsylvania Obligated Group)

       

Series 2010

       

6.125%, 1/01/45 (b)

     300          309,954  

Delaware County Authority (Elwyn Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 6/01/32

     1,625          1,764,084  

Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 5/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,070          2,336,823  

Delaware River Port Authority

       

Series 2010D

       

5.00%, 1/01/29

     4,470          4,646,967  

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (The) (Temple University Health System Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/33

     660          719,380  

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority (Philadelphia Presbytery Homes Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,100          1,208,460  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA

       

Series 2010

       

5.25%, 8/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b)

     735          783,135  

Moon Industrial Development Authority (Baptist Home Society Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015

       

5.75%, 7/01/35 (b)

     765          810,449  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority (Lafayette College)

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 11/01/32

     2,000          2,222,980  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (National Railroad Passenger Corp. (The))

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 11/01/32

   $   2,000        $   2,134,140  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 3/01/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,460          1,527,890  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

       

Series 2010B-2

       

5.00%, 12/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b)

     1,245          1,330,239  

5.00%, 12/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     940          1,005,480  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,250          1,404,200  

Series 2017B

       

5.00%, 6/01/36

     1,000          1,101,750  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax)

       

Series 2018B

       

5.00%, 12/01/38-12/01/43

     2,000          2,239,740  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (Evangelical Services for the Aging Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     675          718,524  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.)

       

Series 2015A

       

6.375%, 6/01/40 (b)

     400          412,408  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (LLPCS Foundation)

       

Series 2005A

       

5.25%, 7/01/24 (b)(c)(d)(e)

     350          3,500  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (Temple University-of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education)

       

Series 2016-2

       

5.00%, 4/01/29

     1,000          1,138,930  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co.

       

Series 2010-9

       

5.00%, 8/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,000          2,119,720  

Philadelphia Parking Authority (The) (Philadelphia Airport Parking)

       

Series 2009

       

5.00%, 9/01/26

     2,725          2,872,123  

School District of Philadelphia (The)

       

Series 2011E

       

5.25%, 9/01/23

     1,500          1,582,845  

Scranton School District/PA

       

BAM Series 2017E

       

5.00%, 12/01/33-12/01/35

     1,800          2,012,146  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Sales Tax)

       

AGM Series 2010

       

5.00%, 2/01/31

   $   1,075        $   1,130,846  

State Public School Building Authority (Harrisburg School District)

       

AGM Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/29-12/01/33

     2,000          2,267,400  

Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 1/01/35-1/01/38

     2,000          2,195,080  

Township of Lower Paxton PA

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 4/01/44

     2,000          2,211,380  

Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 11/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,500          2,666,150  
       

 

 

 
          78,895,678  
       

 

 

 

Colorado - 0.3%

       

City & County of Denver CO (United Airlines, Inc.)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     215          230,172  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 1.6%

       

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36-10/01/40

     645          697,909  

Territory of Guam (Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)

       

Series 2011A

       

5.125%, 1/01/42

     620          649,921  
       

 

 

 
          1,347,830  
       

 

 

 

Kentucky - 0.4%

       

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (Owensboro Health, Inc. Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 6/01/41

     315          336,581  
       

 

 

 

New Jersey - 0.5%

       

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ

       

Series 2018B

       

5.00%, 6/01/46

     425          457,912  
       

 

 

 

New York - 2.2%

       

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue

       

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,735          1,923,959  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 0.1%

       

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP)

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     125          120,000  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

South Carolina - 0.6%

       

South Carolina Public Service Authority

       

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 12/01/41

   $ 470        $ 511,633  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.1%

       

Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35 (a)(b)

     120          114,661  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 2.6%

       

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp. (Lifeschool of Dallas)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 8/15/39

          1,200            1,324,944  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue

       

AGM Series 2000P

       

3.921%, 7/01/30 (f)

     475          475,000  

XLCA Series 2002D

       

4.152%, 7/01/32 (f)

     475          475,000  
       

 

 

 
          2,274,944  
       

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $83,578,239)

          86,213,370  
       

 

 

 

Short-Term Municipal Notes - 1.2%

       

Texas - 1.2%

       

State of Texas

       

Series 2018

       

4.00%, 8/29/19 (g)
(cost $1,021,265)

     1,000          1,021,050  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $84,599,504)

          87,234,420  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.0%

       

Investment Companies - 0.0%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
1.87% (h)(i)(j)
(cost $27,971)

     27,971          27,971  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.1%
(cost $84,627,475) (k)

          87,262,391  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.1)%

          (66,098
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 87,196,293  
       

 

 

 


INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,387        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity      $ (608

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,387        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (510

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        2,446        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        691  
                  

 

 

 
   $ (427
                  

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,402,864 or 1.6% of net assets.

(b)

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

(c)

Illiquid security.

(d)

Non-income producing security.

(e)

Defaulted.

(f)

An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of August 31, 2018 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $950,000 or 1.09% of net assets.

(g)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

(h)

Affiliated investments.

(i)

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

(j)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

(k)

As of August 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $3,033,989 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(399,501), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,634,488.

As of August 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 12.4% and 1.6%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
BAM    -    Build American Mutual
COP    -    Certificate of Participation
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity
XLCA    -    XL Capital Assurance Inc.


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Pennsylvania Portfolio    

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

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). 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 is 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. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

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 August 31, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 80,833,310     $ 5,380,060     $ 86,213,370  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Short-Term Municipal Notes

     – 0  –      1,021,050       – 0  –      1,021,050  

Investment Companies

     27,971       – 0  –      – 0  –      27,971  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     27,971       81,854,360       5,380,060       87,262,391  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      691       – 0  –      691  

Liabilities:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (1,118     – 0  –      (1,118
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     27,971     $     81,853,933     $     5,380,060     $     87,261,964  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

(b)

There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.


The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/18

   $ 4,859,378     $     4,859,378  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (139     (139

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     15,574       15,574  

Purchases

     635,247       635,247  

Sales

     (130,000     (130,000

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 8/31/18

   $     5,380,060     $ 5,380,060  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18

   $ 15,919     $ 15,919  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2018, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and any third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended August 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 4,664      $ 4,574      $ 9,210      $ 28      $ 6  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Virginia Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount (000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 98.8%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 98.8%

       

Virginia - 74.9%

       

Arlington County Industrial Development Authority (AHC LP-3/VA)

  

Series 2001

       

5.15%, 11/01/31

   $ 1,240        $ 1,243,633  

Cherry Hill Community Development Authority (Potomac Shores Project)

  

Series 2015

       

5.40%, 3/01/45 (a)(b)

     585          599,455  

Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/46

         4,000              4,433,280  

Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority (Brandermill Woods)

  

Series 2012

       

5.125%, 1/01/43 (a)

     1,600          1,646,352  

City of Hampton VA

  

Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 1/15/21

     1,750          1,771,490  

City of Newport News VA

  

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 7/15/30-7/15/32

     2,000          2,266,310  

City of Richmond VA

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/15/34

     5,000          5,712,700  

City of Richmond VA (City of Richmond VA Public Utility Revenue)

  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 1/15/29

     1,970          2,198,126  

City of Richmond VA Public Utility Revenue

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/15/30

     4,000          4,645,080  

City of Suffolk VA

  

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 8/01/22

     1,870          1,980,854  

Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 8/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     210          222,367  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 2/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     4,110          4,412,167  

5.00%, 2/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     950          1,022,171  

County of Henrico VA

  

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 7/15/24

     6,600          6,982,206  

Culpeper County Economic Development Authority

  

Series 2014

       

4.00%, 6/01/29

     2,955          3,104,848  

Dullles Town Center Community Development Authority

  

Series 2012

       

4.25%, 3/01/26 (a)

     1,000          1,000,320  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (County of Fairfax VA Lease)

  

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 10/01/34

   $ 1,000        $ 1,130,990  

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (Fairfax County EDA Transportation Impt Dist)

  

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 4/01/35

         2,000          2,104,060  

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (Goodwin House, Inc.)

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 10/01/36-10/01/42

     3,200              3,540,168  

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority (Inova Health System Obligated Group)

  

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 5/15/35

     1,800          1,965,780  

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 5/15/44

     2,000          2,196,880  

Series 2018A

       

4.00%, 5/15/48

     1,500          1,530,180  

Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority (Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority Hotel Occupancy Tax)

  

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 6/15/30-6/15/31

     5,000          5,672,620  

Hampton Roads Sanitation District

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/33

     3,550          4,153,216  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission

  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     4,000          4,671,000  

Hanover County Economic Development Authority (Covenant Woods)

  

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 7/01/42 (a)

     2,000          2,067,260  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority (Bon Secours Health System, Inc. Obligated Group)

  

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 11/01/30

     2,000          2,201,940  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority (LifeSpire of Virginia Obligated Group)

  

Series 2017C

       

5.00%, 12/01/37 (a)

     765          811,413  

Lexington Industrial Development Authority (Kendal at Lexington)

  

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 1/01/31

     1,500          1,538,415  

Loudoun County Sanitation Authority

  

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 1/01/29

     3,820          3,978,415  

Lynchburg Economic Development Authority (Centra Health Obligated Group)

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 1/01/47

     1,750          1,942,027  

Mosaic District Community Development Authority

  

Series 2011A

       

6.875%, 3/01/36 (a)

     250          269,943  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority (Walker-Newport News LP)

  

Series 2002A

       

5.55%, 9/20/34

   $ 1,880        $ 1,882,576  

5.65%, 3/20/44

     1,660          1,661,710  

Norfolk Economic Development Authority (Bon Secours Health System, Inc. Obligated Group)

  

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 11/01/29

     2,200          2,422,134  

Peninsula Town Center Community Development Authority

  

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 9/01/37 (a)(b)

     510          543,033  

Prince William County Industrial Development Authority

  

Series 2011

       

5.50%, 9/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

         3,750              4,134,675  

Prince William County Industrial Development Authority (Westminster at Lake Ridge)

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/01/31

     1,700          1,841,406  

Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority (American Tobacco Holdings LLC)

  

Series 2017

       

5.55%, 1/01/37 (a)(b)

     1,000          1,018,940  

Roanoke County Economic Development Authority (City of Roanoke VA Lease)

  

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 10/15/35

     1,750          1,997,852  

Roanoke Economic Development Authority (Carilion Clinic Obligated Group)

  

AGM Series 2005C

       

5.00%, 7/01/27

     3,000          3,146,400  

Roanoke Economic Development Authority (Lynchburg College)

  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 9/01/33-9/01/43

     3,660          4,032,609  

Suffolk Economic Development Authority (United Church Homes & Services Obligated Group)

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 9/01/31 (a)

     1,000          1,073,000  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./VA

  

Series 2007B1

       

5.00%, 6/01/47

     2,400          2,400,024  

Town of Leesburg VA

  

Series 2011A

       

5.00%, 1/15/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     395          423,511  

5.00%, 1/15/24

     1,645          1,764,526  

Virginia College Building Authority (Liberty University, Inc.)

  

Series 2010

       

5.25%, 3/01/29

     5,000          5,249,250  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Virginia College Building Authority (Marymount University)

  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 7/01/30 (b)

   $ 1,615        $ 1,720,427  

Virginia College Building Authority (Roanoke College)

  

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 4/01/23

     1,000          1,002,210  

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority

  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,000              1,086,780  

Series 2017B

       

5.00%, 7/01/46

         2,000          2,246,920  

Virginia Port Authority

  

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 7/01/35-7/01/36

     6,160          6,864,384  

Virginia Resources Authority

  

Series 2011B

       

5.00%, 11/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     2,260          2,476,463  

5.00%, 11/01/26

     2,740          2,997,122  

Series 2016C

       

4.00%, 11/01/34

     2,000          2,130,260  

Virginia Resources Authority (Virginia Resources Authority SRF)

  

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 10/01/25

     4,000          4,565,640  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (Covanta Holding Corp.)

  

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 1/01/48 (b)

     1,000          1,030,130  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC)

  

Series 2012

       

5.25%, 1/01/32

     2,500          2,687,550  

5.50%, 1/01/42

     1,000          1,080,880  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (Hampton University)

  

Series 2014

       

5.25%, 10/01/29

     4,125          4,702,954  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (I-66 Express Mobility Partners LLC)

  

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 12/31/52

     3,350          3,638,234  

Winchester Economic Development Authority (Valley Health Obligated Group)

  

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 1/01/34-1/01/35

     3,500          3,897,835  
       

 

 

 
       158,735,101  
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 2.4%

       

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority

  

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 7/01/29

     3,945          4,195,468  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.)

  

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

   $ 705        $ 835,693  
       

 

 

 
       5,031,161  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.3%

       

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Enloe Medical Center)

  

Series 2008A

       

5.50%, 8/15/23

     660          661,881  
       

 

 

 

District of Columbia - 8.2%

       

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

  

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 10/01/30

         1,000          1,090,940  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 10/01/35

     1,200          1,348,932  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36

     3,000          3,433,950  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (Dulles Toll Road)

  

Series 2010B

       

6.50%, 10/01/44 (c)

     4,300          5,442,467  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/31-7/01/32

     5,095          5,956,546  
       

 

 

 
            17,272,835  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 0.7%

       

Pinellas County Educational Facilities Authority (Barry University, Inc.)

  

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 10/01/27

     400          419,788  

5.25%, 10/01/30

     1,000          1,051,500  
       

 

 

 
       1,471,288  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 0.8%

       

Guam Power Authority

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36

     1,630          1,772,185  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 1.1%

       

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

  

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 12/15/45

     2,200          2,327,622  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.8%

       

Michigan Public Power Agency

  

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,575          1,660,554  
       

 

 

 

Minnesota - 0.5%

       

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,000          1,137,600  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Nevada - 0.0%

       

City of Reno NV (County of Washoe NV Sales Tax Revenue)

  

Series 2018C

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/58 (a)(b)

   $ 500        $ 55,680  
       

 

 

 

New York - 2.2%

       

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

  

Series 2011D

       

5.00%, 11/15/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,010          3,310,579  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.

  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     185          201,001  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp. (Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group)

  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

         1,090          1,169,319  
       

 

 

 
           4,680,899  
       

 

 

 

North Carolina - 0.5%

       

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.)

  

Series 2015

       

4.70%, 7/01/37 (a)

     1,000          1,037,750  
       

 

 

 

Ohio - 0.3%

       

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

  

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (a)

     600          579,000  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 0.9%

       

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority Cap Fd Prog)

  

Series 2003

       

5.00%, 12/01/20

     1,580          1,644,527  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP)

  

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     305          292,800  
       

 

 

 
       1,937,327  
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.1%

       

South Carolina Public Service Authority

  

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 12/01/49

     205          216,160  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.1%

       

Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)

  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35 (a)(b)

     295          281,875  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 2.6%

       

North Texas Tollway Authority

  

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,300          1,455,025  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. (Edgemere Retirement Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp.)

  

Series 2015B

  

5.00%, 11/15/36

   $ 1,150        $     1,200,738  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC)

  

Series 2010

  

7.00%, 6/30/40

         1,110          1,198,256  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC)

  

Series 2009

  

6.875%, 12/31/39

     555          587,035  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC)

  

Series 2013

  

6.75%, 6/30/43

     1,000          1,161,490  
       

 

 

 
       5,602,544  
       

 

 

 

Washington - 0.2%

       

Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority (Whitworth University)

  

Series 2012

  

5.00%, 10/01/32

     400          422,588  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 2.2%

       

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority

  

Series 2012C

  

5.00%, 8/15/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (a)

     2,700          2,987,334  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Celanese US Holdings LLC)

  

Series 2016A

  

5.00%, 1/01/24 (b)

     1,000          1,103,880  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Maryland Proton Treatment Center LLC)

  

Series 2018A-1

  

6.375%, 1/01/48 (a) (b)

     525          531,746  
       

 

 

 
       4,622,960  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $203,222,319)

 

       209,507,010  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2%

       

Investment Companies - 0.2%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
1.87% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $ 462,842)

     462,842          462,842  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.0%
(cost $203,685,161) (g)

          209,969,852  

Other assets less liabilities - 1.0%

          2,028,110  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 211,997,962  
       

 

 

 


INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the
Fund
    Payments
received

by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        5,775        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity      $ (1,470

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        5,776        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (1,235

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        5,919        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        1,672  
                  

 

 

 
   $ (1,033
                  

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

(a)

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

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $6,885,166 or 3.2% of net assets.

(c)

Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity.

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

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

(f)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

(g)

As of August 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $6,997,027 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(713,369), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $6,283,658.

As of August 31, 2018, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 1.5% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
EDA    -    Economic Development Agency
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity
SRF    -    State Revolving Fund


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Virginia Portfolio    

August 31, 2018 (unaudited)

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). 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 is 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. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

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 August 31, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds:

        

Virginia

   $ – 0  –    $ 142,170,877     $ 16,564,224     $ 158,735,101  

Nevada

     – 0  –      – 0  –      55,680       55,680  

New York

     – 0  –      4,479,898       201,001       4,680,899  

North Carolina

     – 0  –       – 0  –      1,037,750       1,037,750  

Ohio

     – 0  –      – 0  –      579,000       579,000  

Tennessee

     – 0  –      – 0  –      281,875       281,875  

Wisconsin

     – 0  –      1,103,880       3,519,080       4,622,960  

Other

     – 0  –      39,513,745       – 0  –      39,513,745  

Short-Term Investments

     462,842       – 0  –      – 0  –      462,842  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     462,842       187,268,400       22,238,610       209,969,852  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –       1,672       – 0  –      1,672  

Liabilities:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (2,705     – 0  –      (2,705
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     462,842     $     187,267,367     $     22,238,610     $     209,968,819  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

(b)

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the reporting period.


The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/18

   $ 22,746,204     $ 22,746,204  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (36,813     (36,813

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (5,846     (5,846

Purchases

     1,384,461       1,384,461  

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     (1,849,396     (1,849,396 ) (a) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 8/31/18

   $     22,238,610     $     22,238,610  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18

   $ (5,846   $ (5,846
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets during the reporting period.

As of August 31, 2018, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and any third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended August 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 279      $ 8,595      $ 8,411      $ 463      $ 4  


ITEM 2.

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-3(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 second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-Q:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

3 (a) (1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
3 (a) (2)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) AB Municipal Income Fund II

 

By:   /s/    Robert M. Keith
  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   October 23, 2018

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/    Robert M. Keith
  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   October 23, 2018
By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   October 23, 2018

Exhibit 3 (a) (1)

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Robert M. Keith, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of AB Municipal Income Fund II;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/    Robert M. Keith

Robert M. Keith
President

Date: October 23, 2018


Exhibit 3 (a) (2)

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Joseph J. Mantineo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of AB Municipal Income Fund II;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/    Joseph J. Mantineo

Joseph J. Mantineo
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 23, 2018



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