Form N-Q AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND For: Aug 31
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)
Registrants 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% |
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| Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 98.1% |
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| Arizona - 81.4% |
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| Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund Revenue |
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| Series 2011A |
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| 5.25%, 7/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
$ | 1,500 | $ | 1,638,270 | ||||
| Series 2013A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/37 |
3,000 | 3,272,820 | ||||||
| Arizona Game & Fish Department & Commission (Arizona Game & Fish Department & Commission State Lease) |
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| Series 2006 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/26 |
1,000 | 1,002,410 | ||||||
| Arizona Health Facilities Authority (Dignity Health Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2009D |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/28 |
1,000 | 1,021,750 | ||||||
| Arizona Health Facilities Authority (HonorHealth) |
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| Series 2014A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/34 |
3,000 | 3,320,940 | ||||||
| Arizona Industrial Development Authority (Provident Group - EMU Properties LLC) |
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| Series 2018 |
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| 5.00%, 5/01/43-5/01/48 |
2,100 | 2,310,893 | ||||||
| Arizona State University |
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| Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 8/01/33 |
2,050 | 2,304,548 | ||||||
| City of Glendale AZ Water & Sewer Revenue |
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| Series 2012 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/28 |
2,000 | 2,198,760 | ||||||
| City of Mesa AZ (City of Mesa AZ Excise Tax) |
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| Series 2013 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/32 |
5,000 | 5,464,250 | ||||||
| City of Mesa AZ Utility System Revenue |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 4.00%, 7/01/32 |
1,000 | 1,063,490 | ||||||
| City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport) |
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| Series 2017A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/33 |
750 | 848,708 | ||||||
| City of Tempe AZ (City of Tempe AZ Excise Tax) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/30 |
520 | 600,636 | ||||||
| City of Tucson AZ Water System Revenue |
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| Series 2012 |
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| 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 |
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| Series 2011B |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
1,000 | 1,085,340 | ||||||
| AGM Series 2010 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
1,000 | 1,057,640 | ||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| County of Pinal AZ |
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| Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 8/01/32 |
$ | 2,840 | $ | 3,200,907 | ||||
| Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Beatitudes Campus (The)) |
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| Series 2017 |
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| 5.00%, 11/15/36 (a) |
1,000 | 1,031,160 | ||||||
| Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Glencroft Retirement Community Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 11/15/36 (a) |
600 | 606,792 | ||||||
| Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Royal Oaks Life Care Community) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 5/15/39 |
1,000 | 1,087,770 | ||||||
| Glendale Municipal Property Corp. (Glendale Municipal Property Corp. Excise Tax) |
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| Series 2012C |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/38 |
2,500 | 2,735,125 | ||||||
| Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The) |
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| Series 2012 |
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| 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) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 5.125%, 7/01/36 (a) |
1,000 | 979,900 | ||||||
| Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The) (Downtown Phoenix Student Housing LLC) |
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| Series 2018A |
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| 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) |
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| Series 2012 |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/32 |
2,500 | 2,718,300 | ||||||
| Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Banner Health Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/33-1/01/35 |
3,400 | 3,870,868 | ||||||
| Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (GreatHearts Arizona Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2017A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/37 |
750 | 845,033 | ||||||
| Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Reid Traditional Schools Painted Rock Academy) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/36-7/01/47 |
2,450 | 2,556,979 | ||||||
| McAllister Academic Village LLC (Arizona State University) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/37 |
2,500 | 2,831,300 | ||||||
| Northern Arizona University |
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| BAM Series 2015 |
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| 5.00%, 6/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,127,670 | ||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Pima County Regional Transportation Authority |
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| Series 2011 |
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| 5.00%, 6/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
$ | 3,000 | $ | 3,249,480 | ||||
| Pinal County Industrial Development Authority (Florence West Prison Expansion LLC) |
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| ACA Series 2006A |
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| 5.25%, 10/01/22 |
1,400 | 1,401,064 | ||||||
| Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District |
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| Series 2012A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/29 |
1,500 | 1,648,770 | ||||||
| Series 2015A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/35 |
2,000 | 2,280,280 | ||||||
| Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.) |
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| Series 2007 |
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| 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 |
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| AGM Series 2010A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/28 |
6,000 | 6,240,780 | ||||||
| Student & Academic Services LLC (Northern Arizona Capital Facilities Finance Corp.) |
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| BAM Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 6/01/44 |
1,200 | 1,303,836 | ||||||
| Tempe Industrial Development Authority (Mirabella at ASU, Inc.) |
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| Series 2017A |
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| 6.125%, 10/01/47 (a)(b) |
400 | 442,000 | ||||||
| Town of Buckeye AZ (Town of Buckeye AZ Excise Tax) |
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| Series 2015 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
3,450 | 3,872,694 | ||||||
| Town of Queen Creek AZ Excise Tax Revenue |
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| Series 2018A |
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| 5.00%, 8/01/47 |
2,000 | 2,292,520 | ||||||
| Tucson Airport Authority, Inc. |
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| AMBAC Series 2001 |
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| 5.35%, 6/01/31 |
6,475 | 6,491,835 | ||||||
| Tucson Industrial Development Authority (University of Arizona) |
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| AMBAC Series 2002A |
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| 5.00%, 7/15/32 (a) |
985 | 986,123 | ||||||
| University of Arizona |
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| Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 8/01/33 |
3,765 | 4,204,187 | ||||||
| Western Maricopa Education Center District No. 402 |
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| Series 2014B |
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| 4.50%, 7/01/33-7/01/34 |
3,940 | 4,242,058 | ||||||
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| 97,298,363 | ||||||||
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| Delaware - 0.5% |
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| Delaware State Economic Development Authority (Newark Charter School, Inc.) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 9/01/36 |
520 | 561,902 | ||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Florida - 2.7% |
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| City of Orlando FL |
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| Series 2014A |
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| 5.25%, 11/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
$ | 1,820 | $ | 2,116,787 | ||||
| Halifax Hospital Medical Center (Halifax Hospital Medical Center Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2015 |
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| 5.00%, 6/01/35 |
1,000 | 1,096,850 | ||||||
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| 3,213,637 | ||||||||
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| Guam - 1.5% |
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| Guam Government Waterworks Authority |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/46 |
775 | 842,557 | ||||||
| Guam Power Authority |
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| Series 2017A |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/36-10/01/40 |
875 | 946,821 | ||||||
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| 1,789,378 | ||||||||
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| Illinois - 2.4% |
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| Chicago Board of Education |
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| Series 2018A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/31 |
335 | 350,560 | ||||||
| Cook County Forest Preserve District |
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| Series 2012C |
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| 5.00%, 12/15/32 |
2,360 | 2,486,685 | ||||||
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| 2,837,245 | ||||||||
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| Kentucky - 0.9% |
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| Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (Owensboro Health, Inc. Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2017A |
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| 5.25%, 6/01/41 |
1,000 | 1,087,520 | ||||||
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| Louisiana - 0.5% |
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| Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth (St. James Place of Baton Rouge) |
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| Series 2015A |
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| 6.25%, 11/15/45 (a) |
500 | 552,260 | ||||||
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| Minnesota - 1.1% |
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| Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency |
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| Series 2015A |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/34 |
1,130 | 1,285,488 | ||||||
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| New York - 0.7% |
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| Suffolk County Economic Development Corp. |
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| Series 2011 |
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| 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) |
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| Series 2011 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/28 |
700 | 750,939 | ||||||
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| 881,318 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| North Carolina - 1.0% |
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| North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.) |
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| Series 2015 |
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| 4.70%, 7/01/37 (a) |
$ 600 | $ | 622,650 | |||||
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Pennybyrn at Maryfield) |
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| Series 2015 |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/35 (a) |
500 | 525,605 | ||||||
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| 1,148,255 | ||||||||
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| Ohio - 0.2% |
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| Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 4.375%, 6/01/33 (a) |
320 | 308,800 | ||||||
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| Puerto Rico - 0.1% |
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| Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP) |
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| Series 2000 |
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| 6.625%, 6/01/26 |
165 | 158,400 | ||||||
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| South Carolina - 0.6% |
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| South Carolina Public Service Authority |
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| Series 2016B |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/41 |
620 | 674,920 | ||||||
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| Tennessee - 0.1% |
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| Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/35 (a)(b) |
165 | 157,659 | ||||||
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| Texas - 3.3% |
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| North Texas Tollway Authority |
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| Series 2015A |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,111,920 | ||||||
| Series 2015B |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/34 |
1,300 | 1,455,025 | ||||||
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC) |
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| Series 2010 |
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| 7.00%, 6/30/40 |
840 | 906,789 | ||||||
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. (NTE Mobility Partners LLC) |
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| Series 2009 |
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| 6.875%, 12/31/39 |
420 | 444,242 | ||||||
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| 3,917,976 | ||||||||
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Washington - 1.1% |
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| Kalispel Tribe of Indians |
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| Series 2018B |
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| 5.25%, 1/01/38 (a)(b)(c) |
$ | 225 | $ | 234,067 | ||||
| Port of Seattle WA |
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| Series 2015A |
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| 5.00%, 4/01/40 |
1,000 | 1,106,740 | ||||||
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| 1,340,807 | ||||||||
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| Total Municipal Obligations |
117,213,928 | |||||||
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| Shares | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5% |
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| Investment Companies - 1.5% |
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| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, |
1,807,308 | 1,807,308 | ||||||
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| Total Investments - 99.6% |
119,021,236 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities - 0.4% |
515,685 | |||||||
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| Net Assets - 100.0% |
$ | 119,536,921 | ||||||
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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) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| # | 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 funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions 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 Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| | Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| | Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios 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 Portfolios investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of August 31, 2018:
| Investments in Securities: |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
| Assets: |
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Total Investments in Securities |
1,807,308 | 110,358,723 | 6,855,205 | 119,021,236 | ||||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments (a): |
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| Assets: |
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| Inflation (CPI) Swaps |
0 | | 948 | 0 | | 948 | ||||||||||
| Liabilities: |
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| Inflation (CPI) Swaps |
0 | | (1,534 | ) | 0 | | (1,534 | ) | ||||||||
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| Total (b) |
$ | 1,807,308 | $ | 110,358,137 | $ | 6,855,205 | $ | 119,020,650 | ||||||||
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| (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 | | ||||
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| Balance as of 8/31/18 |
$ | 6,855,205 | $ | 6,855,205 | ||||
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| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18 |
$ | 5,821 | $ | 5,821 | ||||
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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 Committees 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers prices).
A summary of the Portfolios 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) |
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| 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% |
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| Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 98.9% |
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| Massachusetts - 81.9% |
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| Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| Series 2013 |
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| 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 |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/42 |
5,000 | 5,728,950 | ||||||
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fuel Tax) |
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| AGM Series 2005A |
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| 4.596% (CPIYOYX + 1.67%), 6/01/20 (a) |
2,000 | 2,047,360 | ||||||
| Marthas Vineyard Land Bank |
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| BAM Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 5/01/32 |
1,830 | 2,080,509 | ||||||
| BAM Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 5/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,138,720 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax) |
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| Series 2010B |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/28-7/01/29 |
1,670 | 1,764,669 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency |
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| Series 2010 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
4,500 | 4,763,565 | ||||||
| Series 2011 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
7,000 | 7,597,380 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Baystate Medical Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2014N |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/44 |
7,000 | 7,559,860 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Berkshire Health Systems, Inc. Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2012G |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/30-10/01/31 |
3,970 | 4,303,508 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Boston College) |
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| Series 2010R-1 |
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| 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.) |
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| Series 2015D |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/44 |
3,755 | 4,037,376 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Brandeis University) |
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| Series 2010O-2 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/28 |
3,500 | 3,622,535 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Broad Institute, Inc. (The)) |
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| 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 (Childrens Hospital Corp. (The)) |
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| Series 2014P |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/34 |
$ | 1,055 | $ | 1,182,507 | ||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emerson College) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 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) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/31-10/01/43 |
4,100 | 4,501,002 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Inc.) |
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| Series 2013E |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/01/38 |
5,000 | 5,481,700 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lawrence General Hospital Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2017 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/37 |
1,150 | 1,237,377 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lesley University) |
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| Series 2016 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/39 |
2,055 | 2,285,037 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MCPHS University) |
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| Series 2013F |
||||||||
| 4.00%, 7/01/32 |
1,000 | 1,034,550 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Merrimack College) |
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| 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.) |
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| Series 2017 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/47 (b) |
2,000 | 2,135,160 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Simmons University) |
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| Series 2018L |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/34-10/01/35 |
3,980 | 4,492,110 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (South Shore Hospital, Inc.) |
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| 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) |
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| 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)) |
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| Series 2010 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/30 |
5,000 | 5,319,750 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Series 2018 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 6/01/48 |
3,000 | 3,419,010 | ||||||
| Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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) |
322,052 | 322,052 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments - 99.0% |
219,582,790 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities - 1.0% |
2,181,077 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets - 100.0% |
$ | 221,763,867 | ||||||
|
|
|
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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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 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| $ | (1,083 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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| # | 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 funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions 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 Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| | Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| | Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 Committees 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers prices).
A summary of the Portfolios 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 (Childrens 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 |
60,783,814 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Shares | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8% |
||||||||
| Investment Companies - 1.8% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, |
1,088,333 | 1,088,333 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments - 101.3% |
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 |
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 funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions 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 Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| | Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| | Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 Committees 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers prices).
A summary of the Portfolios 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% |
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| Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 99.2% |
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| New Jersey - 73.5% |
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| City of Jersey City NJ |
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| Series 2017A |
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| 5.00%, 11/01/31-11/01/37 |
$ | 1,500 | $ | 1,723,060 | ||||
| Hudson County Improvement Authority (County of Hudson NJ) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 5/01/36 |
3,500 | 3,947,440 | ||||||
| Landis Sewage Authority |
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| NATL Series 1993 |
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| 5.773%, 9/19/19 (a) |
300 | 306,225 | ||||||
| Morris-Union Jointure Commission COP |
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| AGM Series 2013 |
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| 5.00%, 8/01/26 |
3,320 | 3,654,125 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
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| Series 2012 |
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| 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) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 5.00%, 6/01/41 (b) |
1,000 | 1,032,960 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority (New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease) |
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| Series 2013 |
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| 5.00%, 3/01/30 |
4,000 | 4,260,920 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJ Metromall Urban Renewal, Inc.) |
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| Series 2002 |
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| 6.50%, 4/01/28 |
1,000 | 1,162,150 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority (North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, Inc.) |
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| Series 2017 |
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| 5.00%, 7/15/32 |
1,000 | 1,095,830 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NYNJ Link Borrower LLC) |
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| Series 2013 |
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| 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) |
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| Series 2017 |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/47 |
2,000 | 2,141,420 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority (Seeing Eye, Inc. (The)) |
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| Series 2017 |
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| 5.00%, 6/01/32 |
1,765 | 2,035,610 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority (United Airlines, Inc.) |
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| Series 1999 |
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| 5.25%, 9/15/29 |
1,165 | 1,264,747 | ||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority (Kean University) |
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| AGM Series 2015H |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/34 |
$ | 2,500 | $ | 2,793,225 | ||||
| New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority (Princeton University) |
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| Series 2017C |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/42 |
1,000 | 1,161,550 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority |
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| Series 2013 |
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| 5.25%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
1,800 | 2,052,581 | ||||||
| AGC Series 2004A |
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| 5.25%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
2,085 | 2,383,614 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (AHS Hospital Corp.) |
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| Series 2008A |
||||||||
| 5.125%, 7/01/22 |
45 | 45,126 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2017A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
1,950 | 2,240,472 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Holy Name Medical Center, Inc.) |
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| Series 2010 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/25 |
2,100 | 2,191,350 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (Inspira Health Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2017A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
1,835 | 2,073,495 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2014 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/44 |
2,000 | 2,176,460 | ||||||
| Series 2016A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/33 |
1,000 | 1,136,240 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 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) |
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| Series 2015A |
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| 5.25%, 6/15/41 |
1,250 | 1,349,587 | ||||||
| New Jersey Turnpike Authority |
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| Series 2013A |
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| 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 |
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| NATL Series 2001A |
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| Zero Coupon, 8/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
8,875 | 7,637,115 | ||||||
| Rutgers The State University of New Jersey |
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| Series 2013L |
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| 5.00%, 5/01/30 |
4,500 | 5,016,510 | ||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ |
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| Series 2018B |
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| 5.00%, 6/01/46 |
$ | 1,540 | $ | 1,659,258 | ||||
| Union County Improvement Authority (Township of Union NJ/Union County Lease) |
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| NATL Series 2003A |
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| 5.25%, 8/15/23 |
1,940 | 1,945,141 | ||||||
| Union County Utilities Authority (County of Union NJ Lease) |
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| Series 2011A |
||||||||
| 5.25%, 12/01/31 |
4,560 | 4,975,872 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 76,696,301 | ||||||||
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| California 0.4% |
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| California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Enloe Medical Center) |
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| Series 2008A |
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| 5.50%, 8/15/23 |
400 | 401,140 | ||||||
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|
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| Guam 1.6% |
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| Guam Power Authority |
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| Series 2017A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/36-10/01/40 |
805 | 871,034 | ||||||
| Territory of Guam (Guam Section 30 Income Tax) |
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| Series 2016A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
720 | 785,182 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 1,656,216 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Idaho 3.8% |
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| Idaho Housing & Finance Association (State of Idaho Fed Hwy Grant) |
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| Series 2014 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/15/31 |
3,600 | 3,967,812 | ||||||
|
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| Illinois 2.4% |
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| Chicago Board of Education |
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| Series 2018A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/31 |
305 | 319,167 | ||||||
| Kane Cook & DuPage Counties School District No. U-46 Elgin |
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| Series 2015D |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 1/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,100,770 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority |
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| Series 2015B |
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| 5.00%, 12/15/45 |
1,000 | 1,058,010 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 2,477,947 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Nevada 1.1% |
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| City of Reno NV (County of Washoe NV Sales Tax Revenue) |
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| Series 2018C |
||||||||
| Zero Coupon, 7/01/58 (b)(c) |
500 | 55,680 | ||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Clark County School District |
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| Series 2017C |
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| 5.00%, 6/15/35 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,134,010 | ||||
|
|
|
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| 1,189,690 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| New York - 8.8% |
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| Port Authority of New York & New Jersey |
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| Series 2012 |
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| 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) |
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| NATL Series 1997 |
||||||||
| 5.75%, 12/01/22 |
3,175 | 3,299,016 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 9,147,857 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| North Dakota - 0.2% |
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| County of Grand Forks ND (Red River Biorefinery LLC) |
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| Series 2018 |
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| 5.00%, 9/15/28 (b)(c) |
265 | 257,031 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Ohio - 0.3% |
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| Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 4.375%, 6/01/33 (b) |
280 | 270,200 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Pennsylvania - 4.5% |
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| Delaware River Port Authority |
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| Series 2010D |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/28-1/01/29 |
4,530 | 4,711,503 | ||||||
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|
|
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| Puerto Rico - 0.1% |
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| Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP) |
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| Series 2000 |
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| 6.625%, 6/01/26 |
150 | 144,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| South Carolina - 0.6% |
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| South Carolina Public Service Authority |
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| Series 2016B |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/41 |
570 | 620,491 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Tennessee - 0.4% |
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| Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/35 (b)(c) |
145 | 138,549 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facs Board (Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2018A |
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| 6.25%, 4/01/49 (b)(c)(d) |
260 | 258,588 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 397,137 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Texas - 1.1% |
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| Texas State Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corp. (KIPP Austin Public Schools, Inc.) |
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| Series 2014A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 8/15/34 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,106,990 | ||||
|
|
|
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| Washington - 0.2% |
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| Kalispel Tribe of Indians |
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| Series 2018B |
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| 5.25%, 1/01/38 (b)(c)(d) |
210 | 218,463 | ||||||
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|
|
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| Wisconsin - 0.2% |
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| Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Maryland Proton Treatment Center LLC) |
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| Series 2018A-1 |
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| 6.25%, 1/01/38 (b)(c) |
265 | 267,017 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds |
103,529,795 | |||||||
|
|
|
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| Short-Term Municipal Notes - 1.0% |
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| Texas - 1.0% |
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| State of Texas |
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| Series 2018 |
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| 4.00%, 8/29/19 (d) (cost $1,021,265) |
1,000 | 1,021,050 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Total Municipal Obligations |
104,550,845 | |||||||
|
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|
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| Shares | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9% |
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| Investment Companies - 0.9% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, |
927,358 | 927,358 | ||||||
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|
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| Total Investments - 101.1% |
105,478,203 | |||||||
| Other assets less liabilities - (1.1)% |
(1,139,035 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Net Assets - 100.0% |
$ | 104,339,168 | ||||||
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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) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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|
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| $ | 23,288 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| # | 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 funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions 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 Funds 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 Portfolios 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 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| | Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| | Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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: |
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| Short-Term Municipal Notes |
0 | | 1,021,050 | 0 | | 1,021,050 | ||||||||||
| Investment Companies |
927,358 | 0 | | 0 | | 927,358 | ||||||||||
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| Total Investments in Securities |
927,358 | 96,369,782 | 8,181,063 | 105,478,203 | ||||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments (a): |
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| Assets: |
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| 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 | ) | ||||||||
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| Total (b) |
$ | 927,358 | $ | 96,392,556 | $ | 8,181,063 | $ | 105,500,977 | ||||||||
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| (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 | | ||||
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|
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| Balance as of 8/31/18 |
$ | 8,181,063 | $ | 8,181,063 | ||||
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|
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| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 8/31/18 |
$ | (7,118 | ) | $ | (7,118 | ) | ||
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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 Committees 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers prices).
A summary of the Portfolios 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) |
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| 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% |
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| Ohio - 85.6% |
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| American Municipal Power, Inc. |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 5.00%, 2/15/34 |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 2,232,540 | ||||
| Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority |
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| Series 2007A-2 |
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| 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% |
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 Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| | Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| | Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 Committees 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers prices).
A summary of the Portfolios 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 |
86,213,370 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Short-Term Municipal Notes - 1.2% |
||||||||
| Texas - 1.2% |
||||||||
| State of Texas |
||||||||
| Series 2018 |
||||||||
| 4.00%, 8/29/19 (g) |
1,000 | 1,021,050 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Municipal Obligations |
87,234,420 | |||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Shares | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.0% |
||||||||
| Investment Companies - 0.0% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, |
27,971 | 27,971 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments - 100.1% |
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 funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions 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 Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| | Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| | Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 Committees 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers prices).
A summary of the Portfolios 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 |
|
209,507,010 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Shares | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.2% |
||||||||
| Investment Companies - 0.2% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class
AB, |
462,842 | 462,842 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments - 99.0% |
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 funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions 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 Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| | Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| | Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios 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 Portfolios 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 Committees 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 Advisers 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 Advisers 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 Advisers prices).
A summary of the Portfolios 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 registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants 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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