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Form N-Q AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND For: Feb 28

April 25, 2019 4:56 PM

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07618

AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2019

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2019

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Arizona Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 98.5%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 98.5%

       

Arizona - 80.8%

       

Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund Revenue

       

Series 2011A

       

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

   $     1,500        $     1,621,920  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     3,000          3,272,940  

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

       

Series 2006

       

5.00%, 7/01/26

     1,000          1,002,500  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority (Dignity Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2009D

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     1,000          1,008,680  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority (HonorHealth)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 12/01/34

     3,000          3,327,330  

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

       

Series 2018

       

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

     2,100          2,234,913  

Arizona State University

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     2,050          2,328,902  

City of Glendale AZ Water & Sewer Revenue

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     2,000          2,194,800  

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

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 7/01/32

     5,000          5,465,000  

City of Mesa AZ Utility System Revenue

       

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 7/01/32

     1,000          1,081,070  

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

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/33

     750          860,962  

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

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/30

     520          608,852  

City of Tucson AZ Water System Revenue

       

Series 2012

       

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

     500          553,965  

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

     1,860          2,060,750  

County of Pima AZ Sewer System Revenue

       

Series 2011B

       

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

     1,000          1,075,610  

County of Pinal AZ

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 8/01/32

     2,840          3,235,697  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Beatitudes Campus Obligated Group (The))

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 11/15/36 (a)

   $     1,000        $     1,007,650  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Glencroft Retirement Community Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 11/15/36 (a)

     600          605,682  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority (Royal Oaks Life Care Community)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 5/15/39

     1,000          1,069,910  

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

       

Series 2012C

       

5.00%, 7/01/38

     2,500          2,740,100  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The)

       

Series 2012

       

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

     250          274,278  

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

       

Series 2016A

       

5.125%, 7/01/36 (a)

     1,000          981,360  

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

       

Series 2018A

       

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

     2,250          2,459,852  

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

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,500          2,719,325  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Banner Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016A

       

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

     3,400          3,890,076  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Benjamin Franklin Charter School Ltd.)

       

Series 2018A

       

6.00%, 7/01/52 (b)

     830          870,994  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (GreatHearts Arizona Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     750          844,215  

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

       

Series 2016

       

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

     2,450          2,602,901  

Maricopa County Special Health Care District

       

Series 2018C

       

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

     4,700          5,467,599  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

McAllister Academic Village LLC (Arizona State University)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

   $     2,500        $ 2,848,750  

Northern Arizona University

       

BAM Series 2015

       

5.00%, 6/01/34

     1,000          1,144,070  

Pima County Regional Transportation Authority

       

Series 2011

       

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

     2,000          2,145,880  

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

       

ACA Series 2006A

       

5.25%, 10/01/22

     1,400          1,401,568  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 12/01/29

     1,500          1,646,100  

Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.)

       

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,000          1,181,330  

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

     1,165          1,304,977  

State of Arizona Lottery Revenue

       

AGM Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     6,000          6,160,380  

Student & Academic Services LLC (Northern Arizona University)

       

BAM Series 2014

       

5.00%, 6/01/44

     1,200          1,320,576  

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

       

Series 2017A

       

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

     400          432,792  

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

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     3,450          3,928,308  

Tucson Industrial Development Authority (University of Arizona)

       

AMBAC Series 2002A

       

5.00%, 7/15/32 (a)

     985          986,162  

University of Arizona

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     3,765          4,262,921  

Western Maricopa Education Center District No. 402

       

Series 2014B

       

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

     3,940          4,267,743  
       

 

 

 
          90,499,390  
       

 

 

 

American Samoa - 0.2%

       

American Samoa Economic Development Authority (Territory of American Samoa)

  

7.125%, 9/01/38 (b)

     245          246,245  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.4%

       

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 6/01/47 (a)

     465          447,549  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Delaware - 0.5%

       

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

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 9/01/36

   $ 520        $ 561,917  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 3.0%

       

Capital Trust Agency, Inc. (Provision Cares Proton Therapy Center - Orlando)

       

Series 2018A

       

7.50%, 6/01/48 (a)(b)

     100          102,693  

City of Orlando FL

       

Series 2014A

       

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

     1,820          2,131,857  

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

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 6/01/35

         1,000          1,083,420  
       

 

 

 
           3,317,970  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 1.6%

       

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/01/46

     775          824,003  

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

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

     875          941,246  
       

 

 

 
       1,765,249  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 2.5%

       

Chicago Board of Education

  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     335          354,303  

Cook County Forest Preserve District

       

Series 2012C

       

5.00%, 12/15/32

     2,360          2,494,331  
       

 

 

 
       2,848,634  
       

 

 

 

Kentucky - 1.0%

       

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

  

Series 2017A

       

5.25%, 6/01/41

     1,000          1,082,060  
       

 

 

 

Louisiana - 0.5%

       

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

       

Series 2015A

       

6.25%, 11/15/45 (a)

     500          542,255  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.0%

       

City of Detroit MI

       

5.00%, 4/01/36

     50          52,380  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

New York - 0.7%

       

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

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

   $        700        $ 745,696  
       

 

 

 

North Carolina - 1.0%

       

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

       

Series 2015

       

4.70%, 7/01/37 (a)

     600          606,180  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Pennybyrn at Maryfield)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 10/01/35 (a)

     500          518,175  
       

 

 

 
              1,124,355  
       

 

 

 

Ohio - 0.3%

       

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

       

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (a)

     320          320,000  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 1.2%

       

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

       

AGM Series 2007V

       

5.25%, 7/01/31

     100          111,140  

NATL Series 2007V

       

5.25%, 7/01/29

     100          106,982  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority

       

AGC Series 2007N

       

5.25%, 7/01/34-7/01/36

     300          330,820  

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

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     345          335,944  

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)

       

NATL Series 2007

       

6.00%, 7/01/25

     100          110,653  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue

       

Series 2018A

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/29 (a)

     130          83,755  

Series 2019A

       

5.00%, 7/01/58 (a)

     290          274,934  
       

 

 

 
       1,354,228  
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.6%

       

South Carolina Public Service Authority

  

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 12/01/41

     620          683,786  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Tennessee - 0.1%

       

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

       

Series 2016A

       

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

   $ 165        $ 163,878  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 3.8%

       

Mission Economic Development Corp. (Natgasoline LLC)

       

Series 2018

       

4.625%, 10/01/31 (b)

     290          296,595  

North Texas Tollway Authority (North Texas Tollway System)

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,000          1,117,610  

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,300          1,462,565  

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

       

Series 2010

       

7.00%, 6/30/40

     840          891,996  

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

       

Series 2009

       

6.875%, 12/31/39

     420          435,876  
       

 

 

 
       4,204,642  
       

 

 

 

Washington - 0.2%

       

Kalispel Tribe of Indians

  

Series 2018B

       

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

     225          240,205  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 0.1%

       

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Maryland Proton Treatment Center LLC)

  

Series 2018A-1

       

6.375%, 1/01/48 (a)(b)

     105          107,797  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $106,873,522)

          110,308,236  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.7%

       

Investment Companies - 0.7%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
2.35% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $779,441)

     779,441          779,441  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.2%
(cost $107,652,963) (g)

          111,087,677  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.8%

          902,242  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 111,989,919  
       

 

 

 


CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

       Rate Type                           
Notional
Amount
(000)
   Termination
Date
     Payments
made

by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    

Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received

   Market
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD              1,960              2/13/29        2.703     3 Month LIBOR      Semi-Annual/Quarterly    $ 6,137      $             – 0  –    $ 6,137  

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        1,883        10/15/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity      $ (19,740

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,276        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (39,655

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,276        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity        (39,611

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,497        10/15/20        2.208     CPI     Maturity        (36,487

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,677        9/20/20        2.263     CPI     Maturity        (44,200

Citibank, NA

     USD        2,540        10/17/20        2.220     CPI     Maturity        (26,830

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        3,358        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (38,774
                  

 

 

 
   $ (245,297
                  

 

 

 

 

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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 February 28, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $2,461,199 or 2.2% of net assets.

(c)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

As of February 28, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $3,730,689 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(535,135), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $3,195,554.

As of February 28, 2019, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 10.6% and 0.0%, respectively.


Glossary:

 

ACA    -    ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
AGC    -    Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC    -    Ambac Assurance Corporation
BAM    -    Build American Mutual
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
NATL    -    National Interstate Corporation


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Arizona Portfolio

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 102,612,891     $ 7,695,345     $ 110,308,236  

Short-Term Investments

     779,441       – 0  –      – 0  –      779,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     779,441       102,612,891       7,695,345       111,087,677  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      6,137       – 0  –      6,137  

Liabilities:

        

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (245,297     – 0  –      (245,297
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     779,441     $     102,373,731     $     7,695,345     $     110,848,517  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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)

     (1,570     (1,570

Realized gain (loss)

     8,217       8,217  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (51,330     (51,330

Purchases

     1,173,512       1,173,512  

Sales

     (129,233     (129,233

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 2/28/19

   $     7,695,345     $ 7,695,345  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 2/28/19

   $ (41,648   $ (41,648
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of February 28, 2019, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

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

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

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

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended February 28, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
2/28/19
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 237      $ 19,618      $ 19,076      $ 779      $ 27  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Massachusetts Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 101.2%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 101.2%

       

Massachusetts - 81.1%

       

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

       

Series 2013

       

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

   $ 1,000        $ 1,074,090  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 7/01/35 (a)

          10,000            11,369,600  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 1/01/42

     5,000          5,709,800  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fuel Tax)

       

AGM Series 2005A

       

1.734% (CPIYOYX + 1.67%), 6/01/20 (b)

     2,000          2,022,880  

Marthas Vineyard Land Bank

       

BAM Series 2014

       

5.00%, 5/01/31

     1,000          1,144,050  

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

       

Series 2010B

       

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

     1,670          1,737,911  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

       

Series 2011

       

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

     7,000          7,529,270  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Baystate Medical Obligated Group)

       

Series 2014N

       

5.00%, 7/01/44

     7,000          7,533,540  

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

       

Series 2012G

       

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

     3,970          4,244,454  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Boston College)

       

Series 2010R-1

       

5.00%, 7/01/31

     3,250          3,381,787  

Series 2017T

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     1,000          1,155,580  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Boston Medical Center Corp. Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015D

       

5.00%, 7/01/44

     3,755          4,014,508  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Brandeis University)

       

Series 2010O-2

       

5.00%, 10/01/28

     3,500          3,567,795  

Series 2019S

       

5.00%, 10/01/35-10/01/39 (c)

     4,915          5,631,279  

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

       

Series 2014P

       

5.00%, 10/01/34

     1,055          1,194,830  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emerson College)

       

Series 2016A

       

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

     2,435          2,696,441  

5.25%, 1/01/42

     1,000          1,101,230  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emmanuel College/MA)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 10/01/31-10/01/34

   $        4,100        $     4,543,817  

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

       

Series 2013E

       

5.00%, 11/01/38

     5,000          5,486,650  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lawrence General Hospital Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     1,150          1,221,990  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lesley University)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/39

     2,055          2,286,455  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MCPHS University)

       

Series 2013F

       

4.00%, 7/01/32

     1,000          1,041,930  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Merrimack College)

       

Series 2012A

       

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

     3,980          4,205,122  

5.25%, 7/01/42

     1,330          1,394,718  

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 10/01/47 (d)

     2,000          2,076,200  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Simmons University)

       

Series 2018L

       

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

     3,980          4,521,979  

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

       

Series 2016I

       

4.00%, 7/01/36

     2,000          2,027,220  

5.00%, 7/01/41

     2,500          2,708,450  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Suffolk University)

       

Series 2009A

       

6.00%, 7/01/24

     715          725,089  

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,250          1,403,575  

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

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 10/01/30

     5,000          5,245,850  

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

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/36

     1,500          1,653,900  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Wellforce Obligated Group)

       

AGM Series 2019A

       

5.00%, 7/01/38-7/01/44

     4,000          4,415,790  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research)

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 6/01/26

   $        1,460        $     1,559,616  

Series 2011A

       

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

     3,225          3,440,638  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution State Lease)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 6/01/48

     3,000          3,409,560  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority

       

Series 2010C

       

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

     1,005          1,052,617  

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

       

Series 2007A

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     210          210,561  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Northeastern University)

       

Series 2010A

       

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

     7,025          7,346,955  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Winchester Hospital Obligated Group)

       

Series 2010

       

5.25%, 7/01/38

     2,500          2,600,800  

Massachusetts Port Authority

       

Series 2010B

       

5.00%, 7/01/34

     2,750          2,854,885  

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,430          1,568,310  

Massachusetts School Building Authority

       

Series 2015B

       

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

     3,770          4,438,421  

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

       

Series 2011B

       

5.00%, 10/15/32

     3,720          4,001,827  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 5/15/32

     2,500          2,788,225  

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

       

Series 2011B

       

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

     2,425          2,611,822  

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

     2,000          2,154,080  

Series 2016C

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     5,500          6,394,355  

Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp.

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/27

     6,000          6,419,940  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority (University of Massachusetts Boston)

       

Series 20141

       

5.00%, 11/01/44

     2,000          2,230,200  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 20173

       

5.00%, 11/01/34

   $      2,500        $ 2,939,800  
       

 

 

 
          168,090,392  
       

 

 

 

American Samoa - 0.2%

       

American Samoa Economic Development Authority (Territory of American Samoa)

       

7.125%, 9/01/38 (d)

     465          467,362  
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 2.5%

       

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 7/01/29

     4,065          4,345,688  

Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.)

       

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     660          779,678  
       

 

 

 
          5,125,366  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.6%

       

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Enloe Medical Center)

       

Series 2008A

       

5.50%, 8/15/23

     360          361,066  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 6/01/47 (e)

     875          842,161  
       

 

 

 
          1,203,227  
       

 

 

 

Colorado - 0.5%

       

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     1,000          1,062,270  
       

 

 

 

Connecticut - 0.5%

       

State of Connecticut

       

Series 2015F

       

5.00%, 11/15/32

     1,000          1,106,490  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 1.7%

       

Capital Trust Agency, Inc. (Provision Cares Proton Therapy Center - Orlando)

       

Series 2018A

       

7.50%, 6/01/48 (d)(e)

     100          102,693  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 10/01/27

     3,000          3,382,920  
       

 

 

 
          3,485,613  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 1.7%

       

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,525          1,643,370  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

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

   $      1,770        $ 1,904,093  
       

 

 

 
              3,547,463  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 1.0%

       

Chicago Board of Education

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     650          687,453  

Illinois Finance Authority (Plymouth Place, Inc.)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 5/15/37

     1,050          1,068,952  

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

       

Series 2005

       

6.25%, 1/01/24 (e)

     310          301,996  
       

 

 

 
          2,058,401  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.9%

       

City of Detroit MI

       

5.00%, 4/01/36

     90          94,284  

Michigan Public Power Agency

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,605          1,691,654  
       

 

 

 
          1,785,938  
       

 

 

 

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          1,314,624  
       

 

 

 

New York - 2.7%

       

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

       

Series 2011D

       

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

     5,065          5,527,536  
       

 

 

 

North Carolina - 1.0%

       

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

       

Series 2015

       

4.70%, 7/01/37 (e)

     1,000          1,010,300  

North Carolina Turnpike Authority

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,000          1,123,690  
       

 

 

 
          2,133,990  
       

 

 

 

Ohio - 0.8%

       

County of Hamilton OH (Life Enriching Communities Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/01/36

     1,100          1,141,767  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

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

       

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (e)

   $           600        $ 600,000  
       

 

 

 
              1,741,767  
       

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 1.2%

       

City of Philadelphia PA

       

AGM Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     1,000          1,129,810  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PA Bridges Finco LP)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 12/31/34

     1,140          1,249,885  
       

 

 

 
          2,379,695  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 1.5%

       

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

       

AGM Series 2007V

       

5.25%, 7/01/31

     240          266,736  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority

       

AGC Series 2007N

       

5.25%, 7/01/34-7/01/36

     495          546,192  

NATL Series 2005L

       

5.25%, 7/01/35

     100          105,346  

NATL Series 2007N

       

5.25%, 7/01/32

     100          106,411  

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

       

Series 2003

       

5.00%, 12/01/20

     695          713,876  

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

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     640          623,200  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue

       

Series 2018A

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/29 (e)

     238          153,336  

Series 2019A

       

5.00%, 7/01/58 (e)

     540          511,947  
       

 

 

 
          3,027,044  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.2%

       

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

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35 (d)(e)

     310          307,892  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 1.6%

       

Mission Economic Development Corp. (Natgasoline LLC)

       

Series 2018

       

4.625%, 10/01/31 (d)

     540          552,280  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

North Texas Tollway Authority (North Texas Tollway System)

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

   $ 1,000        $ 1,117,610  

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

       

Series 2010

       

7.00%, 6/30/40

     1,090          1,157,471  

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

       

Series 2009

       

6.875%, 12/31/39

     545          565,601  
       

 

 

 
          3,392,962  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 0.9%

       

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

       

Series 2011

       

6.50%, 2/01/31 (d)

     750          767,205  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Celanese US Holdings LLC)

       

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 12/01/25

     1,000          1,117,330  
       

 

 

 
          1,884,535  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $203,457,841)

          209,642,567  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.6%

       

Investment Companies - 0.6%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
2.35% (f)(g)(h)
(cost $1,369,578)

     1,369,578          1,369,578  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.8%
(cost $204,827,419) (i)

          211,012,145  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.8)%

          (3,829,910
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 207,182,235  
       

 

 

 


CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type                           
Notional
Amount
(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made

by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid

(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD      6,080        6/01/23        3 Month LIBOR       3.121     Quarterly/Semi-Annual      $ 127,304     $ – 0  –    $ 127,304  
USD      6,080        6/01/23        3.121     3 Month LIBOR       Semi-Annual/Quarterly        (127,511     (128,592     1,081  
USD      10,900        4/03/34        3 Month LIBOR       3.276     Quarterly/Semi-Annual        569,214       – 0  –      569,214  
USD      35,600        4/01/39        3.022     3 Month LIBOR       Semi-Annual/Quarterly        (683,740     – 0  –      (683,740
USD      22,500        4/01/44        3 Month LIBOR       3.081     Quarterly/Semi-Annual        714,878       – 0  –      714,878  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $ 600,145     $ (128,592   $ 728,737  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity      $ (73,188

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        6,053        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (73,270

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        6,825        9/20/20        2.263     CPI     Maturity        (82,042

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        6,449        10/15/20        2.208     CPI     Maturity        (67,288

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,495        10/15/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (36,638

Citibank, NA

     USD        4,690        10/17/20        2.220     CPI     Maturity        (49,540

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        6,204        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (71,637
                  

 

 

 
   $ (453,603
                  

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

(a)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

(b)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at February 28, 2019.

(c)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

(d)

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 February 28, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $4,273,632 or 2.1% of net assets.

(e)

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

(f)

Affiliated investments.

(g)

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

(h)

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

(i)

As of February 28, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $7,934,475 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,474,615), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $6,459,860.

As of February 28, 2019, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 4.6% and 0.0%, respectively.


Glossary:

 

AGC    -    Assured Guaranty Corporation
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
NATL    -    National Interstate Corporation


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Massachusetts Portfolio

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 204,759,625     $ 4,882,942     $ 209,642,567  

Short-Term Investments

     1,369,578       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,369,578  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,369,578       204,759,625       4,882,942       211,012,145  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      1,411,396       – 0  –      1,411,396  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (811,251     – 0  –      (811,251

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (453,603     – 0  –      (453,603
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     1,369,578     $     204,906,167     $     4,882,942     $     211,158,687  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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)

     569       569  

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,959     (1,959

Purchases

     1,908,016       1,908,016  

Sales

     (50,000     (50,000

Transfers in to Level 3

     1,048,929       1,048,929 (a) 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 2/28/19

   $     4,882,942     $ 4,882,942  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 2/28/19

   $ (1,959   $ (1,959
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

As of February 28, 2019, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

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

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

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

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended February 28, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
2/28/19
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 863      $ 25,557      $ 25,050      $ 1,370      $ 19  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Minnesota Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 97.2%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 97.2%

       

Minnesota - 97.2%

       

Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 (Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 COP)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 2/01/34

   $        1,695        $   1,892,434  

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     2,200          2,366,650  

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

       

Series 2018

       

5.25%, 6/01/58 (a)

     350          359,331  

City of Center City MN (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation)

       

Series 2014

       

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

     800          860,454  

City of Duluth MN

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 2/01/34

     1,000          1,147,750  

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 5/01/31

     1,000          1,145,140  

City of Minneapolis MN (Fairview Health Services Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 11/15/33

            1,000          1,128,080  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 11/15/36

     2,000          2,305,440  

City of Minneapolis MN (Minneapolis Common Bond Fund)

       

Series 20102A

       

6.25%, 12/01/30

     1,000          1,074,670  

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

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 11/15/28

     1,355          1,619,333  

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

       

Series 2010A

       

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

     1,500          1,569,555  

City of Rochester MN (Mayo Clinic)

       

Series 2018

       

4.00%, 11/15/48

     1,000          1,035,770  

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

       

Series 2010A

       

5.125%, 5/01/30

     95          98,477  

City of St. Louis Park MN

       

Series 2009

       

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

     1,150          1,164,180  


     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        $ 3,294,410  

Cloquet Independent School District No. 94

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 2/01/31

     2,200          2,547,050  

Duluth Economic Development Authority (Essentia Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 2/15/48

     1,000          1,094,880  

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

       

Series 2009A-2

       

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

     610          625,061  

Series 2015A

       

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

     600          713,940  

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

       

Series 2009

       

5.25%, 11/15/28

     590          605,275  

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

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,000          1,117,510  

Hutchinson Utilities Commission

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 12/01/25

     420          464,600  

Minneapolis Special School District No. 1

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 2/01/31

     3,000            3,555,630  

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission

       

Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 1/01/30

     1,250          1,281,537  

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 1/01/29

     1,250          1,349,912  

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board (Essentia Health Obligated Group)

       

AGC Series 2008C-1

       

5.50%, 2/15/25

     1,000          1,033,430  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority

       

Series 2009 7-A

       

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

     500          509,685  

Series 2012S

       

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

     1,400          1,551,858  

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

       

Series 2010H

       

5.125%, 12/01/30

            1,000          1,019,370  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (Hamline University)

       

Series 2017B

       

5.00%, 10/01/36

     500          527,365  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (St. Catherine University)

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 10/01/45

   $ 1,100        $ 1,196,701  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority (St. Olaf College)

       

Series 20107

       

5.00%, 10/01/20

     255          259,761  

Series 20158

       

5.00%, 12/01/32

     1,000          1,157,450  

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

       

Series 2017A

       

4.00%, 10/01/34

     800          848,744  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     750          846,405  

New Prague Independent School District No. 721

       

Series 2015A

       

4.00%, 2/01/32

     1,000          1,066,400  

Northern Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2017

       

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

     1,150          1,292,419  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 1/01/47

     2,000          2,271,800  

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

       

Series 2010-3

       

5.00%, 12/01/29

     2,445          2,476,149  

University of Minnesota

       

Series 2014B

       

4.00%, 1/01/32

     2,000          2,122,620  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 1/01/40

     2,500          2,763,025  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $53,536,851)

          55,360,251  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.0%

       

Investment Companies - 2.0%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
2.35% (b)(c)(d)
(cost $1,121,959)

     1,121,959          1,121,959  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.2%
(cost $54,658,810) (e)

          56,482,210  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.8%

          470,934  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 56,953,144  
       

 

 

 


CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

       Rate Type                         

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Termination
Date
     Payments
made

by the
Fund
    Payments
received

by the
Fund
   

Payment

Frequency
Paid/Received

   Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid

(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    20,170                11/12/39        3 Month LIBOR       3.320   Quarterly/Semi-Annual    $ 1,361,469     $ – 0  –    $ 1,361,469  

USD

    390                11/12/39        3 Month LIBOR       3.342   Quarterly/Semi-Annual      27,643       – 0  –      27,643  

USD

    15,560                11/01/49        3.137     3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/Quarterly      (813,680     – 0  –      (813,680
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
               $ 575,432     $             – 0  –    $ 575,432  
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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      $ (20,192

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        1,669        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (20,203

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        1,799        9/20/20        2.263     CPI     Maturity        (21,625

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        1,743        10/15/20        2.208     CPI     Maturity        (18,186

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        921        10/15/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (9,655

Citibank, NA

     USD        1,270        10/17/20        2.220     CPI     Maturity        (13,415

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        1,711        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (19,757
                  

 

 

 
                   $ (123,033
                  

 

 

 

 

#

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)

Affiliated investments.

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

As of February 28, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $3,292,107 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,016,308), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,275,799.

As of February 28, 2019, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 1.9% 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

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long -Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 53,661,919     $ 1,698,332     $ 55,360,251  

Short-Term Investments

     1,121,959       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,121,959  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,121,959       53,661,919       1,698,332       56,482,210  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      1,389,112       – 0  –      1,389,112  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (813,680     – 0  –      (813,680

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (123,033     – 0  –      (123,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     1,121,959     $     54,114,318     $     1,698,332     $     56,934,609  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 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

   $ 639,475     $ 639,475  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (560     (560

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     2,171       2,171  

Purchases

     350,998       350,998  

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     706,248       706,248 (a) 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 2/28/19

   $     1,698,332     $     1,698,332  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 2/28/19

   $ 2,171     $ 2,171  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

An amount of $706,248 was transferred out of Level 2 into Level 3 as these securities were not rated by third party vendor during the reporting period.

As of February 28, 2019 all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

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

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

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

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended February 28, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
2/28/19
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 720      $ 13,352      $ 12,950      $ 1,122      $ 11  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB New Jersey Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 100.3%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 100.3%

       

New Jersey - 78.9%

       

City of Jersey City NJ

       

Series 2017A

       

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

   $     1,500        $     1,728,280  

Hudson County Improvement Authority (County of Hudson NJ)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 5/01/36

     3,500          3,973,305  

Landis Sewage Authority

       

NATL Series 1993

       

5.402%, 9/19/19 (a)

     300          306,171  

Morris-Union Jointure Commission (Morris-Union Jointure Commission COP)

       

AGM Series 2013

       

5.00%, 8/01/26

     3,320          3,683,872  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (Bancroft Neurohealth Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 6/01/41 (b)

     1,000          1,015,710  

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

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 3/01/30

     4,000          4,249,800  

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

       

Series 2002

       

6.50%, 4/01/28

     1,000          1,148,020  

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/15/32

     1,000          1,080,040  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NYNJ Link Borrower LLC)

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 1/01/28

     1,000          1,095,770  

5.50%, 1/01/27

     1,000          1,124,390  

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 10/01/47

     2,000          2,110,100  

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 6/01/32

     1,765          2,060,567  

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

       

Series 1999

       

5.25%, 9/15/29

     1,165          1,264,782  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority (Kean University)

       

AGM Series 2015H

       

5.00%, 7/01/34

     2,500          2,831,025  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2013

       

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

   $     1,800        $ 2,057,331  

AGC Series 2004A

       

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

     2,085              2,383,906  

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

       

Series 2008A

       

5.125%, 7/01/22

     45          45,131  

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

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,950          2,239,302  

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

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 7/01/25

     2,100          2,179,191  

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

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,835          2,079,734  

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

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 7/01/44

     2,000          2,166,620  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,000          1,149,060  

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

       

Series 2016

       

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

     2,750          3,097,448  

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

       

Series 2015A

       

5.25%, 6/15/41

     1,250          1,330,338  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 12/15/35

     1,750          1,897,595  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 1/01/43

     1,935          2,096,785  

Series 2019A

       

5.00%, 1/01/48 (b)

     680          771,990  

North Hudson Sewerage Authority/NJ

       

NATL Series 2001A

       

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

     8,875          7,931,055  

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

       

Series 2013L

       

5.00%, 5/01/30

     4,500          5,007,060  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ

       

Series 2018B

       

5.00%, 6/01/46

     2,540          2,571,699  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

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

       

NATL Series 2003A

       

5.25%, 8/15/23

   $ 1,940        $ 1,945,335  

Union County Utilities Authority (County of Union NJ Lease)

       

Series 2011A

       

5.25%, 12/01/31

     4,560          4,944,362  
       

 

 

 
          73,565,774  
       

 

 

 

American Samoa - 0.2%

       

American Samoa Economic Development Authority (Territory of American Samoa)

       

7.125%, 9/01/38 (c)

     215          216,092  
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 0.1%

       

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Benjamin Franklin Charter School Ltd.)

       

Series 2018A

       

6.00%, 7/01/52 (c)

     100          104,939  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.4%

       

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Enloe Medical Center)

       

Series 2008A

       

5.50%, 8/15/23

     400          401,184  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 0.1%

       

Capital Trust Agency, Inc. (Provision Cares Proton Therapy Center - Orlando)

       

Series 2018A

       

7.50%, 6/01/48 (b)(c)

     100          102,693  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 1.7%

       

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

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

     805          865,856  

Territory of Guam (Guam Section 30 Income Tax)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/46

     720          753,948  
       

 

 

 
          1,619,804  
       

 

 

 

Idaho - 3.1%

       

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

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 7/15/31

     2,600          2,881,372  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 2.6%

       

Chicago Board of Education

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     305          322,574  

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

       

Series 2015D

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.00%, 1/01/34

   $     1,000        $ 1,094,770  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 12/15/45

     1,000              1,044,320  
       

 

 

 
          2,461,664  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.1%

 

City of Detroit MI

       

5.00%, 4/01/36

     50          52,380  
       

 

 

 

Nevada - 0.1%

       

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

       

Series 2018C

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/58 (b)(c)

     500          57,760  
       

 

 

 

New York - 9.2%

       

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 7/15/30

     4,250          4,612,780  

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 9/01/31

     1,100          1,239,403  

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

       

NATL Series 1997

       

5.75%, 12/01/22

     2,610          2,708,162  
       

 

 

 
          8,560,345  
       

 

 

 

North Dakota - 0.3%

       

County of Grand Forks ND (Red River Biorefinery LLC)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 9/15/28 (b)(c)

     265          254,837  
       

 

 

 

Ohio - 0.3%

       

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

       

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (b)

     280          280,000  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 1.2%

       

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

       

AGM Series 2007V

       

5.25%, 7/01/31

     155          172,267  

NATL Series 2007V

       

5.25%, 7/01/29

     155          165,822  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority

       

AGC Series 2007N

       

5.25%, 7/01/36

     145          159,428  

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

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     300          292,125  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue

       

Series 2018A

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Zero Coupon, 7/01/29 (b)

   $       104        $ 67,004  

Series 2019A

       

5.00%, 7/01/58 (b)

     240          227,532  
       

 

 

 
          1,084,178  
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.7%

       

South Carolina Public Service Authority

       

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 12/01/41

     570          628,642  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.5%

       

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

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/35 (b)(c)

     145          144,014  

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

       

Series 2018A

       

6.25%, 4/01/49 (b)(c)

     260          268,336  
       

 

 

 
          412,350  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 0.3%

       

Mission Economic Development Corp. (Natgasoline LLC)

       

Series 2018

       

4.625%, 10/01/31 (c)

     245          250,571  
       

 

 

 

Washington - 0.2%

       

Kalispel Tribe of Indians

       

Series 2018B

       

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

     210          224,192  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 0.3%

       

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Maryland Proton Treatment Center LLC)

       

Series 2018A-1

       

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

     265          274,066  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.3%
(cost $88,720,384) (e)

          93,432,843  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.3)%

          (235,171
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 93,197,672  
       

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

       Rate Type         

Notional Amount (000)

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

Payment

Frequency

Paid/Received

   Market
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD      770                2/13/29      2.703%     3 Month LIBOR      Semi-Annual/Quarterly    $  2,411      $ – 0  –    $  2,411  


INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

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

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,873        8/31/20        2.235     CPI     Maturity      $ (34,738

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,873        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (34,777

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,062        9/20/20        2.263     CPI     Maturity        (36,807

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,721        10/15/20        2.208     CPI     Maturity        (28,391

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        1,568        10/15/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (16,437

Citibank, NA

     USD        1,980        10/17/20        2.220     CPI     Maturity        (20,915

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        2,944        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (33,994
                  

 

 

 
   $ (206,059
                  

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

(a)

Inverse Floater Security—Security with variable or floating interest rate that moves in the opposite direction of short-term interest rates.

(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 February 28, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,897,500 or 2.0% of net assets.

(d)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

(e)

As of February 28, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $4,848,129 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(339,318), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $4,508,811.

As of February 28, 2019, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 23.9% and 11.0%, 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    

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 87,687,378     $ 5,745,465     $ 93,432,843  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     – 0  –      87,687,378       5,745,465       93,432,843  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      2,411       – 0  –      2,411  

Liabilities:

        

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (206,059     – 0  –      (206,059
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     – 0  –    $     87,483,730     $     5,745,465     $     93,229,195  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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)

     (7,942     (7,942

Realized gain (loss)

     227,661       227,661  


     Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (235,034     (235,034

Purchases

     2,122,743       2,122,743  

Sales

     (3,591,236     (3,591,236

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 2/28/19

   $     5,745,465     $     5,745,465  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 2/28/19

   $ 42,334     $ 42,334  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of February 28, 2019, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

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

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

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

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended February 28, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
11/30/18 (000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
2/28/19

(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 113      $ 11,487      $ 11,600      $ – 0  –    $ 12  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Ohio Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 99.3%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 99.3%

       

Ohio - 82.1%

       

American Municipal Power, Inc.

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 2/15/34

   $ 2,000        $     2,253,380  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority

       

Series 2007A-2

       

5.875%, 6/01/47

            1,000          936,270  

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

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     3,500          3,821,265  

City of Chillicothe OH (Adena Health System Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,700          1,873,740  

City of Cleveland OH

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 12/01/28

     2,215          2,459,514  

City of Columbus OH

       

Series 2014A

       

4.00%, 2/15/28

     3,510          3,818,740  

Cleveland Department of Public Utilities Division of Public Power

       

AGM Series 2018

       

5.00%, 11/15/35

     1,100          1,267,376  

Cleveland Municipal School District

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 12/01/33

     3,000          3,310,530  

Cleveland State University

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 6/01/30

     3,000          3,229,650  

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

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 8/01/42

     1,650          1,820,478  

County of Cuyahoga OH (County of Cuyahoga OH Lease)

       

Series 2010F

       

5.25%, 12/01/25

     1,200          1,271,700  

County of Cuyahoga OH (MetroHealth System (The))

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 2/15/37

     1,400          1,496,950  

County of Franklin OH (Agler Green LP)

       

Series 2002A

       

5.65%, 5/20/32

     770          771,579  

5.80%, 5/20/44

     1,150          1,151,587  

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

       

Series 2013

       

5.625%, 7/01/47 (a)

     865          868,045  

County of Franklin/OH (Trinity Health Corp.)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 12/01/47

     1,150          1,280,767  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

County of Hamilton OH Sewer System Revenue

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

   $ 4,305        $     4,868,395  

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

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 1/01/42

            1,625          1,658,881  

County of Montgomery/OH (Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)

       

Series 2018A

       

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

     450          464,747  

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

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 2/15/33

     1,000          1,113,510  

Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority (StoryPoint Troy Project)

       

Series 20151

       

7.00%, 1/15/40 (a)

     575          575,753  

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

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 12/01/31

     1,300          1,492,140  

Gallia County Local School District

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 11/01/29

     2,000          2,279,680  

Kent State University

       

Series 2012A

       

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

     2,920          3,176,174  

Miami University/Oxford OH

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 9/01/31

     1,000          1,070,340  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (FirstEnergy Generation LLC)

       

Series 2009D

       

4.25%, 8/01/29 (a)

     385          385,000  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

       

Series 2009A

       

4.375%, 6/01/33 (a)

     105          105,000  

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

       

Series 2017

       

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

     700          717,465  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission (Denison University)

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 11/01/32

     590          640,197  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission (Kenyon College)

       

Series 2017

       

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

     3,365          3,764,645  

Ohio University

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 12/01/32

     3,120          3,428,849  

Princeton City School District

       

Series 2014

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.00%, 12/01/39

   $ 750        $ 850,470  

Summit County Development Finance Authority (County of Summit OH Lease)

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 12/01/25

            3,760          4,188,038  

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

       

Series 1992

       

6.45%, 12/15/21

     1,270          1,407,096  

University of Akron (The)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     4,080          4,574,088  
       

 

 

 
              68,392,039  
       

 

 

 

American Samoa - 0.2%

       

American Samoa Economic Development Authority (Territory of American Samoa)

       

7.125%, 9/01/38 (b)

     185          185,940  
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 0.1%

       

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Benjamin Franklin Charter School Ltd.)

       

Series 2018A

       

6.00%, 7/01/52 (b)

     100          104,939  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.3%

       

California Pollution Control Financing Authority (Poseidon Resources Channelside LP)

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 7/01/37 (b)

     220          230,545  

State of California

       

Series 2004

       

5.25%, 4/01/29

     5          5,013  
       

 

 

 
          235,558  
       

 

 

 

Connecticut - 0.5%

       

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

       

Series 2018K-1

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     415          456,380  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 3.2%

       

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

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 4/01/33

     1,000          1,097,720  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc. (Provision Cares Proton Therapy Center - Orlando)

       

Series 2018A

       

7.50%, 6/01/48 (a)(b)

     100          102,693  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 10/01/33

     1,300          1,433,913  
       

 

 

 
          2,634,326  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Guam - 1.7%

       

Guam Government Waterworks Authority

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/01/46

   $ 615        $ 653,886  

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

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

     690          745,391  
       

 

 

 
          1,399,277  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 1.6%

       

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

            1,250              1,372,450  
       

 

 

 

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          348,554  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.1%

       

City of Detroit MI

       

5.00%, 4/01/36

     50          52,380  
       

 

 

 

New York - 0.8%

       

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

       

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

     635          676,453  
       

 

 

 

North Carolina - 0.5%

       

North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Pennybyrn at Maryfield)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 10/01/35 (a)

     375          388,631  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 1.1%

       

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

       

AGM Series 2007V

       

5.25%, 7/01/31

     100          111,140  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority

       

AGC Series 2007N

       

5.25%, 7/01/34-7/01/36

     265          292,263  

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

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     255          248,306  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue

       

Series 2018A

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/29 (a)

       

Series 2019A

     100          64,427  

5.00%, 7/01/58 (a)

     215          203,831  
       

 

 

 
          919,967  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Tennessee - 1.0%

       

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

       

Series 2016A

       

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

   $ 125        $ 124,150  

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

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 11/01/29

     630          673,098  
       

 

 

 
          797,248  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 5.6%

       

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp. (Lifeschool of Dallas)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 8/15/39

            1,000              1,104,470  

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

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 9/01/31

     1,025          1,149,876  

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

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 7/15/28

     215          247,385  

Mission Economic Development Corp. (Natgasoline LLC)

       

Series 2018

       

4.625%, 10/01/31 (b)

     215          219,889  

North Texas Tollway Authority (North Texas Tollway System)

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     700          787,535  

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

       

Series 2010

       

7.00%, 6/30/40

     740          785,806  

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

       

Series 2009

       

6.875%, 12/31/39

     370          383,986  
       

 

 

 
          4,678,947  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 0.1%

       

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Maryland Proton Treatment Center LLC)

       

Series 2018A-1

       

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

     100          102,664  
       

 

 

 


    

 

       U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments - 99.3%
(cost $80,007,422) (c)

        $ 82,745,753  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.7%

          542,122  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 83,287,875  
       

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

       Rate Type         

Notional Amount (000)

   Termination
Date
     Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
     Payment Frequency Paid/
Received
     Market
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD   640          2/13/29        2.703     3 Month LIBOR        Semi-Annual/Quarterly      $     2,004      $ – 0  –    $ 2,004  

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      $ (29,418

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,433        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (29,451

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,685        9/20/20        2.263     CPI     Maturity        (32,275

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,541        10/15/20        2.208     CPI     Maturity        (26,513

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        1,375        10/15/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (14,414

Citibank, NA

     USD        1,850        10/17/20        2.220     CPI     Maturity        (19,541

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        2,494        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (28,798
                  

 

 

 
   $ (180,410
                  

 

 

 

 

#

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 February 28, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $2,253,032 or 2.7% of net assets.

(c)

As of February 28, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $2,971,656 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(411,731), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,559,925.

As of February 28, 2019, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 2.0% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGC    -    Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Ohio Portfolio

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 78,643,347     $ 4,102,406     $ 82,745,753  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     – 0  –      78,643,347       4,102,406       82,745,753  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      2,004       – 0  –      2,004  

Liabilities:

        

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (180,410     – 0  –      (180,410
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $         – 0  –    $     78,464,941     $     4,102,406     $     82,567,347  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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)

     (805     (805

Realized gain (loss)

     12,636       12,636  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (19,387     (19,387

Purchases

     1,037,618       1,037,618  

Sales

     (289,962     (289,962

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 2/28/19

   $ 4,102,406     $     4,102,406  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 2/28/19

   $ (5,222   $ (5,222
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of February 28, 2019, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

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

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

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

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended February 28, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
2/28/19

(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 288      $ 4,911      $ 5,199      $ – 0  –    $ 3  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Pennsylvania Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 99.4%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 99.4%

       

Pennsylvania - 89.6%

       

Adams County Industrial Development Authority (Gettysburg College)

       

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 8/15/25

   $   1,090        $   1,136,619  

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

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 4/01/36

     1,600          1,790,608  

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

       

Series 2006

       

5.00%, 9/01/21

     315          315,595  

Altoona Area School District

       

BAM Series 2018

       

5.00%, 12/01/39

     2,000          2,230,600  

Beaver County Industrial Development Authority (FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

       

Series 2016A

       

4.375%, 1/01/35 (a)

     415          415,000  

Bensalem Township School District

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 6/01/30

     3,345          3,776,304  

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

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 5/15/43

     500          528,825  

Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority

       

AGM Series 2011

       

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

     1,255          1,368,276  

AGM Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     780          886,727  

Carlisle Area School District

       

Series 2011

       

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

     2,000          2,196,640  

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

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 11/15/42

     1,000          1,111,590  

Chambersburg Area Municipal Authority (Wilson College)

       

Series 2018

       

5.75%, 10/01/43

     650          644,898  

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

       

Series 2018

       

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

     525          528,397  

City of Philadelphia PA

       

Series 2014A

       

5.25%, 7/15/31

     2,500          2,804,000  

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 8/01/31

     1,000          1,143,700  

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36

   $   1,700        $   1,949,713  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 10/01/48

     1,000          1,122,930  

Commonwealth Financing Authority (Commonwealth Financing Authority State Lease)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 6/01/31

     2,500          2,883,850  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

       

Series 2013

       

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

     1,800          2,027,574  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania COP)

       

Series 2018A

       

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

     2,200          2,484,242  

Crawford County Hospital Authority (Meadville Medical Center Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016A

       

6.00%, 6/01/46 (a)

     635          679,863  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority (Asbury Pennsylvania Obligated Group)

       

Series 2010

       

6.125%, 1/01/45 (a)

     300          305,691  

Delaware County Authority (Elwyn Obligated Group)

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 6/01/32

     1,625          1,741,090  

Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority

       

Series 2013

       

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

     2,070          2,340,404  

Delaware River Port Authority

       

Series 2010D

       

5.00%, 1/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,920          1,973,722  

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 7/01/33

     660          714,589  

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,100          1,155,154  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA

       

Series 2010

       

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

     735          771,250  

Moon Industrial Development Authority (Baptist Homes Society)

       

Series 2015

       

5.75%, 7/01/35 (a)

     765          799,096  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority (Lafayette College)

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 11/01/32

     2,000          2,231,440  


     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        $   2,150,800  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

       

Series 2010B-2

       

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

     1,245          1,315,347  

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

     940          993,984  

Series 2017B

       

5.00%, 6/01/36

     1,000          1,108,080  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax)

       

Series 2018B

       

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

     2,000          2,242,850  

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

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 7/01/37

     675          689,243  

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

       

Series 2015A

       

6.375%, 6/01/40 (a)

     400          407,668  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (LLPCS Foundation)

       

Series 2005A

       

5.25%, 7/01/24 (a)(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          1,152,060  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co.

       

Series 2010-9

       

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

     2,000          2,093,140  

Philadelphia Parking Authority (The)

       

Series 2009

       

5.00%, 9/01/26

     2,725          2,843,865  

School District of Philadelphia (The)

       

Series 2011E

       

5.25%, 9/01/23

     1,500          1,564,815  

Scranton School District/PA

       

BAM Series 2017E

       

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

     1,800          2,034,378  

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          1,116,097  

State Public School Building Authority (Harrisburg School District)

       

AGM Series 2016A

       

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

     2,000          2,295,860  

Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority

       

Series 2017

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

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

   $       2,000        $   2,176,500  

Township of Lower Paxton PA

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 4/01/44

     2,000          2,238,240  

Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority

       

Series 2010

       

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

     1,500          1,580,820  
       

 

 

 
          72,065,634  
       

 

 

 

American Samoa - 0.2%

 

American Samoa Economic Development Authority (Territory of American Samoa)

       

7.125%, 9/01/38 (b)

     185          185,940  
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 0.1%

 

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Benjamin Franklin Charter School Ltd.)

       

Series 2018A

       

6.00%, 7/01/52 (b)

     100          104,939  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.4%

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.

       

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 6/01/47 (a)

     320          307,990  
       

 

 

 

Colorado - 0.3%

 

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

       

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     215          228,388  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 0.1%

 

Capital Trust Agency, Inc. (Provision Cares Proton Therapy Center - Orlando)

       

Series 2018A

       

7.50%, 6/01/48 (a)(b)

     100          102,693  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 1.7%

 

Guam Power Authority

       

Series 2017A

       

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

     645          693,758  

Territory of Guam (Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)

       

Series 2011A

       

5.125%, 1/01/42

     620          636,511  
       

 

 

 
          1,330,269  
       

 

 

 

Kentucky - 0.4%

 

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

       

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 6/01/41

     315          333,122  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.0%

 

City of Detroit MI

       

5.00%, 4/01/36

     35          36,666  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

New Jersey - 0.5%

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ

       

Series 2018B

       

5.00%, 6/01/46

   $ 425        $ 430,304  
       

 

 

 

New York - 2.4%

 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue

       

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,735          1,914,104  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 1.2%

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

       

AGM Series 2007V

       

5.25%, 7/01/31

     100          111,140  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority

       

NATL Series 2005L

       

5.25%, 7/01/35

     100          105,346  

NATL Series 2007N

       

5.25%, 7/01/32-7/01/33

     215          228,557  

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

       

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     250          243,437  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue

       

Series 2018A

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/29 (a)

     100          64,427  

Series 2019A

       

5.00%, 7/01/58 (a)

     210          199,091  
       

 

 

 
          951,998  
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.6%

 

South Carolina Public Service Authority

       

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 12/01/41

     470          518,353  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.2%

 

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

       

Series 2016A

       

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

     120          119,184  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 1.7%

 

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp. (Lifeschool of Dallas)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 8/15/39

     1,200          1,325,364  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $77,328,419)

 

       79,954,948  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.0%

 

Investment Companies - 0.0%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
2.35% (f)(g)(h)
(cost $7,930)

     7,930      $ 7,930  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.4%
(cost $77,336,349) (i)

        79,962,878  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.6%

        493,913  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 80,456,791  
     

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

              Rate Type         

Notional Amount (000)

     Termination
Date
     Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
     Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Market
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     530                2/13/29        2.703     3 Month LIBOR        Semi-Annual/Quarterly      $ 1,659      $ – 0 –      $ 1,659  

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      $ (28,862

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,387        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (28,894

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,612        9/20/20        2.263     CPI     Maturity        (31,398

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        2,507        10/15/20        2.208     CPI     Maturity        (26,158

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        1,338        10/15/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (14,026

Citibank, NA

     USD        1,820        10/17/20        2.220     CPI     Maturity        (19,224

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        2,446        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (28,244
                  

 

 

 
                   $ (176,806
                  

 

 

 

 

#

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 February 28, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,041,153 or 1.3% of net assets.

(c)

Non-income producing security.

(d)

Defaulted.

(e)

Illiquid security.

(f)

Affiliated investments.

(g)

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

(h)

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


(i)

As of February 28, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $3,011,167 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(559,785), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,451,382.

As of February 28, 2019, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 13.0% and 1.7%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

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


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Pennsylvania Portfolio    

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 73,935,751     $ 6,019,197     $ 79,954,948  

Short-Term Investments

     7,930       – 0  –      – 0  –      7,930  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     7,930       73,935,751       6,019,197       79,962,878  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      1,659       – 0  –      1,659  

Liabilities:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (176,806     – 0  –      (176,806
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     7,930     $     73,760,604     $     6,019,197     $     79,787,731  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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)

     (156     (156

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (28,906     (28,906

Purchases

     1,318,881       1,318,881  

Sales

     (130,000     (130,000

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 2/28/19

   $     6,019,197     $     6,019,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 2/28/19

   $ (28,561   $ (28,561
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of February 28, 2019, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

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

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

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

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended February 28, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
2/28/19

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 4,664      $ 8,917      $ 13,573      $ 8      $ 8  


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Virginia Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 99.1%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 99.1%

       

Virginia - 72.8%

       

Cherry Hill Community Development Authority (Potomac Shores Project)

       

Series 2015

       

5 5.40%, 3/01/45 (a)(b)

   $ 585        $ 597,285  

Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 7/01/46

               4,000              4,359,760  

Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority (Brandermill Woods)

       

Series 2012

       

5.125%, 1/01/43 (a)

     1,600          1,623,184  

City of Hampton VA

  

Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 1/15/21

     1,750          1,754,533  

City of Newport News VA

  

Series 2014A

       

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

     2,000          2,289,310  

City of Richmond VA Public Utility Revenue

  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 1/15/29

     1,970          2,198,815  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/15/30-1/15/34

     9,000          10,436,450  

City of Suffolk VA

  

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 8/01/22

     1,870          1,956,675  

Series 2010A

       

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

     210          219,660  

Series 2011

       

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

     950          1,010,639  

County of Henrico VA

  

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 7/15/24 (c)

     6,600          6,892,710  

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

       

Series 2014

       

4.00%, 6/01/29

     2,955          3,182,594  

Dullles Town Center Community Development Authority

  

Series 2012

       

4.25%, 3/01/26 (a)

     1,000          994,020  

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

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 10/01/34

     1,000          1,143,860  

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

       

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 4/01/35

     2,000          2,126,640  

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

       

Series 2016

       

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

     3,200          3,449,784  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

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

  

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 5/15/44

   $ 2,000        $ 2,186,140  

Series 2018A

       

4.00%, 5/15/48

     1,500          1,536,525  

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          5,765,810  

Hampton Roads Sanitation District

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/33

     3,550          4,184,633  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission

  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     4,000              4,709,600  

Hanover County Economic Development Authority (Covenant Woods)

  

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 7/01/42 (a)

             2,000          2,042,200  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority

  

Series 2013

       

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

     2,000          2,221,800  

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

  

Series 2017C

       

5.00%, 12/01/37 (a)

     765          800,787  

Lexington Industrial Development Authority (Kendal at Lexington)

  

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 1/01/31

     1,500          1,522,110  

Loudoun County Sanitation Authority

  

Series 2010

       

5.00%, 1/01/29

     3,820          3,922,414  

Lynchburg Economic Development Authority (Centra Health Obligated Group)

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 1/01/47

     1,750          1,941,100  

Mosaic District Community Development Authority

  

Series 2011A

       

6.875%, 3/01/36 (a)

     250          265,450  

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

  

Series 2002A

       

5.55%, 9/20/34

     1,880          1,882,970  

5.65%, 3/20/44

     1,660          1,661,809  

Norfolk Economic Development Authority

  

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 11/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,200          2,439,866  

Peninsula Town Center Community Development Authority

  

Series 2018

       

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

     510          533,695  

Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority (American Tobacco Holdings LLC)

  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2017

       

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

   $ 1,000        $ 1,013,210  

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

  

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 10/15/35

     1,750          2,035,513  

Roanoke Economic Development Authority (Carilion Clinic Obligated Group)

  

AGM Series 2005C

       

5.00%, 7/01/27

         3,000              3,110,010  

Roanoke Economic Development Authority (Lynchburg College)

  

Series 2018A

       

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

     3,660          4,026,460  

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

  

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 9/01/31 (a)

     1,000          1,042,470  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./VA

  

Series 2007B1

       

5.00%, 6/01/47

     2,400          2,286,192  

Town of Leesburg VA

  

Series 2011A

       

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

     395          418,882  

5.00%, 1/15/24

     1,645          1,743,766  

Virginia College Building Authority (Liberty University, Inc.)

  

Series 2010

       

5.25%, 3/01/29

     5,000          5,170,800  

Virginia College Building Authority (Marymount University)

  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 7/01/30 (b)

     1,615          1,705,295  

Virginia College Building Authority (Roanoke College)

  

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 4/01/23

     1,000          1,002,490  

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority

  

Series 2011

       

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

     1,000          1,075,840  

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority (Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Obligated Group)

  

Series 2017B

       

5.00%, 7/01/46

     2,000          2,243,820  

Virginia Port Authority

  

Series 2016B

       

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

     6,160          6,914,930  

Virginia Resources Authority

  

Series 2011B

       

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

     2,260          2,458,541  

5.00%, 11/01/26

     2,740          2,985,230  

Series 2016C

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

4.00%, 11/01/34

   $ 2,000        $ 2,149,100  

Virginia Resources Authority (Virginia Resources Authority SRF)

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 10/01/25

     4,000          4,579,280  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (Covanta Holding Corp.)

       

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 1/01/48 (b)

             1,000              1,020,180  

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

       

Series 2012

       

5.25%, 1/01/32

     2,500          2,661,125  

5.50%, 1/01/42

     1,000          1,067,390  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (Hampton University)

       

Series 2014

       

5.25%, 10/01/29

     4,125          4,758,146  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (I-66 Express Mobility Partners LLC) 5.00%, 12/31/49

     430          463,316  

Series 2017

       

5.00%, 12/31/52

     3,350          3,599,709  

Winchester Economic Development Authority (Valley Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015

       

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

     3,500          3,923,120  
       

 

 

 
          145,307,643  
       

 

 

 

American Samoa - 0.2%

 

American Samoa Economic Development Authority (Territory of American Samoa) 7.125%, 9/01/38 (b)

     455          457,311  
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 2.6%

 

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 7/01/29

     3,945          4,217,402  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Benjamin Franklin Charter School Ltd.)

       

Series 2018A

       

6.00%, 7/01/52 (b)

     200          209,878  

Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.)

       

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 12/01/37

     705          832,838  
       

 

 

 
          5,260,118  
       

 

 

 

California - 0.3%

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Enloe Medical Center)

       

Series 2008A

       

5.50%, 8/15/23

     660          661,954  
       

 

 

 

District of Columbia - 8.7%

 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 10/01/30

   $ 1,000        $ 1,086,620  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 10/01/35

     1,200          1,353,792  

Series 2018A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36

     3,000          3,447,390  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (Dulles Toll Road)

  

Series 2010B

       

6.50%, 10/01/44

             4,300          5,419,591  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

  

Series 2017A

       

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

     5,095          6,020,711  
       

 

 

 
              17,328,104  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 0.8%

 

Capital Trust Agency, Inc. (Provision Cares Proton Therapy Center - Orlando)

  

Series 2018A

       

7.50%, 6/01/48 (a)(b)

     100          102,693  

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

  

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 10/01/27

     400          421,936  

5.25%, 10/01/30

     1,000          1,053,770  
       

 

 

 
          1,578,399  
       

 

 

 

Guam - 0.9%

 

Guam Power Authority

  

Series 2017A

       

5.00%, 10/01/36

     1,630          1,771,859  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 1.2%

 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

  

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 12/15/45

     2,200          2,297,504  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 0.9%

 

City of Detroit MI

       

5.00%, 4/01/36

     85          89,046  

Michigan Public Power Agency

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,575          1,660,034  
       

 

 

 
          1,749,080  
       

 

 

 

Minnesota - 0.6%

 

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,000          1,142,430  
       

 

 

 

Nevada - 0.0%

 

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

  

Series 2018C

       

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

     500          57,760  
       

 

 

 

New York - 1.1%

       

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2011D

       

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

   $ 1,010        $ 1,102,233  

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

  

Series 2011

       

5.00%, 7/01/28

             1,090          1,161,155  
       

 

 

 
              2,263,388  
       

 

 

 

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          1,010,300  
       

 

 

 

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          600,000  
       

 

 

 

Puerto Rico - 2.0%

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

  

AGM Series 2007V

       

5.25%, 7/01/31

     235          261,179  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority

  

AGC Series 2007N

       

5.25%, 7/01/34-7/01/36

     415          457,710  

NATL Series 2005L

       

5.25%, 7/01/35

     105          110,613  

NATL Series 2007N

       

5.25%, 7/01/32

     100          106,411  

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

  

Series 2003

       

5.00%, 12/01/20

     1,580          1,622,913  

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

  

Series 2000

       

6.625%, 6/01/26

     615          598,856  

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)

  

NATL Series 2007

       

6.00%, 7/01/25

     100          110,653  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue

  

Series 2018A

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/29 (a)

     223          143,672  

Series 2019A

       

5.00%, 7/01/58 (a)

     520          492,986  
       

 

 

 
          3,904,993  
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.1%

 

South Carolina Public Service Authority

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 12/01/49

   $         205        $ 219,135  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 0.2%

 

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

  

Series 2016A

       

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

     295          292,994  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 3.0%

 

Mission Economic Development Corp. (Natgasoline LLC)

  

Series 2018

       

4.625%, 10/01/31 (b)

     520          531,825  

North Texas Tollway Authority (North Texas Tollway System)

  

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,300          1,462,565  

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

  

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 11/15/36

     1,150          1,065,751  

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

  

Series 2010

       

7.00%, 6/30/40

     1,110          1,178,709  

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

  

Series 2009

       

6.875%, 12/31/39

     555          575,979  

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

  

Series 2013

       

6.75%, 6/30/43

     1,000          1,140,690  
       

 

 

 
          5,955,519  
       

 

 

 

Washington - 0.6%

 

Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No. 1 Box Canyon

  

Series 2018

       

5.00%, 1/01/44

     650          698,763  

Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority (Whitworth University)

  

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 10/01/32

     400          421,588  
       

 

 

 
          1,120,351  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 2.3%

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority

  

Series 2012C

       

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

     2,700          2,992,275  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Celanese US Holdings LLC)

  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 1/01/24

   $         1,000        $ 1,089,180  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Maryland Proton Treatment Center LLC)

  

Series 2018A-1

       

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

     525          538,986  
       

 

 

 
          4,620,441  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $191,625,059)

 

       197,599,283  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%

       

Investment Companies - 0.1%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB,
2.35% (d)(e)(f)

       

(cost $291,746)

     291,746          291,746  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.2%
(cost $191,916,805) (g)

          197,891,029  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.8%

          1,592,514  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 199,483,543  
       

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type         
Notional Amount (000)      Termination
Date
     Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    

Payment Frequency

Paid/Received

   Market
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
USD      2,050                    2/13/29        2.703     3 Month LIBOR      Semi-Annual/Quarterly    $ 6,419      $ – 0  –    $ 6,419  

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      $ (69,827

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        5,776        9/04/20        2.248     CPI     Maturity        (69,917

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        6,633        9/20/20        2.263     CPI     Maturity        (79,732

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        6,159        10/15/20        2.208     CPI     Maturity        (64,263

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD        3,397        10/15/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (35,611

Citibank, NA

     USD        4,480        10/17/20        2.220     CPI     Maturity        (47,322

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        5,919        8/30/20        2.210     CPI     Maturity        (68,346
                  

 

 

 
                   $ (435,018
                  

 

 

 


#

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 February 28, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $7,061,112 or 3.5% of net assets.

(c)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

As of February 28, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $6,656,086 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,110,461), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $5,545,625.

As of February 28, 2019, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 2.1% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGC    -    Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
EDA    -    Economic Development Agency
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
NATL    -    National Interstate Corporation
SRF    -    State Revolving Fund


AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Virginia Portfolio    

February 28, 2019 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 179,358,233     $ 18,241,050     $ 197,599,283  

Short-Term Investments

     291,746       – 0  –      – 0  –      291,746  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     291,746       179,358,233       18,241,050       197,891,029  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      6,419       – 0  –      6,419  

Liabilities:

 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (435,018     – 0  –      (435,018
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $     291,746     $     178,929,634     $     18,241,050     $     197,462,430  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

   $ 22,746,204     $ 22,746,204  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (102,237     (102,237

Realized gain (loss)

     67,276       67,276  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (267,564     (267,564

Purchases

     2,129,306       2,129,306  

Sales

     (6,331,935     (6,331,935

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 2/28/19

   $     18,241,050     $     18,241,050  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 2/28/19

   $ (90,777   $ (90,777
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of February 28, 2019, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

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

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

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

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended February 28, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
5/31/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
2/28/19

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 279      $ 17,903      $ 17,890      $ 292      $ 11  


ITEM 2.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

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:   April 23, 2019

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:   April 23, 2019
By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
 

Joseph J. Mantineo

 

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date:   April 23, 2019

Exhibit 3 (a) (1)

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Robert M. Keith, certify that:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

 

/s/    Robert M. Keith

Robert M. Keith
President

Date: April 23, 2019


Exhibit 3 (a) (2)

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Joseph J. Mantineo, certify that:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

 

/s/    Joseph J. Mantineo

Joseph J. Mantineo

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 23, 2019

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