NOV    11.30.23

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB US LARGE CAP STRATEGIC EQUITIES ETF

(NYSE: LRGC)

 

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A discussion of the Fund’s investment performance is not included in this report. AllianceBernstein L.P. would like to thank you for your interest in the Fund.

 

 
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  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

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This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.

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The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. AB publishes full portfolio holdings for the Fund daily at www.abfunds.com.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT    LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for the AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (the “Fund”).

At AB, we’re striving to help our clients achieve better outcomes by:

 

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For more information about AB’s comprehensive range of products and shareholder resources, please log on to www.abfunds.com.

Thank you for your investment in AB exchange-traded funds—and for placing your trust in our firm.

Sincerely,

 

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Onur Erzan

President and Chief Executive Officer, AB ETFs

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including broker commissions on purchases and sales of shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2023
    Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2023
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio*
 

Actual

  $     1,000     $     1,039.20     $     0.97 **      0.48

Hypothetical***

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.66     $ 2.43       0.48

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Fund’s operating expenses are borne by the Adviser or its affiliates.

 

**

Expenses paid are based on the period from September 20, 2023 (commencement of operations) and are equal to the class’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 72/365 (to reflect the since inception period).

 

***

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

November 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $37.4

 

 

 

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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS2

 

Company    U.S. $ Value      Percent of
Net Assets
 
Microsoft Corp.    $ 3,400,338        9.1
Alphabet, Inc. – Class C      1,941,706        5.2  
Apple, Inc.      1,823,900        4.9  
Visa, Inc. – Class A      1,465,386        3.9  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      1,379,660        3.7  
Amazon.com, Inc.      1,304,584        3.5  
NVIDIA Corp.      1,213,214        3.2  
Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A      973,599        2.6  
Walmart, Inc.      814,103        2.2  
Progressive Corp. (The)      740,103        2.0  
   $   15,056,593        40.3

 

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The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time.

 

2

Long-term investments.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market. These sector classifications are broadly defined. The “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report reflects more specific industry information and is consistent with the investment restrictions discussed in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

November 30, 2023

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 98.2%

 

Information Technology – 28.1%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.7%

    

CDW Corp./DE

     1,238     $ 261,069  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.8%

    

Broadcom, Inc.

     432       399,916  

KLA Corp.

     382       208,045  

NVIDIA Corp.

     2,594       1,213,214  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     1,827       372,854  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     2,787       359,662  
    

 

 

 
       2,553,691  
    

 

 

 

Software – 15.1%

    

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     1,053       643,393  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

     385       84,096  

Gen Digital, Inc.

     11,187       247,009  

Microsoft Corp.

     8,974       3,400,338  

Oracle Corp.

     6,290       730,961  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

     478       327,784  

Workday, Inc. – Class A(a)

     723       195,731  
    

 

 

 
       5,629,312  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 5.5%

    

Apple, Inc.

     9,602       1,823,900  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

     4,705       227,298  
    

 

 

 
       2,051,198  
    

 

 

 
       10,495,270  
    

 

 

 

Health Care – 15.8%

    

Biotechnology – 2.5%

    

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     492       405,314  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     1,502       532,925  
    

 

 

 
       938,239  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.3%

    

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

     4,653       315,055  

Medtronic PLC

     6,864       544,109  
    

 

 

 
       859,164  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 5.9%

    

Elevance Health, Inc.

     1,071       513,534  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     1,233       308,842  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     2,495       1,379,660  
    

 

 

 
       2,202,036  
    

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 3.4%

 

Illumina, Inc.(a)

     1,390       141,711  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

     2,503       535,892  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     643     $ 318,774  

Waters Corp.(a)

     945       265,176  
    

 

 

 
       1,261,553  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 1.7%

    

Roche Holding AG (Sponsored ADR)

     11,695       394,004  

Zoetis, Inc.

     1,395       246,455  
    

 

 

 
       640,459  
    

 

 

 
       5,901,451  
    

 

 

 

Financials – 12.8%

    

Banks – 3.0%

    

Bank of America Corp.

     13,101       399,449  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     1,203       161,154  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     12,384       552,203  
    

 

 

 
       1,112,806  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 2.8%

    

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     6,721       412,132  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     1,438       491,135  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     675       150,052  
    

 

 

 
       1,053,319  
    

 

 

 

Financial Services – 4.4%

    

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

     3,023       174,155  

Visa, Inc. – Class A

     5,709       1,465,386  
    

 

 

 
       1,639,541  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 2.6%

    

Progressive Corp. (The)

     4,512       740,103  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     1,007       248,024  
    

 

 

 
       988,127  
    

 

 

 
       4,793,793  
    

 

 

 

Communication Services – 11.1%

    

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.2%

    

Comcast Corp. – Class A

     10,418       436,410  
    

 

 

 

Entertainment – 0.8%

    

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

     3,405       315,609  
    

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 7.8%

    

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C(a)

     14,499       1,941,706  

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A(a)

     2,976       973,599  
    

 

 

 
       2,915,305  
    

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.3%

    

T-Mobile US, Inc.

     3,265       491,219  
    

 

 

 
       4,158,543  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 8.8%

 

Automobiles – 0.4%

 

Stellantis NV

     7,438       161,107  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Broadline Retail – 3.5%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     8,930     $ 1,304,584  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.6%

    

Hyatt Hotels Corp. – Class A

     1,874       215,060  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     5,229       371,677  
    

 

 

 
       586,737  
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 2.2%

    

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

     104       271,433  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     1,727       541,397  
    

 

 

 
       812,830  
    

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.1%

    

NIKE, Inc. – Class B

     3,796       418,585  
    

 

 

 
       3,283,843  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 6.9%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 0.5%

    

RTX Corp.

     2,289       186,508  
    

 

 

 

Building Products – 1.0%

    

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     4,166       357,401  
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.4%

    

MasTec, Inc.(a)

     2,447       148,386  
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 1.9%

    

Eaton Corp. PLC

     2,676       609,298  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

     3,601       117,069  
    

 

 

 
       726,367  
    

 

 

 

Ground Transportation – 1.3%

    

CSX Corp.

     14,979       483,822  
    

 

 

 

Machinery – 1.3%

    

PACCAR, Inc.

     5,517       506,571  
    

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.5%

    

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     1,489       186,318  
    

 

 

 
       2,595,373  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 5.6%

    

Beverages – 1.8%

    

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     7,674       448,469  

Constellation Brands, Inc. – Class A

     957       230,149  
    

 

 

 
       678,618  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 3.1%

    

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     576       341,418  

Walmart, Inc.

     5,229       814,103  
    

 

 

 
       1,155,521  
    

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.7%

    

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     1,820       279,406  
    

 

 

 
       2,113,545  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Energy – 3.2%

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 1.1%

 

Baker Hughes Co.

     11,712     $ 395,280  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.1%

    

Chevron Corp.

     1,965       282,174  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     4,126       507,787  
    

 

 

 
       789,961  
    

 

 

 
       1,185,241  
    

 

 

 

Materials – 2.5%

    

Chemicals – 2.5%

    

Corteva, Inc.

     3,248       146,810  

Linde PLC

     990       409,632  

LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A

     3,888       369,749  
    

 

 

 
       926,191  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate – 1.8%

    

Industrial REITs – 1.0%

    

Prologis, Inc.

     3,405       391,337  
    

 

 

 

Specialized REITs – 0.8%

    

American Tower Corp.

     1,390       290,204  
    

 

 

 
       681,541  
    

 

 

 

Utilities – 1.6%

    

Electric Utilities – 1.6%

    

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     3,806       302,767  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     5,038       294,774  
    

 

 

 
       597,541  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $35,177,645)

       36,732,332  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.6%

    

Investment Companies – 1.6%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 5.25%(b)(c)(d)
(cost $594,230)

     594,230       594,230  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.8%
(cost $35,771,875)

       37,326,562  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.2%

       85,615  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $     37,412,177  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(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.

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

November 30, 2023

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $35,177,645)

   $ 36,732,332  

Affiliated issuers (cost $594,230)

     594,230  

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

     2,328,732  

Unaffiliated dividends receivable

     51,716  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     2,580  

Receivable due from Adviser

     78  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     39,709,668  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

     2,285,283  

Advisory fee payable

     12,208  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,297,491  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 37,412,177  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 72  

Paid-in capital

     35,885,788  

Distributable earnings

     1,526,317  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     37,412,177  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value (based on 720,020 shares outstanding)

   $ 51.96  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Period from September 20, 2023(a) to November 30, 2023

 

Investment Income

 

Dividends

 

Unaffiliated issuers

   $     67,008    

Affiliated issuers

     4,224    

Interest

     29     $ 71,261  
  

 

 

   
Expenses

 

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     19,950    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses

     19,950    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (118  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       19,832  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       51,429  
    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions     

Net realized loss on investment transactions

       (79,799

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

       1,554,687  
    

 

 

 

Net gain on investment transactions

       1,474,888  
    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

     $     1,526,317  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     September 20,
2023(a) to
November 30,
2023
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

Net investment income

   $ 51,429  

Net realized loss on investment transactions

     (79,799

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     1,554,687  
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     1,526,317  
Transactions in Shares of the Fund

 

Net increase

     35,885,860  
  

 

 

 

Total increase

     37,412,177  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

     – 0  – 
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $     37,412,177  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

November 30, 2023

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 12 funds currently in operation. Each fund is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (the “Fund”), a non-diversified portfolio. The Fund commenced investment operations on September 20, 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at fair value by an independent pricing service. If an independent fair value is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may value its foreign equity securities using fair value prices at the discretion of the Adviser.

2. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market

 

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participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values as described in Note A.1 above). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

 

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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of November 30, 2023:

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Common Stocks(a)

  $ 36,732,332     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 36,732,332  

Short-Term Investments

    594,230       – 0  –      – 0  –      594,230  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    37,326,562       – 0  –      – 0  –      37,326,562  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     37,326,562     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     37,326,562  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

 

(b)

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, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net invest-

 

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ment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current tax year) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. The Fund accounts for distributions received from REIT investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

7. Offering Expenses

The Adviser has agreed to pay all of the Fund’s organization and offering costs. The Fund is not obligated to repay any such organizational expenses or offering costs paid by the Adviser.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a unitary advisory fee at an annual rate of .48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

Under the investment advisory agreement, in accordance with the unitary fee structure, the Adviser bears the cost of various third-party services required by the Fund, including audit, custodial, accounting, legal, transfer

 

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agency and printing costs and the fees and expenses of the Corporation’s directors and their counsel. Also under the investment advisory agreement, the Adviser will reimburse the Fund for the Fund’s share of the acquired funds fees and expenses (advisory fees and other expenses) of any pooled investment vehicle for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser. For the period ended November 30, 2023, such waiver/reimbursements relating to the Fund’s investment in AB Government Money Market Portfolio amounted to $118.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the period ended November 30, 2023 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
11/30/22
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
11/30/23
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     – 0  –    $     742     $     148     $     594     $     4  

NOTE C

Distribution Plan

The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Act which permits the Fund to pay distribution and servicing fees not to exceed .25% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets. No such fees are currently paid, and the Board has not approved the commencement of payments under the Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and in-kind purchases and sales) for the period ended November 30, 2023 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     6,221,544     $     948,770  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

During the period ended November 30, 2023, the Fund delivered portfolio securities for the redemption of Fund shares (in-kind redemptions). Cash and portfolio securities were transferred for redemptions at fair value. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund recorded net realized gains and

 

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losses in connection with each in-kind redemption transaction. For the period ended November 30, 2023, the Fund had in-kind purchases and in-kind sales as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

In-kind transactions

     

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     29,984,670      $     – 0  – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     35,771,875  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,845,230  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (290,543
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,554,687  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The Fund did not engage in derivatives transactions for the period ended November 30, 2023.

2. Currency Transactions

The Fund may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Fund may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Fund may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Fund and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Fund may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E

Shares of the Fund

The Fund’s shares may only be bought and sold in a secondary market through a broker-dealer at a market price. Because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than

 

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NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). The Fund issues and redeems shares at its NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (a creation unit) generally in exchange for a designated portfolio of securities and/or cash (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted). A fixed transaction fee is imposed on authorized participants in connection with creation unit redemption and creation transactions. Authorized participants may be required to pay an additional variable charge to cover certain costs and expenses related to the execution of trades resulting from creation unit transactions. Such variable charges, if any, are included in other capital within the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

Transactions in shares of the Fund were as follows:

 

         
     Shares            Amount        
     September 20,
2023(a) to
November 30,
2023
           September 20,
2023(a) to
November 30,
2023
       
  

 

 

   

Shares sold

     720,020        $ 35,885,860    

 

   

Net increase

     720,020        $     35,885,860    

 

   

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock market fluctuates. The value of its investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness), interest rate levels, and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may be underperforming the market generally.

Equity Securities Risk—The Fund invests in publicly-traded equity securities, and their value may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, which means a security may be worth more or less than when it was purchased. These fluctuations can be based on a variety of factors including a company’s financial condition as well as macro-economic factors such as interest rates, inflation rates, global market conditions, and non-economic factors such as market perceptions and social or political events.

Capitalization Risk—Investments in small-and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

 

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Foreign (Non-US) Investments Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade than domestic securities due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Non-Diversification Risk—The Fund may have more risk because it is “non-diversified”, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. Accordingly, changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) than on the NAV of a diversified fund.

ETF Share Price and Net Asset Value Risk—The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Shares are bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The NAV of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The Fund’s NAV is calculated once per day, at the end of the day. The market price of a share on the Exchange could be higher than the NAV (premium), or lower than the NAV (discount) and may fluctuate during the trading day. When all or a portion of the Fund’s underlying securities trade in a market that is closed when the market for the Fund’s shares is open, there may be differences between the current value of a security and the last quoted price for that security in the closed local market, which could lead to a deviation between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV. Disruptions in the creations and redemptions process or the existence of extreme market volatility could result in the Fund’s shares trading above or below NAV. As the Fund may invest in securities traded on foreign exchanges, Fund shares may trade at a larger premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV than shares of other ETFs. In addition, in stressed market conditions, the market for Fund shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings.

Authorized Participant Risk—Only a limited number of financial institutions that enter into an authorized participant relationship with the Fund (“Authorized Participants”) may engage in creation or redemption transactions. If the Fund’s Authorized Participants decide not to create or redeem shares, Fund shares may trade at a larger premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV, or the Fund could face trading halts or de-listing.

Active Trading Market Risk—There is no guarantee that an active trading market for Fund shares will exist at all times. In times of market stress, markets can suffer erratic or unpredictable trading activity, extraordinary volatility or wide bid/ask spreads, which could cause some market makers and Authorized Participants to reduce their market activity or “step away” from making a market in ETF shares. Market makers and Authorized Participants

 

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are not obligated to place or execute purchase and redemption orders. This could cause the Fund’s market price to deviate, materially, from the NAV, and reduce the effectiveness of the ETF arbitrage process. Any absence of an active trading market for Fund shares could lead to a heightened risk that there will be a difference between the market price of a Fund share and the underlying value of the Fund share.

LIBOR Replacement RiskThe Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that recently transitioned from the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, ceased publishing most LIBOR settings (including some U.S. LIBOR settings) by the end of 2021 and the remaining (and most widely used) U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, will permit the use of synthetic U.S. Dollar LIBOR rates for non-U.S. contracts through September 30, 2024, but any such rates would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (referred to as SOFR), which is intended to replace U.S. Dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement (repo) market. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of SOFR or any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that the market for SOFR-linked financial instruments will have the same volume or liquidity as did the market for LIBOR-linked financial instruments prior to LIBOR’s discontinuance or unavailability. Neither the long-term effects of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed ETF. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

 

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NOTE G

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal period ended November 30, 2023 was as follows:

 

     2023  

Distributions paid from:

  

Ordinary income

   $     – 0  – 
  

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

   $ – 0  – 
  

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 51,429  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (79,799 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,554,687  
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $     1,526,317  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of November 30, 2023, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $79,799.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of November 30, 2023, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $79,799, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal period, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to distributable earnings or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE H

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848”. ASU 2022-06 is an amendment to ASU 2020-04, which provided optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates and which was effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. ASU 2022-06 extends the effective period through December 31, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2022-06.

NOTE I

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial

 

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statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    September 20,
2023(a) to
November 30,
2023
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  50.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .12  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions

    1.84  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net asset value from operations

    1.96  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  51.96  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    3.92

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $37,412  

Ratio to average net assets of:

 

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .48 %^ 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .48 %^ 

Net investment income(c)

    1.24 %^ 

Portfolio turnover rate(e)

    4

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e)

Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

^

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (the “Fund”) (one of the funds constituting AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Corporation”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of November 30, 2023, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 20, 2023 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the funds constituting AB Active ETFs, Inc.) at November 30, 2023, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for the period from September 20, 2023 (commencement of operations) to November 30, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Corporation in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Corporation is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

January 26, 2024

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Garry L. Moody(1),

Chairman

Jorge A. Bermudez(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

Onur Erzan, President and Chief Executive Officer

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Jeanette W. Loeb(1)

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

Emilie D. Wrapp, Advisory Board Member

OFFICERS

Shri Singhvi(2)Vice President

Nancy E. Hay, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Stephen M. Woetzel, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Jennifer Friedland, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Congress Street, Suite 1

Boston, MA 02114

 

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

 

Transfer Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Congress Street, Suite 1

Boston, MA 02114

  

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

1

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

2

The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s portfolio are made by the Adviser’s U.S. Strategic Equities Investment Team. Mr. Singhvi is the investment professional with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR    

Onur Erzan,+

1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105

48

(2023)

  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in January 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey (management consulting firm), most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.     82     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS    

Garry L. Moody,#

Chairman of the Board

71

(2023)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody, and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He served as a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council from October 2019 through September 2023, where he also served as Chairman of the Governance Committee from October 2021 through September 2023. He is Chairman of the AB Funds and Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees since January 2023; he has served as a director or trustee since 2008, and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee of such funds from 2008 to February 2023.     82     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Jorge A. Bermudez,#

72

(2023)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008; Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007; and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (July 2017-June 2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee 2014-2021) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016; and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Moody’s Corporation since December 2022. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     82     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

Michael J. Downey,#

80

(2023)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) from 2002 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     82     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Nancy P. Jacklin,#

75

(2023)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and served as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds from 2014 to August 2023.     82     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Jeanette W. Loeb,#

71

(2023)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Director of New York City Center since 2005. Formerly, Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to April 2023. She was a director of MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (business development company) from August 2011 to July 2023 and a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020 and serves as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2023.     82     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Carol C. McMullen,#

68

(2023)

  Private Investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018) and serves as Advisory Board Chair as of June 2023. Formerly, Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) from 2014 until July 2023; member, Mass General Brigham (formerly, Partners Healthcare) Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016 and serves as Chair of the Audit Committees of such funds since February 2023.     82     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,#

82

(2023)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment) from 2003 through 2006. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all the AB Funds since 2005. He has served as both Chairman of the AB Funds and Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees from 2014 through December 2022.     82     None
     
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER    

Emilie D. Wrapp,+

68

(2024)

  Former Senior Vice President, Counsel, Assistant Secretary & Senior Mutual Fund Legal Advisor of the Adviser (January 2023 – June 2023). Prior thereto, Senior Vice President, Counsel, and Head of Mutual Fund & Retail Legal of the Adviser; Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI since prior to 2019 until June 2023.     82     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Directors and Advisory Board member is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal and Compliance Dept.—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors and Advisory Board member.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

+

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser. Ms. Wrapp is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, due to her former affiliation with the Adviser.

 

#

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*,
AND AGE
   POSITION(S)
HELD WITH FUND
   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Onur Erzan

48

   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     

Shri Singhvi

50

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019. He is also Chief Investment Officer – Strategic Equities.
     

Nancy E. Hay

51

   Secretary    Senior Vice President and Counsel of the Adviser, with which she has been associated since prior to 2019 and Assistant Secretary of AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (“ABI”)**.
     

Michael B. Reyes

47

   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019.
     

Stephen M. Woetzel

52

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019.
     

Phyllis J. Clarke

63

   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2019.
     

Jennifer Friedland

49

   Chief Compliance Officer    Vice President of the Adviser** since 2020 and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer (of all Funds since January 2023 and of the ETF Funds since 2022). Before joining the Adviser in 2020, she was Chief Compliance Officer at WestEnd Advisors, LLC from 2013 to 2019.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program:

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the open-end fund liquidity rule (the “Liquidity Rule”). In June 2018 the SEC adopted a requirement that funds disclose information about the operation and effectiveness of their Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) in their reports to shareholders.

One of the requirements of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund to designate an Administrator of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program. The Administrator of the Fund’s LRMP is AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has delegated the responsibility to its Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).

Another requirement of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Fund Board”) to receive an annual written report from the Administrator of the LRMP, which addresses the operation of the Fund’s LRMP and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness. The Adviser provided the Fund Board with such annual report during the first quarter of 2023, which covered the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The LRMP’s principal objectives include supporting the Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

Pursuant to the LRMP, the Fund classifies the liquidity of its portfolio investments into one of the four categories defined by the SEC: Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid. These classifications are reported to the SEC on Form N-PORT.

During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end structure, incorporating any holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. If the Fund participated in derivative transactions, the exposure from such transactions were considered in the LRMP.

The Committee also performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”). The Committee also incorporated the following information when determining the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size for purposes of liquidity monitoring: historical net redemption activity, a Fund’s concentration in an issuer, shareholder concentration, investment performance, total net assets, and distribution channels.

The Adviser informed the Fund Board that the Committee believes the Fund’s LRMP is adequately designed, has been implemented as intended, and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions

 

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have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was challenged due to rising rates and economic uncertainty. However, markets also remained orderly during the Program Reporting Period. There were no liquidity events that impacted the Fund or its ability to timely meet redemptions during the Program Reporting Period.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held by video conference on January 31-February 1, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the AB Funds.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the proposed advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the

 

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investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its proposed relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

Since the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $250 million. The directors noted that the proposed

 

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advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other funds. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was equal to the median.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those proposed for the Fund.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the projected total expense ratio of the shares of the Fund in comparison to a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors view the projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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This page is not part of the Shareholder Report or the Financial Statements.

 

 

AB FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

US EQUITY

CORE

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Select US Equity Portfolio

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VALUE

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INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY

CORE

Global Core Equity Portfolio

International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio1

Sustainable Global Thematic Fund

Sustainable International Thematic Fund

Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Wealth Appreciation Strategy

GROWTH

Concentrated International Growth Portfolio

VALUE

All China Equity Portfolio

International Value Fund

FIXED INCOME

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We also offer Government Money Market Portfolio, which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AB mutual funds. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1

Prior to July 5, 2023, International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio was named International Strategic Core Portfolio and Short Duration High Yield Portfolio was named Limited Duration High Income Portfolio.

 

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NOTES

 

 

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NOTES

 

 

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