Bernstein Fund, Inc.
Schedule of Investments
International Small Cap Portfolio
December 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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COMMON STOCKS – 98.5% | | | | | | | | |
Industrials – 21.4% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense – 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bombardier, Inc. - Class B(a) | | | 20,630 | | | $ | 828,438 | |
QinetiQ Group PLC | | | 535,435 | | | | 2,107,907 | |
Saab AB - Class B | | | 290,751 | | | | 17,521,705 | |
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Air Freight & Logistics – 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA | | | 94,706 | | | | 2,561,305 | |
Hamakyorex Co., Ltd. | | | 90,100 | | | | 2,535,832 | |
Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 76,500 | | | | 2,547,817 | |
Senko Group Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 302,600 | | | | 2,446,978 | |
Trancom Co., Ltd. | | | 41,400 | | | | 2,106,644 | |
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Building Products – 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd. | | | 284,300 | | | | 2,821,546 | |
Fletcher Building Ltd. | | | 1,425,244 | | | | 4,306,627 | |
Inwido AB | | | 234,501 | | | | 3,147,768 | |
Lindab International AB | | | 180,560 | | | | 3,563,174 | |
Zehnder Group AG | | | 28,409 | | | | 1,809,341 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Downer EDI Ltd. | | | 1,992,056 | | | | 5,974,087 | |
Mitie Group PLC | | | 2,051,621 | | | | 2,597,308 | |
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Construction & Engineering – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Balfour Beatty PLC | | | 2,137,820 | | | | 9,004,827 | |
Hazama Ando Corp. | | | 1,325,400 | | | | 10,468,559 | |
Veidekke ASA | | | 262,855 | | | | 2,644,099 | |
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Electrical Equipment – 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Nexans SA | | | 91,201 | | | | 8,001,227 | |
TKH Group NV | | | 145,126 | | | | 6,341,639 | |
Volex PLC | | | 281,317 | | | | 1,143,873 | |
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Ground Transportation – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Maruzen Showa Unyu Co., Ltd. | | | 83,100 | | | | 2,300,130 | |
Nikkon Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 103,200 | | | | 2,250,797 | |
Sakai Moving Service Co., Ltd. | | | 133,200 | | | | 2,566,749 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) | | | 703,400 | | | | 9,701,287 | |
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Machinery – 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
Amada Co., Ltd. | | | 894,200 | | | | 9,295,280 | |
ATS Corp.(a) | | | 240,573 | | | | 10,368,759 | |
Ebara Corp. | | | 61,400 | | | | 3,620,189 | |
Fuji Corp./Aichi | | | 499,200 | | | | 8,565,717 | |
Glory Ltd. | | | 426,200 | | | | 8,118,542 | |
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HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., Ltd. | | | 124,578 | | | $ | 4,984,135 | |
IMI PLC | | | 134,481 | | | | 2,881,586 | |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 398,300 | | | | 8,777,970 | |
Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. | | | 128,900 | | | | 5,352,251 | |
Nabtesco Corp. | | | 344,900 | | | | 7,023,131 | |
Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes (Preference Shares) | | | 955,300 | | | | 2,518,996 | |
Tocalo Co., Ltd. | | | 228,300 | | | | 2,413,435 | |
Vesuvius PLC | | | 441,880 | | | | 2,709,642 | |
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| | | | | | | 76,629,633 | |
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Marine Transportation – 0.2% | |
Hoegh Autoliners ASA | | | 294,242 | | | | 2,671,663 | |
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Passenger Airlines – 0.8% | |
JET2 PLC | | | 159,814 | | | | 2,544,300 | |
Wizz Air Holdings PLC(a) (b) | | | 221,794 | | | | 6,244,549 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,788,849 | |
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Professional Services – 1.4% | |
Bell System24 Holdings, Inc. | | | 223,400 | | | | 2,767,632 | |
Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd. | | | 21,384 | | | | 1,768,471 | |
dip Corp. | | | 265,000 | | | | 6,024,527 | |
McMillan Shakespeare Ltd. | | | 223,742 | | | | 2,432,750 | |
NICE Information Service Co., Ltd. | | | 96,952 | | | | 712,199 | |
Transcosmos, Inc. | | | 99,800 | | | | 2,129,081 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,834,660 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.8% | |
Howden Joinery Group PLC | | | 337,049 | | | | 3,489,390 | |
Russel Metals, Inc. | | | 95,816 | | | | 3,256,175 | |
Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd. | | | 71,400 | | | | 2,395,162 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,140,727 | |
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Transportation Infrastructure – 1.3% | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV | | | 1,141,310 | | | | 12,070,424 | |
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. | | | 1,374,978 | | | | 2,521,399 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,591,823 | |
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| | | | | | | 238,957,019 | |
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Consumer Discretionary – 13.3% | |
Automobile Components – 3.5% | |
Dowlais Group PLC | | | 4,557,125 | | | | 6,193,540 | |
Forvia SE (Paris)(a) | | | 431,422 | | | | 9,772,889 | |
GUD Holdings Ltd. | | | 317,980 | | | | 2,599,090 | |
Mahle Metal Leve SA | | | 289,600 | | | | 2,110,310 | |
Niterra Co., Ltd. | | | 128,700 | | | | 3,048,117 | |
Schaeffler AG (Preference Shares) | | | 328,124 | | | | 2,028,377 | |
Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL | | | 4,351,500 | | | | 2,090,811 | |
Toyo Tire Corp. | | | 499,694 | | | | 8,335,855 | |
Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a) | | | 23,290 | | | | 2,416,063 | |
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Automobiles – 0.5% | |
Piaggio & C SpA | | | 1,788,706 | | | | 5,890,510 | |
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Broadline Retail – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Puuilo Oyj | | | 288,132 | | | $ | 2,841,557 | |
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Distributors – 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Doshisha Co., Ltd. | | | 35,400 | | | | 522,211 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
YDUQS Participacoes SA | | | 602,800 | | | | 2,779,685 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Domino’s Pizza Group PLC | | | 527,485 | | | | 2,529,670 | |
Greggs PLC | | | 84,028 | | | | 2,785,479 | |
Jollibee Foods Corp. | | | 2,107,490 | | | | 9,564,235 | |
Jumbo Interactive Ltd. | | | 248,403 | | | | 2,352,721 | |
KFC Holdings Japan Ltd. | | | 105,800 | | | | 2,303,149 | |
Kindred Group PLC | | | 739,980 | | | | 6,847,764 | |
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| | | | | | | 26,383,018 | |
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Household Durables – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
GN Store Nord AS(a) | | | 282,614 | | | | 7,191,489 | |
Ki-Star Real Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 50,900 | | | | 1,132,664 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,324,153 | |
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Leisure Products – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
BRP, Inc. | | | 102,113 | | | | 7,307,161 | |
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 215,600 | | | | 3,010,020 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,317,181 | |
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Specialty Retail – 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
ABC-Mart, Inc. | | | 374,100 | | | | 6,529,051 | |
Nick Scali Ltd. | | | 309,949 | | | | 2,603,142 | |
Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. | | | 50,334 | | | | 1,093,251 | |
Sleep Country Canada Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 114,976 | | | | 2,222,207 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Asics Corp. | | | 248,400 | | | | 7,754,130 | |
Eclat Textile Co., Ltd. | | | 442,000 | | | | 8,077,564 | |
Handsome Co., Ltd. | | | 68,710 | | | | 1,017,891 | |
HUGO BOSS AG | | | 95,619 | | | | 7,123,654 | |
Indo Count Industries Ltd. | | | 564,814 | | | | 2,074,897 | |
JNBY Design Ltd.(b) | | | 1,072,000 | | | | 1,440,657 | |
Marimekko Oyj | | | 191,418 | | | | 2,812,615 | |
Mavi Giyim Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS - Class B(b) | | | 590,754 | | | | 2,335,452 | |
Samsonite International SA(a) (b) | | | 2,393,700 | | | | 7,897,347 | |
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| | | | | | | 40,534,207 | |
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| | | | | | | 148,635,225 | |
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Information Technology – 11.9% | | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
HMS Networks AB | | | 58,126 | | | | 2,870,801 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
E Ink Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,751,000 | | | | 11,211,708 | |
Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 55,200 | | | | 2,391,963 | |
LG Innotek Co., Ltd. | | | 28,184 | | | | 5,220,246 | |
Mycronic AB | | | 102,920 | | | | 2,936,571 | |
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Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp. | | | 649,000 | | | $ | 5,306,996 | |
Supreme Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 1,769,721 | | | | 3,484,810 | |
Test Research, Inc. | | | 909,000 | | | | 1,856,010 | |
Tripod Technology Corp. | | | 1,123,000 | | | | 7,120,871 | |
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IT Services – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Future Corp. | | | 108,800 | | | | 1,358,895 | |
NSD Co., Ltd. | | | 52,700 | | | | 1,011,426 | |
Sonata Software Ltd. | | | 338,924 | | | | 3,015,463 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
ASPEED Technology, Inc. | | | 24,600 | | | | 2,492,004 | |
Elan Microelectronics Corp. | | | 421,000 | | | | 2,225,994 | |
Faraday Technology Corp. | | | 237,000 | | | | 2,746,274 | |
King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 467,000 | | | | 1,288,992 | |
LX Semicon Co., Ltd. | | | 25,816 | | | | 1,732,742 | |
Melexis NV | | | 28,188 | | | | 2,841,008 | |
Micronics Japan Co., Ltd. | | | 131,900 | | | | 3,421,249 | |
Nanya Technology Corp. | | | 3,766,000 | | | | 9,557,575 | |
Phison Electronics Corp. | | | 86,000 | | | | 1,453,644 | |
Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 170,300 | | | | 9,338,594 | |
SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 51,200 | | | | 4,315,688 | |
Siltronic AG | | | 72,567 | | | | 7,084,230 | |
Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. | | | 405,000 | | | | 2,581,412 | |
Sitronix Technology Corp. | | | 95,000 | | | | 859,005 | |
Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd. | | | 61,700 | | | | 3,784,022 | |
Ulvac, Inc. | | | 125,900 | | | | 5,996,577 | |
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| | | | | | | 61,719,010 | |
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Software – 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Atoss Software AG | | | 10,516 | | | | 2,425,517 | |
Sinch AB(a) | | | 1,777,035 | | | | 6,630,750 | |
Tanla Platforms Ltd. | | | 610,971 | | | | 8,041,486 | |
WingArc1st, Inc. | | | 78,900 | | | | 1,716,295 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd. | | | 246,000 | | | | 2,687,455 | |
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 419,000 | | | | 2,387,577 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,075,032 | |
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| | | | | | | 133,393,850 | |
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Financials – 11.8% | | | | | | | | |
Banks – 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a) | | | 3,497,497 | | | | 5,941,001 | |
Banco de Sabadell SA | | | 8,353,772 | | | | 10,283,119 | |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC | | | 1,038,363 | | | | 9,426,726 | |
Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Timur Tbk PT | | | 43,073,500 | | | | 1,748,454 | |
BAWAG Group AG(b) | | | 151,824 | | | | 8,034,697 | |
BNK Financial Group, Inc. | | | 393,601 | | | | 2,176,855 | |
City Union Bank Ltd. | | | 3,906,442 | | | | 6,980,547 | |
Juroku Financial Group, Inc. | | | 85,600 | | | | 2,257,054 | |
Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | | | 3,358,300 | | | | 10,189,958 | |
Seven Bank Ltd. | | | 593,100 | | | | 1,259,091 | |
Sydbank AS | | | 58,916 | | | | 2,562,461 | |
Virgin Money UK PLC | | | 3,704,384 | | | | 7,739,657 | |
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Capital Markets – 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Azimut Holding SpA | | | 112,489 | | | $ | 2,940,509 | |
Banca Generali SpA | | | 67,196 | | | | 2,499,583 | |
JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. | | | 202,000 | | | | 2,359,279 | |
Man Group PLC/Jersey | | | 764,220 | | | | 2,265,787 | |
Monex Group, Inc. | | | 1,119,100 | | | | 5,685,645 | |
Polar Capital Holdings PLC | | | 351,234 | | | | 2,086,284 | |
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Consumer Finance – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
FinVolution Group (ADR) | | | 481,150 | | | | 2,357,635 | |
Jaccs Co., Ltd. | | | 72,300 | | | | 2,655,201 | |
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Financial Services – 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
BFF Bank SpA(b) | | | 238,390 | | | | 2,719,704 | |
First National Financial Corp. | | | 75,750 | | | | 2,194,095 | |
Genertec Universal Medical Group Co., Ltd.(b) | | | 3,682,500 | | | | 2,117,611 | |
L&T Finance Holdings Ltd. | | | 5,591,437 | | | | 11,078,950 | |
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Insurance – 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Coface SA | | | 160,703 | | | | 2,105,908 | |
Hiscox Ltd. | | | 532,099 | | | | 7,148,650 | |
Protector Forsikring ASA | | | 151,080 | | | | 2,676,640 | |
SCOR SE | | | 268,528 | | | | 7,868,151 | |
UNIQA Insurance Group AG | | | 267,325 | | | | 2,200,582 | |
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| | | | | | | 131,559,834 | |
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Materials – 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals – 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Castrol India Ltd. | | | 1,421,585 | | | | 3,069,915 | |
Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd. | | | 54,875 | | | | 1,639,082 | |
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. | | | 1,204,164 | | | | 10,877,595 | |
Tosoh Corp. | | | 476,200 | | | | 6,070,611 | |
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Construction Materials – 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
CSR Ltd. | | | 687,879 | | | | 3,094,885 | |
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Containers & Packaging – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Rengo Co., Ltd. | | | 1,017,300 | | | | 6,771,739 | |
Verallia SA(b) | | | 68,140 | | | | 2,625,216 | |
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Metals & Mining – 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
APERAM SA | | | 194,095 | | | | 7,060,053 | |
Capstone Mining Corp.(a) | | | 1,637,566 | | | | 7,971,247 | |
Central Asia Metals PLC | | | 1,055,840 | | | | 2,433,255 | |
Daiki Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 263,400 | | | | 2,198,891 | |
Endeavour Mining PLC | | | 332,336 | | | | 7,466,619 | |
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Lundin Mining Corp. | | | 910,438 | | | $ | 7,448,133 | |
OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd. | | | 239,500 | | | | 4,584,202 | |
Outokumpu Oyj | | | 463,710 | | | | 2,300,960 | |
Pan African Resources PLC | | | 6,910,375 | | | | 1,485,081 | |
Perenti Ltd.(a) | | | 2,587,586 | | | | 1,832,268 | |
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd. | | | 6,768,000 | | | | 2,496,280 | |
SSAB AB - Class B | | | 490,614 | | | | 3,756,397 | |
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Paper & Forest Products – 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Daio Paper Corp. | | | 817,700 | | | | 6,502,118 | |
Interfor Corp.(a) | | | 427,940 | | | | 7,583,134 | |
Navigator Co. SA (The) | | | 186,253 | | | | 730,646 | |
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Communication Services – 7.7% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Gamma Communications PLC | | | 164,937 | | | | 2,358,938 | |
Telecom Egypt Co. | | | 2,161,013 | | | | 2,562,469 | |
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Entertainment – 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | | | 36,799 | | | | 2,545,212 | |
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. | | | 395,200 | | | | 6,579,238 | |
International Games System Co., Ltd. | | | 771,000 | | | | 18,165,379 | |
Soft-World International Corp. | | | 432,000 | | | | 2,115,793 | |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a) | | | 219,632 | | | | 5,614,393 | |
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Interactive Media & Services – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
AfreecaTV Co., Ltd. | | | 33,296 | | | | 2,202,613 | |
Hello Group, Inc. (Sponsored ADR) | | | 272,748 | | | | 1,895,598 | |
Kakaku.com, Inc. | | | 473,700 | | | | 5,852,777 | |
Rightmove PLC | | | 194,582 | | | | 1,430,370 | |
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Media – 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
4imprint Group PLC | | | 42,490 | | | | 2,471,486 | |
Criteo SA (Sponsored ADR)(a) | | | 247,515 | | | | 6,267,080 | |
Kadokawa Corp. | | | 421,200 | | | | 8,555,791 | |
Perion Network Ltd.(a) | | | 75,453 | | | | 2,370,307 | |
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA | | | 134,022 | | | | 7,949,826 | |
Sun TV Network Ltd. | | | 838,892 | | | | 7,173,161 | |
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| | | | | | | 34,787,651 | |
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| | | | | | | 86,110,431 | |
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Health Care – 7.6% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology – 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Bavarian Nordic A/S(a) | | | 306,543 | | | | 8,056,983 | |
BioGaia AB - Class B | | | 241,049 | | | | 2,418,604 | |
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | | | 214,785 | | | | 2,339,226 | |
Hugel, Inc.(a) | | | 71,764 | | | | 8,304,112 | |
Takara Bio, Inc. | | | 248,500 | | | | 2,202,795 | |
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| | | | | | | 23,321,720 | |
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Company | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Chularat Hospital PCL - Class F | | | 21,361,600 | | | $ | 1,877,530 | |
ConvaTec Group PLC(b) | | | 2,697,309 | | | | 8,393,726 | |
Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 197,900 | | | | 2,395,285 | |
Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd. | | | 315,600 | | | | 2,820,641 | |
LivaNova PLC(a) | | | 170,685 | | | | 8,831,242 | |
Revenio Group Oyj | | | 64,946 | | | | 1,946,412 | |
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| | | | | | | 26,264,836 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Odontoprev SA | | | 915,380 | | | | 2,189,885 | |
Solasto Corp. | | | 505,000 | | | | 2,202,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,391,928 | |
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| | |
Health Care Technology – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA | | | 45,680 | | | | 1,912,006 | |
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Pharmaceuticals – 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | | | 104,466 | | | | 2,607,452 | |
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd. | | | 743,000 | | | | 1,156,945 | |
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. | | | 16,648 | | | | 1,687,755 | |
Consun Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | | | 3,326,000 | | | | 2,031,763 | |
Dermapharm Holding SE | | | 50,770 | | | | 2,373,753 | |
Faes Farma SA | | | 464,806 | | | | 1,622,199 | |
Hypera SA | | | 1,037,500 | | | | 7,641,947 | |
Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA | | | 41,110 | | | | 2,736,522 | |
Mega Lifesciences PCL | | | 1,719,300 | | | | 2,027,447 | |
Procter & Gamble Health Ltd. | | | 20,217 | | | | 1,199,020 | |
Sanofi India Ltd. | | | 24,482 | | | | 2,364,741 | |
United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The) | | | 2,128,000 | | | | 1,911,605 | |
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| | | | | | | 29,361,149 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 85,251,639 | |
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Energy – 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Pason Systems, Inc. | | | 206,922 | | | | 2,525,134 | |
Vallourec SACA(a) | | | 448,182 | | | | 6,961,647 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,486,781 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
Baytex Energy Corp. | | | 1,597,153 | | | | 5,279,446 | |
Beach Energy Ltd. | | | 8,320,078 | | | | 9,083,738 | |
BLUENORD ASA(a) | | | 42,723 | | | | 2,093,030 | |
BW LPG Ltd.(b) | | | 184,850 | | | | 2,752,764 | |
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 248,000 | | | | 9,938,704 | |
Enerplus Corp. | | | 492,980 | | | | 7,556,261 | |
Gibson Energy, Inc. | | | 151,960 | | | | 2,308,558 | |
Headwater Exploration, Inc. | | | 415,720 | | | | 1,960,869 | |
International Petroleum Corp.(a) | | | 125,121 | | | | 1,489,120 | |
Itochu Enex Co., Ltd. | | | 216,600 | | | | 2,357,663 | |
Oil India Ltd. | | | 1,341,828 | | | | 6,011,409 | |
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Company | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Oil Refineries Ltd. | | | 7,120,141 | | | $ | 2,403,174 | |
Parex Resources, Inc. | | | 119,274 | | | | 2,245,867 | |
Petroreconcavo SA | | | 136,400 | | | | 609,147 | |
Serica Energy PLC | | | 567,643 | | | | 1,658,923 | |
Spartan Delta Corp. | | | 226,992 | | | | 510,499 | |
Thungela Resources Ltd. | | | 69,169 | | | | 581,560 | |
Viva Energy Group Ltd.(b) | | | 1,122,343 | | | | 2,670,414 | |
Whitehaven Coal Ltd. | | | 162,666 | | | | 825,488 | |
Yancoal Australia Ltd. | | | 714,590 | | | | 2,411,485 | |
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| | | | | | | 64,748,119 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 74,234,900 | |
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Real Estate – 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified REITs – 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 321,695 | | | | 2,403,517 | |
Lar Espana Real Estate Socimi SA | | | 401,600 | | | | 2,726,580 | |
Sekisui House Reit, Inc. | | | 4,103 | | | | 2,241,236 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,371,333 | |
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| | |
Health Care REITs – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Assura PLC | | | 13,695,265 | | | | 8,400,150 | |
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| | |
Industrial REITs – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
AIMS APAC REIT | | | 930,315 | | | | 916,001 | |
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Office REITs – 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
AREIT, Inc. | | | 3,346,600 | | | | 2,018,536 | |
CLS Holdings PLC | | | 1,821,678 | | | | 2,363,564 | |
Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT(b) | | | 553,200 | | | | 207,181 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,589,281 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development – 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 1,247,000 | | | | 2,281,330 | |
Starts Corp., Inc. | | | 43,300 | | | | 897,629 | |
TAG Immobilien AG(a) | | | 371,149 | | | | 5,396,088 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,575,047 | |
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Residential REITs – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 168,460 | | | | 1,877,782 | |
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Retail REITs – 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Charter Hall Retail REIT | | | 2,633,488 | | | | 6,474,823 | |
Hamborner REIT AG | | | 36,570 | | | | 275,323 | |
Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA | | | 137,604 | | | | 350,148 | |
Lendlease Global Commercial REIT | | | 103,900 | | | | 50,742 | |
Mercialys SA | | | 273,277 | | | | 3,003,525 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,154,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41,884,155 | |
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Consumer Staples – 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages – 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Heineken Malaysia Bhd | | | 398,300 | | | | 2,092,484 | |
Hite Jinro Co., Ltd. | | | 423,176 | | | | 7,370,988 | |
Royal Unibrew A/S | | | 113,802 | | | | 7,602,654 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,066,126 | |
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Company | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
HelloFresh SE(a) | | | 293,084 | | | $ | 4,620,918 | |
Migros Ticaret AS | | | 168,930 | | | | 1,920,392 | |
Sendas Distribuidora SA | | | 1,817,653 | | | | 5,035,767 | |
Sonae SGPS SA | | | 1,738,313 | | | | 1,736,862 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,313,939 | |
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Food Products – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ta Ann Holdings Bhd | | | 2,096,200 | | | | 1,669,661 | |
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Personal Care Products – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Industri Jamu Dan Farmasi Sido Muncul Tbk PT | | | 39,580,500 | | | | 1,349,598 | |
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| | | | | | | 33,399,324 | |
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Utilities – 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities – 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Enerjisa Enerji AS(b) | | | 1,115,590 | | | | 1,722,964 | |
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Gas Utilities – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd. | | | 492,179 | | | | 1,808,717 | |
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Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Capital Power Corp. | | | 378,334 | | | | 10,804,240 | |
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Multi-Utilities – 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Sembcorp Industries Ltd. | | | 3,061,700 | | | | 12,306,496 | |
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Water Utilities – 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais Copasa MG | | | 565,400 | | | | 2,386,416 | |
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| | | | | | | 29,028,833 | |
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| | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $975,713,354) | | | | | | | 1,102,453,537 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies – 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 5.27%(c) (d) (e) (cost $7,704,113) | | | 7,704,113 | | | | 7,704,113 | |
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Total Investments – 99.2% (cost $983,417,467)(f) | | | | | | | 1,110,157,650 | |
Other assets less liabilities – 0.8% | | | | | | | 8,550,642 | |
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Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,118,708,292 | |
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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
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Counterparty | | Contracts to Deliver (000) | | In Exchange For (000) | | Settlement Date | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Bank of America, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 6,036 | | | | | CNH | | | | | 43,861 | | | | | 01/11/2024 | | | | $ | 123,229 | |
Bank of America, NA | | | | JPY | | | | | 3,855,080 | | | | | USD | | | | | 26,115 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | (1,255,776 | ) |
Bank of America, NA | | | | SGD | | | | | 9,062 | | | | | USD | | | | | 6,727 | | | | | 01/18/2024 | | | | | (144,269 | ) |
Bank of America, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 4,138 | | | | | GBP | | | | | 3,272 | | | | | 01/25/2024 | | | | | 33,585 | |
Bank of America, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 3,640 | | | | | NOK | | | | | 39,472 | | | | | 02/16/2024 | | | | | 249,000 | |
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Counterparty | | Contracts to Deliver (000) | | In Exchange For (000) | | Settlement Date | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | | BRL | | | | | 39,773 | | | | | USD | | | | | 8,089 | | | | | 01/03/2024 | | | | $ | (98,995 | ) |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | | USD | | | | | 8,215 | | | | | BRL | | | | | 39,773 | | | | | 01/03/2024 | | | | | (27,567 | ) |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | | JPY | | | | | 1,272,283 | | | | | USD | | | | | 8,617 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | (416,192 | ) |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | | USD | | | | | 4,924 | | | | | JPY | | | | | 695,548 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | 14,599 | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | | | USD | | | | | 24,162 | | | | | AUD | | | | | 37,096 | | | | | 01/25/2024 | | | | | 1,134,678 | |
BNP Paribas SA | | | | TWD | | | | | 83,069 | | | | | USD | | | | | 2,688 | | | | | 02/26/2024 | | | | | (55,215 | ) |
Citibank, NA | | | | EUR | | | | | 5,323 | | | | | USD | | | | | 5,843 | | | | | 01/10/2024 | | | | | (34,857 | ) |
Citibank, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 3,180 | | | | | EUR | | | | | 2,900 | | | | | 01/10/2024 | | | | | 22,072 | |
Citibank, NA | | | | JPY | | | | | 686,396 | | | | | USD | | | | | 4,868 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | (5,043 | ) |
Citibank, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 4,371 | | | | | JPY | | | | | 631,002 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | 109,002 | |
Citibank, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 11,727 | | | | | KRW | | | | | 15,804,437 | | | | | 01/18/2024 | | | | | 473,149 | |
Citibank, NA | | | | PHP | | | | | 520,529 | | | | | USD | | | | | 9,176 | | | | | 01/25/2024 | | | | | (225,074 | ) |
Citibank, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 2,748 | | | | | AUD | | | | | 4,050 | | | | | 01/25/2024 | | | | | 14,098 | |
Citibank, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 23,020 | | | | | CHF | | | | | 20,332 | | | | | 02/15/2024 | | | | | 1,259,549 | |
Citibank, NA | | | | TWD | | | | | 261,186 | | | | | USD | | | | | 8,381 | | | | | 02/26/2024 | | | | | (244,661 | ) |
Citibank, NA | | | | INR | | | | | 249,537 | | | | | USD | | | | | 2,992 | | | | | 03/14/2024 | | | | | 2,516 | |
Citibank, NA | | | | USD | | | | | 19,012 | | | | | INR | | | | | 1,589,893 | | | | | 03/14/2024 | | | | | 34,141 | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | | INR | | | | | 301,887 | | | | | USD | | | | | 3,617 | | | | | 03/14/2024 | | | | | 888 | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | | USD | | | | | 2,737 | | | | | EUR | | | | | 2,587 | | | | | 01/10/2024 | | | | | 120,110 | |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA | | | | JPY | | | | | 415,820 | | | | | USD | | | | | 2,806 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | (146,489 | ) |
HSBC Bank USA | | | | CAD | | | | | 4,751 | | | | | USD | | | | | 3,503 | | | | | 01/10/2024 | | | | | (82,843 | ) |
HSBC Bank USA | | | | USD | | | | | 5,052 | | | | | JPY | | | | | 754,476 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | 304,789 | |
HSBC Bank USA | | | | USD | | | | | 11,555 | | | | | ILS | | | | | 45,846 | | | | | 01/17/2024 | | | | | 1,110,884 | |
HSBC Bank USA | | | | USD | | | | | 3,361 | | | | | GBP | | | | | 2,673 | | | | | 01/25/2024 | | | | | 46,363 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | BRL | | | | | 39,773 | | | | | USD | | | | | 8,215 | | | | | 01/03/2024 | | | | | 27,567 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | USD | | | | | 8,235 | | | | | BRL | | | | | 39,773 | | | | | 01/03/2024 | | | | | (46,787 | ) |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | EUR | | | | | 52,575 | | | | | USD | | | | | 56,184 | | | | | 01/10/2024 | | | | | (1,872,229 | ) |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | USD | | | | | 1,285 | | | | | EUR | | | | | 1,207 | | | | | 01/10/2024 | | | | | 47,736 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | USD | | | | | 2,932 | | | | | MYR | | | | | 13,601 | | | | | 01/11/2024 | | | | | 35,130 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | USD | | | | | 3,415 | | | | | JPY | | | | | 506,785 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | 182,709 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | MXN | | | | | 95,401 | | | | | USD | | | | | 5,499 | | | | | 01/18/2024 | | | | | (106,125 | ) |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | USD | | | | | 2,992 | | | | | SGD | | | | | 3,955 | | | | | 01/18/2024 | | | | | 7,141 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc. | | | | BRL | | | | | 39,773 | | | | | USD | | | | | 8,202 | | | | | 02/02/2024 | | | | | 27,461 | |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. | | | | KRW | | | | | 6,238,252 | | | | | USD | | | | | 4,638 | | | | | 01/18/2024 | | | | | (177,192 | ) |
UBS AG | | | | CAD | | | | | 7,702 | | | | | USD | | | | | 5,600 | | | | | 01/10/2024 | | | | | (213,720 | ) |
UBS AG | | | | USD | | | | | 2,968 | | | | | CNH | | | | | 21,183 | | | | | 01/11/2024 | | | | | 6,929 | |
UBS AG | | | | USD | | | | | 9,007 | | | | | JPY | | | | | 1,312,972 | | | | | 01/12/2024 | | | | | 315,448 | |
UBS AG | | | | KRW | | | | | 3,478,185 | | | | | USD | | | | | 2,655 | | | | | 01/18/2024 | | | | | (30,110 | ) |
UBS AG | | | | AUD | | | | | 3,978 | | | | | USD | | | | | 2,584 | | | | | 01/25/2024 | | | | | (128,738 | ) |
UBS AG | | | | USD | | | | | 2,862 | | | | | GBP | | | | | 2,243 | | | | | 01/25/2024 | | | | | (2,186 | ) |
UBS AG | | | | TWD | | | | | 93,049 | | | | | USD | | | | | 2,987 | | | | | 02/26/2024 | | | | | (85,823 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 302,882 | |
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At December 31, 2023, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $51,384,489 or 4.6% of net assets. |
(c) | Affiliated investments. |
(d) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618. |
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(f) | As of December 31, 2023, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $191,595,322 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(64,552,257), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $127,043,065. |
| 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. |
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD – Australian Dollar
BRL – Brazilian Real
CAD – Canadian Dollar
CHF – Swiss Franc
CNH – Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)
EUR – Euro
GBP – Great British Pound
ILS – Israeli Shekel
INR – Indian Rupee
JPY – Japanese Yen
KRW – South Korean Won
MXN – Mexican Peso
MYR – Malaysian Ringgit
NOK – Norwegian Krone
PHP – Philippine Peso
SGD – Singapore Dollar
TWD – New Taiwan Dollar
USD – United States Dollar
Glossary:
ADR – American Depositary Receipt
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1
December 31, 2023 (unaudited)
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| 23.3 | % | | Japan |
| 8.6 | % | | United Kingdom |
| 7.7 | % | | Taiwan |
| 6.7 | % | | Canada |
| 6.2 | % | | India |
| 4.7 | % | | France |
| 4.2 | % | | Germany |
| 4.0 | % | | Australia |
| 3.9 | % | | Sweden |
| 3.3 | % | | South Korea |
| 2.3 | % | | Denmark |
| 2.3 | % | | Brazil |
| 2.2 | % | | United States |
| 19.9 | % | | Other |
| 0.7 | % | | Short-Term Investments |
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| 100.0 | % | | Total Investments |
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1 | The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Schedule of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” country weightings represent 1.8% or less in the following: Austria, Belgium, Chile, China, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkey. |
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Bernstein Fund, Inc.
International Small Cap Portfolio
December 31, 2023 (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.
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2023:
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Investments in Securities: | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Industrials | | $ | 49,535,645 | | | $ | 189,421,374 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 238,957,019 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 18,186,749 | | | | 130,448,476 | | | | — | | | | 148,635,225 | |
Information Technology | | | — | | | | 133,393,850 | | | | — | | | | 133,393,850 | |
Financials | | | 20,477,545 | | | | 111,082,289 | | | | — | | | | 131,559,834 | |
Materials | | | 34,387,469 | | | | 65,610,858 | | | | — | | | | 99,998,327 | |
Communication Services | | | 10,725,147 | | | | 75,385,284 | | | | — | | | | 86,110,431 | |
Health Care | | | 17,088,081 | | | | 68,163,558 | | | | — | | | | 85,251,639 | |
Energy | | | 29,613,252 | | | | 44,621,648 | | | | — | | | | 74,234,900 | |
Real Estate | | | 17,776,713 | | | | 24,107,442 | | | | — | | | | 41,884,155 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 7,032,135 | | | | 26,367,189 | | | | — | | | | 33,399,324 | |
Utilities | | | 10,804,240 | | | | 18,224,593 | | | | — | | | | 29,028,833 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 7,704,113 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,704,113 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 223,331,089 | | | | 886,826,561 | (a) | | | — | | | | 1,110,157,650 | |
Other Financial Instruments(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | 5,702,773 | | | | — | | | | 5,702,773 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | | | — | | | | (5,399,891 | ) | | | — | | | | (5,399,891 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 223,331,089 | | | $ | 887,129,443 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,110,460,532 | |
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(a) | A significant portion of the Portfolio’s foreign equity investments are categorized as Level 2 investments since they are valued using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. |
(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. |
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended December 31, 2023 is as follows:
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Fund | | Market Value 09/30/2023 (000) | | | Purchases at Cost (000) | | | Sales Proceeds (000) | | | Market Value 12/31/2023 (000) | | | Dividend Income (000) | |
Government Money Market Portfolio | | $ | 7,580 | | | $ | 39,308 | | | $ | 39,184 | | | $ | 7,704 | | | $ | 208 | |
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