AB Municipal Income Fund II
AB Massachusetts Portfolio
Massachusetts Portfolio
February 28, 2021 (unaudited)
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 95.2% | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 93.3% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts – 77.1% | | | | | | | | |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Series 2015A 5.00%, 07/01/2035 | | $ | 10,000 | | | $ | 11,728,500 | |
Series 2018A 5.00%, 01/01/2042 | | | 5,000 | | | | 6,116,300 | |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue 5.00%, 06/01/2049 | | | 2,500 | | | | 3,069,300 | |
Marthas Vineyard Land Bank BAM Series 2014 5.00%, 05/01/2031 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,138,090 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Series 2011A 5.00%, 06/01/2028 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,650 | | | | 1,669,024 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Atrius Health Obligated Group) Series 2019A 5.00%, 06/01/2039 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,681,288 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Baystate Medical Obligated Group) Series 2014N 5.00%, 07/01/2044 | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,652,190 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Berkshire Health Systems, Inc. Obligated Group) Series 2012G 5.00%, 10/01/2030-10/01/2031 | | | 3,970 | | | | 4,066,693 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Beth Israel Lahey Health Obligated Group) 5.00%, 07/01/2026 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,214,320 | |
Series 2018J 5.00%, 07/01/2053 | | | 5,000 | | | | 5,846,650 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Boston Medical Center Corp. Obligated Group) Series 2015D 5.00%, 07/01/2044 | | | 3,755 | | | | 4,215,213 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Brandeis University) Series 2019S 5.00%, 10/01/2035-10/01/2039 | | | 4,915 | | | | 5,994,480 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Children’s Hospital Corp. Obligated Group (The)) Series 2014P 5.00%, 10/01/2034 | | | 1,055 | | | | 1,197,161 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emerson College) Series 2016A 5.00%, 01/01/2034-01/01/2036 | | | 2,435 | | | | 2,828,025 | |
5.25%, 01/01/2042 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,158,110 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emmanuel College/MA) Series 2016A 5.00%, 10/01/2031-10/01/2034 | | | 4,100 | | | | 4,753,216 | |
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Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Inc.) Series 2013E 5.00%, 11/01/2038 | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 5,410,200 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lawrence General Hospital Obligated Group) Series 2017 5.00%, 07/01/2037 | | | 1,150 | | | | 1,084,508 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lesley University) Series 2016 5.00%, 07/01/2039 | | | 2,055 | | | | 2,338,158 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MCPHS University) Series 2013F 4.00%, 07/01/2032 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,063,680 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Merrimack College) Series 2012A 5.00%, 07/01/2027-07/01/2032 | | | 3,980 | | | | 4,188,885 | |
5.25%, 07/01/2042 | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,402,685 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.) Series 2017 5.00%, 10/01/2047(a) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,187,760 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (President & Fellows of Harvard College) Series 2016A 5.00%, 07/15/2036-07/15/2040 | | | 6,100 | | | | 8,691,118 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Simmons University) Series 2018L 5.00%, 10/01/2034-10/01/2035 | | | 3,980 | | | | 4,795,822 | |
Series 2020M 4.00%, 10/01/2050 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,758,150 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (South Shore Hospital, Inc. Obligated Group) Series 2016I 4.00%, 07/01/2036 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,146,820 | |
5.00%, 07/01/2041 | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,835,625 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Southcoast Health System Obligated Group) Series 2021G 5.00%, 07/01/2050 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,861,995 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Suffolk University) Series 2017 5.00%, 07/01/2033 | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,480,950 | |
Series 2020A 4.00%, 07/01/2045 | | | 1,400 | | | | 1,542,814 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Trustees of Boston College) Series 2017T 5.00%, 07/01/2037 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,211,530 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group) Series 2016 5.00%, 07/01/2036 | | | 1,500 | | | | 1,728,945 | |
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Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Wellforce Obligated Group) AGM Series 2019A 5.00%, 07/01/2038-07/01/2044 | | $ | 4,000 | | | $ | 4,762,580 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution State Lease) Series 2018 5.00%, 06/01/2048 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,575,850 | |
Massachusetts Port Authority Series 2012B 5.00%, 07/01/2032 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 1,430 | | | | 1,522,349 | |
Series 2019A 5.00%, 07/01/2032 | | | 4,685 | | | | 5,914,344 | |
Series 2019C 5.00%, 07/01/2049 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,206,710 | |
Massachusetts School Building Authority Series 2011B 5.00%, 10/15/2032 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 3,720 | | | | 3,832,121 | |
Series 2013A 5.00%, 05/15/2032 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,500 | | | | 2,761,275 | |
Series 2015B 5.00%, 01/15/2030 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 3,770 | | | | 4,412,973 | |
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Series 2011B 5.00%, 08/01/2029 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,040,280 | |
Series 2016C 5.00%, 08/01/2033 | | | 5,500 | | | | 6,661,710 | |
Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp. Series 2011 5.00%, 07/01/2027 | | | 6,000 | | | | 6,083,280 | |
University of Massachusetts Building Authority Series 20141 5.00%, 11/01/2044 (Pre-refunded/ETM) | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,335,080 | |
University of Massachusetts Building Authority (University of Massachusetts) Series 20173 5.00%, 11/01/2034 | | | 2,500 | | | | 3,099,300 | |
Series 2020 3.013%, 11/01/2043 | | | 2,000 | | | | 2,045,500 | |
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| | | | | | | 161,311,557 | |
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Alabama – 0.2% | |
Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority (Hunt Refining Co.) Series 2019A 5.25%, 05/01/2044(a) | | | 415 | | | | 471,527 | |
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American Samoa – 0.2% | |
American Samoa Economic Development Authority (Territory of American Samoa) 7.125%, 09/01/2038(a) | | | 395 | | | | 485,404 | |
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Arizona – 2.5% | |
Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority Series 2012A 5.00%, 07/01/2029 | | | 4,065 | | | | 4,243,128 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.) Series 2007 5.00%, 12/01/2037 | | $ | 660 | | | $ | 910,622 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,153,750 | |
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California – 0.4% | |
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Series 2018A 5.00%, 06/01/2047 | | | 875 | | | | 905,056 | |
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Colorado – 0.5% | |
City & County of Denver CO (United Airlines, Inc.) Series 2017 5.00%, 10/01/2032 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,061,310 | |
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Connecticut – 0.6% | |
State of Connecticut Series 2015F 5.00%, 11/15/2032 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,181,150 | |
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Florida – 1.7% | |
County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue Series 2014 5.00%, 10/01/2027 | | | 3,000 | | | | 3,442,590 | |
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Guam – 1.9% | |
Guam Government Waterworks Authority Series 2017 5.00%, 07/01/2040 | | | 1,525 | | | | 1,753,125 | |
Guam Power Authority Series 2017A 5.00%, 10/01/2036-10/01/2040 | | | 1,770 | | | | 2,028,299 | |
Territory of Guam 5.00%, 11/15/2031 | | | 250 | | | | 271,900 | |
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Illinois – 1.0% | |
Chicago Board of Education Series 2018A 5.00%, 12/01/2031 | | | 650 | | | | 771,706 | |
Illinois Finance Authority (Plymouth Place, Inc.) Series 2015 5.00%, 05/15/2037 | | | 1,050 | | | | 1,102,626 | |
Village of Bolingbrook IL (Village of Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax) Series 2005 6.25%, 01/01/2024 | | | 244 | | | | 232,628 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,106,960 | |
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Indiana – 0.1% | |
Indiana Finance Authority (RES Polyflow Indiana LLC) 7.00%, 03/01/2039(a) | | | 270 | | | | 247,833 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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Michigan – 0.8% | |
City of Detroit MI 5.00%, 04/01/2036 | | $ | 90 | | | $ | 104,412 | |
Michigan Public Power Agency Series 2012A | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 01/01/2032 | | | 1,605 | | | | 1,659,714 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,764,126 | |
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New Jersey – 0.7% | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant) Series 2016 5.00%, 06/15/2029 | | | 1,170 | | | | 1,372,726 | |
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North Carolina – 0.8% | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission (Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.) Series 2015 4.70%, 07/01/2037 | | | 540 | | | | 548,424 | |
North Carolina Turnpike Authority Series 2017 5.00%, 01/01/2032 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,172,840 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,721,264 | |
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Ohio – 0.3% | |
Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC) Series 2016A 4.375%, 06/01/2033 | | | 600 | | | | 618,000 | |
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Pennsylvania – 1.2% | |
City of Philadelphia PA AGM Series 2017A 5.00%, 08/01/2033 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,221,870 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (PA Bridges Finco LP) Series 2015 5.00%, 12/31/2034 | | | 1,140 | | | | 1,331,053 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,552,923 | |
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Puerto Rico – 1.7% | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority AGM Series 2007V 5.25%, 07/01/2031 | | | 240 | | | | 292,426 | |
Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority AGC Series 2005L 5.25%, 07/01/2041 | | | 160 | | | | 200,616 | |
AGC Series 2007C 5.50%, 07/01/2031 | | | 110 | | | | 136,478 | |
AGC Series 2007N 5.25%, 07/01/2034-07/01/2036 | | | 540 | | | | 665,868 | |
NATL Series 2005L 5.25%, 07/01/2035 | | | 105 | | | | 118,237 | |
NATL Series 2007N 5.25%, 07/01/2032 | | | 100 | | | | 112,080 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth (AES Puerto Rico LP) Series 2000 6.625%, 06/01/2026 | | | 640 | | | | 660,800 | |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | | U.S. $ Value | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue Series 2018A Zero Coupon, 07/01/2029 | | $ | 238 | | | $ | 196,612 | |
Series 2019A 4.329%, 07/01/2040 | | | 180 | | | | 193,167 | |
4.55%, 07/01/2040 | | | 22 | | | | 23,926 | |
5.00%, 07/01/2058 | | | 815 | | | | 900,608 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,500,818 | |
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Tennessee – 0.2% | |
Bristol Industrial Development Board (Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax) Series 2016A 5.00%, 12/01/2035(a) | | | 310 | | | | 314,780 | |
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Texas – 0.8% | |
Mission Economic Development Corp. (Natgasoline LLC) Series 2018 4.625%, 10/01/2031(a) | | | 540 | | | | 575,089 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority (North Texas Tollway System) Series 2015A 5.00%, 01/01/2034 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,147,360 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,722,449 | |
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Wisconsin – 0.6% | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (Celanese US Holdings LLC) Series 2016B 5.00%, 12/01/2025 | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,163,270 | |
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Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds (cost $183,828,922) | | | | 195,150,817 | |
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Short-Term Municipal Notes – 1.9% | |
Massachusetts – 1.9% | |
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Mass General Brigham, Inc.) 0.03%, 07/01/2040(b) | | | 2,040 | | | | 2,040,000 | |
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority (Partners Healthcare System, Inc.) 0.03%, 07/01/2040(b) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund Metropolitan Highway System Revenue Series 2010A 0.02%, 01/01/2037(b) | | | 1,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
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Total Short-Term Municipal Notes (cost $4,040,000) | | | | 4,040,000 | |
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Total Municipal Obligations (cost $187,868,922) | | | | 199,190,817 | |
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Company | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies – 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.01%(c) (d) (e) (cost $7,590,094) | | | 7,590,094 | | | $ | 7,590,094 | |
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Total Investments – 98.8% (cost $195,459,016)(f) | | | | | | | 206,780,911 | |
Other assets less liabilities – 1.2% | | | | | | | 2,498,001 | |
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Net Assets – 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 209,278,912 | |
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CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS
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| | Rate Type | | | |
Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | Payments made by the Fund | | Payments received by the Fund | | Payment Frequency Paid/ Received | | Market Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
USD | | | 5,260 | | | 01/15/2028 | | 1.230% | | CPI# | | Maturity | | $ | 409,480 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 409,480 | |
USD | | | 3,970 | | | 01/15/2028 | | 0.735% | | CPI# | | Maturity | | | 466,199 | | | | — | | | | 466,199 | |
USD | | | 870 | | | 01/15/2030 | | 1.572% | | CPI# | | Maturity | | | 54,240 | | | | — | | | | 54,240 | |
USD | | | 870 | | | 01/15/2030 | | 1.587% | | CPI# | | Maturity | | | 52,894 | | | | — | | | | 52,894 | |
USD | | | 690 | | | 02/15/2051 | | CPI# | | 2.290% | | Maturity | | | 17,870 | | | | — | | | | 17,870 | |
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| | $ | 1,000,683 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,000,683 | |
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# | Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). |
CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS
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| | Rate Type | | | |
Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | Payments made by the Fund | | Payments received by the Fund | | Payment Frequency Paid/ Received | | Market Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
USD | | | 1,695 | | | 02/06/2025 | | 1.419% | | 3 Month LIBOR | | Semi-Annual/
Quarterly | | $ | (52,644 | ) | | $ | (51,860 | ) | | $ | (784 | ) |
USD | | | 1,695 | | | 02/06/2025 | | 3 Month LIBOR | | 1.419% | | Quarterly/ Semi-Annual | | | 52,644 | | | | — | | | | 52,644 | |
USD | | | 10,900 | | | 04/03/2034 | | 3 Month LIBOR | | 3.276% | | Quarterly/
Semi-Annual | | | 2,190,619 | | | | — | | | | 2,190,619 | |
USD | | | 500 | | | 04/03/2034 | | 3.276% | | 3 Month LIBOR | | Semi-Annual/
Quarterly | | | (94,024 | ) | | | (92,661 | ) | | | (1,363 | ) |
USD | | | 18,615 | | | 04/01/2039 | | 3.022% | | 3 Month LIBOR | | Semi-Annual/
Quarterly | | | (3,671,226 | ) | | | — | | | | (3,671,226 | ) |
USD | | | 4,150 | | | 04/01/2039 | | 0.834% | | 3 Month LIBOR | | Semi-Annual/
Quarterly | | | 673,762 | | | | — | | | | 673,762 | |
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| | Rate Type | | | | |
Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | Payments made by the Fund | | | Payments received by the Fund | | | Payment Frequency Paid/ Received | | | Market Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
USD | | | 3,000 | | | 04/01/2039 | | | 0.780% | | |
| 3 Month LIBOR | | |
| Semi-Annual/
Quarterly |
| | $ | 513,431 | | | $ | (116 | ) | | $ | 513,547 | |
USD | | | 3,000 | | | 04/01/2039 | | | 0.930% | | |
| 3 Month LIBOR | | |
| Semi-Annual/
Quarterly |
| | | 439,731 | | | | — | | | | 439,731 | |
USD | | | 1,550 | | | 04/01/2039 | | | 1.442% | | |
| 3 Month LIBOR | | |
| Semi-Annual/
Quarterly |
| | | 96,785 | | | | — | | | | 96,785 | |
USD | | | 22,500 | | | 04/01/2044 | |
| 3 Month LIBOR | | | | 3.081% | | |
| Quarterly/ Semi-Annual | | | | 5,396,560 | | | | — | | | | 5,396,560 | |
USD | | | 4,885 | | | 04/23/2049 | | | 2.801% | | |
| 3 Month LIBOR | | |
| Semi-Annual/
Quarterly |
| | | (1,012,781 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,012,781 | ) |
USD | | | 350 | | | 02/15/2051 | | | 1.942% | | |
| 3 Month LIBOR | | |
| Semi-Annual/
Quarterly |
| | | (3,328 | ) | | | — | | | | (3,328 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,529,529 | | | $ | (144,637 | ) | | $ | 4,674,166 | |
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INTEREST RATE SWAPS
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| | Rate Type | | | |
Swap Counterparty | | Notional Amount (000) | | | Termination Date | | Payments made by the Fund | | Payments received by the Fund | | Payment Frequency Paid/ Received | | Market Value | | | Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Citibank, N.A. | | | USD | | | | 3,025 | | | 10/09/2029 | | 1.120% | | SIFMA* | | Quarterly | | $ | (29,356) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (29,356 | ) |
Citibank, N.A. | | | USD | | | | 3,025 | | | 10/09/2029 | | 1.125% | | SIFMA* | | Quarterly | | | (30,765) | | | | — | | | | (30,765 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (60,121) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (60,121 | ) |
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* | Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index. |
(a) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At February 28, 2021, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $4,282,393 or 2.0% of net assets. |
(b) | Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks. |
(c) | Affiliated investments. |
(d) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618. |
(f) | As of February 28, 2021, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $22,209,122 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(5,272,499), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $16,936,623. |
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As of February 28, 2021, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 4.3% and 0.0%, respectively.
Glossary:
AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal
BAM – Build American Mutual
CPI – Consumer Price Index
ETM – Escrowed to Maturity
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate
NATL – National Interstate Corporation
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AB Municipal Income Fund II
AB Massachusetts Portfolio
February 28, 2021 (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.
Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2021:
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Investments in Securities: | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Assets: | |
Long-Term Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 195,150,817 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 195,150,817 | |
Short-Term Municipal Notes | | | — | | | | 4,040,000 | | | | — | | | | 4,040,000 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 7,590,094 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,590,094 | |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 7,590,094 | | | | 199,190,817 | | | | — | | | | 206,780,911 | |
Other Financial Instruments(a): | |
Assets: | |
Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps | | | — | | | | 1,000,683 | | | | — | | | | 1,000,683 | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps | | | — | | | | 9,363,532 | | | | — | | | | 9,363,532 | |
Liabilities: | |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps | | | — | | | | (4,834,003 | ) | | | — | | | | (4,834,003 | ) |
Interest Rate Swaps | | | — | | | | (60,121 | ) | | | — | | | | (60,121 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 7,590,094 | | | $ | 204,660,908 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 212,251,002 | |
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(a) | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value. |
A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended February 28, 2021 is as follows:
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Portfolio | | Market Value 05/31/2020 (000) | | | Purchases at Cost (000) | | | Sales Proceeds (000) | | | Market Value 02/28/2021 (000) | | | Dividend Income (000) | |
Government Money Market Portfolio | | $ | 8,789 | | | $ | 31,367 | | | $ | 32,566 | | | $ | 7,590 | | | $ | 5 | |
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