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DEF 14A 2024-06-03 For: 2024-07-18
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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION(RULE 14a-101)

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)OFTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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AB FUNDS, SCB FUNDS AND AB MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVE FUND

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

Toll Free (800) 221-5672

June 3, 2024

Dear Stockholders:

The Board of Directors/Trustees (each, a “Board” and, collectively, the “Boards”) of each investment company (each, a “Company” and, collectively, the “Companies”) listed in the accompanying Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders is pleased to invite you to the Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of the Companies and of each fund organized as a series of one of the Companies (each, a “Fund” and, collectively with the Companies which do not offer separate series, the “Funds”) to be held on July 18, 2024. The accompanying Notice of Joint Meeting of Stockholders and the Proxy Statement present one proposal (the “Proposal”) to be considered and voted on at the Meeting.

At the Meeting, stockholders or shareholders of the Funds, as applicable (collectively, the “stockholders”), will be asked to elect directors or trustees (“Directors”). The election of Directors to your Fund is being proposed to consolidate the Boards of the Funds to create a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) composed of the same Directors that would oversee all of the Funds, which are currently overseen by two separate groups of Directors. This consolidation of Directors into one Unitary Board is expected to result in administrative efficiencies in fund governance and cost savings to the Funds, as the expenses of administering and maintaining the Unitary Board are expected to be less than the aggregate expenses of administering and maintaining the two groups of separate Directors currently overseeing the Funds. The enclosed Proxy Statement describes the nominees’ qualifications.

Each Board has concluded that the Proposal is advisable and in the best interests of each of the Funds it oversees, and unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the Proposal.

We welcome your attendance at the Meeting. Even if you plan to attend, we encourage you to authorize a proxy to vote your shares. Computershare Fund Services (“Computershare”), a proxy solicitation firm, has been selected to assist stockholders in the proxy solicitation process. If we have not received your proxy authorization as the date of the Meeting approaches, you may receive a telephone call from Computershare reminding you to authorize the proxy holders to cast your votes. No matter how many shares you own, your vote is important.

Sincerely,

<br><br><br>LOGO<br> <br><br><br>LOGO<br>
Onur Erzan Alexander Chaloff
President of the AB Funds President of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.,<br><br><br>Bernstein Fund, Inc., and AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AB FUNDS, SCB FUNDS AND AB MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVE FUND

PROXY

Q. WHY DID YOU SEND ME THIS BOOKLET?
A. This booklet contains the Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders and the Proxy Statement<br>that provides you with information you should review before voting on the proposal (the “Proposal”) that will be presented at the Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) for each investment company listed in the<br>accompanying notice (each, a “Company” and, collectively, the “Companies”) and each fund organized as a series of a Company (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). The term “Fund” also<br>includes standalone Companies (identified in the Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders), which do not offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. You are receiving these proxy materials<br>because you either own shares of capital stock of a Fund or shares of beneficial interest of a Fund as of the close of business on May 22, 2024 (the “Record Date”) (we refer to both as “shares” and to the holders of shares<br>as “stockholders”). As a stockholder, you have the right to vote on the Proposal concerning your investment in a Fund, but only with respect to the Fund or Funds in which you owned shares as of the Record Date.
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Q. WHO IS ASKING FOR MY VOTE?
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A. The Board of Directors/Trustees of each Fund (each, a “Board” and, collectively the<br>“Boards”) is asking you to vote at the Meeting on the Proposal. In the Proxy Statement, we will refer to both directors and trustees, individually, as a “Director” or, collectively, as the “Directors.” Details regarding<br>the Proposal are set forth in the Proxy Statement. The Proposal is to consider and vote upon the election of Directors of each Company.
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Each stockholder will be asked to vote on the Proposal with respect to the Fund in which the stockholder holds shares as of the Record Date.

Q. WHY AM I BEING ASKED TO ELECT DIRECTORS?
A. The Funds are currently overseen by two separate groups of Directors. The AB Funds (as defined in the Proxy<br>Statement) are overseen by eight Directors and the SCB Funds and AMMAF (as these terms are defined in the Proxy Statement) are overseen by five Directors. Following careful deliberation, each Board has separately determined that it is advisable and<br>in the best interests of the Funds overseen by such Board to align and consolidate the membership of the Boards so that all of the Funds are overseen by a single,
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<br>unitary board composed of the same Directors (“Unitary Board”). Accordingly, at the Meeting, stockholders will be asked to elect a common slate of eight Directors for the Unitary Board.<br>If all nominees are elected by the stockholders, the Unitary Board will be responsible for overseeing all of the mutual funds, the closed-end investment company and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)<br>listed in this Proxy Statement and sponsored and advised by AllianceBernstein L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Adviser”). It is anticipated that the same Unitary Board will oversee two other<br>closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser that are not covered by the Proxy Statement that are expected to hold annual meetings of stockholders for the purpose of electing Directors<br>in March 2025. The Adviser, which is a controlled indirect subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a leading global investment adviser supervising client accounts with assets as of March 31, 2024 totaling<br>approximately $759 billion (of which approximately $150 billion represented assets of registered investment companies sponsored by the Adviser).

In reaching its conclusion, each Board considered, among other things, that the Unitary Board is expected to provide administrative efficiencies in Fund governance and to result in cost savings for the Funds overseen by each group of separate Directors, as the expenses of administering and maintaining the Unitary Board are expected to be less than the aggregate expenses of administering and maintaining the two groups of separate Directors currently overseeing the Funds. Each Board recognized that the potential for future cost savings for Fund stockholders due to a consolidation of Directors into a Unitary Board would be reduced in the event that not all Companies approve the Proposal, as fixed governance costs and other costs would be allocated across a smaller number of Funds. Each Board also took into account that the proposed consolidation was expected to reduce the administrative burden to the Adviser of interacting with two separate boards and result in efficiencies associated with uniform board oversight.

The nominees for election by the stockholders of each of the Funds are Jorge A. Bermudez, Alexander Chaloff, R. Jay Gerken, Jeffrey Holland, Jeanette W. Loeb, Carol C. McMullen, Garry L. Moody and Emilie D. Wrapp.

For the AB Funds, four of the eight nominees are current members of their respective Boards, and one nominee is a current Advisory Board member. For the SCB Funds and AMMAF, two of the eight nominees are current members of their respective Boards, and one of the eight nominees is the current President of the SCB Funds and AMMAF.

If each nominee is elected by each Company, each nominee will begin the term to which he or she is being elected on January 1, 2025, and the Funds will begin to operate under the oversight of the Unitary Board on January 1, 2025.

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In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, the current Directors of the Boards of the AB Funds, SCB Funds and AMMAF who are not standing for election to the Unitary Board will resign or retire, effective December 31, 2024. Michael J. Downey, Nancy P. Jacklin and Marshall C. Turner Jr. will retire as Directors of the AB Funds effective December 31, 2024. Onur Erzan will resign as a Director of the AB Funds effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Donald Peterson is scheduled to retire as a Director of the SCB Funds and AMMAF effective December 31, 2024, in accordance with the SCB Funds and AMMAF mandatory retirement policy. Under that policy, Debra Perry and William Kristol are not scheduled to retire as Directors of the SCB Funds and AMMAF until December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2027, respectively, but have agreed to retire effective December 31, 2024. Ms. Perry and Mr. Kristol are eligible for a one-time retirement benefit payment, as discussed in the enclosed Proxy Statement.

Additional information regarding each nominee and the Proposal is set forth in the enclosed Proxy Statement.

Q. HOW DO THE BOARDS RECOMMEND I VOTE?
A. Each of the Boards recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the nominees for election as a Director.<br>
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Please note that each of the Boards has considered the Proposal and is recommending and asking that you vote for the election of each of the nominees for Directors only with respect to the Fund or Funds that the Board oversees, and that Board has not considered, nor is it making any recommendation for, the Proposal with respect to any other Fund.

Q. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE?
A. Stockholders of record of the Funds at the close of business on May 22, 2024 (the “Record<br>Date”) are entitled to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting. You will be entitled to vote only on the Proposal with respect to the Fund or Funds of which you were a stockholder on the Record Date. If you owned<br>shares on the Record Date, you have the right to vote even if you later redeemed or sold the shares.
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Q. WHAT ROLE DO THE BOARDS PLAY?
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A. The business and affairs of each Fund are overseen by that Fund’s Board. Each Director of a Fund has an<br>obligation to act in what he or she believes to be the best interests of the Fund, including approving and recommending the Proposal in the Proxy Statement for that Fund. The background of each<br>nomi-
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<br>nee for Director of each Fund that is subject to the Proposal is described in the Proxy Statement.
Q. HOW MANY VOTES ARE NEEDED TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL AND TO ELECT THE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD?
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A. The election of each nominee for Director requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes<br>cast in the election of Directors for each Company, assuming the presence of a quorum. Stockholders of Funds that are series of a Company will vote together for the election of Directors of that Company, e.g., with each share of each Fund<br>that is a series of that Company having one vote. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, not being votes cast, will have no effect on the outcome of votes on the Proposal.
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Q. WHAT IF THE PROPOSAL IS NOT APPROVED?
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A. If there are not sufficient votes by stockholders of a Company to approve the Proposal by the time of<br>the Meeting, the Meeting for the Company is expected to be adjourned or postponed to permit further solicitation of proxy votes. If the Proposal is not approved at any final adjournment of such Meeting, the Board will consider what action, if any,<br>would be in the best interests of the stockholders.
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Q. HOW CAN I AUTHORIZE PROXIES TO CAST MY VOTE?
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A. Please follow the instructions included on the enclosed Proxy Card or on the Important Notice<br>Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on July 18, 2024.
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Q. WHAT IF I WANT TO REVOKE MY PROXY?
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A. You can **** revoke your proxy at any time prior to its exercise (i) by giving written notice<br>to the Secretary of a Fund at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, (ii) by authorizing a later-dated proxy (either by signing and submitting another proxy card or by calling (800)<br>337-3503) or (iii) by personally voting at the Meeting. Please note that attendance at the Meeting without voting will not be sufficient to revoke a previously authorized proxy.
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Q. WHOM DO I CALL IF I HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROXY?
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A. Please call (866) 529-9314 if you have questions.<br>
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LOGO

AB Active ETFs, Inc.

AB Bond Fund, Inc.

ABCap Fund, Inc.

AB Core Opportunities Fund, Inc.

AB Corporate Shares

ABDiscovery Growth Fund, Inc.

AB Equity Income Fund, Inc.

AB Fixed-Income Shares, Inc.

AB Global Bond Fund, Inc.

AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc.

AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc.

AB High Income Fund, Inc.

AB Institutional Funds, Inc.

AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

AB Municipal Income Fund II

AB Relative Value Fund, Inc.

AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund, Inc.

AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc.

AB Trust

AB VariableProducts Series Fund, Inc.

Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc.

The AB Portfolios

Bernstein Fund, Inc.

Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.

AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund


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

Toll Free (800) 221-5672

NOTICE OF JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

SCHEDULED FOR JULY 18, 2024

To the Stockholders of the Funds:

Notice is hereby given that a Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of the investment companies (“Companies”) listed above and, as appli-

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cable, each fund organized as a series of the Companies (individually, a “Fund”, and, collectively, the “Funds”) will be held at the offices of the Funds, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 41^st^ Floor, New York, New York 10105, on July 18, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The term “Fund” also includes standalone Companies (identified below), which do not offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. Each of the Companies is a Maryland corporation, with the exception of AB Corporate Shares, AB Municipal Income Fund II, AB Trust, and The AB Portfolios, each of which is a Massachusetts business trust, and AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, which is a Delaware statutory trust. The Meeting is designated as a “Special” stockholder meeting for all of the Funds.

The Meeting will be held to consider and vote on the following proposal, which is more fully described in the accompanying Proxy Statement dated June 3, 2024:

1. The election of eight Directors/Trustees for each Company, each such Director/Trustee to serve for a term of<br>indefinite duration and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.

Only the business set forth in this Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders may be brought before the Meeting with respect to the Funds.

Any stockholder of record of a Fund at the close of business on May 22, 2024 is entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. The Proxy Statement and accompanying materials, or an Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on July 18, 2024 (the “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials”), are being mailed to shareholders on or about June 5, 2024. The enclosedproxy for each Fund is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors/Trustees of that Fund.

By Order of the Boards of Directors/Trustees,
<br><br><br>LOGO<br>
Nancy E. Hay<br> <br>Secretary

New York, New York

June 3, 2024

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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

If you received a Proxy Card in the mail, please indicate your voting instructions on the enclosed Proxy Card, sign and dateit, and return it in the envelope provided, which needs no postage if mailed in the United States. You may also authorize proxies to cast your vote by telephone or through the Internet. To do so, please follow the instructions on the enclosed ProxyCard or on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. Your vote is very important no matter how many shares you own. Please mark and mail or otherwise authorize your proxy promptly in order to save the Funds any additional cost offurther proxy solicitation and in order for the Meeting to be held as scheduled.

The [A/B] Logo is a service mark of AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein^®^ is a registered trademark used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.

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PROXY STATEMENT

JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

JULY 18, 2024

AB Active ETFs, Inc.(“AB ETFs”)<br> <br>-   AB Conservative Buffer ETF<br><br><br>-   AB Core Plus Bond ETF<br><br><br>-   AB Corporate Bond ETF<br><br><br>-   AB Disruptors ETF<br><br><br>-   AB High Yield ETF<br><br><br>-   AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF<br><br><br>-   AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF<br><br><br>-   AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF<br><br><br>-   AB Ultra Short Income ETF<br><br><br>-   AB US High Dividend ETF<br><br><br>-   AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF<br><br><br>-   AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Bond Fund, Inc. (“ABF”)<br><br><br>-   AB All Market Real Return Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Bond Inflation Strategy<br><br><br>-   AB Income Fund<br><br><br>-   AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy<br><br><br>-   AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio*<br><br><br>-   AB Short Duration Income Portfolio*<br><br><br>-   AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Total Return Bond Portfolio<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Cap Fund, Inc. (“ACF”)<br><br><br>-   AB All China Equity Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Concentrated Growth Fund<br><br><br>-   AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Global Core Equity Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio*<br><br><br>-   AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Select US Equity Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Select US Long/Short Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Small Cap Value Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Core Opportunities Fund, Inc. (“ACOF”) AB CorporateShares (“ACS”)<br> <br>-   AB Corporate Income Shares<br><br><br>-   AB Impact Municipal Income Shares<br><br><br>-   AB Municipal Income Shares<br><br><br>-   AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. (“ADGF”)<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Equity Income Fund, Inc. (“AEIF”)<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. (“AFIS”)<br><br><br>-   AB Government Money Market Portfolio<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Global Bond Fund, Inc. (“AGBF”)<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc. (“AGREIF”)<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. (“AGRAF”)<br><br><br><br> <br>AB High Income Fund, Inc. (“AHIF”)<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Institutional Funds, Inc. (“AInstF”)<br><br><br>-   AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund II<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (“ALCGF”)<br><br><br><br> <br>AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (“AMIF”)<br><br><br>-   AB California Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB High Income Municipal Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB National Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB New York Portfolio<br> <br><br><br><br>AB Municipal Income Fund II (“AMIF II”)<br><br><br>-   AB Arizona Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Massachusetts Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Minnesota Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB New Jersey Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Ohio Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Pennsylvania Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Virginia Portfolio<br> <br><br><br><br>AB Relative Value Fund, Inc. (“ARVF”)<br> <br><br><br><br>AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund, Inc. (“ASGTF”)<br> <br><br><br><br>AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc. (“ASITF”)
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AB Trust (“ABT”)<br><br><br>-   AB Discovery Value Fund<br><br><br>-   AB International Value Fund<br><br><br>-   AB Value Fund<br> <br><br><br><br>AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (“AVP”)<br><br><br>-   AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Relative Value Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB International Value Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Discovery Value Portfolio -   AB Global Risk Allocation–Moderate Portfolio<br><br><br><br> <br>Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc. (“SCB II”)<br><br><br>-   Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio<br><br><br><br> <br>The AB Portfolios (“TAP”)<br><br><br>-   AB All Market Total Return Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Growth Fund<br><br><br>-   AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio<br><br><br>-   AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy<br><br><br>-   AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy<br><br><br><br> <br>(the “ABFunds”)
Bernstein Fund, Inc.(“Bernstein”)<br> <br>-   International Strategic Equities Portfolio<br>-   International Small<br>Cap Portfolio<br>-   Small Cap Core Portfolio<br> <br><br><br><br>Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. (“SCB”)<br><br><br>-   California Municipal Portfolio<br>-   Diversified Municipal<br>Portfolio<br>-   Emerging Markets Portfolio<br>-   Intermediate Duration Portfolio<br>-   New York Municipal Portfolio<br>-   Overlay A<br>Portfolio<br>-   Overlay B Portfolio<br>-   Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio<br>-   Tax-Aware Overlay B<br>Portfolio
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(the “SCB Funds”)<br> <br><br><br><br>*AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio, AB Short DurationIncome Portfolio and AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio: As disclosed in an Information Statement/Prospectus previously mailed to each such Fund’s stockholders, it is expected that each Fund will be converted into an<br>exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) through the reorganization of the Fund into a newly-created series of AB Active ETFs, Inc. with the same investment objective, the same investment policies and substantially the same investment strategies. If<br>the transaction closes prior to the date of the Meeting as anticipated, each such Fund will no longer exist; nonetheless, votes cast will count towards a quorum for the Meeting and be tallied in the vote count for the election of Directors of the<br>applicable Company (as defined below) at the Meeting.
AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund(“AMMAF”)
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AB ETFs, ABF, ACF, ACOF, ACS, ADGF,AEIF, AFIS, AGBF, AGREIF, AGRAF, AHIF, AInstF, ALCGF, AMIF, AMIF II, ARVF, ASGTF, ASITF, ABT, AVP, SCB II, TAP, Bernstein, SCB and AMMAF are each a “Company.” ACOF, ADGF, AEIF, AGBF, AGREIF, AGRAF, AHIF, ALCGF, ARVF, ASGTF, ASITF and AMMAFare each also a standalone Company, which do not offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. Each of the Companies is a Maryland corporation, with the exception of ACS, AMIF II, ABT, and TAP, each ofwhich is a Massachusetts business trust, and AMMAF, which is a Delaware statutory trust.

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1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

INTRODUCTION

This is a combined Proxy Statement for the funds listed above (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”). The term “Fund” also includes standalone Companies, which do not offer separate series of shares representing interests in separate portfolios of securities. Each of the Boards of Directors/Trustees (each a “Board” and collectively, the “Boards”) is soliciting proxies for a Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders of each Fund (the “Meeting”) to consider and vote on a proposal (the “Proposal”) to elect eight Directors to the Board of each Fund. The Proposal is being recommended by that Board for the Fund or Funds that it oversees. We refer to directors or trustees as, individually, a “Director” or collectively, the “Directors” for the purposes of this Proxy Statement.

The Funds are sending you this Proxy Statement to ask for your vote on the Proposal. The Funds will hold the Meeting at the offices of the Funds, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 41^st^ Floor, New York, New York 10105, on July 18, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The solicitation will be made primarily by mail and may also be made by telephone or through the Internet. It is expected that the expenses of the printing and mailing of the proxy statements, including the proxy solicitation costs, as well as the legal costs of counsel relating thereto, will be borne by the Funds, allocated by relative net assets (except insofar as such expenses may be borne by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) pursuant to expense limitation agreements in place at the relevant times for certain Funds and in the case of each series of AB ETFs, which are subject to a unitary fee). Stockholders will receive either a copy of this Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy materials, which are expected to be mailed on or about June 5, 2024, or an Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on July 18, 2024 (the “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials”), which is expected to be mailed on or about June 5, 2024.

Any stockholder or shareholder (each, a “stockholder” and together, the “stockholders”) who owned shares of a Fund at the close of business on May 22, 2024 (the “Record Date”) is entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof. Each share is entitled to one vote, and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. Appendix A sets forth the number of shares of each Fund issued and outstanding as of the Record Date. The Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders is designated as a “Special” stockholder meeting for all Funds.

Important Notice Regarding Availabilityof Proxy Materials for the Stockholders’ Meeting to be Held on Thursday, July 18, 2024. This Proxy Statement is available on the Internet at www.alliancebernstein.com/abfundsproxy.

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PROPOSAL:

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the Meeting, stockholders of each Fund will vote on the election of Directors, whose terms pursuant to such election will begin on January 1, 2025. As a result, if all nominees (“Director Nominees”) are elected, each Company will have a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) composed of the same Directors that would oversee all of the Funds, effective January 1, 2025. Unless otherwise noted herein, each Director elected at the Meeting will serve for a term of indefinite duration and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.

The Funds are currently overseen by two separate groups of Directors; the AB Funds are currently overseen by eight Directors and the SCB Funds and AMMAF are currently overseen by five different Directors. Following careful deliberation, each Board has separately determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Funds overseen by such Board to align and consolidate the membership of the Boards so that all of the Funds are overseen by a Unitary Board consisting of eight Directors. Accordingly, at the Meeting, the stockholders will be asked to elect a common slate of eight Directors. If all Director Nominees are elected by the stockholders, the Unitary Board will be responsible for overseeing all of the mutual funds, the closed-end investment company and ETFs listed in this Proxy Statement. It is anticipated that the same Unitary Board will oversee two other closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser that are not covered by this Proxy Statement that are expected to hold annual meetings of stockholders for the purpose of electing Directors in March 2025. The Adviser, which is a controlled indirect subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc., is a leading global investment adviser supervising client accounts with assets as of March 31, 2024 totaling approximately $759 billion (of which approximately $150 billion represented assets of registered investment companies sponsored by the Adviser).

In reaching its conclusion that approval of the Proposal is advisable and in the best interests of the Funds, each Board considered the Adviser’s recommendation for approval of the Unitary Board, including the following potential benefits to the Funds, as presented by the Adviser:

Economies of scale and cost savings by spreading fixed governance costs over a larger aggregate asset base<br>(significantly larger in the case of the SCB Funds and AMMAF), resulting in savings to stockholders.
Providing consistent oversight of developing market and regulatory trends impacting similar Funds and<br>understanding the impact of such changes across the Funds.
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<br>board meetings with matters of common interest discussed at a single meeting rather than separately by each Board.
Minimizing potential inconsistencies in governance and oversight matters. A unitary board reduces the risk<br>that separate boards may make inconsistent decisions on matters such as policies, strategies, operations, and fees.
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Facilitating oversight of service providers to the Funds, including consistent service level delivery and<br>potentially economies of scale, as the Funds are served by many of the same service providers.
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Cost savings to the Funds by reducing aggregate board membership, and eliminating chair and committee chair<br>redundancies.
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Cost savings to the Funds by reducing the number of law firms serving the Funds and the independent Directors<br>of the Funds, including cost savings associated with holding board and committee meetings and legal review of similar materials and proposals.
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Potential cost savings with respect to premiums paid for insurance policies.
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The Adviser and the Boards reviewed the impact of a Unitary Board on Fund expenses. The expenses of administering and maintaining the Unitary Board are expected to be less than the aggregate expenses of administering and maintaining the groups of separate Directors currently overseeing the Funds, and such expenses would be allocated across all the Funds. This, in turn, is expected to result in savings to Fund stockholders. If the Unitary Board is approved, the expense allocation methodology currently applied by the AB Funds of 50% of the aggregate Board expenses allocated among the Funds pro rata by the number of Funds and 50% of the aggregate Board expenses allocated among the Funds by their relative net assets (each Fund’s total net assets to the total net assets of all the Funds) would be applied for all Funds. It is anticipated that all Funds would see an expense ratio reduction as a result of the approval of their Unitary Board.

The Unitary Board is also expected to benefit the Adviser because it should reduce the administrative burden to the Adviser of interacting with two boards rather than one board, and present opportunities for enhanced efficiencies associated with uniform board oversight, such as reducing the need to have separate meetings and materials to consider the same or substantially similar matters. A Unitary Board would avoid duplication of efforts involved in the preparation and conduct of board meetings, including repeated presentations by the Adviser at different meetings. This board structure may also enable the Adviser to focus greater resources and time on matters that more directly benefit stockholders, such as new product initiatives, fund services and distribution opportunities. Since there are

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expense limitations in place for some Funds and, in the case of ETFs, a unitary fee, the Adviser will benefit from the expected reductions in Fund expenses which would result in lower expense reimbursements or waivers by the Adviser or, in the case of the ETFs, higher retained fees.

Four of the eight Director Nominees currently serve as Directors on the Boards of the AB Funds (Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody). Two Director Nominees (Messrs. Gerken and Holland) currently serve as Directors on the Boards of the SCB Funds and AMMAF. One Director Nominee (Ms. Wrapp) currently serves as an Advisory Board member of the AB Funds. One Director Nominee (Mr. Chaloff) currently serves as the President of the SCB Funds and AMMAF.

In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, the current Directors of the Boards of the AB Funds, SCB Funds and AMMAF who are not standing for election to the Unitary Board will resign or retire, effective December 31, 2024. Michael J. Downey, Nancy P. Jacklin and Marshall C. Turner Jr. will retire as Directors of the AB Funds effective December 31, 2024. Onur Erzan will resign as a Director of the AB Funds effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Donald Peterson is scheduled to retire as a Director of the SCB Funds and AMMAF effective December 31, 2024, in accordance with the SCB Funds and AMMAF mandatory retirement policy. Under that policy, Debra Perry and William Kristol are not scheduled to retire as Directors of the SCB Funds and AMMAF until December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2027, respectively, but have agreed to retire effective December 31, 2024.

Because Ms. Perry and Mr. Kristol would not otherwise be required to retire until December 31, 2026 in the case of Ms. Perry and December 31, 2027 in the case of Mr. Kristol, the SCB Funds and AMMAF Boards have adopted a retirement plan covering Ms. Perry and Mr. Kristol. The retirement plan contemplates payment of a retirement benefit to each such Director, payable from the SCB Funds and AMMAF, in an amount equal to an amount otherwise payable for two years’ service as a Director, such payment being composed of the retainer fee (not including any additional increment payable for service as Board Chair or Committee Chair) plus regular meeting fees (assuming six regular meetings per year). This retirement benefit amount of $480,000 for each such Director will be paid in a lump sum prior to December 31, 2024. In recognition of the SCB Funds’ and AMMAF’s costs associated with payment of retirement benefits, the Adviser has agreed, no later than December 31, 2024, to waive its fees from the SCB Funds and AMMAF in an amount equal to $960,000, which is or would be in addition to any other waiver that the Adviser has undertaken or shall undertake.

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Each of the individuals identified below has been nominated for election as a Director of the Funds as indicated below. For the AB Funds, each Director Nominee was recommended for nomination by the applicable Fund’s Governance and Nominating Committee; for the SCB Funds and AMMAF, each nominee was recommended for nomination by the applicable Fund’s Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee (“Governance Committee”). Each of these committees, which, among other things, considers recommendations on nominations for Directors, reviewed the qualifications, experience, and background of the Director Nominees. Based upon this review, each Committee recommended each Director Nominee to the respective Board as a candidate for nomination as a Director. At meetings of Directors held on May 9, 2024, after discussion and further consideration of the matter, the Directors voted to nominate the Director Nominees for election by stockholders.

Unless contrary instructions are received, it is the intention of the persons named as proxies in the accompanying Proxy Card to vote in favor of the nominees named below for election as Directors.

Independent Director

Nominees:

Jorge A. Bermudez

R. Jay Gerken

Jeffrey R. Holland

Jeanette W. Loeb

Carol C. McMullen

Garry L. Moody

Interested Director Nominees:

Alexander Chaloff

Emilie D. Wrapp

Each Director Nominee has consented to serve as a Director. The Boards of the Funds know of no reason why any of the Director Nominees would be unable to serve, but in the event any Director Nominee is unable to serve or for good cause will not serve, the proxies received indicating a vote in favor of such Director Nominee will be voted for a substitute Director Nominee as recommended by the Boards in their sole and absolute discretion.

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Certain information concerning the Funds’ Director Nominees is set forth below (Director Nominees are referred to as Directors in the charts below).

Name, Address,*<br><br><br>Age and<br> <br>(Year FirstElected**)<br><br>* * * Principal Occupation(s)<br><br><br>During Past Five Years and<br><br><br>Other Information<br><br>* * * Portfolios inAB FundComplexOverseen***<br><br>* * * OtherPublicCompanyDirectorshipsCurrently Held<br><br>* * *
INDEPENDENT<br><br><br>DIRECTORS
Garry L. Moody,^#^<br><br><br>72<br><br><br>(2007) 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<br>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<br>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<br>Governing Council, from October 2019 through September 2023, where he also served as Chairman of its Governance Committee from October 2021 through September 2023. He is Chairman of the AB Funds Board and Chairman of the Independent Directors<br>Committees since January 2023; he has served as a director or trustee since 2008, and served as Chairman of the Audit Committees of such Funds from 2008 to February 2023. 94 None
Jorge A. Bermudez,^#^<br><br><br>73<br><br><br>(2020) 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<br>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 (2017-2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee<br>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<br>of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 94 Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
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Name, Address,*<br><br><br>Age and<br> <br>(Year FirstElected**)<br><br>* * * Principal Occupation(s)<br><br><br>During Past Five Years and<br><br><br>Other Information<br><br>* * * Portfolios inAB FundComplexOverseen***<br><br>* * * OtherPublicCompanyDirectorshipsCurrently Held<br><br>* * *
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.
R. Jay Gerken,^#^<br><br><br>73<br><br><br>(2013) Private Investor since prior to 2019. Formerly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, and President & Board Member of The Legg Mason and Western Asset mutual funds from 2005 until<br>June 2013. Previously, he was the President and Chair of the boards of the Citigroup Asset Management mutual funds from 2002 to 2005; Portfolio Manager and Managing Director, Smith Barney Asset Management from 1993 to 2001 and President &<br>CEO, Directions Management of Shearson Lehman, Inc. from 1988 to 1993. He is Chair of the SCB Funds Board and the AMMAF Board since July 2023; he has served as a director or trustee of the SCB Funds since July 2013 and AMMAF since December 2018 and<br>served as Chair of the Audit Committees of the SCB Funds from July 2018 to June 2023 and Chair of the Audit Committee of AMMAF from December 2018 to June 2023. 94 Associated Banc-Corp
Jeffrey R. Holland,^#^<br><br><br>58<br><br><br>(2019) Private Investor since prior to 2019. Formerly, Limited Partner of Brown Brothers Harriman from 2014 to 2018. Prior thereto, General Partner of Brown Brothers Harriman from 2006 to 2013. He has served as a director or trustee of the<br>SCB Funds and AMMAF since September 2019 and serves as Chair of the Audit Committees of such Funds since July 2023. 94 None
Jeanette W. Loeb,^#^<br><br><br>71<br><br><br>(2020) 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<br>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<br>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<br>Committees of the AB Funds since August 2023. 94 None
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Name, Address,*<br><br><br>Age and<br> <br>(Year FirstElected**)<br><br>* * * Principal Occupation(s)<br><br><br>During Past Five Years and<br><br><br>Other Information<br><br>* * * Portfolios inAB FundComplexOverseen***<br><br>* * * OtherPublicCompanyDirectorshipsCurrently Held<br><br>* * *
Carol C. McMullen,^#^<br><br><br>68<br><br><br>(2016) Private Investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018) where she also serves as Advisory Board Chair (since June 2023). Formerly, Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) from 2014 until July<br>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<br>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<br>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<br>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<br>such Funds since February 2023. 94 None
INTERESTED<br><br><br>DIRECTORS
Alexander Chaloff,^+^<br><br><br>52<br><br><br>(Not currently a Director) Senior Vice President of the Adviser++, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019. He has been Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investment & Wealth Strategies of Bernstein Private Wealth Management since<br>April 2023. He previously served as Co-Head of the Investment Strategy Group since 2020. Prior to joining Bernstein Private Wealth Management in 2005, he was a managing director at Wilshire<br>Associates, a leading global investment consultant, serving on the firm’s investment committee. President and Chief Executive Officer of the SCB Funds and AMMAF as of April 2023. 92 None
Emilie D. Wrapp,^+^<br><br><br>68<br><br><br>(Not currently a Director) Private Investor since July 2023. Former Senior Vice President, Counsel, Assistant Secretary & Senior Mutual Fund Legal Advisor of the Adviser (January 2023 -June 2023). Prior 92 None
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Name, Address,*<br><br><br>Age and<br> <br>(Year FirstElected**)<br><br>* * * Principal Occupation(s)<br><br><br>During Past Five Years and<br><br><br>Other Information<br><br>* * * Portfolios inAB FundComplexOverseen***<br>* * * OtherPublicCompanyDirectorshipsCurrently Held<br><br>* * *
thereto, Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Counsel, and Head of Mutual Fund & Retail Legal of the Adviser; Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of AllianceBernstein<br>Investments, Inc. (“ABI”) since prior to 2019 until June 2023. She has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the AB Funds since January 2024.
* The address for each of the above persons is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal &<br>Compliance Department – Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105.
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** There is no stated term of office for the Funds’ Directors.
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*** This is the total number of separate portfolios that a nominee for election as director would oversee if he<br>or she were elected. The term “AB Fund Complex” refers to the AB Funds, SCB Funds, AMMAF and two closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser that are not covered by the Proxy<br>Statement.
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# Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors<br>Committee.
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+ Mr. Chaloff is an “interested person”, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, of<br>the Funds because of his affiliation with the Adviser. Ms. Wrapp is an “interested person”, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, of the Fund because of her former role with the Adviser.
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The business and affairs of each Fund are overseen by the Fund’s Board. The Boards of the AB Funds have also established an Advisory Board currently composed of one member (Ms. Wrapp) who was appointed by the Boards of the AB Funds. The Advisory Board assists the Boards of the AB Funds in a non-voting capacity in its oversight of the management of the Funds. If the Proposal is approved, Ms. Wrapp, a Director Nominee, will no longer serve as the Advisory Board member for the AB Funds. Ms. Wrapp will continue to serve in her capacity as the Advisory Board member for two other closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser that are not covered by the Proxy Statement. Each of those closed-end investment companies has a board of directors divided into three classes, and is expected to hold an annual meeting of stockholders in March 2025 for the purpose of electing directors such that each will have the same Unitary Board if all nominees are elected, at which time Ms. Wrapp would relinquish her role as the Advisory Board member for those funds.

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who are “interested persons” of a Fund are referred to as “Interested Directors”. Certain information concerning each Company’s governance structure and each Director is set forth below.

AB Funds

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualificationsof the Funds’ Director Nominees. The Governance and Nominating Committee of each Fund’s Board, which is composed of Independent Directors, reviews the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of potential candidates for nomination or election by the Board. In evaluating a candidate for nomination or election as a Director, the Governance and Nominating Committee considers the contribution that the candidate would be expected to make to the diverse mix of experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that each Board believes contributes to good governance for the applicable Funds. In assessing diversity of experience, the Governance and Nominating Committee takes account of a candidate’s educational and professional background, but also the diversity of experience a candidate derives from race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or cultural background. Additional information concerning the Governance and Nominating Committee’s consideration of Director Nominees appears in the description of the Committee below.

Each Fund’s Board believes that, collectively, the Director Nominees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which will allow the Unitary Board to operate effectively in governing each Fund and protecting the interests of stockholders. The Board of each Fund has concluded that, based on each Director Nominees’ experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Director Nominees, each Director Nominee is qualified to serve as a Director.

In determining that a particular Director Nominee is qualified to serve as a Director, each Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. In addition, each Board has taken into account the service of each current Director who is a Director Nominee during his or her tenure in concluding that each should continue to serve as Director. Additional information about the specific experience, skills, attributes and qualifications of each Director Nominee, which in each case led to each Board’s conclusion that each Director Nominee should serve (or continue to serve) as a Director of the Fund, is provided in the table above and in the next paragraph.

Among other attributes and qualifications common to all Director Nominees are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them (including information requested by the Directors), to interact effectively with the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and the applicable

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Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Directors. In evaluating the Director Nominees, each Board considered, among other things, that: Mr. Bermudez has extensive experience in the financial services industry, including risk management, from his service in various senior executive positions, including as Chief Risk Officer, of a large global financial services company, as a director and Audit Chair of a Federal Reserve Bank and a director and Audit Chair of a large public company, and as Chairman or director or trustee of numerous non-profit organizations; Mr. Gerken has investment management experience as a portfolio manager and executive officer, and he has served as Chair of the SCB Funds Board and AMMAF Board since July 2023, has served as a director or trustee of the SCB Funds since July 2013 and AMMAF since December 2018 and served as Chair of the Audit Committees of the SCB Funds from July 2018 to June 2023 and Chair of the Audit Committee of AMMAF from December 2018 to June 2023; Mr. Holland has business experience as a senior executive of a financial services firm, including experience in provision of custody and other services to investment funds globally, and he has served as a director or trustee of the SCB Funds and AMMAF since September 2019 and serves as Chair of the Audit Committees of such Funds since July 2023; Mr. Chaloff has business, finance and investment management experience as Head of Investment & Wealth Strategies of Bernstein Private Wealth Management of the Adviser, and he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the SCB Funds and AMMAF as of April 2023; Ms. Loeb has extensive experience in the financial services industry and in business more generally, including as a former executive and partner of a large global financial services company and as Chief Executive Officer of a private e-commerce company, a director and audit committee member of a large publicly traded business development company and former director of a fund of hedge funds, and a director or trustee of numerous non-profit organizations including the United Nations Development Corporation and New York City Center and has served as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2023; Ms. McMullen has experience in talent management for a global technology consulting firm, serves on the advisory board of a privately held e-commerce company, has served as director of a variety of privately held firms and non-profit boards (including as director of one of the 10 largest healthcare systems in the U.S. and Chair of a top U.S. community hospital), has extensive asset management industry experience including as Director of Global Investment Research for a major fund company and President of Wealth Management for a regional bank and has served as Chair of the Audit Committees of the AB Funds since February 2023; Mr. Moody, a certified public accountant, has extensive experience in the asset management industry as a senior executive of a large fund complex and as Vice Chairman and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner for a major accounting firm, and served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute, the leading association representing regulated funds, including mutual funds, ETFs and closed-end funds, from October 2019

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through September 2023 and also the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council, a group created by the Investment Company Institute that aims to advance the education, communication and policy positions of investment company independent directors, where he also served as the Chairman of the Governance Committee from October 2021 through September 2023, has served as a director or trustee since 2008 and served as Chairman of the Audit Committees of the AB Funds from 2008 to February 2023, and has served as Chairman of the AB Funds and the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since 2023; and Ms. Wrapp has extensive experience in the investment management industry, including formerly serving as Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Counsel and Head of Mutual Fund & Retail Legal of the Adviser, and Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI, and she also served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the AB Funds and other registered investment companies advised by the Adviser and had extensive involvement in fund industry organizations including committees and working groups of the Investment Company Institute. The disclosure herein of a Director Nominee’s experience, qualifications, attributes and skills does not impose on such Director Nominee, if elected, any duties, obligations, or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on any Director as a member of a Board and any committee thereof in the absence of such experience, qualifications, attributes and skills.

Board Structure and Oversight Function. Each Board is responsible for oversight of the management of the applicable Fund. Each Fund has engaged the Adviser to manage the Fund on a day-to-day basis. Each Board is responsible for overseeing the Adviser and the applicable Fund’s other service providers in the operations of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies and otherwise in accordance with its prospectus, the requirements of the 1940 Act and other applicable Federal, state and other securities and other laws, and the Fund’s charter and bylaws. Each Board typically meets at regularly scheduled meetings four times throughout the year. In addition, each Board may meet at special meetings or on an informal basis at other times. The Independent Directors also regularly meet without the presence of any representatives of management. As described below, each Board has established three standing committees – the Audit, Governance and Nominating, and Independent Directors Committees – and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. Each standing committee is composed exclusively of Independent Directors. The responsibilities of each committee, including its oversight responsibilities, are described further below. The Independent Directors have also engaged independent legal counsel, and may from time to time engage consultants and other advisors, to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

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management, presiding at each Board meeting, meeting with management between Board meetings, and facilitating communication and coordination between the Independent Directors and management. The Directors have determined that a Board’s leadership by an Independent Director and its committees composed exclusively of Independent Directors is appropriate because they believe it sets the proper tone to the relationships between the Funds, on the one hand, and the Adviser and other service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the Board’s independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships. In addition, each Fund is required to have an Independent Director as Chair pursuant to certain 2003 regulatory settlements involving the Adviser.

Risk Oversight. Each Fund is subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance and operational risks, including cyber risks. Day-to-day risk management with respect to a Fund resides with the Adviser or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), subject to supervision by the Adviser. Each Board has charged the Adviser and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrable and material adverse effects on the Fund; (ii) to the extent appropriate, reasonable or practicable, implementing processes and controls reasonably designed to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously, and to revise as appropriate, the processes and controls described in (i) and (ii) above.

Risk oversight forms part of a Board’s general oversight of the Fund’s investment program and operations and is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. The Fund’s investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers. Each of these persons has an independent interest in risk management but the policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Fund’s and each other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. Oversight of risk management is provided by each Board and its Audit Committee. The Directors regularly receive reports from, among others, management (including the Chief Risk Officer of the Adviser), the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Adviser’s internal legal counsel, the Adviser’s Chief Compliance Officer and internal auditors for the Adviser, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Fund and the Adviser’s risk management programs. In addition, the Directors receive regular updates on cyber security matters from the Adviser.

Not all risks that may affect a Fund can be identified, nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. It may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some

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risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of the Fund or the Adviser, its affiliates or other service providers. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve a Fund’s goals. As a result of the foregoing and other factors a Fund’s ability to manage risk is limited.

Board Committees. Each Fund’s Board has three standing committees – an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee and an Independent Directors Committee. The number of meetings held by each of these committees during each Fund’s respective fiscal year is set forth in Appendix B. The members of the Audit, Governance and Nominating and Independent Directors Committees are Jorge A. Bermudez, Michael J. Downey, Nancy P. Jacklin, Jeanette W. Loeb, Carol C. McMullen, Garry L. Moody and Marshall C. Turner, Jr. As discussed earlier in this Proxy Statement, Michael J. Downey, Nancy P. Jacklin and Marshall C. Turner, Jr. are expected to retire from each Fund’s Board effective December 31, 2024. The Advisory Board member is generally invited to attend all or portions of meetings of the committees.

The function of the Audit Committee is to assist each Board in its oversight of each Fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices.

The function of the Governance and Nominating Committee includes the nomination of persons to fill any vacancies or newly created positions on the Board. Each Board has adopted a charter for its Governance and Nominating Committee. Pursuant to the Governance and Nominating Committee charter, the Governance and Nominating Committee assists each Board in carrying out its responsibilities with respect to governance of the Fund and identifies, evaluates, selects and nominates candidates for the Board. The Governance and Nominating Committee may also set standards or qualifications for Directors and reviews at least annually the performance of each Director, taking into account factors such as attendance at meetings, adherence to Board policies, preparation for and participation at meetings, commitment and contribution to the overall work of each Board and its committees, and whether there are health or other reasons that might affect the Director’s ability to perform his or her duties. The Governance and Nominating Committee may consider candidates as Directors submitted by the Fund’s current Board members, officers, the Adviser, stockholders and other appropriate sources.

Pursuant to the Governance and Nominating Committee charter, the Governance and Nominating Committee will consider candidates for nomination as a Director submitted by a stockholder or group of stockholders who have beneficially owned at least 5% of the Company’s common stock or shares of beneficial interest for at least two years at the time of submission and who timely provide specified information about the candidates and the nominating stockholder or group. To be timely for consideration by the Governance and Nominating Committee, the submission, including all required information, must be submitted in writing to the at-

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tention of the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Funds not less than 120 days before the date of the proxy statement for the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders. If the Funds did not hold an annual meeting of stockholders in the previous year, the submission must be delivered or mailed and received within a reasonable amount of time before the Funds begin to print and mail its proxy materials. Public notice of such upcoming annual meeting of stockholders may be given in a stockholder report or other mailing to stockholders or by other means deemed by the Governance and Nominating Committee or the Boards to be reasonably calculated to inform stockholders.

Stockholders submitting a candidate for consideration by the Governance and Nominating Committee must provide the following information to the Governance and Nominating Committee: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, date of birth, business address and residence address of the candidate; (B) any position or business relationship of the candidate, currently or within the preceding five years, with the stockholder or an associated person of the stockholder as defined below; (C) the class or series and number of all shares of the Company owned of record or beneficially by the candidate; (D) any other information regarding the candidate that is required to be disclosed about a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Section 20 of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (E) whether the stockholder believes that the candidate is or will be an “interested person” of the Company (as defined in the 1940 Act) and, if believed not to be an “interested person”, information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Funds to make such determination; and (F) information as to the candidate’s knowledge of the investment company industry, experience as a director or senior officer of public companies, directorships on the boards of other registered investment companies and educational background; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected; (iii) the written and signed agreement of the candidate to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire if elected; (iv) the nominating stockholder’s name as it appears on the Company’s books and consent to be named as such by the Funds; (v) the class or series and number of all shares of a Fund owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any associated person of the stockholder and the dates on which such shares were acquired, specifying the number of shares owned beneficially but not of record by each, and stating the names of each as they appear on the Funds’ record books and the names of any nominee holders for each; and (vi) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder, the candidate and/or any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the stockholder. “Associated person of the stockholder” means any person who is required to be identified under clause (vi) of this paragraph and any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, directly or indirectly, (a) the stockholder or (b) the associated person of the stockholder.

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The Governance and Nominating Committee may require the stockholder to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to verify any information furnished pursuant to the nominating procedures described above or to determine the qualifications and eligibility of the candidate proposed by the stockholder to serve on the Board. If the stockholder fails to provide such other information in writing within seven days of receipt of written request from the Governance and Nominating Committee, the recommendation of such candidate as a nominee will be deemed not properly submitted for consideration, and will not be considered, by the Committee.

The Governance and Nominating Committee will consider only one candidate submitted by such a stockholder or group for nomination for election at an annual meeting of stockholders. The Governance and Nominating Committee will not consider self-nominated candidates. The Governance and Nominating Committee will consider and evaluate candidates submitted by stockholders on the basis of the same criteria as those used to consider and evaluate candidates submitted from other sources. These criteria include the candidate’s relevant knowledge, experience, and expertise, the candidate’s ability to carry out his or her duties in the best interests of the Funds, and the candidate’s ability to qualify as an Independent Director. When assessing a candidate for nomination, the Committee considers whether the individual’s background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of the Board.

The function of the Independent Directors Committee is to consider and take action on matters that each Board or Committee believes should be addressed in executive session of the Independent Directors, such as review and approval of the Advisory and Distribution Services Agreements.

The Boards of the AB Funds have adopted a process for stockholders to send communications to the Board of their Fund. To communicate with the Board or an individual Director of a Fund, a stockholder must send a written communication to that Fund’s principal office at the address listed in the Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders accompanying this Proxy Statement, addressed to the Board of that Fund or the individual Director. All stockholder communications received in accordance with this process will be forwarded to the Board or the individual Director to whom or to which the communication is addressed.

SCB Funds and AMMAF

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualificationsof the Funds’ Director Nominees. The Governance Committee of the SCB Funds and AMMAF, which is composed of Independent Directors, reviews the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of potential candidates for nomination or, in the case of a vacancy,

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election by each Board. In evaluating a candidate for nomination or election as a Director, the Governance Committee takes into account the contribution that the candidate would be expected to make to the diverse mix of experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that the Governance Committee believes contributes to good governance for the applicable Fund. Additional information concerning each Governance Committee’s consideration of Directors appears in the description of the Committee below.

Each Board believes that, collectively, the Director Nominees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which will allow the Unitary Board to operate effectively in governing each such Fund and protecting the interests of stockholders. Each Board has concluded that, based on each Director Nominee’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Director Nominees, each Director Nominee is qualified to serve as a Director.

In determining that a particular Director Nominee is qualified to serve as a Director, each Board considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. In addition, each Board has taken into account the service of each current Director who is a Director Nominee during his or her tenure in concluding that each should continue to serve as Director. Additional information about the specific experience, skills, attributes and qualifications of each Director Nominee, which in each case led to the Board’s conclusion that each Director Nominee should serve (or continue to serve) as a Director of the Fund, is provided in the table above and in the next paragraph.

Among other attributes and qualifications common to all Director Nominees are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them (including information requested by the current Directors), to interact effectively with the Adviser, other service providers, counsel and the applicable Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, and to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties as Directors. While each Board does not have a formal, written diversity policy, the Boards believe that an effective board consists of a diverse group of individuals who bring together a variety of complementary skills and perspectives. In evaluating the Director Nominees, each Board considered, among other things, that: Mr. Bermudez has extensive experience in the financial services industry, including risk management, from his service in various senior executive positions, including as Chief Risk Officer, of a large global financial services company, as a director and Audit Chair of a Federal Reserve Bank and a director of a large public company, and as Chairman or director or trustee of numerous non-profit organizations; Mr. Gerken has investment management experience as a portfolio manager and executive officer, and he has served as Chair of the SCB Funds Board and AMMAF Board since July 2023, has served as a director or trustee of the SCB Funds since July 2013 and

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AMMAF since December 2018 and served as Chair of the Audit Committees of the SCB Funds from July 2018 to June 2023 and Chair of the Audit Committee of AMMAF from December 2018 to June 2023; Mr. Holland has business experience as a senior executive of a financial services firm, including experience in provision of custody and other services to investment funds globally, and he has served as a director or trustee of the SCB Funds and AMMAF since September 2019 and serves as Chair of the Audit Committees of such Funds since July 2023; Mr. Chaloff has business, finance and investment management experience as Head of Investment & Wealth Strategies of Bernstein Private Wealth Management of the Adviser, and he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the SCB Funds and AMMAF as of April 2023; Ms. Loeb has extensive experience in the financial services industry and in business more generally, including as a former executive and partner of a large global financial services company and as Chief Executive Officer of a private e-commerce company, a director and audit committee member of a large publicly traded business development company and former director of a fund of hedge funds, and a director or trustee of numerous non-profit organizations including the United Nations Development Corporation and New York City Center and has served as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2023; Ms. McMullen has experience in talent management for a global technology consulting firm, serves on the advisory board of a privately held e-commerce company, has served as director of a variety of privately held firms and non-profit boards (including as director of one of the 10 largest healthcare systems in the U.S. and Chair of a top U.S. community hospital), has extensive asset management industry experience including as Director of Global Investment Research for a major fund company and President of Wealth Management for a regional bank and has served as Chair of the Audit Committees of the AB Funds since February 2023; Mr. Moody, a certified public accountant, has extensive experience in the asset management industry as a senior executive of a large fund complex and as Vice Chairman and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner for a major accounting firm, and served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute, the leading association representing regulated funds, including mutual funds, ETFs and closed-end funds, from October 2019 through September 2023 and also the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council, a group created by the Investment Company Institute that aims to advance the education, communication and policy positions of investment company independent directors, where he also served as the Chairman of the Governance Committee from October 2021 through September 2023, has served as a director or trustee since 2008 and served as Chairman of the Audit Committees of the AB Funds from 2008 to February 2023, and has served as Chairman of the AB Funds and the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since 2023; and Ms. Wrapp has extensive experience in the investment management industry, including formerly serving as Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Counsel and Head of Mutual Fund & Retail Legal of the Adviser, and Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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of ABI, and she also served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the AB Funds and other registered investment companies advised by the Adviser and had extensive involvement in fund industry organizations including committees and working groups of the Investment Company Institute. The disclosure herein of a Director Nominee’s experience, qualifications, attributes and skills does not impose on such Director Nominee, if elected any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed on any Director as a member of a Board and any committee thereof in the absence of such experience, qualifications, attributes and skills.

Board Structure and Oversight Function. Each Board is responsible for oversight of the SCB Funds and AMMAF, as applicable. Each such Fund has engaged the Adviser to manage the Funds on a day-to-day basis. Each Board is responsible for overseeing the Adviser and the applicable Fund’s other service providers in the operations of the Funds. Each Board meets at regularly scheduled meetings five times throughout the year. In addition, the Directors may meet at special meetings or on an informal basis at other times. The Independent Directors also regularly meet without the presence of any representatives of management. As described below, each Board has established three standing committees—the Audit Committee, the Governance Committee and the Independent Directors Committee—and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist each Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. Each committee is composed exclusively of Independent Directors. The responsibilities of each committee, including its oversight responsibilities, are described further below. The Independent Directors have also engaged independent legal counsel, and may from time to time engage consultants and other advisors, to assist them in performing their oversight responsibilities.

An Independent Director serves as Chairman of the Boards of the SCB Funds and AMMAF. The Chair’s duties include setting the agenda for each Board meeting in consultation with management, presiding at each Board meeting, communicating with management between Board meetings, and facilitating communication and coordination between the Independent Directors and management. The Directors have determined that the Board’s leadership by an Independent Director and its committees composed exclusively of Independent Directors is appropriate because they believe it sets the proper tone to the relationships between the applicable Fund, on the one hand, and the Adviser and other service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the Board’s independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships. In addition, each Fund is required to have an Independent Director as Chair pursuant to certain 2003 regulatory settlements involving the Adviser.

Risk Oversight. The Funds are subject to a number of risks, including investment, compliance, valuation and operational risks, including cyber risks.

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Day-to-day risk management with respect to the Funds resides with the Adviser or other service providers (depending on the nature of the risk), subject to oversight by the Adviser. Each Board has charged the Adviser and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances, the occurrence of which could have demonstrable and material adverse effects on the Funds; (ii) to the extent appropriate, reasonable or practicable, implementing processes and controls reasonably designed to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously, and to revise as appropriate, the processes and controls described in (i) and (ii) above.

Risk oversight forms part of each Board’s general oversight of each Fund’s investment program and operations and is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. Each Fund’s investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through the Adviser and other service providers. Each of these entities has an independent interest in risk management but the policies and the methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out may differ from the Funds’ and each other’s in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. Oversight of risk management is provided by each Board. The Directors regularly receive reports from, among others, management (including the Chief Risk Officer of the Adviser and representatives of various internal committees of the Adviser), each Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Adviser’s internal legal counsel, and internal auditors for the Adviser, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Funds and the Adviser’s risk management programs. In addition, the Directors receive regular updates on cyber-security matters.

Not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified, nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. It may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of a Fund or the Adviser, its affiliates or other service providers. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve each Fund’s goals. Because most of the Funds’ operations are carried out by various service providers, the Board’s oversight of the risk management processes of those service providers, including processes to address cybersecurity and other operational issues, is inherently limited. As a result of the foregoing and other factors the Funds’ ability to manage risk is subject to substantial limitations.

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Governance Committee, the Independent Directors Committee are R. Jay Gerken, Jeffrey R. Holland, William Kristol, Debra Perry and Donald K. Peterson. As discussed earlier in this Proxy Statement, William Kristol, Debra Perry and Donald K. Peterson are expected to retire from each Fund’s Board effective December 31, 2024.

The function of the Audit Committee is to assist each Board in its oversight of the applicable Fund’s financial reporting process. The Audit Committee of each Fund met two times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

The functions of the Governance Committee are to nominate persons to fill any vacancies or newly created positions on each Board, to monitor and evaluate industry and legal developments with respect to governance matters and to review and make recommendations to each Board regarding the compensation of Directors and the Chief Compliance Officer. The Governance Committee of each Fund met three times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

The Governance Committee has a charter and, pursuant to such charter, the Governance Committee will consider candidates for nomination as a Director submitted by a stockholder or group of stockholders who have beneficially owned at least 5% of a Fund’s common stock or shares of beneficial interest for at least two years prior to the time of submission and who timely provide specified information about the candidates and the nominating stockholder or group. To be timely for consideration by the Governance Committee, the submission, including all required information, must be submitted in writing to the attention of the Secretary at the principal executive offices of a Fund not less than 120 days before the date of the proxy statement for the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders. If a Fund did not hold any annual meeting of stockholders in the previous year, the submission must be delivered or mailed and received within a reasonable amount of time before the Fund begins to print and mail its proxy materials. Public notice of an upcoming annual meeting of stockholders may be given in a stockholder report or other mailing to stockholders or by other means deemed by the Governance Committee or the Boards to be reasonably calculated to inform stockholders.

Stockholders submitting a candidate for consideration by the Governance Committee must provide the following information to the Governance Committee: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, date of birth, business address and residence address of the candidate; (B) any position or business relationship of the candidate, currently or within the preceding five years, with the stockholder or an associated person of the stockholder as defined below; (C) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned of record or beneficially by the candidate; (D) any other information regarding the candidate that is required to be disclosed about a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Section 20 of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (E) whether the stockholder believes that the candidate is or will be an “interested

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person” of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) and, if believed not to be an “interested person,” information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; and (F) information as to the candidate’s knowledge of the investment company industry, experience as a director or senior officer of public companies, directorships on the boards of other registered investment companies and educational background; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected; (iii) the written and signed agreement of the candidate to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire if elected; (iv) the stockholder’s consent to be named as such by the Fund; (v) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any associated person of the stockholder and the dates on which such shares were acquired, specifying the number of shares owned beneficially but not of record by each, and stating the names of each as they appear on the Fund’s record books and the names of any nominee holders for each; and (vi) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder, the candidate and/or any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the stockholder. “Associated Person of the stockholder” means any person who is required to be identified under clause (vi) of this paragraph and any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, directly or indirectly, (a) the stockholder or (b) the associated person of the stockholder.

The Governance Committee may require the stockholder to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to verify any information furnished pursuant to the nominating procedures described above or to determine the qualifications and eligibility of the candidate proposed by the stockholder to serve on the applicable Board. If the stockholder fails to provide such other information in writing within seven days of receipt of written request from the Governance Committee, the recommendation of such candidate as a nominee will be deemed not properly submitted for consideration, and will not be considered, by the Governance Committee.

The Governance Committee will consider only one candidate submitted by such a stockholder or group for nomination for election at an annual meeting of stockholders. The Governance Committee will not consider self-nominated candidates. The Governance Committee will consider and evaluate candidates submitted by stockholders on the basis of the same criteria as those used to consider and evaluate candidates submitted from other sources. These criteria include the candidate’s relevant knowledge, experience, and expertise, the candidate’s ability to carry out his or her duties in the best interests of the applicable Fund, and the candidate’s ability to qualify as an Independent Director. When assessing a candidate for nomination, the Governance Committee considers whether the individual’s background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of each Board.

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The function of the Independent Directors Committee is to consider and take action on matters that each Board or Committee believes should be addressed in executive session of the Independent Directors, such as review and approval of the Advisory and Distribution Services Agreements. The Independent Directors Committee of each Fund met two times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

Meetings of the Governance Committee and the Independent Directors Committee may take place during executive sessions of Board meetings and may not be formally designated as Committee meetings.

The Boards of the SCB Funds and AMMAF has adopted a process for stockholders to send communications to the Board of their Fund. To communicate with the Board or an individual Director of a Fund, a stockholder must send a written communication to that Fund’s principal office at the address listed in the Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders accompanying this Proxy Statement, addressed to the Board of that Fund or the individual Director. All stockholder communications received in accordance with this process will be forwarded to the Board or the individual Director to whom or to which the communication is addressed.

Committee Structure for Unitary Board

It is anticipated that the Unitary Board will have a committee structure consistent with that of the existing committee structure of the Boards of the AB Funds.

OTHER INFORMATION

Additional information on the Proposal, including information on the principal officers of the Funds, nominee ownership of Fund shares and Board compensation, is included in Appendix C (Additional Information on the Proposal) and Appendix D (Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm).

The Board of each Fund unanimously recommends that the stockholdersvote “FOR” each of the Director Nominees to serve as a Director of the applicable Fund. The election of each Director Nominee requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast for each Company.

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PROXY VOTING AND STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS

All properly executed and timely received proxies will be exercised at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions marked thereon or otherwise provided therein. Accordingly, unless instructions to the contrary are marked on the proxies, the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholder will be cast “FOR” the election of each of the Director Nominees as a Director for a Fund. If no specification is made on a properly executed and timely received proxy, it will be voted for each of the Director Nominees as a Director for a Fund. Only those matters set forth in the Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders may come before the Meeting.

Those stockholders who hold shares directly and not through a broker or nominee (that is, a stockholder of record) may authorize their proxies to cast their votes by completing a Proxy Card and returning it by mail in the enclosed postage-paid envelope as well as by telephoning toll free (800) 337-3503 or by authorizing a proxy through the Internet at www.proxy-direct.com and following the directions on the Proxy Card. Owners of shares held through a broker or nominee (who is the stockholder of record for those shares) should follow directions provided to the stockholder by the broker or nominee to submit voting instructions. Instructions to be followed by a stockholder of record to authorize a proxy via telephone or through the Internet, including use of the Control Number on the stockholder’s Proxy Card and Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, are designed to verify stockholder identities, to allow stockholders to give voting instructions and to confirm that stockholder instructions have been recorded properly. Stockholders who authorize proxies by telephone or through the Internet should not also return a Proxy Card. A stockholder of record may revoke the stockholder’s proxy at any time prior to exercise thereof by giving written notice to the Secretary of the Funds at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, by authorizing a later-dated proxy (either by signing and mailing another Proxy Card or by telephone or through the Internet, as indicated above), or by personally attending and voting at the Meeting. Attendance alone is not sufficient to revoke a previously authorized proxy.

Properly executed proxies may be returned with instructions to abstain from voting or to withhold authority to vote (an “abstention”) or represent a broker “non-vote” (which is a proxy from a broker or nominee indicating that the broker or nominee has not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other person entitled to vote shares on a particular matter with respect to which the broker or nominee does not have discretionary power to vote).

The election of each of the Director Nominees requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, assuming the presence of a quorum. Under a plurality vote, the candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be elected, even if they receive approval from less than a majority of the votes cast. Because the

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Director Nominees are running unopposed, the Director Nominees are expected to be elected as Directors, as all Director Nominees who receive votes in favor will be elected, so long as a quorum is present. Abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, not being votes cast, will have no effect on the outcome of a vote on the Proposal. If a quorum is not present or there are not enough votes by stockholders of a Company to approve the Proposal by the time of the Meeting, the Meeting for the Company is expected to be adjourned to permit further solicitation of proxy votes. If the Proposal is not approved at any final adjournment of such Meeting, each Board will consider what action, if any, would be in the best interests of the stockholders. Each full share is entitled to one vote, and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote.

Except as described for the Funds below, a quorum for each Company for the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of one-third of a Company’s shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. With respect to AMIF II, a quorum for the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. With respect to ABT and AMMAF, a quorum for the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of 40% of the Fund’s shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. With respect to ACS and TAP, a quorum for the Meeting will consist of the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of 30% of a Fund’s shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. In the event a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or, even if a quorum is so present, if sufficient votes in favor of the position recommended by each Board on the Proposal for a Company described in the Proxy Statement are not timely received, the Chairman of the Board of that Fund is expected to authorize, or the persons named as proxies are expected to propose and vote for one or more adjournments of the Meeting for that Company up to 120 days after the Record Date to permit further solicitation of proxies without notice other than announcement at the Meeting. If a proposal to adjourn is submitted to stockholders, shares represented by proxies indicating a vote contrary to the position recommended by the Board on the Proposal will be voted against adjournment as to the Proposal.

The Meeting is scheduled as a joint meeting of the stockholders of the Funds because the stockholders of all the Funds are to consider and vote on the election of the Director Nominees with respect to the applicable Company. While the Meeting is a joint meeting of the stockholders of the Funds, each Company requires its own quorum and the outcome as to one Company’s approval of the Proposal is not contingent on that of any other Company or Fund. Stockholders of Funds that are series of a Company will vote together for the election of Directors of that Company. An unfavorable vote by the stockholders of one Fund will not affect the vote on the election of the Director Nominees, except to the extent the Funds are series of the same Company.

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Each Fund has engaged Computershare Fund Services (“Computershare”), 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 9^th^ Floor, New York, New York 10104, to assist in the distribution of proxy materials and the solicitation and tabulation of proxies for the Meeting. Computershare will receive fees of approximately $2 million for its proxy solicitation services, which includes the costs of printing and mailing proxy materials and reimbursement for certain other costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with its services, all of which will be borne by the Funds and paid as set forth below. Computershare may solicit proxies personally and by mail, telephone, fax, e-mail or the Internet.

It is expected that the expenses of the printing and mailing of the proxy statements, including the proxy solicitation costs, as well as the legal costs of counsel relating thereto, will be borne by the Funds, allocated by relative net assets (except insofar as such expenses may be borne by the Adviser pursuant to expense limitation agreements in place at the relevant times for certain Funds and in the case of each series of AB ETFs, which are subject to a unitary fee). The total costs of conducting the stockholder meetings are expected to be approximately $5 million, of which an estimated $500,000 represent legal fees of counsel (excluding independent legal counsel) relating to the preparation of proxy materials. The remaining amount includes estimated expenses for printing and mailing of the proxy statement and solicitation.

Other Information

INFORMATION AS TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISER,

ADMINISTRATOR, AND DISTRIBUTOR OF THE FUNDS

Each Fund’s investment adviser is AllianceBernstein L.P., 501 Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37203. AllianceBernstein L.P. also performs administrative services for certain Funds and is reimbursed by certain Funds for the costs of such services. State Street Bank and Trust Company, which serves as custodian and accounting agent for certain Funds, also provides administrative services to certain of the Funds. Except with respect to AB ETFs, AMMAF, Bernstein, SCB and SCB II, each Fund’s distributor is AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (“ABI”), 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105. The distributor for AB ETFs is Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101. Both ABI and Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, LLC, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serve as distributors to AMMAF, Bernstein and SCB. Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, LLC serves as distributor to SCB II.

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OTHER MATTERS

Only the business set forth in the Notice of Joint Special Meeting of Stockholders may be brought before the Meeting with regard to the Funds.

STOCK OWNERSHIP

Information regarding person(s) who owned of record or were known by a Fund to beneficially own 5% or more of the Fund’s shares (or class of shares, if applicable) on May 6, 2024 is provided in Appendix E.

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

FOR NEXT MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

The Funds do not hold stockholder meetings annually. For Funds that do not hold annual meetings of stockholders, the anticipated date of the next stockholder meeting of the Fund cannot be provided.

Any stockholder who wishes to submit a proposal to be included in the Fund’s proxy statement and form of proxy card for a Fund’s next meeting of stockholders should send the proposal to the Fund so as to be received within a reasonable time before a Fund begins to print and mail its proxy materials relating to such meeting. Timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee that such proposal will be included in a proxy statement or presented at the meeting. A stockholder proposal may be presented at a meeting of stockholders only if such proposal concerns a matter that may be properly brought before the meeting under applicable federal proxy rules, state law and the applicable Fund’s governing instruments.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS

Each Fund will furnish each person to whom this Proxy Statement or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is delivered with a copy of its latest annual report to stockholders and its subsequent semi-annual report to stockholders, if any, upon request and without charge. To request a copy, please call AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. at (800) 227-4618, Foreside Fund Services, LLC at (800) 243-5994 for AB ETFs, or contact Carol Rappa at AllianceBernstein L.P., 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105.

By Order of the Boards of Directors,
<br><br><br>LOGO<br>
Nancy E. Hay<br> <br>Secretary

June 3, 2024

New York, New York

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APPENDIX A – SHARES OUTSTANDING AS OF THE RECORD DATE

The following table sets forth the outstanding shares of each Fund as of the Record Date. Each full share is entitled to one vote, and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote.

Fund (Place ofOrganization)<br><br>* * * Class A<br>* * * Class B<br>* * * Class C<br>* * * Advisor Class<br>* * * Class R<br>* * * Class K<br>* * * Class I<br>* * * Class Z<br>* * * Class 1<br>* * * Class 2<br>* * * Class AB<br>* * * InstitutionalClass<br>* * * OutstandingShares<br>* * *
AB Active ETFs, Inc. (MD)
AB Conservative Buffer ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14,825,000
AB Core Plus Bond ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,500,000
AB Corporate Bond ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700,000
AB Disruptors ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,320,007
AB High Yield ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,539,021
AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,150,000
AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,100,000
AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20,052,002
AB Ultra Short Income ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20,101,000
AB US High Dividend ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200,000
AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,890,000
AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 690,125
AB Bond Fund, Inc. (MD)
AB All Market Real Return Portfolio 351,175.35 N/A 21,321.01 1,949,935.84 N/A N/A 1,143.64 14,589,792.93 65,235,774.78 N/A N/A N/A 82,149,143.56
AB Bond Inflation Strategy 3,749,393.78 N/A 619,673.52 19,148,317.95 N/A N/A 661,303.58 2,662,034.88 29,764,686.59 3,779,330.45 N/A N/A 60,384,740.74
AB Income Fund 19,159,679.71 N/A 12,546,725.96 370,867,299.58 N/A N/A N/A 2,088,384.06 N/A N/A N/A N/A 404,662,089.31
AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy 14,547,457.35 N/A 1,532,939.10 55,124,641.55 N/A N/A N/A N/A 43,873,763.85 23,843,238.93 N/A N/A 138,922,040.77

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Fund (Place ofOrganization)<br><br>* * * Class A<br>* * * Class B<br>* * * Class C<br>* * * Advisor Class<br>* * * Class R<br>* * * Class K<br>* * * Class I<br>* * * Class Z<br>* * * Class 1<br>* * * Class 2<br>* * * Class AB<br>* * * InstitutionalClass<br>* * * OutstandingShares<br>* * *
AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio N/A N/A N/A 79,342,554.85 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 79,342,554.85
AB Short Duration Income Portfolio N/A N/A N/A 11,481,247.15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 11,481,247.15
AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio 7,645.39 N/A N/A 30,050,881.46 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 30,058,526.85
AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities<br>Portfolio 4,215,400.87 N/A 841,439.72 51,714,464.92 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 56,771,305.51
AB Total Return Bond Portfolio 13,446,121.31 N/A 213,154.04 3,821,322.39 N/A N/A 46,720.13 298,070.37 N/A N/A N/A N/A 17,825,388.25
AB Cap Fund, Inc. (MD)
AB All China Equity Portfolio 89,915.60 N/A N/A 8,800,814.37 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8,890,729.97
AB Concentrated Growth Fund 1,134,497.44 N/A 316,338.55 18,357,160.05 N/A N/A 25,230.98 236,056.71 N/A N/A N/A N/A 20,069,283.73
AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio 294,335.89 N/A 55,323.56 16,339,564.77 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 16,689,224.22
AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio 307,160.08 N/A 30,869.44 15,010,470.71 N/A N/A 38,372.10 1,258.23 N/A N/A N/A N/A 15,388,130.56
AB Global Core Equity Portfolio 488,669.48 N/A 22,353.24 169,808,020.95 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 170,319,043.67
AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio N/A N/A N/A 54,950,444.70 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 54,950,444.70
AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 200,003.10 N/A N/A N/A N/A 200,003.10
AB Select<br><br><br>US Equity Portfolio 1,455,406.93 N/A 314,055.73 9,919,029.71 N/A N/A 439,745.56 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 12,128,237.93
AB Select<br><br><br>US Long/Short Portfolio 8,421,566.57 N/A 1,758,188.83 84,417,034.60 N/A N/A 2,155,862.31 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 96,752,652.31
AB Small<br><br><br>Cap Growth Portfolio 8,808,035.81 N/A 929,634.00 22,856,147.21 561,713.35 2,472,035.04 6,599,854.31 16,539,630.70 N/A N/A N/A N/A 58,767,050.41
AB Small Cap Value Portfolio 7,944,394.92 N/A 23,035.99 35,453,831.92 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 43,421,262.83
AB Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio 26,207.36 N/A 1,633.54 5,426,453.46 N/A N/A N/A 903,915.70 N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,358,210.05
AB Core Opportunities Fund, Inc. (MD) 5,710,719.85 N/A 307,975.71 1,573,855.33 N/A N/A 188,620.11 6,522.52 N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,787,693.52
AB Corporate Shares (MA)
AB Corporate Income Shares N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 22,557,447.86
AB Impact Municipal Income Shares N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 59,574,756.63

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Fund (Place ofOrganization)<br><br>* * * Class A<br>* * * Class B<br>* * * Class C<br>* * * Advisor Class<br>* * * Class R<br>* * * Class K<br>* * * Class I<br>* * * Class Z<br>* * * Class 1<br>* * * Class 2<br>* * * Class AB<br>* * * InstitutionalClass<br>* * * OutstandingShares<br>* * *
AB Municipal Income Shares N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,128,677,576.02
AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 42,107,637.35
AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. (MD) 55,050,022.26 N/A 2,348,387.92 98,534,967.90 N/A N/A 32,951,076.09 38,466,134.40 N/A N/A N/A N/A 227,350,588.56
AB Equity Income Fund, Inc. (MD) 9,832,775.08 N/A 551,549.79 5,896,690.12 N/A N/A 111,846.08 381,137.24 N/A N/A N/A N/A 16,773,998.31
AB Global Bond Fund, Inc. (MD) 46,590,268.18 N/A 1,522,573.50 569,629,045.49 N/A N/A 94,815,871.97 113,974,393.86 N/A N/A N/A N/A 826,532,153.00
AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc. (MD) 2,101,423.80 N/A 29,083.80 715,331.38 189,912.97 170,550.91 568,229.76 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,774,532.61
AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. (MD) 9,726,270.31 N/A 142,843.18 670,365.28 N/A N/A 75,894.20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10,615,372.97
AB High Income Fund, Inc. (MD) 124,002,883.33 N/A 22,085,343.53 280,669,200.40 N/A N/A 10,136,288.72 16,819,997.49 N/A N/A N/A N/A 453,713,713.47
AB Institutional Funds, Inc. (MD)
AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund II N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18,046,844.33 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18,046,844.33
AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (MD) 51,137,741.34 N/A 8,723,163.07 133,546,678.16 1,561,177.41 1,334,858.63 8,542,015.86 61,079,685.80 N/A N/A N/A N/A 265,925,320.27
AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund (DE) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 100,249,728.21
AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (MD)
AB California Portfolio 46,230,737.59 N/A 2,021,603.94 62,771,913.99 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 111,024,255.52
AB High Income Municipal Portfolio 54,458,781.73 N/A 4,821,196.87 190,449,731.98 N/A N/A N/A 27,460,676.59 N/A N/A N/A N/A 277,190,387.16

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Fund (Place ofOrganization)<br><br>* * * Class A<br>* * * Class B<br>* * * Class C<br>* * * Advisor Class<br>* * * Class R<br>* * * Class K<br>* * * Class I<br>* * * Class Z<br>* * * Class 1<br>* * * Class 2<br>* * * Class AB<br>* * * InstitutionalClass<br>* * * OutstandingShares<br>* * *
AB National Portfolio 42,751,142.38 N/A 1,876,864.13 148,743,250.70 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 193,371,257.21
AB New York Portfolio 33,401,060.49 N/A 1,232,301.41 18,944,985.42 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 53,578,347.33
AB Municipal Income Fund II (MA)
AB Arizona Portfolio 6,414,251.80 N/A 169,004.98 1,321,630.14 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,904,886.92
AB Massachusetts Portfolio 7,599,606.61 N/A 356,739.48 14,650,697.99 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 22,607,044.09
AB Minnesota Portfolio 3,151,535.52 N/A 130,188.70 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,281,724.22
AB New Jersey Portfolio 7,045,515.84 N/A 84,230.81 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,129,746.65
AB Ohio Portfolio 4,597,480.37 N/A 163,632.08 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,761,112.45
AB Pennsylvania Portfolio 4,894,431.02 N/A 55,755.70 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,950,186.72
AB Virginia Portfolio 10,262,663.17 N/A 491,129.88 7,824,362.46 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18,578,155.51
AB Relative Value Fund, Inc. (MD) 208,866,826.70 N/A 3,331,486.34 58,801,514.07 N/A N/A 5,872,580.64 10,975,138.39 N/A N/A N/A N/A 287,847,546.14
AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund, Inc. (MD) 4,718,614.59 N/A 204,315.84 6,155,476.72 N/A N/A 354,928.06 275,625.55 N/A N/A N/A N/A 11,708,960.75
AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc. (MD) 7,035,396.91 N/A 50,528.20 39,723,189.14 N/A N/A 48,501.79 779,689.79 N/A N/A N/A N/A 47,637,305.82
AB Trust (MA)
AB Discovery Value Fund 10,576,305.64 N/A 322,099.94 65,985,854.54 N/A N/A 6,368,244.36 23,946,773.28 N/A N/A N/A N/A 107,199,277.76
AB International Value Fund 4,629,454.34 N/A 76,952.99 1,761,382.92 N/A N/A 56,374.26 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,524,164.51
AB Value Fund 2,819,671.39 N/A 46,522.28 20,854,440.59 N/A N/A 95,309.80 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 23,815,944.06
AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (MD)
AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio 1,705,748.35 16,842,612.99 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18,548,361.35
AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio 19,675.71 27,467,747.08 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 27,487,422.79
AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio 1,817,894.49 3,248,893.45 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,066,787.94
AB Relative Value Portfolio 5,650,124.91 22,926,171.04 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 28,576,295.95
AB International Value Portfolio 2,965,031.64 15,547,901.96 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18,512,933.59
AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio 4,310,112.21 6,532,525.27 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10,842,637.48
AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio 1,742,357.87 4,387,625.52 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,129,983.39
AB Discovery Value Portfolio 14,290,368.48 24,297,501.22 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 38,587,869.70
AB Global Risk Allocation–Moderate Portfolio N/A 62,924,523.72 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 62,924,523.72

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Fund (Place ofOrganization)<br><br>* * * Class A<br>* * * Class B<br>* * * Class C<br>* * * Advisor Class<br>* * * Class R<br>* * * Class K<br>* * * Class I<br>* * * Class Z<br>* * * Class 1<br>* * * Class 2<br>* * * Class AB<br>* * * InstitutionalClass<br>* * * OutstandingShares<br>* * *
The AB Portfolios (MA)
AB All Market Total Return Portfolio 26,041,769.39 N/A 215,709.96 3,427,331.49 N/A N/A 19,989.38 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 29,704,800.23
AB Growth Fund 10,099,531.17 N/A 1,066,347.55 1,487,915.47 N/A N/A 431,352.26 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 13,085,146.45
AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio 7,646,391.48 N/A 133,386.44 313,663.84 N/A N/A 3,794.47 1,304.60 N/A N/A N/A N/A 8,098,540.82
AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy 2,100,906.20 N/A 26,104.22 36,398,790.97 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 38,525,801.39
AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy 17,254,476.24 N/A 144,383.51 41,234,621.55 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 58,633,481.30
AB Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. (MD)
AB Government Money Market Portfolio 5,312,605,368.73 N/A 10,333,511.30 594,139,529.14 N/A N/A 78,148,347.40 N/A 6,399,943,259.00 N/A 8,989,002,663.93 1,525,534,814.63 22,909,707,494.14

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Fund (Place ofOrganization)<br><br>* * * Class A<br>* * * Class B<br>* * * Class C<br>* * * Advisor Class<br>* * * Class Z<br>* * * SCB Class<br>* * * Class 1<br>* * * Class 2<br>* * * OutstandingShares<br>* * *
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc. (MD)
Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 57,172,367.44
Bernstein Fund, Inc. (MD)
International Small Cap Portfolio N/A N/A N/A 72,578,591.94 14,267,314.46 4,977,541.21 N/A N/A 91,823,447.61
International Strategic Equities Portfolio N/A N/A N/A 511,237,249.57 67,407,659.90 31,173,234.09 N/A N/A 609,818,143.55
Small Cap Core Portfolio N/A N/A N/A 46,483,664.48 5,875,057.78 624,068.64 N/A N/A 52,982,790.90
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. (MD)
California Municipal Portfolio 3,343,622.58 N/A 185,538.29 8,420,378.53 N/A 62,592,333.64 N/A N/A 74,541,873.04
Diversified Municipal Portfolio 14,324,483.79 N/A 706,826.38 34,488,698.85 30,580,886.24 274,116,692.61 N/A N/A 354,217,587.87
Emerging Markets Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,076,639.64 38,461,348.62 N/A N/A 41,537,988.25
Intermediate Duration Portfolio 52,128.12 N/A N/A 73,643.07 750.10 342,220,194.00 N/A N/A 342,346,715.28
New York Municipal Portfolio 5,923,543.90 N/A 187,111.51 3,915,639.05 N/A 89,796,588.58 N/A N/A 99,822,883.05
Overlay A Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 33,512,306.02 5,141,769.38 38,654,075.40
Overlay B Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 32,345,577.86 8,538,833.43 40,884,411.29
Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 57,774,611.66 19,434,365.23 77,208,976.89
Tax-Aware Overlay B Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 43,365,995.50 16,315,529.29 59,681,524.78

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APPENDIX B – MEETINGS OF STANDING BOARD COMMITTEES

The number of meetings held by the committees of the Boards of the AB Funds during each of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year (or period for new funds) is set forth below:

Fiscal Year (orPeriod) Ended<br>* * * AuditCommitteeMeetings<br>* * * GovernanceandNominatingCommitteeMeetings<br>* * * IndependentDirectorsCommitteeMeetings<br>* * *
ACF
AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio March 31, 2024 4 3 8
ACS
AB Corporate Income Shares April 30, 2024 4 3 9
AB Impact Municipal Income Shares April 30, 2024 4 3 9
AB Municipal Income Shares April 30, 2024 4 3 9
AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares April 30, 2024 4 3 9
AFIS
AB Government Money Market Portfolio April 30, 2024 4 3 9
AMIF
AB California Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB High Income Municipal Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB National Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB New York Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AMIF II
AB Arizona Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB Massachusetts Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB Minnesota Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB New Jersey Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB Ohio Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB Pennsylvania Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
AB Virginia Portfolio May 31, 2023 3 3 7
ACF
AB Concentrated Growth Fund June 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio June 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB Global Core Equity Portfolio June 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio June 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB Select US Equity Portfolio June 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB Select US Long/Short Portfolio June 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio June 30, 2023 3 3 9
ASITF June 30, 2023 3 3 9
ACF
AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio July 31, 2023 3 3 10
ADGF July 31, 2023 3 3 10
ALCGF July 31, 2023 3 3 10
ASGTF July 31, 2023 3 3 10

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Fiscal Year (orPeriod) Ended<br>* * * AuditCommitteeMeetings<br>* * * GovernanceandNominatingCommitteeMeetings<br>* * * IndependentDirectorsCommitteeMeetings<br>* * *
TAP
AB Growth Fund July 31, 2023 3 3 10
TAP
AB All Market Total Return Portfolio August 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio August 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy August 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy August 31, 2023 3 3 9
ABF
AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio September 30, 2023 3 3 9
AGBF September 30, 2023 3 3 9
SCB II
Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio September 30, 2023 3 3 8
ABF
AB All Market Real Return Portfolio October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AB Bond Inflation Strategy October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AB Income Fund October 31, 2023 3 4
AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AB Short Duration Income Portfolio October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AB Total Return Bond Portfolio October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AHIF October 31, 2023 3 4 9
ARVF October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AInstF
AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund II October 31, 2023 3 4 9
AB ETFs
AB Conservative Buffer ETF November 30, 2023 N/A N/A N/A
AB Core Plus Bond ETF November 30, 2023 N/A N/A N/A
AB Corporate Bond ETF November 30, 2023 N/A N/A N/A
AB Disruptors ETF November 30, 2023 1 2 6
AB High Yield ETF November 30, 2023 0 1 5
AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF November 30, 2023 N/A N/A N/A
AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF November 30, 2023 N/A N/A N/A
AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB Ultra Short Income ETF November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB US High Dividend ETF November 30, 2023 1 2 6
AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF November 30, 2023 0 1 2
AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF November 30, 2023 1 2 6

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Fiscal Year (orPeriod) Ended<br>* * * AuditCommitteeMeetings<br>* * * GovernanceandNominatingCommitteeMeetings<br>* * * IndependentDirectorsCommitteeMeetings<br>* * *
ABT
AB Discovery Value Fund November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB International Value Fund November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB Value Fund November 30, 2023 3 3 9
ACF
AB All China Equity Portfolio November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio* November 30, 2023 N/A N/A N/A
AB Small Cap Value Portfolio November 30, 2023 3 3 9
ACOF November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AEIF November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AGREIF November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AGRAF November 30, 2023 3 3 9
AVP
AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Relative Value Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB International Value Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Discovery Value Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
AB Global Risk Allocation–Moderate Portfolio December 31, 2023 3 3 9
* Inception date for AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio is April 29, 2024.
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APPENDIX C – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSAL

Additional information on the Proposal, including information on the principal officers of the Funds, nominee ownership of Fund shares and Board compensation, is presented below.

Principal Officers of the Funds

Certain information concerning the Funds’ officers is set forth below. The Funds’ officers are elected annually by the respective Board of Directors until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.

Name, Address*<br><br><br>and Age<br><br>* * * Position(s) Held with Funds<br> <br>(Monthand Year First Elected)<br><br>* * * Principal Occupation During thePast FiveYears<br><br>* * *
Onur Erzan,<br><br><br>48 President and Chief Executive Officer,<br> <br>AB Funds<br>(04/21) Senior Vice President of 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<br>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 Funds as of<br>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,<br>and digital assets and capabilities) globally.
Alexander Chaloff,<br><br><br>52 President and Chief Executive Officer,<br> <br>SCB Funds<br>and AMMAF (04/23) Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019. He has been Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investment & Wealth Strategies of Bernstein Private Wealth Management since<br>April 2023. He previously served as Co-Head of the Investment Strategy Group since 2020. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, he was a<br>managing

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Name, Address*<br><br><br>and Age<br><br>* * * Position(s) Held with Funds<br> <br>(Monthand Year First Elected)<br><br>* * * Principal Occupation During thePast FiveYears<br><br>* * *
director at Wilshire Associates, a leading global investment consultant, serving on the firm’s investment committee. President and Chief Executive Officer of the SCB Funds and AMMAF as of April 2023.
Nancy E. Hay,<br><br><br>51 Secretary,<br> <br>AB Funds, SCB Funds and AMMAF<br>(01/23) Senior Vice President and Counsel of the Adviser**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2019, and Assistant Secretary of ABI**.
Michael B. Reyes,<br><br><br>47 Senior Vice President,<br> <br>AB Funds (08/18), SCB<br>Funds and AMMAF (10/18) Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019.
Stephen M. Woetzel,<br><br><br>52 Treasurer and<br> <br>Chief Financial Officer,<br><br><br>AB Funds (11/23), SCB Funds and<br> <br>AMMAF (10/23) Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019.
Jennifer Friedland,<br><br><br>49 Chief Compliance Officer,<br> <br>AB Funds, except for AB<br>ETFs (01/23), AB ETFs (05/22), SCB Funds and AMMAF (01/23) Vice President of the Adviser** since 2020 and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer (of all AB Funds since January 2023 and of the ETF Funds since 2022). Before joining the Adviser** in 2020, she was Chief Compliance Officer at<br>WestEnd Advisors, LLC from 2013 until 2019.
Phyllis J. Clarke,<br><br><br>63 Controller,<br> <br>AB ETFs, ADGF, AEIF, AGBF, AHIF,<br>ARVF, SCB II (11/23), ABF, ABT, ACF, ACOF, AGRAF, AGREIF, AInstF, ALCGF, ASGTF, ASITF (11/08), ACS, AFIS, AMIF, AMIF II, TAP (5/09), Bernstein (09/15), AMMAF (10/23), and SCB (10/08) Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2019.
* The address for the Funds’ officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105.<br>
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** The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Funds.
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+ Onur Erzan is expected to resign from the Boards effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve<br>as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds.
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Additional Information on the Directors

As of May 6, 2024, no Director Nominee, nor any of their immediate family members, owned beneficially or of record any class of securities in the Adviser or a Fund’s distributor or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly “controlling,” “controlled by,” or “under common control with” (within the meaning of the 1940 Act) the Adviser or the Fund’s distributor.

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Ownership in the Funds

The dollar range of a Fund’s securities owned by each Director or Director Nominee and the aggregate dollar range of securities owned in the Funds as of May 6, 2024 are set forth below.

AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors and Independent Director Nominees<br><br>* * * Interested Director and<br>Interested DirectorNominees<br><br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br><br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br><br>* * * R. Jay<br>Gerken<br><br>* * * Jeffrey<br>R.<br>Holland<br><br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br><br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br><br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br><br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br><br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner,Jr.*<br><br>* * * Alexander<br>Chaloff<br><br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan**<br><br>* * * Emilie<br>D.<br>Wrapp<br><br>* * *
AB ETFs **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
-AB Conservative Buffer ETF None None None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None
-AB Core Plus Bond ETF None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Corporate Bond ETF None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Disruptors ETF None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB High Yield ETF None None None None None 50,001-100,000 None None None None None None
-AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF None None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None
-AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF None None 1- 10,000 None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None
-AB Ultra Short Income ETF None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB US High Dividend ETF None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF None None None None None None 50,001-100,000 None None None None 10,001-50,000
-AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF None None None None None None None None None None None None

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AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors and Independent Director Nominees<br><br>* * * Interested Director and<br>Interested DirectorNominees<br><br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br><br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br><br>* * * R. Jay<br>Gerken<br><br>* * * Jeffrey<br>R.<br>Holland<br><br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br><br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br><br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br><br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br><br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner,Jr.*<br><br>* * * Alexander<br>Chaloff<br><br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan**<br><br>* * * Emilie<br>D.<br>Wrapp<br><br>* * *
ABF
-AB All Market Real Return Portfolio None 1- 10,000 None None 10,001-50,000 None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None
-AB Bond Inflation Strategy None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None Over100,000 None None None
-AB Income Fund None Over100,000 None None 50,001-100,000 None None None Over100,000 None None None
-AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None
-AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None
-AB Short Duration Income Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None
-AB Total Return Bond Portfolio 50,001-100,000 None None None None None None None None None None None
ACF
-AB All China Equity Portfolio None None None None None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None
-AB Concentrated Growth Fund 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None Over<br>$100,000 10,001-50,000 100,001-500,000 None None
-AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio 10,001-50,000 None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None None None

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AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors and Independent Director Nominees<br><br>* * * Interested Director and<br>Interested DirectorNominees<br><br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br><br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br><br>* * * R. Jay<br>Gerken<br><br>* * * Jeffrey<br>R.<br>Holland<br><br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br><br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br><br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br><br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br><br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner,Jr.*<br><br>* * * Alexander<br>Chaloff<br><br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan**<br><br>* * * Emilie<br>D.<br>Wrapp<br><br>* * *
-AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Global Core Equity Portfolio None None None None None None None None None 1- 10,000 None None
-AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Select US Equity Portfolio None None None None 50,001-100,000 None 50,001-100,000 Over100,000 None None None None
-AB Select US Long/Short Portfolio 10,001-50,000 None None None None 10,001-50,000 None 10,001-50,000 10,001-50,000 None None 10,001-50,000
-AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio None None None None None None None Over100,000 10,001-50,000 10,001-50,000 None None
-AB Small Cap Value Portfolio None None None None None None None None None 1- 10,000 None None
-AB Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
ACOF None 10,001-50,000 None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None
ACS
-AB Corporate Income Shares None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Impact Municipal Income Shares None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Municipal Income Shares None None None None None None None None None None Over<br>$100,000 None
-AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares None None None None None None None None None None None None

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AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors and Independent Director Nominees<br><br>* * * Interested Director and<br>Interested DirectorNominees<br><br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br><br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br><br>* * * R. Jay<br>Gerken<br><br>* * * Jeffrey<br>R.<br>Holland<br><br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br><br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br><br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br><br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br><br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner,Jr.*<br><br>* * * Alexander<br>Chaloff<br><br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan**<br><br>* * * Emilie<br>D.<br>Wrapp<br><br>* * *
ADGF None 1- 10,000 None None 50,001-100,000 None None Over100,000 50,001-100,000 10,001-50,000 None None
AEIF None 10,001-50,000 None None 10,001-50,000 None 10,001-50,000 10,001-50,000 None None None 10,001-50,000
AFIS
-AB Government Money Market Portfolio None None None None None None None 10,001-50,000 50,001-100,000 None None 10,001-50,000
AGBF None None None None None None None None None None None None
AGREIF None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None
AGRAF 50,001-100,000 None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None
AHIF None Over100,000 None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None
AInstF
-AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund II None None None None None None None None None None None None
ALCGF 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None Over100,000 None None None 10,001-50,000
AMMAF None None Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 None None None None None None None None
AMIF
-AB California Portfolio None None None None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None
-AB High Income Municipal Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB National Portfolio None None None None 50,001-100,000 None None None None None None None

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AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors and Independent Director Nominees<br><br>* * * Interested Director and<br>Interested DirectorNominees<br><br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br><br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br><br>* * * R. Jay<br>Gerken<br><br>* * * Jeffrey<br>R.<br>Holland<br><br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br><br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br><br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br><br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br><br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner,Jr.*<br><br>* * * Alexander<br>Chaloff<br><br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan**<br><br>* * * Emilie<br>D.<br>Wrapp<br><br>* * *
-AB New York Portfolio None None None None None 50,001-100,000 None None None None None None
AMIF II
-Each Fund None None None None None None None None None None None None
ARVF None None None None 50,001-100,000 None None None 50,001-100,000 None None None
ASGTF None 10,001-50,000 None None None None 50,001-100,000 None 50,001-100,000 None None None
ASITF None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None None None
ABT
-AB Discovery Value Fund None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None 10,001-50,000 10,001-50,000 None None
-AB International Value Fund None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Value Fund None None None None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None None None
AVP
-AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Relative Value Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB International Value Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None

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AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors and Independent Director Nominees<br><br>* * * Interested Director and<br>Interested DirectorNominees<br><br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br><br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br><br>* * * R. Jay<br>Gerken<br><br>* * * Jeffrey<br>R.<br>Holland<br><br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br><br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br><br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br><br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br><br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner,Jr.*<br><br>* * * Alexander<br>Chaloff<br><br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan**<br><br>* * * Emilie<br>D.<br>Wrapp<br><br>* * *
-AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Discovery Value Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Global Risk Allocation–Moderate Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
TAP
-AB All Market Total Return Portfolio None None None None 10,001-50,000 None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None
-AB Growth Fund None None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio 50,001-100,000 None None None None None None None None None None None
-AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy None None None None None None None None None 1-10,000 None None
-AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy None None None None None None 50,001-100,000 None None None None None
SCB II
-Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None None
Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Funds Over100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000

All values are in US Dollars.

* Michael J. Downey, Nancy P. Jacklin and Marshall C. Turner, Jr. are expected to retire from the Boards<br>effective December 31, 2024.
** Onur Erzan is expected to resign from the Boards effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve<br>as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds.
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SCB Funds andAMMAF<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors and Independent Director Nominees<br>* * * Interested DirectorNominees<br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br>* * * R. Jay<br>Gerken<br>* * * Jeffrey<br>R.<br>Holland<br>* * * William<br>Kristol*<br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br>* * * Debra<br>Perry*<br>* * * Donald<br>K.<br>Peterson*<br>* * * Alexander<br>Chaloff<br>* * * Emilie<br>D.<br>Wrapp<br>* * *
Bernstein
-International Strategic Equities Portfolio None Over<br>$100,000 50,001-100,000 None None None None None None None None
-International Small Cap Portfolio None None 10,001-50,000 None None None None None None None None
-Small Cap Core Portfolio None None None None None None None None None 10,001-50,000 None
SCB
-California Municipal Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None
-Diversified Municipal Portfolio None None None Over<br>$100,000 None None None None None None None
-Emerging Markets Portfolio None Over<br>$100,000 10,001-50,000 None None None None None Over<br>$100,000 None None
-Intermediate Duration Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None
-New York Municipal Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None
-Overlay A Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None
-Overlay B Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None
-Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None
-Tax-Aware Overlay B Portfolio None None None None None None None None None None None
None None None None None None None None None None None
AMMAF None Over<br>$100,000 Over100,000 None None None None Over<br>$100,000 None None None
Aggregate Dollar Range of<br><br><br>Equity Securities in the Funds Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 Over<br>$100,000 10,001-50,000 Over<br>$100,000

All values are in US Dollars.

* William Kristol, Debra Perry and Donald K. Peterson are expected to retire from the Boards effective<br>December 31, 2024.

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Compensation From the Funds

The aggregate compensation paid to the Directors and Advisory Board member for a Fund during each Fund’s respective fiscal year or period ended in either 2023 or 2024, the aggregate compensation paid to the Directors and Advisory Board member during calendar year 2023 by all of the investment companies in the AB Fund Complex, and the total number of investment companies in the AB Fund Complex as to which the Directors and Advisory Board member are a director, trustee or Advisory Board member and the number of investment portfolios as to which the Directors and Advisory Board member are directors, trustees or Advisory Board member, are set forth below. During each Fund’s respective fiscal year or period ended in either 2023 or 2024, neither the Funds nor any other investment company in the AB Fund Complex paid compensation in the form of pension or retirement benefits to any of its Directors or paid compensation to officers of the Funds.

AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors<br>* * * Interested Director andAdvisory BoardMember<br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner*<br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan<br>* * * Emilie D.Wrapp^<br>* * *
AB ETF
-AB Conservative Buffer ETF** $ 2,045 $ 2,045 $ 2,352 $ 2,045 $ 2,454 $ 2,965 $ 2,045 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Core Plus Bond ETF** $ 2,074 $ 2,074 $ 2,386 $ 2,074 $ 2,489 $ 3,008 $ 2,074 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Corporate Bond ETF** $ 2,074 $ 2,074 $ 2,386 $ 2,074 $ 2,489 $ 3,008 $ 2,074 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Disruptors ETF** $ 2,313 $ 2,313 $ 2,365 $ 2,608 $ 2,776 $ 3,354 $ 2,313 $ 0 $ 0
-AB High Yield ETF $ 2,267 $ 2,267 $ 2,183 $ 2,691 $ 2,720 $ 3,287 $ 2,278 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF** $ 2,074 $ 2,074 $ 2,386 $ 2,074 $ 2,489 $ 3,008 $ 2,074 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF** $ 2,074 $ 2,074 $ 2,386 $ 2,074 $ 2,489 $ 3,008 $ 2,074 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF $ 2,429 $ 2,429 $ 2,639 $ 2,584 $ 2,798 $ 3,523 $ 2,429 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Ultra Short Income ETF $ 2,780 $ 2,780 $ 3,011 $ 2,967 $ 3,209 $ 4,031 $ 2,780 $ 0 $ 0
-AB US High Dividend ETF** $ 2,167 $ 2,167 $ 2,223 $ 2,436 $ 2,600 $ 3,142 $ 2,167 $ 0 $ 0
-AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF** $ 2,183 $ 2,183 $ 1,965 $ 2,729 $ 2,260 $ 3,165 $ 2,183 $ 0 $ 0
-AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF** $ 2,173 $ 2,173 $ 2,229 $ 2,444 $ 2,608 $ 3,151 $ 2,173 $ 0 $ 0

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AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors<br>* * * Interested Director andAdvisory BoardMember<br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner*<br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan<br>* * * Emilie D.Wrapp^<br>* * *
ABF
-AB All Market Real Return Portfolio $ 3,806 $ 3,806 $ 4,377 $ 3,806 $ 4,165 $ 5,266 $ 4,262 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Bond Inflation Strategy $ 3,698 $ 3,698 $ 4,253 $ 3,698 $ 4,040 $ 5,106 $ 4,160 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Income Fund $ 6,524 $ 6,524 $ 7,502 $ 6,524 $ 7,146 $ 9,027 $ 7,303 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy $ 5,465 $ 5,465 $ 6,285 $ 5,465 $ 5,967 $ 7,540 $ 6,156 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio $ 2,850 $ 2,850 $ 3,278 $ 2,850 $ 3,140 $ 3,959 $ 3,163 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Short Duration Income Portfolio $ 2,316 $ 2,316 $ 2,664 $ 2,316 $ 2,547 $ 3,213 $ 2,578 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio $ 2,515 $ 2,515 $ 2,892 $ 2,515 $ 2,765 $ 3,489 $ 2,798 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio $ 2,840 $ 2,840 $ 3,266 $ 2,840 $ 3,127 $ 3,946 $ 3,150 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Total Return Bond Portfolio $ 2,506 $ 2,506 $ 2,881 $ 2,506 $ 2,752 $ 3,473 $ 2,794 $ 0 $ 0
ACF
-AB All China Equity Portfolio $ 2,357 $ 2,357 $ 2,568 $ 2,501 $ 2,708 $ 3,418 $ 2,357 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Concentrated Growth Fund $ 4,143 $ 4,143 $ 4,764 $ 4,143 $ 4,341 $ 5,481 $ 5,090 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio $ 2,869 $ 2,869 $ 3,300 $ 2,869 $ 3,012 $ 3,801 $ 3,515 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio $ 2,453 $ 2,453 $ 2,821 $ 2,453 $ 2,453 $ 3,095 $ 3,285 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Global Core Equity Portfolio $ 6,214 $ 6,214 $ 7,146 $ 6,214 $ 6,524 $ 8,239 $ 7,602 $ 0 $ 0
-AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio $ 3,267 $ 3,267 $ 3,757 $ 3,267 $ 3,430 $ 4,332 $ 4,332 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio** $ 1,732 $ 1,732 $ 1,884 $ 1,840 $ 1,992 $ 2,511 $ 1,732 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Select US Equity Portfolio $ 2,570 $ 2,570 $ 2,955 $ 2,570 $ 2,695 $ 3,400 $ 3,155 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Select US Long/Short Portfolio $ 4,894 $ 4,894 $ 5,629 $ 4,894 $ 5,119 $ 6,452 $ 6,056 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio $ 9,041 $ 9,041 $ 10,397 $ 9,041 $ 9,454 $ 11,934 $ 11,156 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Small Cap Value Portfolio $ 3,164 $ 3,164 $ 3,451 $ 3,352 $ 3,629 $ 4,588 $ 3,164 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio $ 2,406 $ 2,406 $ 2,767 $ 2,406 $ 2,525 $ 3,185 $ 2,954 $ 0 $ 0
ACOF $ 2,438 $ 2,438 $ 2,654 $ 2,588 $ 2,802 $ 3,535 $ 2,438 $ 0 $ 0

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AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors<br>* * * Interested Director andAdvisory BoardMember<br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner*<br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan<br>* * * Emilie D.Wrapp^<br>* * *
ACS
-AB Corporate Income Shares $ 2,663 $ 2,637 $ 2,978 $ 2,522 $ 2,617 $ 3,314 $ 3,707 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Impact Municipal Income Shares $ 3,250 $ 3,224 $ 3,653 $ 3,109 $ 3,204 $ 4,059 $ 4,486 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Municipal Income Shares $ 15,785 $ 15,759 $ 18,069 $ 15,644 $ 15,739 $ 19,979 $ 21,081 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares $ 2,909 $ 2,883 $ 3,261 $ 2,768 $ 2,863 $ 3,631 $ 4,025 $ 0 $ 0
ADGF $ 6,867 $ 6,867 $ 7,896 $ 6,867 $ 7,194 $ 9,081 $ 8,443 $ 0 $ 0
AEIF $ 2,939 $ 2,939 $ 3,201 $ 3,118 $ 3,376 $ 4,262 $ 2,939 $ 0 $ 0
AFIS
-AB Government Money Market Portfolio $ 24,701 $ 24,701 $ 28,406 $ 24,701 $ 24,701 $ 31,208 $ 32,995 $ 0 $ 0
AGBF $ 11,151 $ 11,151 $ 12,823 $ 11,151 $ 12,231 $ 15,436 $ 12,469 $ 0 $ 0
AGREIF $ 2,275 $ 2,275 $ 2,477 $ 2,414 $ 2,614 $ 3,299 $ 2,275 $ 0 $ 0
AGRAF $ 2,476 $ 2,476 $ 2,697 $ 2,628 $ 2,844 $ 3,591 $ 2,476 $ 0 $ 0
AHIF $ 7,253 $ 7,253 $ 8,341 $ 7,253 $ 7,945 $ 10,037 $ 8,116 $ 0 $ 0
AInstF
-AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund II $ 2,489 $ 2,489 $ 2,863 $ 2,489 $ 2,735 $ 3,452 $ 2,772 $ 0 $ 0
ALCGF $ 31,174 $ 31,174 $ 35,850 $ 31,174 $ 32,810 $ 41,421 $ 37,981 $ 0 $ 0
AMIF
-Each Fund $ 19,932 $ 20,033 $ 22,605 $ 19,367 $ 20,529 $ 26,341 $ 25,122 $ 0 $ 0
AMIF II
-AB Arizona Portfolio $ 2,375 $ 2,375 $ 2,731 $ 2,375 $ 2,491 $ 3,143 $ 2,917 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Massachusetts Portfolio $ 2,556 $ 2,556 $ 2,939 $ 2,556 $ 2,681 $ 3,383 $ 3,136 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Minnesota Portfolio $ 2,274 $ 2,274 $ 2,615 $ 2,274 $ 2,385 $ 3,009 $ 2,792 $ 0 $ 0
-AB New Jersey Portfolio $ 2,309 $ 2,309 $ 2,655 $ 2,309 $ 2,422 $ 3,056 $ 2,833 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Ohio Portfolio $ 2,301 $ 2,301 $ 2,646 $ 2,301 $ 2,413 $ 3,045 $ 2,825 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Pennsylvania Portfolio $ 2,296 $ 2,296 $ 2,641 $ 2,296 $ 2,409 $ 3,040 $ 2,819 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Virginia Portfolio $ 2,549 $ 2,549 $ 2,932 $ 2,549 $ 2,676 $ 3,374 $ 3,130 $ 0 $ 0
ARVF $ 5,313 $ 5,313 $ 6,110 $ 5,313 $ 5,820 $ 7,354 $ 5,944 $ 0 $ 0

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AB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors<br>* * * Interested Director andAdvisory BoardMember<br>* * *
Jorge<br>A.<br>Bermudez<br>* * * Michael<br>J.<br>Downey*<br>* * * Nancy<br>P.<br>Jacklin*<br>* * * Jeanette<br>W.<br>Loeb<br>* * * Carol<br>C.<br>McMullen<br>* * * Garry<br>L.<br>Moody<br>* * * Marshall<br>C.<br>Turner*<br>* * * Onur<br>Erzan<br>* * * Emilie D.Wrapp^<br>* * *
ASGTF $ 5,358 $ 5,358 $ 6,161 $ 5,358 $ 5,615 $ 7,090 $ 6,579 $ 0 $ 0
ASITF $ 3,467 $ 3,467 $ 3,987 $ 3,467 $ 3,638 $ 4,594 $ 4,246 $ 0 $ 0
ABT
-AB Discovery Value Fund $ 6,414 $ 6,414 $ 7,010 $ 6,781 $ 7,343 $ 9,300 $ 6,414 $ 0 $ 0
-AB International Value Fund $ 2,352 $ 2,352 $ 2,561 $ 2,497 $ 2,703 $ 3,411 $ 2,352 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Value Fund $ 2,795 $ 2,795 $ 3,044 $ 2,965 $ 3,210 $ 4,053 $ 2,795 $ 0 $ 0
AVP
-AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio $ 2,451 $ 2,451 $ 2,669 $ 2,600 $ 2,815 $ 3,553 $ 2,451 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio $ 2,559 $ 2,559 $ 2,785 $ 2,716 $ 2,940 $ 3,710 $ 2,559 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio $ 2,420 $ 2,420 $ 2,634 $ 2,568 $ 2,780 $ 3,509 $ 2,420 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Relative Value Portfolio $ 3,502 $ 3,502 $ 3,816 $ 3,714 $ 4,019 $ 5,079 $ 3,502 $ 0 $ 0
-AB International Value Portfolio $ 2,622 $ 2,622 $ 2,855 $ 2,782 $ 3,013 $ 3,802 $ 2,622 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio $ 3,254 $ 3,254 $ 3,540 $ 3,456 $ 3,741 $ 4,718 $ 3,254 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio $ 2,255 $ 2,255 $ 2,455 $ 2,394 $ 2,592 $ 3,270 $ 2,255 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Discovery Value Portfolio $ 3,243 $ 3,243 $ 3,536 $ 3,436 $ 3,720 $ 4,702 $ 3,243 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Global Risk Allocation–Moderate Portfolio $ 3,439 $ 3,439 $ 3,749 $ 3,646 $ 3,948 $ 4,987 $ 3,439 $ 0 $ 0
TAP
-AB All Market Total Return Portfolio $ 2,971 $ 2,971 $ 3,417 $ 2,971 $ 3,261 $ 4,117 $ 3,315 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Growth Fund $ 4,110 $ 4,110 $ 4,727 $ 4,110 $ 4,310 $ 5,437 $ 5,052 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio $ 2,362 $ 2,362 $ 2,716 $ 2,362 $ 2,595 $ 3,275 $ 2,631 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy $ 3,358 $ 3,358 $ 3,862 $ 3,358 $ 3,689 $ 4,657 $ 3,739 $ 0 $ 0
-AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy $ 4,006 $ 4,006 $ 4,607 $ 4,006 $ 4,400 $ 5,556 $ 4,462 $ 0 $ 0
SCB II
-Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio $ 3,323 $ 3,323 $ 3,822 $ 3,323 $ 3,647 $ 4,604 $ 3,710 $ 0 $ 0
Compensation from the AB Fund Complex, including the Funds, during2023*** $ 330,000 $ 330,000 $ 358,875 $ 350,625 $ 379,500 $ 478,500 $ 330,000 $ 0 $ 0
* Michael J. Downey, Nancy P. Jacklin and Marshall C. Turner, Jr. are expected to retire from the Boards<br>effective December 31, 2024.
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** Amounts provided are estimated for the Fund’s current fiscal year as the Fund was not in operation for<br>its entire previous fiscal year.
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*** Represents compensation from 28 investment companies (94 investment portfolios) within the AB Fund Complex,<br>including the Funds, as to which the Director is a Director or Trustee. This amount also includes compensation received from certain investment companies advised by the Adviser that are not included in this Proxy Statement due to their respective<br>liquidations occurring prior to the Record Date.
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^ As Ms. Wrapp was appointed an Advisory Board member of the AB Funds effective January 1, 2024, she did not<br>receive compensation during the last fiscal year. Since January 1, 2024, she receives the same compensation as an Independent Director.
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SCB Funds<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors<br>* * *
R. Jay<br>Gerken<br>* * * Jeffrey<br>R.<br>Holland<br>* * * William<br>Kristol*<br>* * * Debra<br>Perry*<br>* * * DonaldK.<br>Peterson*<br>* * *
Bernstein
-International Strategic Equities Portfolio $ 71,593 $ 63,409 $ 65,556 $ 75,872 $ 61,682
-International Small Cap Portfolio $ 10,852 $ 9,615 $ 9,944 $ 11,517 $ 9,357
-Small Cap Core Portfolio $ 6,700 $ 5,936 $ 6,138 $ 7,103 $ 5,776
SCB
-California Municipal Portfolio $ 10,554 $ 9,365 $ 9,697 $ 11,262 $ 9,126
-Diversified Municipal Portfolio $ 51,507 $ 45,698 $ 47,305 $ 54,907 $ 44,524
-Emerging Markets Portfolio $ 10,867 $ 9,627 $ 9,953 $ 11,517 $ 9,365
-Intermediate Duration Portfolio $ 31,415 $ 27,828 $ 28,765 $ 33,272 $ 27,069
-New York Municipal Portfolio $ 13,795 $ 12,236 $ 12,663 $ 14,689 $ 11,918
-Overlay A Portfolio $ 10,929 $ 9,740 $ 10,129 $ 11,888 $ 9,538
-Overlay B Portfolio $ 7,320 $ 6,522 $ 6,779 $ 7,949 $ 6,383
-Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio $ 21,640 $ 19,302 $ 20,084 $ 23,600 $ 18,914
-Tax-Aware Overlay B Portfolio $ 9,659 $ 8,620 $ 8,973 $ 10,552 $ 8,451
Compensation from the AB Fund Complex, including the Funds, during 2023** $ 285,000 $ 247,500 $ 250,000 $ 272,500 $ 235,000
* William Kristol, Debra Perry and Donald K. Peterson are expected to retire from the Boards effective<br>December 31, 2024.
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** Represents compensation from two investment companies (12 investment portfolios) within the AB Fund Complex,<br>including the Funds, as to which the Director is a Director. This amount also includes compensation received from certain investment companies advised by the Adviser that are not included in this Proxy Statement due to their respective liquidations<br>occurring prior to the Record Date.
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AMMAF<br><br>* * *
Portfolio<br><br>* * * Independent Directors<br>* * *
R. Jay<br>Gerken<br>* * * Jeffrey R.<br>Holland<br>* * * William<br>Kristol*<br>* * * Debra<br>Perry*<br>* * * Donald K.<br>Peterson*<br>* * *
AMMAF $ 9,215 $ 8,348 $ 8,868 $ 10,948 $ 8,348
* William Kristol, Debra Perry and Donald K. Peterson are expected to retire from the Boards effective December<br>31, 2024.
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Section 16(a) BeneficialOwnership Reporting Compliance

AMMAF is not aware of an untimely filing of a statement of initial beneficial ownership interest by any person subject to Section 16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the Fund’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

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APPENDIX D – INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Certain information regarding the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds whose stockholders are to vote on the Proposal regarding the election of Fund Directors is provided below.

Independent Auditors for the Funds

The Board of each AB Fund has selected Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) to serve as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, while the Board of each SCB Fund and the Board of AMMAF has each selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”) (PWC and E&Y, each an “Auditor”) to serve in that capacity for the respective Funds. Each Auditor has audited the accounts of the respective Funds for the Fund’s last two fiscal years, and each Auditor has represented that it does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the respective Funds. Representatives of the Auditors are not expected to be present at the Meeting, but will have the opportunity to make a statement if they wish, and will be available should any matter arise requiring their presence.

Report of the Audit Committee of AMMAF

The Audit Committee of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund (“AMMAF”) will discuss with PWC the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and will receive the written disclosures and the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”) required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and will discuss with PWC their independence.

The Audit Committee reviews and discusses the audit of AMMAF’s financial statements with fund management and PWC. If any material concerns arise during the course of the audit and the preparation of the audited financial statements mailed to stockholders and included in the AMMAF’s Annual Report to Stockholders as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Audit Committee would be notified by fund management or the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee received no such notifications for AMMAF. The Audit Committee will review and discuss the audit of AMMAF’s financial statements with fund management and PWC at a meeting scheduled for July 24, 2024, and expects to recommend to the AMMAF Board that AMMAF’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 be included in its Annual Report to Stockholders.

R. Jay Gerken, Member of the Audit Committee

Jeffrey R. Holland, Chair of the Audit Committee

William Kristol, Member of the Audit Committee

Debra Perry, Member of the Audit Committee

Donald K. Peterson, Member of the Audit Committee

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Independent Auditor’s Fees

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm identified above, for each Fund’s last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for: (i) the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements included in the Fund’s annual report to stockholders; (ii) assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under (i), which include advice and education related to accounting and auditing issues, quarterly press release review (for those Funds that issue quarterly press releases), and preferred stock maintenance testing (for those Funds that issue preferred stock); and (iii) tax compliance, tax advice and tax return preparation. The following table also shows aggregate non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and entities that control, are controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund.

Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AB ETFs*
AB Conservative Buffer ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AB Core Plus Bond ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AB Corporate Bond ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AB Disruptors ETF 23,000 N/A N/A 13,286 N/A 2,124,749 N/A 13,286<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(13,286 ) N/A
AB High Yield ETF 129,450 117,549 25,836 23,009 2,133,574 1,944,458 25,836<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(25,836 ) 23,009<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(23,009 )
AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF 23,000 23,000 13,025 12,000 2,124,488 1,944,458 13,025<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(13,025 ) 12,000<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(12,000 )
AB Ultra Short Income ETF 23,000 23,000 14,150 12,000 2,125,613 1,944,458 14,150<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(14,150 ) 12,000<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(12,000 )
AB US High Dividend ETF 23,000 N/A N/A 13,000 N/A 2,124,463 N/A 13,000<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(13,000 ) N/A
AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF 23,000 N/A N/A 11,700 N/A 2,123,163 N/A 11,700<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(11,700 ) N/A
AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF 23,000 N/A N/A 13,000 N/A 2,124,463 N/A 13,000<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(13,000 ) N/A
ABF
AB All Market Real Return Portfolio 92,184 92,184 98,011 43,438 1,859,041 1,975,896 98,011<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(98,011 ) 43,438<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(43,438 )
AB Bond Inflation Strategy 100,902 100,902 17,428 19,649 1,778,458 1,952,107 17,428<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,428 ) 19,649<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,649 )
AB Income Fund 127,218 127,218 34,681 28,500 1,795,711 1,960,958 34,681<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(34,681 ) 28,500<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(28,500 )

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy 73,009 73,009 19,400 16,920 1,780,430 1,949,378 19,400<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,400 ) 16,920<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,920 )
AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio 117,058 117,058 21,418 23,787 1,702,448 1,956,245 21,418<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,418 ) 23,787<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(23,787 )
AB Short Duration Income Portfolio 43,345 43,345 17,632 18,858 1,778,662 1,951,316 17,632<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,632 ) 18,858<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,858 )
AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio 47,250 47,250 16,687 15,998 1,777,717 1,948,456 16,687<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,687 ) 15,998<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(15,998 )
AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio 37,863 37,863 23,823 21,391 1,784,853 1,953,849 23,823<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(23,823 ) 21,391<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,391 )
AB Total Return Bond Portfolio 89,151 89,151 19,428 18,082 1,780,458 1,950,540 19,428<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,428 ) 18,082<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,082 )
ACF
AB All China Equity Portfolio 35,674 35,674 21,678 31,398 2,133,141 1,963,856 21,678<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,678 ) 31,398<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(31,398 )
AB Concentrated Growth Fund 22,273 22,273 17,556 18,866 1,560,525 1,951,460 17,556<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,556 ) 18,866<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,866 )

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio 27,022 27,022 38,707 19,661 1,581,676 1,952,255 38,707<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(38,707 ) 19,661<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,661 )
AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio 60,657 57,769 25,331 34,517 2,010,014 1,163,742 25,331<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(25,331 ) 34,517<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(34,517 )
AB Global Core Equity Portfolio 44,022 44,022 27,423 21,259 1,570,392 1,953,853 27,423<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(27,423 ) 21,259<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,259 )
AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio 47,201 47,201 19,527 21,806 1,562,496 1,954,400 19,527<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,527 ) 21,806<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,806 )
AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio**
AB Select US Equity Portfolio 36,240 36,240 19,069 18,748 1,562,038 1,951,342 19,069<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,069 ) 18,748<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,748 )
AB Select US Long/Short Portfolio 40,200 40,200 20,327 19,571 1,563,296 1,952,165 20,327<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(20,327 ) 19, 571<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,571 )
AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio 33,994 33,994 16,275 19,416 1,558,244 1,953,010 16,275<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,275 ) 19,416<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,416 )
AB Small Cap Value Portfolio 32,974 32,974 21,106 31,301 2,090,357 1,963,759 (21,106<br> <br>—<br><br><br>21,106 ) 31,301<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(31,301 )

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AB Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio 31,605 31,605 19,601 19,195 1,562,570 1,951,789 19,601<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,601 ) 19,195<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,195 )
ACOF 36,034 36,034 19,972 29,893 2,131,435 1,962,351 19,972<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,972 ) 29,893<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(29,893 )
ACS
AB Corporate Income Shares 34,164 32,537 17,269 14,914 1,522,426 1,957,639 17,269<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,269 ) 14,914<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(14,914 )
AB Impact Municipal Income Shares 31,218 29,731 18,840 16,171 1,523,997 1,958,896 18,840<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,840 ) 16,171<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,171 )
AB Municipal Income Shares 47,621 45,353 19,090 16,171 1,524,247 1,958,896 19,090<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,090 ) 16,171<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,171 )
AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares 37,843 36,041 18,714 16,127 1,523,871 1,958,852 18,714<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,714 ) 16,127<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,127 )
ADGF 34,504 34,504 17,260 20,117 1,559,229 1,953,711 17,260<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,260 ) 20,117<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(20,117 )
AEIF 40,453 40,453 22,756 31,642 2,134,219 1,964,100 22,756<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(22,756 ) 31,642<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(31,642 )

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AFIS
AB Government Money Market Portfolio 30,255 28,814 21,226 18,099 1,526,383 1,960,824 21,226<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,226 ) 18,099<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,099 )
AGBF 107,956 107,956 22,432 24,515 1,703,463 1,956,972 22,432<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(22,432 ) 24,515<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(24,515 )
AGREIF 49,972 49,972 30,413 46,893 2,141,876 1,979,351 30,413<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(30,413 ) 46,893<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(46,893 )
AGRAF 88,612 88,612 41,542 56,717 2,153,005 1,989,174 41,542<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(41,542 ) 56,717<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(56,717 )
AHIF 169,203 169,203 37,079 31,574 1,798,109 1,964,032 37,079<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(37,079 ) 31,574<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(31,574 )
AInstF
AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund II 50,991 50,991 29,993 31,559 1,791,023 1,964,017 29,993<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(29,993 ) 31,559<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(31,559 )
ALCGF 33,994 33,994 4,000 16,229 34,796 1,562,198 1,968,390 20,229<br> <br>(4,000<br><br><br>(16,229 )<br> <br>) 34,796<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(34,796 )

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AMMAF 70,600 74,160 47,767 54,590 3,972,171 2,869,918 47,767<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(47,767 ) 54,590<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(54,590 )
AMIF
AB California Portfolio 39,152 37,288 18,583 18,138 1,965,135 1,631,144 18,583<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,583 ) 18,138<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,138 )
AB High Income Municipal Portfolio 48,760 46,438 19,083 18,138 1,965,635 1,631,144 19,083<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,083 ) 18,138<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,138 )
AB National Portfolio 40,597 38,664 18,583 17,938 1,965,135 1,630,944 18,583<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,583 ) 17,938<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,938 )
AB New York Portfolio 40,597 38,664 18,583 17,939 1,965,135 1,630,945 18,583<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,583 ) 17,939<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,939 )
AMIF II
AB Arizona Portfolio 30,340 28,895 2,500 17,577 18,761 1,964,129 1,634,268 17,577<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,577 ) 21,261<br> <br>(2,500<br><br><br>(18,761 )<br> <br>)
AB Massachusetts Portfolio 32,320 30,781 18,445 17,893 1,964,997 1,630,900 18,445<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,445 ) 17,893<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,893 )

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AB Minnesota Portfolio 32,320 30,781 18,445 17,893 1,964,997 1,630,900 18,445<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,445 ) 17,893<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,893 )
AB New Jersey Portfolio 32,320 30,781 18,445 18,093 1,964,997 1,631,100 18,445<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,445 ) 18,093<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,093 )
AB Ohio Portfolio 32,320 30,781 18,445 17,893 1,964,997 1,630,900 18,445<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,445 ) 17,893<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,893 )
AB Pennsylvania Portfolio 30,340 28,895 18,445 18,093 1,964,997 1,631,100 18,445<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,445 ) 18,093<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,093 )
AB Virginia Portfolio 32,320 30,781 18,445 17,893 1,964,997 1,630,900 18,445<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,445 ) 17,893<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,893 )
ARVF 36,034 36,034 19,595 20,078 1,780,625 1,952,536 19,595<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,595 ) 20,078<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(20,078 )
ASGTF 46,715 46,715 5,410 53,244 20,466 1,595,213 1,959,470 53,244<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(53,244 ) 25,876<br> <br>(5,410<br><br><br>(20,466 )<br> <br>)
ASITF 46,715 46,715 5,755 20,630 21,167 1,563,599 1,959,516 20,630<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(20,630 ) 26,922<br> <br>(5,755<br><br><br>(21,167 )<br><br><br>)

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
ABT
AB Discovery Value Fund 40,453 40,453 21,088 34,343 2,132,551 1,966,801 21,088<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,088 ) 34,343<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(34,343 )
AB International Value Fund 45,552 45,552 44,851 97,157 2,156,314 2,029,615 44,851<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(44,851 ) 97,157<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(97,157 )
AB Value Fund 35,524 35,524 19,935 30,203 2,131,398 1,962,661 19,935<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,935 ) 30,203<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(30,203 )
AVP
AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio 60,807 75,807 29,670 13,457 1,917,111 1,998,140 29,670<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(29,670 ) 13,457<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(13,457 )
AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio 89,404 89,404 59,547 16,219 1,946,988 2,000,902 59,547<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(59,547 ) 16,219<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,219 )
AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio 44,022 44,022 19,327 1,816 1,906,768 1,986,499 19,327<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,327 ) 1,816<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(1,816 )
AB Relative Value Portfolio 32,974 32,974 19,617 2,648 1,907,058 1,987,331 19,617<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,617 ) 2,648<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(2,648 )

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AB International Value Portfolio 44,022 44,022 46,938 20,557 1,934,379 2,005,240 46,938<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(46,938 ) 20,557<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(20,557 )
AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio 32,974 32,974 17,220 1,831 1,904,661 1,986,514 17,220<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(17,220 ) 1,831<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(1,831 )
AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio 32,974 32,974 18,663 2,696 1,906,104 1,987,379 18,663<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,663 ) 2,696<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(2,696 )
AB Discovery Value Portfolio 37,394 37,394 19,663 6,897 1,907,104 1,991,580 19,663<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(19,663 ) 6,897<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(6,897 )
AB Global Risk Allocation–Moderate Portfolio 58,830 58,830 34,712 14,577 1,922,153 1,999,260 34,712<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(34,712 ) 14,577<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(14,577 )
TAP
AB All Market Total Return Portfolio 106,481 106,481 43,281 27,413 1,738,461 2,125,299 43,281<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(43,281 ) 27,413<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(27,413 )
AB Growth Fund 33,994 33,994 16,688 16,150 1,558,657 1,949,744 16,688<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,688 ) 16,150<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(16,150 )
AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio 47,641 47,641 21,582 25,239 1,716,762 2,127,473 21,582<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,582 ) 25,239<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(25,239 )

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy 44,723 44,723 23,040 23,144 1,718,220 2,129,568 23,040<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(23,040 ) 23,144<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(23,144 )
AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy 44,723 44,723 31,202 21,632 1,726,382 2,131,080 31,202<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(31,202 ) 21,632<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(21,632 )
Bernstein
International Strategic Equities Portfolio 26,250 30,000 1,933 1,926 127,459 149,558 5,999,288 6,001,047 129,392<br> <br>(1,933<br><br><br>(127,459 )<br> <br>) 151,484<br> <br>(1,926<br><br><br>(149,558 )<br> <br>)
International Small Cap Portfolio 26,250 25,000 1,933 1,926 111,843 67,793 5,983,672 5,919,282 113,776<br> <br>(1,933<br><br><br>(111,843 )<br> <br>) 69,719<br> <br>(1,926<br><br><br>(67,793 )<br> <br>)
Small Cap Core Portfolio 22,785 21,700 1,933 1,926 24,794 22,794 5,896,623 5,874,283 26,727<br> <br>(1,933<br><br><br>(24,794 )<br> <br>) 24,720<br> <br>(1,926<br><br><br>(22,794 )<br> <br>)
SCB
California Municipal Portfolio 36,790 36,512 1,933 1,926 15,721 11,575 5,887,550 5,863,064 17,654<br> <br>(1,933<br><br><br>(15,721 )<br> <br>) 13,501<br> <br>(1,926<br><br><br>(11,575 )<br> <br>)
Diversified Municipal Portfolio 163,199 150,538 1,933 1,926 32,306 47,778 5,904,135 5,899,267 34,239<br> <br>(1,933<br><br><br>(32,306 )<br> <br>) 49,704<br> <br>(1,926<br><br><br>(47,778 )<br><br><br>)

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Fund<br><br>* * * Audit Fees() Audit-RelatedFees() Tax Fees() All Fees forNon-AuditServices Providedto the Portfolio,the Adviser andService<br>Affiliates() Total Amount ofForegoing ColumnPre-Approved by theAudit<br>Committee(Portion Composed ofAudit Related Fees)(Portion Composedof Tax Fees)()
2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * * 2023 2022<br>* * *
Emerging Markets Portfolio 34,065 37,161 1,933 1,926 20,918 16,943 5,892,747 5,868,432 22,851<br> <br>(1,933<br><br><br>(20,918 )<br> <br>) 18,869<br> <br>(1,926<br><br><br>(16,943 )<br> <br>)
Intermediate Duration Portfolio 93,659 89,023 1,933 1,926 25,477 32,119 5,897,306 5,883,608 27,410<br> <br>(1,933<br><br><br>(25,477 )<br> <br>) 34,045<br> <br>(1,926<br><br><br>(32,119 )<br> <br>)
New York Municipal Portfolio 46,386 45,167 1,933 1,926 16,991 14,331 5,888,820 5,865,820 18,924<br> <br>(1,933<br><br><br>(16,991 )<br> <br>) 16,257<br> <br>(1,926<br><br><br>(14,331 )<br> <br>)
Overlay A Portfolio 72,706 69,244 51,422 51,609 5,921,318 5,901,172 51,422<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(51,422 ) 51,609<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(51,609 )
Overlay B Portfolio 83,205 79,244 48,908 49,686 5,918,804 5,899,249 48,908<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(48,908 ) 49,686<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(49,686 )
Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio 59,488 56,655 51,422 51,611 5,921,318 5,901,174 51,422<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(51,422 ) 51,611<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(51,611 )
Tax-Aware Overlay B Portfolio 59,488 56,655 50,180 50,589 5,920,076 5,900,152 50,180<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(50,180 ) 50,589<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(50,589 )
SCB II
Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio 97,136 97,136 18,923 18,939 1,699,953 1,951,397 18,923<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,923 ) 18,939<br> <br>—<br><br><br>(18,939 )

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* The amounts provided for certain series of AB ETFs are described as “N/A” because these series had<br>not commenced operations as of the fiscal year indicated.
** Inception date for AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio is April 29, 2024.
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Beginning with audit and non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the applicable Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures require the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. Each Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures also require pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Adviser and Service Affiliates to the extent that these services are directly related to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund.

All of the amounts for Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees and Tax Fees are for services pre-approved by the applicable Fund’s Audit Committee.

Each Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of any non-audit services not pre-approved by the Audit Committee provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser and Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

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APPENDIX E – STOCK OWNERSHIP

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To the knowledge of each Fund, as of May 6, 2024, the persons below owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of the noted class of outstanding shares of the Fund.

Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
AB Conservative Buffer ETF N/A Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 14,126,102 96.10 %
AB Core Plus Bond ETF N/A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Phoenix, AZ 291,988 19.47 %
N/A State Street Bank and Trust Company North Quincy, MA 560,888 37.39 %
N/A State Street Bank and Trust Company North Quincy, MA 598,000 39.87 %
AB Corporate Bond ETF N/A State Street Bank and Trust Company North Quincy, MA 685,000 97.86 %
AB Disruptors ETF N/A Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 3,879,816 93.49 %
AB High Yield ETF N/A LPL LLC Fort Mill, SC 1,317,257 37.22 %
N/A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 349,640 9.88 %
N/A State Street Bank and Trust Company North Quincy, MA 193,196 5.46 %
AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF N/A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Phoenix, AZ 108,825 9.46 %
N/A State Street Bank and Trust Company North Quincy, MA 985,000 85.65 %
AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF N/A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 73,396 6.67 %
N/A State Street Bank and Trust Company North Quincy, MA 986,000 89.64 %
AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF N/A LPL LLC Fort Mill, SC 2,473,459 12.3 %
N/A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,590,746 7.91 %
AB Ultra Short Income ETF N/A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Phoenix, AZ 1,560,633 8.05 %
N/A J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Brooklyn, NY 2,339,324 12.07 %
N/A LPL LLC Fort Mill, SC 3,014,955 15.56 %
N/A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,013,434 5.23 %
AB US High Dividend ETF N/A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Phoenix, AZ 73,988 36.99 %
N/A State Street Bank and Trust Company North Quincy, MA 100,000 50.00 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF N/A Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 1,386,471 80.38 %
N/A LPL LLC Fort Mill, SC 102,390 5.94 %
AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF N/A Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 321,380 47.26 %
N/A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Phoenix, AZ 106,500 15.66 %
AB All Market Real Return Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 21,294 5.97 %
A UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 27,521 7.72 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 39,618 11.12 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 30,113 8.45 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 22,734 6.38 %
A Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 18,981 5.33 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,165 5.22 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 20,526 91.94 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 710,058 35.97 %
Advisor Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 129,246 6.55 %
I AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 1,143 99.93 %
Z SCB Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 4,549,842 31.19 %
Z SCB Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 8,380,349 57.44 %
Z SCB Overlay B Portfolio New York, NY 1,657,899 11.36 %
AB Bond Inflation Strategy A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 343,955 9.05 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 403,387 10.61 %
A American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 193,383 5.09 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,121,491 29.50 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 34,604 5.48 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 109,461 17.33 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 124,344 19.69 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 109,232 17.29 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 66,068 10.46 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 57,052 9.03 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 69,127 10.94 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 1,891,936 9.92 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 4,611,386 24.18 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 1,787,358 9.37 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,750,830 9.18 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 5,178,967 27.15 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 996,464 5.22 %
2 Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 482,151 13.12 %
2 Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 600,118 16.33 %
2 Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 480,279 13.07 %
I State Street Bank And Trust As Trustee and/or Custodian Boston, MA 42,058 6.77 %
I Nationwide Trust Co. FSB Columbus, OH 163,918 26.37 %
I National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 53,272 8.57 %
I Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. Valley Forge, PA 47,804 7.69 %
I TIAA Trust N.A. Custodian and/or Trustee Charlotte, NC 108,423 17.44 %
I Ascensus Trust Company Fargo, ND 33,509 5.39 %
Z Matrix Trust Company Denver, CO 158,405 5.92 %
Z Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 783,361 29.26 %
Z DCGT Trustee & Or Custodian Des Moines, IA 152,673 5.70 %
Z TIAA Trust N.A. As Custodian/Trustee Charlotte, NC 631,576 23.59 %
AB Income Fund A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,623,209 8.14 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,700,070 8.52 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 1,179,365 5.91 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,413,978 7.09 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,507,862 12.57 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 3,551,211 17.80 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,043,752 5.23 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,025,300 5.14 %
A Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 1,148,940 5.76 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 42,086,381 11.26 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 53,375,068 14.27 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 24,019,509 6.42 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 26,538,850 7.10 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 34,938,091 9.34 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 43,796,805 11.71 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 25,960,193 6.94 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 32,201,400 8.61 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,282,748 10.15 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 829,758 6.56 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 1,393,499 11.02 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,928,637 15.26 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 3,881,868 30.71 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 768,726 6.08 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 777,326 6.15 %
Z J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 187,056 9.20 %
Z Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 161,950 7.96 %
Z TIAA Trust N.A. as Custodian/Trustee Charlotte, NC 1,581,131 77.73 %
AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 2,125,950 14.54 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,017,834 13.80 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 4,848,661 33.16 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 174,144 11.12 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 381,156 24.35 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 154,796 9.89 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc Minneapolis, MN 110,337 7.05 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 139,799 8.93 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 299,617 19.14 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 92,809 5.93 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 119,905 7.66 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 6,199,527 11.39 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 7,820,527 14.37 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 4,196,118 7.71 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 4,980,659 9.15 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 3,934,417 7.23 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 8,683,208 15.95 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 6,694,533 12.30 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 4,973,313 9.14 %
2 Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 2,379,581 10.14 %
2 Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 1,224,750 5.22 %
AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 4,458,458 5.62 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 4,263,149 5.37 %
Advisor RBC Capital Markets LLC Minneapolis, MN 4,415,789 5.56 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 4,900,162 6.17 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 6,037,424 7.61 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 10,562,627 13.31 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 5,862,312 7.39 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 7,796,252 9.82 %
AB Short Duration Income Portfolio Advisor AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 2,518,329 22.07 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 610,437 5.35 %
Advisor Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 1,682,615 14.75 %
Advisor Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 630,439 5.53 %
AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 6,641 86.87 %
A AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 1,000 13.08 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 549,226 12.84 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,301,162 30.42 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 1,362,625 31.85 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 237,540 5.55 %
A Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 235,686 5.51 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 185,607 21.39 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 318,987 36.75 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 274,815 31.67 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 45,025 5.19 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 10,472,552 20.53 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 5,534,668 10.85 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 4,923,958 9.65 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 10,562,627 13.31 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 6,037,424 7.61 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 4,458,458 5.62 %
AB Total Return Bond Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 675,362 5.01 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,831,218 13.60 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 810,273 6.02 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 749,115 5.56 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 778,722 5.78 %
A Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 751,131 5.58 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 18,717 8.63 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 73,566 33.90 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 50,134 23.10 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 16,393 7.55 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 383,956 9.92 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 339,886 8.78 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 829,222 21.42 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 354,698 9.16 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 542,060 14.00 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 493,248 12.74 %
I Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 23,576 50.25 %
I Nationwide Trust Company FSB Columbus, OH 5,332 11.36 %
I Matrix Trust Company Denver, CO 4,068 8.67 %
I Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. Harrison, NY 9,076 19.34 %
Z MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 105,316 35.62 %
Z Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 64,960 21.97 %
Z Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 48,232 16.31 %
Z Matrix Trust Company Folsom, CA 24,734 8.36 %
Z Ascensus Trust Company Fargo, ND 21,417 7.24 %
AB All China Equity Portfolio A Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 43,026 47.85 %
A Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 46,888 52.15 %
Advisor Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 483,491 5.46 %
AB Concentrated Growth Fund A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 146,278 12.83 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 384,279 33.70 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 67,697 5.94 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 69,824 6.12 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 92,555 8.12 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 100,292 8.80 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 59,327 18.64 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 39,608 12.45 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 45,618 14.34 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 102,304 32.15 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,636,195 8.79 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 955,799 5.14 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 2,861,314 15.37 %
Advisor SEI Private Trust Company Oaks, PA 2,131,883 11.46 %
I FIIOC FBO Covington, KY 25,036 99.22 %
Z Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 53,424 21.43 %
Z Saxon & Co Cleveland, OH 168,435 67.56 %
AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 33,761 8.80 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 20,334 5.30 %
A RBC Capital Markets LLC Minneapolis, MN 123,581 32.21 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 41,391 10.79 %
A Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 127,297 33.18 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 21,108 37.90 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 4,973 8.93 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 10,416 18.70 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 5,896 10.59 %
AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 27,039 8.84 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 19,632 6.42 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 50,375 16.47 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 43,161 14.11 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 20,957 6.85 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,024 6.56 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,594 5.17 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 8,186 26.55 %
Z AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 1,257 99.92 %
AB Global Core Equity Portfolio A Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 129,198 13.52 %
A Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 109,125 11.42 %
A Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 353,384 36.98 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,945 8.71 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
C RBC Capital Markets LLC Minneapolis, MN 5,651 25.29 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 5,330 23.86 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 6,789 30.39 %
AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AB Mid Cap Value Portfolio Z AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 200,000 100.00 %
AB Select US Equity Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 194,338 13.74 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 112,185 7.93 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 118,300 8.36 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 218,209 15.43 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 149,347 10.56 %
A Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 84,903 6.00 %
A Minnesota Life Insurance Company Saint Paul, MN 1,147,540 14.37 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 223,297 71.29 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 19,396 6.19 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,603,976 16.18 %
Advisor Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 876,274 8.84 %
I Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 439,745 100.00 %
AB Select US Long/Short Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 459,662 5.47 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 767,403 9.13 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC Saint Louis, MO 1,864,634 22.19 %
A UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 724,834 8.63 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 640,371 7.62 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 607,996 7.24 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 1,917,190 22.82 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 106,788 6.06 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 214,665 12.18 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 253,452 14.38 %
C UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 143,489 8.14 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 100,755 5.72 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 150,015 8.51 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 479,295 27.19 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 168,565 9.56 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 5,995,174 7.06 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 9,781,454 11.52 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 7,781,441 9.16 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 11,114,019 13.09 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 22,256,680 26.21 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 5,156,579 6.07 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 5,293,598 6.23 %
I SEI Private Trust Company Oaks, PA 841,460 39.03 %
I National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,166,341 54.09 %
AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 944,573 10.64 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 480,426 5.41 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 611,262 6.89 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 87,571 9.33 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 78,573 8.37 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 130,826 13.93 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 121,591 12.95 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 163,736 17.44 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 96,379 10.26 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 69,659 7.42 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 53,863 5.74 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 3,507,573 15.44 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,169,411 9.55 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,008,905 8.84 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 2,060,156 9.07 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,893,980 8.34 %
R Voya Institutional Trust Company Windsor, CT 50,645 8.90 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
R American United Life Custodian Indianapolis, IN 37,336 6.56 %
R Charles Schwab Trust Bank Custodian Phoenix, AZ 52,323 9.19 %
R State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 114,129 20.06 %
K DCGT Trustee & Or Custodian Des Moines, IA 212,129 8.44 %
K Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 505,740 20.13 %
K John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Boston, MA 190,049 7.56 %
K Nationwide Trust Co. FSB Columbus, OH 9,117 23.62 %
K Mid Atlantic Trust Company FBO Pittsburgh, PA 18,735 48.55 %
K Reliance Trust Company Trustee Greenville, NC 9,872 25.58 %
I MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,617,265 24.25 %
I Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 449,231 6.74 %
I FIIOC As Agent For Certain Employee Benefit Plans Covington, KY 1,408,409 21.12 %
I State Of South Carolina Trustee Greenwood Village, CO 893,354 13.39 %
Z National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,822,023 22.99 %
Z Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 1,237,270 7.44 %
Z Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 859,363 5.17 %
AB Small Cap Value Portfolio Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 8,496,600 23.66 %
Advisor DCGT Trustee & Or Custodian Des Moines, IA 2,228,690 6.21 %
Advisor John Hancock Trust Co. LLC Boston, MA 1,890,489 5.26 %
Advisor Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 2,824,457 7.86 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 9,435 40.96 %
C Wedbush Securities Los Angeles, CA 1,225 5.32 %
C Wedbush Securities Los Angeles, CA 1,795 7.79 %
C Wedbush Securities Los Angeles, CA 4,978 21.61 %
C Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. Saint Louis, MO 1,340 5.82 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
AB Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 8,932 32.92 %
A AllianceBernstein Trust Company Rosemead, CA 4,487 16.54 %
A T.C.A. & C.V.A. JTWROS Waterford, CA 8,627 31.80 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 436,387 7.59 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 3,086,855 53.67 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 984,524 17.12 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 359,398 6.25 %
C AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 575 35.22 %
C C.J.K. San Francisco, CA 568 34.75 %
C E.K. TOD/DE Berkeley, CA 241 14.76 %
C V.S. TOD/DE Midlothian, VA 248 15.19 %
Z EFND New York, NY 903,398 99.94 %
AB Core Opportunities Fund, Inc. A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 362,719 6.34 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 472,632 8.26 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 311,875 5.45 %
A National Financial Services LLC Jersey City, NJ 655,297 11.45 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 583,360 10.19 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 20,947 6.80 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 31,072 10.09 %
C UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 27,846 9.04 %
C National Financial Services LLC Jersey City, NJ 20,572 6.68 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 30,042 9.76 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 20,878 6.78 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 59,892 19.45 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 341,474 21.86 %
Advisor National Financial Services LLC Jersey City, NJ 160,021 10.24 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 103,801 6.64 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 86,269 5.52 %
Advisor Pershing LLC Jersey City, NJ 120,629 7.72 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 81,428 5.21 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 107,385 6.87 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 129,702 8.30 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 267,582 17.13 %
I Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 9,874 5.24 %
I Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 152,893 81.10 %
I Nationwide Trust Co FSB Columbus, OH 19,302 10.24 %
Z Equitable Life For Separate Account Qualified Plan Jersey City, NJ 2,507 38.42 %
Z Matrix Trust Company Folsom, CA 3,301 50.59 %
AB Corporate Income Shares N/A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 9,016,125 40.04 %
N/A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,652,351 7.34 %
AB Impact Municipal Income Shares N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AB Municipal Income Shares N/A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 217,259,638 19.42 %
N/A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 196,339,639 17.55 %
N/A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 92,521,971 8.27 %
AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares N/A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 6,201,866 14.86 %
N/A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 5,987,343 14.34 %
AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,242,266 5.86 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 3,584,486 6.47 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 395,900 16.59 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 179,858 7.54 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 274,128 11.49 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 228,636 9.58 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 483,705 20.27 %
I FIIOC as Agent for Certain Employee Benefit Plans Covington, KY 27,694,564 83.58 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 2,120,546 6.40 %
Z Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 10,458,611 24.23 %
Z FIIOC as Agent for Certain Employee Benefit Plans Covington, KY 4,629,136 10.72 %
Z AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy New York, NY 2,303,985 5.34 %
Z SEI Private Trust Company Oaks, PA 3,292,646 7.63 %
Z Lincoln Retirement Services Company Fort Wayne, IN 5,992,211 13.88 %
AB Equity Income Fund, Inc. A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 867,552 8.78 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 641,801 6.49 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 944,882 9.56 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 739,244 7.48 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 988,522 10 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 748,430 7.57 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 596,542 6.04 %
A Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 594,990 6.02 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 83,025 14.87 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 48,742 8.73 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 28,601 5.12 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 28,940 5.18 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 177,144 31.72 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 778,696 13.43 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 424,824 7.33 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 443,127 7.64 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 338,421 5.84 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 338,378 5.84 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 316,246 5.45 %
I FIIOC as Agent for Certain Employee Benefit Plans Covington, KY 7,811 6.98 %
I Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 19,337 17.29 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 23,031 20.59 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 8,367 7.48 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 22,848 20.43 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 21,647 19.36 %
Z National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 265,164 67.40 %
Z Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company Qualified Plan Windsor, CT 59,924 15.23 %
AB Government Money Market Portfolio 1 Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC New York, NY 327,126,628 5.18 %
A RBC Capital Markets LLC Minneapolis, MN 305,178,153 5.93 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 398,431,338 7.74 %
A Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 4,144,557,243 80.49 %
AB EFLIC STIF Charlotte, NC 569,102,606 6.36 %
AB EFLOA Separate Account Charlotte, NC 493,970,990 5.52 %
AB EFLIC FWINEVCA Charlotte, NC 676,307,000 7.56 %
AB EQH STIF Charlotte, NC 1,142,886,646 12.78 %
AB AB Large Cap Growth Fund San Antonio, TX 735,518,478 8.22 %
AB EFLOA OB Derivatives Cash Charlotte, NC 1,102,568,001 12.32 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 532,273,343 94.74 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 849,767 8.28 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 2,680,965 26.12 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,045,850 29.67 %
I CBNA Custodian Utica, NY 6,949,162 10.02 %
I State Street Bank and Trust Boston, MA 3,629,550 5.23 %
I AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company New York, NY 43,637,651 62.91 %
Inst EQH AB-EQH Loan Program Charlotte, NC 400,000,000 20.37 %
Inst EFS STIF Charlotte, NC 130,450,220 6.64 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Inst EQNET Third Party STIF Charlotte, NC 192,450,552 9.80 %
Inst EQNET Elas Agents STIF Charlotte, NC 252,704,251 12.87 %
Inst EQADV STIF Charlotte, NC 179,468,859 9.14 %
Inst EQDHC STIF Charlotte, NC 202,267,793 10.30 %
Inst JPMS LLC – Chase Processing Brooklyn, NY 357,260,331 18.19 %
K Mid Atlantic Trust Company Pittsburgh, PA 357,260,331 18.19 %
K Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 1,552,581 5.64 %
K Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 2,035,397 7.40 %
K Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 1,844,751 6.70 %
K Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 2,161,187 7.85 %
K Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 1,644,983 5.98 %
AB Global Bond Fund, Inc. A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 3,680,298 7.86 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 2,344,757 5.01 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,372,516 7.20 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,484,920 5.31 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 3,283,628 7.01 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 4,347,393 9.28 %
A John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Boston, MA 2,781,627 5.94 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 80,500 5.18 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 117,812 7.58 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 169,200 10.89 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 148,916 9.58 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 527,614 33.95 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 83,690 5.39 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 38,229,414 6.73 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
I John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Boston, MA 29,677,337 30.58 %
I DCGT Trustee and/or Custodian Des Moines, IA 8,183,555 8.43 %
I Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 8,603,161 8.86 %
I Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 6,105,520 6.29 %
I Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 5,012,328 5.16 %
Z National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 9,804,006 8.59 %
Z Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company Windsor, CT 8,050,443 7.06 %
Z UBATCO & Co. Lincoln, NE 6,107,855 5.35 %
Z UBATCO & Co. Lincoln, NE 19,223,958 16.85 %
Z Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 17,392,308 15.24 %
AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund, Inc. A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 190,476 8.99 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 119,805 5.65 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 141,115 6.66 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 114,619 5.41 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 198,609 9.37 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 2,199 7.58 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 3,348 11.54 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 9,093 31.33 %
C AllianceBernstein Trust Company Cupertino, CA 3,116 10.74 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,635 5.63 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 167,491 23.17 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 57,608 7.97 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 38,464 5.32 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 103,248 14.28 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 79,592 11.01 %
R State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 104,483 53.36 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
K Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 18,126 8.77 %
K Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 16,000 7.74 %
K Angie Nazworth & Brian Nazworth Greenwood Village, CO 12,351 5.97 %
K Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 41,078 19.87 %
K William R. Scribner Cheyenne, WY 17,343 8.39 %
I CBNA CUST Utica, NY 32,620 5.73 %
I Matrix Trust Company Folsom, CA 42,643 7.49 %
I State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 39,129 6.87 %
I National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 335,794 58.95 %
AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 735,616 7.51 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 955,025 9.75 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 572,876 5.85 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 646,577 6.60 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 778,598 7.95 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 8,833 6.01 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 8,247 5.61 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 18,579 12.63 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 12,836 8.73 %
C AllianceBernstein Trust Company Troy, MI 8,483 5.77 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 36,440 24.78 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 82,445 11.81 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 67,720 9.70 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 51,441 7.37 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 59,432 8.51 %
Advisor State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 47,864 6.86 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 43,708 6.26 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 55,021 7.88 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor Providence Ear Nose & Throat Associates, Inc. Chester, PA 122,298 17.52 %
I State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 5,503 7.25 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 60,242 79.32 %
AB High Income Fund, Inc. A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 7,564,877 6.05 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 8,661,904 6.93 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 8,631,189 6.90 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 11,222,187 8.98 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 9,374,536 7.50 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 12,961,901 10.37 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 17,513,437 14.01 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 2,342,274 10.61 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 2,824,421 12.80 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 2,683,191 12.16 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 4,001,444 18.13 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 1,181,537 5.35 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,800,170 12.69 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 2,061,857 9.34 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 1,272,285 5.76 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 15,074,245 5.50 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 36,413,584 13.28 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 19,141,075 6.98 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 15,660,588 5.71 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 15,624,808 5.70 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 31,466,450 11.47 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 18,454,535 6.73 %
I MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 2,318,632 22.62 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
I Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 751,193 7.33 %
I Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 789,351 7.70 %
I The Northern Trust Company as TTEE LSC Communications, Inc. Chicago, IL 4,423,391 43.15 %
Z National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,681,216 15.84 %
Z MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 2,699,314 15.95 %
Z Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company Windsor, CT 1,166,340 6.89 %
Z DCGT Trustee and/or Custodian Des Moines, IA 1,783,926 10.54 %
Z The Northern Trust Company Chicago, IL 2,406,207 14.22 %
AB Global Real Estate Investment Fund II N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AB Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc. A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 6,947,723 13.54 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC St. Louis, MO 3,066,297 5.97 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 6,605,543 12.87 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,673,034 5.21 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 3,002,255 5.85 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 4,281,244 8.34 %
A John Hancock Life Insurance Company USA Boston, MA 3,069,229 5.98 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 680,361 7.78 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 583,859 6.67 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 1,438,599 16.45 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,100,157 12.58 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 652,167 7.46 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 637,036 7.28 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 551,442 6.30 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 466,952 5.34 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC St. Louis, MO 1,793,415 20.50 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 25,119,647 18.80 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 25,046,547 18.75 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 6,796,464 5.09 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 11,226,689 8.40 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 13,275,530 9.94 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 8,309,583 6.22 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 7,368,751 5.52 %
R Equitable Life Insurance Company Jersey City, NJ 90,122 5.80 %
R Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company Windsor, CT 218,320 14.05 %
R DCGT Trustee and/or Custodian Des Moines, IA 163,573 10.53 %
R National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 88,184 5.68 %
R State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 239,612 15.42 %
K Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company Windsor, CT 74,520 5.12 %
K Voya Institutional Trust Company Windsor, CT 96,234 6.61 %
K Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 385,224 26.45 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 1,050,543 12.15 %
I Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 1,732,131 20.04 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 755,069 8.73 %
I National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 575,209 6.65 %
I Saxon & Company Cleveland, OH 476,199 5.51 %
Z National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 13,952,083 22.79 %
Z Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company Windsor, CT 4,778,654 7.81 %
Z Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 3,336,129 5.45 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Z DCGT Trustee and/or Custodian Des Moines, IA 4,817,651 7.87 %
AB California Portfolio A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 4,165,842 9.20 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 4,270,442 9.43 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 8,698,914 19.21 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,196,765 7.06 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,455,309 5.42 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 8,467,757 18.70 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 2,412,095 5.33 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 2,761,902 6.10 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 198,301 9.74 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 182,156 8.95 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 120,128 5.90 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 475,122 23.34 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 102,077 5.02 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 240,602 11.82 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 456,619 22.43 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 5,393,176 8.64 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 5,441,648 8.72 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 11,621,041 18.62 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 7,579,406 12.15 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 4,970,704 7.97 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,340,253 5.35 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 14,601,593 23.40 %
AB High Income Municipal Portfolio A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 3,178,478 5.71 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 8,398,938 15.10 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 7,182,816 12.91 %
A UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 3,242,047 5.83 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 4,941,694 8.88 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,947,519 5.30 %
A UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 3,242,047 5.83 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 10,906,562 19.60 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 3,423,899 6.15 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 292,855 6.03 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 523,141 10.78 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 1,113,973 22.95 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 672,792 13.86 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 614,405 12.66 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 377,851 7.78 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 436,478 8.99 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 13,303,451 6.99 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 15,270,369 8.03 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 11,073,899 5.82 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 22,780,183 11.97 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 13,072,371 6.87 %
Z Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 21,386,242 78.52 %
Z SEI Private Trust Company San Antonio, Tx 4,696,552 17.24 %
AB National Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 3,129,170 7.25 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 4,523,494 10.48 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 5,065,003 11.73 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 4,688,644 10.86 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 5,148,447 11.93 %
A Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 2,379,656 5.51 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 132,468 6.89 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 208,919 10.86 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 367,595 19.11 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 118,376 6.15 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 149,586 7.78 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 210,348 10.93 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 163,353 8.49 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 5,393,176 8.64 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 17,026,461 11.42 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 13,118,367 8.80 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 14,099,577 9.45 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 21,031,852 14.10 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 18,213,159 12.21 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 32,535,352 21.81 %
AB New York Portfolio A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 8,189,172 24.16 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,763,976 5.21 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,879,434 5.55 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,906,620 11.53 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 5,203,834 15.36 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 3,808,194 11.24 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 312,273 25.22 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 93,181 7.53 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 134,834 10.89 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 194,776 15.73 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 228,489 18.46 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,434,364 7.64 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,421,547 7.57 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,820,197 9.69 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,932,749 10.29 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 2,052,191 10.93 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 6,526,175 34.75 %
AB Arizona Portfolio A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 1,032,556 16.09 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 429,879 6.70 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 1,158,384 18.05 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 622,163 9.69 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 486,966 7.59 %
A Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 811,850 12.65 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 115,043 67.11 %
C UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 15,117 8.82 %
C RBC Capital Markets LLC Minneapolis, MN 10,105 5.89 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 11,085 6.47 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 301,682 23.21 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 301,388 23.19 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 103,053 7.93 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 204,015 15.70 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 301,223 23.18 %
AB Massachusetts Portfolio A American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 616,027 8.04 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 513,180 6.70 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 447,794 5.85 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 831,014 10.85 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,650,429 21.54 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,412,475 18.44 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 133,648 37.50 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 27,303 7.66 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
C RBC Capital Markets LLC Minneapolis, MN 32,114 9.01 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 34,902 9.79 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 24,316 6.82 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,473,959 10.15 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,357,650 16.23 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 4,728,582 32.55 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 908,359 6.25 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 813,901 5.60 %
Advisor SEI Private Trust Company Oaks, PA 2,093,689 14.41 %
AB Minnesota Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 319,544 10.05 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 200,308 6.30 %
A American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 392,088 12.34 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 377,235 11.87 %
A Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 181,710 5.72 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 330,422 10.40 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 172,347 5.42 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 17,754 13.65 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 22,272 17.13 %
C C.A.S. & L.H.S. JTWROS TOD/DE Cambridge, MN 12,383 9.52 %
C P.R.S. TOD/DE Mora, MN 10,202 7.84 %
C F.J.D. TOD/DE Marshall, MN 26,153 20.11 %
AB New Jersey Portfolio A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,074,718 15.25 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 502,240 7.13 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,189,971 16.89 %
A American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 589,996 8.3 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 912,231 12.95 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 383,717 5.45 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 18,197 20.60 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 28,431 32.18 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 4,734 5.36 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 13,339 15.10 %
C A.M.B & M.J.B. JTWROS Monroe, NJ 4,735 5.36 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 4,665 5.28 %
AB Ohio Portfolio A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 252,312 5.45 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 309,761 6.68 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 335,304 7.24 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 277,420 5.99 %
A UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 258,416 5.58 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 548,599 11.84 %
A American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 504,549 10.89 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 604,323 13.04 %
A Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 322,049 6.95 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 13,984 8.57 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 30,270 18.55 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 42,924 26.31 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 8,733 5.35 %
C B.L.I. TOD/DE Cincinnati, OH 49,054 30.07 %
AB Pennsylvania Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 672,113 13.62 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 291,033 5.90 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 544,868 11.04 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,277,993 25.90 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 300,436 6.09 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 11,133 18.87 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 23,297 39.48 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 9,411 15.95 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 3,010 5.10 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 3,674 6.23 %
C C.R. TOD/DE Blue Bell, PA 5,059 8.57 %
AB Virginia Portfolio A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 950,144 9.20 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 2,003,380 19.41 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 1,394,755 13.51 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 933,712 9.05 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,118,023 10.83 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 914,389 8.86 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 31,244 6.36 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 67,016 13.64 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 45,490 9.26 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 70,665 14.39 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 91,992 18.73 %
C The Simpkins Trust Yorktown, VA 25,974 5.29 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 81,840 16.66 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 459,525 5.86 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 959,662 12.23 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 568,274 7.24 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 1,413,445 18.01 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 963,925 12.28 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 995,642 12.69 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 872,340 11.12 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 512,734 6.53 %
AB Relative Value Fund, Inc. A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 11,927,235 5.67 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 21,758,672 10.34 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 15,205,761 7.23 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 13,712,109 6.52 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 13,436,274 6.39 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 12,527,231 5.95 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 564,266 16.92 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 240,726 7.22 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 211,904 6.35 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 363,644 10.90 %
C UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 205,827 6.17 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 389,390 11.67 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 290,340 8.71 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 215,240 6.45 %
C Raymond James St Petersburg, FL 301,305 9.03 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 8,181,375 13.93 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 7,387,021 12.58 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 6,239,107 10.62 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 3,311,242 5.64 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 2,941,146 5.01 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,897,740 6.64 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 4,701,065 8.00 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 3,257,312 5.55 %
I Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,412,979 23.57 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
I FIIOC as Agent for Certain Employee Benefit Plans Covington, KY 493,316 8.23 %
I Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 592,440 9.88 %
I Ascensus Trust Company Fargo, ND 452,500 7.55 %
I National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,051,083 17.53 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 492,578 8.22 %
Z State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 3,138,029 29.50 %
Z Equitable Life Insurance Company Jersey City, NJ 1,911,562 17.97 %
Z Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 1,129,558 10.62 %
AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund, Inc. A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 456,972 9.64 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 411,707 8.68 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 375,328 7.91 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC New York, NY 337,416 7.11 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 300,557 6.34 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 286,363 6.04 %
C American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 44,587 21.75 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 32,593 15.90 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 22,332 10.90 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 21,527 10.50 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 17,318 8.45 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 16,352 7.98 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 692,682 11.19 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 355,032 5.74 %
I National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 112,443 31.60 %
I John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Boston, MA 91,302 25.66 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
I MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 38,769 10.90 %
I DCGT Trustee & Or Custodian Des Moines, IA 20,348 5.72 %
Z Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 235,223 84.85 %
Z J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 36,973 13.34 %
AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund, Inc. A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 699,566 9.90 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 592,008 8.38 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 570,543 8.07 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 518,428 7.33 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 441,643 6.25 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 407,924 5.77 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 19,906 39.45 %
C Raymond James St Petersburg, FL 5,340 10.58 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 4,751 9.42 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,470 6.88 %
I Lincoln Retirement Services Company Fort Wayne, IN 19,072 39.35 %
I Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 7,712 15.91 %
I Nationwide Trust Co. FSB Columbus, OH 7,440 15.35 %
I Lincoln Retirement Services Company Fort Wayne, IN 3,929 8.11 %
I Mid Atlantic Trust Company Pittsburgh, PA 2,727 5.63 %
I GCON Management Company LLC Phoenix, AZ 2,516 5.19 %
Z Saxon & Co. Cleveland, OH 441,838 53.94 %
Z Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 232,419 28.37 %
Z Saxon & Co. Cleveland, OH 111,595 13.62 %
AB Discovery Value Fund A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,455,411 13.68 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,015,997 9.55 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 647,146 6.08 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 615,803 5.79 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 539,200 5.07 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 81,431 25.11 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 27,806 8.57 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 43,908 13.54 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 24,401 7.52 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 38,115 11.75 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 19,165 5.91 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 3,558,963 5.38 %
I Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,072,160 16.81 %
I Voya Institutional Trust Company Windsor, CT 3,527,930 55.32 %
I Lincoln Retirement Services Company Fort Wayne, IN 835,853 13.11 %
Z J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 2,041,787 8.06 %
Z Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 3,678,962 14.53 %
Z FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 10,690,898 42.22 %
Z AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy New York, NY 1,797,306 7.10 %
AB International Value Fund A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 324,761 6.98 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 434,825 9.34 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 243,061 5.22 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 363,168 7.80 %
A Hartford Life Insurance Company Hartford, CT 311,900 6.70 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 17,490 22.68 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 6,871 8.91 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 4,460 5.78 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 4,296 5.57 %
C Ascensus Trust Company Fargo, ND 4,660 6.04 %
C Ascensus Trust Company Fargo, ND 5,070 6.57 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 208,735 11.86 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 103,472 5.88 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 248,363 14.12 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 132,334 7.52 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 128,267 7.29 %
Advisor Sanford Bernstein & Co., LLC White Plains, NY 379,107 21.55 %
I MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 7,224 12.85 %
I Nationwide Trust Company Columbus, OH 9,012 16.03 %
I GCON Management Company, LLC Phoenix, AZ 8,382 14.91 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 6,245 11.11 %
I TIAA Trust, N.A. Charlotte, NC 2,849 5.07 %
I Ascensus Trust Company Fargo, ND 4,736 8.42 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 5,049 8.98 %
AB Value Fund A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 200,042 6.81 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 268,912 9.15 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 185,300 6.31 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 153,514 5.22 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 199,852 6.80 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 147,567 5.02 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 291,506 9.92 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 172,487 5.87 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 5,105 10.89 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 8,157 17.40 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 9,936 21.19 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 7,500 16 %
C AllianceBernstein Trust Company Boyne City, MI 4,324 9.22 %
C AllianceBernstein Trust Company Farmington Hills, MI 2,579 5.50 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
I MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 56,596 58.46 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 11,950 12.34 %
I Mid Atlantic Trust Company Pittsburgh, PA 26,068 26.93 %
AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio A American General Life Insurance Company Of Delaware Houston, TX 1,477,274 86.49 %
A The United States Life Insurance Company In The City Of New York Houston, TX 138,814 8.13 %
B Transamerica Life Insurance Company Cedar Rapids, IA 7,442,753 43.75 %
B Talcott Resolution Life And Annuity Insurance Company Windsor, CT 2,012,558 11.83 %
B Sunamerica Annuity And Life Assurance Company Houston, TX 906,194 5.33 %
B Delaware Life Insurance Company Waltham, MA 2,702,124 15.88 %
AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio A Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 4,250 21.64 %
A Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 1,829 9.31 %
A Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 13,555 69.01 %
B Minnesota Mutual Life Saint Paul, MN 20,156,886 73.40 %
B Delaware Life Insurance Company Waltham, MA 5,000,714 18.21 %
AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio A American General Life Insurance Company Of Delaware Houston, TX 167,752 9.22 %
A Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N Fort Wayne, IN 1,169,817 64.32 %
A Transamerica Life Insurance Company Cedar Rapids, IA 166,680 9.16 %
A Transamerica Financial Life Cedar Rapids, IA 103,049 5.67 %
B Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N Fort Wayne, IN 1,759,055 53.98 %
B AXA Equitable Life Separate New York, NY 175,599 5.39 %
B IDS Life Insurance Company Minneapolis, MN 301,205 9.24 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
AB Relative Value Portfolio A Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company Greenwood Village, CO 305,463 5.41 %
A Jefferson National Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 704,812 12.49 %
A American General Life Insurance Company Of Delaware Houston, TX 778,338 13.79 %
A Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N Fort Wayne, IN 1,014,633 17.98 %
A Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 1,057,715 18.74 %
A New York Life Insurance And Annuity Corporation Tampa, FL 302,431 5.36 %
B Transamerica Life Insurance Company Cedar Rapids, IA 8,436,824 36.67 %
B IDS Life Insurance Company Minneapolis, MN 4,615,068 20.06 %
AB International Value Portfolio A American General Life Insurance Company Of Delaware Houston, TX 161,474 5.43 %
A Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N Fort Wayne, IN 971,722 32.71 %
A Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 283,727 9.55 %
A Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 308,392 10.38 %
A Minnesota Mutual Life Saint Paul, MN 191,037 6.43 %
B Talcott Resolution Life And Annuity Insurance Company Windsor, CT 2,388,807 15.26 %
B Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company Hartford, CT 1,279,245 8.17 %
B GE Life And Annuity Assurance Company Richmond, VA 1,432,656 9.15 %
B IDS Life Insurance Company Minneapolis, MN 6,770,829 43.26 %
B Delaware Life Insurance Company Waltham, MA 1,227,350 7.84 %
AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio A American General Life Insurance Company Of Delaware Houston, TX 498,333 11.58 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A American General Life Insurance Company Of Delaware Houston, TX 459,485 10.68 %
A Transamerica Life Insurance Company Cedar Rapids, IA 341,821 7.94 %
A Transamerica Life Insurance Company Cedar Rapids, IA 1,203,140 27.95 %
A New York Life Insurance And Annuity Corporation Tampa, FL 290,502 6.75 %
A Riversource Life Insurance Company Minneapolis, MN 265,091 6.16 %
B Transamerica Life Insurance Company Cedar Rapids, IA 364,913 5.57 %
B American General Life Insurance Company Of Delaware Houston, TX 364,913 5.57 %
B Everlake Life Insurance Company Northbrook, IL 408,611 6.24 %
B IDS Life Insurance Company Minneapolis, MN 3,280,902 50.12 %
B Protective Life Insurance Company Birmingham, AL 527,646 8.06 %
AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio A American General Life Insurance Company Of Delaware Houston, TX 671,533 38.57 %
A Principal Life Insurance Company Cust. Des Moines, IA 226,398 13.00 %
A Lincoln Benefit Life Insurance Company Palatine, IL 140,102 8.05 %
A New York Life Insurance And Annuity Corporation Tampa, FL 130,907 7.52 %
A Principal Life Insurance Company Cust. Des Moines, IA 103,005 5.92 %
B AuguStar Life Insurance Company Cincinnati, OH 2,374,529 53.74 %
B GE Life And Annuity Assurance Company Richmond, VA 558,551 12.64 %
B Sunamerica Annuity And Life Assurance Company Houston, TX 378,552 8.57 %
B Delaware Life Insurance Company Waltham, MA 539,008 12.20 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
AB Discovery Value Portfolio A Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N Fort Wayne, IN 8,752,012 60.88 %
A Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 954,320 6.64 %
A New York Life Insurance And Annuity Corporation Tampa, FL 1,340,587 9.32 %
B Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N Fort Wayne, IN 11,484,997 46.91 %
B Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, OH 5,895,331 24.08 %
B Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company Windsor, CT 1,497,921 6.12 %
AB Global Risk Allocation–Moderate Portfolio B AuguStar Life Insurance Company Cincinnati, OH 61,047,592 96.45 %
Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio N/A CSA Compensation Accrual Fund New York, NY 3,137,636 5.45 %
AB All Market Total Return Portfolio A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,733,802 6.60 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 2,579,544 9.82 %
A Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 1,331,775 5.07 %
A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 5,440,876 20.72 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 2,111,263 8.04 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 2,692,319 10.25 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 23,278 10.64 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 18,161 8.30 %
C AllianceBernstein Trust Company Alton, IL 33,828 15.47 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 17,545 8.02 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 267,039 7.85 %
Advisor Mid Atlantic Trust Company Pittsburgh, PA 191,129 5.62 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 193,632 5.69 %
I Ascensus Trust Company Fargo, ND 18,878 94.40 %
I Matrix Trust Company Denver, CO 1,119 5.60 %
AB Growth Fund A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 814,990 8.03 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 675,212 6.66 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 698,581 6.89 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 628,527 6.20 %
A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 899,756 8.87 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 256,189 23.72 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 90,766 8.40 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 88,596 8.20 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 260,402 24.11 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 190,064 12.78 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 285,715 19.22 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 185,996 12.51 %
Advisor Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 90,870 6.11 %
Advisor American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 96,472 6.49 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 161,328 10.85 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 147,233 9.90 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 80,490 5.41 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 98,738 6.64 %
I MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 59,994 13.77 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 51,928 11.92 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 31,488 7.23 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 24,983 5.73 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 24,983 5.73 %
I Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 24,983 5.73 %
I FIIOC, LLC Covington, KY 22,351 5.13 %
AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 2,418,577 31.39 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 678,033 8.80 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 722,540 9.38 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 529,751 6.88 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 532,556 6.91 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 7,430 5.57 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 22,063 16.55 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 9,076 6.81 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 40,370 30.27 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 11,414 8.56 %
C Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 7,168 5.38 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 24,730 8.31 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 27,733 9.32 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 47,177 15.86 %
Advisor L.B. & W.E.B. Tenants in Common Berkeley Heights, NJ 29,113 9.79 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 15,907 5.35 %
Advisor Mid Atlantic Trust Company Pittsburgh, PA 15,917 5.35 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 28,944 9.73 %
Advisor Raymond James St. Petersburg, FL 15,266 5.13 %
I MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 2,979 78.58 %
I AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 811 21.40 %
Z AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 739 56.90 %
Z Empower Trust Company, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 558 42.98 %
AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 120,153 5.68 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 333,337 15.76 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 188,997 8.93 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 155,741 7.36 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 123,677 5.85 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 182,678 8.64 %
A Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 109,486 5.18 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 123,252 5.83 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 3,113 11.94 %
C UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 6,296 24.14 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 9,355 35.87 %
AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 2,408,381 13.79 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 1,377,630 7.89 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,444,707 8.27 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 915,084 5.24 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,277,170 7.31 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,612,947 9.24 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 8,947 6.13 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 23,787 16.30 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 23,076 15.81 %
International Strategic Equities Portfolio Z AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy New York, NY 24,462,363 36.07 %
Z SCB Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 17,896,687 26.39 %
Z AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation New York, NY 16,615,843 24.50 %
Z SCB Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 8,836,000 13.03 %
International Small Cap Portfolio Z AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy New York, NY 5,588,770 38.85 %
Z AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation New York, NY 3,842,168 26.71 %
Z SCB Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 3,317,816 23.07 %
Z SCB Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 1,635,769 11.37 %
Small Cap Core Portfolio Z AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy New York, NY 2,082,796 35.45 %
Z SCB Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 1,617,489 27.53 %
Z AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation New York, NY 1,322,923 22.52 %
Z SCB Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 851,848 14.50 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
SCB California Municipal Portfolio A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 806,514 24.01 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 701,714 20.89 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 536,955 15.99 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 383,496 11.42 %
A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 214,885 6.4 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 214,497 6.39 %
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 95,402 52.13 %
C Rosemary Henson TOD/DE Redwood City, CA 24,724 13.51 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 19,650 10.74 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 17,155 9.37 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 16,589 9.06 %
Adv Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 2,055,586 24.31 %
Adv National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,338,937 15.83 %
Adv Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC New York, NY 1,247,856 14.76 %
Adv Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 1,054,066 12.46 %
Adv MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 860,447 10.18 %
Adv UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 761,161 9.00 %
Adv LPL Financial San Diego, CA 725,310 8.58 %
SCB Diversified Municipal Portfolio A Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 2,575,817 17.73 %
A Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 2,441,786 16.81 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 1,517,854 10.45 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,489,921 10.26 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,032,132 7.10 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 962,576 6.63 %
A Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 789,679 5.44 %
A UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 736,226 5.07 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Saint Louis, MO 179,379 25.40 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
C Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 81,511 11.54 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 75,878 10.74 %
C Raymond James St Petersburg, FL 73,749 10.44 %
C Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 64,166 9.09 %
C UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 49,115 6.95 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 48,242 6.83 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 45,599 6.46 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 8,780,714 24.44 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 7,314,026 20.35 %
Advisor UBS WM USA Weehawken, NJ 4,362,452 12.14 %
Advisor Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC New York, NY 3,890,944 10.83 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 2,416,803 6.73 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 2,380,482 6.62 %
Advisor Raymond James St Petersburg, FL 2,091,282 5.82 %
Z J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 18,146,385 58.69 %
Z Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. Saint Louis, MO 7,727,811 24.99 %
Z SEI Private Trust Company Oaks, PA 4,614,272 14.92 %
SCB Emerging Markets Portfolio Z AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy New York, NY 1,144,371 37.20 %
Z SCB Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 786,319 25.56 %
Z AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation New York, NY 760,189 24.71 %
Z SCB Overlay A Portfolio New York, NY 385,758 12.54 %
SCB Intermediate Duration Portfolio A AllianceBernstein Trust Company Rochester, MN 7,207 16.15 %
A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 5,240 11.74 %
A AllianceBernstein Trust Company Syracuse, NY 3,972 8.90 %
A AllianceBernstein Trust Company Saddle Brook, NJ 3,458 7.75 %
A N.L.K. Taos, NM 3,223 7.22 %
A L.C. Fayetteville, TN 3,014 6.75 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 72,893 98.98 %
Z AllianceBernstein L.P. Nashville, TN 749 99.79 %

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Fund<br><br>* * * Class<br>* * * Name<br><br>* * * Location<br><br>* * * Number of<br>Shares of Class<br>* * * % ofClass<br>* * *
SCB New York Municipal Portfolio A Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,500,946 25.40 %
A National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 1,114,383 18.86 %
A J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 1,023,802 17.33 %
A MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 403,115 6.82 %
A LPL Financial San Diego, CA 355,210 6.01 %
C LPL Financial San Diego, CA 33,765 18.70 %
C Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCc Saint Louis, MO 33,214 17.77 %
C MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 28,632 15.32 %
C Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 26,031 13.93 %
C J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brooklyn, NY 21,978 11.76 %
C National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 9,648 5.16 %
Advisor Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. San Francisco, CA 1,189,655 30.26 %
Advisor SEI Private Trust Company Oaks, PA 447,136 11.37 %
Advisor LPL Financial San Diego, CA 391,409 9.96 %
Advisor Pershing, LLC Jersey City, NJ 364,073 9.26 %
Advisor National Financial Services, LLC Jersey City, NJ 351,581 8.94 %
Advisor Raymond James St Petersburg, FL 269,678 6.86 %
Advisor MLPF&S For The Sole Benefit of Its Customers Jacksonville, FL 244,714 6.22 %
SCB Overlay A Portfolio 2 Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 New York, NY 651,553 12.59 %
2 Reed Smith LLP Cash Balance New York, NY 838,532 16.21 %
2 Rochestter Area Foundation New York, NY 353,735 6.84 %
2 MT. Graham Regional New York, NY 285,565 5.52 %
SCB Overlay B Portfolio 2 Cooley LLP Cash Balance Plan 2018 New York, NY 2,273,630 26.56 %
2 Reed Smith LLP Cash Balance New York, NY 1,490,837 17.42 %
2 G.J.V.H International New York, NY 498,217 5.82 %
SCB Tax-Aware Overlay A Portfolio 2 NQSM Trust New York, NY 2,589,467 13.3 %
2 JBD 2002 Crut New York, NY 1,226,593 6.3 %
SCB Tax-Aware Overlay B Portfolio 2 JBD Revocable Trust New York, NY 1,112,420 6.75 %

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A stockholder who owns of record or beneficially more than 25% of a Fund’s outstanding voting securities is presumed to “control” the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, and may have a significant impact on matters submitted to a stockholder vote. Except as set forth below, to the knowledge of each Fund, as of May 6, 2024, no person owned of record or beneficially more than 25% of a Fund’s outstanding voting securities.

Fund<br><br>* * * Name and Address<br><br>* * * Number ofShares of Fund<br>* * * % of Fund<br>* * *
AB Conservative Buffer ETF Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, White Plains, NY 14,126,102 96.10 %
AB Core Plus Bond ETF State Street Bank and Trust Company, North Quincy, MA 560,888 37.39 %
State Street Bank and Trust Company, North Quincy, MA 598,000 39.87 %
AB Disruptors ETF Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, White Plains, NY 3,879,816 93.49 %
AB High Yield ETF LPL LLC, Fort Mill, South Carolina 1,317,257 37.22 %
AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF State Street Bank and Trust Company, North Quincy, MA 985,000 85.65 %
AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF State Street Bank and Trust Company, North Quincy, MA 986,000 89.64 %
AB US High Dividend ETF Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Phoenix, AZ 73,988 36.99 %
State Street Bank and Trust Company, North Quincy, MA 100,000 50.00 %
AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, White Plains, NY 1,386,471 80.38 %
AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, White Plains, NY 321,380 47.26 %
AB All Market Real Return Portfolio Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL 165,944 81.85 %

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Introduction 3
Proposal: Election of Directors 4
Proxy Voting and Stockholder Meetings 26
Information as to the Investment Adviser, Administrator, and Distributor of the<br> Funds 28
Other Matters 29
Stock Ownership 29
Submission of Proposals for Next Meeting of Stockholders 29
Reports to Stockholders 29
Appendix A: Shares Outstanding As of the Record Date A-1
Appendix B: Meetings of Standing Board Committees B-1
Appendix C: Additional Information on the Proposal C-1
Appendix D: Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm D-1
Appendix E: Stock Ownership E-1

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