AB Equity Income Fund, Inc.
Portfolio of Investments
February 28, 2026 (unaudited)
| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| COMMON STOCKS – 98.4% |
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| Information Technology – 28.5% |
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| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 11.5% |
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| Analog Devices, Inc. |
19,554 | $ | 6,957,118 | |||||
| Broadcom, Inc. |
70,640 | 22,573,012 | ||||||
| KLA Corp. |
12,056 | 18,379,975 | ||||||
| Lam Research Corp. |
116,233 | 27,185,736 | ||||||
| NXP Semiconductors NV |
33,993 | 7,716,751 | ||||||
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| Software – 9.2% |
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| Gen Digital, Inc. |
114,251 | 2,578,645 | ||||||
| Intuit, Inc. |
22,687 | 9,279,664 | ||||||
| Microsoft Corp. |
121,112 | 47,565,527 | ||||||
| Oracle Corp. |
43,159 | 6,275,318 | ||||||
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| Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 7.8% |
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| Apple, Inc. |
134,363 | 35,496,017 | ||||||
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC |
32,876 | 13,408,148 | ||||||
| Western Digital Corp. |
25,470 | 7,123,959 | ||||||
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| 56,028,124 | ||||||||
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| 204,539,870 | ||||||||
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| Financials – 16.1% |
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| Banks – 4.4% |
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| Bank of America Corp. |
340,080 | 16,946,186 | ||||||
| M&T Bank Corp. |
27,480 | 5,962,610 | ||||||
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
105,028 | 8,554,531 | ||||||
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| Capital Markets – 5.5% |
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| Carlyle Group, Inc. (The) |
67,530 | 3,510,885 | ||||||
| Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
80,120 | 7,627,424 | ||||||
| CME Group, Inc. |
44,507 | 14,219,986 | ||||||
| Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. |
113,440 | 5,036,736 | ||||||
| Morgan Stanley |
55,060 | 9,168,041 | ||||||
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| Financial Services – 2.8% |
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| Corebridge Financial, Inc. |
323,187 | 8,351,152 | ||||||
| Visa, Inc. - Class A |
36,329 | 11,630,366 | ||||||
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| Insurance – 3.4% |
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| Everest Group Ltd. |
21,060 | 7,065,420 | ||||||
| MetLife, Inc. |
69,404 | 5,001,946 | ||||||
| Willis Towers Watson PLC |
41,340 | 12,615,728 | ||||||
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| 115,691,011 | ||||||||
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| Health Care – 10.7% |
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| Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.7% |
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| Medtronic PLC |
128,513 | 12,550,580 | ||||||
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| Health Care Providers & Services – 1.6% |
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| Encompass Health Corp. |
44,070 | $ | 4,754,272 | |||||
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
23,465 | 6,881,580 | ||||||
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| Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.7% |
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| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
9,003 | 4,691,553 | ||||||
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| Pharmaceuticals – 6.7% |
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| Johnson & Johnson |
23,960 | 5,952,383 | ||||||
| Merck & Co., Inc. |
179,702 | 22,250,701 | ||||||
| Pfizer, Inc. |
231,101 | 6,389,943 | ||||||
| Royalty Pharma PLC - Class A |
284,442 | 13,144,065 | ||||||
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| Communication Services – 10.5% |
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| Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.6% |
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| Comcast Corp. - Class A |
143,475 | 4,441,986 | ||||||
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| Entertainment – 2.2% |
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| Walt Disney Co. (The) |
149,545 | 15,857,752 | ||||||
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| Interactive Media & Services – 6.0% |
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| Alphabet, Inc. - Class C |
118,370 | 36,863,969 | ||||||
| Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A |
9,670 | 6,267,901 | ||||||
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| Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.7% |
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| T-Mobile US, Inc. |
55,591 | 12,068,250 | ||||||
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| Industrials – 8.1% |
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| Aerospace & Defense – 2.9% |
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| Hexcel Corp.(a) |
39,640 | 3,674,231 | ||||||
| RTX Corp. |
83,287 | 16,875,612 | ||||||
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| Building Products – 0.9% |
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| Carrier Global Corp. |
97,820 | 6,299,608 | ||||||
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| Electrical Equipment – 1.1% |
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| Eaton Corp. PLC |
21,630 | 8,131,150 | ||||||
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| Machinery – 2.7% |
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| CNH Industrial NV |
378,770 | 4,658,871 | ||||||
| Deere & Co. |
11,340 | 7,140,912 | ||||||
| PACCAR, Inc. |
61,614 | 7,768,909 | ||||||
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| Professional Services – 0.5% |
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| Paychex, Inc. |
38,079 | 3,566,098 | ||||||
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| 58,115,391 | ||||||||
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| Consumer Discretionary – 7.0% |
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| Distributors – 1.1% |
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| Genuine Parts Co. |
66,120 | 7,885,471 | ||||||
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| Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
| Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.9% |
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| McDonald’s Corp. |
60,673 | $ | 20,693,133 | |||||
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| Specialty Retail – 3.0% |
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| Bath & Body Works, Inc. |
393,455 | 8,955,036 | ||||||
| Lowe’s Cos., Inc. |
46,768 | 12,373,410 | ||||||
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| 21,328,446 | ||||||||
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| 49,907,050 | ||||||||
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| Consumer Staples – 5.1% |
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| Beverages – 1.4% |
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| Coca-Cola Co. (The) |
121,442 | 9,904,810 | ||||||
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| Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 1.6% |
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| Walmart, Inc. |
90,217 | 11,543,265 | ||||||
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| Household Products – 1.1% |
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| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) |
48,306 | 8,076,763 | ||||||
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| Personal Care Products – 1.0% |
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| Kenvue, Inc. |
355,345 | 6,794,196 | ||||||
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| Real Estate – 4.0% |
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| Health Care REITs – 0.3% |
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| American Healthcare REIT, Inc. |
47,240 | 2,467,818 | ||||||
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| Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.6% |
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| Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
42,730 | 4,219,588 | ||||||
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| Office REITs – 0.7% |
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| COPT Defense Properties |
150,581 | 4,785,464 | ||||||
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| Residential REITs – 0.4% |
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| Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. |
19,187 | 2,568,372 | ||||||
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| Retail REITs – 0.5% |
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| Brixmor Property Group, Inc. |
126,720 | 3,835,814 | ||||||
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| Specialized REITs – 1.5% |
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| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
35,395 | 6,271,994 | ||||||
| Extra Space Storage, Inc. |
31,210 | 4,713,646 | ||||||
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| Utilities – 3.4% |
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| Electric Utilities – 2.4% |
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| American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
127,125 | 17,011,868 | ||||||
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| Multi-Utilities – 1.0% |
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| Ameren Corp. |
62,216 | 7,047,828 | ||||||
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| Energy – 3.3% |
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| Energy Equipment & Services – 0.7% |
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| Baker Hughes Co. |
70,903 | 4,627,130 | ||||||
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| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.6% |
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| EOG Resources, Inc. |
73,905 | 9,170,132 | ||||||
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| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
62,155 | $ | 9,478,638 | |||||
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| Materials – 1.7% |
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| Chemicals – 1.0% |
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| Corteva, Inc. |
46,752 | 3,745,770 | ||||||
| LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A(a) |
59,837 | 3,441,824 | ||||||
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| Metals & Mining – 0.7% |
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| Reliance, Inc. |
16,150 | 5,097,586 | ||||||
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| Total Common Stocks |
705,170,763 | |||||||
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| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.4% |
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| Investment Companies – 1.4% |
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| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 3.53%(b) (c) (d) |
9,649,189 | 9,649,189 | ||||||
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| Total Investments – 99.8% |
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714,819,952 | ||||||
| Other assets less liabilities – 0.2% |
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| Net Assets – 100.0% |
$ | 716,468,045 | ||||||
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| (a) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. |
| (b) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
| (c) | To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618. |
| (d) | Affiliated investments. |
| (e) | As of February 28, 2026, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $255,612,884 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(17,787,267), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $237,825,617. |
| Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market. |
Glossary:
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
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AB Equity Income Fund, Inc.
February 28, 2026 (unaudited)
In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| | Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| | Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| | Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of February 28, 2026:
| Investments in Securities: |
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| Common Stocks(a) | $ | 705,170,763 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 705,170,763 | ||||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 9,649,189 | — | — | 9,649,189 | ||||||||||||
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| Total Investments in Securities | 714,819,952 | — | — | 714,819,952 | ||||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(b) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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| Total | $ | 714,819,952 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 714,819,952 | ||||||||
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| (a) | See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications. |
| (b) | Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value. |
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A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended February 28, 2026 is as follows:
| Fund | Market Value 11/30/2025 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 02/28/2026 (000) |
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| AB Government Money Market Portfolio | $ | 4,267 | $ | 33,396 | $ | 28,014 | $ | 9,649 | $ | 25 | ||||||||||
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