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AB Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2026 (unaudited)


Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value

COMMON STOCKS – 98.4%
Information Technology – 28.5%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 11.5%
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

				82,812,592


Software – 9.2%
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

				65,699,154


Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 7.8%
Apple, Inc.		134,363		35,496,017
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC		32,876		13,408,148
Western Digital Corp.		25,470		7,123,959

				56,028,124

				204,539,870


Financials – 16.1%
Banks – 4.4%
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

				31,463,327


Capital Markets – 5.5%
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

				39,563,072


Financial Services – 2.8%
Corebridge Financial, Inc.		323,187		8,351,152
Visa, Inc. - Class A		36,329		11,630,366

				19,981,518


Insurance – 3.4%
Everest Group Ltd.		21,060		7,065,420
MetLife, Inc.		69,404		5,001,946
Willis Towers Watson PLC		41,340		12,615,728

				24,683,094

				115,691,011


Health Care – 10.7%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.7%
Medtronic PLC		128,513		12,550,580


Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.6%
Encompass Health Corp.		44,070	$	4,754,272
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.		23,465		6,881,580

				11,635,852


Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.7%
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.		9,003		4,691,553


Pharmaceuticals – 6.7%
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

				47,737,092

				76,615,077


Communication Services – 10.5%
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.6%
Comcast Corp. - Class A		143,475		4,441,986


Entertainment – 2.2%
Walt Disney Co. (The)		149,545		15,857,752


Interactive Media & Services – 6.0%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C		118,370		36,863,969
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A		9,670		6,267,901

				43,131,870


Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.7%
T-Mobile US, Inc.		55,591		12,068,250

				75,499,858


Industrials – 8.1%
Aerospace & Defense – 2.9%
Hexcel Corp.^(a)		39,640		3,674,231
RTX Corp.		83,287		16,875,612

				20,549,843


Building Products – 0.9%
Carrier Global Corp.		97,820		6,299,608


Electrical Equipment – 1.1%
Eaton Corp. PLC		21,630		8,131,150


Machinery – 2.7%
CNH Industrial NV		378,770		4,658,871
Deere & Co.		11,340		7,140,912
PACCAR, Inc.		61,614		7,768,909

				19,568,692


Professional Services – 0.5%
Paychex, Inc.		38,079		3,566,098

				58,115,391


Consumer Discretionary – 7.0%
Distributors – 1.1%
Genuine Parts Co.		66,120		7,885,471


Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.9%
McDonald’s Corp.		60,673	$	20,693,133


Specialty Retail – 3.0%
Bath & Body Works, Inc.		393,455		8,955,036
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.		46,768		12,373,410

				21,328,446

				49,907,050


Consumer Staples – 5.1%
Beverages – 1.4%
Coca-Cola Co. (The)		121,442		9,904,810


Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 1.6%
Walmart, Inc.		90,217		11,543,265


Household Products – 1.1%
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)		48,306		8,076,763


Personal Care Products – 1.0%
Kenvue, Inc.		355,345		6,794,196

				36,319,034


Real Estate – 4.0%
Health Care REITs – 0.3%
American Healthcare REIT, Inc.		47,240		2,467,818


Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.6%
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.		42,730		4,219,588


Office REITs – 0.7%
COPT Defense Properties		150,581		4,785,464


Residential REITs – 0.4%
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.		19,187		2,568,372


Retail REITs – 0.5%
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.		126,720		3,835,814


Specialized REITs – 1.5%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.		35,395		6,271,994
Extra Space Storage, Inc.		31,210		4,713,646

				10,985,640

				28,862,696


Utilities – 3.4%
Electric Utilities – 2.4%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.		127,125		17,011,868


Multi-Utilities – 1.0%
Ameren Corp.		62,216		7,047,828

				24,059,696


Energy – 3.3%
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.7%
Baker Hughes Co.		70,903		4,627,130


Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.6%
EOG Resources, Inc.		73,905		9,170,132


Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value

Exxon Mobil Corp.		62,155	$	9,478,638

				18,648,770

				23,275,900


Materials – 1.7%
Chemicals – 1.0%
Corteva, Inc.		46,752		3,745,770
LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A^(a)		59,837		3,441,824

				7,187,594


Metals & Mining – 0.7%
Reliance, Inc.		16,150		5,097,586

				12,285,180

Total Common Stocks (cost $467,345,146)				705,170,763


SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.4%
Investment Companies – 1.4%
AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 3.53%^{(b) (c) (d)} (cost $9,649,189)		9,649,189		9,649,189


Total Investments – 99.8% (cost $476,994,335)^(e)				714,819,952
Other assets less liabilities – 0.2%				1,648,093


Net Assets – 100.0%			$	716,468,045

(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

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.

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Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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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:	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Common Stocks^(a)	$	705,170,763	$	—	$	—	$	705,170,763
Short-Term Investments		9,649,189		—		—		9,649,189

Total Investments in Securities		714,819,952		—		—		714,819,952
Other Financial Instruments^(b)		—		—		—		—

Total	$	714,819,952	$	—	$	—	$	714,819,952

^(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.