AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-10573

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN NATIONAL MUNICIPAL

INCOME FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2017

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2017

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments

January 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 161.3%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 161.3%

       

Alabama - 1.5%

       

Alabama Public School & College Authority

       

Series 2009A

       

5.00%, 5/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 3,000        $ 3,250,260  

County of Jefferson AL

(County of Jefferson AL Sch Warrants)

       

Series 2004A

       

5.25%, 1/01/18-1/01/23

     3,100          3,105,789  
       

 

 

 
          6,356,049  
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 1.1%

       

Salt Verde Financial Corp.

(Citigroup, Inc.)

       

Series 2007

       

5.25%, 12/01/22-12/01/23

     4,150          4,743,439  
       

 

 

 

Arkansas - 0.5%

       

Pulaski County Public Facilities Board

(Baptist Health)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 12/01/42

     2,000          2,176,620  
       

 

 

 

California - 24.9%

       

Anaheim Public Financing Authority

(City of Anaheim CA Lease)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 5/01/32-5/01/39

     5,500          6,166,925  

Bay Area Toll Authority

       

Series 2013S

       

5.00%, 4/01/32

     5,720          6,549,228  

California Econ Recovery

       

Series 2009A

       

5.25%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,860          5,331,225  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority

(Poseidon Resources Channelside LP)

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 7/01/37-11/21/45 (a)

     7,000          7,178,230  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports

(Los Angeles Intl Airport)

       

Series 2009A

       

5.25%, 5/15/29

     5,700          6,204,792  

County of San Bernardino CA COP

       

Series 2009A

       

5.25%, 8/01/26

     1,455          1,567,661  

Los Angeles Community College District/CA

       

Series 2008F-1

       

5.00%, 8/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,800          6,142,374  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

(Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax)

       

Series 2013B

       

5.00%, 7/01/34

     1,770          2,012,614  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     90          105,584  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power PWR

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 7/01/30

   $ 6,165        $ 7,127,911  

Series 2013B

       

5.00%, 7/01/30

     10,000          11,685,100  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power WTR

       

Series 2013B

       

5.00%, 7/01/32

     3,840          4,464,614  

San Bernardino County Transportation Authority

       

Series 2015-2

       

5.00%, 3/01/32-3/01/34 (b)

     11,340          13,035,585  

State of California

       

Series 2013

       

5.00%, 11/01/30

     5,800          6,651,962  

University of California

       

Series 2012G

       

5.00%, 5/15/31

     7,000          7,946,190  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 5/15/30-5/15/32

     9,855          11,420,645  
       

 

 

 
          103,590,640  
       

 

 

 

Colorado - 2.0%

       

City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue

(Denver Intl Airport)

       

Series 2013B

       

5.25%, 11/15/31

     6,680          7,688,881  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority

(Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Obligated Group)

       

Series 2006

       

5.25%, 6/01/19-6/01/23

     705          706,492  
       

 

 

 
          8,395,373  
       

 

 

 

Connecticut - 9.7%

       

State of Connecticut

       

Series 2013C

       

5.00%, 7/15/27

     7,165          8,175,408  

Series 2013E

       

5.00%, 8/15/29

     4,800          5,438,688  

Series 2015F

       

5.00%, 11/15/32

     5,000          5,586,700  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue

       

Series 2011A

       

5.00%, 12/01/28

     5,000          5,679,500  

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 1/01/29

     13,855          15,698,269  
       

 

 

 
          40,578,565  
       

 

 

 

District of Columbia - 1.7%

       

District of Columbia

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 6/01/29

     5,000          5,774,700  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 10/01/35

   $ 1,000        $ 1,118,540  
       

 

 

 
          6,893,240  
       

 

 

 

Florida - 11.6%

       

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority

(Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Obligated Group)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 12/01/44

     4,560          4,857,312  

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority

(Health First, Inc. Obligated Group)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 4/01/33

     1,000          1,079,120  

City of Orlando FL

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 11/01/44 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     7,720          9,228,488  

5.25%, 11/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,620          6,812,171  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 10/01/33

     1,000          1,088,070  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority

(Nova Southeastern University, Inc.)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 4/01/33

     2,075          2,255,981  

Florida Ports Financing Commission

       

Series 2011A

       

5.00%, 10/01/25-10/01/27

     4,205          4,773,308  

Halifax Hospital Medical Center

(Halifax Hospital Medical Center Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 6/01/35

     2,655          2,864,745  

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority

(Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc.)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 11/15/39

     9,250          9,686,322  

South Florida Water Management District COP

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 10/01/33

     5,000          5,667,100  
       

 

 

 
          48,312,617  
       

 

 

 

Georgia - 1.3%

       

City of Atlanta Department of Aviation

(Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport)

       

Series 2014B

       

5.00%, 1/01/31-1/01/32

     4,675          5,332,862  
       

 

 

 

Hawaii - 2.8%

       

State of Hawaii

       

Series 2015E

       

4.00%, 10/01/34-10/01/35

     3,500          3,643,320  

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue

       

Series 2010A

       

5.00%, 7/01/34

     5,000          5,497,350  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 7/01/45

   $ 2,500        $ 2,675,150  
       

 

 

 
          11,815,820  
       

 

 

 

Illinois - 10.2%

       

Chicago O’Hare International Airport

       

Series 2016B

       

5.00%, 1/01/41

     5,000          5,430,100  

Series 2016C

       

5.00%, 1/01/36-1/01/38

     5,350          5,834,169  

Illinois Finance Authority

(Illinois Institute of Technology)

       

Series 2006A

       

5.00%, 4/01/31

     1,250          1,220,188  

Illinois Finance Authority

(OSF Healthcare System Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 11/15/45

     4,500          4,799,340  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/01/33-1/01/40

     8,800          9,751,812  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,025          2,277,193  

State of Illinois

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 3/01/31

     1,000          1,003,070  

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 4/01/30-2/01/39

     12,070          12,036,390  
       

 

 

 
          42,352,262  
       

 

 

 

Indiana - 0.7%

       

Indiana Finance Authority

(I-69 Development Partners LLC)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 9/01/46

     250          252,978  

5.25%, 9/01/34

     1,500          1,540,485  

Indiana Finance Authority

(WVB East End Partners LLC)

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 7/01/44

     1,250          1,293,575  
       

 

 

 
          3,087,038  
       

 

 

 

Kentucky - 2.3%

       

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority

(Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway)

       

Series 2015A

       

4.25%, 7/01/35

     1,000          968,800  

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency

       

NATL Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 9/01/30

     2,500          2,799,325  

Kentucky Turnpike Authority

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 7/01/29

     5,000          5,726,550  
       

 

 

 
          9,494,675  
       

 

 

 

Louisiana - 1.9%

       

City of New Orleans LA

       


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

AGC Series 2007A

       

5.00%, 12/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 5,875        $ 6,070,637  

Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority

(Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority State Lease)

       

Series 2007

       

5.25%, 9/15/17

     1,200          1,220,256  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth

       

Series 2009A

       

5.00%, 4/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     535          578,116  
       

 

 

 
          7,869,009  
       

 

 

 

Maryland - 1.7%

       

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

(Meritus Medical Center, Inc.)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 7/01/45

     6,725          7,186,201  
       

 

 

 

Massachusetts - 4.2%

       

Massachusetts School Building Authority

(Massachusetts School Building Authority Sales Tax)

       

Series 2011B

       

5.00%, 10/15/32

     13,000          14,734,590  

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 8/15/30

     2,480          2,852,446  
       

 

 

 
          17,587,036  
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 8.9%

       

Detroit City School District

       

Series 2012A

       

5.00%, 5/01/26-5/01/27

     6,045          6,616,977  

Michigan Finance Authority

(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System)

       

AGM Series 2014D-1

       

5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,250          1,356,987  

Michigan Finance Authority

(Henry Ford Health System Obligated Group)

       

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 11/15/36

     2,815          2,758,250  

Michigan Finance Authority

(Public Lighting Authority)

       

Series 2014B

       

5.00%, 7/01/34

     2,250          2,415,375  

Michigan Strategic Fund

(Detroit Renewable Energy Obligated Group)

       

Series 2013

       

8.50%, 12/01/30 (a)

     3,735          3,731,265  

Plymouth Educational Center Charter School

       

Series 2005

       

5.125%, 11/01/23 (c)

     2,140          1,991,099  

Wayne State University

       

Series 2009A

       

5.00%, 11/15/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     7,840          8,614,435  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.00%, 11/15/29

   $ 8,660        $ 9,379,300  
       

 

 

 
          36,863,688  
       

 

 

 

Minnesota - 0.7%

       

City of Minneapolis MN

(Fairview Health Services Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 11/15/33

     2,700          3,038,607  
       

 

 

 

Missouri - 0.5%

       

City of Kansas City MO

       

Series 2008C

       

5.00%, 4/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,000          2,091,860  
       

 

 

 

New Jersey - 8.5%

       

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

(New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease)

       

Series 2014U

       

5.00%, 6/15/30-6/15/34

     7,500          7,570,100  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

(NYNJ Link Borrower LLC)

       

Series 2013

       

5.125%, 1/01/34

     1,000          1,066,070  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority

(RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 7/01/44

     6,450          6,894,082  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 6/15/29

     1,100          1,160,533  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

       

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 1/01/29

     6,500          7,322,965  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 1/01/31

     5,000          5,604,650  

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 1/01/34

     5,000          5,643,250  
       

 

 

 
          35,261,650  
       

 

 

 

New York - 28.8%

       

City of New York NY

       

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 8/01/30

     5,070          5,784,008  

Series 2012I

       

5.00%, 8/01/28

     8,780          10,070,221  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

       

Series 2012D

       

5.00%, 11/15/29

     4,000          4,586,240  

Series 2012F

       

5.00%, 11/15/27

     1,575          1,813,203  

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 11/15/29

     1,830          2,079,612  

Series 2014B

       

5.25%, 11/15/34

     4,000          4,624,360  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2014C

       

5.00%, 11/15/32

   $ 1,000        $ 1,144,590  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Ded Tax)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.25%, 11/15/35 (b)

     14,260          16,803,271  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority

       

Series 2011HH

       

5.00%, 6/15/26

     5,000          5,668,900  

Series 2013D

       

5.00%, 6/15/34

     3,600          4,099,320  

New York City NY Transitional

       

Series 2007B

       

5.00%, 8/01/34-8/01/37 (b)

     10,000          11,371,120  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue

       

Series 2007B

       

5.00%, 11/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,040          3,070,765  

5.00%, 11/01/24

     2,485          2,508,483  

New York State Dormitory Authority

       

Series 2012D

       

5.00%, 2/15/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,135          1,302,538  

New York State Dormitory Authority

(State of New York Pers Income Tax)

       

Series 2012B

       

5.00%, 3/15/32

     7,600          8,628,204  

Series 2012D

       

5.00%, 2/15/29

     6,865          7,814,704  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.

(New York NY Mun Wtr Fin Auth)

       

5.00%, 6/15/24-6/15/27 (b)

     7,000          7,369,670  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

       

Series 2013-178

       

5.00%, 12/01/32

     4,400          4,980,096  

Series 2014-186

       

5.00%, 10/15/44

     8,000          8,769,520  

Ulster County Industrial Development Agency

(Kingston Regional Senior Living Corp.)

       

Series 2007A

       

6.00%, 9/15/27

     1,775          1,786,502  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority

       

Series 2013T

       

5.00%, 12/15/30

     5,000          5,835,550  
       

 

 

 
          120,110,877  
       

 

 

 

North Carolina - 2.3%

       

County of Iredell NC COP

       

AGM Series 2008

       

5.25%, 6/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,080          1,139,929  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission

(Vidant Health Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 6/01/45

     4,445          4,806,023  

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 4/01/33

     3,145          3,541,018  
       

 

 

 
          9,486,970  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Ohio - 0.0%

       

Columbiana County Port Authority

(Apex Environmental LLC)

       

Series 2004

       

Zero Coupon, 8/01/25 (d)

   $ 1,840        $ 17,480  

Series 2014

       

Zero Coupon, 8/01/25 (d)

     248          2,353  
       

 

 

 
          19,833  
       

 

 

 

Oklahoma - 0.4%

       

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust

       

BAM Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 6/01/45

     1,700          1,833,841  
       

 

 

 

Oregon - 1.4%

       

Oregon State Lottery

       

Series 2011A

       

5.25%, 4/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,305          4,920,098  

5.25%, 4/01/25

     695          793,697  
       

 

 

 
          5,713,795  
       

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 9.1%

       

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority

(Residential Resources, Inc./PA)

       

Series 2006

       

5.00%, 9/01/21

     500          501,005  

Butler County Hospital Authority

(Butler Health System Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 7/01/35-7/01/39

     3,510          3,742,780  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA

       

Series 2010

       

5.25%, 8/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,480          3,930,277  

Montour School District

       

AGM Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 4/01/34-4/01/35

     6,520          7,259,631  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority

(PA Bridges Finco LP)

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 12/31/34-6/30/42

     9,270          9,788,056  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 12/01/31-12/01/33

     6,355          7,105,918  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development

(LLPCS Foundation)

       

Series 2005A

       

5.25%, 7/01/24 (d)(e)(f)

     1,150          11,500  

School District of Philadelphia (The)

       

Series 2016F

       

5.00%, 9/01/35

     5,000          5,272,250  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority

(Wilkes University)

       

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 3/01/22

   $ 400        $ 401,296  
       

 

 

 
          38,012,713  
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 1.3%

       

South Carolina Ports Authority

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 7/01/45

     5,000          5,361,350  
       

 

 

 

Tennessee - 1.9%

       

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority

(Erlanger Medical Center)

       

Series 2014

       

5.00%, 10/01/44

     7,500          7,764,900  
       

 

 

 

Texas - 16.6%

       

Alvin Independent School District/TX

       

Series 2009B

       

5.00%, 2/15/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     960          1,034,467  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.

(Lifeschool of Dallas)

       

Series 2014A

       

5.00%, 8/15/39

     4,805          5,362,813  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.

(Uplift Education)

       

Series 2016A

       

5.00%, 12/01/36

     1,740          1,854,666  

Austin Community College District Public Facility Corp.

       

Series 2015

       

5.00%, 8/01/33

     5,000          5,621,250  

Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp.

       

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 7/01/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     70          71,168  

Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp.

(Army Retirement Residence Obligated Group)

       

Series 2007

       

5.00%, 7/01/27

     335          336,387  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority

       

Series 2016

       

5.00%, 1/01/40

     3,500          3,768,240  

City of Austin TX Water & Wastewater System Revenue

       

Series 2013A

       

5.00%, 11/15/28-11/15/29

     8,075          9,330,852  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue

       

Series 2011D

       

5.00%, 11/15/26

     6,000          6,840,540  

Dallas Independent School District

       

Series 2008

       

6.00%, 2/15/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,500          2,630,025  

Dripping Springs Independent School District/TX

       

Series 2008

       

5.125%, 2/15/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,715          4,721,884  

Fort Bend Independent School District

       

Series 2009

       

5.00%, 2/15/27

     7,560          8,245,163  

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp.

       

Series 2015

       


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.00%, 11/01/31

   $ 1,000        $ 1,110,510  

North Texas Tollway Authority

       

Series 2015B

       

5.00%, 1/01/40

     5,000          5,492,400  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.

(NTE Mobility Partners LLC)

       

Series 2009

       

6.875%, 12/31/39

     1,720          1,948,622  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.

(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC)

       

Series 2013

       

6.75%, 6/30/43

     3,000          3,356,970  

University of Texas System (The)

       

Series 2009A

       

5.25%, 8/15/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     6,825          7,253,405  
       

 

 

 
          68,979,362  
       

 

 

 

Washington - 2.6%

       

FYI Properties

(FYI Properties WA State Lease)

       

Series 2009

       

5.00%, 6/01/27

     3,885          4,188,341  

5.125%, 6/01/28

     5,200          5,615,844  

Port of Seattle WA

       

Series 2015A

       

5.00%, 4/01/40

     1,000          1,117,080  
       

 

 

 
          10,921,265  
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 0.2%

       

State of Wisconsin

       

Series 2003-3

       

5.00%, 11/01/26

     725          727,364  
       

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $642,134,851)

          671,959,521  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5%

       

Investment Companies - 0.5%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.41% (g)(h)
(cost $2,123,023)

     2,123,023          2,123,023  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 161.8%
(cost $644,257,874) (i)

          674,082,544  

Other assets less liabilities - (39.7)%

          (165,411,069

Preferred Shares at liquidation value - (22.1)%

          (92,125,000
       

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders – 100.0%(j)

        $ 416,546,475  
       

 

 

 

 


INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 84,000        9/01/17        0.638     SIFMA   $ 93,744  

 

* Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index.

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At January 31, 2017, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $10,909,495 or 2.6% of net assets.
(b) Security represents the underlying municipal obligation of an inverse floating rate obligation held by the Fund (see Note I).
(c) Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Plymouth Educational Center Charter School Series 2005

           

5.125%, 11/01/23

     11/30/05      $ 2,126,110      $ 1,991,099        0.48

 

(d) Illiquid security.
(e) Non-income producing security.
(f) Defaulted.
(g) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(h) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(i) As of January 31, 2017, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $34,037,738 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(4,213,068), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $29,824,670.
(j) Portfolio percentages are calculated based on net assets applicable to common shareholders.

As of January 31, 2017, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 3.0% and 1.1%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

AGC    -    Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
BAM    -    Build American Mutual
COP    -    Certificate of Participation
ETM    -    Escrowed to Maturity
NATL    -    National Interstate Corporation
OSF    -    Order of St. Francis


AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

January 31, 2017 (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 Portfolio. 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)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of January 31, 2017:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 644,395,556     $ 27,563,965     $ 671,959,521  

Short-Term Investments

     2,123,023       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,123,023  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     2,123,023       644,395,556       27,563,965       674,082,544  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

      

Assets:

        

Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      93,744       – 0  –      93,744  

Liabilities

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $ 2,123,023     $ 644,489,300     $ 27,563,965     $ 674,176,288  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument.
(b) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Fund recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 10/31/16

   $ 28,275,588     $ 28,275,588  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (24,908     (24,908

Realized gain (loss)

     2,372       2,372  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (699,272     (699,272

Purchases

     70,185       70,185  

Sales

     (60,000     (60,000

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 1/31/17

   $ 27,563,965     $ 27,563,965  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 1/31/17

   $ (699,273   $ (699,273
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


As of January 31, 2017, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Fund. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) Fund managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in shares of the AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

Market Value
October 31, 2016
(000)
  Purchases
at Cost
(000)
  Sales
Proceeds
(000)
  Market Value
January 31, 2016
(000)
  Dividend
Income
(000)
$5,721   $15,181   $18,779   $2,123   $3


ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-Q:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

3 (a) (1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
3 (a) (2)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant): AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

 

By:   /s/    Robert M. Keith
  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   March 27, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/    Robert M. Keith
  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   March 27, 2017
By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   March 27, 2017