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, 2015

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2015

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments

July 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 166.9%

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 166.9%

       

Alabama - 1.6%

       

Alabama Public School & College Authority

       

Series 2009A

5.00%, 5/01/19 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 3,000         $ 3,426,180   

County of Jefferson AL

(County of Jefferson AL Sch Warrants)

       

Series 2004A

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

     3,100           3,142,256   
       

 

 

 
          6,568,436   
       

 

 

 

Alaska - 0.5%

       

Alaska International Airports System

       

NATL Series 2003B

5.00%, 10/01/26

     2,000           2,006,000   
       

 

 

 

Arizona - 1.2%

       

Salt Verde Financial Corp.

(Citigroup, Inc.)

       

Series 2007

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

     4,150           4,777,014   
       

 

 

 

Arkansas - 0.5%

       

Pulaski County Public Facilities Board

(Baptist Health)

       

Series 2014

5.00%, 12/01/42

     2,000           2,151,020   
       

 

 

 

California - 27.6%

       

Anaheim Public Financing Authority

(City of Anaheim CA Lease)

       

Series 2014A

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

     5,500           6,152,055   

Bay Area Toll Authority

       

Series 2013S

5.00%, 4/01/32

     5,720           6,405,714   

California Econ Recovery

       

Series 2009A

5.25%, 7/01/19 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,860           5,641,051   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority

(Poseidon Resources Channelside LP)

       

Series 2012

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

     7,370           7,807,786   

City of Chula Vista CA

(San Diego Gas & Electric Co.)

       

Series 1996A

5.30%, 7/01/21

     4,000           4,044,800   

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports

(Los Angeles Intl Airport)

       

Series 2009A

5.25%, 5/15/29

     5,700           6,488,823   

County of San Bernardino CA COP

       

Series 2009A

5.25%, 8/01/26

     1,455           1,630,677   

Grossmont-Cuyamaca CCD CA GO
AGC

       

5.00%, 8/01/22-8/01/23 (b)

     4,480           4,993,869   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Los Angeles Community College District/CA

       

Series 2008F-1

5.00%, 8/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 5,800         $ 6,499,712   

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation

Authority

       

Series 2013B

5.00%, 7/01/34

     1,770           2,024,154   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power PWR

       

Series 2013A

5.00%, 7/01/30

     6,255           7,196,502   

Series 2013B

5.00%, 7/01/30

     10,000           11,596,400   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power WTR

       

Series 2013B

5.00%, 7/01/32

     3,840           4,400,102   

San Bernardino County Transportation Authority

       

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

     11,340           13,007,503   

State of California

       

Series 2003

5.00%, 2/01/32-2/01/33

     265           265,886   

Series 2013

5.00%, 11/01/30

     5,800           6,742,036   

University of California

       

Series 2012G

5.00%, 5/15/31

     7,000           8,056,300   

Series 2013A

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

     9,855           11,361,046   
       

 

 

 
       114,314,416   
       

 

 

 

Colorado - 5.7%

       

Anthem West Metropolitan District

       

Series 2005

6.125%, 12/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,000           1,018,970   

City & County of Denver Co. Airport System

Revenue

(Denver Intl Airport)

       

Series 2013B

5.25%, 11/15/31

     6,680           7,684,338   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Obligated
Group)
       

Series 2006

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

     2,425           2,506,599   

Denver Urban Renewal Authority

(Stapleton Development Corp.)

       

Series 2010B-1

5.00%, 12/01/25

     6,865           6,967,426   

Park Creek Metropolitan District

       

Series 2005

5.25%, 12/01/25

     3,000           3,050,040   

5.50%, 12/01/30

     890           903,910   

Todd Creek Village Metropolitan District No 1

       

Series 2004

6.125%, 12/01/19 (c)

     1,180           731,600   

Todd Creek Village Metropolitan District No 1 COP

       

Series 2006

       

6.125%, 12/01/22 (c) (d)

   $     1,970         $         866,800   
       

 

 

 
       23,729,683   
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Connecticut - 8.5%

       

State of Connecticut

       

Series 2013C

5.00%, 7/15/27

     7,165           8,280,662   

Series 2013E

5.00%, 8/15/29

     4,800           5,513,568   

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue

       

Series 2011A

5.00%, 12/01/28

     5,000           5,736,100   

Series 2012

5.00%, 1/01/29

     13,855           15,800,935   
       

 

 

 
       35,331,265   
       

 

 

 

District of Columbia - 1.4%

       

District of Columbia

       

Series 2013A

5.00%, 6/01/29

     5,000           5,790,550   
       

 

 

 

Florida - 8.2%

       

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority

(Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Obligated

Group)

       

Series 2014A

5.00%, 12/01/44

     2,040           2,171,172   

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority

(Health First, Inc. Obligated Group)

       

Series 2014

5.00%, 4/01/33

     1,000           1,087,760   

City of Orlando FL

       

Series 2014A

5.00%, 11/01/44

     7,720           8,511,609   

5.25%, 11/01/33

     5,620           6,459,628   

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue

       

Series 2014A

5.00%, 10/01/33

     1,000           1,096,060   

Florida Ports Financing Commission

       

Series 2011A

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

     4,205           4,892,099   

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority

(Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc.)

       

Series 2014

5.00%, 11/15/39

     9,250           9,762,265   
       

 

 

 
       33,980,593   
       

 

 

 

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           5,307,868   
       

 

 

 

Hawaii - 1.3%

       

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue

       

Series 2010A

5.00%, 7/01/34

     5,000           5,517,700   
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Illinois - 8.1%

       

Chicago O’Hare International Airport

       

XLCA Series 2003B-1

5.25%, 1/01/34

   $         4,860         $         4,876,524   

Cook County High School District No 29 Proviso

Township

       

AGM Series 2004

5.00%, 12/01/20

     2,000           2,114,620   

Illinois Finance Authority

(Illinois Institute of Technology)

       

Series 2006A

5.00%, 4/01/31

     1,250           1,222,050   

Illinois Finance Authority

(Rush University Medical Center Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015A

5.00%, 11/15/34

     2,000           2,206,400   

State of Illinois

       

Series 2012

5.00%, 3/01/31

     1,000           1,024,140   

Series 2014

5.00%, 4/01/30-5/01/35

     8,520           8,692,382   

Univ of Illinois

       

AGM

5.25%, 10/01/26 (b)

     10,800           11,648,448   

Village of Manhattan IL

(Village of Manhattan IL SSA No 2004-1)

       

Series 2005

5.875%, 3/01/28

     1,595           1,606,197   
       

 

 

 
       33,390,761   
       

 

 

 

Indiana - 1.3%

       

Indiana Finance Authority

(WVB East End Partners LLC)

       

Series 2013A

5.00%, 7/01/44

     1,250           1,291,138   

Richmond Hospital Authority

(Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, Inc.)

       

Series 2015

5.00%, 1/01/39

     3,765           4,097,600   
       

 

 

 
       5,388,738   
       

 

 

 

Kentucky - 2.1%

       

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency

       

NATL Series 2015A

5.00%, 9/01/30

     2,500           2,804,650   

Kentucky Turnpike Authority

       

Series 2013A

5.00%, 7/01/29

     5,000           5,725,500   
       

 

 

 
       8,530,150   
       

 

 

 

Louisiana - 3.2%

       

City of New Orleans LA

       

AGC Series 2007A

5.00%, 12/01/22

     5,875           6,331,252   

NATL Series 2005

5.25%, 12/01/20

     1,000           1,015,660   

5.00%, 12/01/29

     2,700           2,736,747   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority

       

Series 2007

5.25%, 9/15/17

   $     2,345         $         2,433,993   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental

Facilities & Community Development Auth

(Parish of Jefferson LA)

       

Series 2009A

5.00%, 4/01/26

     535           603,389   
       

 

 

 
       13,121,041   
       

 

 

 

Maryland - 0.4%

       

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities

Authority

(Meritus Medical Center, Inc.)

       

Series 2015

5.00%, 7/01/45

     1,725           1,834,382   
       

 

 

 

Massachusetts - 6.7%

       

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

(Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Inc.)

       

Series 2013E

5.00%, 11/01/38

     5,000           5,559,000   

Massachusetts School Building Authority

       

Series 2011B

5.00%, 10/15/32

     13,000           14,853,930   

Series 2012B

5.00%, 8/15/28-8/15/30

     6,345           7,418,135   
       

 

 

 
       27,831,065   
       

 

 

 

Michigan - 8.3%

       

Detroit City School District

       

Series 2012A

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

     6,045           6,725,263   

Michigan Finance Authority

(City of Detroit MI Water Supply System Revenue)

       

AGM Series 2014D1

5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,250           1,348,663   

Michigan Finance Authority

(Public Lighting Authority)

       

Series 2014B

5.00%, 7/01/34

     2,250           2,415,352   

Michigan Strategic Fund

(Detroit Renewable Energy Obligated Group)

       

Series 2013

8.50%, 12/01/30 (a)

     3,935           3,727,114   

Plymouth Educational Center Charter School

       

Series 2005

5.125%, 11/01/23

     2,140           1,672,324   

Wayne State University

       

Series 2009A

5.00%, 11/15/29

     16,500           18,642,360   
       

 

 

 
       34,531,076   
       

 

 

 

Mississippi - 1.0%

       

City of Gulfport MS

(Memorial Hospital at Gulfport/MS)

       

Series 2001A

5.75%, 7/01/31

   $     4,000         $         4,010,160   
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Missouri - 0.5%

       

City of Kansas City MO

(City of Kansas City MO Lease)

       

Series 2008C

5.00%, 4/01/28

     2,000           2,178,800   
       

 

 

 

New Jersey - 6.9%

       

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

       

Series 2014U

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

     7,500           7,826,975   

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

(NYNJ Link Borrower LLC)

       

Series 2013

5.125%, 1/01/34

     1,000           1,067,820   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing

Authority

(Barnabas Health, Inc.)

       

Series 2014

5.00%, 7/01/44

     6,450           6,939,555   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority

       

Series 2012B

5.00%, 1/01/29

     6,500           7,334,340   

Series 2013A

5.00%, 1/01/31

     5,000           5,636,000   
       

 

 

 
       28,804,690   
       

 

 

 

New York - 26.8%

       

City of New York NY

       

Series 2006J

5.00%, 6/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,155           1,198,659   

Series 2010E

5.00%, 8/01/28

     1,690           1,949,550   

Series 2012B

5.00%, 8/01/30

     5,070           5,808,141   

Series 2012I

5.00%, 8/01/28

     8,780           10,149,066   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

  

Series 2012D

5.00%, 11/15/29

     4,000           4,595,480   

Series 2012F

5.00%, 11/15/27

     1,575           1,825,236   

Series 2013A

5.00%, 11/15/29

     1,830           2,084,864   

Series 2014B

5.25%, 11/15/34

     4,000           4,606,480   

Series 2014C

5.00%, 11/15/32

     1,000           1,137,430   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority

  

Series 2011HH

5.00%, 6/15/26

     5,000           5,831,600   

Series 2013D

5.00%, 6/15/34

     3,600           4,047,084   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority

Future Tax Secured Revenue

  

Series 2007B

5.00%, 5/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,540           4,877,594   

5.00%, 11/01/24

     2,485           2,671,574   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

New York State Dormitory Authority

(New York St Pers Income Tax)

       

5.00%, 3/15/26 (b)

   $     7,000         $     7,708,330   

New York State Dormitory Authority

(State of New York Pers Income Tax)

       

Series 2012B

5.00%, 3/15/32

     7,600           8,617,184   

Series 2012D

5.00%, 2/15/29

     8,000           9,156,160   

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.

(New York City Municipal Water Finance

Authority)

       

Series 2011

5.00%, 6/15/27

     5,000           5,855,750   

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.

(New York NY Mun Wtr Fin Auth)

       

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

     7,000           7,792,995   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

       

Series 2013178

5.00%, 12/01/32

     4,400           4,933,456   

Series 2014186

5.00%, 10/15/44

     8,000           8,712,720   

Ulster County Industrial Development Agency

(Kingston Regional Senior Living Corp.)

       

Series 2007A

6.00%, 9/15/27

     1,775           1,776,598   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority

       

Series 2013T

5.00%, 12/15/30

     5,000           5,875,850   
       

 

 

 
       111,211,801   
       

 

 

 

North Carolina - 2.8%

       

County of Iredell NC COP

       

AGM Series 2008

5.25%, 6/01/22

     1,080           1,202,278   

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

       

Series 2014

5.00%, 4/01/31-4/01/33

     9,210           10,549,660   
       

 

 

 
       11,751,938   
       

 

 

 

Ohio - 2.1%

       

Columbiana County Port Authority

(Apex Environmental LLC)

       

Series 2004

10.635%, 8/01/25 (c)

     182           92,902   

Series 2004A

7.125%, 8/01/25 (c)

     1,840           938,400   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority

(FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)

       

Series 2006

3.625%, 12/01/33

     795           804,278   

Series 2008C

3.95%, 11/01/32

     5,800           5,834,626   

Summit County Development Finance Authority

       

Series 2012

       

5.00%, 12/01/25

   $     1,000         $     1,181,700   
       

 

 

 
       8,851,906   
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Oklahoma - 0.4%

       

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust

       

BAM Series 2015A

5.00%, 6/01/45

     1,700           1,798,022   
       

 

 

 

Oregon - 1.4%

       

Oregon State Lottery

       

Series 2011A

5.25%, 4/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,305           5,138,448   

5.25%, 4/01/25

     695           820,906   
       

 

 

 
       5,959,354   
       

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 6.8%

       

Allegheny County Industrial Development

Authority

(Residential Resources Inc/PA)

       

Series 2006

5.00%, 9/01/21

     500           509,825   

Butler County Hospital Authority

(Butler Health System Obligated Group)

       

Series 2015

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

     3,510           3,779,276   

Montgomery County Industrial Development

Authority/PA

       

Series 2010

5.25%, 8/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,480           4,117,884   

Montour School District

       

AGM Series 2015B

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

     6,520           7,404,902   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing

Authority

(PA Bridges Finco LP)

       

Series 2015

5.00%, 12/31/34-12/31/38

     3,270           3,452,409   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

       

Series 2014A

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

     6,355           7,163,107   

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development

(LLPCS Foundation)

       

Series 2005A

5.25%, 7/01/24 (c) (d)

     1,150           713,000   

Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority

(Wilkes University)

       

Series 2007

5.00%, 3/01/22

     990           1,038,718   
       

 

 

 
       28,179,121   
       

 

 

 

South Carolina - 1.4%

       

Dorchester County School District No 2

       

AGC Series 2006

5.00%, 12/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,600           1,694,544   

Newberry Investing IN Children’s Education

       

AGC Series 2005

       

5.00%, 12/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 4,200         $ 4,265,184   
       

 

 

 
       5,959,728   
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Tennessee - 2.5%

       

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority

(Erlanger Medical Center)

  

Series 2014

5.00%, 10/01/44

     7,500           7,887,675   

Sullivan County Health Educational & Housing

Facilities Board

  

Series 2006C

5.00%, 9/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,760           1,844,199   

Sullivan County Health Educational & Housing

Facilities Board

(Wellmont Health System)

  

Series 2006C

5.25%, 9/01/26

     725           753,166   
       

 

 

 
       10,485,040   
       

 

 

 

Texas - 21.8%

       

Alvin Independent School District/TX

  

Series 2009B

5.00%, 2/15/28

     960           1,063,853   

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.

(Lifeschool of Dallas)

  

Series 2014A

5.00%, 8/15/39

     4,805           5,335,183   

Austin Community College District Public Facility

Corp.

  

Series 2015

5.00%, 8/01/33

     5,000           5,645,600   

Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp.

(Army Retirement Residence Obligated Group)

  

Series 2007

5.00%, 7/01/27

     430           442,337   

City of Austin TX Water & Wastewater System

Revenue

  

Series 2013A

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

     8,075           9,375,671   

City of Frisco TX

  

NATL Series 2006

5.00%, 2/15/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,220           3,300,790   

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System

Revenue

  

Series 2011D

5.00%, 11/15/25-11/15/26

     8,500           9,999,065   

City of Lewisville TX

  

ACA Series 2005

6.00%, 10/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,100           1,109,988   

Dallas Independent School District

  

Series 2008

6.00%, 2/15/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,500           2,826,000   

Dripping Springs Independent School District/TX

  

Series 2008

5.125%, 2/15/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,715           6,110,421   

Fort Bend Independent School District

  

Series 2009

5.00%, 2/15/27

     7,560           8,660,585   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp.

       

Series 2015

5.00%, 11/01/31 (e)

   $     1,000         $     1,122,240   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface

Transportation Corp.

(NTE Mobility Partners LLC)

       

Series 2009

6.875%, 12/31/39

     1,720           2,023,373   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface

Transportation Corp.

(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC)

       

Series 2013

6.75%, 6/30/43

     3,000           3,666,210   

Texas Trnsp Comm

       

5.00%, 4/01/23 (b)

     20,600           22,083,612   

University of Texas System (The)

       

Series 2009A

5.25%, 8/15/22

     6,825           7,698,873   
       

 

 

 
       90,463,801   
       

 

 

 

Washington - 4.2%

       

Energy Northwest

(Bonneville Power Administration)

       

Series 2011A

5.00%, 7/01/23

     5,250           6,200,040   

FYI Properties

(FYI Properties WA State Lease)

       

Series 2009

5.00%, 6/01/27

     3,885           4,377,385   

5.125%, 6/01/28

     5,200           5,866,536   

Port of Seattle WA

       

Series 2015A

5.00%, 4/01/40 (e)

     1,000           1,107,480   
       

 

 

 
       17,551,441   
       

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 0.4%

       

State of Wisconsin

       

Series 20033

5.00%, 11/01/26

     1,465           1,467,871   
       

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $655,229,457)

   

       692,775,431   
       

 

 

 
      Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.3%

       

Investment Companies - 0.3%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-
Government STIF Portfolio, 0.11% (f) (g)
(cost $1,026,487)

     1,026,487           1,026,487   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 167.2%
(cost $656,255,944) (h)

          693,801,918   

Other assets less liabilities - (8.8)%

          (36,523,559

Preferred Shares at liquidation value - (58.4)%

  

       (242,225,000


             U.S. $ Value  

Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shareholders - 100.0%(i)

        $ 415,053,359   
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2015, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $11,534,900 or 2.8% of net assets.
(b) Security represents the underlying municipal obligation of an inverse floating rate obligation held by the Fund.
(c) Illiquid security.
(d) Security is in default and is non-income producing.
(e) When-Issued or delayed delivery security.
(f) 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.
(g) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(h) As of July 31, 2015, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $42,510,477 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(4,964,503), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $37,545,974.
(i) Portfolio percentages are calculated based on net assets applicable to common shareholders.

As of July 31, 2015, 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 8.8% and 1.5%, respectively.

Glossary:

 

ACA    -    ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
AGC    -    Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM    -    Assured Guaranty Municipal
BAM    -    Build American Mutual
CCD    -    Community College District
COP    -    Certificate of Participation
GO    -    General Obligation
NATL    -    National Interstate Corporation
SSA    -    Special Services Area
XLCA    -    XL Capital Assurance Inc.


AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

July 31, 2015 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1— quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of July 31, 2015:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

  

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 668,979,161      $ 23,796,270      $ 692,775,431   

Short-Term Investments

     1,026,487        – 0  –      – 0  –      1,026,487   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,026,487        668,979,161        23,796,270        693,801,918   

Other Financial Instruments*

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total^

   $     1,026,487      $     668,979,161      $     23,796,270      $     693,801,918   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

^ There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 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 10/31/14

   $             15,557,676      $             15,557,676   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (34,863     (34,863

Realized gain (loss)

     52,421        52,421   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     422,575        422,575   

Purchases

     9,240,854        9,240,854   

Sales

     (2,681,720     (2,681,720

Transfers in to Level 3

     1,239,327        1,239,327   

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 7/31/15

   $ 23,796,270      $ 23,796,270
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 7/31/15

   $ 516,411      $ 516,411   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


+ There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets during the reporting period.

As of July 31, 2015, 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 Portfolio. 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) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).


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 second fiscal quarter of the period 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:   September 21, 2015

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:   September 21, 2015
By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   September 21, 2015