AllianceBernstein 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: 811-05207

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN 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: December 31, 2015

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2015

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AB Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 106.7%

       

Brazil - 1.9%

       

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series F

       

10.00%, 1/01/17-1/01/25

   BRL 148,570         $ 33,370,047   
       

 

 

 

United States - 104.8%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

3.125%, 8/15/44

   U.S.$ 76,388           79,948,827   

5.375%, 2/15/31

     1,961           2,721,552   

6.25%, 5/15/30 (a)

     250,000           371,438,750   

6.375%, 8/15/27 (a)

     260,000           374,596,300   

6.50%, 11/15/26 (a)

     183,000           262,419,072   

8.00%, 11/15/21

     27,000           37,049,427   

8.75%, 8/15/20

     39,500           53,236,520   

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

1.25%, 1/31/20

     33,000           32,964,756   

2.125%, 8/31/20 (a)

     150,000           155,222,700   

2.375%, 12/31/20

     23,080           24,128,824   

3.125%, 5/15/21 (a)

     95,000           103,013,155   

3.50%, 5/15/20

     27,608           30,265,629   

3.625%, 2/15/21 (a)(b)(c)

     295,000           327,307,810   
       

 

 

 
          1,854,313,322   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $1,811,301,435)

          1,887,683,369   
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 13.0%

       

Industrial - 10.6%

       

Basic - 0.9%

       

ArcelorMittal

       

7.75%, 10/15/39

     1,846           1,504,490   

Arch Coal, Inc.

       

7.00%, 6/15/19

     2,100           157,500   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

       

8.25%, 3/31/20 (d)

     1,759           1,543,522   

Commercial Metals Co.

       

7.35%, 8/15/18

     2,644           2,796,030   

Lundin Mining Corp.

       

7.50%, 11/01/20 (d)

     659           637,583   

7.875%, 11/01/22 (d)

     1,307           1,254,720   

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.

       

11.00%, 5/15/28 (e)(f)

     1,407           267,330   

Novelis, Inc.

       

8.75%, 12/15/20

     837           805,780   

Teck Resources Ltd.

       

4.50%, 1/15/21

     3,550           2,392,700   

Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.

       

7.375%, 6/01/18

     4,398           2,517,855   

Univar USA, Inc.

       

6.75%, 7/15/23 (d)

     1,666           1,545,215   
       

 

 

 
          15,422,725   
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Capital Goods - 0.6%

       

Apex Tool Group LLC

       

7.00%, 2/01/21 (d)

   U.S.$ 1,955         $ 1,603,100   

Berry Plastics Corp.

       

5.125%, 7/15/23

     1,536           1,447,680   

Bombardier, Inc.

       

4.75%, 4/15/19 (d)

     3,450           2,777,250   

7.50%, 3/15/25 (d)

     2,438           1,828,500   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

       

7.125%, 3/15/21

     690           722,775   

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.

       

5.875%, 8/15/23 (d)

     1,157           1,164,231   

Sealed Air Corp.

       

6.875%, 7/15/33 (d)

     1,486           1,489,715   

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp.

       

10.50%, 1/31/20

     394           421,580   
       

 

 

 
          11,454,831   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 1.7%

       

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

       

5.25%, 9/30/22

     2,079           1,949,062   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.

       

7.75%, 5/01/19

     497           356,598   

DISH DBS Corp.

       

5.875%, 11/15/24

     3,303           2,805,486   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

       

7.625%, 6/15/21

     3,111           3,332,659   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

       

7.25%, 4/01/19

     4,231           3,966,562   

Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL (The)

       

5.50%, 10/01/21 (d)

     3,243           3,226,785   

Quebecor Media, Inc.

       

5.75%, 1/15/23

     2,145           2,112,825   

Time, Inc.

       

5.75%, 4/15/22 (d)

     2,285           2,136,475   

Unitymedia GmbH

       

6.125%, 1/15/25 (d)

     2,749           2,714,637   

Univision Communications, Inc.

       

5.125%, 5/15/23 (d)

     3,295           3,130,250   

UPCB Finance IV Ltd.

       

5.375%, 1/15/25 (d)

     2,700           2,538,000   

Virgin Media Finance PLC

       

5.25%, 2/15/22

     2,246           2,077,550   
       

 

 

 
          30,346,889   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.8%

       

Altice Luxembourg SA

       

7.75%, 5/15/22 (d)

     1,342           1,221,220   

Columbus International, Inc.

       

7.375%, 3/30/21 (d)

     3,872           3,992,003   

Frontier Communications Corp.

       

6.25%, 9/15/21

     3,000           2,497,500   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Numericable-SFR SAS

       

6.25%, 5/15/24 (d)

   U.S.$ 766         $ 737,275   

Sable International Finance Ltd.

       

6.875%, 8/01/22 (d)

     657           661,928   

Sprint Corp.

       

7.625%, 2/15/25

     2,635           2,040,478   

Windstream Services LLC

       

7.50%, 4/01/23 (a)

     2,000           1,480,000   

7.75%, 10/01/21

     1,070           829,250   
       

 

 

 
          13,459,654   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.4%

       

Affinia Group, Inc.

       

7.75%, 5/01/21

     238           249,900   

Exide Technologies

       

Series AI

       

7.00%, 4/30/25 (g)(h)(i)(j)

     2,249           1,722,555   

11.00%, 4/30/20 (j)(k)

     5,143           4,268,790   
       

 

 

 
          6,241,245   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.1%

       

AMC Entertainment, Inc.

       

5.75%, 6/15/25

     1,692           1,645,470   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.5%

       

International Game Technology PLC

       

6.25%, 2/15/22 (d)

     2,605           2,422,650   

6.50%, 2/15/25 (d)

     350           315,000   

MGM Resorts International

       

6.625%, 12/15/21

     744           762,600   

6.75%, 10/01/20

     1,700           1,755,250   

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.

       

6.125%, 4/01/25 (d)

     697           712,682   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc.

       

5.875%, 4/15/23 (d)

     2,018           2,023,045   
       

 

 

 
          7,991,227   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.6%

       

American Tire Distributors, Inc.

       

10.25%, 3/01/22 (d)

     3,855           3,932,100   

Dollar Tree, Inc.

       

5.75%, 3/01/23 (d)

     2,475           2,567,813   

Dufry Finance SCA

       

4.50%, 8/01/23 (d)

   EUR 1,373           1,564,950   

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)

       

7.00%, 7/01/22

   U.S.$ 1,870           1,926,343   

Party City Holdings, Inc.

       

6.125%, 8/15/23 (d)

     1,090           1,098,175   
       

 

 

 
          11,089,381   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 2.0%

       

Air Medical Merger Sub Corp.

       

6.375%, 5/15/23 (d)

   U.S.$ 2,965         $ 2,690,738   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

       

6.875%, 2/01/22

     3,286           3,355,696   

ConvaTec Finance International SA

       

8.25% (8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK), 1/15/19 (d)(j)

     3,860           3,792,450   

Endo Ltd./Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.

       

6.00%, 7/15/23 (d)

     1,434           1,416,075   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

       

5.75%, 9/01/23 (d)

     408           409,020   

Holding Medi-Partenaires SAS

       

7.00%, 5/15/20 (d)

   EUR 1,750           2,060,613   

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC

       

6.375%, 8/01/23 (d)

   U.S.$ 1,200           1,167,000   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc.

       

10.50%, 11/01/18

     4,000           4,187,000   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC

       

5.50%, 4/15/25 (d)

     653           581,986   

Post Holdings, Inc.

       

6.00%, 12/15/22 (d)

     869           833,154   

7.375%, 2/15/22

     705           715,575   

7.75%, 3/15/24 (d)

     1,069           1,095,725   

8.00%, 7/15/25 (d)

     1,066           1,097,980   

PRA Holdings, Inc.

       

9.50%, 10/01/23 (d)

     2,231           2,459,678   

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

       

5.875%, 8/01/21 (d)

     2,597           2,661,925   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

       

5.75%, 7/15/25 (d)

     2,897           2,954,940   

Sterigenics-Nordion Holdings LLC

       

6.50%, 5/15/23 (d)

     384           381,120   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

       

5.875%, 5/15/23 (d)

     1,130           1,079,150   

6.125%, 4/15/25 (d)

     3,277           3,121,342   
       

 

 

 
          36,061,167   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 1.9%

       

Antero Resources Corp.

       

5.375%, 11/01/21

     792           696,960   

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC

       

6.375%, 9/15/22

     3,107           930,174   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.

       

6.75%, 4/15/21

     320           223,200   

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP/BreitBurn Finance Corp.

       

7.875%, 4/15/22

     1,374           491,205   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.

       

7.50%, 9/15/20

     372           347,820   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Denbury Resources, Inc.

       

4.625%, 7/15/23

   U.S.$ 2,591         $ 1,399,140   

5.50%, 5/01/22

     2,257           1,342,915   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.

       

11.00%, 3/15/20 (d)

     2,102           987,940   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.

       

9.375%, 5/01/20

     1,524           1,310,640   

Golden Energy Offshore Services AS

       

8.41%, 5/28/17 (e)(l)

   NOK 8,451           362,322   

Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp.

       

6.50%, 3/01/20

   U.S.$ 2,196           2,086,200   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

       

5.875%, 4/01/20

     2,737           2,128,018   

Legacy Reserves LP/Legacy Reserves Finance Corp.

       

6.625%, 12/01/21

     3,090           2,101,200   

Newfield Exploration Co.

       

5.625%, 7/01/24

     984           929,880   

Northern Blizzard Resources, Inc.

       

7.25%, 2/01/22 (d)

     1,300           1,062,750   

Offshore Group Investment Ltd.

       

7.125%, 4/01/23

     3,068           981,760   

Paragon Offshore PLC

       

6.75%, 7/15/22 (d)

     849           110,370   

7.25%, 8/15/24 (d)

     3,230           419,900   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

       

5.625%, 3/01/25 (d)

     3,686           3,248,287   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

       

7.50%, 2/15/23

     1,259           271,472   

SM Energy Co.

       

5.625%, 6/01/25

     946           813,560   

6.50%, 1/01/23

     731           679,830   

Southern Star Central Corp.

       

5.125%, 7/15/22 (d)

     2,000           1,920,000   

Tervita Corp.

       

8.00%, 11/15/18 (d)

     3,547           2,660,250   

Transocean, Inc.

       

7.50%, 4/15/31

     2,200           1,419,000   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

       

5.75%, 3/15/21

     1,940           1,679,070   

6.25%, 4/01/23

     2,947           2,549,155   

WPX Energy, Inc.

       

8.25%, 8/01/23

     900           816,750   
       

 

 

 
          33,969,768   
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 0.2%

       

Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp.

       

7.00%, 5/15/18 (d)

     3,300           3,378,375   
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.2%

       

Service Corp. International/US

       

7.50%, 4/01/27

     3,300           3,729,000   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Technology - 0.4%

       

Avaya, Inc.

       

10.50%, 3/01/21 (d)

   U.S.$ 1,196         $ 550,160   

Brightstar Corp.

       

9.50%, 12/01/16 (d)

     1,600           1,612,000   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

       

5.50%, 6/15/25 (d)

     1,163           1,132,471   

Ensemble S Merger Sub, Inc.

       

9.00%, 9/30/23 (d)

     1,246           1,205,505   

Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc.

       

7.125% (7.125% Cash or 7.875% PIK), 5/01/21 (d)(j)

     3,278           2,884,640   
       

 

 

 
          7,384,776   
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.3%

       

Hertz Corp. (The)

       

5.875%, 10/15/20

     2,710           2,678,835   

LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV

       

6.875%, 5/15/23 (d)

     1,789           1,856,088   

XPO Logistics, Inc.

       

6.50%, 6/15/22 (d)

     1,815           1,534,809   
       

 

 

 
          6,069,732   
       

 

 

 
          188,244,240   
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 1.6%

       

Banking - 1.3%

       

Barclays Bank PLC

       

6.86%, 6/15/32 (d)(m)

     656           744,560   

7.625%, 11/21/22

     654           732,889   

Citigroup, Inc.

       

5.95%, 1/30/23 (m)

     2,055           1,994,634   

Series P

       

5.95%, 5/15/25 (m)

     1,850           1,762,125   

Commerzbank AG

       

8.125%, 9/19/23 (d)

     3,610           4,186,192   

Credit Agricole SA

       

7.589%, 1/30/20 (m)

   GBP 1,150           1,891,882   

7.875%, 1/23/24 (a)(d)(m)

   U.S.$ 549           545,569   

Credit Suisse Group AG

       

7.50%, 12/11/23 (d)(m)

     2,066           2,153,805   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

       

5.017%, 6/26/24 (d)

     2,922           2,883,424   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

       

9.50%, 3/16/22 (d)

     2,106           2,295,306   

Societe Generale SA

       

8.00%, 9/29/25 (d)(m)

     3,750           3,692,040   
       

 

 

 
          22,882,426   
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Finance - 0.1%

       

Creditcorp

       

12.00%, 7/15/18 (d)

   U.S.$ 2,000         $ 1,542,500   
       

 

 

 

Other Finance - 0.1%

       

ACE Cash Express, Inc.

       

11.00%, 2/01/19 (d)

     779           268,755   

iPayment, Inc.

       

9.50%, 12/15/19 (d)

     88           87,191   

Series AI

       

9.50%, 12/15/19

     1,763           1,745,803   
       

 

 

 
          2,101,749   
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.1%

       

FelCor Lodging LP

       

6.00%, 6/01/25

     1,018           1,018,000   
       

 

 

 
          27,544,675   
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.8%

       

Electric - 0.8%

       

Calpine Corp.

       

7.875%, 1/15/23 (d)

     2,187           2,334,623   

Dynegy, Inc.

       

7.375%, 11/01/22

     2,895           2,920,331   

7.625%, 11/01/24

     1,915           1,934,150   

FirstEnergy Corp.

       

Series C

       

7.375%, 11/15/31

     1,552           1,873,082   

GenOn Energy, Inc.

       

7.875%, 6/15/17

     2,100           1,968,750   

9.50%, 10/15/18

     2,087           1,930,475   

Talen Energy Supply LLC

       

4.60%, 12/15/21

     965           801,433   
       

 

 

 
          13,762,844   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $261,068,898)

          229,551,759   
       

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 6.0%

       

GSE Risk Share Floating Rate - 3.5%

       

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

       

Series 2015-1A, Class M1

       

2.689%, 7/25/25 (d)(l)

     6,300           6,296,063   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

       

Series 2013-DN1, Class M2

       

7.344%, 7/25/23 (l)

     3,250           3,763,941   

Series 2013-DN2, Class M2

       

4.444%, 11/25/23 (l)

     5,605           5,590,346   

Series 2014-DN1, Class M2

       

2.394%, 2/25/24 (l)

     4,085           4,092,264   

Series 2014-DN1, Class M3

       

4.694%, 2/25/24 (l)

     4,455           4,446,025   

Series 2014-DN2, Class M3

       

3.794%, 4/25/24 (l)

     4,170           3,916,005   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3

       

4.194%, 8/25/24 (l)

   U.S.$ 5,065         $ 4,926,557   

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3

       

4.744%, 10/25/24 (l)

     700           700,838   

Series 2014-HQ2, Class M3

       

3.944%, 9/25/24 (l)

     1,010           944,842   

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3

       

3.494%, 10/25/27 (l)

     505           476,435   

Series 2015-DNA2, Class M2

       

2.794%, 12/25/27 (l)

     5,920           5,943,587   

Series 2015-HQA1, Class B

       

8.994%, 3/25/28 (l)

     1,590           1,584,005   

Series 2015-HQA1, Class M3

       

4.894%, 3/25/28 (l)

     1,845           1,842,100   

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C01, Class M2

       

4.594%, 1/25/24 (l)

     1,606           1,608,504   

Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2

       

5.094%, 11/25/24 (l)

     6,100           6,116,498   

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

4.494%, 2/25/25 (l)

     4,520           4,392,753   

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

5.194%, 7/25/25 (l)

     1,221           1,217,662   

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

5.194%, 7/25/25 (l)

     2,720           2,716,709   

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-1

       

Series 2015-CH1, Class M2

       

5.696%, 10/25/25 (d)(l)

     2,230           2,207,700   
       

 

 

 
          62,782,834   
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 1.7%

       

BCAP LLC Trust

       

Series 2009-RR13, Class 17A3

       

6.056%, 4/26/37 (d)

     806           673,304   

BNPP Mortgage Securities LLC Trust

       

Series 2009-1, Class B1

       

6.00%, 8/27/37 (d)

     1,219           1,033,513   

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2007-16, Class A1

       

6.50%, 10/25/37

     1,493           1,387,583   

Series 2007-3, Class A30

       

5.75%, 4/25/37

     1,581           1,447,161   

Series 2007-HY4, Class 1A1

       

2.674%, 9/25/47

     863           770,582   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-4, Class 2A1A

       

6.00%, 12/25/35

     4,226           3,918,448   

Series 2007-AR4, Class 1A1A

       

5.377%, 3/25/37

     646           613,485   

Series 2010-3, Class 2A2

       

7.063%, 8/25/37 (d)

     731           641,636   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-19CB, Class A15

       

6.00%, 8/25/36

   U.S.$ 245         $ 222,943   

Series 2006-19CB, Class A24

       

6.00%, 8/25/36

     157           144,587   

Series 2006-24CB, Class A15

       

5.75%, 6/25/36

     2,312           2,072,530   

Series 2006-41CB, Class 2A13

       

5.75%, 1/25/37

     1,919           1,723,451   

Series 2007-13, Class A2

       

6.00%, 6/25/47

     2,778           2,331,895   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2009-8R, Class 6A2

       

6.00%, 1/26/38 (d)

     173           129,751   

Series 2010-13R, Class 1A2

       

5.50%, 12/26/35 (d)

     67           63,847   

Series 2010-9R, Class 1A5

       

4.00%, 8/27/37 (d)

     938           920,362   

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust

       

Series 2006-7, Class 3A12

       

6.25%, 8/25/36

     1,543           1,344,260   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-AA5, Class A1

       

2.232%, 9/25/36

     2,269           1,849,830   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-10, Class 4A1

       

5.50%, 12/25/35

     993           908,311   

Series 2007-10XS, Class A2

       

6.25%, 7/25/47

     1,192           871,771   

Nomura Resecuritization Trust

       

Series 2010-5RA, Class 1A7

       

6.50%, 10/26/37 (d)

     1,902           1,676,031   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-AR7, Class A1

       

2.641%, 12/28/37

     4,164           3,847,734   

Series 2007-AR8, Class A1

       

2.721%, 11/25/37

     1,679           1,477,816   
       

 

 

 
          30,070,831   
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.7%

       

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-FA2, Class 1A10

       

0.444%, 4/25/37 (l)

     898           478,235   

Series 2007-FA2, Class 1A5

       

0.494%, 4/25/37 (l)

     1,017           545,424   

Lehman XS Trust

       

Series 2007-10H, Class 2AIO

       

6.802%, 7/25/37 (l)(n)

     1,140           316,794   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

       

Series 2006-QA4, Class A

       

0.374%, 5/25/36 (l)

     3,435           2,779,805   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

       

Series 2007-OA1, Class A1A

       

0.899%, 2/25/47 (l)

     4,325           3,449,288   

Series 2007-OA4, Class A1A

       


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

0.959%, 4/25/47 (l)

   U.S.$ 5,200         $ 3,926,031   
       

 

 

 
          11,495,577   
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs

       

Series 2013-87, Class KI

       

3.00%, 12/25/37 (n)

     13,724           1,113,756   

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2013-170, Class MI

       

4.50%, 11/20/43 (n)

     9,791           1,476,540   
       

 

 

 
          2,590,296   
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $106,406,930)

          106,939,538   
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 4.6%

       

Industrial - 2.4%

       

Basic - 0.5%

       

Braskem Finance Ltd.

       

6.45%, 2/03/24

     1,204           993,300   

GTL Trade Finance, Inc.

       

5.893%, 4/29/24 (d)

     2,711           2,250,130   

7.25%, 4/16/44 (d)

     274           206,870   

Minsur SA

       

6.25%, 2/07/24 (d)

     285           285,942   

Southern Copper Corp.

       

7.50%, 7/27/35

     5,107           4,956,037   
       

 

 

 
          8,692,279   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.3%

       

Odebrecht Finance Ltd.

       

4.375%, 4/25/25 (d)

     6,760           3,718,000   

5.25%, 6/27/29 (d)

     2,103           1,114,331   
       

 

 

 
          4,832,331   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.7%

       

Qwest Corp.

       

6.875%, 9/15/33

     1,275           1,230,969   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

       

7.045%, 6/20/36

     5,000           5,863,605   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       

4.522%, 9/15/48

     6,159           5,412,456   
       

 

 

 
          12,507,030   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.1%

       

Kohl’s Corp.

       

4.25%, 7/17/25

     2,522           2,526,411   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.3%

       

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

       

2.80%, 7/02/20 (d)

     2,700           2,717,690   

3.50%, 7/15/22 (d)

     2,294           2,343,362   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

5.70%, 8/15/35

   U.S.$ 650         $ 706,336   
       

 

 

 
          5,767,388   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.4%

       

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

5.875%, 6/01/24

     1,322           1,315,390   

Reliance Holding USA, Inc.

       

5.40%, 2/14/22 (d)

     3,568           3,898,208   

Weatherford International Ltd./Bermuda

       

7.00%, 3/15/38

     2,900           2,313,948   
       

 

 

 
          7,527,546   
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines - 0.1%

       

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2007-1A

       

6.821%, 8/10/22

     1,284           1,489,086   
       

 

 

 
          43,342,071   
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 2.0%

       

Banking - 0.5%

       

Credit Suisse AG

       

6.50%, 8/08/23 (d)

     3,900           4,312,710   

HSBC Capital Funding LP/Jersey

       

10.176%, 6/30/30 (d)(m)

     884           1,330,420   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

Series S

       

6.75%, 2/01/24 (m)

     2,998           3,121,667   

Nordea Bank AB

       

6.125%, 9/23/24 (d)(m)

     596           587,060   
       

 

 

 
          9,351,857   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.5%

       

AIG Life Holdings, Inc.

       

8.125%, 3/15/46 (d)

     509           671,880   

American International Group, Inc.

       

8.175%, 5/15/58

     2,525           3,339,312   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

       

8.30%, 4/15/26

     5,000           6,176,060   

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Capital LP II

       

7.153%, 5/16/46 (d)

     2,707           2,734,341   

Humana, Inc.

       

8.15%, 6/15/38

     1,650           2,350,742   

MetLife, Inc.

       

6.40%, 12/15/36

     3,345           3,646,050   

Series C

       

5.25%, 6/15/20 (m)

     1,799           1,781,010   

Pacific Life Insurance Co.

       

9.25%, 6/15/39 (d)

     1,500           2,236,005   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.

       

8.00%, 11/30/39

   U.S.$ 2,122         $ 2,835,917   
       

 

 

 
          25,771,317   
       

 

 

 
          35,123,174   
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.2%

       

Electric - 0.2%

       

ComEd Financing III

       

6.35%, 3/15/33

     3,462           3,636,350   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $81,330,653)

          82,101,595   
       

 

 

 

AGENCIES - 4.0%

       

Agency Debentures - 4.0%

       

Federal Home Loan Banks

       

5.50%, 7/15/36

     8,695           11,497,381   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       

6.25%, 7/15/32

     15,000           21,191,625   

Residual Funding Corp. Principal Strip
Zero Coupon, 7/15/20

     42,045           38,681,274   
       

 

 

 

Total Agencies
(cost $68,322,755)

          71,370,280   
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 3.3%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 3.1%

       

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-3, Class AJ

       

5.734%, 6/10/49

     1,517           1,562,578   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-GC17, Class D

       

5.261%, 11/10/46 (d)

     6,525           6,107,811   

Series 2014-GC21, Class D

       

4.996%, 5/10/47 (d)

     6,052           5,527,303   

Series 2014-GC23, Class D

       

4.658%, 7/10/47 (d)

     1,323           1,191,817   

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-LC17, Class D

       

3.687%, 10/10/47 (d)

     3,549           2,904,587   

Series 2014-UBS5, Class D

       

3.495%, 9/10/47 (d)

     1,041           834,755   

Series 2015-DC1, Class D

       

4.499%, 2/10/48 (d)

     2,730           2,310,581   

Csail Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-C2, Class D

       

4.353%, 6/15/57

     4,091           3,571,772   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2013-GC13, Class D

       

4.205%, 7/10/46 (d)

     9,440           8,493,857   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-C7, Class AJ

       

6.455%, 9/15/45

     1,750           1,822,243   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-4, Class AJ

       

5.239%, 12/12/49

   U.S.$ 6,667         $ 6,694,259   

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

       

Series 2014-C19, Class D

       

3.25%, 12/15/47 (d)

     1,194           973,134   

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-LC18, Class D

       

3.957%, 12/15/47 (d)

     3,781           3,161,614   

Series 2015-LC20, Class D

       

4.511%, 4/15/50 (d)

     4,000           3,354,904   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2012-C8, Class E

       

5.038%, 8/15/45 (d)

     4,000           3,975,692   

Series 2014-C23, Class D

       

4.138%, 10/15/57 (d)

     2,699           2,285,498   
       

 

 

 
          54,772,405   
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 0.2%

       

Great Wolf Trust

       

Series 2015-WOLF, Class A

       

1.657%, 5/15/34 (d)(l)

     4,138           4,116,271   

Indus Eclipse PLC

       

Series 2007-1X, Class B

       

0.831%, 1/25/20 (d)(l)

   GBP 7           10,881   
       

 

 

 
          4,127,152   
       

 

 

 

Agency CMBS - 0.0%

       

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2006-32, Class XM

       

0.018%, 11/16/45 (n)

   U.S.$ 552           581   
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $59,614,500)

          58,900,138   
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 1.5%

       

Industrial - 1.5%

       

Basic - 0.2%

       

Elementia SAB de CV

       

5.50%, 1/15/25 (d)

     1,039           971,465   

Vedanta Resources PLC

       

6.00%, 1/31/19 (d)

     855           619,736   

8.25%, 6/07/21 (a)(d)

     1,943           1,360,916   

9.50%, 7/18/18 (a)(d)

     610           509,806   
       

 

 

 
          3,461,923   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.4%

       

Cemex SAB de CV

       

7.25%, 1/15/21 (d)

     2,376           2,364,120   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV

       

8.125%, 2/08/20 (d)

   U.S.$ 1,954         $ 2,032,160   

Servicios Corporativos Javer SAPI de CV

       

9.875%, 4/06/21 (d)

     2,185           2,185,218   
       

 

 

 
          6,581,498   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.2%

       

Comcel Trust via Comunicaciones Celulares SA

       

6.875%, 2/06/24 (d)

     2,016           1,991,405   

Digicel Ltd.

       

6.00%, 4/15/21 (d)

     1,500           1,368,750   

6.75%, 3/01/23 (d)

     385           346,500   
       

 

 

 
          3,706,655   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.1%

       

Office Depot de Mexico SA de CV

       

6.875%, 9/20/20 (d)

     2,350           2,348,825   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.5%

       

Cosan Luxembourg SA

       

5.00%, 3/14/23 (d)

     1,361           1,020,750   

9.50%, 3/14/18 (d)

   BRL 3,117           614,673   

Marfrig Holdings Europe BV

       

8.375%, 5/09/18 (d)

   U.S.$ 900           839,250   

Marfrig Overseas Ltd.

       

9.50%, 5/04/20 (d)

     4,151           4,026,470   

Minerva Luxembourg SA

       

7.75%, 1/31/23 (d)

     877           767,375   

Tonon Luxembourg SA

       

7.25%, 1/24/20 (d)(j)

     2,354           793,419   

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA

       

10.50%, 1/28/18 (e)(f)

     4,738           64,437   

10.875%, 1/13/20 (e)(f)

     750           135,000   

11.75%, 2/09/22 (e)(f)

     1,690           16,900   
       

 

 

 
          8,278,274   
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines - 0.1%

       

TAM Capital 3, Inc.

       

8.375%, 6/03/21 (a)(d)

     2,843           2,444,980   
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $36,368,078)

          26,822,155   
       

 

 

 

WHOLE LOAN TRUSTS - 1.4%

       

Performing Asset - 1.4%

       

Alpha Credit Debt Fund LLC

       

15.00%, 1/15/18 (g)(h)

     1,570           1,569,622   

Cara Aircraft Leasing 28548, Inc.

       

8.00%, 12/02/19 (g)(h)

     334           333,951   

Cara Aircraft Leasing 28563, Inc.

       

8.00%, 6/11/19 (g)(h)

     409           408,532   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Cara Aircraft Leasing 28868, Inc.

       

8.00%, 11/26/19 (g)(h)

   U.S.$ 387         $ 387,404   

Deutsche Bank Mexico SA

       

8.00%, 10/31/34 (g)(h)

   MXN 29,517           1,303,094   

8.00%, 10/31/34 (g)(h)(o)

     47,198           2,083,935   

Ede Del Este SA (DPP)

       

12.00%, 3/31/16 (g)(h)

   U.S.$ 547           552,282   

Ede Del Este SA (ITABO)

       

12.00%, 3/31/16 (g)(h)

     532           536,890   

AlphaCredit Capital, SA de CV

       

17.25%, 8/06/19 (g)(h)

   MXN 14,889           880,750   

Recife Funding Ltd.
Zero Coupon, 11/05/29 (g)(h)

   U.S.$ 2,884           2,999,250   

Sheridan Auto Loan Holdings I LLC

       

10.00%, 12/31/20 (g)(h)

     1,272           1,272,204   

Sheridan Auto Loan Holdings I,

       

10.00%, 3/31/20 (g)(h)

     1,420           1,419,842   

Sheridan Consumer Finance Trust

       

10.86%, 4/01/20 (g)(h)(l)

     10,859           10,807,169   
       

 

 

 

Total Whole Loan Trusts
(cost $25,483,505)

          24,554,925   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

COMMON STOCKS - 1.2%

       

Exide Technologies (h)(k)(p)

     45,970           131,474   

Ion Media Networks, Inc. Class A (g)(h)(p)

     2,512           785,502   

iPayment, Inc. (p)

     110,385           550,049   

Mt Logan Re Ltd. (Preference Shares) (k)(p)(q)

     4,476           4,701,238   

Mt Logan Re Ltd. (Preference Shares) (p)(q)

     15,000           15,610,011   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $20,685,632)

          21,778,274   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 1.1%

       

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 1.1%

       

Indonesia - 0.4%

       

Majapahit Holding BV

       

7.875%, 6/29/37 (d)

   U.S.$ 6,188           6,644,674   
       

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.4%

       

Petroleos Mexicanos

       

5.625%, 1/23/46 (d)

     4,710           3,836,060   

6.50%, 6/02/41

     4,900           4,507,020   
       

 

 

 
          8,343,080   
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

South Africa - 0.1%

       

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

       

7.125%, 2/11/25 (a)(d)

   U.S.$ 1,070         $ 1,006,795   
       

 

 

 

Venezuela - 0.2%

       

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

       

5.25%, 4/12/17 (d)

     7,500           3,370,500   
       

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $23,149,199)

          19,365,049   
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.9%

       

United States - 0.9%

       

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority

       

Series 2007A-2

       

5.875%, 6/01/47

     1,950           1,608,477   

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority

       

Series 2005C

       

5.625%, 6/01/46

     1,575           1,407,924   

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority

       

Series 2007A

       

6.00%, 6/01/48

     5,915           4,994,153   

State of Illinois

       

Series 2010

       

7.35%, 7/01/35

     3,330           3,587,242   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund

       

Series 2010B

       

5.178%, 4/01/30

     2,560           2,928,998   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./VA

       

Series 2007B1

       

5.00%, 6/01/47

     1,850           1,344,784   
       

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - Municipal Bonds
(cost $15,884,726)

          15,871,578   
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS - 0.9%

       

Dominican Republic - 0.1%

       

Dominican Republic International Bond

       

7.45%, 4/30/44 (d)

     1,873           1,915,143   
       

 

 

 

El Salvador - 0.3%

       

El Salvador Government International Bond

       

7.65%, 6/15/35 (d)

     5,957           5,309,176   
       

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 0.1%

       

Ivory Coast Government International Bond

       

6.375%, 3/03/28 (d)

     2,440           2,164,671   
       

 

 

 

Jamaica - 0.1%

       

Jamaica Government International Bond

       

7.875%, 7/28/45

     1,954           1,954,000   
       

 

 

 

Pakistan - 0.1%

       

Pakistan Government International Bond

       

7.25%, 4/15/19 (d)

     1,700           1,744,074   
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Sri Lanka - 0.1%

       

Sri Lanka Government International Bond

       

6.00%, 1/14/19 (d)

   U.S.$ 1,236         $ 1,248,356   
       

 

 

 

Zambia - 0.1%

       

Zambia Government International Bond

       

8.50%, 4/14/24 (d)

     1,553           1,242,400   
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $15,285,444)

          15,577,820   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.7%

       

Financial Institutions - 0.5%

       

Banking - 0.3%

       

US Bancorp

       

Series F

       

6.50%

     180,000           5,169,600   
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.2%

       

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

       

6.35%

     100,000           2,474,000   

National Retail Properties, Inc.

       

Series E

       

5.70%

     26,000           636,740   

Public Storage

       

Series W

       

5.20%

     28,475           675,996   

Public Storage

       

Series X

       

5.20%

     2,000           47,760   
       

 

 

 
          3,834,496   
       

 

 

 
          9,004,096   
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 0.2%

       

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.2%

       

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.

       

5.45%

     139,500           3,487,500   
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $11,627,365)

          12,491,596   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

BANK LOANS - 0.5%

       

Industrial - 0.5%

       

Basic - 0.1%

       

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty LTD (FMG America Finance, Inc.)

       

3.75%, 6/30/19 (l)

   U.S.$ 922           751,758   

Magnetation LLC

       

12.00%, 11/11/15 (g)(h)(j)

     1,554           1,387,913   
       

 

 

 
          2,139,671   
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Communications - Media - 0.1%

       

TWCC Holding Corp.

       

7.00%, 6/26/20 (l)

   U.S.$ 1,550         $ 1,440,539   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.1%

       

Pharmedium Healthcare Corp.

       

7.75%, 1/28/22 (l)

     1,902           1,873,080   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.1%

       

Atlas 2014-1 Ltd.

       

6.88%, 1/15/21

     1,833           1,824,233   
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 0.1%

       

Unifrax Holding Co.

       

4.50%, 11/28/18 (l)

   EUR 749           832,288   
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.0%

       

Avaya Inc.

       

4.69%, 10/26/17 (l)

   U.S.$ 154           133,597   
       

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $8,907,377)

          8,243,408   
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES - 0.5%

       

Brazil - 0.2%

       

Petrobras Global Finance BV

       

5.375%, 1/27/21

     5,000           3,637,500   
       

 

 

 

Morocco - 0.1%

       

OCP SA

       

5.625%, 4/25/24 (d)

     1,148           1,171,006   
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 0.2%

       

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

8.00%, 8/10/25 (m)

     3,065           3,087,987   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Agencies
(cost $9,367,277)

          7,896,493   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.2%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts - 0.2%

       

OCL Opportunities Fund I (g)(h)

     16,259           1,804,784   

OCL Opportunities Fund II (g)(h)

     6,916           1,079,893   
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $2,981,056)

          2,884,677   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.1%

       

Autos - Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

       

Series 2013-1A, Class B2

       

2.48%, 8/25/19 (d)

       

(cost $2,127,200)

   U.S.$ 2,169           2,146,557   
       

 

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.1%

     

Indonesia - 0.1%

     

Indonesia Government International Bond
8.50%, 10/12/35 (d)
(cost $907,293)

   U.S.$ 801       $ 1,005,156   
     

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 0.0%

     

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 0.0%

     

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Series 1999

     

7.50%, 11/01/29

     27         31,716   

Series 1998

     

8.00%, 6/01/28

     19         22,602   
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $46,266)

        54,318   
     

 

 

 
     Notional
Amount
(000)
        

OPTIONS PURCHASED - CALLS - 0.0%

     

Swaptions - 0.0%

     

CDX-NAHY Series 24 RTR, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (Sell Protection)
Expiration: Oct 2015, Exercise Rate: 106.00%
(cost $98,010)

     36,000         17,197   
     

 

 

 
     Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.1%

     

Investment Companies - 3.1%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government STIF Portfolio,
0.14% (r)(s)
(cost $55,559,416)

     55,559,416         55,559,416   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 149.8%
(cost $2,616,523,015) (t)

        2,650,815,298   

Other assets less liabilities - (49.8)%

        (881,771,411
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 1,769,043,887   
     

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
September 30,
2015
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sold Contracts

              

Euro-BOBL Futures

     484         December 2015       $ 69,295,110       $ 69,776,777       $ (481,667

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

     2,327         December 2015         363,564,667         366,138,906         (2,574,239

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

     3,198         December 2015         409,494,318         411,692,531         (2,198,213
              

 

 

 
               $ (5,254,119
              

 

 

 

 


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     IDR         29,208,647         USD         1,982         10/09/15       $ (12,454

Barclays Bank PLC

     USD         1,347         IDR         19,333,806         10/09/15         (26,959

Barclays Bank PLC

     TWD         278,804         USD         8,602         10/16/15         161,793   

Barclays Bank PLC

     SEK         158,168         EUR         19,083         11/05/15         20,152   

BNP Paribas SA

     MXN         68,797         USD         4,024         11/20/15         (29,624

Credit Suisse International

     EUR         16,512         USD         18,632         10/27/15         174,906   

Deutsche Bank AG

     IDR         202,254,083         USD         13,685         10/09/15         (127,124

Deutsche Bank AG

     EUR         36,623         USD         41,409         10/27/15         471,517   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     BRL         149,921         USD         37,736         10/02/15         (79,955

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     USD         37,350         BRL         149,921         10/02/15         466,340   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     IDR         26,388,978         USD         1,793         10/09/15         (9,427

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     NZD         980         USD         647         10/09/15         21,442   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     AUD         1,603         USD         1,123         10/30/15         (140

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     BRL         149,921         USD         36,939         11/04/15         (462,309

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     NOK         6,684         USD         816         11/05/15         31,063   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     USD         19,188         SEK         158,148         11/05/15         (279,392

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

     USD         16,997         IDR         240,417,345         10/09/15         (578,046

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

     GBP         1,722         USD         2,643         11/10/15         38,877   

Standard Chartered Bank

     BRL         149,921         USD         41,663         10/02/15         3,846,797   

Standard Chartered Bank

     USD         37,736         BRL         149,921         10/02/15         79,955   

Standard Chartered Bank

     MYR         68,411         USD         16,696         10/09/15         1,112,422   

Standard Chartered Bank

     USD         16,207         MYR         69,554         10/09/15         (363,651

Standard Chartered Bank

     SGD         50,392         USD         35,983         11/06/15         613,705   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD         53,386         JPY         6,410,967         10/23/15         67,490   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     NOK         347         USD         42         11/05/15         1,414   
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 5,138,792   
                 

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description

   Counterparty    Buy/Sell
Protection
     Strike
Rate
    Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Premiums
Received
     Market
Value
 

CDX-NAHY Series 24, 5 Year Index

   JPMorgan
Chase Bank NA
     Buy         103.00     10/21/15       $ 18,000       $ 178,200       $ (202,657

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Clearing Broker/(Exchange) & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2015
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

            

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC/(INTRCONX):

            

CDX-NAHY Series 21, 5 Year Index, 12/20/18*

     5.00     3.24   $ 12,323       $ 666,388       $ 26,144   

CDX-NAHY Series 24, 5 Year Index, 6/20/20*

     5.00        4.29        10,066         303,616         (169,408

CDX-NAHY Series 25, 5 Year Index, 12/20/20*

     5.00        5.00        2,250         2,874         7,144   


Clearing Broker/(Exchange) & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2015
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

CDX-NAHY Series 25, 5 Year Index, 12/20/20*

     5.00     5.00   $ 2,248       $ 2,871       $ 850   

CDX-NAHY Series 25, 5 Year Index, 12/20/20*

     5.00        5.00        2,248         2,871         (1,620

CDX-NAHY Series 25, 5 Year Index, 12/20/20*

     5.00        5.00        2,248         2,871         1,523   

CDX-NAHY Series 25, 5 Year Index, 12/20/20*

     5.00        5.00        1,556         1,987         5,873   

CDX-NAHY Series 25, 5 Year Index, 12/20/20*

     5.00        5.00        1,555         1,986         8,669   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
          $ 985,464       $ (120,825
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Termination date

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type        

Clearing Broker/(Exchange)

   Notional
Amount

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

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   CAD 91,930         3/10/17         0.973%        3 Month CDOR      $ (225,346

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   AUD 115,610         3/11/17         2.140%        3 Month BBSW        (214,360

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   CAD 149,400         6/05/17         1.054%        3 Month CDOR        (573,149

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   AUD 208,120         6/09/17         2.200%        3 Month BBSW        (596,923

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   NZD 157,680         6/09/17         3.368%        3 Month BKBM        (2,036,888

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   GBP 17,170         6/05/20         6 Month LIBOR        1.651%        410,281   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

     12,260         6/05/20         6 Month LIBOR        1.644%        287,031   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   $ 31,550         2/05/25         1.881%        3 Month LIBOR        126,823   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

     42,130         2/10/25         2.034%        3 Month LIBOR        (390,547

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   CAD 11,800         3/10/25         3 Month CDOR        2.019%        178,933   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   AUD 18,170         3/11/25         6 Month BBSW        2.973%        117,851   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   CAD 19,810         6/05/25         3 Month CDOR        2.281%        671,481   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   AUD 27,550         6/09/25         6 Month BBSW        3.384%        908,502   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   NZD 18,390         6/09/25         3 Month BKBM        4.068%        709,893   


                   Rate Type        

Clearing Broker/(Exchange)

   Notional
Amount

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

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   NZD 18,390         6/09/25         3 Month BKBM        4.068%      $ 709,893   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   $ 8,010         6/09/25         2.489%        3 Month LIBOR        (426,562

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

     6,010         6/09/25         2.491%        3 Month LIBOR        (321,179

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   NZD 19,500         7/31/25         3.700%        3 Month BKBM        (234,295

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   $ 7,940         7/31/25         3 Month LIBOR        2.365%        295,871   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   GBP 2,720         6/05/45         2.394%        6 Month LIBOR        (336,969

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(LCH Clearnet)

     12,000         3/03/19         6 Month LIBOR        1.921%        466,029   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(LCH Clearnet)

   $ 60,150         1/21/24         2.948%        3 Month LIBOR        (5,492,460

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(LCH Clearnet)

     47,150         3/25/24         2.887%        3 Month LIBOR        (3,866,008

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(LCH Clearnet)

     46,860         4/02/24         2.851%        3 Month LIBOR        (4,314,619
            

 

 

 
             $ (14,146,717
            

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2015
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

             

Credit Suisse International:

             

CMBX.NA.BB.,

             

6.00%, 5/11/63*

     5.00     5.63   $ 4,000       $ (138,282   $ 51,249      $ (189,531

Kohl’s Corp.,

             

6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.99        591         (727     (5,945     5,218   

Kohl’s Corp.,

             

6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.99        238         (293     (2,396     2,103   

Kohl’s Corp.,

             

6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.99        241         (296     (2,422     2,126   

Kohl’s Corp.,

             

6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.99        347         (427     (3,130     2,703   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (140,025   $ 37,356      $ (177,381
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date


REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

 

Broker

   Interest Rate      Maturity    U.S. $
Value at
September 30,
2015
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.+

     (0.50 )%*     —      $ 525,427   

Barclays Capital, Inc.+

     (0.50 )%*     —        1,844,498   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC+

     (1.00 )%*     —        589,486   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC+

     (0.50 )%*     —        1,036,145   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC+

     (0.50 )%*     —        1,924,813   

HSBC Bank USA

     0.28    10/19/15      109,069,254   

HSBC Bank USA

     0.29    10/06/15      20,640,539   

HSBC Bank USA

     0.30    10/06/15      61,368,950   

HSBC Bank USA

     0.30    10/21/15      40,146,994   

HSBC Bank USA

     0.35    11/09/15      77,731,023   

HSBC Bank USA

     0.40    10/15/15      51,455,003   

Jefferies & Co., Inc.

     0.28    10/13/15      61,871,061   

Jefferies & Co., Inc.

     0.32    10/29/15      20,272,869   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     (1.00 )%*     10/07/15      513,132   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     0.20    10/27/15      72,767,037   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     0.25    10/14/15      49,941,488   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     0.30    10/13/15      35,819,919   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     0.32    11/16/15      71,570,406   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     0.35    11/12/15      50,893,273   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     0.38    11/12/15      199,727,257   
        

 

 

 
         $ 929,708,574   
        

 

 

 

 

+ The reverse repurchase agreement matures on demand. Interest rate resets daily and the rate shown is the rate in effect on September 30, 2015.
* Interest payment due from counterparty.
(a) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize repurchase agreements.
(b) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for open futures contracts.
(c) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.
(d) 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 September 30, 2015, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $268,647,477 or 15.2% of net assets.
(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.05% of net assets as of September 30, 2015, are considered illiquid and restricted.

 

Restricted Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Golden Energy Offshore Services AS

           

8.41%, 5/28/17

     5/14/14       $ 1,270,853       $ 362,322         0.02

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.

           

11.00%, 5/15/28

     2/19/15         861,788         267,330         0.02


Restricted Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA

           

10.875%, 1/13/20

     6/09/14       $ 745,965       $ 135,000         0.01

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA

           

10.50%, 1/28/18

     6/13/13         3,510,948         64,437         0.00

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA

           

11.75%, 2/09/22

     1/29/14         916,308         16,900         0.00

 

(f) Security is in default and is non-income producing.
(g) Illiquid security.
(h) Fair valued by the Adviser.
(i) Convertible security.
(j) Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at September 30, 2015.
(k) Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Exide Technologies Series AI

           

11.00%, 4/30/20

     4/30/14       $ 4,747,694       $ 4,268,790         0.24

Exide Technologies

     4/30/15         87,194         131,474         0.01

Mt Logan Re Ltd. (Preference Shares)

     12/30/14         4,476,000         4,701,238         0.27

 

(l) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at September 30, 2015.
(m) Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.
(n) IO - Interest Only
(o) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of September 30, 2015.
(p) Non-income producing security.
(q) The security is subject to a 12 month lock-up period, after which semi-annual redemptions are permitted.
(r) 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.
(s) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(t) As of September 30, 2015, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $110,428,392 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(76,136,109), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $34,292,283.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
IDR    -    Indonesian Rupiah
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
MYR    -    Malaysian Ringgit
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

BBSW    -    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australia)
BKBM    -    Bank Bill Benchmark (New Zealand)


CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CDOR    -    Canadian Dealer Offered Rate
CDX-NAHY    -    North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CMBX.NA    -    North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index
CME    -    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
GSE    -    Government-Sponsored Enterprise
INTRCONX    -    Inter-Continental Exchange
LCH    -    London Clearing House
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs    -    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
RTR    -    Right To Receive

Country Breakdown*

September 30, 2015 (unaudited)

 

  89.1%        

United States

  2.1%        

Brazil

  1.0%        

Mexico

  0.9%        

Canada

  0.8%        

Bermuda

  0.5%        

France

  0.4%        

United Kingdom

  0.4%        

Luxembourg

  0.3%        

Switzerland

  0.3%        

Indonesia

  0.3%        

Germany

  0.2%        

India

  0.2%        

Spain

  1.4%        

Other

  2.1%        

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%        

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

* All data are as of September 30, 2015. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” country weightings represent 0.2% or less in the following countries: Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Venezuela and Zambia.


AB Income Fund

September 30, 2015 (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)

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.

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.

Options are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency, where such inputs and models are available. Alternatively the values may be obtained through unobservable management determined inputs and/or management’s proprietary models. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an option depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the option as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. Exchange traded options generally will be classified as Level 2. For options that do not trade on exchange but trade in liquid markets, inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Options are classified within Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy when all of the significant inputs can be corroborated to market evidence. Otherwise such instruments are classified as Level 3.

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and asset backed securities for which management has collected current observable data through pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current observable data has not been provided 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 September 30, 2015:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Assets:

         

Governments - Treasuries

   $             – 0  –    $     1,887,683,369       $ – 0  –    $     1,887,683,369   

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      223,198,092         6,353,667        229,551,759   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      2,590,296             104,349,242        106,939,538   

Corporates - Investment Grade

     – 0  –      82,101,595         – 0  –      82,101,595   

Agencies

     – 0  –      71,370,280         – 0  –      71,370,280   


Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      4,116,852        54,783,286        58,900,138   

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      26,822,155        – 0  –      26,822,155   

Whole Loan Trusts

     – 0  –      – 0  –      24,554,925        24,554,925   

Common Stocks

     – 0  –      – 0  –      21,778,274        21,778,274   

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      19,365,049        – 0  –      19,365,049   

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      15,871,578        – 0  –      15,871,578   

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

     – 0  –      15,577,820        – 0  –      15,577,820   

Preferred Stocks

     12,491,596        – 0  –      – 0  –      12,491,596   

Bank Loans

     – 0  –      – 0  –      8,243,408        8,243,408   

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

     – 0  –      7,896,493        – 0  –      7,896,493   

Investment Companies

     – 0  –      – 0  –      2,884,677        2,884,677   

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      2,146,557        – 0  –      2,146,557   

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     – 0  –      1,005,156        – 0  –      1,005,156   

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      54,318        – 0  –      54,318   

Options Purchased - Calls

     – 0  –      17,197        – 0  –      17,197   

Short-Term Investments

     55,559,416        – 0  –      – 0  –      55,559,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     68,051,012        2,359,816,807        222,947,479        2,650,815,298   

Other Financial Instruments*:

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      7,107,873        – 0  –      7,107,873   

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      50,203        – 0  –      50,203   

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      4,882,588        – 0  –      4,882,588   

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      12,150        – 0  –      12,150   

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (5,254,119     – 0  –      – 0  –      (5,254,119

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (1,969,081     – 0  –      (1,969,081

Credit Default Swaptions Written

     – 0  –      (202,657     – 0  –      (202,657

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (171,028     – 0  –      (171,028

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (19,029,305     – 0  –      (19,029,305

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (189,531     – 0  –      (189,531
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total+

   $     62,796,893      $     2,350,308,019      $     222,947,479      $     2,636,052,391   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* 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.

 

     Corporates -
Non-Investment
Grade
    Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations
    Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
 

Balance as of 12/31/14

   $     4,961,200      $     87,500,657      $     47,313,294   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     32,651        224,692        101,576   

Realized gain (loss)

     1,398        318,714        302,160   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (1,319,001     (393,023     (2,181,298

Purchases/Payups

     6,666,014        33,019,725        14,354,194   

Sales/Paydowns

     (2,225,158     (16,321,523     (5,106,640

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     (1,763,437     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/15

   $ 6,353,667      $ 104,349,242      $ 54,783,286   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/15

   $ (1,289,802   $ (121,026   $ (1,920,106
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


     Whole Loan Trusts     Common Stocks     Bank Loans  

Balance as of 12/31/14

   $ 16,795,929      $ 1,258,032      $ 23,689,120   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     27,352        – 0  –      36,879   

Realized gain (loss)

     (11,013     278,102        (290,465

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     836,168        957,048        795,304   

Purchases

     14,655,052        19,563,194        3,347,372   

Sales

     (7,748,563     (278,102     (19,334,802

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/15

   $     24,554,925      $ 21,778,274      $ 8,243,408   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/15

   $ 836,168      $ 1,230,809      $ (388,484
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Investment
Companies
    Total        

Balance as of 12/31/14

   $ 2,409,198      $ 183,927,430     

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     – 0  –      423,150     

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      598,896     

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     72,457        (1,232,345  

Purchases/Payups

     403,022        92,008,573     

Sales/Paydowns

     – 0  –      (51,014,788  

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –   

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      (1,763,437  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Balance as of 9/30/15

   $ 2,884,677      $     222,947,479  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/15

   $ 72,457      $ (1,579,984  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

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


The following presents information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Fund’s Level 3 investments at September 30, 2015. Securities priced by third party vendors or using prior transaction prices, which approximate fair value, are excluded from the following table.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

     Fair Value at
9/30/15
    

Valuation Technique

   Unobservable Input   Range/
Weighted  Average
 

Corporates—Non-Investment Grade

   $ 1,722,555      

Market Approach

   Implied Enterprise Value   $ 521 mil – $604 mil /NA  

Whole Loan Trusts

   $ 3,387,029      

Projected Cashflow

   Level Yield     13.45% / NA   
   $ 1,089,172      

Projected Cashflow

   Internal Rate of Return     9.57% / NA   
   $ 880,750      

Projected Cashflow

   Internal Rate of Return     15.00% / NA   
   $ 2,999,250      

Market Approach

   Underlying NAV of the
collateral
  $ 104.01 / NA   
   $ 10,807,169      

Discontinued Cashflow

   Level Yield     10.94% / NA   

Common Stocks

   $ 131,474      

Option Pricing Model

   Enterprise Value
Excericse Price Years
to Expiration EV
Volatility % Risk Free
Rate
  $
$
 

 
 

521 mim – $604 mil /NA
730 mil – $830 mil /NA
3yr – 5 yr / NA

24.5% – 27.7% / NA
1.01% – 1.57% / NA

  
  
  

  
  

   $ 785,502      

Market Approach

   EBITDA Projection*   $ 179.1 mil / NA   

Bank Loans

   $ 1,387,913      

Market Approach

   EBITDA* EBITDA
Multiple Scrap Value
  $
$
28 mil – $70 mil /NA 6X
154 mil / NA
  
  

 

* Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.

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) 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 significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

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

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

11 (a) (1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
11 (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 Income Fund, Inc.

 

By:   /s/    Robert M. Keith
  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   November 20, 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:   November 20, 2015
By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   November 20, 2015