AllianceBern Muni Inc II MA A  AMAAX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Muni Massachusetts Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   5.78 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-08-31
Day Change
$ 0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 10.92
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
10.83%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
218
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: AllianceBern Muni Inc II MA A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Muni Massachusetts
Index: BarCap Municipal TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1994-03-29 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 10.83 10.17 4.04 4.26 5.22 5.95
+/- Category -4.46 -3.43 1.42 1.05 0.43 ---
+/- BarCap Municipal TR USD -1.31 -1.50 -0.21 -0.10 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 8.49 8.16 3.56 3.91 4.81 5.88
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 6.89 8.12 2.87 3.39 4.90 5.75
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 8.16 2.86 3.39 4.90 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 6.79 3.02 3.49 4.88 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 75 funds), (5 yrs : out of 70 funds), (10 yrs : out of 59 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 3.00%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
General Obligations 12.92
Advance Refunded 15.28
State Appropriated Tobacco ---
Non-state Appropriated Tobacco ---
Education 9.63
Health 16.89
Housing 7.82
Industrial ---
Transportation 12.35
Utilities 5.39
Water/Sewer 4.02
Misc. Revenue 15.69
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 49.8
AA 25.0
A 12.3
BBB 9.2
BB 3.8
B 0.0
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.0
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 100.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-08-31 Data through 2009-08-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 32
Total Number of Bond Holdings 88 30 Day SEC Yield % 2.75
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 29.51 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
Massachusetts St Sch Bldg Auth 5% 2019-08-15 7,000 7,658 3.87
Massachusetts St Health & Edl Rev 5.75% 2026-07-01 6,500 7,511 3.80
Massachusetts St Health & Edl Rev 5.25% 2031-10-01 6,440 7,114 3.60
Massachusetts St Indl Fin Agy Rev 6.15% 2035-02-01 5,900 5,870 2.97
Massachusetts St Wtr Pollutn A Pool P 5% 2024-08-01 4,875 5,598 2.83
Massachusetts St Go Consol 5% 2017-03-01 5,000 5,554 2.81
Fall River Mass Mun Purp 5% 2028-07-15 5,085 5,387 2.72
Massachusetts St Hsg Fin Agy H Hsg 6.65% 2041-07-01 4,635 4,668 2.36
Massachusetts St Health & Edl Rev 6.75% 2030-07-01 4,245 4,504 2.28
Puerto Rico Comwlth Hwy & Tran Rev 5.25% 2014-07-01 4,410 4,486 2.27
Data through 2009-08-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1994-03-29
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Terrance T. Hults  (1995-06-01)
Hults is a senior vice president with Alliance Capital Management L. P. Prior to joining Alliance in 1995, he was an associate and trader in the Municipal Derivative Products Department at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets.
Michael Brooks  (2002-12-31)
Brooks is the senior vice president Manager of AllianceBernstein, with which he has been associated since prior to 2002.
Fred S. Cohen  (2002-12-31)
Cohen is a senior vice president of AllianceBernstein with which he has been associated since prior to 2002.
R.B. Davidson III  (2002-12-31)
Davidson joined Bernstein as director of the municipal bond department in 1992. Prior to that, he was vice president and head of municipal strategies at JP Morgan Securities, and from 1983 to 1985, he was an associate economist at Lehman Brothers. Davidson is the author of several articles and was named to the Institutional Investor All-America Research Team in 1992.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-10-01)
Front: 3.00
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.82
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-09-30)
Correspondence Information
AllianceBernstein LP
1345 Avenue Of The Americas
New York,  NY  10105
United States
Telephone:
800-221-5672
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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