AllianceBern Global Bond C  ANACX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2010-01-31
Out of
World Bond 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
   5.43 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AA
As of 2009-12-31
Day Change
$ -0.01
  
NAV (2010-02-08)
$ 8.08
  
YTD Return % (2010-02-08)
1.76%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
2,473
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: AllianceBern Global Bond C
(from 2000-01-01 to 2010-01-31) Category: World Bond
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2010-02-08
Inception date: 1993-05-03 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2010-01-31
YTD Returns as of 2010-02-08
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 1.77 25.81 6.64 6.56 8.00 7.63
+/- Category 1.28 9.59 -0.16 2.04 1.52 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 0.30 17.10 0.19 1.57 1.47 ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-12-31) 22.18 22.18 6.03 6.55 7.92 7.56
Month-End (as of 2010-01-31) 0.68 24.47 6.83 6.71 8.00 7.63
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-12-31 )  
On Distribution --- 22.53 4.98 4.83 5.42 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 15.82 4.71 4.61 5.27 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 186 funds), (5 yrs : out of 159 funds), (10 yrs : out of 108 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, 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 %
US Government
US Treasuries ---
TIPS ---
US Agency ---
Mortgage
Mortgage Pass-Thru ---
Mortgage CMO ---
Mortgage ARM ---
Credit
US Corporate ---
Asset-Backed ---
Convertible ---
Municipal ---
Corporate Inflation-Protected ---
Foreign
Foreign Corp ---
Foreign Govt ---
Cash ---
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 49.0
AA 8.1
A 13.9
BBB 20.2
BB 6.5
B 1.6
Below B 0.7
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.3
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 93.8
Other 4.9
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-12-31 Data through 2009-12-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 91
Total Number of Bond Holdings 249 30 Day SEC Yield % 3.58
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 30.28 ending as of 2009-12-31
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
US Treasury Bond 8.125% 2019-08-15 176,700 248,498 9.16
European Invest Bk 1.4% 2017-06-20 7,902,300 93,376 3.44
France(Govt Of) 5.75% 2032-10-25 43,960 82,337 3.03
Germany (Federal Republic Of) 3.75% 2019-01-04 50,000 79,190 2.92
Canada Govt 2% 2014-12-01 76,200 70,958 2.62
Netherlands King 4.5% 2017-07-15 35,637 58,494 2.16
Belgium(Kingdom) 4% 2022-03-28 38,000 57,852 2.13
Sweden (Kingdom Of) 6.75% 2014-05-05 270,255 45,747 1.69
Canada Govt 2016-06-01 42,580 43,474 1.60
Netherlands (Kingdom Of) 7.5% 2023-01-15 20,000 41,596 1.53
Data through 2009-12-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1993-05-03
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Douglas J. Peebles  (1992-03-27)
Mr. Peebles joined the firm in 1987 and is the CIO of AllianceBernstein Fixed Income. In this role, he supervises all of the fixed-income portfolio management and research teams globally. In addition, he is chairman of the Interest Rates and Currencies Research Review team, which is responsible for setting interest-rate and currency policy for all fixed-income portfolios. Mr. Peebles has held several leadership positions within the fixed-income division, having served as director of Global Fixed Income from 1997 to 2004, and then co-head of AllianceBernstein Fixed Income from 2004 until August 2008. He also serves on AllianceBernstein’s Management Executive Committee, a group of senior professionals responsible for managing the firm, enacting key strategic initiatives and allocating resources. He earned a BA from Muhlenberg College and an MBA from Rutgers University.
Paul J. DeNoon  (2002-08-05)
Mr. DeNoon directs all of AllianceBernstein’s investment activities regarding emerging-market debt securities, and is also a member of the Global Fixed Income Team. Prior to joining the firm in 1992, Mr. DeNoon was a vice president in the investment portfolio group at Manufacturers Hanover Trust and an economist in the Financial Markets Research Group, primarily responsible for analysis of monetary and fiscal policy. He began his career as a Research Analyst for Lehman Brothers. Mr. DeNoon holds a BA in economics from Union College and an MBA in finance from New York University.
Michael L. Mon  (2003-09-01)
Mon is a portfolio manager of the company.
Scott DiMaggio  (2005-08-31)
DiMaggi is a vice president and director of AllianceBernstein with which he has been associated since prior to 2001.
Fernando Grisales  (2007-01-31)
Grisales is an assistant vice president of AllianceBernstein with which he has been associated since October 2001. He provided trade support to the firm's private wealth group from October 2001 until June 2003. From June 2003 until January 2005, he worked as a portfolio assistant for the global fixed team and became an assistant portfolio manager for the global fixed income: emerging markets investment team in January 2005.
Matthew Sheridan  (2007-01-31)
Sheridan is a vice president of AllianceBernstein, with which he has been associated in a substantially similar capacity to his current position since prior to 2001.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2010-01-29)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.60
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-09-30)
Correspondence Information
Alliancebernstein Global Bond Fund Inc
1345 Avenue Of The Americas
New York,  NY  10105
USA
Telephone:
800-221-5672
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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