AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

Wed Sep 23, 4:06 PM

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AFB) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of August 31, 2009.

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

    Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings

                                                             Portfolio %
        1) Texas Transp Commission Series 07 5.00%,               3.41%
           4/01/23
        2) Chicago IL O'hare Intl Arpt (O'hare Intl               2.07%
           Arpt) MBIA Series A 5.375%, 1/01/32
        3) Clark Cnty NV Arpt FGIC Series 01B 5.25%,              1.96%
           7/01/34 (Prerefunded/ETM)
        4) Wisconsin Hlth & Ed Fac Auth (Ministry                 1.85%
           Health Care, Inc.) MBIA Series 02A 5.25%,
        5) Univ of Illinois FSA Series 07A 5.25%, 10/01/26        1.71%
        6) Indianapolis IN Loc Bond Bank MBIA Series 2A           1.70%
           5.25%, 7/01/33 (Prerefunded/ETM)
        7) Bexar Cnty TX HFC MFHR (Doral Club & Sutton            1.59%
           House Apts) MBIA Series 01A 5.55%, 10/01/36
        8) Chicago IL GO FGIC Series 00C 5.50%, 1/01/40           1.47%
           (Prerefunded/ETM)
        9) Twenty Fifth Ave Pptys WA (Univ of WA Dorm             1.44%
           25th Ave) MBIA Series 02 5.25%, 6/01/33
       10) Los Angeles CA Regl Arpts (Laxfuel                     1.36%
           Corporation) AMBAC Series 01 5.50%, 1/01/32



        Sector/Industry Breakdown
                                                            Portfolio %
            Prerefunded/ETM                                    16.09%
            Health Care - Not-for-Profit                       10.92%
            Airport/Ports                                       6.39%
            Insured                                             6.31%
            Local G.O.                                          6.11%
            State G.O.                                          4.38%
            Higher Education                                    4.27%
            Revenue - Miscellaneous                             3.87%
            Special Tax                                         3.60%
            Assessment District                                 3.53%
            Transportation                                      3.41%
            Housing - Multi-Family                              3.08%
            Housing - Single Family                             2.64%
            Tax-Supported Local Lease                           2.49%
            Guaranteed                                          2.34%
            Industrial Development - Utility                    2.27%
            Industrial Development - Industry                   2.20%
            Higher Education - Public                           2.14%
            Tax-Supported State Lease                           2.08%
            Water & Sewer                                       1.87%
            Money Market                                        1.72%
            Prepay Energy                                       1.64%
            Higher Education - Private                          1.44%
            Industrial Development - Airline                    1.36%
            Health Care - Municipal                             1.26%
            Student Loan                                        1.18%
            Electric Utility                                    0.97%
            Primary/Secondary Ed. - Public                      0.44%
            Total                                             100.00%


            State Breakdown
                                                            Portfolio %
            Texas                                              18.80%
            Illinois                                           11.19%
            Florida                                             9.00%
            California                                          8.70%
            Nevada                                              4.05%
            Wisconsin                                           3.62%
            Alabama                                             3.29%
            Washington                                          3.15%
            New York                                            2.98%
            Michigan                                            2.91%
            Indiana                                             2.73%
            Colorado                                            2.61%
            Louisiana                                           2.57%
            Tennessee                                           2.52%
            Massachusetts                                       2.52%
            Ohio                                                2.00%
            Pennsylvania                                        1.69%
            South Carolina                                      1.61%
            Alaska                                              1.58%
            Puerto Rico                                         1.38%
            Virginia                                            1.18%
            Arizona                                             1.01%
            Georgia                                             0.92%
            New Jersey                                          0.89%
            New Hampshire                                       0.84%
            Rhode Island                                        0.82%
            Mississippi                                         0.73%
            North Carolina                                      0.65%
            Hawaii                                              0.64%
            Oregon                                              0.64%
            North Dakota                                        0.57%
            District of Columbia                                0.54%
            Missouri                                            0.51%
            Arkansas                                            0.37%
            Minnesota                                           0.31%
            Utah                                                0.23%
            Kansas                                              0.16%
            Iowa                                                0.09%
            Total                                             100.00%

                 Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
                    AAA                                        38.40%
                    AA                                         18.94%
                    A                                          24.31%
                    BBB                                        14.35%
                    BB                                          3.40%
                    B                                           0.31%
                    CCC                                         0.29%
                    Total Investments                         100.00%

         Portfolio Statistics:
              AMT Percentage:                20.79%
              Average Coupon:                5.16%
              Percentage of Leverage:
                 Bank Loans:                 0.00%
                 Investment Operations:      5.17%
                 Preferred Stock:            26.70%
              Total Fund Leverage:           31.87%*

              Avg. Maturity:                 11.86 Years
              Duration:                      7.71 Years
              Total Net Assets:              $618.1 Million
              Net Asset Value:               $13.11
              Number of Holdings:            219

* The total percentage of leverage constitutes 26.70% in issued and outstanding preferred stock and 5.17% in investment operations, which may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as tender option bonds, credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.

The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.

SOURCE AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.