AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

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NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AFB) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of August 31, 2011.

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.



Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings



Portfolio %

1) Texas Trnsp Comm  Series 07  5.00%,  4/01/23

3.39%

2) Wayne State Univ MI  Series 2009  5.00%,

2.48%

11/15/29


3) Chicago IL O'Hare Intl Arpt (O'Hare Intl Arpt)

2.15%

NPFGC Series A  5.375%,   1/01/32


4) Wisconsin Hlth & Ed Fac Auth  (Ministry Health

1.98%

Care, Inc.) NPFGC Series 02A  5.25%,  2/15/32


5) Bexar Cnty TX HFC MFHR  (Doral Club & Sutton

1.65%

House Apts) NPFGC Series 01A  5.55%,  10/01/36


6) Univ of Illinois     AGM Series 07A  5.25%,

1.62%

10/01/26


7) Indianapolis IN Loc Bond Bank     NPFGC Series 2A

1.51%

5.25%,  7/01/33 (Prerefunded/ETM)


8) Twenty Fifth Ave Pptys WA  (Univ Of WA Dorm

1.42%

25th Ave) NPFGC Series 02  5.25%,  6/01/33


9) Texas GO  Series 02A  5.50%,  8/01/41

1.39%

10) Los Angeles CA Regl Arpts Impt Corp.  (Laxfuel

1.34%

Corp.) AMBAC Series 01  5.50%,  1/01/32




Sector/Industry Breakdown



Portfolio %

Revenue


   Health Care - Not-for-Profit

8.62%

   Airport

8.09%

   Water & Sewer

6.41%

   Higher Education - Public

4.56%

   Revenue - Miscellaneous

4.27%

   Industrial Development - Utility

2.49%

   Industrial Development - Industry

2.10%

   Higher Education - Private

1.72%

   Industrial Development - Airline

1.34%

   Electric Utility

1.13%

   Senior Living

0.81%

   Health Care - Municipal

0.80%

   Prepay Energy

0.59%

   Primary/Secondary Ed. - Public

0.47%

   Toll Roads/Transit

0.26%

SUBTOTAL

43.66%

Tax Supported


   Special Tax

10.01%

   State G.O.

5.50%

   Local G.O.

5.02%

   Assessment District

4.39%

   Tax-Supported State Lease

2.36%

   Tax-Supported Local Lease

2.12%

   State Lease

1.62%

   Guaranteed

1.22%

SUBTOTAL

32.24%

Prerefunded/ETM

10.42%

Insured/Guaranteed


   Insured

6.96%

   Guaranteed

2.33%

SUBTOTAL

9.29%

Asset-Backed


   Housing - Multi-Family

1.87%

   Housing - Single Family

1.40%

   Student Loan

1.12%

SUBTOTAL

4.39%

Total

100.00%



State Breakdown



Portfolio %

Texas

19.96%

California

11.66%

Illinois

8.59%

Florida

7.19%

New York

6.02%

Washington

4.73%

Michigan

4.22%

Alabama

3.48%

Wisconsin

3.22%

Colorado

2.73%

Louisiana

2.60%

Indiana

2.39%

Nevada

1.74%

Pennsylvania

1.69%

Ohio

1.68%

Oregon

1.51%

Alaska

1.50%

Tennessee

1.48%

Puerto Rico

1.40%

Hawaii

1.38%

South Carolina

1.35%

Virginia

1.24%

Massachusetts

1.10%

Arizona

1.00%

Rhode Island

0.85%

New Jersey

0.79%

New Hampshire

0.75%

North Carolina

0.62%

Mississippi

0.58%

District of Columbia

0.51%

Missouri

0.48%

North Dakota

0.39%

Georgia

0.36%

Utah

0.22%

Arkansas

0.20%

Minnesota

0.17%

Kansas

0.17%

Iowa

0.05%

Total Investments

100.00%



               Credit Quality Breakdown



Portfolio %

                   AAA

19.53%

                   AAA(Pre-refunded Bonds)

10.42%

                   AA

26.85%

                   A

24.01%

                   BBB

14.96%

                  Not Rated

4.23%

                  Total Investments

100.00%



Portfolio Statistics:


          AMT Percentage:

17.63%

          Average Coupon:

5.58

          Percentage of Leverage:


                Bank Borrowing:

0.00%

                Investment Operations:

0.95%

                Preferred Stock:

37.30%

                Tender Option Bonds:

6.59%

                Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):

0.00%

                Total Fund Leverage:

44.84%*

          Average Maturity:

6.51 Years

          Effective Duration:

5.78 Years

          Total Net Assets:

$649.32 Million**

          Common Stock Net Asset Value:

$14.19

          Number of Holdings:

210



* The total percentage of leverage constitutes 6.59% through the use of tender option bonds, 37.30% in issued and outstanding preferred stock and 0.95% in investment operations, which may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.

** Includes 242,225,000 of preferred stock at liquidation value.

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.