NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:ACG) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of October 31, 2009. AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc. Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings Portfolio % 1)U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.125%, 8/15/19 7.19% 2)U.S. Treasury Notes 2.375%, 4/15/11 - 8/31/14 6.98% 3)U.S. Treasury Bonds 11.25%, 2/15/15 6.60% 4)U.S. Treasury Notes 1.75%, 8/15/12 6.39% 5)U.S. Treasury STRIPS Zero Coupon, 5/15/17 6.38% 6)U.S. Treasury Notes 1.375%, 9/15/12 5.87% 7)U.S. Treasury Notes 3.875%, 2/15/13 4.56% 8)U.S. Treasury STRIPS Zero Coupon, 11/15/21 3.18% 9)U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.625%, 2/15/27 3.03% 10)U.S. Treasury 1.375%, 10/15/12 2.27% Security Type Breakdown Portfolio % Governments - Treasuries: Treasuries 55.30% Mortgage Pass-Thru's: Agency ARMS 4.58% Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year 4.20% SUBTOTAL 8.78% Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities: Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS 8.36% SUBTOTAL 8.36% Corporates - Investment Grades: Financial Institutions: Banking 2.24% Finance 0.40% Insurance 0.22% Other Finance 0.02% SUBTOTAL 2.88% Industrial: Basic 1.07% Other Industrial 0.31% Transportation - Airlines 0.30% Energy 0.26% Communications - Media 0.18% Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 0.14% Communications - Telecommunications 0.06% Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.06% Capital Goods 0.02% SUBTOTAL 2.40% Non Corporate Sectors: Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed 1.36% SUBTOTAL 1.36% Utility: Electric 0.02% SUBTOTAL 0.02% SUBTOTAL 6.66% Corporates - Non-Investment Grades: Industrial: Communications - Telecommunications 0.68% Basic 0.57% Capital Goods 0.38% Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.30% Communications - Media 0.28% Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 0.22% Consumer Cyclical - Other 0.11% Other Industrial 0.08% Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 0.07% Transportation - Services 0.04% Technology 0.01% Services 0.01% SUBTOTAL 2.75% Financial Institutions: Banking 0.57% Finance 0.32% Insurance 0.15% Brokerage 0.02% SUBTOTAL 1.06% SUBTOTAL 3.81% Inflation-Linked Securities 2.84% Agencies: Agency Debentures 2.11% Quasi-Sovereigns: Quasi-Sovereign Bonds 1.93% Bank Loans: Industrial: Communications - Media 0.24% Technology 0.21% Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.19% Basic 0.17% Consumer Cyclical - Other 0.13% Services 0.12% Energy 0.08% Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 0.08% Capital Goods 0.08% Communications - Telecommunications 0.07% Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment 0.06% Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 0.03% Transportation - Airlines 0.03% Other Industrial 0.01% SUBTOTAL 1.50% Financial Institutions: Finance 0.22% Other Finance 0.03% REITS 0.01% Insurance 0.01% SUBTOTAL 0.27% Utility: Electric 0.12% SUBTOTAL 0.12% SUBTOTAL 1.89% Emerging Markets - Treasuries 1.74% Emerging Markets - Sovereigns 1.25% Asset-Backed Securities: Credit Cards - Floating Rate 0.63% Autos - Floating Rate 0.29% SUBTOTAL 0.92% Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds: Industrial: Basic 0.13% Energy 0.10% Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.01% SUBTOTAL 0.24% Financial Institutions: Banking 0.18% Other Finance 0.01% SUBTOTAL 0.19% SUBTOTAL 0.43% Governments - Sovereign Bonds 0.30% CMOs: Non-Agency ARMS 0.12% Agency Fixed Rate 0.01% SUBTOTAL 0.13% Preferred Stocks: Financial Institutions 0.05% Non Corporate Sectors 0.01% SUBTOTAL 0.06% Local Governments - Regional Bonds 0.01% Short-Term Investments: Repurchase Agreements 3.23% Investment Companies 0.25% SUBTOTAL 3.48% Total 100.00% Country Breakdown Portfolio % United States 86.08% Russia 3.60% Brazil 2.56% Turkey 1.10% Hungary 0.83% Colombia 0.74% Indonesia 0.71% United Kingdom 0.65% Kazakhstan 0.54% Hong Kong 0.45% Argentina 0.35% India 0.23% Venezuela 0.20% El Salvador 0.20% Netherlands 0.18% Peru 0.18% Jamaica 0.17% Lithuania 0.16% Australia 0.16% Canada 0.15% Sweden 0.14% Croatia 0.13% Bermuda 0.11% Switzerland 0.11% France 0.11% Germany 0.08% Belgium 0.04% Luxembourg 0.02% South Africa 0.01% Greece 0.01% Total 100.00% Credit Quality Breakdown Portfolio % AAA 75.92% AA 0.27% A 2.12% BBB 9.52% BB 5.09% B 1.81% CCC 1.57% CC 0.08% C 0.06% D 0.08% A-1+ 3.48% Total Investments 100.00% Portfolio Statistics Percentage of Leverage: Bank Borrowing: 0.00% Investment Operations: 36.09%* Preferred Stock: 0.00% Total: 36.09%, as of 10/31/2009 Avg. Maturity: 9.17 Years Duration: Corporate 5.88 yrs Non Dollar Government 4.89 yrs Emerging Market 5.46 yrs US Treasury 3.86 yrs High Yield 2.42 yrs Total Portfolio: 4.89 Years, as of 10/31/2009 Total Net Assets: $2,046.6 Million Net Asset Value: $8.43 Number of Holdings: 324 * Investment Operations 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. 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. DATASOURCE: AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc. CONTACT: Shareholder Contact:, +1-800-221-5672, AllianceBernstein L. P.

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