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AB Alliancebernstein (AB) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Financial Services · Investment advice · CIK 0000825313
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Congress · 1Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
165
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about AB

Insiders, 180 days
-$1.3M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 0 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-01-16
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$185.6K
1 notice

Alliancebernstein insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. insiders sold a net $1.3M of stock across 22 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Stonehill Charles G.T.
Director
SELL
2026-08-06 SECtraded 2026-08-04
5,000
$185.8K
-2.8%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on May 5, 2025.
  • The trade is 20.3% of the 24,573 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 165 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Stonehill Charles G.T. sold about $185.8K of AB on Aug 4, 2026; 165 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BERNSTEIN SETH P
CEO
SELL
2026-05-04 SECtraded 2026-04-30
29,000
$1.1M
-8.7%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Feb 18, 2026.
  • The trade is 13.7% of the 212,046 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 165 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO BERNSTEIN SETH P sold about $1.1M of AB on Apr 30, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 165 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BERNSTEIN SETH P
CEO
SELL
2026-02-19 SECtraded 2026-02-18
26,840
$1.1M
-7.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Aug 22, 2025.
  • The trade is 11.1% of the 241,046 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 165 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO BERNSTEIN SETH P sold about $1.1M of AB on Feb 18, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 165 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BERNSTEIN SETH P
President and CEO
SELL
2025-08-25 SECtraded 2025-08-22
24,946
$999.1K
-2.9%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Aug 20, 2025.
  • The trade is 10.5% of the 238,510 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 165 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO BERNSTEIN SETH P sold about $999.1K of AB on Aug 22, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 165 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BERNSTEIN SETH P
President and CEO
SELL
2025-08-20 SEC
480
$19.2K
-2.5%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Aug 19, 2025.
  • The trade is 0.2% of the 263,456 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 165 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President and CEO BERNSTEIN SETH P sold about $19.2K of AB on Aug 20, 2025; 165 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
22 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$1.3M over 180 days
-$185.8K over 90 days
below 52% of Financial Services
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Financial Services
Funds
165 funds bought in last quarter
more than 72% of Financial Services
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
1.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 58% of Financial Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-2.0%12M
-5%+0%+6%+11%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-04-30 · BERNSTEIN SETH P sold $1.1M2026-02-18 · BERNSTEIN SETH P sold $1.1M2026-08-04 · Stonehill Charles G.T. sold $185.8K2026-08-04 · Stonehill Charles G.T. filed to sell $185.6K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns AB: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
MORGAN STANLEY
6,148,221 sh
$88.3M
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.
3,721,718 sh
$38.3M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC
944,884 sh
$33.3M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
1,320,178 sh
$31.8M
Pathstone Holdings, LLC
1,959,814 sh
$29.6M

Congress trades in AB

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Nancy Pelosi
Bought 2026-01-16 · disclosed 7 days later
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
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Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

AB planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Stonehill Charles G.T.
Filed 2026-08-04
$185.6K

AB mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Anchor Risk Managed Income Strategies Fund
$825.6K position · as of 2026-05-31
3.6%
RIVER OAK DISCOVERY FUND
$655.7K position · as of 2026-07-31
3.4%
Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF
$1.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.9%
Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF
$9.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.1%
Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF
$10.8M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.3%
Virtus U.S. Dividend ETF
$86.4K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Bernstein
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$15.1M
$16.6M
$4.0M
+45%
+60%
2024
$12.1M
$16.6M
$4.0M
+28%
+52%
2023
$10.1M
$10.1M
$2.6M
-2%
+15%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $1.3M sold by insiders over 180 days, 165 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $185.6K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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AB financials

Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
n/a
no equity line filed
Return on assets
+61.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Net income$982.5M$1.2B$764.6M$274.2M
Operating cash flow$352.4M$340.5M$294.0M$362.6M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

AB Stock Sonar score 3/7 axes

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AB ranks highest on institutional and government (69th percentile) and risk and compliance (68th), and lowest on insider conviction (23rd), among Financial Services peers.

Insider conviction
23
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$1.3M · 46 pct, sector of 161
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 165
Institutional and government
69
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter165 · 72 pct, sector of 278
  • Congress net buyers, 365d1 · 67 pct, sector of 31
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
68
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+1.3% · 68 pct, sector of 390
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
4 not measured: Profitability, Financial health, Growth, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 1 present: fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income; no equity line filed
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

3 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

AB filings, in plain words

Are Alliancebernstein insiders buying or selling AB?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Alliancebernstein insiders were net sellers, a net $1.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded AB?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 1 House member disclosed buying AB and 0 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Nancy Pelosi dated 2026-01-16.

Are there planned insider sales of AB?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $185.6K of stock; the latest, by Stonehill Charles G.T., was filed 2026-08-04.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Alliancebernstein insiders were net sellers of AB, a net $1.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. In the year to 2026-10-27, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying AB and 0 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Nancy Pelosi dated 2026-01-16. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $185.6K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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