UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-10573
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN NATIONAL MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Joseph J. Mantineo
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2018
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2018
| ITEM 1. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
AB National Municipal Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments
July 31, 2018 (unaudited)
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 160.8% |
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| Long-Term Municipal Bonds - 160.8% |
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| Alabama - 3.8% |
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| Jefferson County Board of Education/AL |
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| Series 2018 |
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| 5.00%, 2/01/46 |
$ | 10,000 | $ | 11,134,700 | ||||
| State of Alabama Docks Department |
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| AGM Series 2017A |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/34 |
2,000 | 2,235,020 | ||||||
| AGM Series 2017C |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/36 |
2,000 | 2,235,020 | ||||||
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|
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| 15,604,740 | ||||||||
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|
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| Arizona - 1.1% |
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| Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.) |
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| Series 2007 |
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| 5.25%, 12/01/22-12/01/23 |
4,150 | 4,665,633 | ||||||
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|
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| Arkansas - 0.5% |
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| Pulaski County Public Facilities Board (Baptist Health) |
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| Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/42 |
2,000 | 2,174,860 | ||||||
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|
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| California - 22.4% |
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| Anaheim Public Financing Authority (City of Anaheim CA Lease) |
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| Series 2014A |
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| 5.00%, 5/01/32-5/01/39 |
5,500 | 6,199,175 | ||||||
| Bay Area Toll Authority |
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| Series 2013S |
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| 5.00%, 4/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
5,720 | 6,557,237 | ||||||
| California Econ Recovery |
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| Series 2009A |
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| 5.25%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
4,860 | 5,033,793 | ||||||
| California Pollution Control Financing Authority (Poseidon Resources Channelside LP) |
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| Series 2012 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/37 (a) |
3,075 | 3,265,373 | ||||||
| California Statewide Communities Development Authority (Loma Linda University Medical Center) |
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| Series 2016A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/36 (a) |
800 | 856,616 | ||||||
| City of Los Angeles Department of Airports |
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| Series 2009A |
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| 5.25%, 5/15/29 |
5,700 | 5,863,989 | ||||||
| County of San Bernardino CA COP |
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| Series 2009A |
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| 5.25%, 8/01/26 |
1,455 | 1,506,885 | ||||||
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
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| (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax) |
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| Series 2013B |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/34 |
1,770 | 1,991,693 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Department of Water |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Series 2013B |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/32 |
$ | 3,840 | $ | 4,353,446 | ||||
| Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System Revenue |
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| Series 2013A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
90 | 102,207 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/30 |
6,165 | 6,925,884 | ||||||
| Series 2013B |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/30 |
10,000 | 11,367,100 | ||||||
| San Bernardino County Transportation Authority |
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| Series 2015-2 |
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| 5.00%, 3/01/32-3/01/34 (c) |
11,340 | 12,829,540 | ||||||
| State of California |
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| Series 2013 |
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| 5.00%, 11/01/30 |
5,800 | 6,585,030 | ||||||
| University of California |
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| Series 2012G |
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| 5.00%, 5/15/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
3,175 | 3,557,524 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 5/15/31 |
3,825 | 4,233,931 | ||||||
| Series 2013A |
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| 5.00%, 5/15/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
2,480 | 2,850,909 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 5/15/30-5/15/32 |
7,375 | 8,320,530 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 92,400,862 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Colorado - 1.8% |
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| City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue |
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| (Denver Intl Airport) |
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| Series 2013B |
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| 5.25%, 11/15/31 |
6,680 | 7,573,450 | ||||||
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|
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| Connecticut - 10.1% |
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| Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
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| (Sacred Heart University, Inc.) |
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| Series 2017I-1 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/42 |
2,410 | 2,690,572 | ||||||
| State of Connecticut |
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| Series 2013C |
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| 5.00%, 7/15/27 |
7,165 | 7,823,320 | ||||||
| Series 2013E |
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| 5.00%, 8/15/29 |
4,800 | 5,205,840 | ||||||
| Series 2015F |
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| 5.00%, 11/15/32 |
5,000 | 5,515,600 | ||||||
| State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue |
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| Series 2011A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/28 |
5,000 | 5,375,350 | ||||||
| Series 2012 |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/29 |
13,855 | 15,058,030 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 41,668,712 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| District of Columbia - 1.6% |
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| District of Columbia |
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| Series 2013A |
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| 5.00%, 6/01/29 |
5,000 | 5,623,450 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority |
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| Series 2016A |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/35 |
$ | 1,000 | $ | 1,126,090 | ||||
|
|
|
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| 6,749,540 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Florida - 8.7% |
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| Alachua County Health Facilities Authority |
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| (Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2014A |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/44 |
4,560 | 4,920,969 | ||||||
| Brevard County Health Facilities Authority |
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| (Health First, Inc. Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 4/01/33 |
1,000 | 1,094,700 | ||||||
| City of Orlando FL |
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| Series 2014A |
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| 5.25%, 11/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
5,620 | 6,566,914 | ||||||
| County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue |
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| Series 2014A |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/33 |
1,000 | 1,116,520 | ||||||
| Florida Ports Financing Commission |
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| Series 2011A |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/25-10/01/27 |
4,205 | 4,571,081 | ||||||
| Halifax Hospital Medical Center |
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| (Halifax Hospital Medical Center Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2015 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 6/01/35 |
2,655 | 2,915,270 | ||||||
| Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority |
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| (Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc.) |
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| Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 11/15/39 |
9,250 | 9,796,027 | ||||||
| Putnam County Development Authority/FL |
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| (Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.) |
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| Series 2018A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 3/15/42 |
4,500 | 5,045,265 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 36,026,746 | ||||||||
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|
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| Georgia - 1.3% |
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| City of Atlanta Department of Aviation |
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| (Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport) |
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| Series 2014B |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/31-1/01/32 |
4,675 | 5,285,092 | ||||||
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|
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| Hawaii - 2.5% |
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| State of Hawaii |
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| Series 2015E |
||||||||
| 4.00%, 10/01/35 |
2,000 | 2,093,800 | ||||||
| State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue |
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| Series 2010A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/34 |
5,000 | 5,291,850 | ||||||
| Series 2015A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/45 |
2,500 | 2,773,800 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 10,159,450 | ||||||||
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|
|
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| Illinois - 10.1% |
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| Chicago Board of Education |
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| Series 2017C |
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| 5.00%, 12/01/34 |
1,945 | 2,016,809 | ||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Chicago O’Hare International Airport |
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| Series 2016B |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/41 |
$ | 8,000 | $ | 8,815,840 | ||||
| Series 2016C |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/38 |
2,350 | 2,596,139 | ||||||
| Illinois Finance Authority |
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| (Illinois Institute of Technology) |
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| Series 2006A |
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| 5.00%, 4/01/31 |
1,250 | 1,242,963 | ||||||
| Illinois Finance Authority |
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| (OSF Healthcare System Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2015A |
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| 5.00%, 11/15/45 |
4,500 | 4,867,380 | ||||||
| Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
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| Series 2015B |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/40 |
3,000 | 3,334,980 | ||||||
| State of Illinois |
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| Series 2012 |
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| 5.00%, 3/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,033,020 | ||||||
| Series 2014 |
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| 5.00%, 4/01/30-2/01/39 |
12,070 | 12,574,795 | ||||||
| Series 2017D |
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| 5.00%, 11/01/28 |
5,000 | 5,371,000 | ||||||
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|
|
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| 41,852,926 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Indiana - 0.3% |
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| Indiana Finance Authority |
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| (WVB East End Partners LLC) |
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| Series 2013A |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/44 |
1,250 | 1,330,450 | ||||||
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|
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| Iowa - 0.3% |
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| Iowa Finance Authority |
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| (Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC) |
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| Series 2013B |
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| 5.25%, 12/01/50 |
1,205 | 1,280,385 | ||||||
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|
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| Kansas - 1.3% |
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| City of Lawrence KS |
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| (Lawrence Memorial Hospital/KS) |
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| Series 2018 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/48 |
5,000 | 5,539,550 | ||||||
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|
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| Kentucky - 2.3% |
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| Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority |
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| (Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway) |
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| Series 2015A |
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| 4.25%, 7/01/35 |
1,000 | 999,990 | ||||||
| Kentucky Municipal Power Agency |
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| NATL Series 2015A |
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| 5.00%, 9/01/30 |
2,500 | 2,818,475 | ||||||
| Kentucky Turnpike Authority |
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| Series 2013A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/29 |
5,000 | 5,577,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 9,395,465 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Maryland - 1.8% |
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| Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority |
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| (Meritus Medical Center Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2015 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/45 |
$ | 6,725 | $ | 7,224,129 | ||||
|
|
|
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| Massachusetts - 4.1% |
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| Massachusetts School Building Authority |
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| (Massachusetts School Building Authority Sales Tax) |
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| Series 2011B |
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| 5.00%, 10/15/32 |
13,000 | 14,127,750 | ||||||
| Series 2012B |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 8/15/30 |
2,480 | 2,738,689 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 16,866,439 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Michigan - 8.7% |
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| Detroit City School District |
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| Series 2012A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 5/01/26-5/01/27 |
6,045 | 6,626,708 | ||||||
| Michigan Finance Authority |
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| (Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue) |
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| AGM Series 2014D-1 |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/35 |
1,250 | 1,380,238 | ||||||
| Michigan Finance Authority |
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| (Henry Ford Health System Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 4.00%, 11/15/36 |
2,815 | 2,854,579 | ||||||
| Michigan Finance Authority |
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| (Public Lighting Authority) |
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| Series 2014B |
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| 5.00%, 7/01/34 |
2,250 | 2,428,807 | ||||||
| Michigan Strategic Fund |
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| (Detroit Renewable Energy Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2013 |
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| 8.50%, 12/01/30 (b)(d)(e) |
3,495 | 3,529,950 | ||||||
| Plymouth Educational Center Charter School |
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| Series 2005 |
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| 5.125%, 11/01/23 (f) |
2,140 | 1,794,090 | ||||||
| Wayne State University |
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| Series 2009A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
11,980 | 12,491,427 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/29 |
4,520 | 4,695,873 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 35,801,672 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| Minnesota - 0.5% |
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| City of Minneapolis MN |
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| (Fairview Health Services Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2015A |
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| 5.00%, 11/15/33 |
2,000 | 2,259,960 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Nebraska - 2.9% |
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| Central Plains Energy Project |
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| (Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)) |
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| Series 2017A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 9/01/42 |
10,000 | 11,864,400 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| New Jersey - 11.4% |
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| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
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| (New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease) |
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| Series 2014P |
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| 5.00%, 6/15/31 |
$ | 2,500 | $ | 2,687,700 | ||||
| Series 2016B |
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| 5.50%, 6/15/30 |
5,000 | 5,715,950 | ||||||
| New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
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| (NYNJ Link Borrower LLC) |
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| Series 2013 |
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| 5.125%, 1/01/34 |
1,000 | 1,088,740 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority |
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| (New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority State Lease) |
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| Series 2017 |
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| 5.00%, 10/01/36 |
2,500 | 2,723,725 | ||||||
| New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority |
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| (RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group) |
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| Series 2014 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/44 |
6,450 | 7,030,952 | ||||||
| New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
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| (New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant) |
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| Series 2016 |
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| 5.00%, 6/15/29 |
4,750 | 5,295,015 | ||||||
| New Jersey Turnpike Authority |
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| Series 2012B |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/29 |
6,500 | 7,215,195 | ||||||
| Series 2013A |
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| 5.00%, 1/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
5,000 | 5,579,900 | ||||||
| Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ |
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| Series 2018A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 6/01/46 |
8,990 | 9,875,335 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| 47,212,512 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| New York - 25.2% |
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| City of New York NY |
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| Series 2012B |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 8/01/30 |
5,070 | 5,591,956 | ||||||
| Series 2012I |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 8/01/28 |
8,780 | 9,701,637 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
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| Series 2012D |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/29 |
4,000 | 4,426,200 | ||||||
| Series 2012F |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/27 |
1,575 | 1,748,250 | ||||||
| Series 2013A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
1,830 | 2,088,304 | ||||||
| Series 2014B |
||||||||
| 5.25%, 11/15/34 |
4,000 | 4,529,080 | ||||||
| Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
||||||||
| (Metropolitan Transportation Authority Ded Tax) |
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| Series 2016A |
||||||||
| 5.25%, 11/15/35 (c) |
14,260 | 16,700,456 | ||||||
| New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority |
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| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Series 2011HH |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 6/15/26 |
$ | 5,000 | $ | 5,430,750 | ||||
| Series 2013D |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 6/15/34 |
3,600 | 4,008,348 | ||||||
| New York City NY Transitional |
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| Series 2007B |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 8/01/34-8/01/37 (c) |
10,000 | 11,356,560 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
||||||||
| Series 2012D |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 2/15/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
1,135 | 1,250,679 | ||||||
| New York State Dormitory Authority |
||||||||
| (State of New York Pers Income Tax) |
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| Series 2012B |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 3/15/32 |
7,600 | 8,327,928 | ||||||
| Series 2012D |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 2/15/29 |
6,865 | 7,530,150 | ||||||
| Port Authority of New York & New Jersey |
||||||||
| Series 2013-178 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/32 |
4,400 | 4,871,504 | ||||||
| Series 2014-186 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 10/15/44 |
8,000 | 8,799,200 | ||||||
| Ulster County Capital Resource Corp. |
||||||||
| (Woodland Pond at New Paltz) |
||||||||
| Series 2017 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 9/15/37 (b) |
490 | 480,514 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 9/15/42-9/15/53 (b) |
1,320 | 1,307,839 | ||||||
| Utility Debt Securitization Authority |
||||||||
| Series 2013T |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/15/30 |
5,000 | 5,710,700 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 103,860,055 | ||||||||
|
|
|
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| North Carolina - 1.2% |
||||||||
| North Carolina Medical Care Commission |
||||||||
| (Vidant Health Obligated Group) |
||||||||
| Series 2015 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 6/01/45 |
4,445 | 4,855,229 | ||||||
|
|
|
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| Ohio - 0.5% |
||||||||
| City of Chillicothe/OH |
||||||||
| (Adena Health System Obligated Group) |
||||||||
| Series 2017 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/37 |
1,800 | 1,983,132 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Oklahoma - 0.4% |
||||||||
| Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust |
||||||||
| BAM Series 2015A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 6/01/45 |
1,700 | 1,819,476 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Oregon - 1.3% |
||||||||
| Oregon State Lottery |
||||||||
| Series 2011A |
||||||||
| 5.25%, 4/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
4,305 | 4,689,522 | ||||||
| 5.25%, 4/01/25 |
695 | 754,235 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 5,443,757 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Pennsylvania - 14.4% |
||||||||
| Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority |
||||||||
| (Residential Resources, Inc./PA) |
||||||||
| Series 2006 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 9/01/21 |
$ | 410 | $ | 410,898 | ||||
| Butler County Hospital Authority |
||||||||
| (Butler Health System Obligated Group) |
||||||||
| Series 2015 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/35-7/01/39 |
3,510 | 3,820,693 | ||||||
| City of Philadelphia PA |
||||||||
| AGM Series 2017A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 8/01/34 |
5,000 | 5,611,500 | ||||||
| Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority |
||||||||
| (Thomas Jefferson University Obligated Group) |
||||||||
| Series 2018 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 9/01/43-9/01/48 |
13,250 | 14,748,975 | ||||||
| Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA |
||||||||
| Series 2010 |
||||||||
| 5.25%, 8/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
3,480 | 3,725,131 | ||||||
| Montour School District |
||||||||
| AGM Series 2015B |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 4/01/34-4/01/35 |
6,520 | 7,347,014 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority |
||||||||
| (PA Bridges Finco LP) |
||||||||
| Series 2015 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/31/34-6/30/42 |
9,270 | 10,089,957 | ||||||
| Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission |
||||||||
| Series 2014A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/31-12/01/33 |
6,355 | 7,091,099 | ||||||
| Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development |
||||||||
| (LLPCS Foundation) |
||||||||
| Series 2005A |
||||||||
| 5.25%, 7/01/24 (b)(g) |
1,150 | 11,500 | ||||||
| School District of Philadelphia (The) |
||||||||
| Series 2016F |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 9/01/35 |
5,000 | 5,542,350 | ||||||
| Scranton School District/PA |
||||||||
| BAM Series 2017E |
||||||||
| 4.00%, 12/01/37 |
1,025 | 1,031,314 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 59,430,431 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| South Carolina - 3.3% |
||||||||
| South Carolina Ports Authority |
||||||||
| Series 2015 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/45 |
5,000 | 5,495,550 | ||||||
| South Carolina Public Service Authority |
||||||||
| Series 2014A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/49 |
1,400 | 1,478,050 | ||||||
| Series 2014C |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
1,000 | 1,062,280 | ||||||
| Series 2016B |
||||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| 5.00%, 12/01/46 |
$ | 5,000 | $ | 5,395,100 | ||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 13,430,980 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Tennessee - 1.9% |
||||||||
| Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority |
||||||||
| (Erlanger Medical Center) |
||||||||
| Series 2014 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 10/01/44 |
7,500 | 7,998,525 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Texas - 11.2% |
||||||||
| Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp. |
||||||||
| (Lifeschool of Dallas) |
||||||||
| Series 2014A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 8/15/39 |
4,805 | 5,320,721 | ||||||
| Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority |
||||||||
| Series 2016 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 1/01/40 |
3,500 | 3,823,400 | ||||||
| City of Austin TX Water & Wastewater System Revenue |
||||||||
| Series 2013A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/28-11/15/29 |
8,075 | 9,026,024 | ||||||
| City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue |
||||||||
| Series 2011D |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/15/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) |
6,000 | 6,597,720 | ||||||
| Fort Bend Independent School District |
||||||||
| Series 2009 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 2/15/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM) (b) |
5,855 | 6,061,799 | ||||||
| 5.00%, 2/15/27 |
1,705 | 1,765,579 | ||||||
| Love Field Airport Modernization Corp. |
||||||||
| Series 2015 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/01/31 |
1,000 | 1,120,370 | ||||||
| New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. |
||||||||
| (CHF-Collegiate Housing Denton LLC) |
||||||||
| AGM Series 2018A-1 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/38-7/01/48 |
1,600 | 1,745,811 | ||||||
| North Texas Tollway Authority |
||||||||
| Series 2015B |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 1/01/40 |
5,000 | 5,442,800 | ||||||
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. |
||||||||
| (NTE Mobility Partners LLC) |
||||||||
| Series 2009 |
||||||||
| 6.875%, 12/31/39 |
1,720 | 1,826,072 | ||||||
| Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. |
||||||||
| (NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC) |
||||||||
| Series 2013 |
||||||||
| 6.75%, 6/30/43 |
3,000 | 3,494,100 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 46,224,396 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Utah - 1.2% |
||||||||
| Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue |
||||||||
| Series 2017A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 7/01/47 |
4,500 | 5,016,555 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
| Washington - 2.5% |
| |||||||
| FYI Properties |
||||||||
| (FYI Properties WA State Lease) |
||||||||
| Series 2009 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 6/01/27 |
$ | 3,885 | $ | 3,980,726 | ||||
| 5.125%, 6/01/28 |
5,200 | 5,333,068 | ||||||
| Port of Seattle WA |
||||||||
| Series 2015A |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 4/01/40 |
1,000 | 1,109,970 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| 10,423,764 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Wisconsin - 0.2% |
||||||||
| State of Wisconsin |
||||||||
| Series 2003-3 |
||||||||
| 5.00%, 11/01/26 |
620 | 621,934 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Municipal Obligations |
|
664,045,207 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Shares | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5% |
||||||||
| Investment Companies - 0.5% |
||||||||
| AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government |
1,811,095 | 1,811,095 | ||||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total Investments - 161.3% |
|
665,856,302 | ||||||
| Other assets less liabilities - (39.0)% |
|
(160,822,964 | ) | |||||
| Preferred Shares at liquidation value - (22.3)% |
|
(92,125,000 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders - 100.0%(l) |
|
$ | 412,908,338 | |||||
|
|
|
|||||||
| (a) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At July 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $4,121,989 or 1.0% of net assets. |
| (b) | Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. |
| (c) | Security represents the underlying municipal obligation of an inverse floating rate obligation held by the Fund. |
| (d) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.85% of net assets as of July 31, 2018, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows: |
| 144A/Restricted & Illiquid Securities |
Acquisition |
Cost | Market Value |
Percentage of Net Assets |
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| Michigan Strategic Fund(Detroit Renewable Energy Obligated Group) Series 2013 |
||||||||||||||||
| 8.50%, 12/01/30 |
7/24/13 | $ | 3,365,810 | $ | 3,529,950 | 0.85 | % | |||||||||
| (e) | Fair valued by the Adviser. |
| (f) | Restricted and illiquid security. |
| Restricted & Illiquid Securities |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Market Value |
Percentage of Net Assets |
||||||||||||
| Plymouth Educational Center Charter School Series 2005 |
||||||||||||||||
| 5.125%, 11/01/23 |
11/30/05 | $ | 2,128,786 | $ | 1,794,090 | 0.43 | % | |||||||||
| (g) | Illiquid security. |
| (h) | Affiliated investments. |
| (i) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
| (j) | To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618. |
| (k) | As of July 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $28,067,334 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,571,988), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $26,495,346. |
| (l) | Portfolio percentages are calculated based on net assets applicable to common shareholders. |
As of July 31, 2018, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 3.9% and 0.0%, respectively.
Glossary:
| AGM |
- | Assured Guaranty Municipal | ||
| BAM |
- | Build American Mutual | ||
| COP |
- | Certificate of Participation | ||
| ETM |
- | Escrowed to Maturity | ||
| NATL |
- | National Interstate Corporation | ||
| OSF |
- | Order of St. Francis |
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund
July 31, 2018 (unaudited)
In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| • | Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.
Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of July 31, 2018:
| Investments in Securities: |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
| Assets: |
| |||||||||||||||
| Long-Term Municipal Bonds |
$ | – 0 | – | $ | 623,986,206 | $ | 40,059,001 | $ | 664,045,207 | |||||||
| Short-Term Investments |
1,811,095 | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | 1,811,095 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total Investments in Securities |
1,811,095 | 623,986,206 | 40,059,001 | 665,856,302 | ||||||||||||
| Other Financial Instruments(a) |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | – 0 | – | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total(b) |
$ | 1,811,095 | $ | 623,986,206 | $ | 40,059,001 | $ | 665,856,302 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| (a) | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value. |
| (b) | There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period. |
The Fund recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.
Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
| Long Term Municipal Bonds | Total | |||||||
| Balance as of 10/31/17 |
$ | 24,279,742 | $ | 24,279,742 | ||||
| Accrued discounts/(premiums) |
(118,562 | ) | (118,562 | ) | ||||
| Realized gain (loss) |
5,825 | 5,825 | ||||||
| Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
(29,550 | ) | (29,550 | ) | ||||
| Purchases |
17,731,546 | 17,731,546 | ||||||
| Sales |
(1,810,000 | ) | (1,810,000 | ) | ||||
| Transfers in to Level 3 |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | ||||
| Transfers out of Level 3 |
– 0 | – | – 0 | – | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Balance as of 7/31/18 |
$ | 40,059,001 | $ | 40,059,001 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 7/31/18 |
$ | (28,110 | ) | $ | (28,110 | ) | ||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
The following presents information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Fund’s Level 3 investments at July 31, 2018. Securities priced by third party vendors are excluded from the following table:
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
| Fair Value at 7/31/18 |
Valuation |
Unobservable |
Input | |||||||
| Long-Term Municipal Bonds |
$ | 3,529,950 | Market Approach |
Mandatory Tender Level |
$ 101.00/ N/A | |||||
Generally, a change in the assumptions used in any input in isolation may be accompanied by a change in another input. Significant changes in any of the unobservable inputs may significantly impact the fair value measurement. Significant increases (decreases) in Mandatory Tender Level in isolation would be expected to result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Fund. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.
The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and any third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.
In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).
A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 is as follows:
| Fund |
Market Value 10/31/17 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 7/31/18 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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| Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 1,630 | $ | 37,610 | $ | 37,429 | $ | 1,811 | $ | 13 | ||||||||||
| ITEM 2. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| ITEM 3. | EXHIBITS. |
The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-Q:
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
| 3 (a) (1) | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 3 (a) (2) | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
| By: | /s/ Robert M. Keith | |
| Robert M. Keith | ||
| President | ||
| Date: | September 24, 2018 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ Robert M. Keith | |
| Robert M. Keith | ||
| President | ||
| Date: | September 24, 2018 | |
| By: | /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo | |
| Joseph J. Mantineo | ||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | September 24, 2018 | |