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AB

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.

Sector: financial servicesAsset ManagementNYSEMarket Cap: $4.39B

AllianceBernstein is a global asset manager with minimal direct political exposure but operates in a heavily regulated financial services industry subject to SEC, DOL, and banking oversight.

Govt Dependence
25/100
Regulatory Density
65/100
Lobbying Intensity
5/100
Political Signal
LOW

BusinessWhat AB does

AllianceBernstein provides investment management, research, and advisory services to institutional and individual clients globally. Primary revenue streams include asset management fees, advisory services, and investment research. The firm manages approximately $700+ billion in assets across equities, fixed income, alternatives, and multi-asset strategies.

6 months past · 3 months futureAB activity timeline

$44$39$35 DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · May 18 $42.80 hi $35.66 lo $39.81 CONGRESS 9 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 27 BILLS 5 Nancy Pelosi (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-16 Citadel Advisors · OPENED $8M · 2025-12-31Citadel Advisors · OPENED · 2025-12-31 MARKUP · House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Fin · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets · 2026-05-20MARKUP · Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, · 2026-05-21MARKUP · House Small Business · 2026-05-21
Congress
buy sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
113 trading days · 1 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 2 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 5 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsAB federal contracts

AB doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding AB

$64.7M
Total AB held by tracked 13F funds
27
Funds with AB positions
+27
Funds opened this quarter
Citadel Advisors $21M opened 2025-03-31
Citadel Advisors $8M opened 2025-12-31
Citadel Advisors $8M opened 2024-06-30
Citadel Advisors $8M opened 2024-03-31
Citadel Advisors $7M opened 2024-09-30
Citadel Advisors $7M opened 2025-09-30
Citadel Advisors $4M opened 2024-12-31
Citadel Advisors $3M opened 2025-06-30
19 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard

Politicians Trading ABMembers of Congress with recent AB positions

1 politicians traded AB across 1 disclosed transactions totaling $3.0M (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just AB). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading AB

2026-01-16 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house Purchase $1,000,001 - $5,000,000
2022-01-27 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house Purchase $250,001 - $500,000
2022-01-27 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house purchase $250,001 - $500,000
2021-02-23 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house purchase $500,001 - $1,000,000
2021-02-18 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house Purchase $500,001 - $1,000,000
2021-02-23 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house Purchase $500,001 - $1,000,000
2021-02-18 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house purchase $500,001 - $1,000,000
2020-12-22 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house purchase $500,001 - $1,000,000
2020-12-22 Nancy Pelosi D-California · house Purchase $500,001 - $1,000,000
9+ trades on file · most recent 2026-01-23

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

12
stock awards · $24.1M market value
2025-12-10 BERNSTEIN SETH P President and CEO AWARD 159,937 sh $6.6M
2025-12-10 BERNSTEIN SETH P President and CEO AWARD 159,937 sh $6.6M
2025-12-10 Erzan Onur Head, Gl. Cl. Grp. & Pr. Wlth. AWARD 65,678 sh $2.7M
2025-12-10 Erzan Onur Head, Gl. Cl. Grp. & Pr. Wlth. AWARD 65,678 sh $2.7M
2025-12-10 Sprules Karl Chief Operating Officer AWARD 44,393 sh $1.8M
2025-12-10 Sprules Karl Chief Operating Officer AWARD 44,393 sh $1.8M
2025-12-10 Simeone Thomas Chief Accounting Officer AWARD 11,554 sh $475K
2025-12-10 Simeone Thomas Chief Accounting Officer AWARD 11,554 sh $475K
For AB, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills to WatchLegislation flagged by our analysis

SEC fiduciary rule updatesDOL investment advice regulationsForm ADV modernizationSECURE Act 3.0

Political ProfileWhere AB sits in Washington

AB operates in a regulated sector but lacks direct government revenue, significant lobbying presence, or named legislative exposure. Stock movement driven primarily by asset flows, market performance, and fee compression rather than political events.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

  • SEC enforcement on ESG disclosures
  • DOL fiduciary standard expansion
  • antitrust scrutiny of asset manager consolidation

Regulatory opportunities

  • ESG reporting standardization
  • 401(k) auto-enrollment expansion
  • defined contribution plan growth

LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for AB

Investment Company InstituteSecurities Industry and Financial Markets AssociationManaged Funds Association
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Frequently AskedAbout AB & political exposure

Does AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Has Congress traded AB stock?
9 congressional trades by 1 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-01-16. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is AB political risk profile?
Government dependence: 25/100. Lobbying intensity: 5/100. Political signal: low.
How does GovGreed track AB political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. AB data is updated daily from these official federal sources.