AllianceBernstein

AB • NYSE

AllianceBernstein is a asset management company in the financial services sector on NYSE, led by Seth P. Bernstein, with a market cap of $3.6B. As of Q3 2025, 12% of shares are held by 269 institutional investors, with FMR LLC as the largest holder at 1.86%.

CEOSeth P. Bernstein

Market Cap$3.6B

Asset Management

Financial Services

Employees4.7K

Websitealliancebernstein.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AB as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $4.2B

All Institutions

Institutions: 269
Value Held: $518.3M
Shares Held: 13.6M
Avg Position: $1.9M
Median Position: $344.0K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 3
Value Held: $8.9M
Shares Held: 231.9K
Avg Position: $3.0M
Median Position: $1.5M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

12.06%

$509.4M

Hedge Funds

0.21%

$8.9M

Retail & Other

87.73%

$3.7B

Based on market cap of $4.2B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AB as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
FMR LLC Institution	-	$78.7M 0.00% of portfolio	1.86% 2.1M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.92T
A AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC Institution	-	$44.5M 0.02% of portfolio	1.05% 1.2M shares	Q3 2022 Held for 3y 2m	$195.93B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	Brian T. Moynihan CEO	$37.0M 0.00% of portfolio	0.88% 968.5K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.33T
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$30.1M 0.00% of portfolio	0.71% 788.3K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$1.65T
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	-	$18.9M 0.01% of portfolio	0.45% 493.8K shares	Q3 2013 Held for 12y 2m	$340.07B
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	Charles W. Scharf CEO	$16.3M 0.00% of portfolio	0.39% 425.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$488.50B
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	Gregory E. Johnson CEO	$14.7M 0.00% of portfolio	0.35% 384.7K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 5m+	$395.36B
N Neuberger Berman Group LLC Institution	-	$14.7M 0.01% of portfolio	0.35% 383.8K shares	Q4 2020 Held for 4y 11m	$136.94B
C Colony Group, LLC Institution	-	$12.9M 0.02% of portfolio	0.30% 336.5K shares	Q1 2024 Held for 1y 8m	$61.0B
UBS Group AG Institution	Sergio P. Ermotti CEO	$11.5M 0.00% of portfolio	0.27% 299.7K shares	Q4 2014 Held for 10y 11m	$511.54B

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AB in Q3 2025

Traded: −$190.8M
Buyers: 113
Sellers: 79
Total Bought: +$58.1M
Total Sold: −$248.9M
Avg Position: $1.8M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
C Colony Group, LLC Institution	+$11.8M +309.7K shares	$12.9M 336.5K shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$6.1M +160.4K shares	$6.5M 171.2K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$5.5M +144.2K shares	$30.1M 788.3K shares
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC RIA/Wealth	+$4.7M +122.8K shares	$8.7M 226.6K shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	+$3.3M +85.1K shares	$5.9M 155.6K shares
MOODY ALDRICH PARTNERS LLC Long Only Manager	+$3.0M +78.0K shares	$5.2M 137.3K shares
L LPL Financial LLC Institution	+$2.8M +72.0K shares	$18.9M 493.8K shares
C CI Private Wealth, LLC RIA/Wealth	+$1.7M +45.4K shares	$2.5M 64.8K shares
Lavaca Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	+$1.5M +40.1K shares	$1.5M 40.1K shares
Cetera Investment Advisers RIA/Wealth	+$1.3M +33.3K shares	$6.1M 159.4K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$211.0M −5.2M shares	Sold Off 0 shares
FMR LLC Institution	−$14.8M −387.2K shares	$78.7M 2.1M shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution	−$4.4M −114.7K shares	$37.0M 968.5K shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	−$3.2M −78.3K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
T TCG Advisory Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$1.8M −47.2K shares	$6.2M 161.1K shares
FORMULA GROWTH LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$1.8M −43.1K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC RIA/Wealth	−$1.6M −41.8K shares	$1.4M 36.9K shares
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution	−$1.2M −30.4K shares	$16.3M 425.7K shares
H HRT FINANCIAL LLC Institution	−$1.0M −26.7K shares	$3.1M 81.5K shares
CITIGROUP INC Institution	−$937.0K −24.5K shares	$99.4K 2.6K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited AB in Q3 2025

New Positions: 10
New Value: $3.1M
Exited Positions: 21
Exited Value: $218.3M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
Lavaca Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage	$1.5M 40.1K shares
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC RIA/Wealth	$248.4K 6.5K shares
KW WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC RIA/Wealth	$244.1K 6.4K shares
G Glenview Trust Co Institution	$237.1K 6.2K shares
C CHAPIN DAVIS, INC. Institution	$229.3K 6.0K shares
Quantum Private Wealth, LLC RIA/Wealth	$217.9K 5.7K shares
Crumly & Associates Inc. RIA/Wealth	$209.9K 5.5K shares
T TRUST CO OF VERMONT Institution	$114.7K 3.0K shares
Core Alternative Capital ETF Provider	$15.3K 400.0 shares
Union Bankshares Corp Institution	$7.6K 200.0 shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
Kingstone Capital Partners Texas, LLC RIA/Wealth	$211.0M 5.2M shares
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$3.2M 78.3K shares
FORMULA GROWTH LTD Hedge Fund•Long/Short	$1.8M 43.1K shares
MONECO Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$428.5K 10.5K shares
CFC Planning Co LLC Private Equity	$230.0K 5.6K shares
Change Path, LLC RIA/Wealth	$221.6K 5.4K shares
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	$212.9K 5.2K shares
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth	$211.7K 5.2K shares
A Americana Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	$206.7K 5.1K shares
T Tyche Wealth Partners LLC Institution	$204.2K 5.0K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in AB as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 5
Call Value: $13.1M
Put Positions: 3
Put Value: $4.1M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$8.6M 2.3K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.0M 786.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$1.5M 388.0 contracts
NBC SECURITIES, INC. RIA/Wealth	$40.0 0.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	- - contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$3.0M 784.0 contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$756.8K 198.0 contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$374.6K 98.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with AB as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
Four Tree Island Advisory LLC RIA/Wealth	Eric James Gregg Owner	5.06% $7.9M	0.19% 207.6K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$156.9M
CHELSEA COUNSEL CO RIA/Wealth	Patrick Carme Pascal CEO	1.62% $3.6M	0.09% 95.3K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$225.2M
Disciplined Equity Management, Inc. RIA/Wealth	Donald Vincent Davey Director	1.22% $2.2M	0.05% 58.8K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$183.8M
MOODY ALDRICH PARTNERS LLC Long Only Manager	Daniel Brook Wanzenberg CIO	1.00% $5.2M	0.12% 137.3K shares	Q3 2024 Held for 1y 2m	$527.2M
K Knott David M Jr Institution	-	0.77% $1.8M	0.04% 48.0K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$238.7M
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC Long Only Manager	Richard William Smirl President	0.61% $915.3K	0.02% 23.9K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$148.9M
1 10Elms LLP RIA/Wealth	Ryan William Kruger Managing Partner	0.61% $590.9K	0.01% 15.5K shares	Q4 2024 Held for 11 months	$96.9M
W WALNUT PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC RIA/Wealth	Steven William Seline CEO	0.60% $991.8K	0.02% 25.9K shares	Q1 2021 Held for 4y 8m	$164.4M
REDMONT WEALTH ADVISORS LLC RIA/Wealth	James Milton Thomas Langer CIO	0.60% $434.7K	0.01% 11.4K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 3y 11m	$72.2M
BluePath Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Martin James Briesach Managing Partner	0.60% $1.4M	0.03% 37.1K shares	Q1 2025 Held for 8 months	$237.7M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in AB

CITADEL ADVISORS LLC

Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy

Portfolio ManagerKenneth Cordele Griffin

Portfolio Value: $122.08B
Positions: 5,531
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in AllianceBernstein

Market Value: $6.5M
Shares Held: 171.2K
Portfolio Weight: 0.01%
Owned Since: 2016-Q3

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