0001193125-12-478496.txt : 20121121 0001193125-12-478496.hdr.sgml : 20121121 20121121122812 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-478496 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485BPOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121121 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121121 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081443 IRS NUMBER: 132625045 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-29901 FILM NUMBER: 121220353 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129691000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND,INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040908 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931001 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE CAPITAL QUASAR FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930907 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081443 IRS NUMBER: 132625045 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485BPOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-01716 FILM NUMBER: 121220354 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129691000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND,INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040908 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931001 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE CAPITAL QUASAR FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930907 0000081443 S000029577 AllianceBernstein Market Neutral Strategy - U.S. C000090792 Class A AMUAX C000090793 Class C AMCUX C000090794 Advisor Class AMUYX C000090795 Class R AMURX C000090796 Class K AMUKX C000090797 Class I AMUIX 0000081443 S000029578 AllianceBernstein Market Neutral Strategy - Global C000090798 Class R ANNRX C000090799 Class K ANNKX C000090800 Class I AINNX C000090801 Class A AANNX C000090802 Class C ANNCX C000090803 Advisor Class ANNYX 485BPOS 1 d397874d485bpos.htm ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND, INC. - MARKET NEUTRAL STRATEGIES - 485B XBRL AllianceBernstein Cap Fund, Inc. - Market Neutral Strategies - 485B XBRL

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2012

File Nos. 2-29901

811-01716

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

    THE SECURITIES ACT OF l933    ¨
    Pre-Effective Amendment No.    ¨
    Post-Effective Amendment No. 129    x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF l940

  Amendment No. 108    x

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York l0105

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

(800) 221-5672

 

 

EMILIE D. WRAPP

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York l0105

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Copies of communications to:

Kathleen K. Clarke

Seward & Kissel LLP

901 K Street, NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20001

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

 

  ¨ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  x on November 21, 2012 pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  ¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

  ¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 129 relates solely to the Class A, Class C, Class R, Class K, Class I and Advisor Class shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Market Neutral Strategy – U.S. and the Class A, Class C, Class R, Class K, Class I and Advisor Class shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Market Neutral Strategy – Global. No information in the Registrant’s Registration Statement relating to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth Portfolio, the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein U.S. Strategic Research Portfolio, the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein International Discovery Equity Portfolio, the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein International Focus 40 Portfolio, the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class 1 and Class 2 shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Dynamic All Market Fund, the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class 1 and Class 2 shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Dynamic All Market Plus Fund, the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class 1 and Class 2 shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Select US Equity Portfolio, the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio, the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class 1 and Class 2 shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio and the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class 1 and Class 2 shares, as applicable, of the AllianceBernstein Select US Long/Short Portfolio is amended or superseded.

 

 

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City and State of New York, on the 21st day of November, 2012.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND, INC.
By:   Robert M. Keith*
 

Robert M. Keith

President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

     

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

(1)  

   Principal Executive Officer:     
  

Robert M. Keith *

   President and   November 21, 2012
   Robert M. Keith    Chief Executive Officer  

(2)

  

Principal Financial and

Accounting Officer:

    
  

/s/    Joseph J. Mantineo

Joseph J. Mantineo

  

Treasurer and

Chief Financial Officer

  November 21, 2012

(3)

   All of the Directors:     
   John H. Dobkin*     
   Michael J. Downey*     
   William H. Foulk, Jr.*     
   D. James Guzy*     
   Nancy P. Jacklin*     
   Garry L. Moody*     
   Robert M. Keith*     
   Marshall C. Turner, Jr.*     
   Earl D. Weiner*     

 

*By:

  

/s/    Stephen J. Laffey

Stephen J. Laffey

(Attorney-in-fact)

     November 21, 2012


Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibits

EX-101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CALC    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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Short sales involve the risk that the Strategy will incur a loss by subsequently buying a security at a higher price than the price at which it sold the security short. The amount of such loss is theoretically unlimited (since it is limited only by the increase in value of the security sold short by the Strategy). In contrast, the risk of loss from a long position is limited to the Strategy&#146;s investment in the long position, since its value cannot fall below zero. Short selling is a form of leverage. To mitigate leverage risk, the Strategy will always hold liquid assets (including its long positions) at least equal to its short position exposure, marked-to-market daily.</font></li></ul><ul type="square"><li><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> ETF RISK: &nbsp;ETFs are investment companies. When the Strategy invests in an ETF, the Strategy bears its share of the ETF's expenses and runs the risk that the ETF may not achieve its investment objective.</font></li></ul><ul type="square"><li><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> LIQUIDITY RISK: &nbsp;Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Strategy from selling out of these illiquid securities at an advantageous price. Derivatives and securities involving substantial market risk tend to involve greater liquidity risk.</font></li></ul><ul type="square"><li><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">MANAGEMENT RISK: &nbsp;The Strategy is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions. The Adviser also relies on its own quantitative models, which depend upon complex mathematical calculations and the correctness of certain historical correlations. There is no guarantee that the Adviser&#146;s techniques, including the models, will produce the intended results.</font></li></ul><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Strategy.</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Strategy.</font> <font style=Times New Roman size=2>BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION </font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The bar chart and performance information provide an indication of the historical risk of an investment in the Strategy by showing:</font><ul type="square"><li><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">how the Strategy&#146;s performance changed over the life of the Strategy; and</font></li></ul><ul type="square"><li><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">how the Strategy&#146;s average annual returns for one year and over the life of the Strategy compare to those of a broad-based securities market index.</font></li></ul><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You may obtain updated performance information on the Strategy&#146;s website at www.AllianceBernstein.com (click on &#147;Individuals --U.S.&#148; then &#147;Pricing &amp; Performance&#148;).</font><br/><br/><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Strategy&#146;s past performance before and after taxes, of course, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.</font> <ul type="square"><li><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">how the Strategy&#146;s performance changed over the life of the Strategy; and</font></li></ul><ul type="square"><li><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">how the Strategy&#146;s average annual returns for one year and over the life of the Strategy compare to those of a broad-based securities market index.</font></li></ul> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">www.AllianceBernstein.com</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Strategy&#146;s past performance before and after taxes, of course, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.</font> <font style=Times New Roman size=2>BAR CHART</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Strategy&#146;s Class A shares and do not reflect sales loads. 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To do this, the Strategy will buy, or take a long position in, equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies that the Adviser believes are undervalued and more likely to appreciate and, at the same time, sell, or take short positions in, equity securities that the Adviser believes are overvalued and more likely to depreciate. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks and ETFs that invest primarily in equity securities. The Strategy will be highly diversified and may invest across different industries, sectors and regions. While the Strategy will not target issuers of a particular size, most issuers will have larger capitalizations. </font><br /><br /><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Under normal circumstances, the Strategy invests significantly (at least 40%--unless market conditions are not deemed favorable by the Adviser) in securities of non-U.S. companies. In addition, the Strategy invests, under normal circumstances, in the equity securities of companies located in at least three countries.</font> <br /><br /><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Strategy expects to allocate its investments among eight geographic &#147;sleeves&#148;, with the size of the allocation depending upon the Adviser&#146;s assessment of relative risks and returns. The sleeves are: the United States; Canada; Japan; Asia (other than Japan); the United Kingdom; Europe (other than the United Kingdom); Oceania (Australia and New Zealand); and the emerging markets. The Strategy intends to maintain approximately equal dollar exposures in long and short positions within each sleeve under normal circumstances. </font><br /><br /><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">When the Strategy takes a long position, it purchases a stock outright. When the Strategy takes a short position, it sells at the current market price a stock it does not own but has borrowed in anticipation that the market price of the stock will decline. To complete, or close out, the short sale transaction, the Strategy buys the same stock in the market at a later date and returns it to the lender. The Strategy will make money if the market price of the borrowed stock goes down and the Strategy is able to replace it for less than it earned by selling it short. Alternatively, if the price of the stock goes up after the short sale and before the short position is closed, the Strategy will lose money because it will have to pay more to replace the borrowed stock than it received when it sold the stock short. </font><br /><br /><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By employing this long/short market neutral investment strategy, the Strategy seeks to limit its volatility relative to movements in the overall stock market and limit downside risk during market declines. The Strategy may achieve a gain if the securities in its long portfolio outperform the securities in its short portfolio, each taken as a whole. Conversely, it is expected that the Strategy will incur a loss if the securities in its short portfolio outperform the securities in its long portfolio. The Adviser attempts to achieve returns for the Strategy that exceed the return on short-term fixed-income securities. </font><br /><br /> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Strategy may utilize derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards, and swaps to a significant extent. Derivatives may provide a more efficient and economical exposure to equity markets than direct investments as well as a less expensive alternative to short selling. The Strategy may also use borrowings or other leverage for investment purposes. In determining when and to what extent to employ leverage or enter into derivatives transactions, the Adviser will consider factors such as the relative risks and returns expected of potential investments and the costs of such transactions. The Adviser will consider the impact of derivatives in making its assessments of the Strategy&#146;s risks. The resulting exposures to markets, sectors, regions, issuers or specific securities will be continuously monitored by the Adviser.</font> <br /><br /><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Currencies can have a dramatic impact on equity returns, significantly adding to returns in some years and greatly diminishing them in others. Currency and equity positions are evaluated separately. The Adviser may seek to hedge the currency exposure resulting from the Strategy&#146;s securities positions when it finds the currency exposure unattractive. To hedge all or a portion of its currency risk, the Strategy may from time to time invest in currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures, options on futures, swaps and options. The Adviser may also seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives. </font><br /><br /><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Adviser selects securities for purchase or sale using both its own fundamental research and proprietary quantitative models. These models seek to assess the risk and return characteristics of the securities the Strategy will buy and sell and the impact those securities will have on the risk and return characteristics of the Strategy&#146;s portfolio overall, taking into account various factors such as relative return trends (or momentum) and price-to-book values. The Adviser then evaluates these results in light of data concerning an issuer&#146;s fundamentals and trading considerations. </font><br /><br /> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Strategy expects to engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its principal investment strategies. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction expenses, which may negatively affect the Strategy&#146;s performance. High portfolio turnover also may result in the realization of substantial net short-term capital gains, which, when distributed, are taxable to shareholders.</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Are an estimate, which is based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor&#146;s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown;</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> Are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for Class C and Advisor Class shares because these Classes have different expense ratios; </font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Strategy&#146;s Class A shares and do not reflect sales loads. If sales loads were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Through September 30, 2012, the year-to-date unannualized return for Class A shares was 0.88%.</font> <font style=Times New Roman size=2>PERFORMANCE TABLE</strong><br/>AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS<br/>(For the periods ended December 31, 2011) </font> 0.0217 0.0215 0.0143 0.0519 0.072 0.067 0.07 0.0727 0.001 -0.0082 -0.0083 -0.007 0.0168 0.0266 0.0217 0.0245 0.027 0.0011 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Are an estimate, which is based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor&#146;s tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown;</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> Are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for Class C and Advisor Class shares because these Classes have different expense ratios; </font> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.AllianceBernstein.com/role/ScheduleShareholderFeesAllianceBernsteinMarketNeutralStrategy-U.S. column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.AllianceBernstein.com/role/ScheduleAnnualFundOperatingExpensesAllianceBernsteinMarketNeutralStrategy-U.S. column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.AllianceBernstein.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleAllianceBernsteinMarketNeutralStrategyUS column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.AllianceBernstein.com/role/ScheduleAnnualTotalReturnsAllianceBernsteinMarketNeutralStrategy-U.S.BarChart column period compact * ~</div> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.AllianceBernstein.com/role/ScheduleAverageAnnualTotalReturnsTransposedAllianceBernsteinMarketNeutralStrategy-U.S. column period compact * ~</div> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Calendar Year End (%)<br/>During the period shown in the bar chart, the Strategy&#146;s: </font><br/><br/><p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"></p><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">BEST QUARTER WAS UP 0.87%, 3RD QUARTER, 2011; AND WORST QUARTER WAS DOWN<br/>-1.42%, 4TH QUARTER, 2011.</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Strategy.</font> <div style="display:none">~ http://www.AllianceBernstein.com/role/ScheduleExpenseExampleAllianceBernsteinMarketNeutralStrategyGlobal column period compact * ~</div> 0 0 0 0 0 0 <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Calendar Year End (%)<br/>During the period shown in the bar chart, the Strategy&#146;s: </font><br/><br/><p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"></p><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">BEST QUARTER WAS UP 3.22%, 3RD QUARTER, 2011; AND WORST QUARTER WAS UP 0.67%, <br/>4TH QUARTER, 2011. </font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">November 1, 2013</font> 2.7 <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Strategy. You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Investing in the Strategies--Sales Charge Reduction Programs for Class A Shares on page 24 of this Prospectus and in Purchase of Shares--Sales Charge Reduction Programs for Class A Shares on page 72 of the Strategy&#146;s Statement of Additional Information (&#147;SAI&#148;).</font> <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">year-to-date unannualized return</font> 2012-09-30 0.0088 The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Strategy&#146;s Class A shares and do not reflect sales loads. 2010-08-03 2010-08-03 <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Strategy&#146;s past performance before and after taxes, of course, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.</font> Purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may be subject to a 1%, 1-year contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), which may be subject to waiver in certain circumstances. For Class C shares, the CDSC is 0% after the first year. The Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement will remain in effect until November 1, 2013 and will be automatically extended for one year periods thereafter unless terminated by the Adviser upon 60 days notice prior to that date. Fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to reimbursement until August 2, 2013. No reimbursement payment will be made that would cause the Strategy's Total Annualized Operating Expenses to exceed 1.55%, 2.25%, 1.75%, 1.50%, 1.25% and 1.25% of average daily net assets, respectively, for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class K, Class I and Advisor Class shares, excluding expenses associated with securities sold short, or to cause the Strategy's total payments to exceed the Strategy's total initial offering expenses. Assuming redemption at the end of the period, a 1% CDSC would increase the expenses by approximately $100. Purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may be subject to a 1%, 1-year CDSC, which may be subject to waiver in certain circumstances. The Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement will remain in effect until November 1, 2013 and will be automatically extended for one-year periods thereafter unless terminated by the Adviser upon 60 days notice prior to that date. Fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to reimbursement until August 2, 2013. No reimbursement payment will be made that would cause the Strategy's Total Annualized Operating Expenses to exceed 1.60%, 2.30%, 1.80%, 1.55%, 1.30% and 1.30% of average daily net assets, respectively, for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class K, Class I and Advisor Class shares, excluding expenses associated with securities sold short, or to cause the Strategy's total payments to exceed the Strategy's total initial offering expenses. After-tax returns:-Are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for Class C and Advisor Class shares because these Classes have different expense ratios;-Are an estimate, which is based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor's tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown; and -Are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. Inception date for all Classes is 08/03/10. 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