N-Q 1 dnq.htm ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HEALTH CARE FUND, INC. AllianceBernstein Global Health Care Fund, Inc.

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: 811-09329

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HEALTH CARE 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)

 

 

Mark R. Manley

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: June 30, 2007

 

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2007


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AllianceBernstein

Global Health Care Fund

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares    U.S. $ Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.7%

     

Health Care - 99.7%

     

Biotechnology - 14.7%

     

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   109,600    $ 4,094,656

Genentech, Inc. (a)

   77,380      6,354,445

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

   100,400      7,680,600

Luminex Corp. (a)

   150,500      2,064,860

Medimmune, Inc. (a)

   61,800      2,248,902
         
        22,443,463
         

Drugs - 47.2%

     

Allergan, Inc.

   61,000      6,760,020

AstraZeneca PLC (ADR)

   28,100      1,507,565

Basilea Pharmaceutica (a)

   7,903      1,837,452

Eli Lilly & Co.

   139,600      7,497,916

Merck & Co., Inc.

   164,000      7,243,880

Novartis AG

   124,741      6,968,794

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (GDR)

   281,716      2,281,900

Roche Holding AG

   46,405      8,243,211

Sanofi-Aventis

   79,214      6,892,743

Shionogi & Co Ltd.

   224,000      4,026,749

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   59,700      3,909,104

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (ADR)

   202,280      7,571,340

Wyeth

   148,540      7,431,456
         
        72,172,130
         

Medical Products - 19.1%

     

Abbott Laboratories

   63,000      3,515,400

Alcon, Inc.

   58,000      7,645,560

Becton Dickinson & Co.

   71,400      5,489,946

Johnson & Johnson

   53,300      3,211,858

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

   25,528      9,311,448
         
        29,174,212
         

Medical Services - 18.7%

     

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

   40,400      2,934,252

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a)

   53,700      3,894,861

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   131,700      6,976,149

WellPoint, Inc. (a)

   183,000      14,841,300
         
        28,646,562
         

Total Common Stocks
(cost $94,102,331)

        152,436,367
         


     Principal
Amount
(000)
      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.1%

     

Time Deposit - 1.1%

     

ING Bank

     

5.42%, 4/02/07

(cost $1,700,000)

   $ 1,700      1,700,000  
           

Total Investments - 100.8%
(cost $95,802,331)

        154,136,367  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.8)%

        (1,215,757 )
           

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 152,920,610  
           

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

Glossary:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the sector categorization methodology of the Adviser.

Country Breakdown*

 

59.8 %   United States
22.1 %   Switzerland
5.1 %   Japan
4.9 %   Israel
4.5 %   France
1.5 %   India
1.0 %   United Kingdom
1.1 %   Short-Term Investments
     
100.0 %   Total Investments

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2007. The Fund's country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time.


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 Global Health Care Fund, Inc.
By:   /s/ Marc O. Mayer
  Marc O. Mayer
  President
Date:   May 23, 2007

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/ Marc O. Mayer
  Marc O. Mayer
  President
Date:   May 23, 2007
By:   /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   May 23, 2007