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)

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: June 30, 2008

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2007


ITEM 1.    SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 

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AllianceBernstein Global Health Care Fund

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares    U.S. $ Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.1%

     

Health Care - 99.1%

     

Biotechnology - 15.8%

     

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

   52,200    $ 872,262

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   94,000      4,700,000

Basilea Pharmaceutica (a)

   10,103      2,297,378

Celgene Corp. (a)

   26,700      1,903,977

Genentech, Inc. (a)

   68,380      5,335,008

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

   165,400      6,759,898
         
        21,868,523
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 13.0%

     

Alcon, Inc.

   47,300      6,807,416

Becton Dickinson & Co.

   68,300      5,604,015

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

   20,381      5,521,225
         
        17,932,656
         

Health Care Providers & Services - 21.5%

     

Aetna, Inc.

   69,200      3,755,484

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

   56,849      4,447,297

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a)

   51,400      4,646,046

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   63,100      3,055,933

WellPoint, Inc. (a)

   175,200      13,826,784
         
        29,731,544
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.6%

     

Luminex Corp. (a)

   144,100      2,173,028
         

Pharmaceuticals - 47.2%

     

Abbott Laboratories

   91,918      4,928,643

Allergan, Inc.

   108,000      6,962,760

Eli Lilly & Co.

   93,200      5,305,876

Johnson & Johnson

   29,300      1,925,010

Merck & Co., Inc.

   157,000      8,115,330

Novartis AG

   114,151      6,279,830

Roche Holding AG

   38,055      6,890,699

Schering-Plough Corp.

   217,100      6,866,873

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

   89,000      1,368,345

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

   50,400      3,534,599

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (ADR)

   168,880      7,510,093

Wyeth

   123,240      5,490,342
         
        65,178,400
         

Total Common Stocks
(cost $85,239,262)

        136,884,151
         


    

Principal

Amount

(000)

      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0%

     

Time Deposit - 1.0%

     

Montreal Bank

     

4.938%, 10/01/07

(cost $1,400,000)

   $ 1,400      1,400,000  
           

Total Investments - 100.1%
(cost $86,639,262)

        138,284,151  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.1)%

        (78,349 )
           

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 138,205,802  
           
(a)    Non-income producing security.   
   Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard and Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the Broad Market.   

 

Glossary:     
ADR¨    - ¨           American Depositary Receipt¨


Country Breakdown *

AllianceBernstein Global Health Care Fund

September 30, 2007 (unaudited)

 

Summary     
   69.9%      United States
   20.1%      Switzerland
   5.4%      Israel
   3.6%      Japan
   1.0%      Short-Term Investments
         
   100.0%      Total Investments
         

*  All data are as of September 30, 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 significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-Q:

 

EXHIBIT NO.     

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

                       
11 (a) (1)

 

    

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

11 (a) (2)      Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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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:

   November 21, 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:    November 21, 2007

 

By:    /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo
   Joseph J. Mantineo
   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:    November 21, 2007

 

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