NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB") and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("AB Holding") (NYSE:AB) announced today that preliminary assets under management decreased to $900 billion during September 2026 from $919 billion at the end of August. The 2% decline in month-end AUM was primarily driven by market depreciation, coupled with net outflows during the month. By channel, Institutional generated net inflows, which were partially offset by net outflows in Retail and Private Wealth. For the quarter ended September 30, 2026, preliminary firmwide net inflows totaled approximately $6.0 billion.

AllianceBernstein L.P. (The Operating Partnership)
Assets Under Management ($ in Billions)

	At September 30, 2026								Aug 31,
									2026

					Private
	Institutions		Retail		Wealth		Total		Total

Equity
Actively Managed	$	45	$	159	$	62	$	266	$	273
Passive	35		43		12		90		91
Total Equity	80		202		74		356		364

Fixed Income
Taxable	121		61		21		203		206
Tax-Exempt	1		62		32		95		99
Passive	—		17		—		17		18
Total Fixed Income	122		140		53		315		323

Alternatives/Multi-Asset Solutions⁽¹⁾	181		10		38		229		232
Total	$	383	$	352	$	165	$	900	$	919


	At August 31, 2026

Total	$	389	$	361	$	169	$	919

⁽¹⁾ Includes certain multi-asset solutions and services not included in equity or fixed income services.

Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements provided by management in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The most significant of these factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of sponsored investment products and separately-managed accounts, general economic conditions, industry trends, future acquisitions, integration of acquired companies, competitive conditions, and government regulations, including changes in tax regulations and rates and the manner in which the earnings of publicly-traded partnerships are taxed. AB cautions readers to carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made; AB undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. For further information regarding these forward-looking statements and the factors that could cause actual results to differ, see "Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in AB's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 or Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Any or all of the forward-looking statements made in this news release, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, other documents AB files with or furnishes to the SEC and any other public statements issued by AB, may turn out to be wrong. It is important to remember that other factors besides those listed in "Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements", and those listed above, could also adversely affect AB's financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.

About AllianceBernstein

AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals and private wealth clients in major world markets.

As of September 30, 2026, including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein, AllianceBernstein Holding owned approximately 31.1% of AllianceBernstein. Including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein Holding and AllianceBernstein, Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH"), owned an approximate 68.3% economic interest in AllianceBernstein.

Additional information about AB may be found on our website, www.alliancebernstein.com.

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