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nc. September 30, 2012
Schedule of Investments
To the Annual Report
For the Municipal Bond
Portfolios
Short Duration Diversified Municipal
Short Duration California Municipal
Short Duration New York Municipal
Diversified Municipal
California Municipal
New York Municipal
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities included inthe accompanying Annual Report, including the schedules of investments con-tained herein, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assetsand the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financialposition of Short Duration Diversified Municipal Portfolio, Short Duration Cal-ifornia Municipal Portfolio, Short Duration New York Municipal Portfolio,Diversified Municipal Portfolio, California Municipal Portfolio, and New YorkMunicipal Portfolio (six of the eighteen portfolios constituting Sanford C. Bern-stein Fund, Inc., hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at September 30, 2012, theresults of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each oftheir net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financialhighlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity withaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Thesefinancial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financialstatements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility isto express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We con-ducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards ofthe Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those stan-dards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An auditincludes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and dis-closures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used andsignificant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financialstatement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmationof securities at September 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian andbrokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securitiespurchased confirmations had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for ouropinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (signed)November 28, 2012
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.Schedule of Investments
Short Duration Diversified Municipal PortfolioSeptember 30, 2012
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS–96.1%
Long-Term Municipal Bonds–95.2%
California–7.4%California Dept Wtr Res Pwr
Series 20105.00%, 5/01/13 $ 8,730 $ 8,970,774
California Statewide CDA(California General Fund Obl)Series 20095.00%, 6/15/13 7,485 7,731,331
Los Angeles Cnty CA MTA Sales Tax(Los Angeles Cnty CA Met TrnspAuth)Series 2011A4.00%, 7/01/14 7,960 8,467,689
Pasadena CA COPAMBAC Series 19935.35%, 2/01/14 3,985 4,123,598
29,293,392
Colorado–7.6%Colorado Housing & Finance Authority
(Colorado Unemployment)Series 2012A5.00%, 5/15/14 3,620 3,889,907
Denver City & County Board of WaterCommissionersSeries 2012B3.00%, 12/15/14 3,640 3,847,0804.00%, 12/15/15 1,935 2,148,4115.00%, 12/15/14 6,350 6,989,128
Denver CO City & Cnty Arpt(Denver Intl Airport)Series 2011B4.00%, 11/15/14 7,675 8,162,669
Mun Subdist No CO Wtr Conserv DistSeries 2007J5.00%, 12/01/14 2,345 2,558,231
Regional Trnsp Dist CO COPAMBAC5.00%, 12/01/12 2,490 2,506,658
Todd Creek Farms Met Dist #1 CO4.75%, 12/01/09(a)(b) 85 55,098
30,157,182
Connecticut–0.9%Connecticut Spl Tax Obl
(Connecticut Trnsp Prog Spl Tax)Series 2011B5.00%, 12/01/13 3,210 3,385,106
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Delaware–0.0%Bridgeville DE Spl Obl
(Heritage Shores Spl Devel Dist DE)Series B5.125%, 7/01/35 $ 220 $ 183,845
District of Columbia–0.8%Metro Washington Arpt Auth VA
Series 2010B5.00%, 10/01/12 2,245 2,245,000NPFGC Series 2004D5.25%, 10/01/12 1,000 1,000,000
3,245,000
Florida–11.1%Citizens Ppty Ins Corp. FL
Series 2010A5.00%, 6/01/13 11,790 12,142,875
Dupree Lakes CDD FL6.83%, 11/01/15 55 54,657
Florida Brd of Ed GO(Florida GO)Series 2012A5.00%, 6/01/15 11,000 12,300,640
Heritage Plantation CDD FLSeries B5.10%, 11/01/13(a)(b) 150 45,000
Jacksonville FL Elec AuthSeries 2011-235.00%, 10/01/13 7,715 8,078,762
Lee Cnty FL Port Auth Arpt(Southwest Florida Intl Airport)AGM Series A5.00%, 10/01/12 1,500 1,500,000
Live Oak CDD FLSeries 20107.36%, 11/01/20 120 130,848
Miami Beach FL Hlth Fac Auth(Mt. Sinai Medical Center FL)3.00%, 11/15/15 815 849,043
Overoaks CDD FLSeries 2010A-16.125%, 5/01/35(a) 30 32,096Series 2010A-26.125%, 5/01/35(a) 60 52,550Series 2010B5.125%, 5/01/17(a) 135 126,981Series 4B5.125%, 5/01/09(a)(c)(d) 55 0
Parkway Center CDD FLSeries B5.625%, 5/01/14 150 138,537
Seminole Tribe of FL(Seminole Tribe of FL Gaming)5.125%, 10/01/17(e) 1,540 1,624,900
Schedule of Investments—Short Duration Diversified Municipal Portfolio 1
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Sunshine St Govtl Fing Commn FL(Miami-Dade Cnty FL Non-adValorem)5.00%, 9/01/13 $ 6,400 $ 6,660,864
43,737,753
Illinois–7.8%Cortland IL SSA #10
5.125%, 3/01/14(a)(f) 182 85,542Illinois Ed Fac Auth
(Univ of Chicago)1.125%, 7/01/36 5,965 5,981,344
Illinois Fin Auth(Illinois Unemployment)Series 2012A5.00%, 6/15/15 11,045 12,376,254
Illinois GO5.00%, 8/01/15 7,025 7,783,560
Illinois Sales Tax4.00%, 6/15/13 4,345 4,457,318
30,684,018
Indiana–0.5%Indiana Finance Auth
(Indiana SRF)Series 2011A4.00%, 2/01/13 1,785 1,807,152
Kansas–2.4%Wichita KS Wtr & Swr Util
Series 2011A3.00%, 10/01/13 5,095 5,232,005
Wyandotte Cnty/Kansas City KS UniGovt(Wyandotte Cnty/Kansas City KSSales Tax)Series 2010BZero Coupon, 6/01/21 6,225 4,402,382
9,634,387
Louisiana–1.3%Isabella Lakes CDD LA
6.00%, 8/01/22(a)(b) 515 154,500Louisiana GO
5.00%, 8/01/15 2,325 2,618,392Louisiana Offshore Term Auth
(Loop, Inc.)1.60%, 10/01/37 2,215 2,215,000
Whispering Springs CDD LA5.20%, 10/01/21(a)(b) 670 170,850
5,158,742
Maryland–0.4%Prince Georges Cnty MD GO
Series 2004D5.00%, 12/01/12 1,715 1,728,360
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Massachusetts–3.8%Boston MA GO
4.00%, 4/01/13 $ 1,015 $ 1,034,204Massachusetts Mun Whsl Elec Co.
Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/13–7/01/14 13,105 13,779,182
14,813,386
Michigan–3.5%Detroit MI Swr Disp
AGM0.909%, 7/01/32(g) 1,530 1,184,924
Michigan Fin Auth(Michigan Unemployment)Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/14–7/01/15 11,380 12,620,690
13,805,614
Mississippi–0.6%Mississippi Business Fin Corp.
(Mississippi Power Co.)2.25%, 12/01/40 2,520 2,531,516
Missouri–2.3%City of Springfield
5.00%, 12/01/14 3,025 3,300,729St. Louis MO Arpt
(Lambert-St. Louis Intl Arpt)NPFGC5.50%, 7/01/16 5,040 5,805,072
9,105,801
Nevada–3.3%Clark Cnty NV SD GO
NPFGC Series 2003D5.50%, 6/15/13 12,570 13,019,378
Henderson NV LID # T-16(Henderson NV LID # T-16 Falls)4.75%, 3/01/13(a) 85 84,595
13,103,973
New Jersey–0.5%New Jersey EDA
(New Jersey Cigarette Tax)5.00%, 6/15/16 1,625 1,814,621
New Mexico–6.0%New Mexico Severance Tax
Series 2010D4.00%, 7/01/13 22,850 23,495,512
New York–3.9%Metropolitan Trnsp Auth NY
Series 2012D4.00%, 11/15/15 8,525 9,385,172
New York NY GOSeries 2012F5.00%, 8/01/15 1,770 1,994,967
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Series 2012G-15.00%, 4/01/14 $ 3,660 $ 3,911,186
15,291,325
North Carolina–2.5%North Carolina GO
Series 2005B5.00%, 4/01/13 1,555 1,592,102
North Carolina Turnpike Auth4.00%, 7/01/14 4,010 4,250,560
Raleigh-Durham Arpt Auth NC(Raleigh Durham Intl Arpt)AMBAC Series 2005B5.00%, 5/01/13 2,000 2,052,680NPFGC-RE5.00%, 5/01/13 1,745 1,790,964
9,686,306
Ohio–0.3%Cleveland OH COP
Series 2010A5.00%, 11/15/12 1,285 1,291,065
Pennsylvania–7.4%Pennsylvania Econ Dev Fin Auth
(First Energy Corp.)Series 2010A3.00%, 11/01/41 4,590 4,605,744
Pennsylvania Hgr Ed Fac Auth(Bryn Mawr College)AMBAC5.25%, 12/01/12 8,570 8,639,760
Pennsylvania Turnpike Comm4.00%, 6/01/13 8,435 8,630,692
Philadelphia PA Arpt(Philadelphia Intl Airport)4.00%, 6/15/13 2,000 2,046,2805.00%, 6/15/13 2,505 2,580,425
Philadelphia PA IDA(Leadership Learning Partners)Series 05A4.60%, 7/01/15(a) 175 171,764
Pittsburgh & Allegheny PA Sprts-ExhbAuth(Pittsburgh-Allegheny Cnty PA SalesTax)AGM4.00%, 2/01/13 2,605 2,634,645
29,309,310
Puerto Rico–1.5%Puerto Rico Infra Fin Auth
Series 2011C3.00%, 12/15/26 5,845 5,916,484
South Carolina–3.1%South Carolina Pub Svc Auth
Series 2012B5.00%, 12/01/13 3,500 3,690,085
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Series 2012C5.00%, 12/01/13–12/01/14(h) $ 8,000 $ 8,557,930
12,248,015
Texas–11.7%Dallas TX GO
Series 20055.00%, 2/15/13 4,290 4,365,890
Garland TX ISD GOSeries 20055.00%, 2/15/13 1,660 1,689,116
San Antonio TX Elec & GasAGM5.375%, 2/01/14 5,000 5,334,600
Texas PFA(Texas Workforce Commission)Series 2010A5.00%, 7/01/13 22,200 22,995,648
Texas Trnsp Comm(Texas St Hwy Fund First Tier)Series 20075.00%, 4/01/13 4,450 4,556,177
Univ of HoustonSeries 2011A5.00%, 2/15/14 6,800 7,227,788
46,169,219
Virginia–3.5%Broad Street CDA VA
7.125%, 6/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 164 173,666Virginia College Bldg Auth
(Virginia Lease 21st Century CollegeProg)5.00%, 2/01/14 3,500 3,717,315
Virginia Pub Bldg Auth(Virginia Lease Pub Fac)Series 2011A5.00%, 8/01/14 6,030 6,547,314
Virginia Trnsp Brd(Virginia Fed Hwy Grant)Series 2012A4.00%, 3/15/14 1,305 1,374,413
Virginia Trnsp Brd(Virginia Lease Trnsp Fund)5.00%, 5/15/15 1,745 1,949,357
13,762,065
Washington–1.1%City of Seattle
5.00%, 9/01/14 3,990 4,342,277
Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds(cost $373,785,669) 375,701,426
Schedule of Investments—Short Duration Diversified Municipal Portfolio 3
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Short-Term Municipal Notes–0.9%
Connecticut–0.2%Connecticut Hlth & Ed Fac Auth
(Yale University)Series 2005 Y-30.16%, 7/01/35(i) $ 520 $ 520,000
Mississippi–0.7%Mississippi Business Fin Corp.
(Chevron USA, Inc.)Series 2009A0.19%, 12/01/30(i) 1,300 1,300,000Series 2011B0.19%, 11/01/35(i) 1,515 1,515,000
2,815,000
Total Short-Term Municipal Notes(cost $3,335,000) 3,335,000
Total Municipal Obligations(cost $377,120,669) 379,036,426
CORPORATES-INVESTMENT GRADES–5.1%
Financial Institutions–2.8%
Banking–2.2%Bank of America Corp.
7.375%, 5/15/14 1,100 1,204,116Capital One Financial Corp.
2.125%, 7/15/14 935 954,041Citigroup, Inc.
5.50%, 4/11/13 1,900 1,946,487Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
5.15%, 1/15/14 2,242 2,354,109JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.05%, 1/24/14 2,332 2,373,228
8,831,981
Finance–0.6%General Electric Capital Corp.
2.15%, 1/09/15 2,370 2,439,117
11,271,098
Industrial–2.3%
Communications-Telecommunications–0.6%Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.35%, 2/15/13 2,264 2,296,934
Consumer Cyclical-Automotive–0.3%Daimler Finance North America LLC
6.50%, 11/15/13 1,287 1,370,022
Energy–0.2%ConocoPhillips
4.75%, 2/01/14 573 605,262
Technology–1.2%Hewlett-Packard Co.
4.50%, 3/01/13 2,285 2,319,328
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
International Business Machines Corp.0.55%, 2/06/15 $ 2,350 $ 2,356,124
4,675,452
8,947,670
Total Corporates–Investment Grades(cost $19,877,633) 20,218,768
Total Investments—101.2%(cost $396,998,302) 399,255,194
Other assets less liabilities—(1.2)% (4,740,402)
Net Assets—100.0% $ 394,514,792
(a) Illiquid security.(b) Security is in default and is non-income producing.(c) Fair valued by the Adviser.(d) Non-income producing security.(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid andmay be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normallyto qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2012, themarket value of this security amounted to $1,624,900 or 0.4% ofnet assets.
(f) Defaulted.(g) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at
September 30, 2012.(h) When-Issued or delayed delivery security.(i) Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest
rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interestpayment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in adesignated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). Thisinstrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters ofcredit or other credit support agreements from major banks.
As of September 30, 2012, the Fund held 12.6% of net assets ininsured bonds (of this amount 0.0% represents the Fund’sholding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:AGM—Assured Guaranty MunicipalAMBAC—Ambac Assurance CorporationCDA—Community Development AuthorityCDD—Community Development DistrictCOP—Certificate of ParticipationEDA—Economic Development AgencyETM—Escrowed to MaturityGO—General ObligationIDA—Industrial Development Authority/AgencyISD—Independent School DistrictLID—Local Improvement DistrictMTA—Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNPFGC—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationNPFGC-RE—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationReinsuring FGICPFA—Public Finance AuthoritySD—School DistrictSRF—State Revolving FundSSA—Special Services Area
See notes to financial statements.
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Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.Schedule of Investments
Short Duration California Municipal PortfolioSeptember 30, 2012
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS–93.5%
Long-Term Municipal Bonds–93.5%
California–84.6%California Dept Wtr Res Pwr
Series 20105.00%, 5/01/13 $ 5,235 $ 5,379,381
California Econ Recovery(California Econ Rec Spl Tax)5.25%, 7/01/13 5,000 5,186,550
California Ed Fac Auth(Stanford Univ)5.00%, 3/15/14 2,520 2,692,368
California Hlth Fac Fin Auth(Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr)4.00%, 8/15/14 1,250 1,326,600
California Infra & Eco Dev Bk(Workers Comp Spl Assmt)AMBAC5.25%, 10/01/13 1,210 1,268,927
California Mun Fin Auth(UTS BioEnergy LLC)Series 2011A-23.95%, 12/01/15(a) 350 356,871
California Pub Wks Brd(Univ of California Lease)Series 2012F4.00%, 10/01/15 1,055 1,165,279
California Statewide CDA(California General Fund Obl)Series 20095.00%, 6/15/13 3,355 3,465,413
California Statewide CDA(Odd Fellows Home)Series 2012A4.00%, 4/01/16(a) 1,080 1,182,406
Golden St Tobacco Sec CA5.50%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,855 1,919,7956.25%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 840 873,214
Irvine CA Pub Fac Auth AssmtSeries 2012A3.00%, 9/02/14 1,000 1,029,340
Los Angeles CA Dept W&P PwrSeries 2011A4.00%, 7/01/13 4,495 4,620,950
Los Angeles CA Lease Judgement BdsSeries 2010A5.00%, 6/01/13 1,935 1,993,959
Los Angeles CA USD COP5.00%, 12/01/13 1,715 1,801,556
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Los Angeles CA USD GOAGM5.00%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM) $ 6,000 $ 6,213,660
Los Angeles Cnty CA Met Trnsp Auth(Los Angeles Cnty CA Mta Sales Tax)2.00%, 7/01/14 2,990 3,076,7705.00%, 7/01/15(a) 2,500 2,733,950
M-S-R Pub Pwr Agy CANPFGC5.00%, 7/01/13 2,155 2,226,955
Met Wtr Dist Southern CA Wtr2012E-23.00%, 7/01/35 1,000 1,064,100Series 2011B4.00%, 7/01/13 3,645 3,748,263
Orange Cnty CA Santn COPSeries 2011A3.00%, 8/01/13 4,710 4,818,2364.00%, 8/01/14 4,410 4,706,352
Port of Oakland CASeries 2011 O5.00%, 5/01/14 1,750 1,871,293
San Diego Cnty CA Regl Trnsp CommnSeries 2012A4.00%, 4/01/15 3,240 3,530,077
San Francisco CA Bay Area RapidTransit(San Francisco City/Cnty CA SalesTax)Series 2012A3.00%, 7/01/15(a) 1,000 1,070,320
San Francisco City/Cnty CA Arpt Commn(San Francisco CA Intl Airport)AGC Series Second-34E4.00%, 5/01/13 1,250 1,277,050
Santa Clara CA USD GO4.00%, 7/01/13 1,390 1,428,739Series 2011A4.00%, 7/01/13 1,730 1,778,215
South Placer CA Wstwtr AuthSeries 2011C3.00%, 11/01/12 1,500 1,503,255
Southern CA Pub Pwr Auth4.00%, 7/01/13 1,200 1,233,3485.00%, 7/01/15 1,000 1,123,080
Southern CA Pub Pwr Auth(Los Angeles CA Dept W&P Pwr)Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/16 2,255 2,626,376
Univ of California5.00%, 5/15/14 2,000 2,151,820Series 2005E5.00%, 5/15/15 1,000 1,117,940
West Contra Costa CA USD GOAGM5.00%, 8/01/14 1,100 1,181,983
84,744,391
Schedule of Investments—Short Duration California Municipal Portfolio 5
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Delaware–0.1%Bridgeville DE Spl Obl
(Heritage Shores Spl Devel Dist DE)Series B5.125%, 7/01/35 $ 100 $ 83,566
Florida–0.6%Durbin Crossing CDD FL
Series 15.25%, 11/01/15(b)(c) 120 89,590
Lake Ashton II CDD FLSeries B5.00%, 11/01/11(b)(c) 190 62,700
Live Oak CDD FLSeries 20107.36%, 11/01/20 100 109,040
Seminole Tribe of FL(Seminole Tribe of FL Gaming)5.125%, 10/01/17(d) 340 358,744
620,074
Georgia–2.5%Appling Cnty Dev Auth GA
(Oglethorpe Power Corp.)2.50%, 1/01/38 2,450 2,468,056
Illinois–1.6%Cortland IL SSA #10
5.125%, 3/01/14(b)(e) 110 51,701Illinois GO
5.00%, 8/01/15 1,400 1,551,172
1,602,873
Louisiana–0.1%Coves of The Highland CDD LA
5.60%, 11/01/21(b)(c)(f) 200 0Isabella Lakes CDD LA
6.00%, 8/01/22(b)(c) 200 60,000Orange Grove CDD LA
5.30%, 11/01/21(b)(c) 130 41,210
101,210
New Jersey–0.9%New Jersey EDA
(New Jersey Cigarette Tax)5.00%, 6/15/16 820 915,686
Puerto Rico–3.0%Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth
AGC5.00%, 7/01/13 750 773,265
Puerto Rico GONPFGC6.00%, 7/01/14 1,000 1,068,020
Puerto Rico IND Tour ED Med EnvrnAuth(Inter American Univ of Puerto Rico)5.00%, 10/01/15 1,015 1,114,886
2,956,171
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Virginia–0.1%Broad Street CDA VA
7.125%, 6/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) $ 100 $ 105,894
Total Municipal Obligations(cost $93,705,984) 93,597,921
GOVERNMENTS-TREASURIES–4.0%
U.S. Treasury–4.0%U.S. Treasury Notes
0.125%, 7/31/14(cost $3,993,121) 4,000 3,991,720
CORPORATES-INVESTMENT GRADES–3.1%
Financial Institutions–2.6%
Banking–1.6%Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
5.25%, 10/15/13 500 521,842JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1.875%, 3/20/15 500 510,130Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
5.45%, 2/05/13 525 533,022
1,564,994
Finance–0.5%General Electric Capital Corp.
1.625%, 7/02/15 512 520,955
Insurance–0.5%WellPoint, Inc.
1.25%, 9/10/15 546 549,812
2,635,761
Industrial–0.5%
Capital Goods–0.5%Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
1.10%, 5/29/15 484 489,878
Total Corporates–Investment Grades(cost $3,080,488) 3,125,639
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–3.2%
Time Deposit–3.2%State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 10/01/12(cost $3,254,785) 3,255 3,254,785
Total Investments—103.8%(cost $104,034,378) 103,970,065
Other assets less liabilities—(3.8)% (3,821,006)
Net Assets—100.0% $ 100,149,059
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(a) When-Issued or delayed delivery security.(b) Illiquid security.(c) Security is in default and is non-income producing.(d) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid andmay be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normallyto qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2012, themarket value of this security amounted to $358,744 or 0.4% ofnet assets.
(e) Defaulted.(f) Fair valued by the Adviser.
As of September 30, 2012, the Fund held 14.0% of net assets ininsured bonds (of this amount 44.4% represents the Fund’sholding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:AGC—Assured Guaranty CorporationAGM—Assured Guaranty MunicipalAMBAC—Ambac Assurance CorporationCDA—Community Development AuthorityCDD—Community Development DistrictCOP—Certificate of ParticipationEDA—Economic Development AgencyETM—Escrowed to MaturityGO—General ObligationNPFGC—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationSSA—Special Services AreaUSD—Unified School District
See notes to financial statements.
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.Schedule of Investments
Short Duration New York Municipal PortfolioSeptember 30, 2012
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS–91.8%
Long-Term Municipal Bonds–91.8%
New York–81.7%Albany Cnty NY Arpt Auth
AGM Series 2010A4.00%, 12/15/12 $ 2,970 $ 2,991,028
Buffalo NY GOSeries 2011B3.00%, 12/01/12 3,190 3,203,845
Hempstead Town NY GO4.00%, 8/15/15 1,315 1,448,998
Long Island Pwr Auth NYSeries 2010A5.00%, 5/01/14 4,360 4,666,508NPFGC Series 2006D2.429%, 9/01/15(a) 2,050 2,104,017
Metropolitan Trnsp Auth NYSeries 2012D4.00%, 11/15/15 1,400 1,541,260AMBAC Series 2002A5.50%, 11/15/14 1,415 1,563,773NPFGC Series 2002E5.50%, 11/15/13 3,450 3,650,617
Metropolitan Trnsp Auth NY(Metro Trnsp Auth NY Ded Tax)Series 2010A-15.00%, 11/15/13 3,220 3,388,567
Monroe Cnty NY IDA(New York St Lease Rochester Sch)Series 2012A5.00%, 5/01/15 1,500 1,661,625
New York NY GO5.00%, 8/01/13–1/01/14 4,460 4,671,283Series 2004B2.007%, 8/01/13(a) 2,540 2,559,787Series J-15.00%, 8/01/13 4,000 4,158,360
New York NY Mun Wtr Fin AuthSeries 2009BB5.00%, 6/15/13 4,315 4,459,466
New York NY Trnsl Fin Auth5.00%, 2/01/14–11/01/15 8,210 9,078,348Series 2007B5.00%, 11/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 515 541,2555.00%, 11/01/13 485 509,832Series 2011E5.00%, 11/01/14 3,045 3,341,218
Schedule of Investments—Short Duration New York Municipal Portfolio 7
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York NY Lease Mun Hlth FacProj)Series 20105.00%, 1/15/13 $ 5,955 $ 6,034,856
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Pers Income Tax)5.00%, 3/15/14 3,685 3,935,396Series 2011C4.00%, 3/15/15 1,700 1,847,305
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York Univ)NPFGC5.75%, 7/01/14 2,000 2,186,180
New York St Energy Res & Dev Auth(New York St Elec and Gas Corp.)NPFGC Series 2010C0.595%, 4/01/34(a)(b) 2,325 2,149,739
New York St Envrn Fac Corp.(New York NY Mun Wtr Fin Auth)5.25%, 6/15/14 1,500 1,626,345Series 2012A4.00%, 6/15/15 2,000 2,196,000
New York St Envrn Fac Corp.(New York St SRF)3.00%, 2/15/13 1,405 1,419,612
New York St Loc Gov Asst Corp.5.00%, 4/01/13 2,940 3,009,707Series 2011A5.00%, 4/01/14 5,000 5,352,500AGM0.135%, 4/01/17(a)(b) 850 787,441
New York St Pwr AuthNPFGC5.00%, 11/15/14 1,000 1,095,740
New York St Thruway Auth(New York St Thruway Auth Ded Tax)AGM Series 5B5.00%, 4/01/14 3,000 3,209,610NPFGC-RE Series B5.00%, 4/01/13 1,815 1,857,852
New York St Thruway Auth(New York St Thruway Gen TollRoad)Series 2012I5.00%, 1/01/16 1,000 1,131,830
Port Authority of NY & NJ3.00%, 10/01/14 3,000 3,145,5904.00%, 9/15/13 3,840 3,972,442
Schenectady Cnty NY Cap Res(Ellis Hospital)1.75%, 2/15/18 1,000 1,012,840
Suffolk Cnty NY GOSeries 2011B3.00%, 10/15/13 3,965 4,064,958
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Westchester Cnty Hlth Care Corp. NYSeries 2010B5.00%, 11/01/12 $ 1,715 $ 1,720,797
Yonkers NY GOSeries 2011A5.00%, 10/01/13 1,225 1,266,662
108,563,189
California–5.1%California Statewide CDA
(California General Fund Obl)Series 20095.00%, 6/15/13 3,600 3,718,476
Pasadena CA COPAMBAC Series 19935.35%, 2/01/14 2,900 3,000,862
6,719,338
Delaware–0.1%Bridgeville DE Spl Obl
(Heritage Shores Spl Devel Dist DE)Series B5.125%, 7/01/35 108 90,251
Florida–2.8%Citizens Ppty Ins Corp. FL
Series 2010A5.00%, 6/01/13 3,000 3,089,790
Dupree Lakes CDD FL6.83%, 11/01/15 45 44,720
Durbin Crossing CDD FLSeries 15.25%, 11/01/15(b)(c) 155 115,720
New River CDD FL1.00%, 5/01/18–5/01/38(b) 165 74,250Series 2010A15.75%, 5/01/38(b)(d) 35 25,638Series 2010B15.00%, 5/01/15(b)(d) 35 32,777Series B5.00%, 5/01/13(b)(e) 65 1
Overoaks CDD FLSeries 2010A-16.125%, 5/01/35(b) 20 21,397Series 2010A-26.125%, 5/01/35(b) 50 43,792Series 2010B5.125%, 5/01/17(b) 115 108,169Series 4B5.125%, 5/01/09(b)(e)(f) 45 0
Parkway Center CDD FLSeries B5.625%, 5/01/14 185 170,862
3,727,116
Illinois–1.1%Cortland IL SSA #10
5.125%, 3/01/14(b)(g) 153 71,912
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Illinois GO5.00%, 8/01/15 $ 1,300 $ 1,440,374
1,512,286
Louisiana–0.1%Coves of The Highland CDD LA
5.60%, 11/01/13(b)(c)(f) 270 0Isabella Lakes CDD LA
6.00%, 8/01/22(b)(c) 255 76,500Juban Parc LA CDD
(Juban Parc CDD LA)5.15%, 10/01/14(b)(c) 115 38,520
Whispering Springs CDD LA5.20%, 10/01/21(b)(c) 120 30,600
145,620
Nevada–0.0%Henderson NV LID # T-16
(Henderson NV LID # T-16 Falls)4.75%, 3/01/13(b) 40 39,810
Puerto Rico–0.8%Puerto Rico GO
5.25%, 7/01/14 1,000 1,055,240
Virginia–0.1%Broad Street CDA VA
7.125%, 6/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 100 105,894
Total Municipal Obligations(cost $122,132,767) 121,958,744
CORPORATES-INVESTMENT GRADES–5.2%
Financial Institutions–2.9%
Banking–2.3%Bank of America Corp.
7.375%, 5/15/14 375 410,494Capital One Financial Corp.
2.125%, 7/15/14 370 377,535Citigroup, Inc.
5.50%, 4/11/13 630 645,414Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
5.15%, 1/15/14 761 799,053JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.05%, 1/24/14 791 804,984
3,037,480
Finance–0.6%General Electric Capital Corp.
2.15%, 1/09/15 803 826,418
3,863,898
Industrial–2.3%
Communications-Telecommunications–0.6%Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.35%, 2/15/13 765 776,128
Consumer Cyclical-Automotive–0.3%Daimler Finance North America LLC
6.50%, 11/15/13 441 469,448
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Energy–0.2%ConocoPhillips
4.75%, 2/01/14 $ 194 $ 204,923
Technology–1.2%Hewlett-Packard Co.
4.50%, 3/01/13 770 781,568International Business Machines Corp.
0.55%, 2/06/15 805 807,098
1,588,666
3,039,165
Total Corporates–Investment Grades(cost $6,786,452) 6,903,063
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–1.8%
Time Deposit–1.8%State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 10/01/12(cost $2,467,707) 2,468 2,467,707
Total Investments—98.8%(cost $131,386,926) 131,329,514
Other assets less liabilities—1.2% 1,579,665
Net Assets—100.0% $ 132,909,179
(a) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of September 30, 2012.(b) Illiquid security.(c) Security is in default and is non-income producing.(d) Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect
until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon ratebecomes effective until final maturity.
(e) Non-income producing security.(f) Fair valued by the Adviser.(g) Defaulted.
As of September 30, 2012, the Fund held 18.5% of net assets ininsured bonds (of this amount 0.0% represents the Fund’sholding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:AGM—Assured Guaranty MunicipalAMBAC—Ambac Assurance CorporationCDA—Community Development AuthorityCDD—Community Development DistrictCOP—Certificate of ParticipationETM—Escrowed to MaturityGO—General ObligationIDA—Industrial Development Authority/AgencyLID—Local Improvement DistrictNPFGC—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationNPFGC-RE—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationReinsuring FGICSRF—State Revolving FundSSA—Special Services Area
See notes to financial statements.
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Diversified Municipal PortfolioSeptember 30, 2012
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS–93.6%
Long-Term Municipal Bonds–92.5%
Alabama–1.9%Alabama Pub Sch & Clg Auth
Series 2009 A5.00%, 5/01/16–5/01/17 $ 67,805 $ 79,869,191
Birmingham AL Arpt Auth(Birmingham-Shuttlesworth IntlArpt)AGM6.00%, 7/01/21–7/01/22 10,070 12,541,792
Birmingham AL Wtrwks BrdSeries 2010A5.00%, 1/01/21–1/01/22 13,295 15,933,316
108,344,299
Arizona–1.9%Arizona Brd of Regents
(Univ of Arizona Cop)Series 2012C5.00%, 6/01/25 2,365 2,785,119
Arizona School Fac Brd COPNPFGC-RE Series A-15.00%, 9/01/15 1,765 1,965,963
Arizona Tourism & Sports Auth(Arizona Tourism/Sports Spl Tax)5.00%, 7/01/15–7/01/16 3,815 3,883,791
Arizona Trans Brd Fed Hwy GrantSeries 2009A5.00%, 7/01/15 16,810 18,820,140
Arizona Trnsp Brd Hwy5.00%, 7/01/15 8,480 9,518,800Series 2011A5.00%, 7/01/24–7/01/25 17,160 20,755,617
Maricopa Cnty AZ IDA MFHR(Steeplechase Apts)Series B6.25%, 12/01/20 1,375 1,378,520
Phoenix AZ Civic Impt Corp.(Phoenix AZ Civic Impt Airport)5.00%, 7/01/20–7/01/25 26,890 31,332,814
Phoenix AZ Civic Impt Corp.(Phoenix AZ Transit Excise Tax)AMBAC5.00%, 7/01/14 5,000 5,402,150
Phoenix AZ Civic Impt Corp.(Phoenix AZ Wastewater)NPFGC5.00%, 7/01/14 5,000 5,404,900
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Pima Cnty AZ IDA(Global Water Resources)5.45%, 12/01/17 $ 2,050 $ 2,140,466
Pima Cnty AZ IDA(Horizon Learning Ctr)4.45%, 6/01/14 650 653,276
Salt Verde Fin Corp. Gas(Citigroup, Inc.)Series 20075.25%, 12/01/21 1,430 1,599,641
105,641,197
California–7.2%California Dept Wtr Res Pwr
Series 2010L5.00%, 5/01/17–5/01/19 200,770 247,334,774
California Econ Recovery(California Econ Rec Spl Tax)Series 2009A5.00%, 7/01/19 16,765 20,757,7525.25%, 7/01/21 2,735 3,372,720Series A5.00%, 7/01/20 5,675 6,948,527
California GO5.00%, 8/01/14–5/01/17 33,740 37,569,608Series 20085.00%, 4/01/18 5,000 5,983,800Series 20095.25%, 10/01/20 5,085 6,225,616
Fremont CA USD GOAGM Series B5.00%, 8/01/27 1,000 1,094,780
Fresno CA USD GONPFGC Series A6.00%, 2/01/20 3,255 3,951,765
Golden St Tobacco Sec CAFGIC5.50%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,000 5,174,650
Los Angeles CA Dept Arpts(Los Angeles Intl Airport)5.00%, 5/15/22–5/15/23 24,415 29,738,362
Sacramento CA Fin Auth(Sacramento CA Lease)Series B5.40%, 11/01/20 1,000 1,151,330
Sacramento CA Mun Util DistNPFGC Series G6.50%, 9/01/13 285 300,282
San Francisco City/Cnty CA ArptCommn(San Francisco CA Intl Airport)Series 2009 E5.25%, 5/01/22–5/01/23 10,380 12,330,821Series 2011C5.00%, 5/01/22 5,795 6,765,894
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
NPFGC-RE Series 2006 32F5.25%, 5/01/18 $ 3,700 $ 4,470,562
Vernon CA Elec SysSeries A5.25%, 8/01/14 12,160 12,881,331
406,052,574
Colorado–2.2%Broomfield CO COP
5.00%, 12/01/16–12/01/20 13,710 16,276,165Colorado DOT
NPFGC Series B5.50%, 6/15/13–6/15/14 8,300 8,951,260
Colorado Met Wstwtr Reclaim DistSeries 2012A5.00%, 4/01/23 3,435 4,328,856
Denver CO City & Cnty Arpt(Denver Intl Airport)5.50%, 11/15/19 2,140 2,634,490Series 2010 A5.00%, 11/15/21–11/15/23 19,630 23,292,425Series 2011B4.00%, 11/15/14 6,640 7,061,905Series A-15.00%, 11/15/12 23,625 23,752,3395.25%, 11/15/13 11,305 11,894,330
Mun Subdist No CO Wtr ConservDistAMBAC Series 2007 J5.00%, 12/01/13 7,295 7,657,051
PV Wtr & San Met Dist COSeries 06Zero Coupon, 12/15/17(a)(b) 13,168 4,608,800
Regional Trnsp Dist CO(Denver Transit Partners)5.00%, 1/15/21 2,800 3,240,7205.25%, 1/15/24–7/15/24 7,745 8,905,665
Todd Creek Farms Met Dist #1 CO4.75%, 12/01/09(a)(b) 1,852 1,203,894
123,807,900
Connecticut–0.1%Univ of Connecticut Student Fee
NPFGC-RE Series A5.25%, 11/15/17 3,065 3,111,128
District of Columbia–0.8%District of Columbia GO
AGM Series C5.00%, 6/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,790 6,237,509
District of Columbia Wtr & Swr AuthAGM6.00%, 10/01/16 1,635 1,972,889
Metro Washington Arpt Auth VA5.00%, 10/01/20 11,905 14,739,700Series 2008A5.50%, 10/01/14 4,140 4,541,580
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Series 2010B5.00%, 10/01/13 $ 3,325 $ 3,476,653Series A5.50%, 10/01/12–10/01/18 11,910 13,334,842NPFGC Series 2005 A5.25%, 10/01/15 1,715 1,946,919
46,250,092
Florida–6.7%Broward Cnty FL Arpt Sys
(Fort Lauderdale Hollywood IntlArpt Fl)Series 2012Q5.00%, 10/01/23 5,000 6,025,750
Broward Cnty FL Sch Brd COPNPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 7/01/13–7/01/14 7,190 7,557,649
Citizens Ppty Ins Corp. FLSeries 2012 A-15.00%, 6/01/19–6/01/21 23,785 27,907,796NPFGC Series A5.00%, 3/01/14–3/01/16 103,595 114,539,007
Collier Cnty FL Sch Brd COPAGM5.00%, 2/15/16 5,000 5,632,050
Dupree Lakes CDD FL6.83%, 11/01/15 175 173,910
Durbin Crossing CDD FLSeries 15.25%, 11/01/15(a)(b) 1,150 858,567
Florida Brd of Ed GO9.125%, 6/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 150 167,511
Florida Brd of Ed GO(Florida GO)9.125%, 6/01/14 185 195,915Series A5.00%, 1/01/13–1/01/16 19,745 20,466,341Series B5.00%, 6/01/13 5,000 5,158,800
Florida Brd of Ed LotteryNPFGC Series 2002C5.00%, 1/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,740 3,821,121
Florida Dept Envrn Protn FL ForeverNPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 7/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,500 3,659,040
Florida Dept Envrn Protn FL Forever(Florida Documentary StampTax)Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/22 10,225 12,602,312AMBAC5.00%, 7/01/15 4,825 5,386,534AMBAC Series A5.00%, 7/01/13–7/01/14 12,095 12,798,599
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
NPFGC Series B5.00%, 7/01/15 $ 6,095 $ 6,804,336
Florida GOSeries 2009 B5.00%, 7/01/17 3,245 3,879,884
Florida Hurricane Catastr Fd FinCorp.Series 2008A5.00%, 7/01/13 20,000 20,693,800
Heritage Plantation CDD FLSeries B5.10%, 11/01/13(a)(b) 3,545 1,063,500
Jacksonville FL Elec AuthSeries 2009 G5.00%, 10/01/19 2,695 3,301,052Series 2009B5.00%, 10/01/15 5,780 6,163,156Series 2011-235.00%, 10/01/13 30,790 32,241,748
Lake Ashton II CDD FLSeries B4.875%, 11/01/10(a)(b) 885 575,2505.00%, 11/01/11(a)(b) 6,810 2,247,300
Lee Cnty FL Port Auth Arpt(Southwest Florida Intl Airport)Series 2011A5.50%, 10/01/23–10/01/24 13,095 15,050,1965.625%, 10/01/25 2,550 2,932,628
Live Oak CDD FLSeries 20107.36%, 11/01/20 1,650 1,799,160
Miami Beach FL Hlth Fac Auth(Mt. Sinai Medical Center FL)6.75%, 11/15/24 6,990 7,725,278
Miami-Dade Cnty FL SD GONPFGC5.00%, 2/15/13 3,325 3,380,960NPFGC Series 19975.00%, 2/15/15 2,455 2,698,659
Midtown Miami CDD FLSeries 04A6.00%, 5/01/24 3,535 3,578,728
Orange Cnty FL Sales TaxNPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 1/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,520 5,584,584
Overoaks CDD FLSeries 2010A-16.125%, 5/01/35(a) 240 256,764Series 2010A-26.125%, 5/01/35(a) 535 468,574Series 2010B5.125%, 5/01/17(a) 1,225 1,152,235Series 4B5.125%, 5/01/09(a)(c)(d) 510 0
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Parkway Center CDD FLSeries B5.625%, 5/01/14 $ 3,205 $ 2,960,074
Sarasota Cnty FL Util SysNPFGC-RE Series C5.25%, 10/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 2,000 2,000,000
Sarasota County FL Sch Brd COPSeries 2010 B5.00%, 7/01/18 2,350 2,748,795
Sunrise FL Util SysAMBAC5.50%, 10/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 2,445 2,571,651
Tampa Bay Reg Wtr Supply Auth FLSeries 2011A5.00%, 10/01/23 2,050 2,519,840
Tampa FL Occuptl License TaxNPFGC-RE Series A5.375%, 10/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,415 3,415,0005.375%, 10/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,695 4,695,000
Tampa FL Wtr & Swr Sys5.00%, 10/01/26 3,895 4,702,901
Villages of Westport CDD FLSeries 05A5.125%, 5/01/15 865 775,697
Waterset North CDD FLSeries B6.55%, 11/01/15 6,830 5,793,752
380,731,404
Georgia–3.2%Atlanta GA Arpt
(Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta IntlArpt)Series 2010C5.00%, 1/01/18–1/01/19 9,260 11,117,2325.25%, 1/01/20 6,500 8,021,5205.50%, 1/01/21 7,500 9,382,2755.75%, 1/01/22–1/01/23 20,000 25,254,560Series 2101C5.875%, 1/01/24 2,925 3,706,121
Atlanta GA Arpt PFC(Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta IntlArpt)Series 2010B5.00%, 1/01/20–1/01/22 22,650 26,931,661
Gainesville GA Redev Auth(Gainesville GA GO)AGC Series 2009B5.00%, 11/15/13 1,550 1,615,829
Georgia Mun Elec AuthSeries 2010 B5.00%, 1/01/16–1/01/20 43,550 51,941,497
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
AGM Series A5.25%, 1/01/14 $ 4,230 $ 4,478,386NPFGC Series A5.25%, 1/01/14 3,625 3,833,1845.25%, 11/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,000 3,011,850
Main Street Nat Gas, Inc.(JP Morgan Chase)Series 2006A5.00%, 3/15/18 1,960 2,225,286Series A5.00%, 3/15/16–3/15/17 14,900 16,555,979
Main Street Nat Gas, Inc.(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.)Series B5.00%, 3/15/13 4,470 4,529,093
Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth GANPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 7/01/13 9,820 10,156,139
182,760,612
Guam–0.1%Guam GO
Series 2009A5.75%, 11/15/14 2,530 2,542,852
Guam Wtrworks AuthSeries 055.00%, 7/01/13 1,345 1,370,004
3,912,856
Hawaii–0.5%Honolulu HI Wstwtr Sys
Series 2009 A5.00%, 7/01/21–7/01/22 6,900 8,209,536Series 2010A5.00%, 7/01/24 16,500 19,630,380
27,839,916
Illinois–3.9%Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax
5.75%, 1/01/15 2,180 1,725,601Chicago IL GO
Series 2004A5.00%, 1/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,555 5,878,3015.00%, 1/01/23 2,605 2,726,185
Chicago IL Pub Bldg CommAMBAC5.25%, 3/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,000 4,081,960
Chicago IL Recovery Zone(BP PLC)6.125%, 12/01/18 6,965 7,328,921
Chicago IL Sales TaxAGM5.00%, 1/01/16 5,000 5,613,950
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Chicago IL Tax Increment(Kingsbury Redev Proj)Series A6.57%, 2/15/13 $ 475 $ 475,285
Chicago IL Transit Auth Fed HwyGrant(Chicago Il Fed Hwy Grant)AMBAC Series 20045.25%, 6/01/13 2,520 2,590,535
Chicago IL Wstwtr TrnsmnNPFGC Series B5.25%, 1/01/15 4,225 4,661,316
Cortland IL Spl Tax(Sheaffer Sys Proj Assmt)5.50%, 3/01/17(a)(b) 5,078 2,996,528
Du Page Cnty IL GO5.60%, 1/01/21 8,655 10,446,585
Illinois Civic Ctr Spl TaxAMBAC6.25%, 12/15/20 3,135 3,576,565
Illinois Dev Fin Auth(Adventist Health Sys/Sunbelt)NPFGC Series B2.84%, 1/01/19(e) 5,730 5,980,687
Illinois Finance Auth(Northwestern Univ)1.75%, 12/01/34 2,365 2,412,087
Illinois Finance Auth(The Admiral at The Lake)6.00%, 5/15/17 5,975 5,987,846
Illinois GO5.00%, 1/01/13 1,510 1,526,534Series 2006 A5.00%, 6/01/15 4,875 5,372,201Series 20105.00%, 1/01/17–1/01/19 43,205 49,400,336AGM5.00%, 9/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,550 6,043,339AGM Series A5.25%, 10/01/13 7,785 8,166,543AMBAC5.00%, 4/01/14–11/01/14 7,230 7,711,682AMBAC Series B5.00%, 3/01/13–3/01/14 16,355 16,968,388NPFGC5.25%, 10/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,740 1,740,000NPFGC Series B5.00%, 3/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,000 5,329,900
Matteson IL GO8.00%, 12/01/29(f) 19,775 15,286,273
Metro Pier & Expo Auth IL Spl Tax5.00%, 12/15/20–12/15/26 17,100 20,804,537
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Regional Trnsp Auth IL Sales TaxNPFGC Series A5.00%, 7/01/16 $ 5,285 $ 6,039,011NPFGC-RE Series B5.50%, 6/01/17 1,025 1,223,174NPFGC-RE Series C7.75%, 6/01/20 1,005 1,247,406
Will & Kendall Cnty CSD #202 ILGONPFGC-RE5.00%, 1/01/14–1/01/16 8,705 9,524,965
222,866,641
Indiana–0.4%Indiana Finance Auth
(Indiana SRF)5.00%, 2/01/26 3,550 4,278,531
Indianapolis IN Gas UtilAGC Series A5.00%, 8/15/30 7,670 7,968,746
Indianapolis IN Loc Bond BankSeries B6.00%, 1/10/13 1,200 1,218,672
Jasper Cnty IN PCR(No. Indiana Pub Serv Co.)NPFGC5.60%, 11/01/16 6,400 7,233,472
20,699,421
Kansas–0.5%Wyandotte Cnty/Kansas City KS Uni
Govt(Wyandotte Cnty/Kansas City KSSales Tax)Series 2010BZero Coupon, 6/01/21 26,125 18,475,861
Wyandotte Cnty/Kansas City KS UniGovt(Wyandotte Cnty/Kansas City KSUtil Sys)AMBAC Series 20045.65%, 9/01/13–9/01/14 12,200 12,888,507
31,364,368
Kentucky–0.2%Kentucky Asset Liability Comm
(Kentucky Fed Hwy Grant)NPFGC5.00%, 9/01/16 5,000 5,836,450
Kentucky Prop & Bldg Comm(Kentucky Lease Prop & Bldg)NPFGC-RE5.00%, 3/01/13–3/01/14 7,970 8,243,334
14,079,784
Louisiana–2.0%Coves of The Highland CDD LA
5.60%, 11/01/21(a)(b)(c) 4,025 0
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
De Soto Parish LA PCR(International Paper Co.)Series A-25.00%, 10/01/12 $ 4,700 $ 4,700,000
Ernest Morial New Orleans ExhibHall LAAMBAC Series A5.25%, 7/15/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,450 3,585,447
Lakeshore Vlgs Master CDD LA5.25%, 7/01/17(a)(b) 9,814 3,925,600
Louisiana Agric Fin Auth(Louisiana Agric Fin Auth Lease)5.25%, 9/15/17 21,805 23,586,904
Louisiana Citizens Ppty Ins Corp.AMBAC Series B5.25%, 6/01/14 1,770 1,907,352
Louisiana Gas & Fuels TaxSeries 2012A-15.00%, 5/01/26 6,770 8,339,692
Louisiana GOAGM Series 2006C5.00%, 5/01/14 6,585 7,065,244AMBAC Series A5.00%, 10/15/12 11,965 11,984,264
Louisiana Loc Govt Envrn Fac &CDA(Lctcs Fac Corp. Proj)5.00%, 10/01/21–10/01/25 16,135 18,979,593
Louisiana St Office Facs Corp.(Louisiana Lease St Off Bldg)5.00%, 3/01/13–3/01/17 11,785 13,002,706Series 20095.00%, 3/01/18 2,005 2,369,529
Morehouse Parish LA PCR(International Paper Co.)Series A5.25%, 11/15/13 7,340 7,695,550
New Orleans LA GONPFGC5.25%, 12/01/20 5,845 6,456,095
Orange Grove CDD LA5.30%, 11/01/21(a)(b) 1,695 537,315
Terrebonne Parish LA WtrwksAMBAC Series A5.25%, 11/01/23 2,000 2,081,060
116,216,351
Massachusetts–1.2%Massachusetts GO
AGM Series 2006C2.288%, 11/01/19(e) 1,815 1,881,701NPFGC Series D5.50%, 11/01/12 17,790 17,863,651
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth(Caregroup, Inc.)Series E25.00%, 7/01/14–7/01/17 $ 19,480 $ 21,276,069
Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth(Harvard Univ)Series N6.25%, 4/01/20 2,820 3,799,386
Massachusetts Wtr Poll AbatmntSeries B5.25%, 8/01/14 40 42,365
Univ of Massachusetts Bldg Auth(Univ of Massachusetts Lease)AMBAC5.00%, 11/01/18 18,795 21,196,249
66,059,421
Michigan–3.8%Detroit MI Swr Disp
Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/19–7/01/20 20,980 23,801,730
Michigan Bldg Auth(Michigan Lease Fac Prog)Series 2009 I5.00%, 10/15/12–10/15/15 25,200 26,925,338NPFGC Series 20045.375%, 10/01/13 1,900 1,989,433
Michigan Finance Auth(Michigan Unemployment)Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/16 93,985 109,349,668
Michigan Pub Pwr Agy(Belle River Proj)NPFGC5.25%, 1/01/14 3,380 3,576,716
Michigan Trunk Line Spl Tax5.00%, 11/01/19–11/01/20 10,000 12,387,800Series 20095.00%, 11/01/23 1,510 1,797,670AGM Series B5.00%, 9/01/13 2,055 2,144,166NPFGC-RE5.00%, 11/01/12 4,130 4,145,4465.25%, 11/01/13 5,000 5,265,000
Wayne Cnty MI Arpt Auth(Detroit Metro Wayne Cnty Arpt)Series 2010C5.00%, 12/01/17 5,000 5,882,200
Wayne State Univ MISeries 2009 A5.00%, 11/15/21–11/15/23 14,100 16,260,369
213,525,536
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Minnesota–0.2%Minneapolis-St Paul MN Metro Arpt
Commn(Minneapolis-St Paul MN IntlArpt)Series B5.00%, 1/01/14 $ 2,210 $ 2,330,357
Minnesota Mun Pwr Agy Elec4.50%, 10/01/12 2,395 2,395,000
Southern MN Muni Pwr AgyAMBAC Series A5.25%, 1/01/16 6,820 7,813,674
12,539,031
Missouri–0.3%Jackson Cnty MO Pub Bldg Corp.
5.00%, 12/01/25 1,955 2,097,324Kansas City MO Mun Assist Corp.
NPFGC-RE5.00%, 4/15/13 7,215 7,379,069
Springfield MO Pub Util5.00%, 12/01/18–12/01/19 7,190 8,728,318
18,204,711
Nevada–3.5%Clark Cnty NV Airport PFC
(McCarran Airport)Series 20085.25%, 7/01/17 16,695 19,335,481Series A5.00%, 7/01/13–7/01/14 8,280 8,646,501
Clark Cnty NV Arpt(McCarran Airport)AGM Series 2009 C5.00%, 7/01/24 9,175 10,486,108
Clark Cnty NV GOAGM Series B5.00%, 6/01/13 5,370 5,535,074AMBAC5.00%, 11/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,085 1,237,5185.00%, 11/01/16 16,010 18,597,376AMBAC Series A6.50%, 6/01/17 1,760 2,169,886
Clark Cnty NV Motor Vehicle FuelTax5.00%, 7/01/19 8,190 9,893,520AMBAC5.00%, 7/01/14–7/01/16 26,400 28,948,542
Clark Cnty NV SD GOSeries 2008 A5.00%, 6/15/21 5,000 5,815,850AGM Series C5.00%, 6/15/19 22,380 25,252,4735.25%, 6/15/13 8,800 9,099,288NPFGC Series C5.00%, 6/15/13 5,595 5,775,495
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
NPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 6/15/17 $ 27,880 $ 31,209,9875.25%, 6/15/14 5,505 5,947,052
Henderson NV LID # T-16(Henderson NV LID # T-16 Falls)4.75%, 3/01/13(a) 970 965,383
Nevada GOSeries 2008C5.00%, 6/01/15 4,555 5,096,134Series 2009 B5.00%, 5/01/14 1,790 1,917,609
195,929,277
New Hampshire–0.1%Manchester NH Arpt
(Manchester-Boston RegionalArpt)Series 2012A5.00%, 1/01/22 6,510 7,582,653
New Jersey–4.0%Garden St Presv Trust NJ
AGM Series 05A5.80%, 11/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 2,325 2,708,648
New Jersey COP(New Jersey Cop EquipPurchase)Series A5.00%, 6/15/13 2,365 2,430,794
New Jersey COP(New Jersey COP EquipPurchase)Series A5.00%, 6/15/14 5,000 5,330,100
New Jersey EDANPFGC Series G5.00%, 9/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,705 3,865,760
New Jersey EDA(New Jersey Lease Sch Fac)Series W5.00%, 3/01/15 2,325 2,558,290NPFGC Series G5.00%, 9/01/13 20,445 21,301,237
New Jersey EDA(New Jersey Trnst Pj Lease)5.00%, 5/01/15–5/01/16 55,310 62,277,960
New Jersey Trnsp Trust Fd AuthSeries 2005B5.25%, 12/15/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 255 270,297
New Jersey Trnsp Trust Fd Auth(New Jersey Trnsp Fed HwyGrant)NPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 6/15/13–6/15/14 11,520 12,135,568
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
New Jersey Trnsp Trust Fd Auth(New Jersey Trnsp Trust Fund)AGM Series C5.75%, 12/15/12 $ 5,000 $ 5,054,600AMBAC Series A5.50%, 12/15/13 7,415 7,852,411NPFGC Series 2005B5.25%, 12/15/13 6,125 6,467,265NPFGC Series A5.25%, 12/15/12–12/15/13 29,185 30,343,743NPFGC Series B5.25%, 12/15/14 14,605 16,117,494NPFGC-RE Series B5.25%, 12/15/13 5,000 5,279,400
New Jersey Turnpike Auth(New Jersey Turnpike)AGM Series 2005D-35.00%, 1/01/26 14,770 18,656,873
Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp. NJ6.25%, 6/01/43 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 22,020 22,902,562
225,553,002
New York–12.8%Metropolitan Trnsp Auth NY
5.00%, 11/15/22–11/15/26 32,790 39,570,479Series 2012D5.00%, 11/15/16 18,660 21,728,450
New York NY GO5.00%, 8/01/16–8/01/17 10,795 12,747,0625.25%, 8/01/16 17,165 20,137,978Series 2002C5.50%, 8/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 90 91,5505.50%, 8/01/14 4,690 4,769,027Series 2009 C5.00%, 8/01/17–8/01/22 18,190 21,977,184Series 2010B5.00%, 8/01/19 12,145 15,018,021Series B5.00%, 9/01/15 10,000 11,305,100Series C5.00%, 1/01/15–1/01/16 15,370 17,336,370Series D5.00%, 2/01/15 8,800 9,728,224Series E5.00%, 8/01/14–8/01/16 36,490 39,921,108Series I5.875%, 3/15/13 35 35,142Series J5.00%, 3/01/17 2,355 2,603,853
New York NY Trnsl Fin Auth5.25%, 2/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,975 2,007,726Series 2002A5.00%, 11/01/22–11/01/25 34,430 42,529,631
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Series 2003E5.25%, 2/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) $ 2,710 $ 2,754,9055.25%, 2/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,595 4,671,139Series 2011C5.00%, 11/01/19–11/01/25 23,420 28,993,881Series 2012A5.00%, 8/01/25 12,345 15,286,073Series 2012B5.00%, 11/01/23–11/01/26 45,535 56,549,411NPFGC Series 2003E5.25%, 2/01/21–2/01/22 140 142,134
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Lease Cuny)Series 2008B5.00%, 7/01/15–7/01/16 33,770 38,423,366Series A5.75%, 7/01/13 360 374,440
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Lease Mental Hlth)NPFGC Series 1998D5.25%, 2/15/13 115 115,403
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Lease SvcContract)Series 2009 A5.00%, 7/01/19–7/01/24 25,150 29,574,422
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Pers Income Tax)Series 2009 G5.00%, 3/15/19–3/15/21 13,865 17,033,596Series 2011E5.00%, 8/15/21 3,880 4,926,009Series 2012A5.00%, 12/15/22 38,755 49,310,312Series 2012B5.00%, 3/15/21–3/15/22 54,775 68,994,038
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York Univ)NPFGC Series A6.00%, 7/01/18 2,865 3,615,200
New York St Dormitory Auth(Orange Regl Med Ctr)6.00%, 12/01/13–12/01/16 14,030 15,269,144
New York St Thruway AuthAGM Series 2005A5.00%, 3/15/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,650 4,054,201NPFGC Series A5.00%, 4/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,700 4,803,353
New York St Thruway Auth(New York St Lease ThruwaySvc Contract)5.00%, 4/01/17 37,425 44,150,647
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Series 20095.00%, 4/01/18 $ 10,000 $ 12,067,900
New York St Thruway Auth(New York St Pers Income Tax)AGM Series 2005A5.00%, 3/15/18 4,210 4,674,026
New York St Thruway Auth(New York St Thruway Auth DedTax)NPFGC-RE Series B5.00%, 4/01/13–4/01/16 50,925 57,069,068
724,359,573
North Carolina–3.1%North Carolina Eastern Mun Pwr
AgySeries 2009 B5.00%, 1/01/17 1,020 1,181,741Series 2012B5.00%, 1/01/21 13,215 16,113,050Series A5.00%, 1/01/14–1/01/15 9,510 10,197,7836.00%, 1/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,720 2,357,243
North Carolina Infra Fin Corp. COPSeries A5.00%, 2/01/13 4,295 4,362,947AGM Series A5.00%, 2/01/13–2/01/15 20,000 21,225,400
North Carolina Mun Pwr Agy #15.25%, 1/01/14 15,545 16,469,7725.50%, 1/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,210 1,225,4765.50%, 1/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,455 1,473,973Series A5.25%, 1/01/15–1/01/17 64,050 72,395,4025.50%, 1/01/13 2,640 2,673,238Series C5.25%, 1/01/14–1/01/17 18,155 20,224,723AMBAC Series A5.25%, 1/01/15 5,490 5,556,868
175,457,616
Ohio–3.8%Cincinnati OH Wtr
Series A5.00%, 12/01/15 5,780 6,586,830
Cleveland OH Arpt SysAMBAC Series 2006 A5.00%, 1/01/23 3,145 3,393,7695.25%, 1/01/20 2,315 2,697,670
Columbiana Cnty Port Auth OH(Liberty Waste Trnsp LLC)Series A7.00%, 8/01/21(a) 3,650 2,579,455
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Cuyahoga Cnty OH Econ Dev(Cuyahoga Cnty OH Lease)Series 2010G5.00%, 12/01/19–12/01/24 $ 93,725 $ 110,506,440
Ohio GOSeries 2011A5.00%, 8/01/20–8/01/21 57,430 71,882,648
Ohio Wtr Dev Auth(Cleveland Electric Illum)Series 2008C7.25%, 11/01/32 7,005 7,044,018
Univ of Cincinnati OH5.00%, 6/01/20–6/01/21 6,795 8,310,574
Univ of Toledo OH5.00%, 6/01/21 2,610 3,106,370
216,107,774
Oklahoma–0.1%Mcgee Creek Auth OK Wtr
NPFGC6.00%, 1/01/23 3,980 4,642,829
Oregon–0.6%Oregon Dept of Admin Svc COP
Series 2009 D5.00%, 11/01/21–11/01/23 18,535 21,982,149
Port of Portland OR(Portland Intl Arpt)Series 2010 20C5.00%, 7/01/23 1,405 1,608,290
Portland OR Swr SysNPFGC Series A5.00%, 6/15/13 5,090 5,260,413
Washington Cnty OR SD #48-J GOAGM5.00%, 6/01/13 4,600 4,746,096
33,596,948
Pennsylvania–5.2%Allegheny Cnty PA Arpt Auth
(Pittsburgh Intl Airport)NPFGC5.00%, 1/01/18 1,585 1,788,546
Allegheny Cnty PA GONPFGC Series C-545.375%, 11/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,400 3,413,736
Allegheny Cnty PA Hosp Dev Auth(Upmc Health Sys)Series 2008A5.00%, 9/01/14 46,500 50,465,520Series B5.00%, 6/15/18 8,200 8,786,054
Allegheny Cnty PA Redev Auth(Pittsburgh Mills Spl Tax)5.10%, 7/01/14 225 229,383
Central Bucks PA SD GO5.00%, 5/15/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 2,045 2,376,004
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
NPFGC-RE5.00%, 5/15/16 $ 2,955 $ 3,395,384
Pennsylvania Pub Sch Bldg Auth(Philadelphia PA SD Lease)AGM Series A5.00%, 6/01/14 5,410 5,760,893
Pennsylvania Turnpike Comm5.00%, 6/01/15 4,260 4,687,363Series 2009 B5.00%, 6/01/16-6/01/20 50,085 58,113,151
Philadelphia PA Arpt(Philadelphia Intl Airport)5.00%, 6/15/21 6,225 7,242,352Series 2010D5.00%, 6/15/19–6/15/21 28,140 32,235,1975.25%, 6/15/22–6/15/23 20,485 23,348,987Series 2011A5.00%, 6/15/16–6/15/19 12,650 14,539,264
Philadelphia PA IDA(Univ of Pennsylvania)Series 20070.75%, 4/26/14(g) 7,300 7,230,358
Philadelphia PA Parking Auth(Philadelphia Airport Parking)5.00%, 9/01/14–9/01/20 38,650 44,158,675Series 20095.125%, 9/01/22 9,080 10,374,626
Southeastern PA Trnsp Auth5.00%, 3/01/23–3/01/24 12,245 14,351,804
292,497,297
Puerto Rico–3.1%Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth
5.00%, 7/01/21 23,840 25,808,946Series 2010ZZ5.00%, 7/01/17 5,835 6,502,9325.25%, 7/01/18 2,205 2,476,039
Puerto Rico Govt Dev BankSeries B5.00%, 12/01/13 3,540 3,679,511
Puerto Rico Infra Fin AuthSeries 2011C3.00%, 12/15/26 7,415 7,505,686
Puerto Rico Pub Bldgs Auth(Puerto Rico GO) Series M5.50%, 7/01/13 15,205 15,715,584AMBAC Series 2003H5.50%, 7/01/16 5,415 5,937,114
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fin Corp.5.50%, 8/01/21 36,000 41,734,440Series 2009A5.375%, 8/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 10,315 13,317,5935.375%, 8/01/20 39,685 46,262,3925.50%, 8/01/23 5,040 5,802,401
174,742,638
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Rhode Island–0.4%Rhode Island Depositors Corp.
Series A6.375%, 8/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) $ 5,780 $ 8,082,347AGM Series A5.50%, 8/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,500 1,907,9705.75%, 8/01/19 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,940 6,112,558
Rhode Island Higher Ed Svgs Tr(Rhode Island DOT Fed HwyGrant)AGC Series 2009A5.25%, 6/15/17 7,955 9,438,926
25,541,801
South Carolina–0.4%Greenville Cnty SD SC Lease
5.00%, 12/01/13–12/01/15 14,850 16,352,753Newberry Inv IN Children SC
(Newberry Cnty SC SD Lease)5.25%, 12/01/23–12/01/25 2,315 2,461,384
South Carolina Pub Svc AuthSeries 2002D5.25%, 1/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 445 450,4785.25%, 1/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 410 415,047AGM5.25%, 1/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,225 1,240,080
20,919,742
Tennessee–0.1%Memphis Shelby Cnty Arpt Auth TN
(Memphis Intl Airport)Series 2010 B5.00%, 7/01/16–7/01/17 3,590 4,058,583
Tennessee Energy Acq Corp. Gas(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)Series A5.25%, 9/01/21 2,115 2,377,239
6,435,822
Texas–9.6%Austin TX Utils Sys
AGM5.00%, 11/15/13 3,035 3,194,580
Bell Cnty TX Hlth Fac Dev Corp.6.50%, 7/01/19 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,000 1,258,240
Camino Real Regl Mob Auth TX5.00%, 2/15/14–2/15/21 60,940 65,964,773Series 20085.00%, 8/15/21 205 205,000
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Clear Creek TX ISD GOSeries A5.00%, 2/15/16 $ 1,280 $ 1,470,656
Conroe TX ISD GO5.00%, 2/15/16 6,260 6,948,600
Dallas Fort Worth TX Intl Arpt5.00%, 11/01/14 2,500 2,730,600Series 2009A5.00%, 11/01/15 6,415 7,147,272Series 2012F5.00%, 11/01/21–11/01/25 17,850 20,193,961AMBAC Series 2003 A5.50%, 11/01/14 2,000 2,103,560
Dallas TX GO5.00%, 2/15/13 2,190 2,228,741
Dallas TX ISD GO5.00%, 2/15/22 5,065 6,283,031
Garland TX GOSeries 20105.00%, 2/15/24 3,800 4,554,148
Harris Cnty TX Fld Ctl Dist GOSeries A5.25%, 10/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,920 2,099,5585.25%, 10/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,795 5,243,4285.25%, 10/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,255 5,746,448
Harris Cnty TX GO5.25%, 10/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,660 4,009,9695.25%, 10/01/24 10,340 11,289,626Series 2010 A5.00%, 10/01/23–10/01/25 17,570 21,419,076
Houston TX Arpt SysSeries 2009 A5.00%, 7/01/21 2,090 2,417,545
Houston TX Wtr & Swr SysAMBAC Series B5.75%, 12/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,000 3,026,4605.75%, 12/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 2,000 2,017,640
Lower Colorado River Auth TX5.00%, 5/15/22–5/15/24 50,085 59,023,960Series 1999 A5.875%, 5/15/16 2,325 2,333,998
North Texas Tollway Auth TXSeries 2008H5.00%, 1/01/42 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,000 5,058,500
North Texas Tollway Auth TX(Texas St Hwy Fund Third Tier)Series 2011D5.00%, 9/01/24 5,000 6,028,3505.25%, 9/01/25–9/01/26 35,870 43,690,663
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Plano TX GO5.00%, 9/01/13 $ 5,045 $ 5,265,315
Retama TX Dev Corp.8.75%, 12/15/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 2,045 2,245,5338.75%, 12/15/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,860 4,543,6458.75%, 12/15/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,200 1,505,136
SA Energy Acq Pub Fac Corp. Gas(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)5.25%, 8/01/15 1,880 2,054,727
San Antonio TX Elec & Gas5.00%, 2/01/20–2/01/23 61,590 75,043,8155.375%, 2/01/13 5,000 5,085,250
San Antonio TX WtrSeries 2011A3.00%, 5/15/13 1,150 1,169,9075.00%, 5/15/23–5/15/26 21,200 25,753,609
Spring TX ISD GO5.00%, 8/15/20–8/15/21 8,365 10,438,830
Tarrant Cnty TX Cult Ed Fac FinCorp.(Buckingham Senior Living)5.25%, 11/15/16 1,160 1,230,296
Texas A & M UnivSeries 2009 D5.00%, 5/15/18 2,000 2,443,200
Texas GO5.00%, 10/01/22–10/01/25 47,335 59,139,649
Texas Mun Pwr AgyNPFGCZero Coupon, 9/01/13 2,345 2,322,300
Texas PFA(Texas Lease Bldg & Procur)AMBAC5.00%, 2/01/15 5,000 5,405,000
Texas Trnsp Comm(Central Texas Turnpike)Series 20092.75%, 8/15/42 8,270 8,322,763
Texas Trnsp Comm(Texas St Hwy Fund First Tier)5.00%, 4/01/14–4/01/16 14,985 16,861,789Series 20075.00%, 4/01/24 8,380 9,769,236
Univ of TexasSeries D5.00%, 8/15/14 5,850 6,353,392
542,641,775
Virginia–0.0%Broad Street CDA VA
7.125%, 6/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,584 1,677,361
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Washington–7.5%Central Puget Sound WA RTA
AMBAC Series A5.00%, 11/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) $ 1,015 $ 1,136,567
Chelan Cnty WA PUD #1Series 2011A5.00%, 7/01/20 3,110 3,692,752Series 2011B5.00%, 7/01/21 5,000 5,950,2505.25%, 7/01/22 3,565 4,265,629
Cowlitz Cnty WA Spl Swr(Cowlitz Cnty WA Special Swr)NPFGC-RE5.50%, 11/01/19 1,435 1,640,793
Energy Northwest WA(Bonneville Power Admin)Series 2007C5.00%, 7/01/17 2,625 3,142,650Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/18–7/01/21 92,520 114,177,661Series A5.00%, 7/01/14 7,380 7,974,9025.50%, 7/01/13 3,840 3,990,413Series C5.00%, 7/01/14–7/01/16 21,300 23,468,635Series D5.00%, 7/01/13 5,060 5,239,428AMBAC Series A5.00%, 7/01/18 5,040 5,641,222NPFGC Series A5.25%, 7/01/13 6,545 6,789,194
Grant Cnty WA PUD #2Series 2011A5.00%, 1/01/20–1/01/23 13,725 16,689,962
King Cnty WA SD #001 GOSeries A5.00%, 12/01/12–12/01/13 53,690 54,865,912
King Cnty WA SwrSeries 2011B5.00%, 1/01/23 4,415 5,386,962
Port of Seattle WA5.00%, 6/01/22 1,995 2,369,781Series 2010C5.00%, 2/01/17 2,590 2,976,635
Seattle WA Mun Light & PwrAGM5.00%, 8/01/13 10,060 10,454,050
Tacoma WA Elec SysAGM5.00%, 1/01/15 20,945 22,912,364
Washington Fed Hwy Grant5.00%, 9/01/21 19,110 23,927,249
Washington St GOSeries 2003A5.00%, 7/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 55 56,950
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Series A5.00%, 7/01/13 $ 10,330 $ 10,697,025Series C5.00%, 7/01/14 27,730 29,975,575AGM5.00%, 7/01/15 5,405 6,082,895AGM Series 2007A5.00%, 7/01/14 6,260 6,766,935AGM Series B5.00%, 7/01/13 5,785 5,990,541AGM Series D5.00%, 1/01/14 2,655 2,809,176AMBAC5.00%, 1/01/13–1/01/14 26,335 27,044,342AMBAC Series C5.00%, 1/01/16 7,770 8,885,694NPFGC Series 2003R5.00%, 7/01/13 2,025 2,096,948
427,099,092
Wisconsin–1.1%Wisconsin GO
Series 2004A5.00%, 5/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,015 4,124,8105.00%, 5/01/13 8,555 8,791,460NPFGC Series 15.25%, 5/01/13 4,545 4,677,214NPFGC Series B5.00%, 5/01/13 4,750 4,881,005NPFGC-RE Series 35.25%, 5/01/13 5,500 5,659,995
Wisconsin Trnsp AuthSeries 2005B5.00%, 7/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,260 3,375,600
Wisconsin Trnsp Auth(Wisconsin Trnsp Auth Spl Tax)Series 2005B5.00%, 7/01/13 1,010 1,045,966Series 2012-25.00%, 7/01/23 3,420 4,303,489AGM Series A5.25%, 7/01/14–7/01/16 12,610 14,497,658NPFGC-RE5.00%, 7/01/16 6,885 7,988,321NPFGC-RE Series I5.00%, 7/01/17 2,000 2,388,220
61,733,738
Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds(cost $4,902,626,827) 5,240,526,180
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Short-Term Municipal Notes–1.1%
California–0.0%Sacramento Cnty CA Santn Dist
Fing Auth(Sacramento Regl Cnty SantnDist CA)0.20%, 12/01/36(h) $ 2,075 $ 2,075,000
Connecticut–0.0%Connecticut Hlth & Ed Fac Auth
(Yale Univ)Series 2001V-10.16%, 7/01/36(h) 1,000 1,000,000
Mississippi–0.6%Mississippi Business Fin Corp.
(Chevron USA, Inc.)Series 2009 C0.20%, 12/01/30(h) 18,720 18,720,000Series 2009 F0.20%, 12/01/30(h) 2,900 2,900,000Series 2010C0.19%, 12/01/30(h) 2,500 2,500,000Series 2010L0.20%, 11/01/35(h) 9,900 9,900,000
34,020,000
New York–0.3%New York NY Trnsl Fin Auth
0.20%, 11/01/22(h) 15,870 15,870,000
Texas–0.2%Harris Cnty TX Cult Ed Fac Fin
Corp.(Texas Medical Center)Series 2010B-10.20%, 9/01/31(h) 8,170 8,170,000
Total Short-Term Municipal Notes(cost $61,135,000) 61,135,000
Total Municipal Obligations(cost $4,963,761,827) 5,301,661,180
CORPORATES-INVESTMENT GRADES–4.2%
Financial Institutions–2.0%
Banking–1.5%Bank of America Corp.
7.375%, 5/15/14 6,380 6,983,873Bear Stearns Cos. LLC (The)
5.70%, 11/15/14 1,571 1,720,375Capital One Financial Corp.
2.125%, 7/15/14 12,993 13,257,603Citigroup, Inc.
2.65%, 3/02/15 8,048 8,243,784Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
5.15%, 1/15/14 5,430 5,701,5225.25%, 10/15/13 20,300 21,186,785
Schedule of Investments—Diversified Municipal Portfolio 21
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
JPMorgan Chase & Co.1.875%, 3/20/15 $ 1,875 $ 1,912,9862.05%, 1/24/14 8,878 9,034,954
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.5.45%, 2/05/13 15,236 15,468,806
83,510,688
Finance–0.5%General Electric Capital Corp.
2.15%, 1/09/15 27,608 28,413,1325.90%, 5/13/14 1,678 1,814,985
30,228,117
113,738,805
Industrial–2.2%
Capital Goods–0.3%Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
1.10%, 5/29/15 3,027 3,063,760Caterpillar, Inc.
0.95%, 6/26/15 13,617 13,750,310
16,814,070
Communications-Telecommunications–0.5%Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless
Capital LLC5.55%, 2/01/14 4,726 5,027,0517.375%, 11/15/13 2,463 2,646,678
Verizon Communications, Inc.1.95%, 3/28/14 20,918 21,394,7845.25%, 4/15/13 1,676 1,719,481
30,787,994
Consumer Cyclical-Automotive–0.5%Daimler Finance North America LLC
6.50%, 11/15/13 13,819 14,710,436Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
7.00%, 4/15/15 12,630 14,145,600
28,856,036
Consumer Non-Cyclical–0.1%Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.875%, 10/01/17 2,797 2,784,162
Technology–0.8%Hewlett-Packard Co.
1.55%, 5/30/14 3,543 3,563,2836.125%, 3/01/14 23,316 24,856,465
International Business MachinesCorp.0.55%, 2/06/15 14,866 14,904,741
43,324,489
122,566,751
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Utility–0.0%
Electric–0.0%Exelon Generation Co. LLC
5.35%, 1/15/14 $ 1,266 $ 1,334,522
Total Corporates–Investment Grades(cost $234,189,612) 237,640,078
GOVERNMENTS-TREASURIES–0.7%
U.S. Treasury–0.7%U.S. Treasury Notes
0.375%, 6/30/13(cost $41,292,293) 41,325 41,386,327
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–0.5%
Time Deposit–0.5%State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 10/01/12(cost $28,137,265) 28,137 28,137,265
Total Investments—99.0%(cost $5,267,380,997) 5,608,824,850
Other assets less liabilities—1.0% 58,644,342
Net Assets—100.0% $ 5,667,469,192
(a) Illiquid security.(b) Security is in default and is non-income producing.(c) Fair valued by the Adviser.(d) Non-income producing security.(e) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of September 30, 2012.(f) Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in
effect until a predetermined date at which time the statedcoupon rate becomes effective until final maturity.
(g) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect atSeptember 30, 2012.
(h) Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interestrates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interestpayment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in adesignated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). Thisinstrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters ofcredit or other credit support agreements from major banks.
As of September 30, 2012, the Fund held 19.7% of net assets ininsured bonds (of this amount 8.6% represents the Fund’sholding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:AGC—Assured Guaranty CorporationAGM—Assured Guaranty MunicipalAMBAC—Ambac Assurance CorporationCDA—Community Development AuthorityCDD—Community Development DistrictCOP—Certificate of ParticipationCSD—Central/Community School District
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DOT—Department of TransportationEDA—Economic Development AgencyETM—Escrowed to MaturityFGIC—Financial Guaranty Insurance CompanyGO—General ObligationIDA—Industrial Development Authority/AgencyISD—Independent School DistrictLID—Local Improvement DistrictMFHR—Multi-Family Housing RevenueNPFGC—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationNPFGC-RE—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationReinsuring FGICPCR—Pollution Control Revenue BondPFA—Public Finance AuthorityPFC—Passenger Facility ChargePUD—Public Utility DistrictRTA—Regional Transportation AuthoritySD—School DistrictSRF—State Revolving FundUSD—Unified School District
See notes to financial statements.
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.Schedule of Investments
California Municipal PortfolioSeptember 30, 2012
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS–97.9%
Long-Term Municipal Bonds–97.9%
California–85.4%Bay Area Infra Fin Auth
NPFGC-RE5.00%, 8/01/17 $ 20,130 $ 20,197,033
Bay Area Toll Auth CA5.00%, 4/01/16–4/01/22 39,845 46,554,9515.00%, 4/01/25(a) 12,235 15,003,046Series 2006 F5.00%, 4/01/20 5,250 6,000,540
California Dept Wtr Res Cen Vy5.00%, 12/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 380 418,441Series AM5.00%, 12/01/14(a) 3,000 3,227,430FGIC5.25%, 12/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 65 67,185NPFGC5.00%, 12/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 60 66,070
California Dept Wtr Res Pwr5.00%, 5/01/17–5/01/18 24,600 30,004,778Series 2010L5.00%, 5/01/15–5/01/20 14,690 17,953,111AGM5.00%, 5/01/17 21,050 25,131,174
California DOT Fed Hwy GrantNPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 2/01/13–2/01/14 24,215 25,092,190
California Econ Recovery(California Econ Rec Spl Tax)5.25%, 7/01/13 10,800 11,202,948Series A5.00%, 7/01/18–7/01/20 33,030 40,437,9455.25%, 7/01/14 2,820 3,061,110NPFGC5.00%, 7/01/15 4,460 4,819,521NPFGC Series A5.25%, 7/01/13 8,420 8,734,150
California GONPFGC5.00%, 8/01/24 50 50,103
California Infra & Eco Dev Bk(Broad Collection)Series 2011A5.00%, 6/01/21 20,615 25,845,438
Schedule of Investments—California Municipal Portfolio 23
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
California Infra & Eco Dev Bk(Workers Comp Spl Assmt)AMBAC5.00%, 10/01/15 $ 1,070 $ 1,115,839
California Mun Fin Auth(UTS BioEnergy LLC)Series 2011A-23.95%, 12/01/15(a) 3,635 3,706,355
California Pub Wks Brd(CA Lease Dept Corr St Prisons)AMBAC Series A5.00%, 12/01/19 2,630 2,916,539
California Pub Wks Brd(CA Lease State Univ Sys)NPFGC-RE5.00%, 10/01/14 3,740 4,045,521
California Pub Wks Brd(Univ of California Lease)5.00%, 4/01/21–12/01/23 12,370 14,805,230Series 2009E5.00%, 4/01/23 1,950 2,300,727NPFGC-RE5.00%, 6/01/15–9/01/16 4,605 5,228,663
California Spl Dist Assn Fin Corp.COPAGM Series Z5.50%, 8/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 440 487,828
California State Univ5.00%, 11/01/24 1,490 1,751,286Series 2011A5.25%, 11/01/26 5,500 6,651,865Series 2012A5.00%, 11/01/26 10,930 13,199,177AMBAC Series B5.00%, 11/01/14 3,575 3,909,441NPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 11/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,570 1,613,583
California Statewide CDA(California General Fund Obl)Series 20095.00%, 6/15/13 35,305 36,466,888
California Statewide CDA(Jewish Home St Ins)4.50%, 11/15/13 530 531,362
California Statewide CDA(Kaiser Permanente)Series 2002C5.00%, 11/01/29 2,630 3,062,346Series E-1-REMK5.00%, 4/01/44 1,000 1,164,390
California Statewide CDA(Odd Fellows Home)Series 2012A5.00%, 4/01/20–4/01/22(a) 2,000 2,349,230
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
California Statewide CDA(Redlands Cmnty Hospital)RADIAN Series A5.00%, 4/01/13 $ 1,295 $ 1,318,025
California Statewide CDA(Southern CA Edison Coompany)XLCA Series B4.10%, 4/01/28 14,055 14,306,725
Chaffey CCD CA GONPFGC Series B5.00%, 6/01/25 1,440 1,554,494
Coati-Rohnert Pk USD CA GONPFGC-RE5.00%, 8/01/20 2,020 2,245,311
Contra Costa Cnty CA Wtr Dist(Contra Costa CA Wtr Dist)Series 2012Q5.00%, 10/01/20 5,315 6,670,591
Gilroy CA USD GONPFGC-RE5.25%, 8/01/20 1,900 1,970,243
Golden St Tobacco Sec CA5.625%, 6/01/38 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 16,765 17,364,3496.25%, 6/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 15,295 15,899,7646.75%, 6/01/39 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 12,355 12,888,489Series B5.50%, 6/01/43 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 10,240 10,597,683
Golden St Tobacco Sec CA(California Tobacco Sec/st App)AMBAC Series A5.00%, 6/01/20 10,970 10,988,649
Grossmont-Cuyamaca CCD CA GOAGC5.25%, 8/01/17 1,150 1,382,783
Industry CA GO5.00%, 7/01/17 3,655 4,293,638
Inland Valley CA Dev Agy5.25%, 4/01/13 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 2,890 2,960,7765.50%, 4/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,320 1,420,624
Lincoln CA CFD #2003-15.35%, 9/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 705 750,3465.90%, 9/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,100 1,176,252
Loma Linda CA Hosp(Loma Linda Univ Med Ctr)Series A5.00%, 12/01/13 1,145 1,188,636
Long Beach CA Bond Fin Auth(Long Beach CA Lease Aquarium)5.00%, 11/01/23 4,025 4,758,717
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Long Beach CA Bond Fin Auth(Long Beach CA Lease PubSafety)AMBAC5.25%, 11/01/19–11/01/22 $ 3,765 $ 3,773,992
Long Beach CA HarborSeries 2010A5.00%, 5/15/22–5/15/25 16,895 20,402,282Series B5.00%, 5/15/21 6,500 8,005,335
Long Beach CA USD GO5.00%, 8/01/15–8/01/16 7,850 9,009,742Series 2008A5.00%, 8/01/18 9,845 12,062,586Series A5.00%, 8/01/25 1,000 1,175,930
Los Angeles CA Dept Arpts(Los Angeles Intl Airport)Series 2010A5.00%, 5/15/23–5/15/25 25,915 31,178,328Series A5.00%, 5/15/13 4,000 4,113,7205.25%, 5/15/23–5/15/24 15,955 19,195,5855.50%, 5/15/14–5/15/17 14,790 17,007,170
Los Angeles CA Dept W&P WtrSeries 2012C5.00%, 7/01/23 1,540 1,947,145
Los Angeles CA GONPFGC Series A5.00%, 9/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,240 3,381,199
Los Angeles CA Harbor Dept5.00%, 8/01/23 2,500 3,079,075
Los Angeles CA USD GOAMBAC Series 2004G5.00%, 7/01/13 3,260 3,375,828FGIC Series A-15.00%, 7/01/20–7/01/22 13,485 15,012,799NPFGC Series A-25.00%, 7/01/20 11,000 12,261,040
Los Angeles CA Wstwtr SysSeries 2012C5.00%, 6/01/23–6/01/25 11,335 14,146,898
Los Angeles Cnty CA Met Trnsp Auth(Los Angeles Cnty CA MTA SalesTax)5.00%, 7/01/21 2,000 2,403,000
Los Angeles Cnty CA Pub Wks(Los Angeles Cnty CA MasterLease)NPFGC-RE Series A5.00%, 9/01/13 5,265 5,467,755
M-S-R Pub Pwr Agy CANPFGC5.00%, 7/01/13 3,715 3,839,044
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Mammoth CA USD GONPFGCZero Coupon,8/01/21–8/01/22 $ 2,100 $ 1,539,856
Met Wtr Dist Southern CA Wtr5.75%, 8/10/18 7,600 9,089,068Series A5.75%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,615 1,949,0305.75%, 7/01/21 2,045 2,549,522NPFGC Series B-35.00%, 10/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,410 3,728,460
Monrovia CA Redev Agy(Monrovia CA Ctrl Redev ProjArea #1)12.00%, 6/01/12 2,830 2,726,111
Northern CA Pwr Agy(Northern CA Power Agy Hydro#1)Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/25–7/01/27 3,980 4,772,770
Oakland CA USD GONPFGC5.00%, 8/01/13 1,335 1,376,972
Orange Cnty CA Pub Fin Auth(Orange Cnty CA Lease)NPFGC5.00%, 7/01/13 16,480 17,020,214
Orange Cnty CA Santn COP5.00%, 2/01/18–2/01/19 9,155 11,222,236Series 2009A5.00%, 2/01/20 1,890 2,290,415
Pittsburg CA Redev Agy9.60%, 6/01/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,000 1,316,010
Port of Oakland CASeries 2012P5.00%, 5/01/22–5/01/25(a) 15,720 18,257,687NPFGC Series 2007C5.00%, 11/01/18 1,900 2,186,767
Rancho Santiago CA CCD GOAGM5.00%, 9/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 2,275 2,579,691
Sacramento CA Fin Auth(Sacramento CA Lease)Series B5.40%, 11/01/20 2,000 2,302,660
Sacramento CA Mun Util DistSeries 2012Y5.00%, 8/15/25 4,555 5,558,512
Sacramento CA USD GOSeries 20115.00%, 7/01/24 4,945 5,704,651
Schedule of Investments—California Municipal Portfolio 25
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Sacramento Cnty CA Santn Dist FingAuth(Sacramento Regl Cnty Santn DistCA)AMBAC5.50%, 12/01/21 $ 1,175 $ 1,527,947
San Diego CA Pub Fac Fin Auth(San Diego CA Swr)5.00%, 5/15/21 14,905 18,231,647Series 2009 B5.00%, 5/15/18 20,615 25,170,709
San Diego CA Pub Fac Fin Auth(San Diego CA Wtr)Series 2012A5.00%, 8/01/26 1,905 2,368,334
San Diego Cnty CA COPAMBAC5.00%, 2/01/15 2,000 2,171,980
San Diego Cnty CA Wtr AuthAGM Series 2008A5.00%, 5/01/19 2,795 3,341,339
San Diego Cnty CA Wtr Auth COPAGM Series 2008A5.00%, 5/01/24 4,860 5,554,105
San Francisco City/Cnty CA ArptCommn(San Francisco CA Intl Airport)5.00%, 5/01/15–5/01/25 17,690 19,903,8725.25%, 5/01/18 4,655 5,500,860Series 2009C-25.00%, 5/01/16 11,520 13,157,338Series 2011C5.00%, 5/01/21 3,900 4,608,864AGC Series 2008-34E5.00%, 5/01/16 1,345 1,515,385
San Francisco City/Cnty CA Pub UtilWtrSeries 2009A5.00%, 11/01/28 2,000 2,356,540Series 2011A5.00%, 11/01/25 11,320 13,800,552NPFGC5.25%, 10/01/14 5,245 5,363,117
San Ramon Vly USD CA GOAGM5.25%, 8/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,000 1,090,160
Santa Fe Springs CA CDA(Santa Fe Springs CA Tax Alloc)NPFGC5.375%, 9/01/17 560 560,700
South Placer CA Wstwtr AuthSeries 2011C5.00%, 11/01/19–11/01/20 5,430 6,593,656
Southern CA Pub Pwr Auth(Los Angeles CA Dept W&p Pwr)5.00%, 7/01/22 4,000 4,888,960
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Series 2010-15.00%, 7/01/25 $ 8,235 $ 9,734,758
Univ of CaliforniaSeries 2007J5.00%, 5/15/16 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 395 446,7135.00%, 5/15/16 5,935 6,691,950Series 2009 Q5.25%, 5/15/22 3,510 4,103,646Series 2010U5.00%, 5/15/24 4,215 5,061,288Series 2012G5.00%, 5/15/25 10,000 12,297,900
965,960,934
Arizona–0.0%Pima Cnty AZ IDA
(Horizon Learning Ctr)4.45%, 6/01/14 210 211,058
Colorado–0.2%Denver CO City & Cnty Arpt
(Denver Intl Airport)5.75%, 11/15/20 1,700 2,134,809Series D7.75%, 11/15/13 175 182,072
2,316,881
Florida–3.7%Broward Cnty FL Sch Brd COP
5.00%, 7/01/18 2,000 2,346,540Citizens Ppty Ins Corp. FL
Series 2009A16.00%, 6/01/16 13,125 15,256,762
Dupree Lakes CDD FL6.83%, 11/01/15 210 208,692
Florida Hurricane Catastr Fd FinCorp.Series 2010A5.00%, 7/01/15–7/01/16 17,080 19,462,936
Lake Ashton II CDD FLSeries B4.875%, 11/01/10(b)(c) 320 208,000
Miami Beach FL Hlth Fac Auth(Mt. Sinai Medical Center FL)6.75%, 11/15/24 2,400 2,652,456
Miami-Dade Cnty FL Aviation(Miami-Dade Intl Airport)Series 2009A5.75%, 10/01/21 1,055 1,264,038
New River CDD FL1.00%, 5/01/18–5/01/38(b) 1,080 486,000Series 2010A15.75%, 5/01/38(b) 245 179,465Series 2010B15.00%, 5/01/15(b) 235 220,075Series B5.00%, 5/01/13(b)(d) 405 4
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Sterling Hill CDD FLSeries B5.50%, 11/01/10(b)(e) $ 155 $ 93,000
42,377,968
Guam–0.1%Guam Wtrworks Auth
5.50%, 7/01/16 1,500 1,599,240
Illinois–0.8%Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax
6.00%, 1/01/26 4,450 2,836,074Illinois GO
5.00%, 8/01/18 5,000 5,815,150
8,651,224
Louisiana–0.0%Coves of The Highland CDD LA
5.60%, 11/01/13(b)(c)(f) 3,200 0
Massachusetts–0.5%Massachusetts GO
Series 2011A5.00%, 4/01/25 4,830 5,876,806
Nevada–0.0%Henderson NV LID # T-16
(Henderson NV LID # T-16 Falls)4.75%, 3/01/13(b) 315 313,501
North Carolina–0.6%North Carolina Eastern Mun Pwr Agy
Series 2009 SER B5.00%, 1/01/16 2,375 2,684,819Series C5.30%, 1/01/15 3,580 3,624,499
6,309,318
Ohio–1.1%American Mun Pwr OH
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)Series 2008A5.00%, 2/01/13 10,350 10,491,898
Columbiana Cnty Port Auth OH(Liberty Waste Trnsp LLC)Series A7.00%, 8/01/21(b) 2,210 1,561,807
12,053,705
Puerto Rico–4.2%Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth
5.00%, 7/01/22 10,190 10,855,305Series 2007TT5.00%, 7/01/21 3,850 4,107,180Series 2007V V5.50%, 7/01/20 3,065 3,468,630
Puerto Rico GOSeries 2007A5.50%, 7/01/18 2,650 2,922,049Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/20 1,850 1,966,975
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
NPFGC Series 2001A5.50%, 7/01/19 $ 6,965 $ 7,676,266
Puerto Rico Govt Dev BankNPFGC Series 20094.75%, 12/01/15 5,535 5,624,224
Puerto Rico Pub Bldgs Auth(Puerto Rico GO)5.75%, 7/01/15 2,570 2,785,109
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fin Corp.5.00%, 8/01/24 4,300 4,782,331Series C5.00%, 8/01/22 2,565 3,101,701
47,289,770
Texas–1.2%Dallas Fort Worth TX Intl Arpt
Series 2009A5.00%, 11/01/21 1,180 1,323,854
Houston TX Arpt SysSeries 2011A5.00%, 7/01/19 10,290 12,128,823
13,452,677
Virginia–0.1%Broad Street CDA VA
7.125%, 6/01/15 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 537 568,651
Total Municipal Obligations(cost $1,033,684,131) 1,106,981,733
CORPORATES-INVESTMENT GRADES–2.4%
Financial Institutions–1.4%
Banking–1.4%American Express Credit Corp.
1.75%, 6/12/15 5,914 6,049,265Capital One Financial Corp.
2.125%, 7/15/14 1,543 1,574,4232.15%, 3/23/15 2,000 2,050,680
JPMorgan Chase & Co.1.875%, 3/20/15 6,345 6,473,544
16,147,912
Industrial–1.0%
Consumer Cyclical-Automotive–0.5%Daimler Finance North America LLC
6.50%, 11/15/13 2,445 2,602,722Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
7.00%, 4/15/15 2,475 2,772,000
5,374,722
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Technology–0.5%Hewlett-Packard Co.
6.125%, 3/01/14 $ 5,273 $ 5,621,382
10,996,104
Total Corporates–Investment Grades(cost $26,755,703) 27,144,016
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–1.9%
Time Deposit–1.9%State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 10/01/12(cost $21,851,166) 21,851 21,851,166
Total Investments—102.2%(cost $1,082,291,000) 1,155,976,915
Other assets less liabilities—(2.2)% (24,612,032)
Net Assets—100.0% $ 1,131,364,883
(a) When-Issued or delayed delivery security.(b) Illiquid security.(c) Security is in default and is non-income producing.(d) Non-income producing security.(e) Defaulted.(f) Fair valued by the Adviser.
As of September 30, 2012, the Fund held 21.9% of net assets ininsured bonds (of this amount 5.3% represents the Fund’sholding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:AGC—Assured Guaranty CorporationAGM—Assured Guaranty MunicipalAMBAC—Ambac Assurance CorporationCCD—Community College DistrictCDA—Community Development AuthorityCDD—Community Development DistrictCFD—Community Facilities DistrictCOP—Certificate of ParticipationDOT—Department of TransportationETM—Escrowed to MaturityFGIC—Financial Guaranty Insurance CompanyGO—General ObligationIDA—Industrial Development Authority/AgencyLID—Local Improvement DistrictNPFGC—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationNPFGC-RE—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationReinsuring FGICRADIAN—Radian Asset Assurance Inc.USD—Unified School DistrictXLCA—XL Capital Assurance Inc.
See notes to financial statements.
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc.Schedule of Investments
New York Municipal PortfolioSeptember 30, 2012
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS–96.1%
Long-Term Municipal Bonds–96.1%
New York–74.9%Albany Cnty NY Arpt Auth
AGM Series 2010A5.00%, 12/15/16–12/15/22 $ 13,090 $ 15,197,008
Albany Cnty NY GONPFGC-RE5.00%, 10/01/12 205 205,000
Erie Cnty NY Fiscal Stability Auth(Erie Cnty NY Sales Tax)Series 2011C5.00%, 12/01/23 5,925 7,244,971
Erie Cnty NY IDAAGM5.00%, 5/01/14 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,120 1,203,1605.75%, 5/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,520 1,650,796
Erie Cnty NY IDA(Buffalo NY SD)5.00%, 5/01/22 5,800 6,962,668AGM Series A5.00%, 5/01/16 1,210 1,390,278
Long Island Pwr Auth NYSeries 2010A5.00%, 5/01/15 6,450 7,136,280NPFGC Series F5.00%, 5/01/13–5/01/16 34,690 37,973,453
Metropolitan Trnsp Auth NYSeries 2010D5.25%, 11/15/24 10,755 12,819,422Series 2010G5.00%, 11/15/21 9,305 11,185,8205.25%, 11/15/22–11/15/26 33,880 40,577,365Series 2011C5.00%, 11/15/24 2,890 3,447,076Series 2011D5.00%, 11/15/22–11/15/25 11,775 14,169,466Series B5.00%, 11/15/16–11/15/17 6,645 7,728,121AMBAC Series A5.50%, 11/15/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 5,325 5,358,068AMBAC Series B5.00%, 7/01/20 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 535 536,578
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Metropolitan Trnsp Auth NY(Metro Trnsp Auth NY Ded Tax)AGM Series 2002A5.25%, 11/15/12 $ 7,425 $ 7,468,585NPFGC Series A5.25%, 11/15/13 2,660 2,806,965NPFGC-RE Series A5.25%, 11/15/15–11/15/16 13,115 15,342,453
Nassau Cnty NY GO5.00%, 4/01/21–4/01/22 5,915 7,043,957Series 2012A5.00%, 4/01/14–4/01/15 11,075 11,977,817NPFGC-RE Series A6.00%, 7/01/13 1,000 1,038,890
Nassau Cnty NY Interim Fin Auth(Nassau Cnty NY Sales Tax)AMBAC5.375%, 11/15/15–11/15/16 1,100 1,103,811AMBAC Series B5.00%, 11/15/14 3,595 3,775,325AMBAC Series H5.25%, 11/15/13 1,745 1,842,231
New York NY GO5.00%, 8/01/13–10/01/24 26,945 30,354,1125.25%, 9/01/14–9/01/16 17,910 20,363,418Series 1993E5.00%, 8/01/23 6,855 8,399,500Series 2002C5.50%, 8/01/13(Pre-refunded/ETM) 150 152,5835.50%, 8/01/13–8/01/14 14,675 14,924,6455.50%, 8/01/14(Pre-refunded/ETM) 130 132,239Series 2003A5.25%, 8/01/17(Pre-refunded/ETM) 715 744,4795.25%, 8/01/17 4,990 5,192,744Series 2011A5.00%, 8/01/26 14,275 17,148,415Series 2012I5.00%, 8/01/16 12,545 14,599,495Series C5.00%, 1/01/16 4,410 5,029,4295.50%, 9/15/19(Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,000 1,050,180Series E5.00%, 8/01/16 5,500 6,400,735Series I5.00%, 8/01/14 2,700 2,925,936AGM5.25%, 8/01/14 1,750 1,904,403NPFGC5.00%, 8/01/16 2,350 2,552,523NPFGC-RE5.00%, 8/01/13 2,750 2,858,873
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
New York NY Hlth & Hosp Corp.Series 2008A5.00%, 2/15/14 $ 10,215 $ 10,846,083
New York NY IDA(Magen David Yeshivah)ACA4.99%, 6/15/13(a) 1,180 1,085,600
New York NY Mun Wtr Fin Auth5.00%, 6/15/19–6/15/26 49,525 58,334,059Series FF5.00%, 6/15/25 24,730 29,745,244
New York NY Tfa Bldg AidSeries 2011 S-1A5.00%, 7/15/25 4,420 5,313,415
New York NY Trnsl Fin Auth5.00%, 11/01/12–2/01/24 39,300 43,832,0015.25%, 8/01/14 1,300 1,415,9875.25%, 2/01/20(Pre-refunded/ETM) 6,310 6,414,557Series 2003E5.25%, 2/01/21(Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,965 1,997,560Series 2004C5.25%, 2/01/13 710 721,8365.25%, 2/01/13(Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,300 4,370,5205.25%, 2/01/21(Pre-refunded/ETM) 3,630 3,868,927Series 2006A5.00%, 8/01/13(Pre-refunded/ETM) 18,175 18,886,9155.00%, 8/01/13 25 25,992Series 2011A-15.00%, 11/01/23 15,315 18,968,087Series 2012B5.00%, 11/01/24 8,705 10,888,301Series 2012E-15.00%, 2/01/25 1,540 1,894,493NPFGC5.25%, 2/01/20 115 116,891NPFGC Series 2003E5.25%, 2/01/21 35 35,539NPFGC-RE5.00%, 11/01/13 18,405 19,347,3365.50%, 11/01/13 540 542,176
New York NY Trst for Cult Res(Lincoln Center Performing Arts)5.75%, 12/01/16 22,830 27,013,141
New York NY Trst for Cult Res(Whitney Museum of AmericanArt)5.00%, 7/01/21 4,745 5,662,683
New York St Dormitory AuthNPFGC5.20%, 2/15/16(Pre-refunded/ETM) 1,000 1,129,810
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
New York St Dormitory Auth(Brookdale Hospital Med Ctr)NPFGC5.20%, 2/15/14 $ 1,140 $ 1,143,602
New York St Dormitory Auth(Ithaca College)5.00%, 7/01/17 12,195 13,414,378
New York St Dormitory Auth(Montefiore Medical Center)5.00%, 8/01/14 1,000 1,069,610
New York St Dormitory Auth(Mount Sinai Hospital)Series 2010A5.00%, 7/01/18 1,360 1,567,563
New York St Dormitory Auth(Mt Sinai School of Medicine)5.00%, 7/01/19 4,390 5,168,435
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York NY Lease Mun HlthFac Proj)Series 20105.00%, 1/15/13 1,500 1,520,115
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Lease Mental Hlth)5.00%, 2/15/15–2/15/16 26,330 29,657,313AGM5.00%, 2/15/16 3,830 4,374,243NPFGC5.00%, 8/15/17 480 480,538NPFGC Series 1998D5.25%, 2/15/13 110 110,385
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Lease SecuredHosp)4.00%, 2/15/13–8/15/15 9,160 9,580,260
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Lease Svc Contract)Series 2009 A5.00%, 7/01/22 6,050 7,147,772
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York St Pers Income Tax)5.00%, 3/15/16–2/15/19 53,745 63,904,682Series 2008 A5.00%, 3/15/20 4,750 5,702,232Series 2009 D5.00%, 6/15/18–6/15/20 9,230 11,341,707Series 2012A5.00%, 12/15/21–12/15/23 11,575 14,677,590Series 2012B5.00%, 3/15/22 3,850 4,855,119Series G5.00%, 3/15/17–3/15/18 15,885 19,109,319AGM5.00%, 3/15/13 2,525 2,579,363AMBAC5.00%, 3/15/15 1,760 1,955,360
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
NPFGC-RE5.50%, 3/15/14 $ 4,750 $ 4,858,775
New York St Dormitory Auth(New York Univ)NPFGC Series A6.00%, 7/01/18 1,000 1,261,850
New York St Dormitory Auth(State Univ of New York)Series 2011A5.00%, 7/01/24 3,125 3,803,625
New York St Dormitory Auth(Winthrop So Nassau Univ Hlth)AMBAC Series A5.25%, 7/01/18 1,000 1,001,960AMBACSeries B5.25%, 7/01/19 1,325 1,327,398
New York St Dormitory Auth(Wyckoff Heights Medical Ctr)NPFGC5.20%, 2/15/16 5,820 5,839,846
New York St Energy Res & Dev Auth(New York St Elec and Gas Corp.)NPFGC Series 2010C0.595%, 4/01/34(a)(b)(c) 17,725 16,388,872
New York St Envrn Fac Corp.(New York NY Mun Wtr Fin Auth)5.00%, 6/15/14–6/15/25 25,030 26,845,110Series 2009 A5.25%, 6/15/24 7,300 8,991,483
New York St Envrn Fac Corp.(New York St Pers Income Tax)NPFGC-RE5.00%, 12/15/23 1,060 1,152,750
New York St Liberty Dev Corp.(National Sports Museum Proj)6.125%, 2/15/19(a)(d) 1,980 20
New York St Loc Gov Asst Corp.5.00%, 4/01/18-4/01/20 22,670 27,300,717AGM0.135%, 4/01/17(a)(b)(c) 7,675 7,110,1285.00%, 4/01/13 4,230 4,330,082
New York St Mortgage Agy SFMR(New York St Mortgage Agy)4.50%, 4/01/23 275 273,628
New York St Pwr AuthNPFGC5.00%, 11/15/16 6,180 7,259,213
New York St Thruway AuthAGM Series 2005A5.00%, 3/15/18(Pre-refunded/ETM) 895 994,112
New York St Thruway Auth(New York St Pers Income Tax)5.00%, 3/15/14-3/15/16 10,950 12,477,007Series 2010A5.00%, 3/15/25 5,425 6,611,230
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
AGM5.00%, 3/15/14–3/15/15 $ 8,840 $ 9,665,727AGM Series 2005A5.00%, 3/15/18 1,035 1,149,078AMBAC5.00%, 3/15/15 10,170 11,298,870
New York St Thruway Auth(New York St Thruway Auth DedTax)5.00%, 4/01/17 21,620 25,505,330Series 2012A5.00%, 4/01/25 18,980 23,274,035AGM Series 5B5.00%, 4/01/14 30,960 33,123,175AMBAC5.25%, 4/01/14 3,190 3,424,274NPFGC5.00%, 4/01/24 1,060 1,162,5445.25%, 4/01/13–4/01/14 11,175 11,670,788NPFGC-RE Series B5.00%, 4/01/13–4/01/16 27,135 28,935,348
New York St Thruway Auth(New York St Thruway Gen TollRoad)Series 2012I5.00%, 1/01/25 5,155 6,151,616AMBAC5.00%, 1/01/13–1/01/14 12,285 12,753,707
New York St UDC(New York St Lease Svc Contract)5.00%, 1/01/19 3,525 4,197,253
New York St UDC(New York St Pers Income Tax)5.00%, 3/15/16 2,045 2,354,061AMBAC5.00%, 12/15/20 6,265 7,045,870
Niagara Falls NY Bridge CommFGIC6.30%, 10/01/12(Pre-refunded/ETM) 4,670 4,670,000
Port Authority of NY & NJ3.00%, 10/01/14 7,705 8,078,924NPFGC-RE5.00%, 12/01/19 15,290 16,571,455XLCA5.00%, 10/01/19 3,700 4,119,210XLCA Series CONS 143rd5.00%, 10/01/17 6,370 7,167,970
Schenectady Cnty NY Cap Res(Ellis Hospital)1.75%, 2/15/18 2,800 2,835,952
Suffolk Cnty NY EDA(Catholic Hlth Svcs of Long Island)5.00%, 7/01/16–7/01/17 2,900 3,310,670
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Tobacco Settlement Fin Corp. NY(New York St Lease TobaccoAsset Sec)5.00%, 6/01/14 $ 12,365 $ 13,303,503
Tompkins Cnty NY IDA(Ithaca College)5.00%, 7/01/16 2,665 2,943,652
Triborough Brdg & Tunl Auth NY5.00%, 11/15/15–11/15/19 40,235 47,146,7835.25%, 11/15/12–11/15/13 14,455 14,954,6615.50%, 1/01/17 (Pre-refunded/ETM) 9,370 10,313,372Series 2011A5.00%, 1/01/27 7,000 8,520,050Series 2012B5.00%, 11/15/19–11/15/23 27,980 35,231,918NPFGC5.125%, 1/01/18(Pre-refunded/ETM) 8,165 8,186,5565.25%, 11/15/15 3,145 3,599,012
Troy Res Corp.(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)5.00%, 9/01/16-9/01/21 7,490 8,637,219Series 2010B5.00%, 9/01/17–9/01/18 9,100 10,711,535
Ulster Cnty NY IDA(Kingston Regl Sr Lvg Corp.)5.25%, 9/15/16 975 841,357
Yonkers NY GOSeries 2011A5.00%, 10/01/14–10/01/16 4,555 4,982,069NPFGC5.00%, 8/01/14 5,275 5,581,952
1,374,983,314
Alabama–0.7%Alabama Pub Sch & Clg Auth
Series B5.00%, 5/01/18 11,055 13,401,203
Arizona–0.0%Pima Cnty AZ IDA
(Horizon Learning Ctr)4.45%, 6/01/14 285 286,436
California–2.3%California Econ Recovery
(California Econ Rec Spl Tax)Series 2009A5.25%, 7/01/21 5,000 6,165,850Series A5.00%, 7/01/18–7/01/20 27,975 34,244,227
San Francisco City/Cnty CA ArptCommn(San Francisco CA Intl Airport)Series 2009 E5.00%, 5/01/21 1,280 1,506,061
41,916,138
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Colorado–0.1%Denver CO City & Cnty Arpt
(Denver Intl Airport)Series D7.75%, 11/15/13 $ 340 $ 353,739
Todd Creek Farms Met Dist #1 CO5.60%, 12/01/14(a) 2,765 1,520,750
1,874,489
District of Columbia–0.4%Metro Washington Arpt Auth VA
5.00%, 10/01/19-10/01/21 5,795 6,892,007
Florida–5.5%Citizens Ppty Ins Corp. FL
Series 2009A16.00%, 6/01/16 32,725 38,040,195Series 2010A5.00%, 6/01/16 7,230 8,147,342
Dupree Lakes CDD FL6.83%, 11/01/15 295 293,162
Durbin Crossing CDD FLSeries 15.25%, 11/01/15(a)(d) 2,415 1,802,991
Florida Brd of Ed LotterySeries 2010C5.00%, 7/01/18 16,355 19,764,200
Florida Hurricane Catastr Fd FinCorp.Series 2010A5.00%, 7/01/15 13,660 15,194,428
Heritage Plantation CDD FLSeries B5.10%, 11/01/13(a)(d) 955 286,500
Lee Cnty FL Port Auth Arpt(Southwest Florida Intl Airport)AGM Series 2010A5.00%, 10/01/16-10/01/17 4,805 5,374,382
Live Oak CDD FLSeries 20107.36%, 11/01/20 370 403,448
Miami Beach FL Hlth Fac Auth(Mt. Sinai Medical Center FL)6.75%, 11/15/24 3,300 3,647,127
Miami-Dade Cnty FL Aviation(Miami-Dade Intl Airport)5.75%, 10/01/20 1,595 1,955,582
Midtown Miami CDD FLSeries 04A6.00%, 5/01/24 1,165 1,179,411
Overoaks CDD FLSeries 2010A-16.125%, 5/01/35(a) 85 90,937Series 2010A-26.125%, 5/01/35(a) 200 175,168Series 2010B5.125%, 5/01/17(a) 455 427,973Series 4B5.125%, 5/01/09(a)(e)(f) 185 0
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Parkway Center CDD FLSeries B5.625%, 5/01/14 $ 1,485 $ 1,371,516
Polk Cnty FL SD Sales TaxAGM5.00%, 10/01/16 2,665 3,026,427
Sterling Hill CDD FLSeries B5.50%, 11/01/10(a)(g) 160 96,000
101,276,789
Georgia–0.4%Main Street Nat Gas, Inc.
(JP Morgan Chase)Series A5.00%, 3/15/17 6,975 7,861,592
Guam–0.1%Guam COP
Series 2010A6.00%, 12/01/20 1,625 1,732,673
Illinois–1.4%Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax
5.75%, 1/01/15 1,090 862,800Cortland IL Spl Tax
(Sheaffer Sys Proj Assmt)5.50%, 3/01/17(a)(d) 1,307 771,261
Cortland IL SSA #105.125%, 3/01/14(a)(g) 2,545 1,196,176
Illinois Finance Auth(Park Place of Elmhurst)6.25%, 8/15/15 1,620 1,615,237
Illinois Finance Auth(The Admiral at The Lake)6.00%, 5/15/17 3,960 3,968,514
Illinois GO5.00%, 8/01/15 15,000 16,619,700
25,033,688
Indiana–0.7%Indiana Bond Bank Gas
(JP Morgan Chase)5.25%, 10/15/18–10/15/21 10,745 12,663,334
Louisiana–0.1%Isabella Lakes CDD LA
6.00%, 8/01/22(a)(d) 1,515 454,500Juban Parc LA CDD
(Juban Parc CDD LA)5.15%, 10/01/14(a)(d) 1,155 386,879
Whispering Springs CDD LA5.20%, 10/01/21(a)(d) 1,500 382,500
1,223,879
Michigan–0.2%Detroit MI Swr Disp
Series 2012A5.00%, 7/01/22 2,985 3,357,080
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Nevada–0.5%Clark Cnty NV Arpt
(McCarran Airport) AGMSeries C 20095.00%, 7/01/23 $ 7,400 $ 8,516,586
New Jersey–0.1%New Jersey Trnsp Trust Fd Auth
(New Jersey Trnsp Trust Fund)Series 2011A5.00%, 6/15/21 2,195 2,663,676
North Carolina–0.3%North Carolina Eastern Mun Pwr Agy
5.00%, 1/01/15 1,475 1,613,9015.375%, 1/01/17 2,285 2,313,814
North Carolina Mun Pwr Agy #1Series A5.25%, 1/01/17 2,290 2,681,956
6,609,671
Ohio–0.3%Columbiana Cnty Port Auth OH
(Liberty Waste Trnsp LLC)Series A7.00%, 8/01/21(a) 1,230 869,241
Ohio Air Quality Dev Auth(Cleveland Electric Illum)7.25%, 11/01/32 4,905 4,932,321
5,801,562
Pennsylvania–1.1%Philadelphia PA Parking Auth
(Philadelphia Airport Parking)5.00%, 9/01/16–9/01/21 14,925 16,998,8655.25%, 9/01/23 2,175 2,484,394
19,483,259
Puerto Rico–5.2%Puerto Rico Elec Pwr Auth
5.50%, 7/01/18–7/01/19 11,470 12,995,979Series 2010AAA5.25%, 7/01/21 8,575 9,426,069Series 2010ZZ5.25%, 7/01/22 7,900 8,546,141NPFGC5.50%, 7/01/16 3,695 4,120,960
Puerto Rico GO5.00%, 7/01/13 4,980 5,132,5875.25%, 7/01/14 1,305 1,377,088
Puerto Rico Govt Dev Bank5.00%, 12/01/12–12/01/14 9,390 9,512,828Series B5.00%, 12/01/13 4,410 4,583,798NPFGC Series 20094.75%, 12/01/15 7,460 7,580,255
Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Auth(Puerto Rico Hwy & Trnsp Spl Tax)AMBAC Series 2007N2.784%, 7/01/28(c) $ 1,090 $ 871,967
Puerto Rico Pub Bldgs Auth(Puerto Rico GO)5.75%, 7/01/15 4,245 4,600,307
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Fin Corp.5.50%, 8/01/22 23,245 26,714,781
95,462,760
Tennessee–1.1%Tennessee Energy Acq Corp. Gas
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.)Series A5.25%, 9/01/21 17,375 19,529,326
Texas–0.0%Tarrant Cnty TX Cult Ed Fac Fin
Corp.(Buckingham Senior Living)5.25%, 11/15/16 10 10,606
Virginia–0.0%Broad Street CDA VA
7.125%, 6/01/15(Pre-refunded/ETM) 805 852,447
Washington–0.7%Port of Seattle WA
5.00%, 2/01/21 11,010 12,922,767
Total Municipal Obligations(cost $1,648,787,497) 1,764,355,282
CORPORATES-INVESTMENT GRADES–0.7%
Financial Institutions–0.3%
Banking–0.1%Capital One Financial Corp.
2.15%, 3/23/15 1,500 1,538,010
Finance–0.2%General Electric Capital Corp.
1.625%, 7/02/15 4,304 4,379,281
5,917,291
Industrial–0.4%
Consumer Cyclical-Automotive–0.3%Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
7.00%, 4/15/15 4,040 4,524,800
Technology–0.1%Hewlett-Packard Co.
6.125%, 3/01/14 2,173 2,316,568
6,841,368
Total Corporates–Investment Grades(cost $12,586,107) 12,758,659
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Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–1.7%
Time Deposit – 1.7%State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 10/01/12(cost $32,055,317) $ 32,055 $ 32,055,317
Total Investments—98.5%(cost $1,693,428,921) 1,809,169,258
Other assets less liabilities—1.5% 27,002,993
Net Assets—100.0% $ 1,836,172,251
(a) Illiquid security.(b) An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each
auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month.The rate shown is as of September 30, 2012 and the aggregatemarket value of these securities amounted to $23,499,000 or1.28% of net assets.
(c) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of September 30, 2012.(d) Security is in default and is non-income producing.(e) Non-income producing security.(f) Fair valued by the Adviser.(g) Defaulted.
As of September 30, 2012, the Fund held 21.1% of net assets ininsured bonds (of this amount 6.1% represents the Fund’sholding in pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity bonds).
Glossary:ACA—ACA Financial Guaranty CorporationAGM—Assured Guaranty MunicipalAMBAC—Ambac Assurance CorporationCDA—Community Development AuthorityCDD—Community Development DistrictCOP—Certificate of ParticipationEDA—Economic Development AgencyETM—Escrowed to MaturityFGIC—Financial Guaranty Insurance CompanyGO—General ObligationIDA—Industrial Development Authority/AgencyNPFGC—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationNPFGC-RE—National Public Finance Guarantee CorporationReinsuring FGICSD—School DistrictSFMR—Single Family Mortgage RevenueSSA—Special Services AreaUDC—Urban Development CorporationXLCA—XL Capital Assurance Inc.
See notes to financial statements.
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