AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · AB · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
282
Institutional Holders
▼ 2 vs Q2
$539.88M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $19.40M vs Q2
110.54M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 82.70%
14.09M
13F Shares Held
▼ 4.77M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
AB largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FMR LLC investment advice | 2.06M | 1.86% | 1.86% | $78.68B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 387.2K |
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC investment advice | 1.16M | 1.05% | 1.05% | $44.51B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 6.7K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ investment advice | 968.5K | 87.56% | 87.56% | $37.01B | Feb 3, 2026 | ▼ 114.7K |
MORGAN STANLEY investment advice | 788.3K | 71.27% | 71.27% | $30.13B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 144.2K |
LPL FINANCIAL LLC investment advice | 493.8K | 44.65% | 44.65% | $18.87B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 72.0K |
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN investment advice | 425.7K | 38.49% | 38.49% | $16.27B | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 30.4K |
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC investment advice | 384.7K | 34.78% | 34.78% | $14.70B | Nov 13, 2025 | — held |
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC investment advice | 383.8K | 34.70% | 34.70% | $14.67B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 20.6K |
CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC investment advice | 378.2K | 34.19% | 34.19% | $14.45B | Jan 22, 2026 | ▲ 69.3K |
COLONY GROUP, LLC investment advice | 336.5K | 30.42% | 30.42% | $12.86B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 309.7K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
27
Increased
+1.36M shares2
New Positions
first time holders16
Decreased
−638.0K shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+722.6K
+1.36M / −638.0K
Net new holders
+13
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
AB insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
6
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
6.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holley Bruce M director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 4,397 | $38.67 | $170.0K | 13.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Stonehill Charles G.T. director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 4,397 | $38.67 | $170.0K | 29.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Kaye Daniel G director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 4,397 | $38.67 | $170.0K | 48.5K | Form 4 ↗ |
Narayandas Das director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 4,397 | $38.67 | $170.0K | 49.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Walthall Todd director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 4,397 | $38.67 | $170.0K | 25.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
LAMMTENNANT JOAN M director | May 20, 2026 | Award | 4,397 | $38.67 | $170.0K | 24.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
BERNSTEIN SETH P CEO | Apr 30, 2026 | Sale | 29,000 | $39.54 | $1.15M | 212.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
BERNSTEIN SETH P CEO | Feb 18, 2026 | Sale | 26,840 | $41.08 | $1.10M | 241.0K | Form 4 ↗ |
Luckey Alexis Chief Accounting Officer | Dec 10, 2025 | Award | 517 | $41.11 | $21.3K | 7.9K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sprules Karl Chief Operating Officer | Dec 10, 2025 | Gift | 2,490 | $41.11 | $102.4K | 129.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 12.8% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 17.30%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 69.95%.
The largest institutional shareholder of AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. is FMR LLC, holding approximately 2.06 million shares — equal to 1.86% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 282 institutional investors currently hold AB stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $539,875,738 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
AB ownershipAllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 12.8% of shares. The largest shareholder is FMR LLC with a 1.86% stake. Company insiders hold 17.30%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.