AllianceBernstein Holding, formerly Alliance Capital, is a holding company for AllianceBernstein, a leading global investment management firm that provides investment management services for many of the largest United States public and private employee benefit plans, foundations, public employee retirement funds, pension funds, endowments, banks, insurance companies and high-net-worth individuals. AllianceBernstein is also one of the largest mutual fund sponsors, with a diverse family of globally distributed mutual fund portfolios. Through its subsidiary, Sanford C. Bernstein & Company, AllianceBernstein provides in-depth research, portfolio strategy and trade execution to the institutional investment community. AllianceBerstein Holding has headquarters in New York and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AB.