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10.58 +0.02    +0.19%
29/11 - Delayed Data. Currency in USD
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  • Total Assets: 106.41M
Type:  Fund
Market:  United States
Issuer:  AllianceBernstein
Asset Class:  Equity
AB Municipal Income II Virginia A 10.58 +0.02 +0.19%

AVAAX Overview

 
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Ab Municipal Income Fund Ii Virginia Portfolio Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of AVAAX among other information.
Category

Muni Single State Interm

Total Assets

106.41M

Expenses

0.80%

Inception Date

34453

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks to earn the highest level of current income exempt from both federal income tax and Commonwealth of Virginia personal income tax that is available without assuming what the Adviser considers to be undue risk. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax. These securities may pay interest that is subject to the federal AMT for certain taxpayers. It invests at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities of Virginia or municipal securities with interest that is otherwise exempt from Virginia state income tax.

Contact Information

Address 11345 Avenue of the Americas
New York,NY 10105
United States
Phone +1 212 9691000

Top Executives

Name Title Since Until
Daryl Clements - 2022 Now
Biography Daryl Clements is one of the portfolio managers responsible for overseeing the firm’s various municipal bond accounts. He joined AllianceBernstein in 2002 as a municipal credit research analyst, responsible for evaluating municipal issuers nationwide, with a particular focus on the transportation, public power and tobacco-backed bonds sectors. In 2006, Mr. Clements joined the Portfolio Management Team and became a member of the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Investment Policy Group. Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate director for Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (FGIC) for six years, covering various issuers and sectors nationwide. For the five years prior to that, Mr. Clements was a research associate for Moody’s Investors Service, assigning ratings for the southwest region of the country and New York. He earned a BS in business, management and finance from Brooklyn College in 1991 and an MBA in finance from Pace University in 1998. In 2008, he co-authored the “How to Analyze Airport Revenue Bonds” chapter in The Handbook of Municipal Bonds. Location: New York
Andrew D. Potter Vice President 2018 Now
Biography Andrew Potter is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager on the Municipal Bond team, which oversees tax-exempt investing at AllianceBernstein. He joined the team in 2007 as an associate portfolio manager (APM), responsible for monitoring risk exposures and implementing investment strategy across the firm’s tax-aware fixed-income platform. In 2013, Mr. Potter took on additional responsibility as supervisor for the team’s APMs. He moved into his current role in 2015, shifting his focus toward developing portfolio strategy. Mr. Potter holds a BA in physics with a minor in economics from Colgate University. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society New York. Location: New York
Matthew J Norton - 2016 Now
Biography Matthew Norton is a Senior Vice President and Co-Head of Municipal Portfolio Management, responsible for overseeing municipal bond investing at AB. He is also a member of the Municipal Impact Investment Policy Group. Previously, Mr. Norton was a portfolio manager on the Municipal Bond team. He joined AB in 2005, focusing primarily on research in tax-exempt and taxable fixed-income markets. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Norton worked as a statistical research analyst at St. Lawrence University, evaluating the accuracy of biometric devices. He holds a BS in economics and mathematics from St. Lawrence University and an MBA in economics and quantitative finance from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Location: New York
Terrance T. Hults Senior Vice President 1995 2023
Biography Terrance T. Hults is a member of the Tax-Exempt Fixed-Income Investment Policy Group. Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate in the Municipal Derivative Products department at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, where he specialized in securities arbitrage. These transactions involved issuers and investors, as well as proprietary trading and utilized futures, options, interest-rate swaps, and other over-the-counter derivative structures. Mr. Hults received a BA in economics from Williams College and an MBA in finance from Columbia University. Location: New York
Robert B. (Guy) Davidson Director 2002 2020
Biography R. B. (Guy) Davidson III is Chief Investment Officer of Municipal Business. He joined the firm as director of Municipal Bonds in 1992, and under his leadership, the assets under management of the municipal business have grown from less than $1 billion to more than $44 billion today. Davidson is Chairman of the Tax-Exempt Fixed Income Investment Policy Group, which determines portfolio strategy and investment policies for all municipal products. Before joining the firm, he was vice president and head of municipal strategies at J.P. Morgan Securities and an associate economist at Lehman Brothers. Davidson is the author of “The Value of Tax Management for Bond Portfolios,” published in The Journal of Private Portfolio Management, Spring 1999; “Maximizing Expected After-Tax Returns,” published by Probus in 1994 in the Handbook of Municipal Bonds; and “Analyzing Quality Spreads,” published in The Municipal Finance Journal in 1991. He was named to the Institutional Investor’s All-America Research Team in 1992. Davidson holds a BA with honors from the College of Social Studies within Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Location: New York
Fred S. Cohen Senior Vice President 2002 2019
Biography Fred S. Cohen has been Director of Municipal Bond Trading since 1994 and is a member of the Tax-Exempt Fixed-Income Policy Group. Previously, he served as a municipal credit research analyst, equity trader/analyst and assistant controller. Prior to joining the firm in 1985, Cohen was an assistant controller with Mickelberry Corporation and an auditor and tax specialist with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. for three years. He is a member of the 2017 MSRB Investor Advisory Group. Cohen earned a BS from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1979 and an MBA from New York University in 1988. Location: New York
Wayne D. Godlin Senior Portfolio Manager 2010 2016
Biography An employee since 2018, Mr. Godlin, Managing Director, is a senior portfolio manager for the Municipal and Tax Aware Strategies team focusing on high yield municipal bonds. Mr. Godlin has over thirty years of municipal bond market experience in both credit analysis and portfolio management, with a focus on analyzing and managing high yield municipal bond portfolios. Previously, Mr. Godlin was a Consultant, evaluating client municipal bond portfolios, at Herbert J. Sims & Co. from 2017 to 2018 and a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the Investment Policy Committee at AllianceBernstein Asset Management from 2009 to 2016.
Michael G. Brooks Senior Vice President 2002 2016
Biography "Senior Portfolio Manager Michael G. Brooks joined Bernstein in 1991 as a senior municipal credit analyst and is a member of the Tax-Exempt Fixed-Income Investment Policy Group. For the preceding 13 years, he was with the Office of the New York State Comptroller, most recently as director of its Bureau of Fiscal and Economic Analysis, where he was responsible for monitoring the finances of New York City and forecasting its tax revenues and economy. Prior to that position, Brooks was a planning consultant, forecasting the impact of locating nuclear power plant facilities in Maryland. He frequently makes presentations to groups of clients and investment professionals on a variety of subjects relating to municipal bonds. Brooks earned a BA in urban economics from The City College of New York and an MA in city and regional planning from Rutgers University. Location: New York "
David M. Dowden Managing Director 1994 2007
Biography David Dowden is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at MacKay Shields. He joined MacKay Shields in 2009. Before joining the firm he was Chief Investment Officer at Financial Guaranty Insurance Company. David was previously with Alliance Capital Management as a Senior Portfolio Manager and at Merrill Lynch & Co. as a Municipal Strategist. David has an AB from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia University. He has been in the investment management industry since 1989.
Susan P. Keenan Portfolio Manager 1994 2000
Biography Keenan is a portfolio manager with Alliance Capital Management, her employer since 1984. Prior to joining the firm, she was a municipal-bond manager with Smith Barney, Harris & Upham & Co. Keenan is a member of the Society of Municipal Analysts and is a past president of the Municipal Forum of New York. She has also served on the Forum's board of governors since 1989.
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