AB Announces October 31, 2026 Assets Under Management
Market appreciation outweighed net outflows, while Private Wealth was the only channel reporting net inflows.
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Rhea-AI Summary
AllianceBernstein (AB) announced preliminary assets under management of $901 billion as of October 31, 2026, slightly above the prior month. Assets totaled $900 billion at September 30. Market appreciation primarily drove the increase, partly offset by net outflows. Private Wealth recorded net inflows, while Retail and Institutions recorded net outflows.
Fixed-income assets rose to $323 billion from $315 billion, while equity assets fell to $348 billion from $355 billion. Alternatives and multi-asset solutions remained at $230 billion. By distribution channel, Private Wealth assets increased to $167 billion from $165 billion, Retail assets declined to $352 billion from $353 billion, and Institutional assets remained at $382 billion. All comparisons are with September 30, 2026, and the October figures are preliminary.
How this balance works
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Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Positive
- Minor pointPreliminary assets under management rose to $901 billion at October 31 from $900 billion at September 30.
- Minor pointTaxable fixed-income assets increased to $205 billion at October 31 from $202 billion at September 30.
- Minor pointTax-exempt fixed-income assets increased to $100 billion at October 31 from $95 billion at September 30.
- Minor pointPrivate Wealth assets rose to $167 billion at October 31 from $165 billion at September 30.
- Minor pointPrivate Wealth recorded net inflows during October 2026.
Negative
- Moderate pointOctober net outflows partially offset market appreciation; Retail and Institutions each recorded net outflows.
- Minor pointActively managed equity assets fell to $261 billion at October 31 from $266 billion at September 30.
- Minor pointPassive equity assets fell to $87 billion at October 31 from $89 billion at September 30.
- Minor pointRetail assets declined to $352 billion at October 31 from $353 billion at September 30.
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Equity |
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Actively Managed |
$ |
43 |
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156 |
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62 |
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261 |
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266 |
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Passive |
33 |
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43 |
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11 |
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87 |
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89 |
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Total Equity |
76 |
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199 |
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73 |
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348 |
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355 |
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Fixed Income |
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Taxable |
124 |
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60 |
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21 |
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205 |
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202 |
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Tax-Exempt |
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64 |
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34 |
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100 |
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95 |
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18 |
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18 |
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18 |
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Total Fixed Income |
126 |
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142 |
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55 |
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323 |
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315 |
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Alternatives/Multi-Asset Solutions(1) |
180 |
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11 |
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39 |
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230 |
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230 |
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382 |
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352 |
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$ |
167 |
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$ |
901 |
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$ |
900 |
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382 |
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353 |
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165 |
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900 |
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Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements provided by management in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The most significant of these factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the performance of financial markets, the investment performance of sponsored investment products and separately-managed accounts, general economic conditions, industry trends, future acquisitions, integration of acquired companies, competitive conditions, and government regulations, including changes in tax regulations and rates and the manner in which the earnings of publicly-traded partnerships are taxed. AB cautions readers to carefully consider such factors. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made; AB undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. For further information regarding these forward-looking statements and the factors that could cause actual results to differ, see "Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in AB's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 or form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Any or all of the forward-looking statements made in this news release, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, other documents AB files with or furnishes to the SEC and any other public statements issued by AB, may turn out to be wrong. It is important to remember that other factors besides those listed in "Risk Factors" and "Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements", and those listed above, could also adversely affect AB's financial condition, results of operations and business prospects.
About AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals and private wealth clients in major world markets.
As of September 30, 2026, including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein, AllianceBernstein Holding owned approximately
Additional information about AB may be found on our website, www.alliancebernstein.com.
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