<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the N-SAR
answer file for the twelve months ending September 30, 2000 and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the N-SAR answer file for the twelve months ending
September 30, 2000 for the Bernstein New York Municipal Portfolio.
</LEGEND>
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 03
<NAME> BERNSTEIN NEW YORK MUNICIPAL
<MULTIPLIER> 1
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 655,367,573
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 662,672,579
<RECEIVABLES> 15,881,531
<ASSETS-OTHER> 111,705<F1>
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 9,003
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 678,674,818
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 3,061,692
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 1,889,885
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 4,951,577
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 672,509,317
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 50,392,615
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 63,315,139
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 6,467
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (6,147,942)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 7,305,006
<NET-ASSETS> 673,723,241
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 36,983,599
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 4,784,049
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 32,199,550
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (5,744,041)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 7,803,505
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 34,259,014
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 32,202,602
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 3,321,979
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 7,685,174
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 21,504,709
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 897,011
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (172,247,139)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 9,519
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 2,918,078
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 3,728,640
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 4,784,049
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 746,076,473
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 13.36
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.57
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.07
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.57
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.06
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 13.37
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.64
<FN>
<F1>Includes Cash and Currency
</FN>
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