<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 California Municipal Portfolio.
</LEGEND>
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 06
<NAME> BERNSTEIN CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL
<MULTIPLIER> 1
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 434,355,190
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 442,991,329
<RECEIVABLES> 11,466,327
<ASSETS-OTHER> 98,633<F1>
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 6,335
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 454,562,624
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 2,958,224
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 860,605
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 3,818,829
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 445,965,431
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 32,637,611
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 44,260,107
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (32,972)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> (3,857,441)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 8,636,139
<NET-ASSETS> 450,743,795
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 25,161,125
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 3,382,162
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 21,778,963
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (3,849,449)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> 8,400,479
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 26,329,993
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> 21,780,075
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 1,511,421
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 6,706,394
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 18,786,967
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 458,077
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (155,218,462)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> (31,860)
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 1,503,429
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 2,624,960
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 3,382,162
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 524,857,114
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 13.69
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.57
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.16
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> 0.57
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.04
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 13.81
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.64
<FN>
<F1>Includes Cash and Currency
</FN>
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