Gershon Distenfeld
Head-Fixed Income Invts at AllianceBernstein LP
Net worth: 157 275 $ as of 29/04/2024
Profile
Mr. Gershon M.
Distenfeld, CFA, is a Co-Head of Fixed Income & Director of Credit at AllianceBernstein LP.
He is also a Senior Vice President of the firm.
As Co-Head of Fixed Income, he is responsible for the management and strategic growth of AB’s fixed-income business.
As Director of Credit, he oversees all of AB’s credit-related strategies, including all global and regional investment-grade and high-yield strategies, as well as their associated investment strategy, activities and portfolio-management teams.
In this capacity, he leads AB’s internal Credit Research Review Committee, the primary investment policy and decision-making committee for all credit-related portfolios the firm manages.
He also co-manages AB’s multiple-award-winning High Income Fund, named “Best Fund over 10 Years” by Lipper from 2012 to 2015, and the multiple-award-winning Global High Yield and American Income portfolios, flagship fixed-income funds on the firm’s Luxembourg-domiciled fund platform for non-US investors.
He also designed and is one of the lead portfolio managers for AB’s Multi-Sector Credit Strategy, which invests across investment-grade and high-yield credit sectors globally.
He has over 22 years of experience.
Mr. Distenfeld joined AB in 1998 as a fixed-income business analyst, and served as a high-yield trader (1999–2002) and high-yield portfolio manager (2002–2006) before being named director of High Yield in 2006.
He began his career as an operations analyst supporting Emerging Markets Debt at Lehman Brothers.
Mr. Distenfeld holds a BS in finance from the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University, and is a CFA charterholder.
Known holdings in public companies
Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
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08/01/2024 | 15,314 ( 0.02% ) | 157 275 $ | 29/04/2024 |
Gershon Distenfeld active positions
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AllianceBernstein LP
AllianceBernstein LP Investment ManagersFinance AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities. | Head-Fixed Income Invts | 01/10/2000 |
Former positions of Gershon Distenfeld
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Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Lehman Brothers, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
ALLIANCE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCMFNDINC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN NATIONAL MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INCOME FUND INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Gershon Distenfeld
Yeshiva University | Undergraduate Degree |
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AllianceBernstein LP
AllianceBernstein LP Investment ManagersFinance AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities. | Finance |
AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc.
AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc. is a closed-end fund, which seeks to provide high current income consistent with the preservation of capital. It primarily invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the US government. The fund may also invest its assets in other fixed-income securities, including those issued by non-governmental issuers in the US and those issued by foreign governments. The company was founded on August 28, 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It mainly invests in municipal bonds that pay interest that is exempt from Federal and California income tax. The company was founded on November 9, 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide a high current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The firm focuses on municipal bonds and municipal securities. The company was founded on January 28, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous |
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Lehman Brothers, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues. | Finance |
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