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Fixed-Income Investments: An Active Approach to Generate Income
Positioning an Active Fixed Income Portfolio
Positioning an active fixed income portfolio starts with maximizing income potential while managing drawdown risk. A diversified mix of global, multisector credit for excess income paired with high-quality core bonds—often implemented in a barbell structure—helps balance return drivers and resilience across market regimes.
In this video, we outline three themes for building a smarter fixed income portfolio in 2026.
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Delivering Outcome-Focused Solutions
We bring clarity to fixed income by fusing technology with human insight—helping solve problems for clients in a world in flux.
Fixed-Income Investment Professionals
Fixed-Income AUM
Seamlessly Connected Platform
AUM includes AB funds that may hold other AB funds. Official Fixed Income AUM is $301 billion, excluding MAS accounts. Not inclusive of all sectors. Removes Derivatives.
Solving What Matters Most
In a fragmented, fast-moving market, we help clients cut through complexity with practical, insight-driven strategies built for real-world results. We bring together deep expertise, rigorous quantitative and fundamental research, and advanced technology, collaborating across regions and disciplines to unlock opportunities others miss. We don’t chase the next new thing—we stay anchored in what matters most to our clients.
Tech-Empowered Innovation
We embed innovation into every part of how we work. Our fixed-income team and tech experts have engineered custom tools that digitize research, inform decisions and accelerate execution across opaque markets. By integrating powerful tools into every step, we free our teams to focus on what technology can’t do: creative problem-solving that drives better outcomes for clients.
Solving What Matters Most
Our integrated global team helps clients cut through complexity with practical, insight-driven strategies built for real-world results.
Transforming Research into Results
A blend of rigorous quantitative and fundamental research drives our tech-powered process.
Tech-Empowered Innovation
We embed innovation into everything we do—combining human insight with powerful proprietary technology to drive better outcomes. Interconnected technology powers performance, with tools built by AB Fixed Income for AB Fixed Income.
Partner of Choice
We work as an extension of our clients’ teams—providing access to our experts and insights to help them make smarter decisions.
Client-Centered Engagements Around the World Each Year
for a user-centric digital experience distinguished by excellence and substance
with deep market specialization—Nashville, New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo
Client-focused webcasts, symposiums and panel discussions*
connecting senior allocators for exclusive strategy discussions
Actionable insights in a variety of formats
Addressing your unique challenges and goals
*Not including Bernstein Private Wealth, which averages ~475 events annually. All data shown are as of March 31, 2026. Source: Living Group and AB
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