Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Laurence E. Cranch, Mark R. Manley, Mona Bhalla and David M. Lesser as
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder, of
AllianceBernstein L.P., AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. and any registered
closed-end mutual investment company now or hereafter managed by
AllianceBernstein L.P. or a subsidiary thereof (collectively
"AllianceBernstein"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5
and file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
New York Stock Exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of any such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by any of such attorneys-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as any of such
attorneys-in-fact may approve in the discretion of any of such
attorneys-in-fact.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or the substitute or
substitutes of such attorney-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is
AllianceBernstein assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
AllianceBernstein, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of February 10, 2015.


By:	/s/ Heidi S. Messer		

Name:	Heidi S. Messer