AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US01881G1067

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of John C Weisenseel. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate John C Weisenseel has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:VRTS / Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Director 609
US:AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership Chief Financial Officer 231,846
US:US01854VVX18 / AllianceBernstein, LP SVP and CFO 0
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by John C Weisenseel. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership Insider Trades
Insider Sales AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2019-07-30 AB Weisenseel John C 12,723 29.6600 12,723 29.6600 377,364 232 14.6600 -190,845 -50.57
2019-07-29 AB Weisenseel John C 10,000 29.5300 10,000 29.5300 295,300
2019-07-26 AB Weisenseel John C 10,000 29.6300 10,000 29.6300 296,300

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership Insider Trades
Insider Purchases VRTS / Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

VRTS / Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales VRTS / Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in AB / AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. - Limited Partnership. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

VRTS / Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by John C Weisenseel as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2025-05-15 2025-05-14 4 VRTS VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Common Stock
A - Award 609 609 176.23 107,324 107,324
2021-02-02 2021-01-29 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
F - Taxes -7,913 231,846 -3.30 35.35 -279,725 8,195,756
2020-12-15 2020-12-11 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
A - Award 26,246 260,833 11.19 32.10 842,497 8,372,739
2020-02-04 2020-01-31 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
F - Taxes -7,764 273,123 -2.76 32.75 -254,271 8,944,778
2019-12-12 2019-12-10 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
A - Award 29,304 299,622 10.84 28.75 842,490 8,614,132
2019-07-30 2019-07-30 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale -12,723 0 -100.00 29.66 -377,364
2019-07-30 2019-07-29 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale -10,000 12,723 -44.01 29.53 -295,300 375,710
2019-07-30 2019-07-26 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale -10,000 22,723 -30.56 29.63 -296,300 673,282
2018-12-31 2018-12-11 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
A - Award 31,566 270,318 13.22 26.69 842,497 7,214,787
2018-12-04 2018-11-30 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
F - Taxes -1,752 238,752 -0.73 30.21 -52,928 7,212,698
2018-04-30 2018-04-24 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
A - Award 151,803 243,909 164.81 26.35 4,000,009 6,427,002
2017-12-14 2017-12-12 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
A - Award 31,463 92,106 51.88 24.95 785,002 2,298,045
2017-12-08 2017-12-01 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
F - Taxes -3,784 60,643 -5.87 24.85 -94,032 1,506,979
2017-09-08 2017-09-08 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 22,869 -8.04 23.25 -46,500 531,704
2017-09-08 2017-09-07 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 24,869 -7.44 23.55 -47,100 585,665
2017-09-08 2017-09-06 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 26,869 -6.93 23.40 -46,800 628,735
2017-09-05 2017-09-05 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 28,869 -6.48 23.35 -46,700 674,091
2017-09-05 2017-09-01 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 30,869 -6.08 23.35 -46,700 720,791
2017-09-05 2017-08-31 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 32,869 -5.74 23.25 -46,500 764,204
2017-08-30 2017-08-30 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 34,869 -5.42 23.10 -46,200 805,474
2017-08-30 2017-08-29 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 36,869 -5.15 23.00 -46,000 847,987
2017-08-30 2017-08-28 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 38,869 -4.89 23.35 -46,700 907,591
2017-08-25 2017-08-25 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 40,869 -4.67 23.30 -46,600 952,248
2017-08-25 2017-08-24 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 42,869 -4.46 23.65 -47,300 1,013,852
2017-08-25 2017-08-23 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 44,869 -4.27 23.25 -46,500 1,043,204
2017-08-22 2017-08-22 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 46,869 -4.09 23.20 -46,400 1,087,361
2017-08-22 2017-08-21 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 48,869 -3.93 23.05 -46,100 1,126,430
2017-08-22 2017-08-18 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 50,869 -3.78 23.00 -46,000 1,169,987
2017-08-17 2017-08-17 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 52,869 -3.65 23.45 -46,900 1,239,778
2017-08-17 2017-08-16 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 54,869 -3.52 23.80 -47,600 1,305,882
2017-08-17 2017-08-15 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -3,000 56,869 -5.01 24.00 -72,000 1,364,856
2017-08-14 2017-08-14 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -1,000 59,869 -1.64 24.00 -24,000 1,436,856
2017-08-14 2017-08-14 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 60,869 -3.18 23.90 -47,800 1,454,769
2017-08-14 2017-08-11 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -2,000 62,869 -3.08 23.40 -46,800 1,471,135
2017-08-14 2017-08-10 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
AB Holding Units
S - Sale X -3,000 64,869 -4.42 24.45 -73,350 1,586,047
2016-12-13 2016-12-09 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
A - Award 28,987 70,876 69.20 23.20 672,498 1,644,323
2016-12-05 2016-12-01 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
F - Taxes -4,917 41,889 -10.51 22.90 -112,599 959,258
2015-12-15 2015-12-11 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
A - Award 26,499 55,188 92.37 23.02 610,007 1,270,428
2015-12-03 2015-12-01 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
F - Taxes -11,353 28,689 -28.35 24.06 -273,153 690,257
2014-12-16 2014-12-12 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
A - Award 20,628 59,396 53.21 24.24 500,023 1,439,759
2014-12-03 2014-12-01 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owners. of lp interests
F - Taxes -9,447 38,769 -19.59 26.43 -249,684 1,024,665
2013-12-16 2013-12-12 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
A - Award 20,305 64,319 46.13 21.67 440,009 1,393,793
2013-12-03 2013-11-29 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
F - Taxes -7,570 44,014 -14.68 22.19 -167,978 976,671
2013-01-22 2013-01-18 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
A - Award 12,265 64,487 23.49 19.97 244,957 1,287,934
2012-12-04 2012-11-30 4 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
F - Taxes -6,279 52,222 -10.73 17.58 -110,385 918,063
2012-05-22 3 AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.
Units rep. assignments of beneficial owner. of lp interests
69,629
2012-05-22 3 N/A ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
Units of limited partnership interest
0
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)