AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

NEW YORK, May 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of April 30, 2014.

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.






Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings

Portfolio %

1) Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F 10.00%, 1/01/17

1.91%

2) Ivory Coast Government International Bond 5.75%, 12/31/32

0.88%

3) Dominican Republic International Bond 8.625%, 4/20/27

0.73%

4) El Salvador Government International Bond 7.65%, 6/15/35

0.55%

5) U.S. Treasury Bonds 5.25%, 2/15/29

0.55%

6) Dominican Republic International Bond 16.00%, 7/10/20

0.47%

7) Argentina Boden Bonds 7.00%, 10/03/15

0.47%

8) South Africa Government Bond Series R207 7.25%, 1/15/20

0.43%

9) Vale Overseas Ltd. 6.875%, 11/21/36

0.40%

10) Care UK Health & Social Care PLC 9.75%, 8/01/17

0.40%



Investment Type

Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grades


Industrial


Consumer Non-Cyclical

7.80%

Energy

6.42%

Communications - Media

5.71%

Technology

5.25%

Capital Goods

4.80%

Basic

4.53%

Communications - Telecommunications

3.27%

Consumer Cyclical - Other

2.73%

Other Industrial

2.38%

Services

1.99%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

1.82%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive

1.79%

Transportation - Services

0.92%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment

0.59%

Transportation - Airlines

0.37%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants

0.11%

SUBTOTAL

50.48%

Financial Institutions


Banking

3.11%

Finance

1.60%

Insurance

1.02%

Other Finance

0.93%

Brokerage

0.42%

REITS

0.14%

SUBTOTAL

7.22%

Utility


Electric

1.59%

Natural Gas

1.16%

SUBTOTAL

2.75%

Credit Default Swaps

2.62%

SUBTOTAL

63.07%

Global Governments

17.71%

Corporates - Investment Grades


Financial Institutions


Banking

1.73%

Insurance

1.64%

REITS

0.42%

Finance

0.35%

SUBTOTAL

4.14%

Industrial


Basic

1.93%

Communications - Telecommunications

0.29%

Capital Goods

0.25%

Communications - Media

0.24%

Other Industrial

0.17%

Consumer Non-Cyclical

0.11%

Transportation - Airlines

0.08%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive

0.04%

Consumer Cyclical - Other

0.02%

SUBTOTAL

3.13%

Credit Default Swaps

0.67%

Utility


Natural Gas

0.25%

SUBTOTAL

0.25%

Non Corporate Sectors


Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed

0.10%

SUBTOTAL

0.10%

SUBTOTAL

8.29%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations


Non-Agency Fixed Rate

3.66%

Non-Agency Floating Rate

3.07%

SUBTOTAL

6.73%

Bank Loans


Industrial


Consumer Non-Cyclical

0.73%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive

0.62%

Other Industrial

0.55%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment

0.43%

Consumer Cyclical - Other

0.41%

Basic

0.37%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

0.35%

Services

0.32%

Technology

0.29%

Capital Goods

0.20%

Energy

0.17%

Communications - Media

0.09%

SUBTOTAL

4.53%

Non Corporate Sectors


Foreign Local Government - Municipal

0.12%

SUBTOTAL

0.12%

Financial Institutions


Insurance

0.04%

SUBTOTAL

0.04%

SUBTOTAL

4.69%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds


Industrial


Consumer Non-Cyclical

1.24%

Capital Goods

0.44%

Basic

0.40%

Communications - Telecommunications

0.37%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

0.26%

Transportation - Airlines

0.26%

Consumer Cyclical - Other

0.14%

Energy

0.14%

Transportation - Services

0.08%

SUBTOTAL

3.33%

Financial Institutions


Finance

0.17%

Banking

0.11%

SUBTOTAL

0.28%

SUBTOTAL

3.61%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

3.71%

Credit Default Swaps

-0.31%

SUBTOTAL

3.40%

Preferred Stocks


Financial Institutions

2.22%

Industrial

0.06%

Utility

0.02%

SUBTOTAL

2.30%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities


Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS

1.26%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS

0.03%

SUBTOTAL

1.29%

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds

1.06%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

0.87%

Common Stocks

0.83%

Asset-Backed Securities


Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate

0.63%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate

0.14%

SUBTOTAL

0.77%

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

0.68%

Quasi-Sovereigns


Quasi-Sovereign Bonds

0.60%

SUBTOTAL

0.60%

Whole Loan Trusts


Performing Asset

0.53%

SUBTOTAL

0.53%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds

0.38%

Options Purchased - Puts


Swaptions

0.03%

SUBTOTAL

0.03%

Call Options Written


Swaptions

-0.01%

SUBTOTAL

-0.01%

Put Options Written


Swaptions

-0.01%

SUBTOTAL

-0.01%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

-6.20%

Interest Rate Swaps - SIFMA

-11.34%

Net Cash Equivalents


Investment Companies

2.00%

Cash

1.10%

SUBTOTAL

3.10%

Derivative Offsets


Swaps Offsets

8.64%

Futures Offsets

-11.02%

SUBTOTAL

-2.38%


100.00%



Country Breakdown

Portfolio %

United States

65.49%

United Kingdom

4.81%

Brazil

4.34%

France

1.71%

Luxembourg

1.63%

Canada

1.56%

Dominican Republic

1.48%

Netherlands

1.40%

Ireland

1.33%

Germany

1.30%

Mexico

0.95%

Italy

0.95%

Switzerland

0.90%

South Africa

0.88%

Ivory Coast

0.84%

El Salvador

0.65%

Bermuda

0.63%

Colombia

0.63%

United Arab Emirates

0.60%

Indonesia

0.59%

Australia

0.55%

Argentina

0.52%

Spain

0.44%

Venezuela

0.44%

Russia

0.39%

Kazakhstan

0.39%

Portugal

0.37%

Peru

0.34%

Croatia

0.32%

Sweden

0.27%

Philippines

0.24%

Singapore

0.23%

Norway

0.23%

Hong Kong

0.22%

Turkey

0.20%

Costa Rica

0.19%

India

0.18%

Denmark

0.18%

Barbados

0.15%

Bahrain

0.15%

Ghana

0.13%

Japan

0.13%

Chile

0.13%

Austria

0.12%

Pakistan

0.11%

Romania

0.10%

Macau

0.10%

Belgium

0.09%

Zambia

0.08%

Guatemala

0.07%

Jamaica

0.06%

Sri Lanka

0.06%

Virgin Islands (BVI)

0.06%

Morocco

0.05%

Serbia

0.03%

Euro Zone

0.01%

Total Investments

100.00%



Net Currency Exposure Breakdown

Portfolio %

United States Dollar

95.73%

Brazilian Real

2.01%

Indonesian Rupiah

1.04%

Malaysian Ringgit

1.00%

Peruvian Nuevo Sol

0.99%

New Turkish Lira

0.79%

South African Rand

0.77%

Colombian Peso

0.54%

Dominican Peso

0.47%

Philippine Peso

0.25%

Costa Rican Colon

0.20%

Hungarian Forint

0.18%

Euro

0.11%

Swiss Franc

0.04%

Canadian Dollar

0.01%

Great British Pound

-0.15%

Polish Zloty

-1.99%

Japanese Yen

-1.99%

Total Net Assets

100.00%



Credit Rating

Portfolio %

AAA

-3.79%

AA

0.52%

A

3.07%

BBB

13.69%

BB

26.75%

B

32.31%

CCC

15.69%

CC

0.86%

C

0.02%

D

0.90%

Not Rated

3.57%

Short Term Investments

2.00%

N/A

4.41%


100.00%



Bonds By Maturity

Portfolio %

Less than 1 year

10.97%

1 to 5 years

46.23%

5 to 10 years

27.92%

10 to 20 years

7.23%

20 to 30 years

5.09%

More than 30 years

1.73%

Other

0.83%

Total Net Assets

100.00%



Portfolio Statistics:


Average Coupon:

7.43%

Average Bond Price :

104.01

Percentage of Leverage:


Bank Borrowing:

0.00%

Investment Operations:

12.31%*

Preferred Stock:

0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:

0.00%

Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):

0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:

12.31%

Average Maturity:

6.58 Years

Effective Duration:

4.55 Years

Total Net Assets:

$1,312.96 Million

Net Asset Value:

$15.23

Number of Holdings:

1120

Portfolio Turnover:

38%

* Investment Operations may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.

The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.

SOURCE AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

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