AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of January 31, 2015.

AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.






Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings


Portfolio %

1) U.S. Treasury Notes  1.625%, 8/31/19


5.77%

2) U.S. Treasury Notes  1.50%, 10/31/19


5.74%

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


1.30%

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


0.82%

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


0.67%

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


0.63%

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


0.59%

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


0.53%

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


0.52%

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


0.44%






















Investment Type


Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grades



Industrial



Energy


7.04%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


6.51%

Communications - Media


6.32%

Capital Goods


4.76%

Technology


4.62%

Basic


4.16%

Communications - Telecommunications


3.53%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


3.23%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


2.08%

Other Industrial


1.81%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


1.50%

Services


1.08%

Transportation - Services


0.90%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.65%

Transportation - Airlines


0.43%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.37%

SUBTOTAL


48.99%

Financial Institutions



Banking


3.49%

Finance


1.44%

Insurance


1.05%

Other Finance


0.99%

Brokerage


0.36%

REITS


0.15%

SUBTOTAL


7.48%

Utility



Electric


2.44%

SUBTOTAL


2.44%

Non Corporate Sectors



Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed


0.13%

SUBTOTAL


0.13%

Credit Default Swaps


-0.38%

SUBTOTAL


58.66%

Global Governments


17.88%

Corporates - Investment Grades



Financial Institutions



Insurance


1.53%

Banking


1.35%

Finance


0.66%

REITS


0.47%

SUBTOTAL


4.01%

Industrial



Basic


1.79%

Energy


0.40%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.27%

Other Industrial


0.19%

Capital Goods


0.17%

Transportation - Airlines


0.17%

Communications - Media


0.15%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.13%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.04%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.33%

Credit Default Swaps


0.68%

Non Corporate Sectors



Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed


0.20%

SUBTOTAL


0.20%

Utility



Natural Gas


0.11%

SUBTOTAL


0.11%

SUBTOTAL


8.33%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations



Non-Agency Fixed Rate


3.33%

Non-Agency Floating Rate


2.10%

GSE Risk Share Floating Rate


1.53%

SUBTOTAL


6.96%

Bank Loans



Industrial



Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.61%

Other Industrial


0.60%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.59%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.41%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.31%

Basic


0.30%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.23%

Capital Goods


0.21%

Energy


0.20%

Communications - Media


0.18%

Technology


0.17%

SUBTOTAL


3.81%

Financial Institutions



Other Finance


0.13%

Insurance


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


0.17%

Utility



Electric


0.17%

SUBTOTAL


0.17%

Non Corporate Sectors



Foreign Local Government - Municipal


0.13%

SUBTOTAL


0.13%

SUBTOTAL


4.28%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


3.79%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds



Industrial



Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.82%

Basic


0.64%

Capital Goods


0.57%

Transportation - Airlines


0.27%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.26%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.18%

Communications - Media


0.14%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.14%

SUBTOTAL


3.02%

Utility



Electric


0.14%

SUBTOTAL


0.14%

Non Corporate Sectors



Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed


0.12%

SUBTOTAL


0.12%

Financial Institutions



Finance


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


3.37%

Preferred Stocks



Financial Institutions


2.64%

Industrial


0.04%

Utility


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


2.71%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities



Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS


2.23%

SUBTOTAL


2.23%

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds


1.00%

Whole Loan Trusts



Performing Asset


0.89%

SUBTOTAL


0.89%

Asset-Backed Securities



Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate


0.60%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate


0.18%

Other ABS - Fixed Rate


0.08%

SUBTOTAL


0.86%

Governments - Sovereign Agencies


0.86%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries


0.85%

Total Return Swaps


0.84%

Common Stocks


0.70%

Quasi-Sovereigns



Quasi-Sovereign Bonds


0.57%

SUBTOTAL


0.57%

Currency Instruments



Forward Currency Exchange Contracts


0.32%

SUBTOTAL


0.32%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds


0.32%

Investment Companies



Funds and Investment Trusts


0.18%

SUBTOTAL


0.18%

Inflation-Linked Securities


0.06%

Interest Rate Swaps - SIFMA


-13.67%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-18.53%

Net Cash Equivalents



Investment Companies


2.05%

Cash


1.88%

Repurchase Agreements


-0.19%

SUBTOTAL


3.74%

Derivative Offsets



Swaps Offsets


12.80%

SUBTOTAL


12.80%



100.00%




Country Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States


70.54%

United Kingdom


3.33%

Brazil


3.24%

Canada


1.88%

Ireland


1.49%

Luxembourg


1.46%

Dominican Republic


1.44%

Mexico


1.35%

Netherlands


1.23%

France


1.23%

Switzerland


0.83%

South Africa


0.82%

Germany


0.74%

Indonesia


0.72%

El Salvador


0.59%

United Arab Emirates


0.54%

Ivory Coast


0.51%

Australia


0.49%

Colombia


0.49%

Italy


0.47%

Argentina


0.45%

Bermuda


0.40%

Norway


0.35%

Kazakhstan


0.34%

Peru


0.33%

Venezuela


0.33%

Croatia


0.31%

Spain


0.30%

India


0.29%

Hong Kong


0.29%

Philippines


0.27%

Portugal


0.21%

Turkey


0.21%

Barbados


0.17%

Singapore


0.17%

Bahrain


0.15%

Zambia


0.14%

Bulgaria


0.12%

Macau


0.12%

Japan


0.12%

Ghana


0.12%

Pakistan


0.11%

Romania


0.11%

Lebanon


0.11%

Trinidad & Tobago


0.09%

Jamaica


0.09%

Mongolia


0.09%

China 


0.09%

Sweden


0.09%

Costa Rica


0.09%

Denmark


0.08%

Belgium


0.08%

Guatemala


0.07%

Sri Lanka


0.06%

Uruguay


0.06%

Chile


0.05%

Morocco


0.05%

Kenya


0.05%

Serbia


0.03%

Virgin Islands (BVI)


0.02%

Total Investments


100.00%




Net Currency Exposure Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States Dollar


96.74%

Brazilian Real


1.88%

Indonesian Rupiah


1.02%

Peruvian Nuevo Sol


0.99%

Mexican Peso


0.97%

South African Rand


0.82%

New Turkish Lira


0.74%

Dominican Peso


0.53%

Colombian Peso


0.46%

Philippine Peso


0.31%

Indian Rupee


0.26%

Hungarian Forint


0.16%

Costa Rican Colon


0.10%

Uruguayan Peso


0.06%

Swiss Franc


0.04%

Great British Pound


-0.61%

Euro


-0.91%

Japanese Yen


-1.57%

Australian Dollar


-1.99%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Credit Rating


Portfolio %

AAA


-3.43%

AA


0.64%

A


2.16%

BBB


13.88%

BB


27.25%

B


30.71%

CCC


15.55%

CC


0.76%

C


0.02%

D


0.73%

Not Rated


4.09%

Short Term Investments


1.86%

N/A


5.78%



100.00%




Bonds By Maturity


Portfolio %

Less than 1 year


-3.33%

1 to 5 years


49.66%

5 to 10 years


38.12%

10 to 20 years


7.58%

20 to 30 years


5.90%

More than 30 years


1.37%

Other


0.70%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Portfolio Statistics:



Average Coupon:


7.06%

Average Bond Price :


100.28

Percentage of Leverage:



Bank Borrowing:


0.00%

Investment Operations:


26.37%*

Preferred Stock:


0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:


0.00%

Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):


0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:


26.37%

Average Maturity:


7.62 Years

Effective Duration:


4.79 Years

Total Net Assets:


$1,211.89 Million

Net Asset Value:


$14.05

Number of Holdings:


1141

Portfolio Turnover:


36%




* 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.



 

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