AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

NEW YORK, July 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of June 30, 2016.

 


AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.




Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings

Portfolio %

1) U.S. Treasury Notes 0.875%, 4/15/19

5.61%

2) U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.125%, 5/15/21

3.11%

3) Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F 10.00%, 1/01/17 - 1/01/27

2.88%

4) U.S. Treasury Notes 1.25%, 1/31/20

1.12%

5) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 0.633%, 1/25/37

0.81%

6) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.25%, 11/15/25

0.80%

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

0.72%

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

0.62%

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

0.60%

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

0.53%



Investment Type

Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade


Industrial


Consumer Non-Cyclical

7.16%

Communications - Media

5.47%

Energy

5.32%

Communications - Telecommunications

3.70%

Capital Goods

3.13%

Consumer Cyclical - Other

3.11%

Basic

2.91%

Technology

2.68%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

2.03%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive

1.58%

Other Industrial

1.20%

Transportation - Services

0.88%

Services

0.83%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment

0.62%

Transportation - Airlines

0.43%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants

0.28%

SUBTOTAL

41.33%

Credit Default Swaps

11.60%

SUBTOTAL

11.60%

Financial Institutions


Banking

3.06%

Finance

1.26%

Other Finance

0.47%

Insurance

0.36%

REITS

0.03%

Brokerage

0.01%

SUBTOTAL

5.19%

Utility


Electric

1.71%

SUBTOTAL

1.71%

SUBTOTAL

59.83%

Global Governments

16.29%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations


Risk Share Floating Rate

8.49%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate

2.86%

Non-Agency Floating Rate

1.30%

SUBTOTAL

12.65%

Corporates - Investment Grade


Industrial


Basic

1.57%

Technology

0.71%

Energy

0.68%

Capital Goods

0.39%

Communications - Media

0.27%

Transportation - Airlines

0.18%

Communications - Telecommunications

0.17%

Consumer Non-Cyclical

0.12%

Other Industrial

0.03%

Consumer Cyclical - Other

0.02%

SUBTOTAL

4.14%

Financial Institutions


Insurance

1.32%

Banking

0.57%

REITS

0.48%

Brokerage

0.17%

SUBTOTAL

2.54%

Credit Default Swaps

0.73%

SUBTOTAL

0.73%

Utility


Electric

0.39%

Natural Gas

0.11%

SUBTOTAL

0.50%

SUBTOTAL

7.91%

Total Return Swaps

5.96%

Interest Rate Futures

5.73%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities


Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS

3.94%

Credit Default Swaps

0.82%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS

0.21%

SUBTOTAL

4.97%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

3.86%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

3.68%

Bank Loans


Industrial


Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

0.58%

Technology

0.50%

Consumer Non-Cyclical

0.49%

Consumer Cyclical - Other

0.46%

Other Industrial

0.40%

Basic

0.27%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment

0.24%

Capital Goods

0.11%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive

0.07%

SUBTOTAL

3.12%

Utility


Electric

0.18%

SUBTOTAL

0.18%

Financial Institutions


Insurance

0.04%

SUBTOTAL

0.04%

SUBTOTAL

3.34%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds


Industrial


Consumer Non-Cyclical

0.40%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

0.28%

Capital Goods

0.27%

Transportation - Airlines

0.26%

Communications - Telecommunications

0.22%

Basic

0.20%

SUBTOTAL

1.63%

Financial Institutions


Finance

0.10%

SUBTOTAL

0.10%

SUBTOTAL

1.73%

Asset-Backed Securities


Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate

0.67%

Other ABS - Fixed Rate

0.18%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate

0.16%

Other ABS - Floating Rate

0.12%

Autos - Fixed Rate

0.06%

SUBTOTAL

1.19%

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

1.09%

Whole Loan Trusts


Performing Asset

0.94%

SUBTOTAL

0.94%

Common Stocks

0.72%

Preferred Stocks


Financial Institutions

0.63%

Utility

0.03%

SUBTOTAL

0.66%

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds

0.60%

Currency Instruments


Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

0.29%

SUBTOTAL

0.29%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds

0.27%

Equity Futures


Equity Index Futures

0.25%

SUBTOTAL

0.25%

Quasi-Sovereigns


Quasi-Sovereign Bonds

0.22%

SUBTOTAL

0.22%

Inflation-Linked Securities

0.20%

Investment Companies


Funds and Investment Trusts

0.17%

SUBTOTAL

0.17%

Warrants

0.03%

Put Options Written

-0.02%

Call Options Written

-0.04%

Interest Rate Swaps

-0.32%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

-11.46%

Net Cash Equivalents


Cash

3.07%

Investment Companies

0.59%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

0.12%

Repurchase Agreements

-0.09%

SUBTOTAL

3.69%

Derivative Offsets


Futures Offsets

-5.90%

Swaps Offsets

-18.53%

SUBTOTAL

-24.43%

Total

100.00%



Country Breakdown

Portfolio %

United States

70.97%

Brazil

5.22%

United Kingdom

2.93%

Canada

2.22%

Mexico

1.43%

Ireland

1.32%

Luxembourg

1.32%

France

1.31%

Dominican Republic

1.21%

Netherlands

0.95%

Argentina

0.90%

Switzerland

0.82%

Italy

0.73%

Colombia

0.70%

Turkey

0.69%

Ivory Coast

0.67%

Indonesia

0.58%

United Arab Emirates

0.58%

Venezuela

0.48%

Germany

0.46%

Spain

0.41%

Bermuda

0.39%

South Africa

0.39%

Croatia

0.36%

Ghana

0.31%

Jamaica

0.28%

New Zealand

0.20%

Angola

0.20%

Australia

0.20%

Barbados

0.20%

Portugal

0.19%

Trinidad & Tobago

0.16%

Zambia

0.13%

Pakistan

0.13%

India

0.12%

Macau

0.10%

Sri Lanka

0.09%

Cayman Islands

0.08%

Guatemala

0.08%

Denmark

0.08%

Peru

0.07%

Gabon

0.07%

Kenya

0.06%

El Salvador

0.06%

Finland

0.05%

Chile

0.05%

Serbia

0.03%

Norway

0.02%

Total Investments

100.00%



Net Currency Exposure Breakdown

Portfolio %

United States Dollar

96.39%

Mexican Peso

3.04%

Indian Rupee

1.99%

South African Rand

1.85%

Russian Rubles

1.74%

Brazilian Real

0.97%

Indonesian Rupiah

0.55%

Dominican Peso

0.53%

New Turkish Lira

0.52%

Colombian Peso

0.48%

Argentine Peso

0.47%

Hungarian Forint

0.17%

Norwegian Krone

0.01%

Swedish Krona

0.01%

Euro

-0.43%

Swiss Franc

-0.49%

Singapore Dollar

-0.52%

Great British Pound

-0.84%

Australian Dollar

-0.96%

Taiwan New Dollar

-0.99%

Japanese Yen

-1.03%

Canadian Dollar

-1.49%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

-1.97%

Total Net Assets

100.00%



Credit Rating

Portfolio %

AAA

3.28%

AA

0.82%

A

2.22%

BBB

13.61%

BB

28.58%

B

23.44%

CCC

10.09%

CC

1.07%

C

0.27%

D

1.20%

Not Rated

10.71%

Short Term Investments

0.63%

N/A

4.08%

Total

100.00%



Bonds By Maturity

Portfolio %

Less than 1 year

-0.53%

1 to 5 years

42.11%

5 to 10 years

41.20%

10 to 20 years

8.97%

20 to 30 years

5.89%

More than 30 years

1.62%

Other

0.74%

Total Net Assets

100.00%



Portfolio Statistics:


Average Coupon:

7.45%

Average Bond Price :

97.25

Percentage of Leverage (based on Gross Assets):


Bank Borrowing:

0.00%

Investment Operations:

37.40%*

Preferred Stock:

0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:

0.00%

VMTP Shares:

0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:

37.40%

Average Effective Maturity:

8.00 Years

Effective Duration:

5.02 Years

Total Net Assets:

$1,129.69 Million

Net Asset Value:

$13.10

Number of Holdings:

1192

Portfolio Turnover:

42%

 

* 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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SOURCE AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.

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