AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

NEW YORK, June 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of May 31, 2017.

AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.









Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings


Portfolio %

1) Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F 10.00%, 1/01/21 - 1/01/27 

3.58%

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


3.53%

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


2.71%

4) Republic of South Africa Government Bond Series R186 10.50%, 12/21/26 

1.19%

5) U.S. Treasury Notes  2.25%, 11/15/25 - 2/15/27 

1.08%

6) U.S. Treasury Bonds  6.25%, 5/15/30 


0.93%

7) Argentine Republic Government International Bond  6.875%, 4/22/21 - 1/26/27 

0.76%

8) Mexican Bonos Series M 6.50%, 6/10/21 

0.74%

9) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 1.203%, 1/25/37 

0.71%

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


0.62%




Investment Type


Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade



Industrial



Consumer Non-Cyclical


4.52%

Communications - Media


4.34%

Energy


3.48%

Basic


3.10%

Communications - Telecommunications


2.95%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


2.91%

Capital Goods


1.69%

Technology


1.57%

Services


1.40%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


1.32%

Other Industrial


1.17%

Transportation - Services


1.13%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


1.11%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.27%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.20%

Transportation - Airlines


0.10%

SUBTOTAL


31.26%

Financial Institutions



Banking


3.09%

Finance


0.96%

Insurance


0.37%

Other Finance


0.19%

Brokerage


0.14%

REITS


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


4.79%

Utility



Electric


1.14%

Natural Gas


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


1.16%

Credit Default Swaps


0.45%

SUBTOTAL


0.45%

SUBTOTAL


37.66%

Global Governments


15.98%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations



Risk Share Floating Rate


8.98%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate


1.88%

Non-Agency Floating Rate


1.14%

SUBTOTAL


12.00%

Corporates - Investment Grade



Industrial



Basic


0.84%

Energy


0.72%

Technology


0.56%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.43%

Communications - Media


0.43%

Capital Goods


0.27%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.23%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.15%

Transportation - Airlines


0.08%

Services


0.06%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


3.80%

Financial Institutions



Banking


1.37%

Insurance


1.10%

REITS


0.67%

Brokerage


0.16%

Finance


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.32%

Credit Default Swaps


0.92%

SUBTOTAL


0.92%

Utility



Electric


0.41%

SUBTOTAL


0.41%

SUBTOTAL


8.45%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


6.80%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities



Credit Default Swaps


4.06%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS


2.54%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS


0.20%

SUBTOTAL


6.80%

Interest Rate Futures


6.12%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries


5.99%

Total Return Swaps


4.96%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds



Industrial



Energy


0.87%

Basic


0.63%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.59%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.46%

Capital Goods


0.26%

Transportation - Airlines


0.21%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.21%

Transportation - Services


0.14%

Technology


0.05%

Other Industrial


0.04%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


3.49%

Financial Institutions



Banking


0.28%

Insurance


0.06%

Finance


0.05%

Other Finance


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


0.43%

SUBTOTAL


3.92%

Bank Loans



Industrial



Technology


0.76%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.60%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.47%

Energy


0.25%

Capital Goods


0.23%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.22%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.18%

Other Industrial


0.12%

Services


0.09%

Basic


0.08%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.07%

SUBTOTAL


3.07%

Utility



Electric


0.17%

SUBTOTAL


0.17%

Financial Institutions



Insurance


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


3.28%

Interest Rate Swaps


2.41%

Preferred Stocks



Industrial


0.89%

Financial Institutions


0.66%

Utility


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


1.58%

Inflation-Linked Securities


1.22%

Common Stocks


1.11%

Asset-Backed Securities



Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate


0.69%

Other ABS - Fixed Rate


0.25%

Autos - Fixed Rate


0.06%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


1.03%

Whole Loan Trusts



Performing Asset


0.62%

SUBTOTAL


0.62%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds


0.53%

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds


0.44%

Equity Futures



Equity Index Futures


0.28%

SUBTOTAL


0.28%

Quasi-Sovereigns



Quasi-Sovereign Bonds


0.28%

SUBTOTAL


0.28%

Collateralized Loan Obligations



CLO - Floating Rate


0.19%

SUBTOTAL


0.19%

Options Purchased - Calls



Options on Forward Contracts


0.10%

Swaptions


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


0.13%

Warrants


0.02%

Call Options Written


-0.01%

Put Options Written


-0.08%

Currency Instruments



Forward Currency Exchange Contracts


-0.29%

SUBTOTAL


-0.29%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-7.57%

Net Cash Equivalents



Investment Companies


3.98%

Cash


1.27%

Governments - Sovereign Bonds


0.43%

Foreign Currency


-0.01%

SUBTOTAL


5.67%

Derivative Offsets



Futures Offsets


-6.42%

Swaps Offsets


-13.10%

SUBTOTAL


-19.52%

Total


100.00%




Country Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States


64.17%

Brazil


5.60%

Argentina


3.08%

United Kingdom


3.03%

Mexico


2.47%

Canada


1.62%

Luxembourg


1.38%

Turkey


1.33%

South Africa


1.33%

Indonesia


1.29%

France


1.24%

Dominican Republic


1.20%

Colombia


0.89%

Russia


0.79%

Italy


0.73%

Switzerland


0.72%

Ireland


0.71%

Ivory Coast


0.59%

Egypt


0.57%

Cayman Islands


0.54%

Spain


0.49%

Malaysia


0.43%

Venezuela


0.39%

Netherlands


0.38%

Jamaica


0.37%

Croatia


0.34%

Germany


0.32%

United Arab Emirates


0.30%

India


0.28%

Gabon


0.24%

Trinidad & Tobago


0.22%

Barbados


0.19%

Angola


0.19%

Ecuador


0.18%

Mongolia


0.18%

Honduras


0.18%

Bermuda


0.17%

Norway


0.16%

Macau


0.16%

Guatemala


0.16%

Zambia


0.15%

Sri Lanka


0.15%

Pakistan


0.12%

Cameroon


0.11%

Bahrain


0.10%

Nigeria


0.09%

Peru


0.07%

Australia


0.06%

New Zealand


0.06%

El Salvador


0.06%

Kenya


0.06%

Jordan


0.05%

Senegal


0.05%

Finland


0.05%

Lebanon


0.05%

Ethiopia


0.05%

Chile


0.04%

Hong Kong


0.03%

Iraq


0.02%

Serbia


0.01%

Portugal


0.01%

Total Investments


100.00%




Net Currency Exposure Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States Dollar


96.12%

Indian Rupee


2.05%

New Turkish Lira


2.02%

Argentine Peso


1.72%

Colombian Peso


1.46%

Indonesian Rupiah


1.46%

Mexican Peso


1.19%

Brazilian Real


1.13%

Russian Rubles


0.77%

Malaysian Ringgit


0.67%

Norwegian Krone


0.51%

Chilean Peso


0.47%

Dominican Peso


0.47%

Egypt Pound


0.43%

Peruvian Sol


0.25%

South African Rand


-0.03%

Japanese Yen


-0.05%

Swedish Krona


-0.07%

Euro


-0.19%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)


-0.38%

South Korean Won


-0.50%

Canadian Dollar


-1.09%

Swiss Franc


-1.29%

Australian Dollar


-1.43%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi


-1.64%

Great British Pound


-2.02%

Singapore Dollar


-2.03%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Credit Rating


Portfolio %

AAA


10.82%

AA


0.68%

A


3.50%

BBB


15.55%

BB


29.76%

B


24.47%

CCC


7.70%

CC


0.86%

C


0.04%

D


0.49%

Not Rated


6.30%

Short Term Investments


4.42%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-7.57%

N/A


2.98%

Total


100.00%




Bonds By Maturity


Portfolio %

Less than 1 year


6.21%

1 to 5 years


39.22%

5 to 10 years


37.59%

10 to 20 years


9.24%

20 to 30 years


5.09%

More Than 30 years


1.52%

Other


1.13%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Portfolio Statistics:



Average Coupon:


7.09%

Average Bond Price:


103.7

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):


Bank Borrowing:


0.00%

Investment Operations:


32.21%

Preferred stock:


0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:


0.00%

VMTP Shares:


0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:


32.21%

Average Maturity:


7.47  Years

Effective Duration:


4.89  Years

Total Net Assets:


$1,210.08 Million

Net Asset Value:


$14.03

Number of Holdings:


1209

Portfolio Turnover:


48%

 

* 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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