UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-07732
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Joseph J. Mantineo
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672
Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2010
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2010
ITEM 1. | REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
ANNUAL REPORT
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
March 31, 2010
Annual Report
Investment Products Offered
| Are Not FDIC Insured |
| May Lose Value |
| Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate as the prices of the individual securities in which it invests fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For a free copy of the Funds prospectus, which contains this and other information, visit our web site at www.alliancebernstein.com or call your financial advisor or AllianceBernstein® at (800) 227-4618. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com.
This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Funds prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.
You may obtain a description of the Funds proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AllianceBernsteins web site at www.alliancebernstein.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions (the Commission) web site at www.sec.gov, or call AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the Commissions web site at www.sec.gov. The Funds Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commissions Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. AllianceBernstein publishes full portfolio holdings for the Fund monthly at www.alliancebernstein.com.
AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AllianceBernstein family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the manager of the funds.
AllianceBernstein® and the AB Logo are registered trademarks and service marks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.
May 26, 2010
Annual Report
This report provides managements discussion of fund performance for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (the Fund) for the annual reporting period ended March 31, 2010. The Fund is a closed-end fund that trades under the New York Stock Exchange symbol AWF. On March 11, 2009, the Boards of Directors of the Fund and ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. (Managed Dollar) approved a proposal for the Fund to acquire Managed Dollar (the Acquisition). On August 21, 2009, the stockholders of Managed Dollar approved the Acquisition; the Acquisition did not require a vote of the stockholders of the Fund. In connection with the Acquisition, on September 25, 2009, all of Managed Dollars assets and liabilities were transferred to the Fund, and stockholders of Managed Dollar received shares of the Fund in exchange for their shares of Managed Dollar. The Funds overall expenses were slightly reduced as a result of the Acquisition.
Investment Objective and Policies
The Fund seeks high current income and secondarily, capital appreciation. The Fund invests without limit in securities denominated in non-US currencies as well as those denominated in the US dollar. The Fund may also invest, without limit, in sovereign debt securities issued by emerging and developed nations and in debt securities of US and non-US corporate issuers. For more information regarding the Funds risks, please see A Word About Risk on page 4 and
Note ERisks Involved in Investing in the Fund of the Notes to Financial Statements on pages 48-50.
Investment Results
The table on page 5 shows the Funds performance compared with its composite benchmark. The composite benchmark is composed of equal weightings of the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (JPM EMBI Global), the JPM Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) (local currency-denominated) and the Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield (HY) 2% Issuer Capped Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended March 31, 2010. Individual performance for each of these indices is also included for both time periods.
The Fund significantly outperformed its composite benchmark for both the six- and 12-month periods ended March 31, 2010, as investors gained confidence that a sustainable economic recovery was under way. The Funds overall sector positioning, country allocations and non-US dollar currency exposure all contributed to the outperformance for both periods.
The Funds overweight allocation to the high-yield sector, as well as the Funds overall higher risk profile versus the composite benchmark, contributed significantly to relative performance for both periods. The Funds emerging market country selection, particularly overweights in Argentina and the Ukraine, as well as specific bank holdings in Kazakhstan and Russia, also helped relative
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performance. Exposure to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), which rallied strongly, contributed positively as did the Funds overall currency exposure.
The Funds use of leverage contributed positively to relative performance for both periods, repurchase agreement rates were favorable and the Team was able to reinvest the proceeds into higher yielding securities.
Market Review and Investment Strategy
The global economic recovery broadened in late 2009 and continued into early 2010 as evidence emerged that the US and euro-area economies had returned to positive growth, and many emerging economies in Asia posted near double-digit gains in economic growth. As the global economic rebound gained momentum and the corporate sector continued to strengthen, systemic risk in the markets dramatically receded. Risk assets extended their rally, and nongovernment debt continued to outperform government bonds as spreads narrowed further.
Many fixed-income sectors staged historic recoveries in the 12-month period following the extreme risk aversion that seized the markets following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. The high-yield market rebounded 55.64% for the annual reporting period as spreads tightened close to a thousand basis points to end the period at 571 basis points over duration neutral Treasuries. Investment-grade corporates, returning 21.95%,
CMBS, returning 39.20% and high-yield bank loan debt, returning 45.96%, also staged rallies as investor risk aversion abated on signs that a sustainable global economic recovery was under way. Corporate earnings appeared to have reached bottom after a two-year plunge, and positive earnings surprises increased.
US dollar-denominated emerging market debt returned 29.15% for the annual period, according to the JPM EMBI Global, with every country in the index generating positive returns. Argentinian bonds led the strong performance as investors grew more confident that Argentina would finally resolve the debt-management difficulties that have hampered it since its 2001 debt defaultenabling it to regain much-needed access to global credit markets. Local emerging market debt unhedged in USD also rebounded, returning 32.02%, again with all emerging countries posting positive results. Developed government securities significantly lagged credit for the annual period as risk premiums unwound. For the 12-month period, global developed government bonds posted a gain of only 2.52%, hedged in USD.
In the Funds management teams (the Teams) view, opportunities in the credit markets are still attractive. While spreads have tightened significantly and are returning to their long-term averages, the economic recovery continues to provide support. The Team is maintaining the Funds overweight in higher-beta, or more market-sensitive, corporate issues,
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although it has tempered some of its most aggressive overweights and the Funds holdings remain well diversified.
The Team is optimistic about emerging economies growth prospects overall, and believes their growth rate to be significantly greater than that of developed economies. Thanks to a large rally in bond prices and the flattening of credit curves, the dispersion of intercountry dollar-denominated
debt yields has narrowed to precrisis levels. In this market environment, a more diversified portfolio mix is sensible. The Team does, however, continue to carefully monitor country-specific issues and believes that the market could be underestimating the possibility for near-term political volatility. For example, presidential elections in Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine in 2010, and in Argentina in 2011, could prompt changes in economic policies.
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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
An Important Note About the Value of Historical Performance
The performance shown on the following page represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Shareholder Information
The Funds NYSE trading symbol is AWF. Weekly comparative and market price information about the Fund is published each Monday in The Wall Street Journal and other newspapers in a table called Closed-End Funds. Daily net asset value and market price information and additional information regarding the Fund is available at www.alliancebernstein.com and www.nyse.com. For additional shareholder information regarding this Fund, please see page 72.
Benchmark Disclosure
The unmanaged JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (JPM EMBI Global), the JPM Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) and the Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield (HY) 2% Issuer Capped Index do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The unmanaged JPM EMBI Global tracks total returns for US dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities, including loans and eurobonds. The JPM GBI-EM is the first comprehensive, global local emerging markets index, and consists of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure. The Barclays Capital US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index is the 2% Issuer Cap component of the US Corporate HY Index. The Barclays Capital US Corporate HY Index is an unmanaged index that includes all fixed-income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million, and at least 1 year to maturity. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment, including the Fund.
A Word About Risk
The Fund invests primarily in foreign securities which may result in significant fluctuations due to changes in foreign exchange rates and the possibility of substantial volatility due to political and economic uncertainty in foreign countries. The Fund may invest in securities of emerging market nations, which may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed foreign countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the US dollar and foreign currencies may negatively affect the value of the Funds investments or reduce the returns of the Fund. Price fluctuation in the Funds portfolio securities may be caused by changes in the general level of interest rates or changes in bond credit quality ratings. Please note, as interest rates rise, existing bond prices fall and can cause the value of an investment in the Fund to decline. Changes in interest rates have a greater effect on bonds with longer maturities than on those with shorter maturities. At the discretion of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the Adviser), the Fund may invest substantially all of its net assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade (i.e., junk bonds) and up to 50% in securities that are not readily marketable. These high-yield bonds involve a greater risk of default and price volatility than other bonds. Investing in non-investment grade securities presents special risks, including credit risk. Investments in the Fund are not guaranteed because of fluctuation in the net asset value of the underlying fixed-income related investments. Similar to direct bond ownership, bond funds have the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds owned by the Fund. The Fund utilizes leverage, which increases volatility since leverage magnifies both positive and negative performance. The Fund maintains asset coverage of at least 300%. While the Fund invests principally in bonds and other fixed-income securities, in order to achieve its investment objectives, the Fund may at times use certain types of investment derivatives, such as options, futures, forwards and swaps. These instruments involve risks different from, and in certain cases, greater than, the risks presented by more traditional investments.
(Historical Performance continued on next page)
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Historical Performance
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE
(continued from previous page)
THE FUND VS. ITS BENCHMARK PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 |
Returns | |||||
6 Months | 12 Months | |||||
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NAV) |
12.45% | 66.05% | ||||
Composite Benchmark: 33% JPM GBI-EM/33% JPM EMBI Global/33% Barclays Capital US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index |
8.18% | 38.56% | ||||
JPM GBI-EM |
7.80% | 32.02% | ||||
JPM EMBI Global |
5.75% | 29.15% | ||||
Barclays Capital US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index |
10.97% | 55.64% | ||||
The Funds Market Price per share on March 31, 2010 was $14.23. The Funds Net Asset Value per share on March 31, 2010 was $14.47. For additional Financial Highlights, please see page 68.
Please keep in mind that high, double-digit returns are highly unusual and cannot be sustained. Investors should also be aware that these returns were primarily achieved during favorable market conditions. | ||||||
See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on page 4.
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Historical Performance
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
PORTFOLIO STATISTICS
Net Assets ($mill): $1,232.8
* | All data are as of March 31, 2010. The Funds security type and country breakdowns are expressed as percentage of total investments and may vary over time. Other securities type weightings represents 0.3% or less in the following security types: Inflation-Linked Securities, Local Governments - Regional Bonds, Preferred Stock, Local Governments - Municipal Bonds, Supranationals, Governments - Sovereign Agencies and Warrants. Other country weightings represent 1.4% or less in the following countries: Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Supranational, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago and Turkey. |
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Portfolio Summary
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2010
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
CORPORATES NON-INVESTMENT GRADES 48.4% |
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Industrial 39.4% |
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Basic 6.2% |
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Abitibi-Consolidated Co. of Canada |
US$ | 5 | $ | 1,238 | ||||
AK Steel Corp. |
1,300 | 1,306,500 | ||||||
Algoma Acquisition Corp. |
1,740 | 1,600,800 | ||||||
Appleton Papers, Inc. |
1,300 | 1,293,500 | ||||||
Arch Western Finance LLC |
813 | 816,049 | ||||||
Domtar Corp. |
3,050 | 3,103,375 | ||||||
Evraz Group SA |
598 | 626,405 | ||||||
Georgia Gulf Corp. |
1,500 | 1,485,000 | ||||||
Georgia-Pacific LLC |
800 | 832,000 | ||||||
8.875%, 5/15/31 |
1,001 | 1,086,085 | ||||||
Graphic Packaging International Corp. |
1,300 | 1,332,500 | ||||||
Hexion Finance Escrow LLC/Hexion Escrow Corp. |
1,093 | 1,076,605 | ||||||
Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC |
1,765 | 1,623,800 | ||||||
9.75%, 11/15/14 |
115 | 117,300 | ||||||
Huntsman International LLC |
2,692 | 2,718,920 | ||||||
Ineos Group Holdings PLC |
11,051 | 9,117,075 | ||||||
Kerling PLC |
EUR | 1,492 | 2,115,928 | |||||
Kronos International, Inc. |
4,200 | 4,765,093 | ||||||
LBI Escrow Corp. |
US$ | 1,080 | 1,117,800 | |||||
MacDermid, Inc. |
800 | 822,000 | ||||||
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. |
973 | 938,843 | ||||||
11.50%, 12/01/16(f) |
750 | 697,500 | ||||||
NewMarket Corp. |
988 | 983,060 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
NewPage Corp. |
US$ | 3,535 | $ | 2,452,406 | |||
Norske Skogindustrier ASA |
EUR | 1,828 | 1,709,774 | ||||
Nova Chemicals Corp. |
US$ | 1,176 | 1,211,280 | ||||
Novelis, Inc. |
1,910 | 1,843,150 | |||||
PE Paper Escrow GMBH |
664 | 750,320 | |||||
Peabody Energy Corp. |
710 | 717,987 | |||||
Rhodia SA |
EUR | 2,130 | 2,754,617 | ||||
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions |
950 | 1,334,442 | |||||
Solutia, Inc. |
US$ | 428 | 433,350 | ||||
Steel Capital SA for OAO Severstal |
2,480 | 2,709,400 | |||||
9.75%, 7/29/13 (b) |
5,738 | 6,318,973 | |||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
1,200 | 1,230,000 | |||||
7.75%, 4/15/16 |
1,030 | 1,076,350 | |||||
Teck Resources Ltd. |
495 | 586,575 | |||||
United States Steel Corp. |
1,137 | 977,820 | |||||
7.00%, 2/01/18 |
1,500 | 1,477,500 | |||||
Vedanta Resources PLC |
4,404 | 4,822,380 | |||||
Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper, Inc. Series
B |
1,800 | 1,570,500 | |||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
3,090 | 2,978,028 | |||||
76,532,228 | |||||||
Capital Goods 4.2% |
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Alion Science and Technology Corp. |
1,340 | 1,018,400 | |||||
12.00%, 11/01/14(b) |
900 | 911,250 | |||||
AMH Holdings, Inc. |
1,885 | 1,939,194 | |||||
Ardagh Glass Finance PLC |
EUR | 1,280 | 1,841,206 | ||||
9.25%, 7/01/16(b) |
532 | 813,753 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Berry Plastics Corp. |
US$ | 1,548 | $ | 1,511,235 | |||
10.25%, 3/01/16 |
800 | 752,000 | |||||
Bombardier, Inc. |
1,943 | 2,015,862 | |||||
7.75%, 3/15/20(b) |
1,266 | 1,322,970 | |||||
8.00%, 11/15/14(b) |
1,400 | 1,466,500 | |||||
Building Materials Corp. Of America |
985 | 997,312 | |||||
7.50%, 3/15/20(b) |
849 | 846,878 | |||||
Case New Holland, Inc. |
2,140 | 2,166,750 | |||||
Clondalkin Industries Bv |
EUR | 546 | 707,957 | ||||
CNH America LLC |
US$ | 1,775 | 1,801,625 | ||||
Crown Americas |
85 | 87,550 | |||||
Goodman Global Group, Inc. |
2,234 | 1,306,890 | |||||
Grohe Holding GMBH |
EUR | 2,602 | 3,224,454 | ||||
Hanson Australia Funding Ltd. |
US$ | 1,304 | 1,317,066 | ||||
Hanson Ltd. |
389 | 384,881 | |||||
Heidelbergcement Ag |
EUR | 830 | 1,170,063 | ||||
IFCO Systems NV |
1,200 | 1,790,962 | |||||
Impress Holdings BV |
1,000 | 1,431,689 | |||||
L-3 Communications Corp. |
US$ | 1,240 | 1,261,700 | ||||
Masco Corp. |
1,825 | 1,819,830 | |||||
Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc. |
1,388 | 1,415,760 | |||||
Plastipak Holdings, Inc. |
2,325 | 2,365,687 | |||||
Ply Gem Industries, Inc. |
1,910 | 2,015,050 | |||||
Rexam PLC |
EUR | 1,920 | 2,418,256 | ||||
RSC Equipment Rental Inc/RSC |
US$ | 2,000 | 2,005,000 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Sequa Corp. |
US$ | 1,220 | $ | 1,220,000 | |||
Terex Corp. |
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8.00%, 11/15/17 |
2,451 | 2,383,597 | |||||
Textron Financial Corp. |
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4.60%, 5/03/10 |
204 | 203,986 | |||||
5.40%, 4/28/13 |
398 | 408,937 | |||||
6.00%, 2/15/67(b) |
575 | 460,000 | |||||
Transdigm, Inc. |
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7.75%, 7/15/14 |
110 | 112,475 | |||||
United Rentals North America, Inc. |
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7.75%, 11/15/13 |
2,596 | 2,492,160 | |||||
51,408,885 | |||||||
Communications - Media 4.2% |
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Allbritton Communications Co. |
2,875 | 2,882,187 | |||||
American Media Operations, Inc. |
757 | 492,359 | |||||
CanWest Media, Inc. |
1 | 992 | |||||
CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp. |
1,000 | 1,202,500 | |||||
Cengage Learning Acquisitions |
2,075 | 1,992,000 | |||||
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. |
EUR | 2,331 | 3,431,718 | ||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC |
US$ | 1,096 | 1,164,447 | ||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
6,400 | 4,064,000 | |||||
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc. |
323 | 337,129 | |||||
CSC Holdings, Inc. |
42 | 43,943 | |||||
7.625%, 7/15/18 |
2,485 | 2,596,825 | |||||
Dex One Corp. |
137 | 139,874 | |||||
Echostar DBS Corp. |
1,250 | 1,273,437 | |||||
Gallery Capital SA |
2,816 | 563,200 | |||||
Hughes Network Systems LLC/HNS Finance Corp. |
1,050 | 1,078,875 | |||||
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd. |
2,497 | 2,703,002 | |||||
Lamar Media Corp. |
2,500 | 2,428,125 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp. |
US$ | 1,480 | $ | 1,480,000 | |||
LIN Television Corp. |
2,150 | 2,117,750 | |||||
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co. |
2,050 | 1,947,500 | |||||
Quebecor Media, Inc. |
2,810 | 2,845,125 | |||||
Rainbow National Services LLC |
1,685 | 1,775,569 | |||||
The Readers Digest Association, Inc. |
1,000 | 2,500 | |||||
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. |
2 | 1,985 | |||||
9.25%, 11/01/17(b) |
1,250 | 1,315,625 | |||||
Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. |
1,465 | 1,536,419 | |||||
Sirius Xm Radio Inc |
2,000 | 1,992,500 | |||||
Technicolor |
EUR | 975 | 85,597 | ||||
Univision Communications, Inc. |
US$ | 2,526 | 2,178,675 | ||||
12.00%, 7/01/14(b) |
862 | 943,890 | |||||
Valassis Communications, Inc. |
1,200 | 1,233,000 | |||||
Virgin Media Finance PLC |
1,700 | 1,746,750 | |||||
WDAC Subsidiary Corp. |
1,550 | 93,000 | |||||
WMG Holdings Corp. |
3,600 | 3,627,000 | |||||
51,317,498 | |||||||
Communications - |
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Cincinnati Bell, Inc. |
1,250 | 1,265,625 | |||||
8.375%, 1/15/14 |
1,850 | 1,903,187 | |||||
8.75%, 3/15/18 |
1,850 | 1,866,188 | |||||
Cricket Communications, Inc. |
3,275 | 3,332,312 | |||||
Crown Castle International Corp. |
1,500 | 1,518,750 | |||||
Digicel Group Ltd |
1,784 | 1,850,900 | |||||
Fairpoint Communications, Inc. |
1,512 | 245,762 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp. |
US$ | 1,517 | $ | 1,532,170 | |||
9.00%, 8/15/31 |
1,000 | 975,000 | |||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc. |
1,950 | 1,784,250 | |||||
9.25%, 11/01/14 |
829 | 808,275 | |||||
10.00%, 2/01/18(b) |
1,000 | 955,000 | |||||
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. |
1,510 | 1,543,975 | |||||
Mobile Satellite Ventures LP |
1,000 | 960,000 | |||||
Sprint Capital Corp. |
3,225 | 2,596,125 | |||||
8.75%, 3/15/32 |
130 | 120,575 | |||||
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
400 | 361,000 | |||||
Terrestar Networks, Inc. |
1,758 | 1,617,343 | |||||
Tw Telecom Holdings, Inc. |
2,376 | 2,429,460 | |||||
VIP Finance (Vimpelcom) |
4,170 | 4,519,446 | |||||
Windstream Corp. |
1,558 | 1,632,005 | |||||
8.625%, 8/01/16 |
1,450 | 1,482,625 | |||||
35,299,973 | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 1.7% |
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Affinia Group, Inc. |
1,145 | 1,139,275 | |||||
Allison Transmission, Inc. |
2,275 | 2,422,875 | |||||
Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc. |
1,445 | 1,567,825 | |||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC |
1,130 | 1,097,513 | |||||
7.00%, 10/01/13 |
4,143 | 4,286,911 | |||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co./The |
160 | 166,400 | |||||
9.00%, 7/01/15 |
1,642 | 1,695,365 | |||||
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. |
2,510 | 1,129,500 | |||||
Navistar International Corp. |
2,280 | 2,325,600 | |||||
Tenneco, Inc. |
2,350 | 2,385,250 |
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Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Visteon Corp. |
US$ | 2,185 | $ | 2,097,600 | |||
8.25%, 8/01/10(a) |
250 | 240,000 | |||||
20,554,114 | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment 0.2% |
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AMC Entertainment, Inc. |
1,885 | 2,024,019 | |||||
Consumer Cyclical - Other 4.0% |
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Beazer Homes USA, Inc. |
1,500 | 1,320,000 | |||||
Boyd Gaming Corp. |
1,455 | 1,451,363 | |||||
Broder Brothers Co. |
402 | 329,873 | |||||
Chukchansi Economic Development Authority |
730 | 598,600 | |||||
Gaylord Entertainment Co. |
5 | 4,787 | |||||
Greektown Holdings LLC |
915 | 82,350 | |||||
Harrahs Operating Co., Inc. |
2,509 | 1,649,667 | |||||
6.50%, 6/01/16 |
2,057 | 1,316,480 | |||||
10.75%, 2/01/16 |
1,152 | 959,040 | |||||
11.25%, 6/01/17 |
485 | 522,587 | |||||
Host Hotels & Resorts LP |
1,135 | 1,146,350 | |||||
Series O |
1,500 | 1,488,750 | |||||
Series Q |
890 | 892,225 | |||||
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. |
1,425 | 1,218,375 | |||||
K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. |
2,100 | 2,236,500 | |||||
KB Home |
305 | 288,987 | |||||
Lennar Corp. Series B |
1,900 | 1,831,125 | |||||
Levi Strauss & Co. |
1,462 | 1,527,790 | |||||
M/I Homes, Inc. |
1,500 | 1,455,000 | |||||
Meritage Homes Corp. |
1,250 | 1,200,000 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 13 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
MGM Mirage |
US$ | 1,480 | $ | 1,224,700 | |||
7.625%, 1/15/17(f) |
2,500 | 2,081,250 | |||||
8.375%, 2/01/11 |
135 | 134,663 | |||||
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Auth |
2,600 | 2,015,000 | |||||
NCL Corp. Ltd. |
3,950 | 4,295,625 | |||||
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. |
2,100 | 1,816,500 | |||||
Pulte Homes, Inc. |
500 | 491,875 | |||||
Quiksilver, Inc. |
2,340 | 2,164,500 | |||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
1,000 | 1,010,000 | |||||
7.00%, 6/15/13 |
1,000 | 1,012,500 | |||||
7.25%, 6/15/16 |
500 | 493,750 | |||||
Sheraton Holding Corp. |
2,000 | 2,085,000 | |||||
Standard Pacific Corp. |
750 | 750,000 | |||||
10.75%, 9/15/16 |
1,096 | 1,165,870 | |||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. |
1,000 | 1,050,000 | |||||
Station Casinos, Inc. |
6 | 402 | |||||
6.625%, 3/15/18(a) |
4,405 | 5,506 | |||||
Tropicana Entertainment LLC |
750 | 656 | |||||
Turning Stone Resort Casino Enterprise |
800 | 800,000 | |||||
WCI Communities, Inc. |
750 | 7,500 | |||||
William Lyon Homes, Inc. |
2,275 | 1,973,563 | |||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Corp. |
3,095 | 3,087,263 | |||||
49,185,972 | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants 0.2% |
|||||||
Landrys Restaurants, Inc. |
1,630 | 1,752,250 | |||||
Sbarro, Inc. |
1,500 | 1,260,000 | |||||
3,012,250 | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 2.4% |
|||||||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. |
1,325 | 1,328,312 |
14 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Autonation, Inc. |
US$ | 55 | $ | 55,550 | |||
Blockbuster, Inc. |
1,600 | 1,180,000 | |||||
The Bon-Ton Dept Stores, Inc. |
2,650 | 2,583,750 | |||||
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. |
1,897 | 2,006,078 | |||||
Couche-Tard US/Finance |
1,537 | 1,560,055 | |||||
Dollar General Corp. |
1,904 | 2,089,640 | |||||
Duane Reade, Inc. |
870 | 891,750 | |||||
GSC Holdings Corp. |
1,200 | 1,245,000 | |||||
Hines Nurseries, Inc. |
1,000 | 2,500 | |||||
JC Penney Corp., Inc. |
1,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||
Limited Brands, Inc. |
1,060 | 1,060,000 | |||||
6.90%, 7/15/17 |
1,382 | 1,409,640 | |||||
7.60%, 7/15/37 |
1,000 | 942,500 | |||||
Macys Retail Holdings, Inc. |
1,365 | 1,392,300 | |||||
5.90%, 12/01/16 |
127 | 126,682 | |||||
Michaels Stores, Inc. |
2,165 | 2,284,075 | |||||
11.375%, 11/01/16 |
1,105 | 1,193,400 | |||||
MU Finance PLC |
1,800 | 1,775,250 | |||||
Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc. |
1,360 | 1,387,289 | |||||
10.375%, 10/15/15(f) |
500 | 516,250 | |||||
Rite Aid Corp. |
1,715 | 1,489,906 | |||||
9.50%, 6/15/17 |
160 | 134,400 | |||||
Sally Holdings LLC |
800 | 848,000 | |||||
Toys R US, Inc. |
1,525 | 1,464,000 | |||||
29,966,327 | |||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 4.7% |
|||||||
ACCO Brands Corp. |
2,955 | 2,766,619 | |||||
10.625%, 3/15/15(b) |
880 | 961,400 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 15 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Aramark Corp. |
US$ | 2,805 | $ | 2,868,113 | |||
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. |
2,714 | 2,870,055 | |||||
Biomet, Inc. |
2,255 | 2,525,600 | |||||
Bioscrip, Inc. |
1,700 | 1,729,750 | |||||
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. |
873 | 857,268 | |||||
CEDC Finance Corp. International, Inc. |
1,150 | 1,213,250 | |||||
Community Health Systems, Inc. |
2,529 | 2,617,515 | |||||
DaVita, Inc. |
1,160 | 1,183,200 | |||||
Dean Foods Co. |
2,175 | 2,131,500 | |||||
Del Monte Corp. |
1,000 | 1,030,000 | |||||
Dole Food Co., Inc. |
1,500 | 1,537,500 | |||||
Elan Corp. PLC |
1,550 | 1,534,500 | |||||
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. |
1,640 | 1,738,400 | |||||
HCA, Inc. |
118 | 117,115 | |||||
6.375%, 1/15/15 |
3,025 | 2,873,750 | |||||
6.50%, 2/15/16 |
290 | 275,137 | |||||
6.75%, 7/15/13 |
178 | 178,000 | |||||
7.875%, 2/01/11 |
203 | 207,948 | |||||
9.25%, 11/15/16 |
1,850 | 1,966,781 | |||||
9.625%, 11/15/16(e) |
510 | 546,337 | |||||
Healthsouth Corp. |
2,200 | 2,378,750 | |||||
IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp. |
2,345 | 2,388,969 | |||||
Invacare Corp. |
1,000 | 1,075,000 | |||||
Jarden Corp. |
1,800 | 1,818,000 | |||||
Merisant Co. |
1,000 | 110,000 | |||||
Multiplan, Inc. |
1,400 | 1,442,000 | |||||
New Albertsons, Inc. |
2,805 | 2,370,225 |
16 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC |
US$ | 1,250 | $ | 1,321,875 | |||
Select Medical Corp. |
1,000 | 895,000 | |||||
7.625%, 2/01/15 |
1,849 | 1,761,172 | |||||
Simmons Co. |
965 | 18,094 | |||||
Smithfield Foods, Inc. |
1,750 | 1,787,187 | |||||
Stater Brothers Holdings |
1,300 | 1,306,500 | |||||
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. |
1,800 | 1,849,500 | |||||
Universal Hospital Services, Inc. |
500 | 426,250 | |||||
Vanguard Health Holding Co. |
785 | 763,413 | |||||
Viant Holdings, Inc. |
1,151 | 1,148,123 | |||||
Visant Corp. |
1,120 | 1,122,800 | |||||
Visant Holding Corp. |
750 | 768,750 | |||||
58,481,346 | |||||||
Energy 3.2% |
|||||||
Antero Resources Finance Corp. |
1,153 | 1,187,590 | |||||
Chaparral Energy, Inc. |
2,210 | 2,022,150 | |||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
1,800 | 1,768,500 | |||||
6.50%, 8/15/17 |
600 | 580,500 | |||||
6.625%, 1/15/16 |
245 | 240,100 | |||||
6.875%, 1/15/16 |
240 | 237,000 | |||||
7.50%, 9/15/13 |
105 | 106,313 | |||||
CIE Generale De Geophysique |
925 | 927,312 | |||||
7.75%, 5/15/17 |
25 | 25,000 | |||||
Complete Production Services, Inc. |
2,200 | 2,178,000 | |||||
Denbury Resources, Inc. |
325 | 344,500 | |||||
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. |
1,305 | 1,337,625 | |||||
Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA |
321 | 324,210 | |||||
Forest Oil Corp. |
2,035 | 2,045,175 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 17 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. |
US$ | 1,600 | $ | 1,648,000 | |||
Hercules Offshore, Inc. |
2,174 | 2,168,565 | |||||
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. |
3,220 | 3,179,750 | |||||
Key Energy Services, Inc. |
1,200 | 1,213,500 | |||||
Mariner Energy, Inc. |
1,618 | 1,816,205 | |||||
Newfield Exploration Co. |
1,530 | 1,567,075 | |||||
OPTI Canada, Inc. |
3,500 | 3,290,000 | |||||
Parker Drilling Co. |
129 | 132,064 | |||||
PetroHawk Energy Corp. |
2,250 | 2,348,437 | |||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. |
500 | 492,035 | |||||
Plains Exploration & Production Co. |
1,750 | 1,774,063 | |||||
Range Resources Corp. |
500 | 515,000 | |||||
Sandridge Energy, Inc. |
1,250 | 1,218,750 | |||||
Southwestern Energy Co. |
1,000 | 1,085,000 | |||||
Tesoro Corp. |
164 | 164,410 | |||||
6.50%, 6/01/17 |
2,695 | 2,479,400 | |||||
9.75%, 6/01/19 |
360 | 376,200 | |||||
38,792,429 | |||||||
Other Industrial 0.6% |
|||||||
Baldor Electric Co. |
2,000 | 2,115,000 | |||||
Education Management LLC |
1,050 | 1,155,000 | |||||
Neenah Foundary Co. |
1,350 | 732,375 | |||||
RBS Global, Inc. and Rexnord Corp. |
1,935 | 2,012,400 | |||||
11.75%, 8/01/16 |
350 | 375,375 | |||||
Sensus Metering Systems, Inc. |
1,365 | 1,392,300 | |||||
7,782,450 | |||||||
18 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Services 1.4% |
|||||||
Lottomatica SpA |
EUR | 1,545 | $ | 2,144,140 | |||
Realogy Corp. |
US$ | 1,610 | 1,388,625 | ||||
12.375%, 4/15/15 |
1,250 | 909,375 | |||||
Service Corp. International |
1,485 | 1,455,300 | |||||
7.50%, 4/01/27 |
1,500 | 1,372,500 | |||||
The ServiceMaster Co. |
2,480 | 2,604,000 | |||||
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. |
1,970 | 2,196,550 | |||||
Travelport LLC |
3,049 | 3,186,205 | |||||
West Corp. |
1,117 | 1,147,717 | |||||
11.00%, 10/15/16 |
1,100 | 1,166,000 | |||||
17,570,412 | |||||||
Technology 2.4% |
|||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
860 | 885,800 | |||||
Amkor Technology, Inc. |
2,590 | 2,732,450 | |||||
Ceridian Corp. |
1,725 | 1,651,688 | |||||
Eastman Kodak Co. |
16 | 15,240 | |||||
First Data Corp. |
2,387 | 2,058,787 | |||||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. |
1,530 | 1,461,150 | |||||
10.125%, 12/15/16 |
1,785 | 1,579,725 | |||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. |
2,780 | 2,759,150 | |||||
8.375%, 8/15/21 |
2,000 | 2,080,000 | |||||
Lucent Technologies, Inc. |
1,500 | 1,057,500 | |||||
6.50%, 1/15/28 |
1,850 | 1,299,625 | |||||
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC |
670 | 628,125 | |||||
9.50%, 10/15/15 |
1,930 | 1,910,700 | |||||
Sanmina Corp. |
2,947 | 2,965,419 | |||||
Seagate Technology HDD Holding |
1,707 |
|
1,766,745 | ||||
Sensata Technologies BV |
800 | 826,000 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 19 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Serena Software, Inc. |
US$ | 470 | $ | 458,250 | |||
Sungard Data Systems, Inc. |
1,720 | 1,763,000 | |||||
10.25%, 8/15/15 |
300 | 315,375 | |||||
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. |
1,500 | 1,466,250 | |||||
29,680,979 | |||||||
Transportation - Airlines 0.4% |
|||||||
American Airlines, Inc. |
884 | 941,460 | |||||
AMR Corp. |
1,056 | 1,019,040 | |||||
Continental Airlines, Inc. |
260 | 259,350 | |||||
Series 2003-ERJ1 |
1,523 | 1,386,083 | |||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
1,500 | 1,576,875 | |||||
5,182,808 | |||||||
Transportation - Railroads 0.1% |
|||||||
Trinity Industries, Inc. |
1,560 | 1,585,350 | |||||
Transportation - Services 0.6% |
|||||||
Avis Budget Car Rental |
3,355 | 3,287,900 | |||||
Hertz Corp. |
2,775 | 2,851,312 | |||||
Quality Distribution LLC/ QD Capital Corp. |
1,735 | 1,526,743 | |||||
US Shipping Partners LP/US Shipping Finance Corp. |
800 | 40,000 | |||||
7,705,955 | |||||||
486,082,995 | |||||||
Financial Institutions 5.6% |
|||||||
Banking 2.1% |
|||||||
ABN Amro Bank NV |
EUR | 1,295 | 1,180,637 | ||||
Bank of America Corp. |
US$ | 1,585 | 1,617,223 | ||||
8.125%, 5/15/18(g) |
3,215 | 3,280,361 | |||||
BOI Capital Funding No. 3 |
2,500 | 1,550,000 | |||||
CenterCredit International |
1,404 | 1,424,077 |
20 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Commerzbank Capital Funding Trust I |
EUR | 1,450 | $ | 1,160,377 | |||
HT1 Funding GMBH |
1,550 | 1,528,260 | |||||
LBG Capital No. 1 PLC |
US$ | 4,650 | 4,022,250 | ||||
Resona Preferred Global Securities |
1,300 | 1,218,558 | |||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC |
2,850 | 1,795,500 | |||||
RS Finance (RSB) |
3,012 | 2,989,484 | |||||
UT2 Funding PLC |
EUR | 1,293 | 1,335,989 | ||||
Zions Bancorporation |
US$ | 1,440 | 1,339,200 | ||||
6.00%, 9/15/15 |
1,450 | 1,334,000 | |||||
25,775,916 | |||||||
Brokerage 0.4% |
|||||||
E*Trade Financial Corp. |
2,583 | 2,479,680 | |||||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
1,690 | 399,263 | |||||
Nuveen Investments, Inc. |
1,875 | 1,818,750 | |||||
4,697,693 | |||||||
Finance 1.5% |
|||||||
American General Finance Corp. |
500 | 437,954 | |||||
Series I |
|||||||
4.875%, 7/15/12 |
1,940 | 1,827,536 | |||||
CIT Group, Inc. |
1,473 | 1,378,039 | |||||
Series |
|||||||
7.00%, 5/01/16 |
491 | 452,882 | |||||
GMAC, Inc. |
1 | 944 | |||||
6.875%, 9/15/11 |
800 | 813,000 | |||||
8.00%, 11/01/31 |
662 | 632,210 | |||||
Series 8 |
|||||||
6.75%, 12/01/14 |
2,590 | 2,577,050 | |||||
ILFC E-Capital Trust II |
2,000 | 1,540,000 | |||||
International Lease Finance Corp. |
1,895 | 1,851,902 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 21 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
iStar Financial, Inc. |
US$ | 1,500 | $ | 1,368,750 | |||
10.00%, 6/15/14(b) |
1,250 | 1,243,750 | |||||
Residential Capital LLC |
3,962 | 3,902,570 | |||||
18,026,587 | |||||||
Insurance 1.4% |
|||||||
AGFC Capital Trust I |
3,700 | 2,553,000 | |||||
American International Group, Inc. |
2,739 | 2,026,860 | |||||
8.175%, 5/15/58(g) |
1,561 | 1,319,045 | |||||
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. |
720 | 712,800 | |||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. |
1,250 | 1,293,750 | |||||
Genworth Financial, Inc. |
2,500 | 1,925,000 | |||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. |
590 | 522,150 | |||||
10.75%, 6/15/58(b)(g) |
2,790 | 3,124,800 | |||||
MBIA Insurance Corp. |
2,420 | 1,694,000 | |||||
XL Capital Ltd. |
|||||||
Series E |
|||||||
6.50%, 4/15/17(g) |
3,000 | 2,550,000 | |||||
17,721,405 | |||||||
Other Finance 0.2% |
|||||||
Aiful Corp. |
2,312 | 1,826,480 | |||||
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. |
600 | 578,250 | |||||
iPayment, Inc. |
878 | 801,175 | |||||
3,205,905 | |||||||
69,427,506 | |||||||
Utility 2.8% |
|||||||
Electric 2.2% |
|||||||
The AES Corp. |
2,560 | 2,617,600 | |||||
8.00%, 10/15/17 |
868 | 881,020 | |||||
8.75%, 5/15/13(b) |
31 | 31,465 | |||||
Dynegy Holdings, Inc. |
2,220 | 1,676,100 | |||||
8.375%, 5/01/16 |
1,885 | 1,564,550 |
22 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Dynegy Roseton/Danskammer |
|||||||
Series B |
|||||||
7.67%, 11/08/16 |
US$ | 1,500 | $ | 1,457,820 | |||
Edison Mission Energy |
2,125 | 1,482,187 | |||||
7.50%, 6/15/13 |
2,200 | 1,908,500 | |||||
7.75%, 6/15/16 |
958 | 699,340 | |||||
Energy Future Holdings Corp. |
1,990 | 1,477,575 | |||||
Mirant Americas Generation LLC |
3,070 | 2,885,800 | |||||
NRG Energy, Inc. |
3,640 | 3,608,438 | |||||
RRI Energy, Inc. |
2,375 | 2,220,625 | |||||
7.875%, 6/15/17 |
1,080 | 969,300 | |||||
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC |
|||||||
Series A |
|||||||
10.25%, 11/01/15 |
1,570 | 1,091,150 | |||||
TXU Corp. |
|||||||
Series P |
|||||||
5.55%, 11/15/14 |
1,801 | 1,314,730 | |||||
Series Q |
|||||||
6.50%, 11/15/24 |
1,929 | 1,003,080 | |||||
26,889,280 | |||||||
Natural Gas 0.6% |
|||||||
El Paso Corp. |
|||||||
Series G |
|||||||
7.375%, 12/15/12 |
1,165 | 1,233,033 | |||||
7.75%, 1/15/32 |
760 | 746,784 | |||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC |
1,760 | 1,786,400 | |||||
Kinder Morgan Finance Co. |
1,410 | 1,381,800 | |||||
Regency Energy Partners |
1,131 | 1,173,412 | |||||
Sabine Pass LNG LP |
1,500 | 1,323,750 | |||||
7,645,179 | |||||||
34,534,459 | |||||||
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 23 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Credit Default Index Holdings 0.6% |
|||||||
DJ CDX.NA.HY-100 0.6% |
|||||||
CDX North America High Yield |
US$ | 5,307 | $ | 5,705,025 | |||
Dow Jones CDX HY |
856 | 885,649 | |||||
6,590,674 | |||||||
Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grades |
596,635,634 | ||||||
EMERGING MARKETS |
|||||||
Argentina 2.0% |
|||||||
Argentina Bonos |
21,729 | 18,098,462 | |||||
7.82%, 12/31/33 |
EUR | 4,746 | 4,102,837 | ||||
8.28%, 12/31/33(f) |
US$ | 1,796 | 1,351,632 | ||||
2.50%, 12/31/38(f) |
3,480 | 1,249,320 | |||||
24,802,251 | |||||||
Colombia 1.4% |
|||||||
Republic of Colombia |
14,610 | 16,510,410 | |||||
7.375%, 3/18/19 |
140 | 161,000 | |||||
11.75%, 2/25/20 |
528 | 773,520 | |||||
17,444,930 | |||||||
Costa Rica 0.0% |
|||||||
Republic of Costa Rica |
181 | 204,530 | |||||
Dominican Republic 1.1% |
|||||||
Dominican Republic |
8,385 | 8,888,100 | |||||
9.04%, 1/23/18(b) |
4,208 | 4,628,757 | |||||
13,516,857 | |||||||
El Salvador 0.9% |
|||||||
El Salvador |
705 | 768,450 | |||||
7.625%, 9/21/34(b) |
2,792 | 3,071,200 | |||||
7.65%, 6/15/35(b) |
6,996 | 7,363,290 | |||||
8.50%, 7/25/11(b) |
400 | 431,000 | |||||
11,633,940 | |||||||
Gabon 0.2% |
|||||||
Gabonese Republic |
2,570 | 2,804,513 | |||||
24 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Ghana 0.4% |
|||||||
Republic of Ghana |
US$ | 3,983 | $ | 4,381,300 | |||
Indonesia 3.6% |
|||||||
Republic of Indonesia |
10,170 | 10,347,975 | |||||
6.75%, 3/10/14(b) |
8,544 | 9,420,170 | |||||
6.875%, 1/17/18(b) |
11,508 | 12,773,880 | |||||
7.25%, 4/20/15(b) |
976 | 1,102,880 | |||||
7.50%, 1/15/16(b) |
270 | 309,825 | |||||
7.75%, 1/17/38(b) |
3,049 | 3,529,217 | |||||
8.50%, 10/12/35(b) |
3,958 | 4,937,605 | |||||
11.625%, 3/04/19(b) |
1,039 | 1,488,368 | |||||
43,909,920 | |||||||
Panama 1.0% |
|||||||
Republic of Panama |
3 | 3,188 | |||||
7.125%, 1/29/26 |
447 | 502,875 | |||||
8.875%, 9/30/27 |
7,610 | 9,854,950 | |||||
9.375%, 4/01/29 |
1,621 | 2,192,402 | |||||
12,553,415 | |||||||
Philippines 1.7% |
|||||||
Republic of Philippines |
959 | 1,083,670 | |||||
8.375%, 6/17/19 |
990 | 1,206,612 | |||||
8.875%, 3/17/15 |
650 | 798,720 | |||||
9.50%, 2/02/30(f) |
2,125 | 2,836,875 | |||||
9.875%, 1/15/19(f) |
11,487 | 15,019,253 | |||||
10.625%, 3/16/25 |
205 | 293,150 | |||||
21,238,280 | |||||||
Serbia & Montenegro 0.2% |
|||||||
Republic of Serbia |
1,816 | 1,797,840 | |||||
Turkey 1.2% |
|||||||
Republic of Turkey |
6,611 | 6,677,110 | |||||
7.00%, 6/05/20 |
1,950 | 2,150,850 | |||||
7.25%, 3/15/15 |
4,000 | 4,500,000 | |||||
7.375%, 2/05/25 |
1,523 | 1,694,338 | |||||
15,022,298 | |||||||
Ukraine 1.4% |
|||||||
Ukraine Government International Bond |
JPY | 600,000 | 6,225,265 | ||||
6.385%, 6/26/12(b) |
US$ | 1,150 | 1,141,375 | ||||
6.58%, 11/21/16(b)(f) |
2,953 | 2,816,867 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 25 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
6.75%, 11/14/17(b) |
US$ | 670 | $ | 639,012 | |||
7.65%, 6/11/13(b)(f) |
5,845 | 5,918,062 | |||||
16,740,581 | |||||||
Uruguay 1.1% |
|||||||
Republic of Uruguay |
1,840 | 2,079,200 | |||||
7.875%, 1/15/33(e)(f) |
6,033 | 6,997,774 | |||||
8.00%, 11/18/22 |
3,354 | 3,990,757 | |||||
9.25%, 5/17/17 |
505 | 647,662 | |||||
13,715,393 | |||||||
Venezuela 1.6% |
|||||||
Republic of Venezuela |
2,716 | 1,697,500 | |||||
7.00%, 3/31/38(b) |
80 | 47,400 | |||||
7.65%, 4/21/25 |
9,654 | 6,299,235 | |||||
9.00%, 5/07/23(b)(f) |
8,391 | 6,251,220 | |||||
9.25%, 5/07/28(b) |
6,910 | 5,096,273 | |||||
19,391,628 | |||||||
Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns |
219,157,676 | ||||||
CORPORATES INVESTMENT GRADES 10.2% |
|||||||
Financial Institutions 4.1% |
|||||||
Banking 2.1% |
|||||||
American Express Co. |
225 | 219,375 | |||||
Barclays Bank PLC |
EUR | 1,890 | 1,799,674 | ||||
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. |
US$ | 3 | 3,084 | ||||
Danske Bank A/S |
650 | 573,072 | |||||
Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. |
3,300 | 2,227,500 | |||||
JP Morgan Chase & Co. |
RUB | 168,000 | 5,253,905 | ||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
US$ | 200 | 198,799 | ||||
Morgan Stanley |
NZD | 4,600 | 3,189,841 | ||||
10.09%, 5/03/17(b) |
BRL | 5,760 | 3,125,594 | ||||
VTB Capital SA |
US$ | 3,360 | 3,519,600 | ||||
6.875%, 5/29/18(b) |
2,915 | 3,035,244 |
26 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
US$ | 3,000 | $ | 3,135,000 | |||
26,280,688 | |||||||
Finance 0.4% |
|||||||
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX |
805 | 712,425 | |||||
SLM Corp. |
1,683 | 1,672,313 | |||||
Series A |
539 | 541,481 | |||||
5.375%, 5/15/14(f) |
2,000 | 1,894,378 | |||||
4,820,597 | |||||||
Insurance 1.3% |
|||||||
AON Corp. |
690 | 728,024 | |||||
Assured Guaranty US Holdings, Inc. |
2,869 | 2,080,025 | |||||
Coventry Health Care, Inc. |
2,000 | 1,908,570 | |||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. |
760 | 795,496 | |||||
Lincoln National Corp. |
604 | 738,554 | |||||
MetLife, Inc. |
2,350 | 3,029,037 | |||||
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. |
2,135 | 2,432,687 | |||||
Suncorp Metway Insurance Ltd. |
AUD | 1,000 | 764,914 | ||||
Swiss Re Capital I LP |
US$ | 1,300 | 1,186,205 | ||||
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. |
1,075 | 1,098,659 | |||||
Vero Insurance Ltd. |
AUD | 990 | 643,535 | ||||
15,405,706 | |||||||
Other Finance 0.3% |
|||||||
IIRSA Norte Finance Ltd. |
US$ | 2,867 | 3,138,895 | ||||
Red Arrow International Leasing PLC |
RUB | 8,826 | 302,039 | ||||
3,440,934 | |||||||
49,947,925 | |||||||
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 27 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Industrial 3.8% |
|||||||
Basic 1.4% |
|||||||
ArcelorMittal |
US$ | 860 | $ | 1,027,120 | |||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. |
2,080 | 2,314,000 | |||||
GTL Trade Finance, Inc. |
1,338 | 1,435,005 | |||||
Southern Copper Corp. |
3,300 | 3,438,877 | |||||
Usiminas Commercial Ltd. |
2,428 | 2,685,975 | |||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. |
5,956 | 6,161,780 | |||||
17,062,757 | |||||||
Capital Goods 0.3% |
|||||||
Owens Corning, Inc. |
1,155 | 1,222,354 | |||||
7.00%, 12/01/36(f) |
1,340 | 1,312,913 | |||||
9.00%, 6/15/19(f) |
1,000 | 1,178,407 | |||||
3,713,674 | |||||||
Communications - Telecommunications 0.3% |
|||||||
Alltel Corp. |
160 | 191,709 | |||||
American Tower Corp. |
685 | 765,488 | |||||
Qwest Corp. |
610 | 635,162 | |||||
6.875%, 9/15/33(f) |
1,570 | 1,515,050 | |||||
8.875%, 3/15/12(f) |
1,100 | 1,204,500 | |||||
4,311,909 | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 0.1% |
|||||||
CVS Caremark Corp. |
1,679 | 1,586,655 | |||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.2% |
|||||||
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. |
377 | 438,268 | |||||
Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp. |
1,907 | 1,957,911 | |||||
2,396,179 | |||||||
Energy 0.6% |
|||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
130 | 131,072 | |||||
TNK-BP Finance SA |
6,352 | 6,907,800 | |||||
7,038,872 | |||||||
28 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Other Industrial 0.4% |
|||||||
Noble Group Ltd. |
US$ | 3,932 | $ | 4,064,705 | |||
8.50%, 5/30/13(b) |
511 | 574,236 | |||||
4,638,941 | |||||||
Services 0.2% |
|||||||
Expedia, Inc. |
1,948 | 2,162,280 | |||||
Technology 0.2% |
|||||||
Motorola, Inc. |
2,250 | 2,184,930 | |||||
7.50%, 5/15/25 |
97 | 99,959 | |||||
2,284,889 | |||||||
Transportation Airlines 0.1% |
|||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
1,085 | 1,085,394 | |||||
46,281,550 | |||||||
Non Corporate Sectors 2.2% |
|||||||
Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed 2.2% |
|||||||
Gaz Capital SA |
2,914 | 3,001,420 | |||||
6.51%, 3/07/22(b) |
12,726 | 12,614,647 | |||||
8.125%, 7/31/14(b) |
500 | 559,375 | |||||
9.25%, 4/23/19(b) |
6,400 | 7,568,000 | |||||
Petrobras International Finance |
3,150 | 3,227,147 | |||||
TransCapitalInvest Ltd. for OJSC AK Transneft |
311 | 372,034 | |||||
27,342,623 | |||||||
Utility 0.1% |
|||||||
Electric 0.1% |
|||||||
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP |
1,636 | 1,807,780 | |||||
Total Corporates Investment Grades |
125,379,878 | ||||||
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED |
|||||||
Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS 7.1% |
|||||||
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. |
8,405 | 7,979,888 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 29 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Series 2007-5, Class AM |
US$ | 2,877 | $ | 2,287,006 | |||
Bank of America Large Loan |
3,500 | 2,663,298 | |||||
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities |
1,125 | 1,038,572 | |||||
Series 2006-PW13, Class AM |
307 | 279,119 | |||||
Series 2007-PW18, Class AM |
1,400 | 1,203,884 | |||||
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. |
1,473 | 1,135,531 | |||||
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates |
6,840 | 6,903,878 | |||||
Series 2006-C4, Class A3 |
5,615 | 5,394,014 | |||||
Series 2006-C4, Class AM |
5,900 | 4,466,173 | |||||
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. |
800 | 728,572 | |||||
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. |
5,795 | 5,051,228 | |||||
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II |
3,000 | 2,591,032 | |||||
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. |
400 | 321,385 | |||||
Series 2006-CB15, Class AM |
1,230 | 1,073,835 | |||||
Series 2007-C1, Class A4 |
3,000 | 2,834,602 | |||||
Series 2007-LD11, Class AM |
5,105 | 3,650,595 | |||||
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust |
|||||||
5.217%, 2/15/31 |
1,900 | 1,747,078 | |||||
Series 2007-C1, Class AM |
|||||||
5.455%, 2/15/40 |
8,300 | 6,144,650 |
30 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust |
|||||||
5.827%, 6/12/50 |
US$ | 2,000 | $ | 1,962,832 | |||
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust |
|||||||
5.915%, 6/12/46 |
1,450 | 1,356,504 | |||||
Series 2006-3, Class AM |
|||||||
5.456%, 7/12/46 |
1,000 | 837,861 | |||||
Series 2006-4, Class AM |
|||||||
5.204%, 12/12/49 |
8,050 | 6,691,902 | |||||
Morgan Stanley Capital I |
|||||||
5.332%, 12/15/43 |
7,900 | 7,945,761 | |||||
Series 2006-IQ12, Class AM |
|||||||
5.37%, 12/15/43 |
7,700 | 6,562,134 | |||||
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust |
|||||||
5.466%, 1/15/45 |
2,100 | 1,844,285 | |||||
Series 2006-C25, Class AM |
|||||||
5.74%, 5/15/43 |
2,800 | 2,446,144 | |||||
Series 2007-C34, Class AM |
|||||||
5.818%, 5/15/46 |
400 | 312,879 | |||||
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
87,454,642 | ||||||
QUASI-SOVEREIGNS 6.2% |
|||||||
Quasi-Sovereign Bonds 6.2% |
|||||||
Indonesia 0.3% |
|||||||
Majapahit Holding BV |
2,165 | 2,370,675 | |||||
7.875%, 6/29/37(b) |
699 | 721,717 | |||||
8.00%, 8/07/19(b) |
330 | 362,588 | |||||
3,454,980 | |||||||
Kazakhstan 1.9% |
|||||||
Intergas Finance BV |
8,200 | 8,446,000 | |||||
KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub BV |
8,133 | 9,139,459 | |||||
9.125%, 7/02/18(b) |
250 | 302,812 | |||||
11.75%, 1/23/15(b) |
3,900 | 5,021,250 | |||||
22,909,521 | |||||||
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 31 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Russia 2.9% |
|||||||
RSHB Capital SA for OJSC Russian |
US$ | 13,227 | $ | 13,723,013 | |||
7.125%, 1/14/14(b) |
2,777 | 3,016,516 | |||||
7.75%, 5/29/18(b) |
17,348 | 19,429,760 | |||||
36,169,289 | |||||||
Trinidad & Tobago 0.2% |
|||||||
Petroleum Co of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. |
1,675 | 1,905,312 | |||||
Ukraine 0.2% |
|||||||
NAK Naftogaz Ukraine |
2,542 | 2,646,985 | |||||
Venezuela 0.7% |
|||||||
Petroleos de Venezuela SA |
17,587 | 9,057,305 | |||||
Total Quasi-Sovereigns |
76,143,392 | ||||||
GOVERNMENTS TREASURIES 5.1% |
|||||||
Brazil 3.2% |
|||||||
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional |
BRL | 9,146 | 4,813,912 | ||||
Republic of Brazil |
23,525 | 15,014,409 | |||||
12.50%, 1/05/22 |
29,435 | 19,324,296 | |||||
39,152,617 | |||||||
Hungary 0.9% |
|||||||
Hungary Government Bond |
HUF | 970,820 | 4,843,718 | ||||
Series 15/A |
464,360 | 2,535,710 | |||||
Series 16/C |
697,550 | 3,357,511 | |||||
10,736,939 | |||||||
South Africa 1.0% |
|||||||
South Africa Government Bond |
ZAR | 75,480 | 10,243,311 | ||||
Series R204 |
10,750 | 1,427,538 | |||||
Series R207 |
6,992 | 870,273 | |||||
12,541,122 | |||||||
Total Governments - Treasuries |
62,430,678 | ||||||
32 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
GOVERNMENTS SOVEREIGN |
|||||||
Brazil 1.9% |
|||||||
Republic of Brazil |
US$ | 471 | $ | 511,742 | |||
7.125%, 1/20/37 |
5,252 | 5,979,402 | |||||
8.25%, 1/20/34 |
6,699 | 8,541,225 | |||||
8.75%, 2/04/25 |
515 | 679,800 | |||||
8.875%, 10/14/19(f) |
5,697 | 7,334,887 | |||||
23,047,056 | |||||||
Croatia 0.3% |
|||||||
Republic of Croatia |
3,350 | 3,686,471 | |||||
Hungary 0.2% |
|||||||
Republic of Hungary |
2,565 | 2,728,560 | |||||
Iceland 0.3% |
|||||||
Iceland Government International Bond |
EUR | 3,250 | 4,019,160 | ||||
Lithuania 0.5% |
|||||||
Republic of Lithuania |
US$ | 4,028 | 4,396,916 | ||||
7.375%, 2/11/20(b) |
1,498 | 1,636,565 | |||||
6,033,481 | |||||||
Peru 0.8% |
|||||||
Republic of Peru |
2,085 | 2,418,600 | |||||
7.35%, 7/21/25 |
3,875 | 4,495,000 | |||||
8.375%, 5/03/16 |
226 | 274,929 | |||||
8.75%, 11/21/33 |
2,257 | 2,990,525 | |||||
10,179,054 | |||||||
Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds |
49,693,782 | ||||||
BANK LOANS 2.9% |
|||||||
Industrial 2.3% |
|||||||
Basic 0.2% |
|||||||
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. |
212 | 199,154 | |||||
Ineos US Finance LLC |
302 | 295,862 | |||||
8.00%, 12/16/14(c) |
302 | 297,374 | |||||
John Maneely Co. |
570 | 540,390 | |||||
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. |
1,000 | 1,000,250 | |||||
2,333,030 | |||||||
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 33 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Capital Goods 0.4% |
|||||||
Anchor Glass Container Corp. |
US$ | 750 | $ | 747,188 | |||
Graham Packaging Company, L.P. |
769 | 776,318 | |||||
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. |
651 | 648,426 | |||||
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC |
121 | 101,121 | |||||
2.29%, 3/26/14(c) |
7 | 6,014 | |||||
10.50%, 3/26/14(c) |
2,886 | 2,835,004 | |||||
5,114,071 | |||||||
Communications - Media 0.5% |
|||||||
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning) |
728 | 641,289 | |||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC |
980 | 944,309 | |||||
7.25%, 3/06/14(c) |
1,225 | 1,253,077 | |||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
169 | 136,957 | |||||
SuperMedia, Inc (fka Idearc Inc) |
360 | 338,749 | |||||
Univision Communications, Inc. |
2,375 | 2,113,845 | |||||
Wide Open West Finance LLC |
990 | 928,125 | |||||
6,356,351 | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 0.2% |
|||||||
Allison Transmission, Inc. |
997 | 948,888 | |||||
Federal Mogul Corp. |
1,995 | 1,841,011 | |||||
Ford Motor Co. |
231 | 222,974 | |||||
3,012,873 | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Other 0.2% |
|||||||
Harrahs Operating Co., Inc. |
1,210 | 1,042,861 | |||||
Las Vegas Sands LLC |
861 | 786,766 | |||||
1,829,627 | |||||||
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 0.1% |
|||||||
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. |
283 | 271,017 | |||||
Michaels Stores, Inc. |
201 | 191,071 | |||||
4.75%-4.81%, 7/31/16(c) |
271 | 263,034 |
34 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Rite Aid Corp. |
US$ | 997 | $ | 903,764 | |||
1,628,886 | |||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.1% |
|||||||
HCA, Inc. |
398 | 387,694 | |||||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. |
493 | 496,185 | |||||
883,879 | |||||||
Energy 0.1% |
|||||||
Ashmore Energy International |
118 | 109,390 | |||||
3.29%, 3/30/14(c) |
795 | 735,349 | |||||
844,739 | |||||||
Other Industrial 0.0% |
|||||||
Swift Transportation Co., Inc. |
249 | 237,557 | |||||
Services 0.2% |
|||||||
Sabre, Inc. |
743 | 691,869 | |||||
ServiceMaster Co. |
180 | 172,824 | |||||
2.75%, 7/24/14(c) |
18 | 17,211 | |||||
West Corp. |
1,228 | 1,237,670 | |||||
2,119,574 | |||||||
Technology 0.3% |
|||||||
Avaya, Inc. |
1,095 | 976,126 | |||||
First Data Corp. |
1,466 | 1,293,891 | |||||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. |
806 | 755,918 | |||||
Sungard Data Systems, Inc. |
25 | 24,245 | |||||
3.86%-3.87%, 2/28/16(c) |
361 | 357,185 | |||||
3,407,365 | |||||||
27,767,952 | |||||||
Financial Institutions 0.4% |
|||||||
Finance 0.3% |
|||||||
CIT Group, Inc. |
2,848 | 2,947,238 | |||||
International Lease Finance Corp. |
144 | 147,956 | |||||
7.00%, 3/17/16(c) |
106 | 107,144 | |||||
3,202,338 | |||||||
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 35 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Insurance 0.0% |
|||||||
Asurion Corp. |
US$ | 299 | $ | 294,772 | |||
REITS 0.1% |
|||||||
Capital Automotive L.P. |
1,537 | 1,506,809 | |||||
5,003,919 | |||||||
Utility 0.2% |
|||||||
Electric 0.2% |
|||||||
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. |
359 | 335,141 | |||||
4.81%, 5/01/14(c) |
1,000 | 895,000 | |||||
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC |
1,711 | 1,403,350 | |||||
2,633,491 | |||||||
Total Bank Loans |
35,405,362 | ||||||
EMERGING MARKETS CORPORATE BONDS 2.3% |
|||||||
Industrial 1.2% |
|||||||
Basic 0.4% |
|||||||
Evraz Group SA |
4,598 | 4,707,202 | |||||
Communications - Media 0.2% |
|||||||
Columbus International, Inc. |
2,739 | 2,999,205 | |||||
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 0.2% |
|||||||
Edcon Holdings Proprietary Ltd. |
EUR | 2,866 | 2,554,835 | ||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.1% |
|||||||
Foodcorp Ltd. |
1,000 | 1,370,910 | |||||
Energy 0.2% |
|||||||
Ecopetrol SA |
US$ | 1,648 | 1,829,280 | ||||
Other Industrial 0.1% |
|||||||
New Reclamation Group |
EUR | 1,951 | 1,581,277 | ||||
15,042,709 | |||||||
Financial Institutions 1.1% |
|||||||
Banking 0.8% |
|||||||
Alfa Bond Issuance PLC for OJSC Alfa Bank |
US$ | 2,318 | 2,341,180 |
36 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
ATF Bank |
US$ | 3,137 | $ | 3,293,850 | |||
Banco BMG SA |
3,750 | 4,031,250 | |||||
9,666,280 | |||||||
Other Finance 0.3% |
|||||||
AES El Salvador Trust |
270 | 256,525 | |||||
MMG Fiduc (AES El Salvador) |
3,100 | 2,945,282 | |||||
3,201,807 | |||||||
12,868,087 | |||||||
Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds |
27,910,796 | ||||||
EMERGING MARKETS |
|||||||
Colombia 1.1% |
|||||||
Republic of Colombia |
COP | 1,927,000 | 1,187,552 | ||||
12.00%, 10/22/15 |
19,227,000 | 12,327,662 | |||||
13,515,214 | |||||||
Egypt 0.2% |
|||||||
Arab Republic of Egypt |
EGP | 16,620 | 3,033,618 | ||||
Turkey 0.2% |
|||||||
Turkey Government Bond |
TRY | 2,870 | 2,129,218 | ||||
Total Emerging Markets - Treasuries |
18,678,050 | ||||||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 1.3% |
|||||||
Credit Cards - Floating Rate 1.1% |
|||||||
Citibank Omni Master Trust |
US$ | 13,000 | 13,585,491 | ||||
Home Equity Loans - Floating |
|||||||
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates |
1,040 | 951,634 | |||||
Series 2007-S2, Class A1 |
1,621 | 1,377,830 | |||||
2,329,464 | |||||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities |
15,914,955 | ||||||
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 37 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
CMOS 0.8% |
|||||||
Non-Agency Floating Rate 0.5% |
|||||||
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust |
US$ | 5,718 | $ | 302,411 | |||
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust |
4,252 | 2,897,409 | |||||
6,199,820 | |||||||
Non-Agency ARMs 0.3% |
|||||||
American Home Mortgage Assets |
5,195 | 2,418,734 | |||||
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust |
937 | 515,077 | |||||
Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust |
1,621 | 1,227,840 | |||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. |
243 | 151,857 | |||||
4,313,508 | |||||||
Total CMOs |
10,513,328 | ||||||
Shares | |||||||
COMMON STOCK 0.5% |
|||||||
American Media, Inc.(b)(m) |
12,978 | 0 | |||||
Broder Brothers Co.(m) |
37,868 | 0 | |||||
Charter Communications, Inc.(m) |
4,473 | 154,319 | |||||
CIT Group, Inc.(m) |
27,715 | 1,079,776 | |||||
Citigroup, Inc.(m) |
935,384 | 3,788,305 | |||||
Dex One Corp.(m) |
34,604 | 966,144 | |||||
Total Common Stock |
5,988,544 | ||||||
38 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | ||||||
INFLATION-LINKED |
|||||||
Uruguay 0.4% |
|||||||
Republica Orient Uruguay |
UYU | 41,328 | $ | 1,992,953 | |||
Uruguay Government International Bond |
48,953 | 2,560,004 | |||||
Total Inflation-Linked Securities |
4,552,957 | ||||||
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL BONDS 0.3% |
|||||||
Colombia 0.3% |
|||||||
Bogota Distrio Capital |
COP | 7,758,000 | 4,323,020 | ||||
Shares | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.2% |
|||||||
Financial Institutions 0.2% |
|||||||
Finance 0.2% |
|||||||
Citigroup Capital XII |
70,000 | 1,796,900 | |||||
GMAC, Inc. |
792 | 603,702 | |||||
2,400,602 | |||||||
REITS 0.0% |
|||||||
Sovereign REIT |
185 | 210,900 | |||||
2,611,502 | |||||||
Non Corporate Sectors 0.0% |
|||||||
Agencies - Government |
|||||||
Federal National Mortgage
Association |
80,000 | 101,600 | |||||
Total Preferred Stocks |
2,713,102 | ||||||
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 39 |
Portfolio of Investments
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL BONDS 0.2% |
||||||||
United States 0.2% |
||||||||
Generic Municipal Bond |
US$ | 1,915 | $ | 1,961,592 | ||||
SUPRANATIONALS 0.1% |
||||||||
Eurasian Development Bank |
1,690 | 1,812,525 | ||||||
GOVERNMENTS SOVEREIGN |
||||||||
Philippines 0.1% |
||||||||
Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp. |
1,250 | 1,353,125 | ||||||
Shares | ||||||||
WARRANTS 0.0% |
||||||||
Charter Communications, Inc., |
9,809 | 56,402 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.5% |
||||||||
Investment Companies 0.5% |
||||||||
AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. - Government STIF
Portfolio, |
6,293,425 | 6,293,425 | ||||||
Total Investments
109.9% |
1,354,372,865 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities (9.9)% |
(121,577,145 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets 100.0% |
$ | 1,232,795,720 | ||||||
40 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS ON CORPORATE AND SOVEREIGN ISSUES (see Note C)
Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation |
Fixed Deal (Pay) Receive Rate |
Implied at |
Notional Amount (000) |
Market Value |
Upfront Premiums (Paid) Received |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
||||||||||||||||
Buy Contracts: |
| |||||||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Republic of Iceland 4.375%, 3/10/14, 12/20/2011* |
(10.50 | )% | 5.174 | % | EUR | 3,250 | $ | (429,984 | ) | $ | 0 | | $ | (429,984 | ) | |||||||
Sale Contracts: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Bank: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine |
5.00 | 6.692 | 9,200 | (58,660 | ) | 457,561 | 398,901 | |||||||||||||||
Ukraine |
5.00 | 6.757 | 12,000 | (137,185 | ) | 403,743 | 266,558 | |||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Bank USA: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
USA Gazprom |
9.25 | 1.387 | 2,900 | 467,047 | 0 | | 467,047 | |||||||||||||||
VTB Bank 11/20/11* |
11.50 | 1.622 | 4,400 | 876,663 | 0 | | 876,663 | |||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: |
||||||||||||||||||||||
OAO Gazprom |
1.04 | 0.958 | 12,210 | 61,403 | 0 | | 61,403 | |||||||||||||||
Ukraine |
5.00 | 6.754 | 4,000 | (39,493 | ) | 477,064 | 437,571 | |||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley |
||||||||||||||||||||||
RSHB |
9.75 | 1.795 | 3,400 | 1,038,690 | 0 | | 1,038,690 |
* | Termination Date |
FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note C)
Contract Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value on Origination Date |
U.S. $ Value at March 31, 2010 |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
|||||||||
Buy Contracts: |
||||||||||||
Brazilian Real settling 4/05/10 |
5,747 | $ | 3,201,132 | $ | 3,231,463 | $ | 30,331 | |||||
Brazilian Real settling 4/05/10 |
5,747 | 3,226,655 | 3,231,463 | 4,808 | ||||||||
Brazilian Real settling 5/04/10 |
5,747 | 3,183,752 | 3,212,172 | 28,420 | ||||||||
Korean Won settling 4/29/10 |
11,881,384 | 10,491,937 | 10,491,023 | (914 | ) | |||||||
Polish Zloty settling 4/12/10 |
27,760 | 9,644,248 | 9,712,306 | 68,058 | ||||||||
Russian Ruble settling 5/06/10 |
321,571 | 10,667,488 | 10,884,669 | 217,181 |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 41 |
Portfolio of Investments
Contract Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value on Origination Date |
U.S. $ Value at March 31, 2010 |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
|||||||||
Sale Contracts: |
||||||||||||
Brazilian Real settling 4/05/10 |
5,747 | $ | 3,201,489 | $ | 3,231,463 | $ | (29,974 | ) | ||||
Brazilian Real settling 4/05/10 |
5,747 | 3,226,655 | 3,231,463 | (4,808 | ) | |||||||
Colombian Peso settling 4/19/10 |
16,419,129 | 8,655,998 | 8,537,469 | 118,529 | ||||||||
Colombian Peso settling 4/23/10 |
14,030,797 | 7,356,366 | 7,294,880 | 61,486 | ||||||||
Euro Dollar settling 6/16/10 |
42,139 | 56,977,259 | 56,916,952 | 60,307 | ||||||||
Hungarian Forint settling 5/21/10 |
914,393 | 4,668,984 | 4,626,648 | 42,336 | ||||||||
Japanese Yen settling 5/12/10 |
442,051 | 4,915,886 | 4,729,287 | 186,599 | ||||||||
Japanese Yen settling 5/12/10 |
977,314 | 10,825,751 | 10,455,792 | 369,959 | ||||||||
New Zealand Dollar settling 5/25/10 |
4,453 | 3,124,146 | 3,151,985 | (27,839 | ) |
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (see Note C)
Broker | Principal Amount (000) |
Currency | Interest Rate |
Maturity | U.S. $ Value at March 31, 2010 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
1,539 | USD | 0.00 | % | 12/31/10 | $ | 1,539,000 | |||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
5,157 | USD | 0.15 | 12/31/10 | 5,158,268 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
2,492 | USD | 0.25 | 12/31/10 | 2,491,869 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
3,068 | USD | 0.25 | 12/31/10 | 3,067,713 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
3,112 | USD | 0.35 | 12/31/10 | 3,113,687 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
15,954 | USD | 0.35 | 12/31/10 | 15,962,851 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
1,601 | USD | (0.38 | )* | 12/31/10 | 1,600,467 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
7,958 | USD | 0.45 | 12/31/10 | 7,964,864 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
3,498 | USD | 0.45 | 12/31/10 | 3,500,311 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
3,668 | USD | (0.50 | )* | 12/31/10 | 3,664,189 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
2,031 | USD | (0.50 | )* | 12/31/10 | 2,029,698 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
2,225 | USD | (0.50 | )* | 12/31/10 | 2,223,209 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
3,039 | USD | (0.50 | )* | 12/31/10 | 3,039,047 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
599 | USD | 0.55 | 12/31/10 | 598,856 | |||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
661 | USD | (1.00 | )* | 12/31/10 | 659,799 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
623 | USD | (1.00 | )* | 12/31/10 | 622,285 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
1,836 | USD | (1.00 | )* | 12/31/10 | 1,835,543 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Inc. |
1,479 | USD | (5.50 | )* | 12/31/10 | 1,474,803 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
1,177 | USD | 0.05 | 12/31/10 | 1,176,613 | |||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
5,099 | USD | 0.10 | 12/31/10 | 5,100,027 | |||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
2,282 | USD | (0.15 | )* | 12/31/10 | 2,280,844 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
1,700 | USD | (0.35 | )* | 12/31/10 | 1,698,810 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
1,272 | USD | (0.35 | )* | 12/31/10 | 1,271,610 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Bank |
15,527 | USD | (0.50 | )* | 12/31/10 | 15,520,462 | ||||||
New Edge Securities |
2,055 | USD | 0.10 | 12/31/10 | 2,055,519 | |||||||
New Edge Securities |
722 | EUR | (0.75 | )* | 12/31/10 | 974,479 | ||||||
New Edge Securities |
1,618 | EUR | (0.75 | )* | 12/31/10 | 2,183,706 | ||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
5,275 | USD | 0.53 | 12/01/10 | 5,279,750 | |||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
2,075 | USD | (0.25 | )* | 12/31/10 | 2,074,582 | ||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
1,335 | USD | (0.38 | )* | 12/31/10 | 1,334,180 | ||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
1,323 | USD | (0.38 | )* | 12/31/10 | 1,322,413 | ||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
2,014 | USD | (0.50 | )* | 12/31/10 | 2,013,561 | ||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
8,541 | USD | 0.53 | 08/31/10 | 8,549,977 | |||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
3,620 | USD | 0.53 | 12/31/10 | 3,623,532 | |||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
3,011 | USD | 0.53 | 12/31/10 | 3,014,282 | |||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
4,117 | USD | 0.53 | 12/31/10 | 4,120,693 | |||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
2,708 | USD | 0.53 | 12/31/10 | 2,710,277 |
42 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
Broker | Principal Amount (000) |
Currency | Interest Rate |
Maturity | U.S. $ Value at March 31, 2010 | ||||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
$ | 1,112 | USD | 0.55 | 12/31/10 | $ | 1,112,520 | ||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
985 | USD | 0.55 | 12/31/10 | 985,136 | ||||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
4,151 | USD | 0.60 | 12/31/10 | 4,152,159 | ||||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
1,257 | USD | (1.63 | )* | 12/31/10 | 1,256,943 | |||||||
ING Bank Amsterdam |
525 | USD | (2.50 | )* | 12/31/10 | 523,943 | |||||||
$ | 134,882,477 | ||||||||||||
* | Interest payment due from counterparty. |
(a) | Security is in default and is non-income producing. |
(b) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2010, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $461,799,480 or 37.5% of net assets. |
(c) | Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2010. |
(d) | When-Issued or delayed delivery security. |
(e) | Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). |
(f) | Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize reverse repurchase agreements. The market value of the collateral amounted to $136,420,060. |
(g) | Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2010. |
(h) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.1% of net assets as of March 31, 2010, are considered illiquid and restricted. |
Restricted Securities | Acquisition Date |
Cost | Market Value |
Percentage of Net Assets |
|||||||
Gallery Capital SA |
5/10/06 | $ | 248,671 | $ | 563,200 | 0.05 | % | ||||
Broder Brothers Co. |
5/21/09 | 607,861 | 329,873 | 0.03 | % | ||||||
Greektown Holdings LLC |
11/22/05 | 878,773 | 82,350 | 0.01 | % | ||||||
Merisant Co. |
2/05/08 | 773,518 | 110,000 | 0.01 | % |
(i) | Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity. |
(j) | Illiquid security. |
(k) | Fair valued. |
(l) | This position represents unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. Investments in unfunded loan commitments obligate the Fund to fund these commitments at the borrower's discretion. At period end, the market value and unrealized gain/(loss) of these unfunded loan commitments amounted to $1,000,250 and $250, respectively. The coupon rate will be determined at the time of funding and will be based upon the London-Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus a premium which was determined at the time of purchase. |
(m) | Non-income producing security. |
(n) | Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
| Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to meet the collateral requirements of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ("TALF") program administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The market value of the collateral amounted to $13,585,491. |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 43 |
Portfolio of Investments
The fund currently owns investments collateralized by subprime mortgage loans. Subprime loans are offered to homeowners who do not have a history of debt or who have had problems meeting their debt obligations. Because repayment is less certain, subprime borrowers pay a higher rate of interest than prime borrowers. As of March 31, 2010, the fund's total exposure to subprime investments was 0.69% of net assets. These investments are valued in accordance with the fund's Valuation Policies (see Note A for additional details).
Currency Abbreviations:
|
Glossary:
| |
AUD Australian Dollar | ARMs Adjustable Rate Mortgages | |
BRL Brazilian Real | CMBS Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities | |
COP Colombian Peso | CMOs Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | |
EGP Egypt Pound | LP Limited Partnership | |
EUR Euro Dollar | OJSC Open Joint Stock Company | |
HUF Hungarian Forint | REIT Real Estate Investment Trust | |
JPY Japanese Yen | ||
NZD New Zealand Dollar | ||
RUB Russian Rouble | ||
TRY New Turkish Lira | ||
UYU Uruguayan Peso | ||
ZAR South African Rand |
See notes to financial statements.
44 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Portfolio of Investments
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
March 31, 2010
Assets | ||||
Investments in securities, at value |
||||
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,231,965,344) |
$ | 1,348,079,440 | ||
Affiliated issuers (cost $6,293,425) |
6,293,425 | |||
Cash |
1,021,776 | (a) | ||
Foreign currencies, at value (cost $1,032,763) |
1,044,822 | |||
Interest receivable |
27,506,550 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on credit default swap contracts |
3,546,833 | |||
Unrealized appreciation of forward currency exchange contracts |
1,188,014 | |||
Receivable for investment securities sold |
577,325 | |||
Total assets |
1,389,258,185 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payable for reverse repurchase agreements |
134,882,477 | |||
TALF loan payable |
11,700,000 | |||
Payable for investment securities purchased |
6,729,603 | |||
Upfront premium received on credit default swap contracts |
1,338,368 | |||
Advisory fee payable |
981,746 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on credit default swap contracts |
429,984 | |||
Unrealized depreciation of forward currency exchange contracts |
63,535 | |||
Administrative fee payable |
29,858 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
306,894 | |||
Total liabilities |
156,462,465 | |||
Net Assets |
$ | 1,232,795,720 | ||
Composition of Net Assets | ||||
Capital stock, at par |
$ | 851,718 | ||
Additional paid-in capital |
1,179,968,123 | |||
Undistributed net investment income |
17,308,161 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions |
(85,692,237 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
120,359,955 | |||
$ | 1,232,795,720 | |||
Net Asset Value Per Share100 million shares of capital stock authorized, $0.01 par value (based on 85,171,833 shares outstanding) |
$ | 14.47 | ||
(a) | An amount of $690,000 has been segregated to collateralize credit default swap contracts outstanding at March 31, 2010. |
See notes to financial statements.
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 45 |
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended March 31, 2010
Investment Income | ||||||
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,506) |
$ | 107,194,732 | ||||
Dividends |
||||||
Unaffiliated issuers |
541,488 | |||||
Affiliated issuers |
23,110 | $ | 107,759,330 | |||
Expenses | ||||||
Advisory fee (see Note B) |
9,216,929 | |||||
Custodian |
330,950 | |||||
Printing |
157,732 | |||||
Administrative |
119,731 | |||||
Registration fees |
106,158 | |||||
Audit |
97,868 | |||||
Legal |
62,541 | |||||
Directors fees |
56,600 | |||||
Transfer agency |
44,095 | |||||
Miscellaneous |
44,763 | |||||
Total expenses before interest and borrowing fee |
10,237,367 | |||||
Interest expense and borrowing fee |
805,502 | |||||
TALF administrative fee |
83,902 | |||||
Total expenses |
11,126,771 | |||||
Net investment income |
96,632,559 | |||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions | ||||||
Net realized gain on: |
||||||
Investment transactions |
12,241,253 | |||||
Swap contracts |
5,170,706 | |||||
Foreign currency transactions |
3,881,614 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of: |
||||||
Investments |
353,909,050 | |||||
Swap contracts |
2,777,963 | |||||
Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
1,173,791 | |||||
Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
379,154,377 | |||||
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations |
$ |
475,786,936 | ||||
See notes to financial statements.
46 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND |
Statement of Operations
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Year Ended March 31, 2010 |
Year Ended March 31, 2009 |
|||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income |
$ | 96,632,559 | $ | 80,981,527 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
21,293,573 | (68,665,119 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
357,860,804 | (219,044,765 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations |
475,786,936 | (206,728,357 | ) | |||||
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from | ||||||||
Net investment income |
(92,187,081 | ) | (84,157,730 | ) | ||||
Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
0 | | (32,669,979 | ) | ||||
Capital Stock Transactions | ||||||||
Shares issued in connection with the acquisition of ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. |
118,193,362 | 0 | | |||||
Total increase (decrease) |
501,793,217 | (323,556,066 | ) | |||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Beginning of period |
731,002,503 | 1,054,558,569 | ||||||
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $17,308,161 and $2,747,542, respectively) . |
$ | 1,232,795,720 | $ | 731,002,503 | ||||
See notes to financial statements.
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND | 47 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2010
NOTE A
Significant Accounting Policies
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on May 20, 1993 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.
1. Security Valuation
Portfolio securities are valued at their current market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Funds Board of Directors.
In general, the market value of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows. Securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on such day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed put or call options are valued at the last sale price. If there has been no sale on that day, such securities will be valued at the closing bid prices on that day; open futures contracts and options thereon are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; securities traded in the over-the-counter market (OTC) are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or other comparable sources; U.S. government securities and other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less; or by amortizing their fair value as of the 61st day prior to maturity if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days; fixed income securities, including mortgage backed and asset backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker/dealers. In cases where broker/ dealer quotes are obtained, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the Adviser) may establish
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procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security; and OTC and other derivatives are valued on the basis of a quoted bid price or spread from a major broker/dealer in such security. Investments in money market funds are valued at their net asset value each day.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuers financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities.
In valuing the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) transactions, the Adviser, on an ongoing basis (i) requests dealer pricing indications, (ii) obtains inputs from third party valuation providers (where loans have traded in conjunction with recent asset sales) and (iii) considers prices at which loans are transferred between parties.
2. Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| Level 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
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The Fund has elected the fair value option in valuing the TALF loan liability as permitted by U.S. GAAP regarding the fair value option for financial assets and financial liabilities. The fair value option permits a fund the opportunity to mitigate volatility in net assets caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. Consequently the Fund recorded the loan liability on the statement of assets and liabilities at fair value. The fair value option requires that the TALF loan be marked-to-market giving consideration to relevant market factors including changes in the market value of the collateral related to the TALF loan (see Note C.4). As of March 31, 2010, the Fund did not have a difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the TALF loans outstanding.
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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2010:
Investments in |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Corporates Non-Investment Grades |
$ | 0 | | $ | 588,884,659 | $ | 7,750,975 | $ | 596,635,634 | |||||||
Emerging Markets Sovereigns |
0 | | 212,932,411 | 6,225,265 | 219,157,676 | |||||||||||
Corporates Investment Grades |
0 | | 113,559,445 | 11,820,433 | 125,379,878 | |||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
0 | | 46,664,873 | 40,789,769 | 87,454,642 | |||||||||||
Quasi-Sovereigns |
0 | | 76,143,392 | 0 | | 76,143,392 | ||||||||||
Governments Treasuries |
0 | | 62,430,678 | 0 | | 62,430,678 | ||||||||||
Governments Sovereign Bonds |
0 | | 49,693,782 | 0 | | 49,693,782 | ||||||||||
Bank Loans |
0 | | 0 | | 35,405,362 | 35,405,362 | ||||||||||
Emerging Markets Corporate Bonds |
0 | | 23,879,546 | 4,031,250 | 27,910,796 | |||||||||||
Emerging Markets Treasuries |
0 | | 18,678,050 | 0 | | 18,678,050 | ||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities |
0 | | 13,585,491 | 2,329,464 | 15,914,955 | |||||||||||
CMOs |
0 | | 0 | | 10,513,328 | 10,513,328 | ||||||||||
Common Stock |
5,988,544 | 0 | | 0 | | 5,988,544 | ||||||||||
Inflation-Linked Securities |
0 | | 4,552,957 | 0 | | 4,552,957 | ||||||||||
Local Governments Regional Bonds |
0 | | 0 | | 4,323,020 | 4,323,020 | ||||||||||
Preferred Stocks |
0 | | 2,713,102 | 0 | | 2,713,102 | ||||||||||
Local Governments Municipal Bonds |
0 | | 1,961,592 | 0 | | 1,961,592 | ||||||||||
Supranationals |
0 | | 1,812,525 | 0 | | 1,812,525 | ||||||||||
Governments Sovereign Agencies |
0 | | 1,353,125 | 0 | | 1,353,125 | ||||||||||
Warrants |
0 | | 56,402 | 0 | | 56,402 | ||||||||||
Short-Term Investments |
6,293,425 | 0 | | 0 | | 6,293,425 | ||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities |
12,281,969 | 1,218,902,030 | 123,188,866 | 1,354,372,865 | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments*: |
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Assets |
0 | | 4,734,847 | 0 | | 4,734,847 | ||||||||||
Liabilities |
0 | | (493,519 | ) | 0 | | (493,519 | ) | ||||||||
TALF Loans |
0 | | 0 | | (11,700,000 | ) | (11,700,000 | ) | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 12,281,969 | $ | 1,223,143,358 | $ | 111,488,866 | $ | 1,346,914,193 | ||||||||
* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
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Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
Corporates - Non Investment Grades |
Emerging Markets - Sovereigns |
Corporates - Investment Grades |
Commercial Mortgage- Backed |
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Balance as of 3/31/09 |
$ | 15,486,641 | $ | 128,868,681 | $ | 19,284,427 | $ | 0 | | |||||||
Accrued discounts/ premiums |
151,514 | 813,361 | 83,487 | 26,262 | ||||||||||||
Realized gain (loss) |
(2,994,875 | ) | 9,551,956 | 153,897 | 0 | | ||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation |
9,119,014 | 57,582,260 | 13,138,798 | 372,332 | ||||||||||||
Net purchases (sales) |
(4,353,552 | ) | (38,273,087 | ) | (10,040,742 | ) | 13,275,499 | |||||||||
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |
(9,657,767 | ) | (152,317,906 | ) | (10,799,434 | ) | 27,115,676 | |||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/10 |
$ | 7,750,975 | $ | 6,225,265 | $ | 11,820,433 | $ | 40,789,769 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/10 |
$ | 2,018,552 | $ | 345,401 | $ | 6,211,293 | $ | 4,779,164 | ||||||||
Quasi- Sovereigns |
Governments - Treasuries |
Governments - Sovereign Bonds |
Bank Loans | |||||||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/09 |
$ | 33,763,650 | $ | 27,044,134 | $ | 37,384,568 | $ | 19,390,196 | ||||||||
Accrued discounts/ premiums |
(4,356,133 | ) | (143,233 | ) | (59,684 | ) | (947,126 | ) | ||||||||
Realized gain (loss) |
452,840 | 687,372 | 3,418,879 | (971,682 | ) | |||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation |
15,812,486 | 11,153,366 | 916,722 | 5,829,102 | ||||||||||||
Net purchases (sales) |
8,693,210 | (4,402,933 | ) | (19,863,506 | ) | 12,104,872 | ||||||||||
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |
(54,366,053 | ) | (34,338,706 | ) | (21,796,979 | ) | 0 | | ||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/10 |
$ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 35,405,362 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/10 |
$ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 4,323,488 |
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Emerging Markets - Corporate Banks |
Emerging Markets - Treasuries |
Asset- Backed Securities |
CMOs | |||||||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/09 |
$ | 2,551,309 | $ | 34,442,924 | $ | 6,671,922 | $ | 0 | | |||||||
Accrued discounts/ premiums |
5,238 | 267,566 | 34,534 | 42,042 | ||||||||||||
Realized gain (loss) |
0 | | 4,112,819 | 933,798 | 375,108 | |||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation |
1,534,175 | 4,685,744 | 1,076,100 | 1,025,324 | ||||||||||||
Net purchases (sales) |
566,933 | (27,864,621 | ) | (6,386,890 | ) | 9,070,854 | ||||||||||
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |
(626,405 | ) | (15,644,432 | ) | 0 | | 0 | | ||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/10 |
$ | 4,031,250 | $ | 0 | | $ | 2,329,464 | $ | 10,513,328 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/10 |
$ | 1,330,078 | $ | 0 | | $ | 1,041,443 | $ | 1,025,323 | |||||||
Common Stocks |
Inflation - Linked Securities |
Local Governments - Regional Bonds |
Warrants | |||||||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/09 |
$ | 12,978 | $ | 1,719,087 | $ | 937,337 | $ | 925,000 | ||||||||
Accrued discounts/ premiums |
0 | | (73,402 | ) | 6,580 | 0 | | |||||||||
Realized gain (loss) |
0 | | 22 | 0 | | 1,452,250 | ||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation |
(12,978 | ) | 2,570,977 | 1,503,818 | (925,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Net purchases (sales) |
0 | | 336,273 | 1,875,285 | (1,452,250 | ) | ||||||||||
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |
0 | | (4,552,957 | ) | 0 | | 0 | | ||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/10 |
$ | 0 | | $ | 0 | | $ | 4,323,020 | $ | 0 | | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/10 |
$ | (12,978 | ) | $ | 0 | | $ | 1,503,818 | $ | 0 | |
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TALF Loans | Total | |||||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/09 |
$ | 0 | | $ | 328,482,854 | |||||||
Accrued discounts/ premiums |
0 | | (4,148,994 | ) | ||||||||
Realized gain (loss) |
0 | | 17,172,384 | |||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation |
0 | | 125,382,240 | |||||||||
Net purchases (sales) |
(11,700,000 | ) | (78,414,655 | ) | ||||||||
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |
0 | | (276,984,963 | ) | ||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/10 |
$ | (11,700,000 | ) | $ | 111,488,866 | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/10 |
0 | | $ | 22,565,582 | ** |
** | The unrealized appreciation/depreciation is included in net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and other financial instruments in the accompanying statement of operations. |
3. Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and asked prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.
Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, foreign currency exchange contracts, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.
4. Taxes
It is the Funds policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its invest-
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ment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.
In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds tax positions taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds financial statements.
5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income.
6. Dividends and Distributions
Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.
NOTE B
Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .90% of the Funds average weekly net assets. Such fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.
Pursuant to the amended administration agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser, provided, however, that the reimbursement may not exceed .15% annualized of average weekly net assets. For the year ended March 31, 2010, such fee amounted to $119,731, representing .01% annualized of the Funds average weekly net assets.
Under the terms of a Shareholder Inquiry Agency Agreement with AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (ABIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser, the Fund reimburses ABIS for costs relating to servicing phone inquiries on
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behalf of the Fund. During the year ended March 31, 2010, there was $360 reimbursement paid to ABIS.
The Fund may invest in the AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc.- Government STIF Portfolio, an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. The Government STIF Portfolio is offered as a cash management option to mutual funds and other institutional accounts of the Adviser, and is not available for direct purchase by members of the public. The Government STIF Portfolio pays no investment management fees but does bear its own expenses. A summary of the Funds transactions in shares of the Government STIF Portfolio for the year ended March 31, 2010, is as follows:
Market Value |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value March 31, 2010 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) | ||||||||
$ 8,438 | $ | 392,291 | $ | 394,436 | $ | 6,293 | $ | 23 |
NOTE C
Investment Transactions
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended March 31, 2010, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities) |
$ | 575,930,821 | $ | 410,917,425 | |||
U.S. government securities |
0 | | 1,673,197 |
The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation (excluding foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts) are as follows:
Cost |
$ | 1,238,289,710 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 161,382,439 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(45,299,284 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 116,083,155 | ||
1. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Fund may use derivatives to earn income and enhance returns, to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio, to replace more traditional direct investments, or to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets. The Fund may also use derivatives for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investment in foreign currencies, as described below under Currency Transactions.
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The principal type of derivatives utilized by the Fund, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:
| Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sales commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under Currency Transactions.
A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars reflects the total exposure the Fund has in that particular currency contract.
| Option Transactions |
For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. The Fund may also use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under Currency Transactions.
The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.
When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from options written. The difference between the premium
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received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an option written by the Fund could result in the Funds selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund had no transactions in written options.
| Swap Agreements |
The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk and currencies. The Fund may also enter into swaps for non-hedging purposes as a means of gaining market exposures or making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under Currency Transactions. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap agreement.
Credit Default Swaps:
The Fund may enter into credit default swaps to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults by corporate and sovereign issuers held by the Fund, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. The Fund may purchase credit protection (Buy Contract) or provide credit protection (Sale Contract) on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap. During the term of the swap agreement, the Fund receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated at the agreed upon interest rate applied to the notional amount. The accrual for these interim payments is recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts on the statement of assets and liabilities. Upfront premiums paid or received in connection with credit default swap contracts are recognized as cost or proceeds on the statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain/(loss) from swaps on the statement of operations. If the
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Fund is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller/(pay to the buyer) of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap contract (the Maximum Payout Amount) and deliver/(take delivery of) the referenced obligation or (ii) receive/ (pay) a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation.
Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. If the Fund is a buyer of protection and no credit event occurs, it will lose its investment. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Fund coupled with the periodic payments previously received may be less than the Maximum Payout Amount it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
Implied credit spreads over Treasuries of comparable maturity utilized in determining the market value of credit default swaps on issuers as of period end are disclosed in the portfolio of investments. The implied spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and typically reflect the markets assessment of the likelihood of default by the issuer of the referenced obligation. The implied credit spread of a particular reference entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Widening credit spreads typically represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and greater likelihood of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as Defaulted indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced entity or obligation.
At March 31, 2010, the Fund had Sale Contracts outstanding with Maximum Payout Amounts aggregating $48,110,000 with net unrealized appreciation of $3,546,833 and terms ranging from 6 months to 3 years, as reflected in the portfolio of investments.
In certain circumstances, Maximum Payout Amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront premium received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from settlement of buy protection credit default swap agreements entered into by the Fund for the same reference obligation with the same counterparty. As of March 31, 2010, the Fund did not have Buy Contracts outstanding for the same referenced obligation with the same counterparty for its Sale Contracts outstanding.
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Documentation governing the Funds swap transactions may contain provisions for early termination of a swap in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels set forth in the documentation (net asset contingent features). If these levels are triggered, the Funds counterparty has the right to terminate the swap and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated swap transaction. As of March 31, 2010, the Fund had credit default swap contracts in liability positions with net asset contingent features. The fair value of such contracts amounted to $429,984 at March 31, 2010.
At March 31, 2010 the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||
Derivative Type |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location |
Fair Value | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location |
Fair Value | ||||||
Credit contracts |
Unrealized appreciation of credit default swap contracts |
$ | 3,546,833 | Unrealized depreciation of credit default swap contracts |
$ | 429,984 | ||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
Unrealized appreciation of forward currency exchange contracts |
|
1,188,014 |
Unrealized depreciation of forward currency exchange contracts |
|
63,535 | ||||
Total |
$ | 4,734,847 | $ | 493,519 | ||||||
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The effect of the derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2010:
Derivative Type |
Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) | |||||
Credit contracts |
Net realized change gain on in swap unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of swap contracts |
$ | 5,170,706 | $ | 2,777,963 | |||
Foreign exchange contracts |
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions; change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities |
|
3,193,257 |
|
1,057,698 | |||
Total |
$ | 8,363,963 | $ | 3,835,661 | ||||
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the average monthly notional amount of credit default swap contracts was $67,924,615 and the average monthly principal amount of forward currency exchange contracts was $91,974,400.
2. Currency Transactions
The Fund may invest in non-U.S. Dollar securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Fund may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and options. The Fund may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Fund and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Fund may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).
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Notes to Financial Statements
3. Reverse Repurchase Agreements
Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells securities and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish a segregated account with the custodian containing liquid assets having a value at least equal to the repurchase price. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $3,079,927 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 0.00%. During the period, the Fund received net interest payment from counterparties.
4. Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
The Fund participates in the TALF program. Under the TALF program eligible borrowers may obtain a non-recourse loan from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) by posting certain asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (Eligible Securities) as collateral. The transfer of the collateral is not recorded as a sale on a Funds records. The Fund agrees to repay the non-recourse loan amount plus accrued interest under the terms of the loan, with the principal balance being due at loan maturity. According to the terms of the TALF program, a Fund is not required to pledge further collateral should the value of the Eligible Securities transferred as collateral fall below the loan amount. The loan is prepayable in whole or in part at any time at the Funds option. Prepayments of principal received on the collateral during the loan term must be used to immediately reduce proportionately the loan balance outstanding. At the time of loan approval, the Fund pays a one time administration fee based upon the amount borrowed to the FRBNY.
Borrowing under TALF, as with the extension of other types of credit, subjects a Fund to certain risks, including possible delays in the recovery of securities posted as collateral or possible loss of rights in the collateral should a Fund be unable to repay a loan. Additionally, there is the risk that the expenses associated with the TALF loan, including interest expense may be greater than the income earned from the investment of the proceeds and/or the interest earned on the collateral to which a Fund remains entitled. Under the TALF program, interest earned on collateral will be used to pay interest expense associated with a loan. Should the interest earned exceed the interest expense on any given payment date, the remainder may be applied to the principal balance. Conversely, should the interest earned on the collateral be in shortfall of the interest expense due at any given payment date, a Fund will be required to expend cash for the difference in order to meet its obligation. Interest on the TALF loan is measured based on a predetermined rate on the loan origination and is reported on the statement of operations as interest expense.
For the year ended March 31, 2010, the average amount of TALF loans outstanding for the Fund was $24,393,029 and the weighted average interest rate was 1.73%.
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Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE D
Capital Stock
During the years ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, the Fund issued no shares in connection with the Funds dividend reinvestment plan.
NOTE E
Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund
Interest Rate Risk and Credit RiskInterest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Funds investments in fixed-income debt securities such as bonds or notes. Increases in interest rates may cause the value of the Funds investments to decline. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a debt security, or the counterparty to a derivative contract, will be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit risk rating. Credit risk is greater for medium quality and lower-rated securities. Lower-rated debt securities and similar unrated securities (commonly known as junk bonds) have speculative elements or are predominantly speculative risks.
Foreign Securities RiskInvesting in securities of foreign companies or foreign governments involves special risks which include changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the possibility of future political and economic developments which could adversely affect the value of such securities. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies or foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government.
Foreign investment risk may be particularly high to the extent the Fund invests in emerging market securities of issuers based in countries with developing economies. These securities may present market, credit, currency, liquidity, legal, political and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of investing in developed foreign (non-U.S.) countries.
Derivatives RiskThe Fund may invest in derivatives such as forwards, options, futures and swaps. These investments may be illiquid, difficult to price, and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund, and subject to counterparty risk to a greater degree than more traditional investments.
Indemnification RiskIn the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. As such, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Leverage RiskThe Fund may utilize leverage through borrowings or the investment techniques of reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls. Reverse repurchase agreements and dollar rolls are speculative techniques and the proceeds from these transactions may be used, similar to borrowings by the Fund, for investment purposes. The Fund may also utilize leverage through the use of the TALF loan.
Leverage may result in higher returns to the Fund than if the Fund were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining. The risks of leverage also include potentially a higher volatility of the NAV of the Common Stock, potentially more volatility in the market value of the Common Stock and the relatively greater effect on the NAV of the Common Stock caused by the favorable or adverse changes in portfolio security values or currency exchange rates. In addition, changes in the interest rate environment can increase or decrease shareholder returns. The Fund maintains asset coverage of at least 300% with respect to borrowings.
To the extent that the current interest rate on the Funds indebtedness approaches the net return on the leveraged portion of the Funds investment portfolio, then the benefit to the shareholders will be reduced. If the rate on indebtedness were to exceed the net return on the same portion of the portfolio, then this would result in a lower rate of return for the shareholders. Similarly, the use of leverage in a declining market can advance the decrease of the Funds NAV more so than if the Fund were not leveraged, which would likely be reflected in a greater decline in the market price for shares of Common Stock than if the Fund were not leveraged. In extreme cases, if the Funds current investment income were not sufficient to meet interest payments on indebtedness or if the Fund failed to maintain the asset coverage required by the 1940 Act, then it could be necessary for the Fund to liquidate certain investments at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so. The use of derivative instruments by the Fund, such as forwards, futures, options and swaps, may result in a form of leverage.
Currency RiskThis is the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Funds investments or reduce the returns of the Fund. For example, the value of the Funds investments in foreign currency-denominated securities or currencies may decrease if the U.S. Dollar is strong (i.e., gaining value relative to other currencies) and other currencies are weak (i.e., losing value relative to the U.S. Dollar). Currency markets are generally not as regulated as securities markets. Independent of the Funds investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Funds positions in various foreign currencies may cause the Portfolio to experience investment losses due to the changes in exchange rates and interest rates.
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Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE F
Acquisition of ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. by AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund)
On September 25, 2009, the Fund acquired all of the net assets and assumed all of the liabilities of ACM Managed Dollar Income, Inc. (ACM Managed Dollar), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Acquisition and Liquidation approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund at the Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Fund held on March 11, 2009. The primary reason for the transaction was to combine a smaller fund into a larger fund with the same investment objective and with similar strategies, except that the Fund may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated fixed-income securities while ACM Managed Dollars investments were limited to U.S. Dollar-denominated securities. On September 25, 2009, the acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 8,835,725 shares of the Fund for 15,166,366 shares of ACM Managed Dollar. For financial reporting purposes, the assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from ACM Managed Dollar was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Funds realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. The aggregate net assets of the Fund and ACM Managed Dollar immediately before the acquisition were $1,020,391,036 and $118,193,362 (including $4,515,708 of net unrealized appreciation of investments), respectively. The ACM Managed Dollars net assets were primarily comprised of investments with a fair value of $122,868,050. Immediately after the acquisition, the combined net assets of the Fund amounted to $1,138,584,398. Stockholders participating in ACM Managed Dollar dividend reinvestment plan received full and fractional shares of the fund. Other stockholders received cash of $2,669 in lieu of 200 shares.
The financial statements reflect the Funds operations for the period prior to the acquisition and the combined operations for the period subsequent to the acquisition. Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of ACM Managed Dollar that have been included in the Funds statement of operations since the acquisition was completed. Assuming the acquisition had been completed on April 1, 2009, the beginning of the annual reporting period of the Fund, the Funds pro-forma net investment income, net gain on investments and net increase in net assets from operations for the year ended March 31, 2010 would have been $101,229,778, $410,730,402 and $511,960,180, respectively.
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Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE G
Distributions to Shareholders
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 were as follows:
2010 | 2009 | |||||
Distributions paid from: |
||||||
Ordinary income |
$ | 92,187,081 | $ | 84,218,883 | ||
Net long-term capital gains |
| 32,608,826 | ||||
Total taxable distributions |
92,187,081 | 116,827,709 | ||||
Total distributions paid |
$ | 92,187,081 | $ | 116,827,709 | ||
As of March 31, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income |
$ | 24,647,414 | ||||
Accumulated capital and other losses |
(88,667,084 | )(a) | ||||
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
115,995,551 | (b) | ||||
Total accumulated earnings/(deficit) |
$ | 51,975,881 | ||||
(a) | On March 31, 2010, the Fund had a net capital loss carryover for federal income tax purposes of $85,662,772 of which $20,223,376 expires in the year 2011, $34,791,447 expires in the year 2017, and $30,647,949 expires in the year 2018. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. As a result of the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund by the Fund, various limitations and reductions regarding the future utilization of certain capital loss carryforwards were applied based on certain provisions in the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, certain capital loss carryforwards were reduced. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $3,004,312. |
(b) | The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premium, the difference between book and tax treatment of swap income and the realization for tax purpose of gain/losses on certain derivative instruments. |
During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to the tax treatment of swap income, tax character of paydown gain/losses, foreign currency transactions, the tax treatment of bond premium, capital loss carryforward expiration, and merger related adjustments resulted in a net increase in undistributed net investment income, a net increase in accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions, and a net increase to additional paid in capital. This reclassification had no effect on net assets.
NOTE H
Legal Proceedings
As has been previously reported, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) have been investigating practices in the mutual fund industry identi-
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Notes to Financial Statements
fied as market timing and late trading of mutual fund shares. Certain other regulatory authorities have also been conducting investigations into these practices within the industry and have requested that the Adviser provide information to them. The Adviser has been cooperating and will continue to cooperate with all of these authorities. The shares of the Fund are not redeemable by the Fund, but are traded on an exchange at prices established by the market. Accordingly, the Fund and its shareholders are not subject to the market timing and late trading practices that are the subject of the investigations mentioned above or the lawsuits described below.
Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the Adviser and certain other defendants in which plaintiffs make claims purportedly based on or related to the same practices that are the subject of the SEC and NYAG investigations referred to above. Some of these lawsuits name the Fund as a party. The lawsuits are now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland pursuant to a ruling by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferring and centralizing all of the mutual funds involving market and late trading in the District of Maryland.
The Adviser believes that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the Advisers ability to perform advisory services relating to the Fund.
NOTE I
Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds financial statements through this date.
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Notes to Financial Statements
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
Year Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 9.58 | $ 13.81 | $ 15.19 | $ 14.54 | $ 13.55 | ||||||||||
Income From Investment Operations |
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) |
1.19 | 1.06 | 1.07 | .91 | .90 | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions |
4.84 | (3.76 | ) | (.77 | ) | .72 | .99 | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations |
6.03 | (2.70 | ) | .30 | 1.63 | 1.89 | |||||||||
Less: Dividends and Distributions |
|||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income |
(1.14 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (1.13 | ) | (.98 | ) | (.90 | ) | |||||
Distributions from net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions |
0 | | (.43 | ) | (.55 | ) | 0 | | 0 | | |||||
Total dividends and distributions |
(1.14 | ) | (1.53 | ) | (1.68 | ) | (.98 | ) | (.90 | ) | |||||
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 14.47 | $ 9.58 | $ 13.81 | $ 15.19 | $ 14.54 | ||||||||||
Market value, end of period |
$ 14.23 | $ 8.29 | $ 13.10 | $ 13.85 | $ 12.59 | ||||||||||
Discount, end of period |
(1.66 | )% | (13.47 | )% | (5.14 | )% | (8.82 | )% | (13.41 | )% | |||||
Total Return |
|||||||||||||||
Total investment return based on:(b) |
|||||||||||||||
Market value |
88.70 | % | (25.76 | )% | 7.09 | % | 18.52 | % | 14.62 | % | |||||
Net asset value |
66.05 | % | (18.61 | ) % | 2.94 | % | 12.55 | % | 15.28 | % | |||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s omitted) |
$1,232,796 | $731,003 | $1,054,559 | $1,027,252 | $983,788 | ||||||||||
Ratio to average net |
|||||||||||||||
Expenses |
1.09 | % | 1.07 | % | 1.53 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.23 | % | |||||
Expenses, excluding interest expense |
1.01 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.15 | % | |||||
Expenses, excluding interest and TALF administration fee |
1.00 | % | 1.07 | % | 1.53 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.23 | % | |||||
Net investment income |
9.44 | % | 9.10 | % | 7.34 | % | 6.24 | % | 6.33 | % | |||||
Portfolio turnover rate |
38 | % | 40 | % | 67 | % | 68 | % | 79 | % |
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
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Financial Highlights
(b) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Generally, total investment return based on net asset value will be higher than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is an increase in the discount or a decrease in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Conversely, total investment return based on net asset value will be lower than total investment return based on market value in periods where there is a decrease in the discount or an increase in the premium of the market value to the net asset value from the beginning to the end of such periods. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
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Financial Highlights
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of March 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and others, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. at March 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
New York, New York
May 27, 2010
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TAX INFORMATION
(unaudited)
46.5% of the ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 qualify as interest related dividends for non-U.S. shareholders.
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Tax Information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(unaudited)
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
Shareholders whose shares are registered in their own names will automatically be participants in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan), pursuant to which distributions to shareholders will be paid in or reinvested in additional shares of the Fund, unless they elect to receive cash. Computershare Trust Company N.A. (the Agent) will act as agent for participants under the Plan. Shareholders whose shares are held in the name of a broker or nominee should contact such broker or nominee to determine whether or how they may participate in the Plan.
If the Board declares a distribution payable either in shares or in cash, as holders of the Common Stock may have elected, non-participants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in shares of Common Stock of the Fund valued as follows:
(i) | If the shares of Common Stock are trading at net asset value or at a premium above net asset value at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at the greater of net asset value or 95% of the then current market price. |
(ii) | If the shares of Common Stock are trading at a discount from net asset value at the time of valuation, the Agent will receive the distribution in cash and apply it to the purchase of the Funds shares of Common Stock in the open market on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the participants accounts. Such purchases will be made on or shortly after the payment date for such distribution and in no event more than 30 days after such date except where temporary curtailment or suspension of purchase is necessary to comply with Federal securities laws. If, before the Agent has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the net asset value of a share of Common Stock, the average purchase price per share paid by the Agent may exceed the net asset value of the Funds shares of Common Stock, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund. |
The Agent will maintain all shareholders accounts in the Plan and furnish written confirmation of all transactions in the account, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Agent in non-certificate form in the name of the participant, and each shareholders proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan.
There will be no charges with respect to shares issued directly by the Fund to satisfy the dividend reinvestment requirements. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Agents open market purchases of shares.
The automatic reinvestment of distributions will not relieve participants of any income taxes that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on distributions.
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Additional Information
Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable. Accordingly, the Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any voluntary cash payments made and any dividend or distribution paid subsequent to written notice of the change sent to participants in the Plan at least 90 days before the record date for such dividend or distribution. The Plan may also be amended or terminated by the Agent on at least 90 days written notice to participants in the Plan. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Agent at Computershare Trust Company N.A., P.O. Box 43010, Providence, RI 02940-3010.
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Additional Information
RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
(unaudited)
Supplemental Proxy Information
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) was held on March 31, 2010.
A description of the proposal and number of shares voted at the Meeting are as follows:
Director | Voted for | Authority Withheld | ||||
1. To elect a Class One Director: (terms expire in 2013) |
Robert M. Keith Michael J. Downey Nancy P. Jacklin |
69,881,662 69,982,833 69,905,828 |
4,959,352 4,858,181 4,935,186 |
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Results of Shareholders Meeting
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
William H. Foulk, Jr. (1), Chairman
John H. Dobkin(1)
Michael J. Downey(1)
D. James Guzy(1)
Nancy P. Jacklin(1)
Robert M. Keith
Garry L. Moody(1)
Marshall C. Turner, Jr. (1)
Earl D. Weiner(1)
OFFICERS
Robert M. Keith, President and Chief Executive Officer
Philip L. Kirstein, Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer
Paul J. DeNoon(2) , Vice President
Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary
Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Stephen Woetzel, Controller
Administrator AllianceBernstein, L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105
Custodian and Accounting Agent Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109
Dividend Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar Computershare Trust Company, N.A. P.O. Box 43010 Providence, RI 02940-3010 |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ernst & Young LLP 5 Times Square New York, NY 10036
Legal Counsel Seward & Kissel LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004 |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors Committee. Mr. Foulk is the sole member of the Fair Value Pricing Committee. |
(2) | The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Funds portfolio are made by the Global Fixed-Income: Emerging Market Investment Team. While all members of the team work jointly to determine the majority of the investment strategy including stock selection for the Fund, Messrs. Paul J. DeNoon, Fernando Grisales, Douglas J. Peebles and Matthew S. Sheridan, members of the Global Fixed-Income: Emerging Market Investment Team, are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio. |
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that the Fund may purchase from time to time at market prices shares of its Common Stock in the open market. |
This report, including the financial statements herein, is transmitted to the shareholders of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund for their information. The financial information included herein is taken from the records of the Fund. This is not a prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase of shares of the Fund or any securities mentioned in this report. |
Annual Certifications As required, on May 7, 2010, the Fund submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual certification of the Funds Chief Executive Officer certifying that he is not aware of any violation of the NYSEs Corporate Governance listing standards. The Fund also has included the certifications of the Funds Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to the Funds Form N-CSR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the reporting period. |
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Board of Directors
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Board of Directors Information
The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Funds Directors is set forth below.
NAME, ADDRESS*, AGE, (YEAR ELECTED**) |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS |
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY DIRECTOR | |||
INTERESTED DIRECTOR | ||||||
Robert M. Keith, + 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 50 (2009) |
Executive Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the Adviser) and head of AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) since July 2008; Director of ABI and President of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. Previously, he served as Executive Managing Director of ABI from December 2006 to June 2008. Prior to joining ABI in 2006, Executive Managing Director of Bernstein Global Wealth Management, and prior thereto, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Client Service and Sales of the Advisers institutional investment management business since 2004. Prior thereto, Managing Director and Head of North American Client Service and Sales in the Advisers institutional investment management business, with which he had been associated since prior to 2005. | 6 | None |
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NAME, ADDRESS*, AGE, (YEAR ELECTED**) |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS |
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY DIRECTOR | |||
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS | ||||||
William H. Foulk, Jr., #, *** Chairman of the Board 77 (1993) |
Investment Adviser and an Independent Consultant since prior to 2005. Previously, he was Senior Manager of Barrett Associates, Inc., a registered investment adviser. He was formerly Deputy Comptroller and Chief Investment Officer of the State of New York and, prior thereto, Chief Investment Officer of the New York Bank for Savings. Mr. Foulk has served as a director or trustee of various AllianceBernstein Funds since 1983 and has been Chairman of the AllianceBernstein Funds and of the Independent Directors Committee of such Funds since 2003. He is also active in a number of mutual fund related organizations and committees. | 92 | None | |||
John H. Dobkin, # 68 (1993) |
Independent Consultant since prior to 2005. Formerly, President of Save Venice, Inc. (preservation organization) from 2001-2002, a Senior Advisor from June 1999 June 2000 and President of Historic Hudson Valley (historic preservation) from December 1989 May 1999. Previously, Director of the National Academy of Design. He has served as a director or trustee of various AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds since 1992, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees of a number of such Funds from 2001-2008. | 90 | None |
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Management of the Fund
NAME, ADDRESS*, AGE, (YEAR ELECTED**) |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS |
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY DIRECTOR | |||
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued) |
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Michael J. Downey, # 66 (2005) |
Private investor since prior to 2005. Formerly, managing partner of Lexington Capital, LLC (investment advisory firm) from December 1997 until December 2003. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Director of the Prudential Mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities Inc. Mr. Downey has served as a director or trustee of the AllianceBernstein Funds since 2005 and is director of two other registered investment companies (and Chairman of one of them). Director of Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. and The Merger Fund since prior to 2005, and Prospect Acquisition Corp. (financial services) since prior to 2005 until 2009. | 90 | Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. and The Merger Fund | |||
D. James Guzy, # 74 (2005) |
Chairman of the Board of PLX Technology (semi-conductors) and of SRC Computers Inc., with which he has been associated since prior to 2005. He was Director of the Intel Corporation (semi-conductors) from 1969 until 2008, and served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of such company for several years until May 2008. Mr. Guzy has served as a director of one or more of the AllianceBernstein Funds since 1982. | 90 | Cirrus Logic Corporation (semi-conductors) |
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Management of the Fund
NAME, ADDRESS*, AGE, (YEAR ELECTED**) |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS |
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY DIRECTOR | |||
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued) |
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Nancy P. Jacklin, # 62 (2006) |
Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies since 2008. Formerly, U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (December 2002 May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Jacklin has served as a director or trustee of the AllianceBernstein Funds since 2006. | 90 | None | |||
Garry L. Moody, # 58 (2008) |
Independent Consultant. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995); and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services. He is also a member of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC), an organization of independent directors of mutual funds, and serves on that organizations Education and Communications Committee. Mr. Moody has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committee, of most of the AllianceBernstein Funds since 2008. |
89 | None |
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Management of the Fund
NAME, ADDRESS*, AGE, (YEAR ELECTED**) |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS |
PORTFOLIOS IN FUND COMPLEX OVERSEEN BY DIRECTOR |
OTHER DIRECTORSHIP HELD BY DIRECTOR | |||
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS (continued) |
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Marshall C. Turner, Jr., # 68 (2005) |
Private Investor since prior to 2005. Interim CEO of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (semi-conductor and solar cell substrates) from November 2008 until March 2009. He was Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (components of semi-conductor manufacturing), 2003-2005, and President and CEO, 2005-2006, after the company was renamed Toppan Photomasks, Inc. Mr. Turner has extensive experience in venture capital investing including prior service as general partner of three institutional venture capital partnerships, and serves on the boards of a number of education and science-related non-profit organizations. Mr. Turner has served as a director or trustee of one or more of the AllianceBernstein Funds since 1992. | 90 | Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors) and MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. | |||
Earl D. Weiner, # 70 (2007) |
Of Counsel, and Partner prior to January 2007, of the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; member of ABA Federal Regulation of Securities Committee Task Force to draft editions of the Fund Directors Guidebook. He also serves as a director or trustee of various non-profit organizations and has served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of a number of them. He has served as a director or trustee of the AllianceBernstein Funds since 2007 and is Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committees of most of the Funds. | 90 | None |
* | The address for each of the Funds disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Philip L. Kirstein, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105. |
** | There is no stated term of office for the Funds Directors. |
+ | Mr. Keith is an interested person, as defined in the 1940 Act, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser. |
# | Member of the Audit Committee, the Independent Directors Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee. |
*** | Member of the Fair Value Pricing Committee. |
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Management of the Fund
Officer Information
Certain information concerning the Funds Officers is listed below.
NAME, ADDRESS* AND AGE |
POSITION(S) HELD WITH FUND |
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING PAST 5 YEARS | ||
Robert M. Keith, 50 |
President and Chief Executive Officer | See biography above. | ||
Philip L. Kirstein, 65 |
Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer | Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer of the AllianceBernstein Funds, with which he has been associated since October 2004. Prior thereto, he was Of Counsel to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP from October 2003 to October 2004, and General Counsel of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. since prior to 2005. | ||
Paul J. DeNoon, 48 |
Vice President | Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2005. | ||
Emilie D. Wrapp, 54 |
Secretary | Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2005. | ||
Joseph J. Mantineo, 51 |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (ABIS)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2005. | ||
Stephen Woetzel, 38 |
Controller | Vice President of ABIS**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2005. |
* | The address for each of the Funds Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105. |
** | The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund. |
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Management of the Fund
Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Funds Advisory and Administration Agreements
The disinterested directors (the directors) of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the Fund) unanimously approved the continuance of the Funds Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and the continuance of the Funds Administration Agreement with the Adviser (in such capacity, the Administrator) at a meeting held on November 3-5, 2009.
Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement and Administration Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also discussed the proposed continuances in private sessions with counsel and the Funds Senior Officer (who is also the Funds Independent Compliance Officer).
The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Advisers integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Advisers initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Advisers willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AllianceBernstein Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they receive presentations from the Adviser on the investment results of the Fund and review extensive materials and information presented by the Adviser.
The directors also considered all other factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements (i) between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee and (ii) between the Fund and the Administrator, as provided in the Administration Agreement, including the administration fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors determinations included the following:
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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided
The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and by the Administrator under the Administration Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund and the resources the Administrator has devoted to providing services to the Fund. They noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Funds portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Advisers role in coordinating the activities of the Funds other service providers, also were considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement.
Costs of Services Provided and Profitability
The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2007 and 2008 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant retained by the Funds Senior Officer. The directors reviewed the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and noted that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Advisers relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiary which provides shareholder services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability between fund advisory contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Advisers relationship with the Fund before taxes. The directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Advisers level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.
Fall-Out Benefits
The directors considered the benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund other than the fees payable under the Advisory and Administration Agreements, including but not limited to benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby the Adviser receives brokerage and research services from many of the brokers and dealers that execute purchases and sales of securities on behalf of its clients on an agency basis) and shareholder servicing fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors noted that since the Fund does not engage in brokerage transactions, the Adviser does not receive soft dollar benefits in respect of portfolio transactions of the Fund. The directors recognized that the Advisers profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the
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Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.
Investment Results
In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year. At the November 2009 meeting, the directors reviewed information prepared by Lipper showing the performance of the Fund as compared with that of a group of similar funds selected by Lipper (the Performance Group), and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Funds performance as compared with the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (JPM EMBI Global) and with a composite index (33% JPM Government Bond IndexEmerging Markets, 33% JPM EMBI Global and 33% Barclays Capital U.S. High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index), in each case for the various periods ended July 31, 2009. The directors noted that the Fund was 1st out of 3 of the Performance Group for the 1- and 3-year periods and 1st out of 2 of the Performance Group for the 5- and 10-year periods, and that the Fund outperformed both indices (which, they noted, are not leveraged) in the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods as well as the composite index in the 10-year period. The directors recognized that the small number of other funds in the Funds Lipper category made performance comparisons of limited utility. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Funds relative performance over time had been satisfactory.
Advisory Fees and Other Expenses
The directors considered the latest fiscal year actual management fee rate paid by the Fund (combined advisory fee paid to the Adviser and administration fee paid to the Administrator) and information prepared by Lipper concerning fee rates paid by other funds in the same Lipper category as the Fund. They compared the combined advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund to the advisory fees of other funds where there is no separate administrator. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds.
The directors noted that in connection with the settlement of the market timing matter with the New York Attorney General in December 2003, the Adviser agreed to material reductions (averaging 20%) in the fee schedules of most of the open-end funds sponsored by the Adviser and that such open-end funds had benefited from such reductions since 2004. The directors noted that the Funds contractual advisory fee rate was higher than the fee rate charged to an open-end emerging market debt fund managed by the Adviser, and that the Funds fee rate exceeded the rate paid by the open-end fund prior to the settlement related reduction. The directors further noted that in 2005 the directors considered and approved the Advisers proposal, in response to the directors request for advisory and administration fee reductions, to amend the Advisory Agreement to
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reduce the fee rate by 10 basis points (from 1.00% to 0.90%) and the Administrators proposal to replace the 15 basis points fee in the Administration Agreement with an amount equal to no more than the cost to the Administrator of providing administrative services subject to a maximum of 15 basis points.
The Adviser informed the directors that there are no institutional products managed by it that have an investment style substantially similar to that of the Fund. The directors reviewed the relevant fee information from the Advisers Form ADV and noted that the Adviser charged institutional clients lower fees for advising comparably sized accounts using strategies that differ from those of the Fund but which involved investments in securities of the same type that the Fund invests in (i.e., various types of fixed income securities). The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In light of this information, the directors did not place significant weight on these fee comparisons.
The directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the fees and expenses of funds within two comparison groups created by Lipper: an Expense Group and an Expense Universe. Lipper described an Expense Group as a representative sample of funds similar to the Fund and an Expense Universe as a broader group, consisting of all funds in the Funds investment classification/objective. The directors noted that because of the small number of funds in the Funds Lipper category, at the request of the Adviser and the Funds Senior Officer, Lipper had expanded the Expense Group and Expense Universe of the Fund to include closed-end funds that are allowed to utilize leverage but do not do so. The expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Funds latest fiscal year. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some funds in the Funds Lipper category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds investment advisers, which in some cases were voluntary and perhaps temporary. The directors view the expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Advisers services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others.
The information reviewed by the directors showed that the Funds latest fiscal year actual management fee rate of 91.5 basis points (combined advisory fee paid to the Adviser plus administration fee paid to the Administrator) was higher than the Expense Group median and lower than the Expense Universe median. The directors noted that the total management fee rate would have been lower if expressed as a percentage of the Funds average weekly total assets (i.e., net assets plus assets supported by leverage). The directors also noted that the Funds total expense ratio was lower than the Expense Group and the Expense Universe medians. The directors concluded that the Funds expense ratio was satisfactory.
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Economies of Scale
The directors considered that the Fund is a closed-end Fund and that it was not expected to have meaningful asset growth (absent a rights offering or an acquisition). In such circumstances, the directors did not view the potential for realization of economies of scale as the Funds assets grow to be a material factor in their deliberations. The directors noted that if the Funds net assets were to increase materially as a result of, e.g., an acquisition or rights offering, they would review whether potential economies of scale would be realized. In this regard the directors took account of the fact that the Funds net assets had increased modestly by the acquisition of a much smaller fund, Alliance World Dollar Government Fund, Inc., effective April 13, 2007.
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SUMMARY OF GENERAL INFORMATION
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Summary of General Information
THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Retirement Strategies Funds
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2020 Retirement Strategy |
2040 Retirement Strategy | ||
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2025 Retirement Strategy |
2045 Retirement Strategy | ||
2010 Retirement Strategy |
2030 Retirement Strategy |
2050 Retirement Strategy | ||
2015 Retirement Strategy |
2035 Retirement Strategy |
2055 Retirement Strategy |
We also offer Exchange Reserves,** which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AllianceBernstein mutual funds.
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* | Prior to December 31, 2009, Conservative Wealth Strategy was named Wealth Preservation Strategy, and Tax-Managed Conservative Wealth Strategy was named Tax-Managed Wealth Preservation Strategy. U.S. Strategic Research Portfolio was incepted on December 23, 2009. Prior to January 20, 2010, The Ibero-America Fund was named The Spain Fund. Prior to March 1, 2010, Core Opportunities Fund was named the Focused Growth & Income Fund. |
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ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND
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ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A copy of the registrants code of ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit 12(a)(1).
(b) During the period covered by this report, no material amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.
(c) During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above were granted.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
The registrants Board of Directors has determined that independent directors William H. Foulk, Jr. and Gary L. Moody qualify as audit committee financial experts.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
(a) - (c) The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the independent auditor Ernst & Young LLP, for the Funds last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for: (i) the audit of the Funds annual financial statements included in the Funds annual report to stockholders; (ii) assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Funds financial statements and are not reported under (i), which include advice and education related to accounting and auditing issues and quarterly press release review (for those Funds that issue quarterly press releases), and preferred stock maintenance testing (for those Funds that issue preferred stock); and (iii) tax compliance, tax advice and tax return preparation.
Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees |
Tax Fees | |||||||
2009 |
$ | 67,200 | $ | 6,350 | $ | 21,166 | |||
2010 |
$ | 58,658 | $ | 7,200 | $ | 19,096 |
(d) Not applicable.
(e) (1) Beginning with audit and non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Funds Audit Committee policies and procedures require the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund by the Funds independent auditors. The Funds Audit Committee policies and procedures also require pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Adviser and Service Affiliates to the extent that these services are directly related to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund.
(e) (2) All of the amounts for Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees and Tax Fees in the table under Item 4 (a) (c) are for services pre-approved by the Funds Audit Committee.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The following table sets forth the aggregate non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Funds Adviser and entities that control, are controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund, which include conducting an annual internal control report pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (Service Affiliates):
All Fees for Non-Audit Services Provided to the Portfolio, the Adviser and Service Affiliates |
Total Amount of Foregoing Column Pre- approved by the Audit Committee (Portion Comprised of Audit Related Fees) (Portion Comprised of Tax Fees) |
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2009 |
$ | 536,950 | $ | 27,516 | |||
$ | (6,350 | ) | |||||
$ | (21,166 | ) | |||||
2010 |
$ | 956,828 | $ | 270,142 | |||
$ | (251,046 | ) | |||||
$ | (19,096 | ) |
(h) The Audit Committee of the Fund has considered whether the provision of any non-audit services not pre-approved by the Audit Committee provided by the Funds independent auditor to the Adviser and Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the auditors independence.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The audit committee members are as follows:
John H. Dobkin Michael J. Downey William H. Foulk, Jr. Nancy P. Jacklin |
D. James Guzy Gary. L Moody Marshall C. Turner, Jr. Earl D. Weiner |
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Statement of Policies and Procedures for
Proxy Voting
1. Introduction
As a registered investment adviser, AllianceBernstein L.P. (AllianceBernstein, we or us) has a fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of our clients. We recognize that this duty requires us to vote client securities in a timely manner and make voting decisions that are in the best interests of our clients. Consistent with these obligations, we will disclose our clients voting records only to them and as required by mutual fund vote disclosure regulations. In addition, the proxy committees may, after careful consideration, choose to respond to surveys regarding past votes.
This statement is intended to comply with Rule 206(4)-6 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It sets forth our policies and procedures for voting proxies for our discretionary investment advisory clients, including investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. This statement applies to AllianceBernsteins investment groups investing on behalf of clients in both U.S. and non-U.S. securities.
2. Proxy Policies
This statement is designed to be responsive to the wide range of proxy voting subjects that can have a significant effect on the investment value of the securities held in our clients accounts. These policies are not exhaustive due to the variety of proxy voting issues that we may be required to consider. AllianceBernstein reserves the right to depart from these guidelines in order to make voting decisions that are in our clients best interests. In reviewing proxy issues, we will apply the following general policies:
2.1. Corporate Governance
AllianceBernsteins proxy voting policies recognize the importance of good corporate governance in ensuring that management and the board of directors fulfill their obligations to shareholders. We favor proposals promoting transparency and
accountability within a company. We support the appointment of a majority of independent directors on key committees and generally support separating the positions of chairman and chief executive officer, except in cases where a company has sufficient counter-balancing governance in place. Because we believe that good corporate governance requires shareholders to have a meaningful voice in the affairs of the company, we generally will support shareholder proposals which request that companies amend their by-laws to provide that director nominees be elected by an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. Furthermore, we have written to the SEC in support of shareholder access to corporate proxy statements under specified conditions with the goal of serving the best interests of all shareholders.
2.2. Elections of Directors
Unless there is a proxy fight for seats on the Board or we determine that there are other compelling reasons for withholding votes for directors, we will vote in favor of the management proposed slate of directors. That said, we believe that directors have a duty to respond to shareholder actions that have received significant shareholder support. Therefore, we may withhold votes for directors (or vote against directors in non-U.S. markets) who fail to act on key issues such as failure to implement proposals to declassify boards, failure to implement a majority vote requirement, failure to submit a rights plan to a shareholder vote or failure to act on tender offers where a majority of shareholders have tendered their shares. (We may vote against directors under these circumstances if the company has adopted a majority voting policy because, if a company has adopted such a policy, withholding votes from directors is not possible.) In addition, we will withhold votes for directors who fail to attend at least seventy-five percent of board meetings within a given year without a reasonable excuse, and we may abstain or vote against directors of non-U.S. issuers where there is insufficient information about the nominees disclosed in the proxy statement. Also, we will generally not withhold votes for directors who meet the definition of independence promulgated by the primary exchange on which the companys shares are traded or set forth in the code we determine to be best practice in the country where the subject company is domiciled. Finally, because we believe that cumulative voting in single shareholder class structures provides a disproportionately large voice to minority shareholders in the affairs of a company, we will generally vote against such proposals and vote for management proposals seeking to eliminate cumulative voting. However, in
dual class structures (such as A&B shares) where the shareholders with a majority economic interest have a minority voting interest, we will generally vote in favor of cumulative voting.
2.3. Appointment of Auditors
AllianceBernstein believes that the company is in the best position to choose its auditors, so we will generally support managements recommendation. However, we recognize that there are inherent conflicts when a companys independent auditor performs substantial non-audit services for the company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prohibits certain categories of services by auditors to U.S. issuers, making this issue less prevalent in the U.S. Nevertheless, in reviewing a proposed auditor, we will consider the fees paid for non-audit services relative to total fees and whether there are other reasons for us to question the independence or performance of the auditors.
2.4. Changes in Legal and Capital Structure
Changes in a companys charter, articles of incorporation or by-laws are often technical and administrative in nature. Absent a compelling reason to the contrary, AllianceBernstein will cast its votes in accordance with managements recommendations on such proposals. However, we will review and analyze on a case-by-case basis any non-routine proposals that are likely to affect the structure and operation of the company or have a material economic effect on the company. For example, we will generally support proposals to increase authorized common stock when it is necessary to implement a stock split, aid in a restructuring or acquisition, or provide a sufficient number of shares for an employee savings plan, stock option plan or executive compensation plan. However, a satisfactory explanation of a companys intentions must be disclosed in the proxy statement for proposals requesting an increase of greater than 100% of the shares outstanding. We will oppose increases in authorized common stock where there is evidence that the shares will be used to implement a poison pill or another form of anti-takeover device. We will support shareholder proposals that seek to eliminate dual class voting structures.
2.5. Corporate Restructurings, Mergers and Acquisitions
AllianceBernstein believes proxy votes dealing with corporate reorganizations are an extension of the investment decision. Accordingly, we will analyze such proposals on a case-by-case basis, weighing heavily the views of our research analysts that cover the company and our investment professionals managing the portfolios in which the stock is held.
2.6. Proposals Affecting Shareholder Rights
AllianceBernstein believes that certain fundamental rights of shareholders must be protected. We will generally vote in favor of proposals that give shareholders a greater voice in the affairs of the company and oppose any measure that seeks to limit those rights. However, when analyzing such proposals we will weigh the financial impact of the proposal against the impairment of shareholder rights.
2.7. Anti-Takeover Measures
AllianceBernstein believes that measures that impede corporate transactions (such as takeovers) or entrench management not only infringe on the rights of shareholders but may also have a detrimental effect on the value of the company. Therefore, we will generally oppose proposals, regardless of whether they are advanced by management or shareholders, when their purpose or effect is to entrench management or excessively or inappropriately dilute shareholder ownership. Conversely, we support proposals that would restrict or otherwise eliminate anti-takeover or anti-shareholder measures that have already been adopted by corporate issuers. For example, we will support shareholder proposals that seek to require the company to submit a shareholder rights plan to a shareholder vote. We will evaluate, on a case-by-case basis, proposals to completely redeem or eliminate such plans. Furthermore, we will generally oppose proposals put forward by management (including the authorization of blank check preferred stock, classified boards and supermajority vote requirements) that appear to be anti-shareholder or intended as management entrenchment mechanisms.
2.8. Executive Compensation
AllianceBernstein believes that company management and the compensation committee of the board of directors should, within reason, be given latitude to determine the types
and mix of compensation and benefits offered to company employees. Whether proposed by a shareholder or management, we will review proposals relating to executive compensation plans on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the long-term interests of management and shareholders are properly aligned. In general, we will analyze the proposed plan to ensure that shareholder equity will not be excessively diluted taking into account shares available for grant under the proposed plan as well as other existing plans. We generally will oppose plans that allow stock options to be granted with below market value exercise prices on the date of issuance or permit re-pricing of underwater stock options without shareholder approval. Other factors such as the companys performance and industry practice will generally be factored into our analysis. In markets where remuneration reports are not required for all companies (for instance, in the U.S. such reports are required only for companies that receive funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) but not other companies), we will generally support shareholder proposals asking the board to adopt a policy (i.e., say on pay) that the companys shareholders be given the opportunity to vote on an advisory resolution to approve the compensation committees report. Although say on pay votes are by nature only broad indications of shareholder views, they do lead to more compensation-related dialogue between management and shareholders and help ensure that the important common objective of management and shareholders is met, which is maximizing the value of the company. In markets where votes to approve remuneration reports are required, we review the reports on a case-by-case basis. With respect to companies that receive governmental assistance through government programs such as TARP, we will generally oppose shareholder proposals that seek to impose greater executive compensation restrictions on subject companies than are required under the applicable program because such restrictions could create a competitive disadvantage for the subject company. We believe the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took appropriate steps to ensure more complete and transparent disclosure of executive compensation when it issued its modified executive compensation disclosure rules in 2006. Therefore, while we will consider them on a case-by-case basis, we generally vote against shareholder proposals seeking additional disclosure of executive and director compensation, including proposals that seek to specify the measurement of performance-based compensation, if the company is subject to SEC rules. Finally, we will support requiring a shareholder vote on management proposals to provide severance packages that exceed 2.99 times the sum of an executive officers base salary plus bonus that are triggered by a change in control. Finally, we will support
shareholder proposals requiring a company to expense compensatory employee stock options (to the extent the jurisdiction in which the company operates does not already require it) because we view this form of compensation as a significant corporate expense that should be appropriately accounted for.
2.9. Social and Corporate Responsibility
AllianceBernstein will review and analyze on a case-by-case basis proposals relating to social, political and environmental issues to determine whether they will have a financial impact on shareholder value. We will vote against proposals that are unduly burdensome or result in unnecessary and excessive costs to the company with no discernable benefits to shareholders. We may abstain from voting on social proposals that do not have a readily determinable financial impact on shareholder value.
3. Proxy Voting Procedures
3.1. Proxy Voting Committees
Our growth and value investment groups have formed separate proxy voting committees to establish general proxy policies for AllianceBernstein and consider specific proxy voting matters as necessary. These committees periodically review these policies and new types of corporate governance issues, and decide how we should vote on proposals not covered by these policies. When a proxy vote cannot be clearly decided by an application of our stated policy, the proxy committee will evaluate the proposal. In addition, the committees, in conjunction with the analyst that covers the company, may contact corporate management, interested shareholder groups and others as necessary to discuss proxy issues. Members of the committees include senior investment personnel and representatives of the Legal and Compliance Department. The committees may also evaluate proxies where we face a potential conflict of interest (as discussed below). Finally, the committees monitor adherence to these policies.
3.2. Conflicts of Interest
AllianceBernstein recognizes that there may be a potential conflict of interest when we vote a proxy solicited by an issuer whose retirement plan we manage or administer, who distributes AllianceBernstein-sponsored mutual funds, or with whom we have, or one of
our employees has, a business or personal relationship that may affect (or may be reasonably viewed as affecting) how we vote on the issuers proxy. Similarly, AllianceBernstein may have a potentially material conflict of interest when deciding how to vote on a proposal sponsored or supported by a shareholder group that is a client. We believe that centralized management of proxy voting, oversight by the proxy voting committees and adherence to these policies ensures that proxies are voted based solely on our clients best interests. Additionally, we have implemented procedures to ensure that our votes are not the product of a material conflict of interest, including: (i) on an annual basis, the proxy committees taking reasonable steps to evaluate (A) the nature of AllianceBernsteins and our employees material business and personal relationships (and those of our affiliates) with any company whose equity securities are held in client accounts and (B) any client that has sponsored or has a material interest in a proposal upon which we will be eligible to vote; (ii) requiring anyone involved in the decision making process to disclose to the chairman of the appropriate proxy committee any potential conflict that he or she is aware of (including personal relationships) and any contact that he or she has had with any interested party regarding a proxy vote; (iii) prohibiting employees involved in the decision making process or vote administration from revealing how we intend to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties; and (iv) where a material conflict of interests exists, reviewing our proposed vote by applying a series of objective tests and, where necessary, considering the views of third party research services to ensure that our voting decision is consistent with our clients best interests.
Because under certain circumstances AllianceBernstein considers the recommendation of third party research services, the proxy committees take reasonable steps to verify that any third party research service is, in fact, independent taking into account all of the relevant facts and circumstances. This includes reviewing the third party research services conflict management procedures and ascertaining, among other things, whether the third party research service (i) has the capacity and competency to adequately analyze proxy issues, and (ii) can make recommendations in an impartial manner and in the best interests of our clients.
3.3. Proxies of Certain Non-U.S. Issuers
Proxy voting in certain countries requires share blocking. Shareholders wishing to vote their proxies must deposit their shares shortly before the date of the meeting with a designated depositary. During this blocking period, shares that will be voted at the meeting cannot be sold until the meeting has taken place and the shares are returned to the clients custodian banks. Absent compelling reasons to the contrary, AllianceBernstein believes that the benefit to the client of exercising the vote is outweighed by the cost of voting (i.e. not being able to sell the shares during this period). Accordingly, if share blocking is required we generally choose not to vote those shares.
In addition, voting proxies of issuers in non-US markets may give rise to a number of administrative issues that may prevent AllianceBernstein from voting such proxies. For example, AllianceBernstein may receive meeting notices without enough time to fully consider the proxy or after the cut-off date for voting. Other markets require AllianceBernstein to provide local agents with power of attorney prior to implementing AllianceBernsteins voting instructions. Although it is AllianceBernsteins policy to seek to vote all proxies for securities held in client accounts for which we have proxy voting authority, in the case of non-US issuers, we vote proxies on a best efforts basis.
3.4. Loaned Securities
Many clients of AllianceBernstein have entered into securities lending arrangements with agent lenders to generate additional revenue. AllianceBernstein will not be able to vote securities that are on loan under these types of arrangements. However, under rare circumstances, for voting issues that may have a significant impact on the investment, we may request that clients recall securities that are on loan if we determine that the benefit of voting outweighs the costs and lost revenue to the client or fund and the administrative burden of retrieving the securities.
3.5. Proxy Voting Records
You may obtain information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AllianceBernsteins web site at www.alliancebernstein.com, go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions web site at www.sec.gov or call AllianceBernstein at (800) 227-4618.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
(a) (1) The management of and investment decisions for the Funds portfolio are made by the Global Fixed Income: Emerging Markets Investment Team.
The following table lists the five members of the team with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio, the length of time that each person has been involved in the management of the Fund, and each persons principal occupation during the past five years:
Employee; Year; Title |
Principal Occupation During the Past Five (5) Years | |
Paul DeNoon; principally responsible for the Fund since August 2002-Senior Vice President of AllianceBerntein L.P. (AB) and Director of Emerging Market Debt | Senior Vice President of AB with which he has been associated in a substantially similar capacity to his current position since prior to 2005, and Director of Emerging Market Debt. | |
Fernando Grisales; since January 2005-Assistant Vice President of AB | Assistant Vice President of AB, with which he has been associated since October 2001. He provided trade support to Alliances Bernstein Private Wealth Group from prior to 2003 until June 2003. From June 2003 until January 2005, he worked as a portfolio assistant for the Global Fixed Income Team and became an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the Global Fixed Income: Emerging Markets Investment Team in January 2005. | |
Douglas J. Peebles; since August 2002-Executive Vice President of AB, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head of Fixed Income | Executive Vice President of AB, with which he has been associated in a substantially similar capacity to his current position since prior to 2005, and Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head of Fixed Income. | |
Matthew Sheridan; since October 2005-Vice President of AB | Vice President of AB, with which he has been associated in a substantially similar capacity to his current position since prior to 2005. |
(a) (2) The following tables provide information regarding registered investment companies other than the Fund, other pooled investment vehicles and other accounts over which the Funds portfolio managers also have day-to-day management responsibilities. The tables provide the numbers of such accounts, the total assets in such accounts and the number of accounts and total assets whose fees are based on performance. The information is provided as of the Funds fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES (excluding the Fund)
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Portfolio Manager |
Total Number of Registered Investment Companies Managed |
Total Assets
of Registered Investment Companies Managed |
Number
of Registered Investment Companies Managed with Performance-based Fees |
Total Assets
of Registered Investment Companies Managed with Performance-based Fees | ||||||
Matthew Sheridan |
13 | $ | 7,657,000,000 | NONE | NONE | |||||
Paul DeNoon |
17 | $ | 7,884,000,000 | 1 | $ | 12,000,000 | ||||
Fernando Grisales |
1 | $ | 144,000,000 | NONE | NONE | |||||
Douglas Peebles |
85 | $ | 21,650,000,000 | NONE | NONE |
POOLED INVESTMENT VEHICLES
| ||||||||||
Portfolio Manager |
Total Number of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed |
Total Assets
of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed |
Number of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed with Performance-based Fees |
Total Assets
of Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed with Performance-based Fees | ||||||
Matthew Sheridan |
30 | $ | 23,346,000,000 | NONE | NONE | |||||
Paul DeNoon |
34 | $ | 24,411,000,000 | 1 | $ | 166,000,000 | ||||
Fernando Grisales |
4 | $ | 2,896,000,000 | NONE | NONE | |||||
Douglas Peebles |
116 | $ | 34,082,000,000 | 1 | $ | 3,374,000,000 |
OTHER ACCOUNTS
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Portfolio Manager |
Total Number of Other Accounts Managed |
Total Assets of Other Accounts Managed |
Number of Other Accounts Managed with Performance-based Fees |
Total Assets of
Other Accounts with Performance-based Fees | ||||||
Matthew Sheridan |
50 | $ | 18,428,000,000 | 4 | $ | 2,032,000,000 | ||||
Paul DeNoon |
54 | $ | 19,250,000,000 | 4 | $ | 2,032,000,000 | ||||
Fernando Grisales |
6 | $ | 5,738,000,000 | NONE | NONE | |||||
Douglas Peebles |
309 | $ | 77,384,000,000 | 10 | $ | 4,565,000,000 |
Investment Professional Conflict of Interest Disclosure
As an investment adviser and fiduciary, Alliance owes its clients and shareholders an undivided duty of loyalty. We recognize that conflicts of interest are inherent in our business and accordingly have developed policies and procedures (including oversight monitoring) reasonably designed to detect, manage and mitigate the effects of actual or potential conflicts of interest in the area of employee personal trading, managing multiple accounts for multiple clients, including AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds, and allocating investment opportunities. Investment professionals, including portfolio managers and research analysts, are subject to the above-mentioned policies and oversight monitoring to ensure that all clients are treated equitably. We place the interests of our clients first and expect all of our employees to meet their fiduciary duties.
Employee Personal Trading. Alliance has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is designed to detect and prevent conflicts of interest when investment professionals and other personnel of Alliance own, buy or sell securities which may be owned by, or bought or sold for, clients. Personal securities transactions by an employee may raise a potential conflict of interest when an employee owns or trades in a security that is owned or considered for purchase or sale by a client, or recommended for purchase or sale by an employee to a client. Subject to the reporting requirements and other limitations of its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Alliance permits its employees to engage in personal securities transactions, and also allows them to acquire investments in the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds through direct purchase, 401K/profit sharing plan investment and/or notionally in connection with deferred incentive compensation awards. Alliances Code of Ethics and Business Conduct requires disclosure of all personal accounts and maintenance of brokerage accounts with designated broker-dealers approved by Alliance. The Code also requires preclearance of all securities transactions and imposes a one-year holding period for securities purchased by employees to discourage short-term trading.
Managing Multiple Accounts for Multiple Clients. Alliance has compliance policies and oversight monitoring in place to address conflicts of interest relating to the management of multiple accounts for multiple clients. Conflicts of interest may arise when an investment professional has responsibilities for the investments of more than one account because the investment professional may be unable to devote equal time and attention to each account. The investment professional or investment professional teams for each client may have responsibilities for managing all or a portion of the investments of multiple accounts with a common investment strategy, including other registered investment companies, unregistered investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, pension plans, separate accounts, collective trusts and charitable foundations. Among other things, Alliances policies and procedures provide for the prompt dissemination to investment professionals of initial or changed investment recommendations by analysts so that investment professionals are better able to develop investment strategies for all accounts they manage. In addition, investment decisions by investment professionals are reviewed for the purpose of maintaining uniformity among similar accounts and ensuring that accounts are treated equitably. No investment professional that manages client accounts carrying performance fees is compensated directly or specifically for the performance of those accounts. Investment professional compensation reflects a broad contribution in multiple dimensions to long-term investment success for our clients and is not tied specifically to the performance of any particular clients account, nor is it directly tied to the level or change in level of assets under management.
Allocating Investment Opportunities. Alliance has policies and procedures intended to address conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that information relevant to investment decisions is disseminated promptly within its portfolio management teams and investment opportunities are allocated equitably among different clients. The investment professionals at Alliance routinely are required to select and allocate investment opportunities among accounts. Portfolio holdings, position sizes, and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar accounts, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities. Nevertheless, investment opportunities may be allocated differently among accounts due to the particular characteristics of an account, such as size of the account, cash position, tax status, risk tolerance and investment restrictions or for other reasons.
Alliances procedures are also designed to prevent potential conflicts of interest that may arise when Alliance has a particular financial incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, relating to an account. An investment professional may perceive that he or she has an incentive to devote more time to developing and analyzing investment strategies and opportunities or allocating securities preferentially to accounts for which Alliance could share in investment gains.
To address these conflicts of interest, Alliances policies and procedures require, among other things, the prompt dissemination to investment professionals of any initial or changed investment recommendations by analysts; the aggregation of orders to facilitate best execution for all accounts; price averaging for all aggregated orders;
objective allocation for limited investment opportunities (e.g., on a rotational basis) to ensure fair and equitable allocation among accounts; and limitations on short sales of securities. These procedures also require documentation and review of justifications for any decisions to make investments only for select accounts or in a manner disproportionate to the size of the account.
(a) (3) Portfolio Manager Compensation
Alliances compensation program for investment professionals is designed to be competitive and effective in order to attract and retain the highest caliber employees. The compensation program for investment professionals is designed to reflect their ability to generate long-term investment success for our clients, including shareholders of the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds. Investment professionals do not receive any direct compensation based upon the investment returns of any individual client account, nor is compensation tied directly to the level or change in level of assets under management. Investment professionals annual compensation is comprised of the following:
(i) Fixed base salary: This is generally the smallest portion of compensation. The base salary is a relatively low, fixed salary within a similar range for all investment professionals. The base salary is determined at the outset of employment based on level of experience, does not change significantly from year-to-year and hence, is not particularly sensitive to performance.
(ii) Discretionary incentive compensation in the form of an annual cash bonus: Alliances overall profitability determines the total amount of incentive compensation available to investment professionals. This portion of compensation is determined subjectively based on qualitative and quantitative factors. In evaluating this component of an investment professionals compensation, Alliance considers the contribution to his/her team or discipline as it relates to that teams overall contribution to the long-term investment success, business results and strategy of Alliance. Quantitative factors considered include, among other things, relative investment performance (e.g., by comparison to competitor or peer group funds or similar styles of investments, and appropriate, broad-based or specific market indices), and consistency of performance. There are no specific formulas used to determine this part of an investment professionals compensation and the compensation is not tied to any pre-determined or specified level of performance. Alliance also considers qualitative factors such as the complexity and risk of investment strategies involved in the style or type of assets managed by the investment professional; success of marketing/business development efforts and client servicing; seniority/length of service with the firm; management and supervisory responsibilities; and fulfillment of Alliances leadership criteria.
(iii) Discretionary incentive compensation in the form of awards under Alliances Partners Compensation Plan (deferred awards): Alliances overall profitability determines the total amount of deferred awards available to investment professionals. The deferred awards are allocated among investment professionals based on criteria similar to those used to determine the annual cash bonus. There is no fixed
formula for determining these amounts. Deferred awards, for which there are various investment options, vest over a four-year period and are generally forfeited if the employee resigns or Alliance terminates his/her employment. Investment options under the deferred awards plan include many of the same AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds offered to mutual fund investors, thereby creating a close alignment between the financial interests of the investment professionals and those of Alliances clients and mutual fund shareholders with respect to the performance of those mutual funds. Alliance also permits deferred award recipients to allocate up to 50% of their award to investments in Alliances publicly traded equity securities.1
(iv) Contributions under Alliances Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan: The contributions are based on Alliances overall profitability. The amount and allocation of the contributions are determined at the sole discretion of Alliance.
(a) (4) The dollar range of the Funds equity securities owned directly or beneficially by the Funds portfolio managers as of the Funds fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 is set forth below:
DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES IN THE FUND | ||
Paul DeNoon |
None | |
Fernando Grisales |
None | |
Douglas Peebles |
None | |
Matthew Sheridan |
None |
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
There have been no purchases of equity securities by the Fund or by affiliated parties for the reporting period.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Funds Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.
1 | Prior to 2002, investment professional compensation also included discretionary long-term incentive in the form of restricted grants of Alliance Capitals Master Limited Partnership Units. |
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.
(b) There were no changes in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. | EXHIBITS. |
The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:
EXHIBIT |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
12 (a) (1) | Code of Ethics that is subject to the disclosure of Item 2 hereof | |
12 (b) (1) | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
12 (b) (2) | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
12 (c) | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.
By: | /S/ ROBERT M. KEITH | |
Robert M. Keith President |
Date: May 28, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /S/ ROBERT M. KEITH | |
Robert M. Keith President |
Date: May 28, 2010
By: | /S/ JOSEPH J. MANTINEO | |
Joseph J. Mantineo Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 28, 2010