AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2011

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2011

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

 

September 30, 2011

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

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Investment Products Offered

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.alliancebernstein.com or contact your AllianceBernstein Investments representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s 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 AllianceBernstein’s website at www.alliancebernstein.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website 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 Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s 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.


November 16, 2011

 

Semi-Annual Report

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) for the semi-annual reporting period ended September 30, 2011. The Fund is a closed-end fund that trades under the New York Stock Exchange symbol “AWF.”

Investment Objective and Policies

The Fund seeks high current income, and secondarily, capital appreciation. The Fund invests without limit in securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies as well as those denominated in the U.S. dollar. The Fund may also invest, without limit, in sovereign debt securities issued by emerging and developed nations and in debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. corporate issuers. For more information regarding the Fund’s risks, please see “A Word About Risk” on page 3 and “Note E—Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund” of the Notes to Financial Statements on pages 74-77.

Investment Results

The table on page 4 shows the Fund’s performance compared with its composite benchmark. The composite benchmark is composed of equal weightings of the JPM Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) (local currency-denominated), the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (JPM EMBI Global), and the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield (HY) 2% Issuer Capped Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended September 30, 2011.

Individual performance for each of these indices is also included for both time periods.

The Fund declined and underperformed the composite benchmark for the six-month period, and declined and outperformed for the 12-month period. The Fund’s overweight to high yield during the six-month period, particularly in August and September when risk assets sold off, detracted from relative performance. The Fund’s high yield security selection detracted for both periods, specifically overweights to subordinated financials within the capital structure, as well as a slight overweight beta (higher risk). The Fund’s underweight to U.S. dollar-denominated emerging market debt during the six-month period, which outperformed the composite benchmark, detracted. The Fund’s underweight to local emerging market debt, which performed poorly, contributed positively during both periods.

The Fund’s use of leverage was also a positive contributor for both periods. The Fund utilized leverage through repurchase agreements at favorable rates, and was able to reinvest the proceeds into higher yielding securities. Within the Fund’s derivative positions, credit default swap (“CDS”) index and CDS credit derivative exposure was a slight detractor for both periods. The Fund also utilized interest rate swaps to manage overall interest rate risk within the Fund. These positions had no material impact on performance.

 

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Market Review and Investment Strategy

The global economic recovery that was underway early in the 12-month period slowed in the second half, resulting from a myriad of global events. Social unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, supply disruptions from the natural disaster in Japan and a spike in commodity prices, particularly oil, all provided headwinds for the global economy. Late in the period, renewed fears of a double-dip recession roiled the global capital markets, driving up risk aversion, sending equities sharply lower and widening credit spreads. Fiscal challenges—ranging from the contentious debate over the U.S. debt ceiling to the ongoing sovereign debt woes of Greece and the peripheral European nations—were at the forefront of investors’ worries. This mounting fear and uncertainty led to a spike in financial market volatility.

Risk aversion, and the flight to quality, led to a decline in risk assets during the six-month reporting period. High yield corporates declined and higher beta corporates underperformed, as investors shunned more volatile securities. By credit quality, triple Cs, single Bs and double Bs declined. Financial-related industries, specifically banks and insurance, underperformed. U.S. high yield spreads widened to end the period over duration-matched Treasuries.

U.S. dollar-denominated emerging market debt posted modest positive returns for the six-month reporting period. As with other risk assets, positive country returns turned negative at the end of the period as risk aversion increased. Latin countries outperformed the non-Latin region. U.S. dollar-denominated emerging debt spreads widened to end the period over duration-matched Treasuries. Local currency emerging market bonds fell, with much of the loss in the local index stemming from a selloff in emerging market country currencies.

The Fund continued to overweight corporate high yield and underweight emerging market debt. The Fund’s Management Team (the “Team”) continues to believe that corporate high yield bonds present the best risk/return opportunity in the global high yield space, and find current risk premiums attractive given non-financial corporation cash positions, balance sheets and reduced medium-term refinancing needs of borrowers. However, continued uncertainty around global growth, particularly risks emanating from Europe, leaves tail risk magnified and volatility elevated. Within this environment, the Team has reduced risk, and will continue to monitor and adjust positions as necessary to balance exposures with market conditions and developments.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown on the following pages 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. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com.

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Shareholder Information

The Fund’s NYSE trading symbol is “AWF.” Weekly comparative net asset value (NAV) and market price information about the Fund is published each Saturday in Barron’s and in other newspapers in a table called “Closed End Funds”. Daily NAVs 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 84.

Benchmark Disclosure

The unmanaged JPM® GBI-EM, the JPM® EMBI Global, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The JPM GBI-EM represents the performance of local currency government bonds issued by emerging markets. The JPM EMBI Global (market-capitalization weighted) represents the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds, and trade loans issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities. The Barclays Capital HY 2% Issuer Capped Index is the 2% Issuer Capped component of the U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, which represents the performance of fixed income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million, and at least one 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

Derivatives Risk: Investing in derivative instruments such as options, futures, forwards or swaps can be riskier than traditional investments, and may be more volatile, especially in a down market.

Foreign (non U.S.) Risk: Non-U.S. securities may be more volatile because of political, regulatory, market and economic uncertainties associated with such securities. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the investment or reduce returns. These risks are magnified in emerging or developing markets.

Leverage Risk: Trying to enhance investment returns by borrowing money or using other leverage tools—magnify both gains and losses, resulting in greater volatility. The Fund maintains asset coverage of at least 300% with respect to borrowings. The use of derivatives by the Fund, such as forwards, futures, options and swaps, may result in a form of leverage.

Inflation Risk: Prices for goods and services tend to rise over time, which may erode the purchasing power of investments.

Credit Risk: A bond’s credit rating reflects the issuer’s ability to make timely payments of interest or principal—the lower the rating, the higher the risk of default. If the issuer’s financial strength deteriorates, the issuer’s rating may be lowered and the bond’s value may decline.

Interest Rate Risk (with prepayment risk): As interest rates rise, bond prices fall and vice versa—long-term securities tend to rise and fall more than short-term securities. The values of mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates due to prepayment risk.

Below Investment Grade Securities Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations.

Market Risk: The market values of the portfolio’s holdings rise and fall from day to day, so investments may lose value.

Diversification Risk: Portfolios that hold a smaller number of securities may be more volatile than more diversified portfolios, since gains or losses from each security will have a greater impact on the portfolio’s overall value.

(Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

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Historical Performance


HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

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THE FUND VS. ITS BENCHMARK

PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

  Returns      
  6 Months        12 Months       

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NAV)

    -6.75%           -0.40%     

 

Composite Benchmark: 33% JPM GBI-EM/33% JPM EMBI Global/33% Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index

    -3.74%           -1.09%     

 

JPM GBI-EM

    -8.31%           -6.57%     

 

JPM EMBI Global

    2.14%           1.28%     

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index

    -5.12%           1.75%     

 

The Fund’s market price per share on September 30, 2011 was $13.00. The Fund’s NAV per share on September 30, 2011 was $13.86. For additional financial highlights, please see page 79.

        

 

 

See Historical Performance and Benchmark disclosures on previous page.

 

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Historical Performance


PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $1,180.6

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*   All data are as of September 30, 2011. The Fund’s security type and country breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” securities type weightings represents 0.7% or less in the following security types: Common Stock, Governments - Sovereign Agencies, Inflation-Linked Securities, Local Governments - Municipal Bonds, Local Governments - Regional Bonds, Options Purchased - Puts, Supranationals and Warrants. “Other” country weightings represent 0.9% or less in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote D’Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Singapore, Spain, Supranational, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.

 

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Portfolio Summary


PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

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*   All data are as of September 30, 2011. The Fund’s security type and country breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” securities type weightings represents 0.7% or less in the following security types: Common Stock, Governments - Sovereign Agencies, Inflation-Linked Securities, Local Governments - Municipal Bonds, Local Governments - Regional Bonds, Options Purchased - Puts, Supranationals and Warrants. “Other” country weightings represent 0.9% or less in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote D’Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Singapore, Spain, Supranational, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.

 

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Portfolio Summary


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADES – 54.7%

      

Industrial – 47.3%

      

Basic – 4.3%

      

AK Steel Corp.
7.625%, 5/15/20(a)

  U.S.$     1,505       $ 1,318,756   

Aleris International, Inc.
7.625%, 2/15/18(b)

      2,500         2,243,750   

Appleton Papers, Inc.
10.50%, 6/15/15(b)

      1,300         1,274,000   

Arch Coal, Inc.
7.00%, 6/15/19(b)

      693         658,350   

7.25%, 6/15/21(b)

      1,156         1,112,650   

Boise Paper Holdings LLC/Boise Finance Co.
9.00%, 11/01/17

      1,100         1,149,500   

Calcipar SA
6.875%, 5/01/18(b)

      735         635,775   

Celanese US Holdings LLC
6.625%, 10/15/18

      408         421,770   

CF Industries, Inc.
7.125%, 5/01/20

      900         1,024,875   

Consol Energy, Inc.
8.25%, 4/01/20

      2,175         2,289,188   

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
7.00%, 11/01/15(b)

      1,250         1,162,500   

Georgia Gulf Corp.
10.75%, 10/15/16

      1,500         1,563,750   

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
7.875%, 10/01/18

      899         921,475   

Hexion US Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance ULC
4.786%, 11/15/14(c)

      938         778,540   

Huntsman International LLC
8.625%, 3/15/21(a)

      2,060         1,972,450   

Ineos Group Holdings Ltd.
8.50%, 2/15/16(b)

      3,551         2,627,740   

James River Escrow, Inc.
7.875%, 4/01/19(b)

      251         210,840   

JMC Steel Group
8.25%, 3/15/18(b)

      722         678,680   

Kerling PLC
10.625%, 2/01/17(a)(b)

  EUR     1,492         1,629,109   

Kinove German Bondco GmbH
9.625%, 6/15/18(b)

  U.S.$     942         852,510   

MacDermid, Inc.
9.50%, 4/15/17(b)

      1,800         1,665,000   

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
11.50%, 12/01/16

      750         630,000   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

NewMarket Corp.
7.125%, 12/15/16

  U.S.$     988       $ 1,027,520   

NewPage Corp.
10.00%, 5/01/12(a)(d)

      735         84,525   

11.375%, 12/31/14(d)

      824         611,820   

Norske Skogindustrier ASA
7.00%, 6/26/17

  EUR     988         655,218   

Nova Chemicals Corp.
8.625%, 11/01/19

  U.S.$     1,426         1,543,645   

Omnova Solutions, Inc.
7.875%, 11/01/18

      1,833         1,484,730   

Polymer Group, Inc.
7.75%, 2/01/19(b)

      3,500         3,491,250   

Polypore International, Inc.
7.50%, 11/15/17

      940         944,700   

Rain CII Carbon LLC/CII Carbon Corp.
8.00%, 12/01/18(b)

      1,345         1,331,550   

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions
7.75%, 11/15/19(b)

  EUR     1,535         1,963,973   

Solutia, Inc.
7.875%, 3/15/20

  U.S.$     928         976,720   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.
7.625%, 3/15/20

      1,200         1,198,500   

7.75%, 4/15/16

      1,150         1,132,750   

TPC Group LLC
8.25%, 10/01/17(b)

      2,107         2,064,860   

United States Steel Corp.
6.65%, 6/01/37

      1,137         875,490   

7.375%, 4/01/20(a)

      700         630,000   

Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.
8.75%, 2/01/19

      900         621,000   

Series B
11.375%, 8/01/16

      1,239         898,275   

Westvaco Corp.
7.95%, 2/15/31

      1,000         1,128,478   

Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.375%, 3/15/32

      1,790         1,785,205   
      

 

 

 
         51,271,417   
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 5.6%

      

Alion Science and Technology Corp.
12.00%, 11/01/14(e)

      920         809,672   

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
6.875%, 9/15/20

      521         521,000   

Ardagh Glass Finance PLC
8.75%, 2/01/20(b)

  EUR     860         887,182   

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC
7.375%, 10/15/17(b)

  U.S.$     230         219,650   

9.25%, 10/15/20(a)(b)

  EUR     427         446,217   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

BE Aerospace, Inc.
6.875%, 10/01/20

  U.S.$     1,236       $ 1,288,530   

Berry Plastics Corp.
9.75%, 1/15/21

      1,525         1,296,250   

10.25%, 3/01/16

      360         313,200   

Bombardier, Inc.
7.75%, 3/15/20(b)

      1,266         1,348,290   

Building Materials Corp. of America
7.00%, 2/15/20(b)

      985         982,538   

7.50%, 3/15/20(b)

      849         849,000   

Case New Holland, Inc.
7.875%, 12/01/17

      1,393         1,483,545   

Clondalkin Industries BV
8.00%, 3/15/14(b)

  EUR     1,312         1,388,624   

CNH America LLC
7.25%, 1/15/16

  U.S.$     1,775         1,837,125   

Crown European Holdings SA
7.125%, 8/15/18(b)

  EUR     305         396,365   

Griffon Corp.
7.125%, 4/01/18

  U.S.$     718         633,635   

Grohe Holding GmbH
8.625%, 10/01/14(a)(b)

  EUR     2,602         2,963,125   

HeidelbergCement Finance BV
8.50%, 10/31/19

      1,330         1,710,593   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
6.875%, 3/15/18(b)

  U.S.$     640         595,200   

7.125%, 3/15/21(b)

      632         586,180   

KUKA AG
8.75%, 11/15/17(b)

  EUR     1,038         1,328,081   

Lafarge SA
7.125%, 7/15/36

  U.S.$     800         690,549   

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)
8.50%, 11/01/20

      2,168         1,962,040   

Masco Corp.
6.125%, 10/03/16

      1,825         1,779,709   

Nordenia Holdings AG
9.75%, 7/15/17

  EUR     1,206         1,454,117   

Nortek, Inc.
8.50%, 4/15/21(b)

  U.S.$     3,269         2,631,545   

Obrascon Huarte Lain SA
7.375%, 4/28/15

  EUR     500         622,984   

OI European Group BV
6.75%, 9/15/20(b)

      1,000         1,232,570   

Plastipak Holdings, Inc.
8.50%, 12/15/15(b)

  U.S.$     2,325         2,301,750   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc.
8.25%, 2/15/18

      2,650         2,159,750   

Pregis Corp.
6.605%, 4/15/13(c)

  EUR     1,100         1,326,352   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC
8.50%, 5/01/18

  U.S.$     1,900       $ 1,819,250   

11.75%, 8/01/16(a)

      700         714,000   

Rexam PLC
6.75%, 6/29/67

  EUR     2,020         2,368,008   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu
7.875%, 8/15/19(b)

  U.S.$     2,080         2,007,200   

9.00%, 5/15/18-4/15/19(b)

      2,953         2,501,050   

9.875%, 8/15/19(b)

      1,762         1,550,560   

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc./RSC Holdings III LLC
8.25%, 2/01/21

      650         562,250   

10.25%, 11/15/19

      2,400         2,352,000   

Sealed Air Corp.
8.125%, 9/15/19(b)

      696         702,960   

8.375%, 9/15/21(b)

      713         720,130   

Sequa Corp.
11.75%, 12/01/15(b)

      2,320         2,436,000   

Sterling Merger, Inc.
11.00%, 10/01/19(b)

      2,073         1,969,350   

Terex Corp.
8.00%, 11/15/17

      1,323         1,170,855   

Textron Financial Corp.
6.00%, 2/15/67(b)

      575         431,250   

TransDigm, Inc.
7.75%, 12/15/18

      2,600         2,645,500   

United Rentals North America, Inc.
8.375%, 9/15/20

      3,086         2,831,405   

USG Corp.
6.30%, 11/15/16

      797         583,803   

Wienerberger AG
6.50%, 12/31/49

  EUR     1,100         1,043,397   
      

 

 

 
         66,454,336   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 4.7%

      

Allbritton Communications Co.
8.00%, 5/15/18

  U.S.$     2,955         2,777,700   

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp.
13.50%, 11/30/16

      1,500         1,710,000   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
7.00%, 1/15/19(b)

      250         241,875   

7.00%, 1/15/19

      250         242,500   

7.25%, 10/30/17

      600         600,000   

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
10.50%, 1/15/15(b)

      2,575         1,648,000   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC and Cequel Capital Corp.
8.625%, 11/15/17(b)

      2,345         2,321,550   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
8.00%, 4/30/12(b)

  U.S.$     1,096       $ 1,112,389   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
5.75%, 1/15/13(a)

      1,500         1,335,000   

9.00%, 3/01/21

      1,166         865,755   

10.75%, 8/01/16

      1,507         779,872   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
9.25%, 12/15/17

      65         65,975   

Series B
9.25%, 12/15/17

      2,058         2,104,305   

Crown Media Holdings, Inc.
10.50%, 7/15/19(b)

      1,256         1,243,440   

CSC Holdings LLC
6.75%, 4/15/12

      42         42,735   

7.625%, 7/15/18

      598         624,910   

Cumulus Media, Inc.
7.75%, 5/01/19(a)(b)

      925         779,313   

Dex One Corp.
12.00%, 1/29/17(e)

      1,037         217,798   

DISH DBS Corp.
7.125%, 2/01/16

      1,250         1,265,625   

EH Holding Corp.
7.625%, 6/15/21(b)

      2,323         2,235,887   

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.
10.50%, 6/01/19(b)

      1,000         710,000   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
11.25%, 6/15/16

      2,497         2,546,940   

Intelsat Luxembourg SA
11.25%, 2/04/17

      1,200         1,041,000   

11.50%, 2/04/17(b)(e)

      900         774,000   

11.50%, 2/04/17(e)

      900         774,000   

Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH/Kabel Baden-Wurttemberg GmbH & Co. KG
7.50%, 3/15/19(b)

      487         473,608   

7.50%, 3/15/19(b)

  EUR     537         690,668   

Lamar Media Corp.
6.625%, 8/15/15

  U.S.$     2,500         2,462,500   

Liberty Interactive LLC
5.70%, 5/15/13

      1,480         1,507,750   

LIN Television Corp.
6.50%, 5/15/13

      2,150         2,096,250   

8.375%, 4/15/18

      750         757,500   

Local TV Finance LLC
9.25%, 6/15/15(b)(e)

      1,286         1,183,350   

McClatchy Co. (The)
11.50%, 2/15/17

      600         520,500   

New York Times Co. (The)
6.625%, 12/15/16

      1,300         1,293,500   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       11   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Quebecor Media, Inc.
7.75%, 3/15/16

  U.S.$     2,810       $ 2,810,000   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
7.25%, 5/15/18

      1,998         1,805,692   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
8.375%, 10/15/18

      660         650,100   

9.25%, 11/01/17(b)

      1,485         1,559,250   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
8.75%, 4/01/15(b)

      2,000         2,165,000   

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC
11.00%, 11/01/15

      440         470,800   

Thomson Corp.
5.75%, 12/31/49(d)(f)

  EUR     975         1,306   

Univision Communications, Inc.
6.875%, 5/15/19(b)

  U.S.$     800         708,000   

8.50%, 5/15/21(b)

      200         156,000   

UPC Holding BV
8.375%, 8/15/20(b)

  EUR     1,000         1,152,185   

UPCB Finance III Ltd.
6.625%, 7/01/20(b)

  U.S.$     1,105         1,038,700   

Valassis Communications, Inc.
6.625%, 2/01/21

      600         561,000   

Virgin Media Finance PLC
8.375%, 10/15/19

      2,300         2,443,750   

XM Satellite Radio, Inc.
7.625%, 11/01/18(b)

      775         782,750   
      

 

 

 
         55,350,728   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 3.1%

      

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
8.25%, 10/15/17

      1,250         1,212,500   

Cricket Communications, Inc.
7.75%, 10/15/20(a)

      1,500         1,305,000   

Crown Castle International Corp.
7.125%, 11/01/19

      1,500         1,545,000   

Data & Audio Visual Enterprise
9.50%, 4/29/18

  CAD     1,175         1,031,627   

Digicel Group Ltd.
10.50%, 4/15/18(b)

  U.S.$     2,384         2,348,240   

eAccess Ltd.
8.25%, 4/01/18(b)

      1,626         1,495,920   

Fairpoint Communications, Inc./Old
Series 1
13.125%, 4/02/18(d)

      1,512         3,781   

Frontier Communications Corp.
9.00%, 8/15/31

      1,000         852,500   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
8.75%, 2/15/17

      1,950         1,796,437   

 

12     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

9.25%, 11/01/14

  U.S.$     535       $ 528,313   

10.00%, 2/01/18

      1,000         960,000   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.
6.625%, 11/15/20

      1,350         1,188,000   

7.875%, 9/01/18

      1,300         1,261,000   

NII Capital Corp.
7.625%, 4/01/21

      1,362         1,351,785   

PAETEC Holding Corp.
9.50%, 7/15/15

      750         780,000   

9.875%, 12/01/18

      1,480         1,550,300   

Phones4u Finance PLC
9.50%, 4/01/18(b)

  GBP     1,750         1,992,133   

Sprint Capital Corp.
6.875%, 11/15/28

  U.S.$     3,225         2,410,687   

8.75%, 3/15/32

      130         112,938   

Sprint Nextel Corp.
6.00%, 12/01/16

      400         344,000   

Sunrise Communications Holdings SA
8.50%, 12/31/18(b)

  EUR     1,400         1,697,463   

tw telecom holdings, Inc.
8.00%, 3/01/18

  U.S.$     2,376         2,471,040   

VimpelCom Holdings BV
7.504%, 3/01/22(a)(b)

      1,300         1,046,500   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA
7.25%, 2/15/18(b)

      1,400         1,190,000   

11.75%, 7/15/17(b)

      2,200         1,870,000   

Windstream Corp.
7.50%, 4/01/23

      675         629,438   

7.75%, 10/01/21

      1,715         1,654,975   

8.125%, 8/01/13-9/01/18

      2,168         2,254,370   
      

 

 

 
         36,883,947   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.5%

      

Affinia Group, Inc.
9.00%, 11/30/14

      2,195         2,118,175   

Allison Transmission, Inc.
7.125%, 5/15/19(b)

      2,039         1,845,295   

11.00%, 11/01/15(b)

      2,275         2,354,625   

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
9.25%, 1/15/17(b)

      1,035         1,076,400   

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
7.875%, 4/15/19(b)

      1,084         991,860   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
8.00%, 12/15/19

      1,250         1,212,500   

Dana Holding Corp.
6.50%, 2/15/19

      300         285,000   

6.75%, 2/15/21

      326         309,700   

Delphi Corp.
5.875%, 5/15/19(b)

      559         519,870   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       13   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

6.125%, 5/15/21(b)

  U.S.$     419       $ 389,670   

Exide Technologies
8.625%, 2/01/18

      801         744,930   

Ford Motor Co.
7.45%, 7/16/31(a)

      2,500         2,822,200   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
2.996%, 1/13/12(c)

      1,130         1,134,870   

8.00%, 12/15/16

      600         654,726   

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe BV
6.75%, 4/15/19(b)

  EUR     925         1,115,342   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
7.00%, 3/15/28

  U.S.$     400         362,000   

8.25%, 8/15/20(a)

      1,891         1,924,092   

8.75%, 8/15/20

      343         353,290   

Lear Corp.
8.125%, 3/15/20

      1,550         1,627,500   

Meritor, Inc.
8.125%, 9/15/15

      1,198         1,060,230   

Navistar International Corp.
8.25%, 11/01/21

      2,400         2,463,000   

Tenneco, Inc.
6.875%, 12/15/20

      2,335         2,264,950   

7.75%, 8/15/18

      410         412,050   

UCI International, Inc.
8.625%, 2/15/19

      1,002         928,103   
      

 

 

 
         28,970,378   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical -
Entertainment – 0.8%

      

AMC Entertainment, Inc.
9.75%, 12/01/20

      1,143         1,034,415   

ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc.
10.00%, 12/01/18

      2,000         1,770,000   

Greektown Holdings LLC
10.75%, 12/01/13(d)(f)

      915         – 0  – 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC
8.25%, 12/15/17(b)

      1,920         1,977,600   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
7.50%, 6/15/15

      1,275         1,227,187   

8.625%, 8/01/17

      895         901,713   

8.75%, 5/15/20(a)

      271         252,708   

Regal Entertainment Group
9.125%, 8/15/18(a)

      2,470         2,445,300   
      

 

 

 
         9,608,923   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 4.3%

      

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
6.875%, 7/15/15

      1,500         1,012,500   

Boyd Gaming Corp.
9.125%, 12/01/18(a)(b)

      1,300         1,069,250   

 

14     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Broder Brothers Co.
12.00%, 10/15/13(b)(e)

  U.S.$     465       $ 457,915   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.
10.00%, 12/15/18

      700         416,500   

11.25%, 6/01/17

      435         438,806   

Chukchansi Economic Development Authority
8.00%, 11/15/13(b)

      730         494,575   

Gaylord Entertainment Co.
6.75%, 11/15/14

      5         4,900   

GWR Operating Partnership LLP
10.875%, 4/01/17

      1,600         1,648,000   

Host Hotels & Resorts LP
Series O
6.375%, 3/15/15

      1,500         1,492,500   

Series Q
6.75%, 6/01/16

      890         890,000   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
7.00%, 3/01/14

      1,725         1,567,594   

7.75%, 3/15/19

      1,335         1,218,187   

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
10.625%, 10/15/16(a)

      2,620         1,965,000   

KB Home
5.875%, 1/15/15

      705         571,050   

9.10%, 9/15/17

      1,250         1,062,500   

Lennar Corp.
Series B
6.50%, 4/15/16

      2,600         2,392,000   

Levi Strauss & Co.
7.625%, 5/15/20(a)

      1,200         1,116,000   

M/I Homes, Inc.
8.625%, 11/15/18

      2,360         2,124,000   

Marina District Finance Co., Inc.
9.50%, 10/15/15(a)

      810         731,025   

9.875%, 8/15/18(a)

      1,980         1,653,300   

Meritage Homes Corp.
6.25%, 3/15/15

      1,250         1,200,000   

MGM Resorts International
6.625%, 7/15/15(a)

      1,480         1,254,300   

7.625%, 1/15/17

      1,200         1,029,000   

NCL Corp. Ltd.
9.50%, 11/15/18(b)

      2,000         2,020,000   

11.75%, 11/15/16

      1,100         1,237,500   

Penn National Gaming, Inc.
8.75%, 8/15/19

      1,367         1,449,020   

Pulte Group, Inc.
7.875%, 6/15/32

      1,400         1,120,000   

PVH Corp.
7.375%, 5/15/20

      950         990,375   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       15   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Quiksilver, Inc.
6.875%, 4/15/15

  U.S.$     2,840       $ 2,527,600   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
6.875%, 12/01/13

      1,000         1,007,500   

7.00%, 6/15/13

      1,000         1,017,500   

7.25%, 6/15/16

      500         506,250   

Ryland Group, Inc.
6.625%, 5/01/20

      1,800         1,485,000   

Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida
6.535%, 10/01/20(b)

      240         229,987   

7.75%, 10/01/17(b)

      1,610         1,618,050   

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.
8.625%, 5/15/19(b)

      1,619         1,327,580   

Sheraton Holding Corp.
7.375%, 11/15/15

      2,000         2,155,000   

Standard Pacific Corp.
8.375%, 5/15/18

      500         425,000   

10.75%, 9/15/16

      1,696         1,662,080   

Station Casinos, Inc.
6.625%, 3/15/18(d)(f)

      4,405         – 0  – 

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp.
8.625%, 4/15/16(b)

      852         856,260   

Tropicana Entertainment LLC/Tropicana Finance Corp.
9.625%, 12/15/14(d)(f)

      750         – 0  – 

WCI Communities, Inc.
6.625%, 3/15/15(d)(f)(g)

      750         – 0  – 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
7.75%, 8/15/20

      3,100         3,255,000   
      

 

 

 
         50,698,604   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.6%

      

Burger King Corp.
9.875%, 10/15/18(a)

      2,330         2,399,900   

CKE Restaurants, Inc.
11.375%, 7/15/18

      1,863         1,937,520   

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.
11.625%, 12/01/15(b)

      460         462,300   

11.625%, 12/01/15

      1,630         1,638,150   
      

 

 

 
         6,437,870   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 1.5%

      

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
8.375%, 11/15/20

      901         869,465   

Bon-Ton Department Stores, Inc. (The)
10.25%, 3/15/14(a)

      2,650         2,120,000   

 

16     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.
10.00%, 2/15/19(b)

  U.S.$     260       $ 221,000   

GameStop Corp./GameStop, Inc.
8.00%, 10/01/12

      578         578,723   

Gymboree Corp.
9.125%, 12/01/18(a)

      2,650         1,961,000   

Hines Nurseries, Inc.
10.25%, 10/06/11(d)(f)(g)

      1,000         – 0  – 

JC Penney Corp., Inc.
7.40%, 4/01/37

      2,000         1,850,000   

Limited Brands, Inc.
6.90%, 7/15/17

      1,382         1,447,645   

7.60%, 7/15/37

      1,000         960,000   

Michaels Stores, Inc.
7.75%, 11/01/18

      1,300         1,215,500   

11.375%, 11/01/16

      1,105         1,118,812   

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The)
10.375%, 10/15/15

      500         505,000   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
7.75%, 12/15/16

      600         594,000   

Rite Aid Corp.
8.00%, 8/15/20(a)

      1,325         1,381,312   

9.50%, 6/15/17

      860         679,400   

Toys R US, Inc.
7.375%, 10/15/18

      2,225         1,891,250   

YCC Holdings LLC / Yankee Finance, Inc.
10.25%, 2/15/16(e)

      310         263,500   
      

 

 

 
         17,656,607   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 6.9%

      

ACCO Brands Corp.
7.625%, 8/15/15(a)

      2,955         2,858,962   

10.625%, 3/15/15

      1,097         1,179,275   

Alere, Inc.
8.625%, 10/01/18

      2,405         2,176,525   

AMGH Merger Sub, Inc.
9.25%, 11/01/18(b)

      1,855         1,855,000   

ARAMARK Corp.
8.50%, 2/01/15

      2,805         2,840,062   

Aurora Diagnostics Holdings/Aurora Diagnostics Financing, Inc.
10.75%, 1/15/18(b)

      2,000         1,940,000   

Bakkavor Finance 2 PLC
8.25%, 2/15/18(b)

  GBP     1,200         1,272,470   

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
9.875%, 11/01/15

  U.S.$     2,714         2,720,785   

Biomet, Inc.
11.625%, 10/15/17

      2,605         2,702,687   

BioScrip, Inc.
10.25%, 10/01/15

      1,000         1,000,000   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       17   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Boparan Holdings Ltd.
9.875%, 4/30/18(b)

  GBP     1,500       $ 1,812,888   

Capsugel FinanceCo SCA
9.875%, 8/01/19(b)

  EUR     1,850         2,354,611   

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

  GBP     1,200         1,543,806   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
9.50%, 4/15/15(e)

  U.S.$     2,567         2,342,619   

CDRT Merger Sub, Inc.
8.125%, 6/01/19(b)

      2,466         2,281,050   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
8.875%, 7/15/15

      2,529         2,484,742   

CityCenter Holdings LLC/CityCenter Finance Corp.
7.625%, 1/15/16(b)

      2,956         2,778,640   

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA
10.50%, 12/15/18(b)

      1,570         1,381,600   

Cott Beverages, Inc.
8.125%, 9/01/18

      275         280,500   

8.375%, 11/15/17

      600         612,000   

Del Monte Foods Co.
7.625%, 2/15/19(b)

      635         536,575   

DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp.
7.75%, 4/15/18(b)

      285         243,675   

10.875%, 11/15/14

      1,150         1,144,250   

Dole Food Co., Inc.
8.00%, 10/01/16(b)

      1,695         1,733,138   

Elan Finance PLC/Elan Finance Corp.
8.75%, 10/15/16

      1,800         1,863,000   

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
7.375%, 3/15/21

      1,325         1,325,000   

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.
7.00%, 7/15/19(b)

      470         471,763   

7.25%, 1/15/22(b)

      635         636,588   

Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
11.50%, 9/01/18

      1,105         878,475   

Giant Funding Corp.
8.25%, 2/01/18(b)

      1,795         1,795,000   

HCA Holdings, Inc.
7.75%, 5/15/21(a)(b)

      2,000         1,875,000   

HCA, Inc.
6.375%, 1/15/15

      1,725         1,677,563   

6.50%, 2/15/16

      290         276,950   

Jarden Corp.
7.50%, 1/15/20

      1,800         1,820,250   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
8.25%, 6/01/19(b)

      840         641,550   

 

18     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Mylan Inc.
7.625%, 7/15/17(b)

  U.S.$     265       $ 275,600   

7.875%, 7/15/20(b)

      260         273,000   

NBTY, Inc.
9.00%, 10/01/18

      737         754,504   

New Albertsons, Inc.
7.45%, 8/01/29

      4,005         3,003,750   

Picard Bondco SA
9.00%, 10/01/18(b)

  EUR     1,500         1,889,047   

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
7.875%, 12/15/18(a)(b)

  U.S.$     2,775         2,115,938   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp.
10.625%, 4/01/17(a)

      1,750         1,754,375   

R&R Ice Cream PLC
8.375%, 11/15/17(b)

  EUR     1,450         1,631,815   

Select Medical Corp.
7.625%, 2/01/15

  U.S.$     1,321         1,144,316   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.
6.267%, 9/15/15(c)

      1,000         815,000   

Smithfield Foods, Inc.
7.75%, 7/01/17

      2,000         2,055,000   

Stater Bros Holdings, Inc.
7.375%, 11/15/18

      700         714,000   

STHI Holding Corp.
8.00%, 3/15/18(b)

      425         410,125   

SUPERVALU, Inc.
8.00%, 5/01/16(a)

      170         160,650   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.875%, 11/15/31

      1,500         1,140,000   

8.00%, 8/01/20

      400         363,000   

9.25%, 2/01/15

      800         800,000   

Tops Holding Corp./Tops Markets LLC
10.125%, 10/15/15

      1,500         1,500,000   

Universal Hospital Services, Inc.
3.778%, 6/01/15(c)

      500         430,000   

Vanguard Health Holding Co. II LLC/Vanguard Holding Co. II, Inc.
8.00%, 2/01/18

      1,985         1,821,238   

Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 2/01/16

      15         9,750   

Visant Corp.
10.00%, 10/01/17

      1,385         1,281,125   

Voyager Learning Exchange
8.375%, 12/01/14(d)(f)(g)

      1,550         – 0  – 

Warner Chilcott Co./Warner Chilcott Finance LLC
7.75%, 9/15/18(b)

      1,750         1,671,250   
      

 

 

 
         81,350,482   
      

 

 

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       19   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Energy – 5.3%

      

Antero Resources Finance Corp.
7.25%, 8/01/19(b)

  U.S.$     312       $ 296,400   

9.375%, 12/01/17

      2,363         2,457,520   

ATP Oil & Gas Corp./United States
11.875%, 5/01/15

      3,000         2,088,750   

Basic Energy Services, Inc.
7.75%, 2/15/19(b)

      1,200         1,140,000   

Bill Barrett Corp.
7.625%, 10/01/19

      834         819,405   

Bluewater Holding BV
3.25%, 7/17/14(b)(c)

      2,300         1,702,000   

Calfrac Holdings LP
7.50%, 12/01/20(b)

      491         463,995   

Chaparral Energy, Inc.
8.875%, 2/01/17

      2,600         2,522,000   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
6.625%, 8/15/20

      893         919,790   

6.875%, 11/15/20

      1,683         1,758,735   

Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas
6.50%, 6/01/21(b)

      1,000         900,000   

9.50%, 5/15/16

      800         820,000   

Citgo Petroleum Corp.
11.50%, 7/01/17(b)

      2,919         3,298,470   

Complete Production Services, Inc.
8.00%, 12/15/16

      1,400         1,400,000   

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
7.125%, 4/01/21

      724         731,240   

Denbury Resources, Inc.
6.375%, 8/15/21

      624         605,280   

8.25%, 2/15/20

      521         547,050   

Edgen Murray Corp.
12.25%, 1/15/15(a)

      1,301         1,166,021   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.
7.75%, 6/15/19

      1,100         995,500   

9.25%, 12/15/17

      2,000         1,950,000   

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA
8.50%, 12/15/16(b)

      1,371         1,192,770   

Forest Oil Corp.
7.25%, 6/15/19

      2,535         2,496,975   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
9.50%, 1/15/16(b)

      2,000         2,030,000   

Hercules Offshore, Inc.
10.50%, 10/15/17(b)

      625         590,625   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.
7.75%, 11/01/15(b)

      3,220         3,244,150   

Key Energy Services, Inc.
6.75%, 3/01/21

      1,166         1,122,275   

 

20     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.
8.625%, 4/15/20

  U.S.$     1,600       $ 1,648,000   

McJunkin Red Man Corp.
9.50%, 12/15/16

      2,500         2,287,500   

Nalco Co.
6.625%, 1/15/19(b)

      750         821,250   

Newfield Exploration Co.
6.625%, 9/01/14-4/15/16

      1,530         1,540,150   

Offshore Group Investments Ltd.
11.50%, 8/01/15

      2,450         2,523,500   

Oil States International, Inc.
6.50%, 6/01/19(b)

      1,374         1,343,085   

OPTI Canada, Inc.
8.25%, 12/15/14(d)

      1,472         927,360   

Parker Drilling Co.
9.125%, 4/01/18

      129         130,290   

Perpetual Energy, Inc.
8.75%, 3/15/18(b)

  CAD     1,800         1,685,348   

PHI, Inc.
8.625%, 10/15/18

  U.S.$     1,250         1,231,250   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
5.875%, 7/15/16

      500         528,166   

Plains Exploration & Production Co.
7.00%, 3/15/17

      1,057         1,057,000   

7.75%, 6/15/15

      946         974,380   

Precision Drilling Corp.
6.50%, 12/15/21(b)

      738         726,930   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.
7.50%, 3/15/21(b)

      327         300,840   

8.75%, 1/15/20

      1,850         1,813,000   

SESI LLC
6.375%, 5/01/19(b)

      358         345,470   

Southwestern Energy Co.
7.50%, 2/01/18

      1,000         1,132,712   

Tesoro Corp.
6.25%, 11/01/12

      164         169,330   

6.50%, 6/01/17

      2,560         2,547,200   

9.75%, 6/01/19

      480         518,400   

W&T Offshore, Inc.
8.50%, 6/15/19(b)

      1,500         1,455,000   
      

 

 

 
         62,965,112   
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 1.3%

      

Briggs & Stratton Corp.
6.875%, 12/15/20

      398         401,980   

Brightstar Corp.
9.50%, 12/01/16(b)

      1,833         1,869,660   

Education Management LLC/Education Management Finance Corp.
8.75%, 6/01/14

      350         341,250   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       21   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Exova Ltd.
10.50%, 10/15/18(b)

  GBP     1,044       $ 1,447,561   

Interline Brands, Inc.
7.00%, 11/15/18

  U.S.$     1,753         1,713,557   

Lecta SA
5.535%, 2/15/14(a)(b)(c)

  EUR     1,201         1,319,413   

Liberty Tire Recycling
11.00%, 10/01/16(b)

  U.S.$     2,800         2,856,000   

Mueller Water Products, Inc.
7.375%, 6/01/17

      700         546,000   

8.75%, 9/01/20

      611         601,835   

Neenah Foundry Co.
15.00%, 7/29/15(e)(f)

      331         320,825   

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co.
11.00%, 9/01/18(b)

      2,000         1,585,000   

Pipe Holdings PLC
9.50%, 11/01/15(b)

  GBP     1,216         1,678,135   

Wendel SA
4.375%, 8/09/17

  EUR     1,100         1,112,662   
      

 

 

 
         15,793,878   
      

 

 

 

Services – 1.4%

      

Ceridian Corp.
11.25%, 11/15/15

  U.S.$     2,475         2,041,875   

Goodman Networks, Inc.
12.125%, 7/01/18(b)

      1,200         1,128,000   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
8.125%, 5/15/18(b)

      225         216,000   

Lottomatica SpA
8.25%, 3/31/66(b)

  EUR     1,545         1,573,134   

Mobile Mini, Inc.
7.875%, 12/01/20

  U.S.$     1,175         1,128,000   

Realogy Corp.
Series A
11.00%, 4/15/18(b)

      1,450         1,131,000   

Series C
11.00%, 4/15/18(a)(b)

      750         585,000   

Service Corp. International/US
6.75%, 4/01/16

      1,485         1,522,125   

7.50%, 4/01/27

      1,500         1,398,750   

ServiceMaster Co. (The)
10.75%, 7/15/15(b)(e)

      2,480         2,504,800   

Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC/Ticketmaster Noteco, Inc.
10.75%, 8/01/16

      670         703,500   

West Corp.
7.875%, 1/15/19

      1,400         1,316,000   

8.625%, 10/01/18

      161         156,573   

11.00%, 10/15/16

      1,100         1,133,000   
      

 

 

 
         16,537,757   
      

 

 

 

 

22     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Technology – 3.5%

      

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
7.75%, 8/01/20

  U.S.$     273       $ 267,540   

8.125%, 12/15/17

      1,345         1,345,000   

Amkor Technology, Inc.
6.625%, 6/01/21(b)

      1,500         1,342,500   

Aspect Software, Inc.
10.625%, 5/15/17

      2,126         2,136,630   

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
8.00%, 12/15/18(b)

      1,750         1,715,000   

8.50%, 4/01/19(b)

      2,357         2,038,805   

11.50%, 10/12/15(e)

      115         114,427   

CommScope, Inc.
8.25%, 1/15/19(b)

      3,300         3,217,500   

CoreLogic, Inc./United States
7.25%, 6/01/21(b)

      1,250         1,121,875   

CPI International, Inc.
8.00%, 2/15/18

      1,233         1,075,793   

DCP LLC/DCP Corp.
10.75%, 8/15/15(b)

      1,705         1,417,281   

Eagle Parent, Inc.
8.625%, 5/01/19(b)

      2,316         2,095,980   

Eastman Kodak Co.
7.25%, 11/15/13

      141         62,040   

First Data Corp.
7.375%, 6/15/19(b)

      750         697,500   

11.25%, 3/31/16(a)

      1,750         1,181,250   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
8.875%, 12/15/14(a)

      1,510         1,532,650   

9.25%, 4/15/18(b)

      737         757,268   

10.125%, 12/15/16(a)

      1,785         1,816,237   

Interactive Data Corp.
10.25%, 8/01/18

      2,300         2,472,500   

Iron Mountain, Inc.
6.625%, 1/01/16

      780         776,100   

8.375%, 8/15/21

      2,000         2,040,000   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC
2.999%, 10/15/13(c)

      582         563,085   

9.50%, 10/15/15(a)

      730         754,638   

Sanmina-SCI Corp.
7.00%, 5/15/19(b)

      700         616,000   

8.125%, 3/01/16

      2,911         2,932,832   

Seagate HDD Cayman
6.875%, 5/01/20

      1,193         1,097,560   

7.00%, 11/01/21(b)

      655         602,600   

Sensata Technologies BV
6.50%, 5/15/19(b)

      2,000         1,900,000   

Serena Software, Inc.
10.375%, 3/15/16

      470         479,400   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       23   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
7.625%, 11/15/20

  U.S.$     1,600       $ 1,488,000   

10.25%, 8/15/15

      300         303,000   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
9.125%, 1/15/19

      813         796,740   
      

 

 

 
         40,757,731   
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.6%

      

Air Canada
12.00%, 2/01/16(b)

      1,300         1,215,500   

American Airlines, Inc.
10.50%, 10/15/12

      884         893,945   

AMR Corp.
9.00%, 8/01/12

      1,056         992,640   

Continental Airlines, Inc.
8.75%, 12/01/11

      260         260,325   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
9.50%, 9/15/14(b)

      1,342         1,382,260   

Northwest Airlines 2000-1 Class G Pass Through Trust
7.15%, 10/01/19

      895         858,786   

UAL 2007-1 Pass Through Trust
Series 071A
6.636%, 7/02/22

      1,682         1,622,678   
      

 

 

 
         7,226,134   
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Railroads – 0.0%

      

Florida East Coast Railway Corp.
8.125%, 2/01/17

      407         394,790   
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.9%

      

America West Airlines 1999-1 Pass Through Trust
Series 991G
7.93%, 1/02/19

      1,591         1,583,500   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
7.75%, 5/15/16

      2,055         1,983,075   

EC Finance PLC
9.75%, 8/01/17(b)

  EUR     113         108,245   

Hapag-Lloyd AG
9.75%, 10/15/17(b)

  U.S.$     1,250         862,500   

Hertz Corp. (The)
6.75%, 4/15/19

      2,187         1,984,702   

7.375%, 1/15/21

      1,650         1,507,688   

8.875%, 1/01/14

      252         252,000   

Oshkosh Corp.
8.50%, 3/01/20

      341         330,770   

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
8.125%, 3/30/18(a)

      1,200         996,000   

 

24     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Swift Services Holdings, Inc.
10.00%, 11/15/18

  U.S.$     1,067       $ 949,630   
      

 

 

 
         10,558,110   
      

 

 

 
         558,916,804   
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 4.4%

      

Banking – 1.2%

      

ABN Amro Bank NV
4.31%, 3/10/16

  EUR     2,295         1,784,879   

Deutsche Bank AG/London
5.50%, 9/02/15(b)

  UAH     15,300         1,576,112   

HT1 Funding GmbH
6.352%, 6/30/17

  EUR     1,550         996,774   

LBG Capital No.1 PLC
8.00%, 6/15/20(b)

  U.S.$     4,650         3,069,000   

Regions Bank/Birmingham AL
6.45%, 6/26/37

      1,500         1,260,000   

Regions Financing Trust II
6.625%, 5/15/47

      700         567,000   

Resona Preferred Global Securities Cayman Ltd.
7.191%, 7/30/15(b)

      1,300         1,215,626   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
Series U
7.64%, 9/29/17

      50         24,000   

SNS Bank NV
11.25%, 12/31/49(b)

  EUR     620         564,877   

Telenet Finance III Luxembourg SCA
6.625%, 2/15/21(b)

      2,200         2,667,442   

UT2 Funding PLC
5.321%, 6/30/16

      1,293         1,022,055   
      

 

 

 
         14,747,765   
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.4%

      

E*Trade Financial Corp.
6.75%, 6/01/16

  U.S.$     2,205         2,199,487   

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
6.875%, 5/02/18(d)

      1,690         411,938   

Nuveen Investments, Inc.
10.50%, 11/15/15

      1,875         1,729,688   
      

 

 

 
         4,341,113   
      

 

 

 

Finance – 1.1%

      

AGFC Capital Trust I
6.00%, 1/15/67(b)

      3,700         1,665,000   

Ally Financial, Inc.
6.75%, 12/01/14

      1         921   

8.00%, 11/01/31

      662         580,905   

Series 8
6.75%, 12/01/14

      2,590         2,476,687   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       25   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

CIT Group, Inc.
7.00%, 5/01/15-5/01/17

  U.S.$     2       $ 1,747   

7.00%, 5/04/15-5/02/17(b)

      2,071         2,028,985   

ILFC E-Capital Trust II
6.25%, 12/21/65(b)

      2,000         1,480,000   

International Lease Finance Corp.
6.375%, 3/25/13

      1,250         1,215,625   

iStar Financial, Inc.
Series B
5.70%, 3/01/14

      1,675         1,340,000   

Residential Capital LLC
9.625%, 5/15/15

      2,662         2,063,050   
      

 

 

 
         12,852,920   
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.0%

      

Genworth Financial, Inc.
6.15%, 11/15/66

      2,500         1,250,000   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
8.125%, 6/15/38

      3,000         2,820,000   

ING Groep NV
5.775%, 12/08/15

      2,250         1,648,125   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
7.80%, 3/15/37(b)

      1,250         1,093,750   

MBIA Insurance Corp.
14.00%, 1/15/33(b)

      3,056         1,375,200   

XL Group PLC
Series E
6.50%, 4/15/17(a)

      4,000         3,140,000   
      

 

 

 
         11,327,075   
      

 

 

 

Other Finance – 0.5%

      

Harbinger Group, Inc.
10.625%, 11/15/15

      1,420         1,384,500   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
8.00%, 1/15/18

      1,950         1,942,687   

iPayment Holdings, Inc.
15.00%, 11/15/18(b)(e)

      1,142         1,116,305   

iPayment, Inc.
10.25%, 5/15/18(b)

      2,177         1,991,955   
      

 

 

 
         6,435,447   
      

 

 

 

REITS – 0.2%

      

DDR Corp.
7.875%, 9/01/20

      1,800         1,906,805   
      

 

 

 
         51,611,125   
      

 

 

 

Utility – 3.0%

      

Electric – 2.0%

      

AES Corp. (The)
7.375%, 7/01/21(b)

      700         661,500   

 

26     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

7.75%, 3/01/14

  U.S.$     1,060       $ 1,081,200   

8.00%, 10/15/17

      868         872,340   

Calpine Corp.
7.25%, 10/15/17(b)

      1,800         1,737,000   

7.875%, 7/31/20-1/15/23(b)

      1,875         1,809,375   

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.
7.75%, 6/01/19

      1,320         798,600   

8.375%, 5/01/16

      635         384,175   

Edison Mission Energy
7.00%, 5/15/17

      1,525         907,375   

7.50%, 6/15/13(a)

      1,540         1,432,200   

7.75%, 6/15/16(a)

      958         641,860   

Energy Future Holdings Corp.
10.00%, 1/15/20(h)

      798         774,060   

10.875%, 11/01/17

      392         315,560   

Series Q
6.50%, 11/15/24

      1,254         476,520   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC/EFIH Finance, Inc.
10.00%, 12/01/20

      1,020         994,500   

GenOn Americas Generation LLC
8.50%, 10/01/21

      1,270         1,092,200   

GenOn Energy, Inc.
7.875%, 6/15/17

      1,080         993,600   

9.50%, 10/15/18(a)

      1,450         1,363,000   

9.875%, 10/15/20(a)

      1,200         1,122,000   

NRG Energy, Inc.
7.375%, 1/15/17

      1,705         1,758,281   

7.875%, 5/15/21(b)

      797         729,255   

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
Series A
6.70%, 3/30/67

      2,405         2,296,775   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc.
11.50%, 10/01/20(b)

      626         500,800   

Series A
10.25%, 11/01/15

      1,570         588,750   
      

 

 

 
         23,330,926   
      

 

 

 

Natural Gas – 1.0%

      

El Paso Corp.
Series G
7.75%, 1/15/32

      1,524         1,765,188   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
Series A
8.375%, 8/01/66

      1,760         1,823,800   

Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp.
6.875%, 8/01/21

      2,500         2,275,000   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       27   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.
6.50%, 8/15/21

  U.S.$     2,750       $ 2,818,750   

Sabine Pass LNG LP
7.50%, 11/30/16

      2,150         1,988,750   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.
6.875%, 2/01/21(b)

      960         921,600   
      

 

 

 
         11,593,088   
      

 

 

 
         34,924,014   
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grades
(cost $692,551,831)

         645,451,943   
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADES – 12.0%

      

Financial Institutions – 6.9%

      

Banking – 3.2%

      

American Express Co.
6.80%, 9/01/66

      2,550         2,470,312   

Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings, Inc.
6.40%, 12/15/66(b)

      3,300         2,376,000   

Banco Santander Chile
6.50%, 9/22/20(b)

  CLP     1,488,500         2,810,863   

Barclays Bank PLC
4.75%, 3/15/20

  EUR     1,890         1,266,064   

4.875%, 12/15/14

      600         470,252   

BBVA International Preferred SAU
4.952%, 12/31/49

      1,650         1,569,517   

5.919%, 4/18/17

  U.S.$     1,265         858,123   

Series E
8.50%, 12/31/49(a)

  EUR     550         681,598   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA/Netherlands
8.375%, 7/26/16

  U.S.$     2,750         2,750,000   

Credit Agricole SA
6.637%, 5/31/17(b)

      2,908         1,679,370   

Danske Bank A/S
5.914%, 6/16/14(b)

      1,150         920,000   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island
10.50%, 11/23/15(b)

  BRL     1,100         593,536   

Morgan Stanley
10.09%, 5/03/17(b)

      5,760         2,848,983   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
6.75%, 8/01/21

  U.S.$     1,667         1,596,536   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)
Series 1
5.85%, 10/27/14(c)

  AUD     1,500         1,239,304   

 

28     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Societe Generale SA
6.999%, 12/19/17

  EUR     1,250       $ 921,078   

UBS AG/Jersey
4.28%, 4/15/15

      2,000         1,728,277   

Unicredito Italiano Capital Trust III
4.028%, 10/27/15

      3,500         2,321,117   

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA
6.875%, 5/29/18(b)

  U.S.$     6,315         6,378,150   

Wells Fargo & Co.
Series K
7.98%, 3/15/18

      2,000         2,060,000   
      

 

 

 
         37,539,080   
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.2%

      

GFI Group, Inc.
8.375%, 7/19/18(b)

      1,300         1,209,000   

Jefferies Group, Inc.
6.875%, 4/15/21

      1,207         1,253,671   
      

 

 

 
         2,462,671   
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.3%

      

HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX
5.911%, 11/30/35(a)

      1,905         1,581,150   

SLM Corp.
5.125%, 8/27/12

      384         383,824   

Series A
5.375%, 5/15/14

      2,000         1,968,268   
      

 

 

 
         3,933,242   
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 2.4%

      

Allstate Corp. (The)
6.125%, 5/15/37

      1,300         1,168,375   

American International Group, Inc.
6.25%, 3/15/37

      1,739         1,204,257   

8.175%, 5/15/58

      961         848,083   

AON Corp.
8.205%, 1/01/27

      690         802,595   

Assured Guaranty US Holdings, Inc.
Series A
6.40%, 12/15/66

      1,550         1,094,688   

Aviva PLC
4.729%, 11/28/14

  EUR     3,000         2,779,311   

Coventry Health Care, Inc.
5.95%, 3/15/17

  U.S.$     2,000         2,241,152   

Genworth Financial, Inc.
7.70%, 6/15/20

      600         528,808   

Lincoln National Corp.
6.05%, 4/20/67

      1,858         1,504,980   

8.75%, 7/01/19

      604         715,902   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       29   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

MetLife, Inc.
10.75%, 8/01/39

  U.S.$     2,350       $ 2,937,500   

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
9.375%, 8/15/39(b)

      2,135         2,487,202   

QBE Capital Funding III Ltd.
7.25%, 5/24/41(b)

      1,650         1,491,450   

Suncorp Metway Insurance Ltd.
Series 1
6.75%, 9/23/24

  AUD     1,000         901,948   

Swiss Re Capital I LP
6.854%, 5/25/16(a)(b)

  U.S.$     3,700         3,365,076   

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
8.00%, 11/30/39

      1,261         1,494,498   

Vero Insurance Ltd.
6.15%, 9/07/25

  AUD     990         848,214   

ZFS Finance USA Trust V
6.50%, 5/09/37(a)(b)

  U.S.$     1,740         1,505,100   
      

 

 

 
         27,919,139   
      

 

 

 

Other Finance – 0.5%

      

Aviation Capital Group Corp.
6.75%, 4/06/21(b)

      650         625,372   

7.125%, 10/15/20(b)

      2,489         2,400,251   

IIRSA Norte Finance Ltd.
8.75%, 5/30/24(b)

      2,692         3,082,686   

Red Arrow International Leasing PLC
8.375%, 6/30/12

  RUB     2,707         83,220   
      

 

 

 
         6,191,529   
      

 

 

 

REITS – 0.3%

      

Entertainment Properties Trust
7.75%, 7/15/20

  U.S.$     1,908         2,041,560   

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.
6.75%, 4/01/17

      907         944,855   
      

 

 

 
         2,986,415   
      

 

 

 
         81,032,076   
      

 

 

 

Industrial – 3.9%

      

Basic – 1.6%

      

Basell Finance Co. BV
8.10%, 3/15/27(b)

      1,240         1,351,600   

Braskem Finance Ltd
7.00%, 5/07/20(b)

      1,800         1,827,000   

Commercial Metals Co.
6.50%, 7/15/17

      1,300         1,296,870   

Georgia-Pacific LLC
7.125%, 1/15/17(b)

      800         838,334   

8.875%, 5/15/31

      366         456,805   

GTL Trade Finance, Inc.
7.25%, 10/20/17(b)

      1,338         1,398,210   

 

30     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Rhodia SA
4.355%, 10/15/13(b)(c)

  EUR     428       $ 572,029   

Southern Copper Corp.
7.50%, 7/27/35(a)

  U.S.$     3,300         3,570,102   

Usiminas Commercial Ltd.
7.25%, 1/18/18(b)

      2,428         2,561,540   

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

      4,756         5,129,817   
      

 

 

 
         19,002,307   
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.1%

      

Owens Corning
7.00%, 12/01/36

      1,340         1,388,401   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.2%

      

Alltel Corp.
7.875%, 7/01/32

      160         228,176   

Qwest Corp.
6.50%, 6/01/17

      610         629,825   

6.875%, 9/15/33

      1,570         1,483,650   
      

 

 

 
         2,341,651   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.4%

      

CVS Caremark Corp.
6.302%, 6/01/37

      2,079         2,011,432   

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.
5.75%, 7/15/14

      1,365         1,457,937   

5.90%, 12/01/16

      127         139,386   

QVC, Inc.
7.50%, 10/01/19(b)

      1,000         1,065,000   
      

 

 

 
         4,673,755   
      

 

 

 

Energy – 1.2%

      

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA
9.25%, 4/23/19(b)

      6,400         7,424,000   

Petrohawk Energy Corp.
7.25%, 8/15/18

      2,650         3,027,625   

Pride International, Inc.
6.875%, 8/15/20

      416         480,016   

TNK-BP Finance SA
7.50%, 7/18/16(a)(b)

      2,352         2,434,320   
      

 

 

 
         13,365,961   
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.3%

      

Noble Group Ltd.
6.75%, 1/29/20(a)(b)

      3,932         3,460,160   
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.0%

      

Motorola Solutions, Inc.
7.50%, 5/15/25

      97         113,591   
      

 

 

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       31   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

      

Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through Trust
Series 071A
6.821%, 8/10/22(a)

  U.S.$     974       $ 981,473   
      

 

 

 
         45,327,299   
      

 

 

 

Non Corporate Sectors – 1.0%

      

Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed – 1.0%

      

AK Transneft OJSC Via TransCapitalInvest Ltd.
8.70%, 8/07/18(a)(b)

      850         983,875   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA
6.51%, 3/07/22(a)(b)

      11,426         11,197,480   
      

 

 

 
         12,181,355   
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.2%

      

Electric – 0.2%

      

Dominion Resources, Inc./VA
7.50%, 6/30/66

      758         781,688   

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP
7.625%, 7/29/19(b)

      1,636         1,869,130   
      

 

 

 
         2,650,818   
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grades
(cost $136,736,406)

         141,191,548   
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 6.0%

      

Financial Institutions – 1.4%

      

Banking – 1.0%

      

ATF Bank JSC
9.00%, 5/11/16(b)

      2,162         2,053,900   

Banco BMG SA
9.15%, 1/15/16(b)

      3,750         3,637,500   

Banco Cruzeiro do Sul SA/Brazil
8.25%, 1/20/16(b)

      3,280         3,075,851   

8.875%, 9/22/20(b)

      517         439,450   

Bank CenterCredit
8.625%, 1/30/14(b)

      1,654         1,571,300   

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC
7.25%, 1/28/21(b)

      463         383,026   

Renaissance Securities Trading Ltd.
11.00%, 4/21/16(b)

      909         733,714   
      

 

 

 
         11,894,741   
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.0%

      

Stoneheath RE
6.868%, 10/31/11

      600         507,000   
      

 

 

 

 

32     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Other Finance – 0.3%

      

AES El Salvador Trust
6.75%, 2/01/16(a)(b)

  U.S.$     1,700       $ 1,657,500   

6.75%, 2/01/16(b)

      270         263,250   

DTEK Finance BV
9.50%, 4/28/15(b)

      1,865         1,678,500   
      

 

 

 
         3,599,250   
      

 

 

 

REITS – 0.1%

      

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.
9.65%, 8/03/17

      2,050         1,429,559   
      

 

 

 
         17,430,550   
      

 

 

 

Industrial – 4.5%

      

Basic – 1.4%

      

Evraz Group SA
8.25%, 11/10/15(b)

      1,398         1,342,080   

9.50%, 4/24/18(b)

      3,834         3,718,980   

Novelis, Inc./GA
8.75%, 12/15/20

      3,075         3,013,500   

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA
9.25%, 4/19/14(b)

      2,480         2,560,278   

Vedanta Resources PLC
8.75%, 1/15/14(a)(b)

      4,404         4,205,820   

Winsway Coking Coal Holding Ltd.
8.50%, 4/08/16(b)

      2,530         1,720,400   
      

 

 

 
         16,561,058   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.6%

      

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd.
11.625%, 9/15/16(b)

  EUR     1,231         1,385,355   

Columbus International, Inc.
11.50%, 11/20/14(b)

  U.S.$     4,160         4,076,800   

European Media Capital SA
10.00%, 2/01/15(i)

      1,574         1,416,803   
      

 

 

 
         6,878,958   
      

 

 

 

Communications -
Telecommunications – 0.5%

      

MTS International Funding Ltd.
8.625%, 6/22/20(b)

      2,495         2,470,050   

Pacnet Ltd.
9.25%, 11/09/15(b)

      1,902         1,673,760   

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC
9.125%, 4/30/18(b)

      1,500         1,447,500   
      

 

 

 
         5,591,310   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.3%

      

Central China Real Estate Ltd.
12.25%, 10/20/15(b)

      742         586,070   

Country Garden Holdings Co.
10.50%, 8/11/15

      750         616,429   

11.125%, 2/23/18(b)

      791         601,160   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       33   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Peermont Global Pty Ltd.
7.75%, 4/30/14(a)(b)

  EUR     1,000       $ 1,038,306   

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.
10.625%, 3/29/18(b)

  U.S.$     769         499,850   
      

 

 

 
         3,341,815   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1%

      

Edcon Holdings Pty Ltd.
7.028%, 6/15/15(b)(c)

  EUR     1,066         885,468   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.4%

      

CEDC Finance Corp. International, Inc.
8.875%, 12/01/16(b)

      1,400         1,397,359   

9.125%, 12/01/16(b)

  U.S.$     1,150         828,000   

Foodcorp Pty Ltd.
8.75%, 3/01/18(b)

  EUR     827         941,777   

JBS Finance II Ltd.
8.25%, 1/29/18(b)

  U.S.$     2,400         1,980,000   
      

 

 

 
         5,147,136   
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.5%

      

Golden Close Maritime Corp., Ltd
11.00%, 12/09/15

      1,300         1,318,726   

MIE Holdings Corp.
9.75%, 5/12/16(b)

      1,500         1,155,000   

Pan American Energy LLC/Argentine Branch
7.875%, 5/07/21(b)

      1,870         1,872,244   

Zhaikmunai LLP
10.50%, 10/19/15(b)

      1,570         1,379,637   
      

 

 

 
         5,725,607   
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.3%

      

Marfrig Holding Europe BV
8.375%, 5/09/18(b)

      1,181         744,030   

Marfrig Overseas Ltd.
9.50%, 5/04/20(b)

      1,771         1,133,440   

New Reclamation Group Pty Ltd. (The)
8.125%, 2/01/13(b)

  EUR     1,186         1,302,995   
      

 

 

 
         3,180,465   
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.2%

      

MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Co.
10.50%, 4/15/18

  U.S.$     1,490         1,571,950   

STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
7.50%, 8/12/15(b)

      541         513,950   
      

 

 

 
         2,085,900   
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

      

TAM Capital 3, Inc.
8.375%, 6/03/21(b)

      2,011         1,850,120   
      

 

 

 

 

34     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Transportation - Services – 0.1%

      

Inversiones Alsacia SA
8.00%, 8/18/18(b)

  U.S.$     1,980       $ 1,701,288   
      

 

 

 
         52,949,125   
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.1%

      

Electric – 0.1%

      

Inkia Energy Ltd.
8.375%, 4/04/21(a)(b)

      810         793,800   
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $80,394,392)

         71,173,475   
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS -
SOVEREIGNS – 5.7%

      

Argentina – 2.5%

      

Argentina Bonos
7.00%, 10/03/15(a)

      19,339         16,121,221   

7.82%, 12/31/33

  EUR     4,917         3,771,456   

Series NY
2.50%, 12/31/38(a)(j)

  U.S.$     3,480         1,174,500   

8.28%, 12/31/33(a)

      1,865         1,267,974   

Series X
7.00%, 4/17/17

      8,950         6,769,183   
      

 

 

 
         29,104,334   
      

 

 

 

Dominican Republic – 0.7%

      

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

      8,385         8,720,400   
      

 

 

 

El Salvador – 0.7%

      

El Salvador
7.375%, 12/01/19(b)

      705         750,825   

7.625%, 9/21/34(b)

      762         807,720   

7.65%, 6/15/35(b)

      6,996         6,786,120   
      

 

 

 
         8,344,665   
      

 

 

 

Ghana – 0.3%

      

Republic of Ghana
8.50%, 10/04/17(b)

      2,983         3,088,505   
      

 

 

 

Jamaica – 0.1%

      

Republic of Jamaica
8.00%, 6/24/19

      1,074         1,041,780   
      

 

 

 

Philippines – 0.0%

      

Republic of Philippines
10.625%, 3/16/25

      205         310,063   
      

 

 

 

Serbia & Montenegro – 0.3%

      

Republic of Serbia
6.75%, 11/01/24(b)

      1,004         939,114   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       35   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

7.25%, 9/28/21(b)

  U.S.$     2,467       $ 2,285,059   
      

 

 

 
         3,224,173   
      

 

 

 

Ukraine – 0.8%

      

Ukraine Government International Bond
6.58%, 11/21/16(a)(b)

      2,953         2,650,317   

7.65%, 6/11/13(b)

      5,845         5,640,425   

Ukraine-Recap Linked Note
5.50%, 9/02/15(b)

  UAH     15,300         1,574,774   
      

 

 

 
         9,865,516   
      

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates – 0.3%

      

Emirate of Dubai Government International Bonds
7.75%, 10/05/20(b)

  U.S.$     3,310         3,310,000   
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $55,590,559)

         67,009,436   
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 3.7%

      

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 2.1%

      

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-2, Class 1A1
2.328%, 12/25/46(c)

      1,537         927,764   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-7T2, Class A3
0.835%, 4/25/37(c)

      5,718         3,003,302   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust
Series 2007-13, Class A7
0.835%, 8/25/37(c)

      2,668         1,975,729   

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust
Series 2007-AR3, Class A1
0.455%, 6/25/37(c)

      1,830         1,178,019   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2007-4, Class 2A1
0.45%, 7/19/47(c)

      2,040         1,277,327   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-AR37, Class 2A1
5.427%, 2/25/37

      1,181         769,560   

Lehman XS Trust
Series 2007-15N, Class 4A1
1.135%, 8/25/47(c)

      1,123         588,122   

Series 2007-4N, Class 3A2A
1.002%, 3/25/47(c)

      3,027         1,746,483   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2005-18, Class 8A1
5.454%, 9/25/35

      2,841         2,511,138   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Series 2006-9, Class 4A1
5.834%, 10/25/36

  U.S.$     1,788       $ 1,217,598   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc.
Series 2007-AR6, Class A1
1.742%, 8/25/47(c)

      6,201         3,416,526   

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates
Series 2006-AR11, Class 3A1A
1.162%, 9/25/46(c)

      2,409         1,161,900   

Series 2006-AR5, Class A1A
1.232%, 6/25/46(c)

      1,111         731,823   

Series 2007-HY3, Class 4A1
2.635%, 3/25/37

      3,627         2,924,961   

Series 2007-OA3, Class 2A1A
1.002%, 4/25/47(c)

      1,309         838,871   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2007-OA4, Class A1A
1.002%, 4/25/47(c)

      1,471         708,650   
      

 

 

 
         24,977,773   
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 1.5%

      

Chaseflex Trust
Series 2007-1, Class 1A3
6.50%, 2/25/37

      1,327         822,280   

Citimortgage Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-A3, Class 1A4
5.75%, 3/25/37

      3,148         2,269,082   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2006-42, Class 1A6
6.00%, 1/25/47

      1,716         1,087,410   

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A10
5.50%, 2/25/36

      4,350         2,959,060   

Series 2006-J5, Class 1A1
6.50%, 9/25/36

      2,338         1,537,667   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates
Series 2006-FA1, Class 1A3
5.75%, 4/25/36

      1,784         1,272,519   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2006-7, Class A3
6.081%, 9/25/36

      2,485         1,432,097   

Series 2006-7, Class A4
6.171%, 9/25/36

      2,615         1,491,871   

Series 2006-9, Class A4
5.986%, 10/25/36

      2,834         1,680,379   

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-PA3, Class 3A1
6.25%, 7/25/37

      3,400         2,361,261   
      

 

 

 
         16,913,626   
      

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Non-Agency ARMs – 0.1%

      

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.
Series 2006-AR1, Class 3A1
2.69%, 3/25/36(c)

  U.S.$     2,091       $ 1,315,185   
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $47,093,576)

         43,206,584   
      

 

 

 
      

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 3.5%

      

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 3.2%

      

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.
Series 2007-5, Class AM
5.772%, 2/10/51

      2,877         2,503,991   

Banc of America Large Loan, Inc.
Series 2009-UB1, Class A4B
5.691%, 6/24/50(b)

      3,500         3,193,050   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
Series 2007-PW18, Class AM
6.084%, 6/11/50

      1,400         1,215,353   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-CD1, Class AJ
5.398%, 7/15/44

      1,017         808,912   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates
Series 2006-C4, Class AM
5.509%, 9/15/39

      5,900         4,701,692   

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.
Series 2005-C4, Class AM
5.492%, 11/10/45

      800         729,394   

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities
5.475%, 8/10/44(b)

      3,152         2,576,614   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2006-CB15, Class AM
5.855%, 6/12/43

      1,230         1,110,562   

Series 2007-CB19, Class AM
5.932%, 2/12/49

      3,519         3,074,782   

Series 2007-LD11, Class AM
6.005%, 6/15/49

      5,105         4,069,257   

Series 2007-LD12, Class AM
6.256%, 2/15/51

      736         631,719   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-CIP1, Class AJ
5.137%, 7/12/38

      2,000         1,631,566   

Morgan Stanley Capital I
Series 2005-HQ6, Class AJ
5.073%, 8/13/42

      948         778,406   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Series 2006-IQ12, Class AM
5.37%, 12/15/43

  U.S.$     7,700       $ 7,149,481   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2006-C23, Class AM
5.466%, 1/15/45

      2,100         2,049,688   

Series 2007-C34, Class AM
5.818%, 5/15/46

      400         342,115   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2011-C4, Class D
5.418%, 6/15/44(b)

      1,022         824,969   

WFDB Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2011-BXR, Class E
6.403%, 7/05/24(b)

      943         898,224   
      

 

 

 
         38,289,775   
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.3%

      

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates
Series 2007-FL14, Class C
0.529%, 6/15/22(b)(c)

      477         424,854   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-C7, Class AM
6.375%, 9/15/45

      1,352         1,112,346   

Lehman Brothers
Series 2006-LLFA, Class E
0.519%, 9/15/21(b)(c)

      532         468,585   

Series 2006-LLFA, Class H
0.629%, 9/15/21(b)(c)

      423         343,565   

Series 2006-LLFA, Class K
1.029%, 9/15/21(b)(c)

      399         300,387   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2006-WL7A, Class H
0.629%, 9/15/21(b)(c)

      1,279         805,770   
      

 

 

 
         3,455,507   
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $40,803,125)

         41,745,282   
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 3.4%

      

Brazil – 1.7%

      

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional
Series F
10.00%, 1/01/14

  BRL     9,146         4,774,550   

Republic of Brazil
12.50%, 1/05/16-1/05/22

      24,922         15,414,961   
      

 

 

 
         20,189,511   
      

 

 

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       39   

Portfolio of Investments


 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Greece – 0.2%

      

Hellenic Republic Government Bond
Series 30YR
4.60%, 9/20/40

  EUR     4,895       $ 2,100,575   
      

 

 

 

Hungary – 0.8%

      

Hungary Government Bond
Series 14/C
5.50%, 2/12/14

  HUF     970,820         4,288,457   

Series 15/A
8.00%, 2/12/15

      464,360         2,167,749   

Series 16/C
5.50%, 2/12/16

      697,550         2,967,408   
      

 

 

 
         9,423,614   
      

 

 

 

South Africa – 0.7%

      

South Africa Government Bond
Series R204
8.00%, 12/21/18

  ZAR     10,750         1,328,498   

Series R207
7.25%, 1/15/20

      60,872         7,086,337   

Series R208
6.75%, 3/31/21

      490         54,609   
      

 

 

 
         8,469,444   
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $38,126,105)

         40,183,144   
      

 

 

 
      

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 3.3%

      

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 3.3%

      

Indonesia – 0.3%

      

Majapahit Holding BV
7.75%, 10/17/16(b)

  U.S.$     2,165         2,403,150   

7.875%, 6/29/37(b)

      699         761,910   

8.00%, 8/07/19(b)

      330         369,600   
      

 

 

 
         3,534,660   
      

 

 

 

Kazakhstan – 0.6%

      

Intergas Finance BV
6.375%, 5/14/17(b)

      3,640         3,630,900   

KazMunayGas National Co.
7.00%, 5/05/20(a)(b)

      2,658         2,658,000   

9.125%, 7/02/18(b)

      250         281,250   
      

 

 

 
         6,570,150   
      

 

 

 

Philippines – 0.1%

      

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.
7.25%, 5/27/19(b)

      1,250         1,418,750   
      

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Russia – 1.9%

      

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA
6.299%, 5/15/17(b)

  U.S.$     8,227       $ 8,124,163   

7.50%, 3/25/13

  RUB     86,000         2,598,776   

7.75%, 5/29/18(b)

  U.S.$     11,600         12,180,000   
      

 

 

 
         22,902,939   
      

 

 

 

Trinidad & Tobago – 0.2%

      

Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.
9.75%, 8/14/19(b)

      1,675         1,980,687   
      

 

 

 

Ukraine – 0.2%

      

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine
9.50%, 9/30/14

      2,542         2,395,835   
      

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $30,803,321)

         38,803,021   
      

 

 

 
      

BANK LOANS – 2.8%

      

Industrial – 2.4%

      

Basic – 0.2%

      

Ineos US Finance LLC
7.50%, 12/16/13(c)

      165         163,843   

8.00%, 12/16/14(c)

      188         188,358   

NewPage Corporation
4/04/13(k)

      2,000         1,987,500   
      

 

 

 
         2,339,701   
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.4%

      

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc./Central Purchasing LLC
6.50%, 12/22/17(c)

      3,284         3,234,247   

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company LLC
2.37%, 3/26/14(c)

      72         49,327   

10.50%, 3/26/14(c)

      1,807         1,551,238   
      

 

 

 
         4,834,812   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.3%

      

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
(Thomson Learning)
2.49%, 7/03/14(c)

      542         422,383   

Charter Communications Operating, LLC
2.24%, 3/06/14(c)

      27         26,475   

7.25%, 3/06/14(c)

      34         33,540   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
3.89%, 1/29/16(c)

      163         113,944   

SuperMedia, Inc. (fka Idearc, Inc.)
11.00%, 12/31/15(c)

      313         136,427   

Univision Communications, Inc.
4.49%, 3/31/17(c)

      2,323         1,949,143   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       41   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

WideOpenWest Finance, LLC
2.73%-4.75%, 6/30/14(c)

  U.S.$     971       $ 901,695   
      

 

 

 
         3,583,607   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.2%

      

Allison Transmission, Inc.
2.98%, 8/07/14(c)

      11         10,415   

Federal-Mogul Corporation
2.16%-2.18%, 12/29/14(c)

      1,301         1,195,269   

2.16%-2.18%, 12/28/15(c)

      664         609,831   
      

 

 

 
         1,815,515   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.2%

      

ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc.
6.00%, 11/30/16(c)

      1,365         1,303,277   

Las Vegas Sands LLC
2.74%, 11/23/16(c)

      557         517,246   
      

 

 

 
         1,820,523   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.2%

      

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. (fka Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc.)
3.23%-3.25%, 1/28/15(c)

      1,210         1,005,294   

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., The
8.75%, 6/14/12(c)

      130         129,458   

Harrah’s Las Vegas Propco, LLC
3.22%, 2/13/13(c)

      1,500         1,041,870   
      

 

 

 
         2,176,622   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1%

      

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation
6.25%, 2/23/17(c)

      494         470,746   

Rite Aid Corporation
1.98%-1.99%, 6/04/14(c)

      962         886,784   
      

 

 

 
         1,357,530   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.2%

      

HCA Inc.
3.62%, 5/01/18(c)

      398         372,984   

Immucor, Inc.
7.25%, 8/19/18(c)

      2,000         1,967,500   
      

 

 

 
         2,340,484   
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.1%

      

CITGO Petroleum Corporation
9.00%, 6/24/17(c)

      1,234         1,252,891   
      

 

 

 

 

42     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Other Industrial – 0.0%

      

Gavilon Group LLC, The
6.00%, 12/06/16(c)

  U.S.$     409       $ 402,313   
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.3%

      

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.
5.25%, 12/18/17(c)

      506         486,434   

Aveta, Inc.
8.50%, 4/14/15(c)

      408         396,689   

Global Cash Access, Inc.
7.00%, 3/01/16(c)

      426         416,955   

Realogy Corporation
10/10/13(k)

      2,100         1,883,448   

Sabre, Inc.
2.24%-2.25%, 9/30/14(c)

      735         615,124   

ServiceMaster Co., (The)
2.72%-2.83%, 7/24/14(c)

      178         165,660   

2.74%, 7/24/14(c)

      18         16,497   
      

 

 

 
         3,980,807   
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.2%

      

First Data Corporation
2.98%, 9/24/14(c)

      1,315         1,140,079   

Smart Modular Technologies
8.25%, 8/26/17(c)

      1,900         1,710,000   

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.)
1.98%, 2/28/14(c)

      24         23,517   
      

 

 

 
         2,873,596   
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.0%

      

Swift Transportation Co., LLC
6.00%, 12/21/16(c)

      192         185,777   
      

 

 

 
         28,964,178   
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.2%

      

Electric – 0.2%

      

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (fka NE Energy, Inc.)
2.75%, 11/01/13(c)

      253         238,062   

4.75%, 5/01/14(c)

      1,000         907,000   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC (TXU)
3.73%-3.77%, 10/10/14(c)

      1,632         1,147,390   
      

 

 

 
         2,292,452   
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.2%

      

Finance – 0.2%

      

Delos Aircraft, Inc.
7.00%, 3/17/16(c)

      106         105,328   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       43   

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

International Lease Finance Corp. (Delos Aircraft, Inc.)
6.75%, 3/17/15(c)

  U.S.$     144       $ 143,438   

iStar Financial, Inc.
7.00%, 6/30/14(c)

      1,675         1,576,175   
      

 

 

 
         1,824,941   
      

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $34,840,175)

         33,081,571   
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS -
TREASURIES – 2.4%

      

Colombia – 0.1%

      

Republic of Colombia
9.85%, 6/28/27

  COP     1,927,000         1,292,228   
      

 

 

 

Dominican Republic – 0.5%

      

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

  DOP     229,800         5,937,858   
      

 

 

 

Egypt – 0.2%

      

Arab Republic of Egypt
8.75%, 7/18/12(b)

  EGP     16,620         2,618,912   
      

 

 

 

Indonesia – 0.9%

      

Indonesia Recap Linked Note
10.00%, 7/18/17

  IDR     47,971,000         6,398,862   

JP Morgan
9.50%, 5/17/41

      27,844,000         3,806,297   
      

 

 

 
         10,205,159   
      

 

 

 

Philippines – 0.3%

      

Republic of Philippines
6.25%, 1/14/36

  PHP     143,000         3,123,270   
      

 

 

 

Turkey – 0.4%

      

Turkey Government Bond
11.00%, 8/06/14

  TRY     9,155         5,241,563   
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Treasuries
(cost $28,889,290)

         28,418,990   
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN
BONDS – 2.0%

      

Brazil – 0.1%

      

Republic of Brazil
8.75%, 2/04/25

  U.S.$     515         723,575   
      

 

 

 

Cote D’Ivoire – 0.5%

      

Ivory Coast Government International Bond 2.50%, 12/31/32(a)(b)(d)(j)

      12,917         6,264,745   
      

 

 

 

 

44     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Croatia – 0.6%

      

Republic of Croatia
6.625%, 7/14/20(a)(b)

  U.S.$     4,000       $ 3,810,000   

6.75%, 11/05/19(a)(b)

      3,350         3,174,125   
      

 

 

 
         6,984,125   
      

 

 

 

Iceland – 0.4%

      

Iceland Government International Bond
3.75%, 12/01/11

  EUR     3,250         4,331,319   
      

 

 

 

Lithuania – 0.1%

      

Republic of Lithuania
7.375%, 2/11/20(a)(b)

  U.S.$     1,498         1,617,840   
      

 

 

 

Panama – 0.1%

      

Republic of Panama
6.70%, 1/26/36

      3         3,600   

9.375%, 4/01/29(a)

      1,000         1,490,000   
      

 

 

 
         1,493,600   
      

 

 

 

Switzerland – 0.2%

      

Credit Suisse
7.50%, 3/15/18

  RUB     93,062         2,856,139   
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $24,758,220)

         24,271,343   
      

 

 

 
      

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.3%

      

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate – 1.0%

      

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates
Series 2005-7, Class AF5W
5.054%, 10/25/35

  U.S.$     895         516,899   

Series 2006-1, Class AF6
5.526%, 7/25/36

      2,183         1,660,589   

Series 2006-15, Class A6
5.826%, 10/25/46

      1,808         1,209,114   

CSAB Mortgage Backed Trust
Series 2006-2, Class A6A
5.72%, 9/25/36

      1,602         1,102,437   

GSAA Home Equity Trust
Series 2005-12, Class AF5
5.659%, 9/25/35

      1,800         1,295,815   

Series 2006-10, Class AF3
5.985%, 6/25/36

      1,800         976,037   

Lehman XS Trust
Series 2006-17, Class WF32
5.55%, 11/25/36

      2,500         2,016,689   

Series 2007-6, Class 3A5
5.72%, 5/25/37

      838         583,490   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-15XS, Class A3
5.988%, 11/25/36

      1,870         1,100,313   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Series 2007-8XS, Class A2
6.00%, 4/25/37

  U.S.$     1,858       $ 1,230,724   
      

 

 

 
         11,692,107   
      

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate – 0.3%

    

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates
Series 2007-S2, Class A1
0.375%, 5/25/37(c)

      413         403,528   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC
Series 2007-CB2, Class A2C
5.623%, 2/25/37(c)

      3,400         1,763,514   

GSAA Home Equity Trust
Series 2006-6, Class AF5
5.319%, 3/25/36(c)

      959         503,368   

GSAA Trust
Series 2006-6, Class AF4
5.319%, 3/25/36(c)

      1,489         781,950   
      

 

 

 
         3,452,360   
      

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.0%

      

CW Capital Cobalt Ltd.
Series 2006-C1, Class AMP1
5.501%, 8/15/48(b)

      484         403,868   
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $16,487,158)

         15,548,335   
      

 

 

 
      
        Shares         

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.9%

      

Financial Institutions – 0.8%

      

Banking – 0.3%

      

Zions Bancorporation
9.50%

      138,946         3,508,386   
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.5%

      

Ally Financial, Inc.
7.00%(b)

      792         530,368   

8.50%

      52,000         894,400   

Citigroup Capital XII
8.50%

      99,000         2,484,900   

Citigroup Capital XIII
7.875%

      49,625         1,310,596   
      

 

 

 
         5,220,264   
      

 

 

 

REITS – 0.0%

      

Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust 12.00%(b)

      185         213,999   
      

 

 

 
         8,942,649   
      

 

 

 

Industrial – 0.1%

      

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
10.00%

      16,000         1,787,904   
      

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments


       

Shares

     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Non Corporate Sectors – 0.0%

      

Agencies - Government
Sponsored – 0.0%

      

Federal National Mortgage Association 8.25%

      80,000       $ 152,000   
      

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $12,084,143)

         10,882,553   
      

 

 

 
      
        Principal
Amount
(000)
        

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS -
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.8%

      

United States – 0.8%

      

Allegheny Cnty PA Hosp Dev Auth
(West Penn Allegheny Hlth Sys)
Series 2007A
5.375%, 11/15/40

  U.S.$     595         493,910   

California GO
7.60%, 11/01/40

      750         927,892   

7.95%, 3/01/36

      1,915         2,172,874   

Illinois GO
7.35%, 7/01/35

      1,915         2,154,969   

Rhode Island Hlth & Ed Bldg Corp. (Tockwotton Home)
8.375%, 1/01/46

      1,520         1,556,419   

Sioux Falls SD Health Facs
5.00%, 11/15/33

      985         768,655   

Viridian Mun Mgmt Dist TX
9.00%, 12/01/37

      825         853,091   
      

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - Municipal Bonds
(cost $8,060,258)

         8,927,810   
      

 

 

 
      

SUPRANATIONALS – 0.7%

      

Eurasian Development Bank
7.375%, 9/29/14(b)

      1,690         1,718,392   

European Investment Bank
Zero Coupon, 4/24/13(b)

  IDR     65,759,400         6,520,579   
      

 

 

 

Total Supranationals
(cost $8,471,641)

         8,238,971   
      

 

 

 
      

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - REGIONAL BONDS – 0.6%

      

Local Governments - Regional
Bonds – 0.6%

    

Bogota Distrio Capital
9.75%, 7/26/28(b)

  COP     7,758,000         5,063,898   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


       

Principal
Amount

(000)

     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

Provincia de Cordoba
12.375%, 8/17/17(b)

  U.S.$     2,341       $ 2,060,080   
      

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - Regional Bonds
(cost $5,651,716)

         7,123,978   
      

 

 

 
      

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES – 0.4%

      

Uruguay – 0.4%

      

Republica Orient Uruguay
3.70%, 6/26/37(a)

  UYU     46,201         1,870,215   

4.25%, 4/05/27(a)

      54,724         2,542,847   
      

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $4,334,511)

         4,413,062   
      

 

 

 
      
        Shares         

COMMON STOCKS – 0.2%

      

Abitibibowater, Inc.(f)(g)(l)

      5,000         – 0  – 

American Media Operations, Inc.(f)(g)

      19,908         258,804   

American Media, Inc.(g)(i)

      12,978         – 0  – 

AOT Bedding Super Holdings, LLC(f)(g)

      52         – 0  – 

Fairpoint Communications, Inc.(l)

      5,519         23,732   

Gallery Capital SA(g)(m)

      591         709,200   

Greektown Superholdings, Inc.(f)(g)(l)

      692         44,980   

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.(f)

      106,736         1,350,449   

Magnachip Semiconductor(f)

      3,600         – 0  – 

Merisant Co.(f)(g)

      999         – 0  – 

Neenah Enterprises, Inc.(f)(g)(l)

      58,200         291,000   

Talon Equity Co. NV

      1,059         – 0  – 

U.S. Shipping Corp.(f)(g)

      31,398         – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $3,681,728)

         2,678,165   
      

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES – 0.1%

      

Spain – 0.1%

      

Instituto de Credito Oficial
4.53%, 3/17/16
(cost $1,189,604)

  CAD     1,300         1,136,393   
      

 

 

 
        Contracts         

OPTIONS PURCHASED - PUTS – 0.1%

      

Options on Forward Contracts – 0.1%

      

CNY/USD
Expiration: Aug 2012,
Exercise Price: CNY 7.00(l)(n)

      6,200,000         714,477   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


       

Contracts

     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

EUR/USD
Expiration: Nov 2011,
Exercise Price: EUR 1.25(l)(n)

      357,000       $ 245,172   
      

 

 

 

Options Purchased - Puts
(cost $490,311)

         959,649   
      

 

 

 
        Shares         

WARRANTS – 0.0%

      

Alion Science And Technology Corp., expiring 11/01/14(b)(f)(g)(l)

      900         – 0  – 

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., expiring 1/24/18(f)(g)(l)

      9,408         – 0  – 

Magnachip Semiconductor, expiring 12/31/49(g)(l)

      18,000         – 0  – 

Quality Distribution LLC, QD Capital Corp., expiring 11/01/13(l)

      37,362         334,764   
      

 

 

 

Total Warrants
(cost $0)

         334,764   
      

 

 

 
      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.2%

      

Investment Companies – 3.2%

      

AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. – Government STIF Portfolio,
0.08%(o)
(cost $38,210,153)

      38,210,153         38,210,153   
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 107.8%
(cost $1,309,248,223)

         1,272,990,170   

Other assets less liabilities – (7.8)%

         (92,406,819
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 1,180,583,351   
      

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note C)

 

Counterparty & Description   Contract
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Value at
September 30,
2011
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts:

       

Barclays Capital Inc.:
South African Rand settling 10/20/11

    65,360      $     8,960,119      $     8,074,882      $     (885,237

BNP Paribas SA:
Turkish Lira settling 10/20/11

    504        283,102        270,247        (12,855

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.: British Pound settling 10/07/11

    52        85,604        80,618        (4,986

Citibank:
Euro settling 10/17/11

    794        1,087,560        1,063,306        (24,254

 

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Portfolio of Investments


 

Counterparty & Description   Contract
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
    U.S. $
Value at
September 30,
2011
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Credit Suisse First Boston:

       

Chinese Yuan Renminbi settling 1/13/12(1)

    108,604      $ 16,754,044      $ 16,969,721      $ 215,677   

Swedish Krona settling 10/19/11

    82,577        12,867,604        12,025,387        (842,217

Goldman Sachs:

       

Brazilian Real settling 10/04/11(1)

    3,576        1,877,152        1,901,861        24,709   

Brazilian Real settling 10/04/11(1)

    37,630        20,292,368        20,013,385        (278,983

Brazilian Real settling 10/04/11(1)

    34,054            18,877,047            18,111,524        (765,523

British Pound settling 10/07/11

    1,230        1,898,241        1,918,044        19,803   

Euro settling 10/17/11

    3,516        4,734,792        4,710,170        (24,622

Mexican Peso settling 10/19/11

    159,610        12,923,362        11,491,364            (1,431,998)   

HSBC Securities Inc.:
Euro settling 10/17/11

    559        761,046        749,034        (12,012

Norwegian Krone settling 10/19/11

    72,057        13,219,727        12,266,069        (953,658

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.:

       

Indonesian Rupiah settling 10/21/11

    5,614,408        655,965        611,504        (44,461

Malaysian Ringgit settling 10/21/11

    20,182        6,763,889        6,274,338        (489,551

Russian Ruble settling 10/17/11(1)

    11,409        373,198        353,376        (19,822

Royal Bank of Scotland:

       

Singapore Dollar settling 10/18/11

    17,030        13,648,235        13,020,904        (627,331

Standard Chartered Bank:

       

Chinese Yuan Renminbi settling 1/13/12(1)

    19,934        3,135,257        3,070,957        (64,300

Chinese Yuan Renminbi settling 1/13/12(1)

    39,441        6,199,881        6,076,072        (123,809

Chinese Yuan Renminbi settling 1/13/12(1)

    49,023        7,732,322        7,552,300        (180,022

South Korean Won settling 11/10/11

    14,776,762        13,653,111        12,514,693        (1,138,418

Sale Contracts:

       

Barclays Capital Inc.:

       

Canadian Dollar settling 10/21/11

    4,075        4,081,526        3,886,760        194,766   

BNP Paribas SA:

       

South African Rand settling 10/20/11

    129,706        18,158,206        16,024,576        2,133,630   

Credit Suisse First Boston:

       

Colombian Peso settling 10/18/11(1)

    4,369,909        2,390,541        2,262,301        128,240   

Colombian Peso settling 10/18/11(1)

    2,834,229        1,545,752        1,467,279        78,473   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


 

Counterparty & Description   Contract
Amount
(000)
   

U.S. $

Value on
Origination
Date

    U.S. $
Value at
September 30,
2011
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs:

       

Brazilian Real settling 10/04/11(1)

    37,630      $ 23,178,421      $ 20,013,385      $ 3,165,036   

Brazilian Real settling 10/04/11(1)

    34,054        18,363,995        18,111,524        252,471   

Brazilian Real settling 10/04/11(1)

    3,576        1,928,373        1,901,861        26,512   

Brazilian Real settling 11/03/11(1)

    34,054        18,762,641        17,971,973        790,668   

Euro settling 10/17/11

    73,766            101,078,582            98,817,077            2,261,505   

Royal Bank of Scotland:

       

Australian Dollar settling 10/26/11

    2,932        3,042,452        2,828,686        213,766   

British Pound settling 10/07/11

    7,829        12,816,992        12,208,651        608,341   

Hungarian Forint settling 10/20/11

    1,946,682        10,440,775        8,885,837        1,554,938   

Swedish Krona settling 10/19/11

    82,422        12,414,494        12,002,923        411,571   

Standard Chartered Bank:

       

Chinese Yuan Renminbi settling 1/13/12(1)

    49,023        7,735,372        7,660,018        75,354   

Chinese Yuan Renminbi settling 1/13/12(1)

    39,561        6,222,287        6,181,604        40,683   

Chinese Yuan Renminbi settling 1/13/12(1)

    20,019        3,154,391        3,128,098        26,293   

Indonesian Rupiah settling 10/21/11(1)

    157,151,962        17,128,279        17,116,518        11,761   

South Korean Won settling 11/10/11

    14,739,062        12,359,801        12,482,765        (122,964
       

 

 

 
        $ 4,187,174   
       

 

 

 

 

(1)   Contract represents non-deliverable forward where payment is received from or paid to a counterparty based on the net realized gain/loss on settlement date.

INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS (see Note C)

 

                Rate Type      

Swap

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Portfolio
  Payments
received
by the
Portfolio
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank

    125,200        9/13/16      1.14%   3 Month LIBOR   $ 608,656   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

    53,732        9/30/16      1.25%   3 Month LIBOR     669   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

    92,400        9/13/18      3 Month LIBOR   1.64%     (237,417

JPMorgan Chase Bank

    39,787        9/30/18      3 Month LIBOR   1.73%     95,255   

Morgan Stanley

    125,500        8/15/16      1.27%   3 Month LIBOR     (402,395

Morgan Stanley

    92,870        8/15/18      3 Month LIBOR   1.88%     1,495,236   
         

 

 

 
          $     1,560,004   
         

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments


 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CONTRACTS ON CORPORATE, SOVEREIGN ISSUES and INDICES (see Note C)

 

Swap Counterparty &

Referenced Obligation

  Fixed
Deal
(Pay)
Receive
Rate
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
September 30,
2011
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   

Market

Value

    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts:

           

Barclays Capital Inc.:

           

Knight Ridder, Inc.,
5.75% 9/1/17, 12/20/13*

    (5.00 )%      14.17   $ 440      $ 69,435      $ (16,500   $ 52,935   

Liz Claiborne, Inc.,
5% 7/8/13,
12/20/13*

    (5.00     8.33        440        27,467        (8,800     18,667   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA:

           

Hellenic Republic Government
5.9% 10/22/22,
6/20/15*

    (0.50     74.45        6,000        1,178,715               1,178,715   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA:
Fiat SpA,
6.625% 2/15/13, 12/20/16*+

    (5.00     11.14        1,200        241,726        (189,000     52,726   

MBIA, Inc.,
6.625% 10/1/28, 12/20/13*+

    (5.00     14.29        890        142,001        (93,450     48,551   

Republic of Iceland,
4.375% 3/10/14, 12/20/11*+

    (10.50     2.24      EUR  3,250        (95,524            (95,524

Sale Contracts:

           

Bank of America:

           

Boyd Gaming Corp.,
6.75% 4/15/14,
3/20/16*+

    5.00        14.03      $ 2,000        (494,852     135,000        (359,852

Barclays Capital Inc.:

           

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.,
6.5% 1/15/28,
6/20/16*

    5.00        7.79        2,000        (192,575     (111,193     (303,768

Amkor Technology,
Inc.,
9.25% 6/1/16,
6/20/16*

    5.00        7.54        2,000        (176,394     (76,028     (252,422

CDX NAIG-15 5 Yr
Index, 12/20/15*

    1.00        7.32        1,400        (314,467     174,997        (139,470

Community Health
Systems, Inc.,
8.875%
7/15/15, 6/20/16*

    5.00        8.66        2,000        (245,700     65,000        (180,700

NXP BV,
8.625% 10/15/15, 6/20/16*

    5.00        9.45        1,350        (189,862     (79,842     (269,704

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,
8.875% 12/15/14, 6/20/16*

    5.00        12.34        1,420        (310,364     39,052        (271,312

Rite Aid Corporation,
7.7% 2/15/27,
3/20/12*

    5.00        7.57        2,700        (27,690     (35,073     (62,763

Citibank:
CDX NAHY-16 5 Yr Index, 6/20/16*

    5.00        7.61            13,400            (1,260,836)        (201,000     (1,461,836

Ford Motor Company,
6.5% 8/1/18,
6/20/16*

    5.00        4.63        2,700        43,416        (258,290     (214,874

Credit Suisse First Boston:
CDX NAHY Series 15 5 Yr Index, 12/20/15*

    5.00        14.00        3,100        (825,913     322,400        (503,513

 

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Swap Counterparty &

Referenced Obligation

  Fixed
Deal
(Pay)
Receive
Rate
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
September 30,
2011
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   

Market

Value

    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

CDX NAHY Series 15 5 Yr Index, 12/20/15*

    5.00     14.00   $ 3,500      $ (931,997   $ 361,375      $ (570,622

MGM Resorts International,
5.875% 2/27/14, 3/20/16*

    5.00        10.35        1,300        (213,736     42,250        (171,486

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.,
11% 12/1/15, 6/20/16*

    5.00        13.93        3,300        (833,835     (155,766     (989,601

MGM Resorts International,
7.625% 1/15/17, 6/20/13*

    5.00        7.09        2,000        (62,180     (50,000     (112,180

Goldman Sachs Bank USA:
CDX NAHY-11
    5 Yr Index, 12/20/13*

    0.00        26.19        4,685        3,870,961            (2,614,802)        1,256,159   

CDX NAHY-15 3 Yr Index, 12/20/13*

    5.00        32.56        13,400        (6,697,115     2,717,128            (3,979,987)   

CDX NAHY-16 5 Yr Index, 6/20/16*

    5.00        7.61        6,600        (621,009     (41,250     (662,259

CDX NAHY-16 5 Yr Index, 6/20/16*

    5.00        7.61        6,600        (621,009     (90,750     (711,759

CDX NAIG-15 5 Yr Index, 12/20/15*

    1.00        7.32        2,150        (482,873     286,219        (196,654

Gazprom
8.625% 4/28/34, 11/20/11*

    9.25        2.28        2,900        129,136               129,136   

Mediacom LLC,
9.125% 8/15/19, 3/20/16*

    5.00        5.62        2,750        (57,409     116,875        59,466   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.875% 11/15/31, 9/20/16*

    5.00        8.15        2,700            (300,292)        81,000        (219,292

VTB Bank
4.25% 2/15/16, 11/20/11*

    11.50        2.68            4,400        244,462               244,462   

Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.:

           

AK Steel Holding Corporation,
7.625% 5/15/20, 3/20/16*+

    5.00        9.32        1,350        (184,880     (21,988     (206,868

Boyd Gaming Corporation,
6.75% 4/15/14, 6/20/13*+

    5.00        10.62        1,350        (111,225         (30,375)        (141,600

CDX NAHY-16 5 Yr Index, 6/20/16*+

    5.00        7.61        6,600        (621,009     (61,875     (682,884

RSHB
7.175% 5/16/13, 11/20/13*+

    9.75        1.76        3,400        692,038               692,038   
           

 

 

 
            $     (9,028,075)   
           

 

 

 

 

*   Termination date

 

+   The fund had collateral received from the swap counterparty. The aggregate market value of the securities amounted to $1,358,893.

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (see Note C)

 

Broker    Principal
Amount
(000’s)
     Currency     

Interest

Rate

    Maturity      U.S. $ Value at
September 30,
2011
 

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     259         USD         (2.00 )%*            $ 258,491   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     819         USD         (1.13 )%*              818,744   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


 

Broker    Principal
Amount
(000’s)
     Currency     

Interest

Rate

    Maturity      U.S. $ Value at
September 30,
2011
 

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     1,173         USD         (1.00 )%*            $ 1,172,967   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     543         EUR         (1.00 )%*              727,181   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     2,116         USD         (0.75 )%*                  2,115,706   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     1,158         USD         (0.75 )%*              1,156,721   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     832         USD         (0.75 )%*              830,475   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     758         USD         (0.75 )%*              757,687   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     651         USD         (0.75 )%*              650,986   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     2,105         USD         (0.50 )%*              2,103,509   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     707         EUR         (0.50 )%*              946,651   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     573         EUR         (0.50 )%*              767,859   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     2,921         USD         (0.38 )%*              2,920,439   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     2,547         USD         (0.38 )%*              2,547,163   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     2,022         USD         (0.25 )%*              2,021,861   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     2,005         USD         (0.25 )%*              2,004,972   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     1,229         USD         (0.25 )%*              1,228,565   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     630         USD         (0.25 )%*              629,864   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     359         USD         (0.25 )%*              359,230   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     794         EUR         (0.25 )%*              1,063,294   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     342         EUR         (0.15 )%*              458,173   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     2,498         USD         0.00             2,497,787   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     1,814         USD         0.00             1,814,400   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     1,753         USD         0.00             1,753,000   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     713         USD         0.00             712,500   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     1,257         EUR         0.00             1,683,396   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     1,030         USD         0.10             1,030,146   

Barclays Capital Inc.†

     698         USD         0.45             697,945   

Euroclear Bank SA†

     1,515         USD         0.05             1,515,154   

HSBC†

     1,063         USD         0.40             1,063,374   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     1,281         USD         (3.50 )%*              1,276,890   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     197         USD         (3.50 )%*              196,080   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     1,558         USD         (1.00 )%*              1,555,500   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     1,166         USD         (1.00 )%*              1,163,784   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     672         USD         (1.00 )%*              672,344   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     2,028         USD         (0.75 )%*              2,027,958   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     1,985         USD         (0.50 )%*              1,984,001   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     1,264         USD         (0.50 )%*              1,263,237   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     740         USD         (0.50 )%*              739,294   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     463         USD         (0.50 )%*              462,881   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     392         USD         (0.50 )%*              391,711   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     2,462         USD         (0.38 )%*              2,462,062   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     648         USD         (0.38 )%*              647,642   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     1,217         USD         (0.25 )%*              1,217,108   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     730         USD         (0.25 )%*              729,736   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     1,250         USD         (0.10 )%*              1,249,320   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     2,649         USD         0.00             2,649,000   

ING Bank Amsterdam†

     534         USD         0.00             533,962   

Jefferies & Company, Inc.†

     4,938         USD         0.45             4,938,573   

Jefferies & Company, Inc.†

     5,157         USD         0.46             5,158,370   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     513         USD         0.00     10/03/11         512,500   

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     4,509         USD         (0.25 )%*              4,508,906   

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     4,546         USD         0.00             4,546,000   

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     2,502         USD         0.00             2,502,400   

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     1,979         USD         0.00             1,979,000   

 

54     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


 

Broker    Principal
Amount
(000’s)
     Currency     

Interest

Rate

    Maturity      U.S. $ Value at
September 30,
2011
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     1,207         USD         0.00           $ 1,207,050   

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     1,031         USD         0.00             1,031,000   

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     205         USD         0.00             205,000   

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     1,125         USD         0.00             1,125,000   

JPMorgan Chase Bank†

     4,482         USD         0.43             4,483,135   

New York Commercial Bank

     12,951         USD         0.35     10/04/11         12,951,104   

New York Commercial Bank†

     614         USD         (0.20 )%*              614,239   

New York Commercial Bank†

     12,512         USD         0.35             12,512,000   

New York Commercial Bank†

     7,098         USD         0.45             7,098,397   

New York Commercial Bank†

     1,643         USD         0.45             1,642,639   

Nomura International

     3,026         USD         0.00     10/03/11         3,026,250   

Nomura International†

     1,041         USD         0.10             1,041,029   

Nomura International†

     1,352         USD         0.25             1,351,798   
             

 

 

 
              $     131,965,140   
             

 

 

 

Unfunded Loan Commitments (See Note C.4)

As of September 30, 2011, the Fund had the following unfunded loan commitment of $3,500,000 which could be extended at the option of the borrower:

 

Borrower    Unfunded
Loan
Commitments
     Cost      Value  

General Motors Holding, LLC Revolver
LIBOR +2.75% 10/27/15

   $     3,500,000       $     —       $     (380,588
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  The reverse repurchase agreement matures on demand. The interest rate shown is a variable rate and was in effect on September 30, 2011

 

*   Interest payment due from counterparty.

 

(a)   Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize reverse repurchase agreements. The market value of the collateral amounted to $129,178,976.

 

(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 September 30, 2011, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $476,509,685 or 40.4% of net assets.

 

(c)   Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at September 30, 2011.

 

(d)   Security is in default and is non-income producing.

 

(e)   Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK).

 

(f)   Illiquid security.

 

(g)   Fair valued.

 

(h)   Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of September 30, 2011.

 

(i)   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.12% of net assets as of September 30, 2011, are considered illiquid and restricted.

 

Restricted Securities    Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

American Media, Inc.

     3/04/09       $ 287,499       $ – 0  –      0.00

European Media Capital SA 10.00%, 2/01/15

     8/18/10             1,651,740             1,291,525        0.11

European Media Capital SA 10.00%, 2/01/15

     8/18/10         160,252         125,278        0.01

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       55   

Portfolio of Investments


 

 

(j)   Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at September 30, 2011.

 

(k)   This position or a portion of this position represents an unsettled loan purchase. At September 30, 2011, the market value and unrealized loss of these unsettled loan purchases amounted to $3,870,948 and $33,146, respectively. The coupon rate will be determined at the time of settlement and will be based upon the London-Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a premium which was determined at the time of purchase.

 

(l)   Non-income producing security.

 

(m)   Restricted and illiquid security.

 

(n)   One contract relates to 100 shares.

 

(o)   Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD – Australian Dollar

BRL – Brazilian Real

CAD – Canadian Dollar

CLP – Chilean Peso

CNY – Chinese Yuan Renminbi

COP – Colombian Peso

DOP – Dominican Peso

EGP – Egyptian Pound

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

HUF – Hungarian Forint

IDR – Indonesian Rupiah

PHP – Philippine Peso

RUB – Russian Ruble

TRY – Turkish Lira

UAH – Ukrainian Hryvnia

UYU – Uruguayan Peso

ZAR – South African Rand

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

ARMs – Adjustable Rate Mortgages

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

GO – General Obligation

MBIA – MBIA Insurance Corporation

OJSC – Open Joint Stock Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SD – School District

See notes to financial statements.

 

56     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Assets   

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,271,038,070)

   $ 1,234,780,017   

Affiliated issuers (cost $38,210,153)

     38,210,153   

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $102,846)

     103,364   

Receivable for investment securities sold

     33,827,467   

Dividends and interest receivable

     29,063,175   

Unrealized appreciation of forward currency exchange contracts

     12,234,197   

Cash collateral held at broker

     6,548,000 (a) 

Upfront premiums paid on credit default swap contracts

     4,135,982   

Unrealized appreciation of credit default swap contracts

     3,732,855   

Unrealized appreciation of interest rate swap contracts

     2,199,816   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,364,835,026   
  

 

 

 
Liabilities   

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements

     131,965,140   

Payable for investment securities purchased

     24,358,016   

Unrealized depreciation of credit default swap contracts

     12,760,930   

Unrealized depreciation of forward currency exchange contracts

     8,047,023   

Upfront premiums received on credit default swap contracts

     4,341,296   

Advisory fee payable

     1,062,253   

Unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts

     639,812   

Due to Custodian

     425,632   

Unfunded loan commitments, at value

     380,588   

Administrative fee payable

     24,492   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     246,493   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     184,251,675   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,180,583,351   
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 851,718   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,180,054,130   

Undistributed net investment income

     28,678,961   

Accumulated net realized gain on investment
and foreign currency transactions

     10,737,376   

Net unrealized depreciation of investments
and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (39,738,834
  

 

 

 
   $     1,180,583,351   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—100 million shares of capital stock authorized, $0.01 par value (based on 85,171,832 shares outstanding)

   $ 13.86   
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   Amount has been segregated to collateralize credit default swap contracts outstanding at September 30, 2011.

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       57   

Statement of Assets & Liabilities


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income      

Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $40,305)

   $     59,986,952      

Dividends

     

Unaffiliated issuers

     486,206      

Affiliated issuers

     9,653      

Other fee income (see Note C.4)

     155,259       $ 60,638,070   
  

 

 

    
Expenses      

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     5,840,587      

Custodian

     117,348      

Printing

     52,893      

Audit

     41,775      

Directors’ fees

     38,730      

Administrative

     38,268      

Registration fees

     37,632      

Transfer agency

     26,307      

Legal

     14,784      

Miscellaneous

     15,210      
  

 

 

    

Total expenses before interest expense

     6,223,534      

Interest expense

     288,651      
  

 

 

    

Total expenses

        6,512,185   
     

 

 

 

Net investment income

        54,125,885   
     

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions      

Net realized gain on:

     

Investment transactions

        13,367,608   

Swap contracts

        4,168,088   

Foreign currency transactions

        3,281,149   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

     

Investments

        (159,052,477

Swap contracts

        (9,665,969

Unfunded loan commitments
(see Note C.4)

        (91,975

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

        6,892,924   
     

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

            (141,100,652
     

 

 

 

Contributions from Adviser (see Note B)

        9,025   
     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

      $ (86,965,742
     

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

58     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Statement of Operations


STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
September 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
March 31,
2011
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 54,125,885      $ 110,896,303   

Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     20,816,845        75,088,513   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (161,917,497     1,818,708   

Contributions from Adviser (see Note B)

     9,025        179,099   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (86,965,742     187,982,623   
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

     (51,103,099     (102,203,133
Capital Stock Transactions     

Sale of Capital Stock

     – 0  –      76,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (138,068,841     85,856,472   
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     1,318,652,192        1,232,795,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $28,678,961 and $25,656,175, respectively)

   $     1,180,583,351      $     1,318,652,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       59   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

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 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 Fund’s 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 ask 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 or over the counter market (“OTC”) put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and asked prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g. last trade price); open futures contracts 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; 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, the Adviser may establish 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

 

60     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Notes to Financial Statements


 

using the Adviser’s pricing models which utilize pricing-related information from external sources. 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 issuer’s 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.

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 Fund’s 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 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       61   

Notes to Financial Statements


 

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2011:

 

Investments in
Securities

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grades

  $ – 0  –    $ 643,875,831      $ 1,576,112      $ 645,451,943   

Corporates – Investment Grades

    – 0  –      141,191,548        – 0  –      141,191,548   

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

    – 0  –      69,756,672        1,416,803        71,173,475   

Emerging Markets – Sovereigns

    – 0  –      65,434,662        1,574,774        67,009,436   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      – 0  –      43,206,584        43,206,584   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      2,049,688        39,695,594        41,745,282   

Governments – Treasuries

    – 0  –      40,183,144        – 0  –      40,183,144   

Quasi-Sovereigns

    – 0  –      38,803,021        – 0  –      38,803,021   

Bank Loans

    – 0  –      – 0  –      33,081,571        33,081,571   

Emerging Markets – Treasuries

    – 0  –      22,481,132        5,937,858        28,418,990   

Governments – Sovereign Bonds

    2,856,139        21,415,204        – 0  –      24,271,343   

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      – 0  –      15,548,335        15,548,335   

Preferred Stocks

    10,138,186        744,367        – 0  –      10,882,553   

Local Governments – Municipal Bonds

    – 0  –      8,927,810        – 0  –      8,927,810   

Supranationals

    – 0  –      8,238,971        – 0  –      8,238,971   

Local Governments – Regional Bonds

    – 0  –      7,123,978        – 0  –      7,123,978   

Inflation-Linked Securities

    – 0  –      4,413,062        – 0  –      4,413,062   

Common Stocks

    23,732        – 0  –      2,654,433        2,678,165   

Governments – Sovereign Agencies

    – 0  –      1,136,393        – 0  –      1,136,393   

Warrants

    – 0  –      – 0  –      334,764        334,764   

Options Purchased-Puts

    – 0  –      – 0  –      959,649        959,649   

Short-Term Investments

    38,210,153        – 0  –      – 0  –      38,210,153   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    51,228,210        1,075,775,483        145,986,477        1,272,990,170   

Other Financial Instruments*:

       

Assets

       

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      2,554,140        1,178,715        3,732,855   

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      2,199,816        – 0  –      2,199,816   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      12,234,197        – 0  –      12,234,197   

Liabilities

       

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (12,760,930     – 0  –      (12,760,930

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (639,812     – 0  –      (639,812

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      (8,047,023     – 0  –      (8,047,023

Unfunded Loan Commitments

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (380,588     (380,588
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   51,228,210      $   1,071,315,871      $   146,784,604      $   1,269,328,685   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*   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. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assumes the financial instrument was transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

     Corporates -
Non-Investment
Grades
    Emerging
Markets -
Corporate
Bonds
    Emerging
Markets -
Sovereigns
    Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations
 

Balance as of 3/31/11

  $ 9,856,900      $ – 0  –    $   1,917,237      $   38,999,814   

Accrued discounts/ (premiums)

    (385,113     – 0  –      26,316        377,471   

Realized gain (loss)

    (1,580     – 0  –      (2,742     1,423,925   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    581,414        – 0  –      (186,688     (4,802,758

Purchases

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      12,849,032   

Sales

    (189,189     – 0  –      (179,349     (5,640,900

Reclassification

      (1,416,803     1,416,803        – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers into Level 3

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

    (6,869,517     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/11

  $ 1,576,112      $   1,416,803      $ 1,574,774      $ 43,206,584   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/11

  $ (121,212   $ 719,166      $ (150,740   $ (3,942,805

 

     Commercial
Mortgage -
Backed
Securities
    Bank Loans     Emerging
Markets -
Treasuries
    Asset -
Backed
Securities
 

Balance as of 3/31/11

  $ 40,257,752      $ 33,631,807      $ 6,416,198      $ 16,842,715   

Accrued discounts/ (premiums)

    125,141        235,368        (9,262     129,136   

Realized gain (loss)

    1,159,371        (71,243     – 0  –      208,106   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (5,794,417     (2,525,287     (469,078     (1,247,683

Purchases

    11,928,252        11,825,792        – 0  –      454,997   

Sales

    (9,621,650       (10,014,866     – 0  –      (838,936

Reclassification

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers into Level 3

    1,641,145        – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/11

  $   39,695,594      $ 33,081,571      $   5,937,858      $   15,548,335   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/11

  $ (4,965,352   $ (2,378,347   $ (469,078   $ (1,144,771

 

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     Supranationals     Common
Stocks
    Warrants     Options
Purchased -
Puts
 

Balance as of 3/31/11

  $ 6,542,333      $   1,983,469      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 

Accrued discounts/ (premiums)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Realized gain (loss)

    – 0  –      482,817        – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    – 0  –      670,964        334,764        469,339   

Purchases

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      490,310   

Sales

    – 0  –      (482,817     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Reclassification

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers into Level 3

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

      (6,542,333     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/11

  $ – 0  –    $ 2,654,433      $   334,764      $   959,649   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/11

    – 0  –    $ 670,964      $ 334,763      $ 469,339   

 

     Options
Purchased -
Calls
    Credit
Default
Swaps
    Unfunded
Loan
Commitments
    Total  

Balance as of 3/31/11

  $ 1      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 156,448,226   

Accrued discounts/
(premiums)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      499,057   

Realized gain (loss)

      (97,200     – 0  –      – 0  –      3,101,454   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    97,199        1,068,086        (91,975     (11,896,120

Purchases

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (258,613     37,259,770   

Sales

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (26,967,707

Reclassification

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers into Level 3

    – 0  –      110,629        – 0  –      1,751,774   

Transfers out of Level 3

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (13,411,850
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/11

  $ – 0  –    $   1,178,715      $   (380,588   $   146,784,604   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/11

  $ – 0  –    $ 1,068,086      $ (91,975   $ (10,001,962 )** 

 

**   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.

 

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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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment 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 Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be 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 Fund’s 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.

 

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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 Fund’s average weekly net assets. Such fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.

For the six months ended September 30, 2011 and the year ended March 31, 2011, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $9,025 and $179,099, respectively, for trading losses incurred due to trade entry errors.

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 six months ended September 30, 2011, such fee amounted to $38,268, representing .01% annualized of the Fund’s 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 behalf of the Fund. During the six months ended September 30, 2011, there was $65 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 Fund’s transactions in shares of the Government STIF Portfolio for the six months ended September 30, 2011, is as follows:

 

Market Value
March 31, 2011
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
September 30, 2011
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 
$     11,018      $     244,379      $     217,187      $     38,210      $     10   

NOTE C

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding
U.S. government securities)

   $     163,470,999      $     248,993,535   

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

 

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The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation (excluding foreign currency exchange contracts and swap contracts) are as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 59,445,641   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (95,703,694
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $     (36,258,053
  

 

 

 

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 principal types 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.

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund held foreign currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

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”.

 

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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 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 Fund’s selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value. For the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund had no transactions in written options.

The Fund may also invest in options on swap agreements, also called “swaptions”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based “premium”. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. A payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties.

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund held swaptions for hedging purposes.

 

   

Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, or currencies. The Fund may also enter into swaps for non-hedging purposes as a means of gaining market exposures including by making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below

 

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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.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap contract in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swap contracts on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swap contracts. Fluctuations in the value of swap contracts are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts on the statement of operations.

Interest Rate Swaps:

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional amount.

In addition, the Fund may also enter into interest rate swap transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or protecting against an increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by a Fund with another party of their respective commitments to

 

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pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a contractually-based principal (or “notional”) amount. Interest rate swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund held interest rate swap contracts for hedging purposes.

Credit Default Swaps:

The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, including 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 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.

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund held credit default swaps contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the 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.

 

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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 market’s 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 entity’s 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 September 30, 2011, the Fund had Sale Contracts outstanding with Maximum Payout Amounts aggregating $103,054,975 with net unrealized appreciation of $2,381,261 and net unrealized depreciation of $12,665,406 and terms ranging from 2 months to 5 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 September 30, 2011, the Fund did not have Buy Contracts outstanding for the same referenced obligation with the same counterparty for its Sale Contracts outstanding.

Documentation governing the Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 September 30, 2011, the Fund had interest rate swap contracts and credit default swap contracts in liability positions with net asset contingent features. The fair value of such contracts amounted to $639,812 and $12,760,930, respectively at September 30, 2011.

 

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At September 30, 2011 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  

Interest rate contracts

      
Unrealized appreciation of interest rate swap contracts
      
$
 
2,199,816
 
  
      
Unrealized depreciation of interest rate swap contracts
      
$
 
639,812
 
  

Foreign exchange contracts

      
    
Unrealized appreciation of forward currency exchange contracts
   
 
 
    
    
12,234,197
 
 
  
      
    
Unrealized depreciation of forward currency exchange contracts
   
 
 
    
    
8,047,023
 
 
  

Credit contracts

      
Unrealized appreciation of credit default swap contracts
   
 
    
3,732,855
 
  
      
Unrealized depreciation of credit default swap contracts
   
 
    
12,760,930
 
  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   18,166,868        $   21,447,765   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the six months ended September 30, 2011:

 

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 gain/(loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts   $ 2,818,810      $   (10,708,739

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain/(loss) on swap contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts     1,349,278        1,042,770   

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities       (1,739,138     6,736,134   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 2,428,950      $ (2,929,835
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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For the six months ended September 30, 2011, the average monthly notional amount of credit default swap contracts was $100,115,846, the average monthly notional amount of interest rate swap contracts was $598,718,416 and the average monthly principal amount of forward currency exchange contracts was $462,006,689.

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 other 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).

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 six months ended September 30, 2011, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $145,071,326 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 0.07%.

4. Loan Participations and Assignments

The Fund may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders or lending syndicates by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers, either in the form of participations at the time the loan is originated (“Participations”) or by buying an interest in the loan in the secondary market from a financial institution or institutional investor (“Assignments”). A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “Lender”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in Participations, the Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. In addition, when investing in Participations, the Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the Lender and only upon receipt of payments by the Lender from the borrower. As a result, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the Lender. When the Fund purchases Assignments from Lenders, it will typically acquire direct rights against the

 

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borrower on the loan. These loans may include participations in “bridge loans”, which are loans taken out by borrowers for a short period (typically less than six months) pending arrangement of more permanent financing through, for example, the issuance of bonds, frequently high-yield bonds issued for the purpose of acquisitions. The Fund may also participate in unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for investing in future Participations, and receive a commitment fee based on the amount of the commitment. Under these arrangements, the Fund may receive a fixed rate commitment fee and, if and to the extent the borrower borrows under the facility, the Fund may receive an additional funding fee.

Unfunded loan commitments and funded loans are marked to market daily.

As of September 30, 2011, the fund had the following unfunded loan commitment which could be extended at the option of the borrower pursuant to the loan agreement. In order to take on the loan commitment denoted below, the Fund received payment of $380,588. The unrealized depreciation on such loan was $91,975.

 

Borrower

   Unfunded
Loan
Participation

Commitment
     Funded  

General Motors Holdings, LLC, LIBOR
+ 2.75%, 10/27/15

   $     3,500,000       $     – 0  – 

In addition, the Fund had the following bridge loan commitment outstanding:

 

Loan

   Unfunded
Loan
Participation
Commitment
     Funded  

Sealed Air Corporation, Senior Unsecured Bridge Loan,
0.0%, 01/01/12

   $     3,600,000       $     – 0  – 

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund received commitment fees and additional funding fees of $155,259 and $0, respectively, which are included in Other Fee Income on the Statement of Operations.

NOTE D

Capital Stock

During the six months ended September 30, 2011, the Fund issued no shares in connection with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. During the year ended March 31, 2011, residual shares of capital stock held by the Fund were sold in the amount of $76,982.

NOTE E

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Interest Rate Risk and Credit Risk—Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the value of the Fund’s investments in fixed-income debt

 

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securities such as bonds or notes. Increases in interest rates may cause the value of the Fund’s 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 Risk—Investing 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.

Currency Risk—This is the risk that changes in foreign currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce the returns of the Fund. For example, the value of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Fund’s positions in various foreign currencies may cause the Portfolio to experience investment losses due to the changes in exchange rates and interest rates.

Derivatives Risk—The Fund may enter into derivative transactions such as forwards, options, futures and swaps. Derivatives 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. Derivatives may result in significant losses, including losses that are far greater than the value of the derivatives reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s 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. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

 

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Leverage Risk—The 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.

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 Fund’s indebtedness approaches the net return on the leveraged portion of the Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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.

NOTE F

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid for the year ending March 31, 2012 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     2011     2010  

Distributions paid from:

    

Ordinary income

   $ 102,203,133      $ 92,187,081   

Long-term capital gains

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     102,203,133        92,187,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     102,203,133      $     92,187,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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As of March 31, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed net investment income

  

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 30,554,137   

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (15,838,496 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     123,398,109 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     138,113,750 (c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   

On March 31, 2011, the Fund had a net capital loss carryover for federal income tax purposes of $10,168,184 which expires in the year 2018. To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards, such gains will not be distributed. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $75,494,588. For the year ended March 31, 2011, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $5,670,312.

 

(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.

 

(c)   

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) is attributable primarily to the tax treatment of interest on defaulted securities.

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. One important change addresses the recognition of capital loss carryforwards. Under the Act, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term capital loss (as permitted under previous regulation).

NOTE G

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) related to the accounting for repurchase agreements and similar agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity. The ASU modifies the criteria for determining effective control of transferred assets and, as a result, certain agreements may now be accounted for as secured borrowings. The ASU is effective prospectively for new transfers and existing transactions that are modified in the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this ASU and its impact on the financial statements has not been determined.

In May 2011, the FASB issued an ASU to develop common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements

 

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in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The amendments are intended to improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The ASU is effective during interim or annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this ASU and its impact on the financial statements has not been determined.

NOTE H

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 Fund’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   

Six Months

Ended

September 30,

2011

(unaudited)

    Year Ended March 31,  
      2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
 

 

 

 
           

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  15.48        $  14.47        $  9.58        $  13.81        $  15.19        $  14.54   
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

    64        1.30        1.19        1.06        1.07        .91   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.66     .91        4.84        (3.76     (.77     .72   

Contributions from Adviser

    .00 (b)      .00 (b)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.02     2.21        6.03        (2.70     .30        1.63   
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.60     (1.20     (1.14     (1.10     (1.13     (.98

Distributions from net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.43     (.55     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.60     (1.20     (1.14     (1.53     (1.68     (.98
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  13.86        $  15.48        $  14.47        $  9.58        $  13.81        $  15.19   
 

 

 

 

Market value, end of period

    $  13.00        $  14.90        $  14.23        $  8.29        $  13.10        $  13.85   
 

 

 

 

Discount, end of period

    (6.20 )%      (3.75 )%      (1.66 )%      (13.47 )%      (5.14 )%      (8.82 )% 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on:(c)

           

Market value

    (9.13 )%      13.83  %*      88.70  %      (25.76 )%      7.09  %      18.52  % 

Net asset value

    (6.75 )%      16.30  %*      66.05  %      (18.61 )%      2.94  %      12.55  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period
(000’s omitted)

    $1,180,583        $1,318,652        $1,232,796        $731,003        $1,054,559        $1,027,252   

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses

    1.00  %(d)      1.01  %      1.09  %      1.07  %      1.53  %      1.68  % 

Expenses, excluding interest expense

    96  %(d)      .97  %      1.01  %      1.01  %      1.00  %      1.06  % 

Expenses, excluding interest and TALF administration fee

    96  %(d)      .97  %      1.00  %      1.07  %      1.53  %      1.68  % 

Net investment income

    8.34  %(d)      8.76  %      9.44  %      9.10  %      7.34  %      6.24  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    12  %      52  %      38  %      40  %      67  %      68  % 

See footnote summary on page 80.

 

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(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(c)   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 Fund’s 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.

 

(d)   Annualized.

 

*   Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Fund resulting from the class actions settlements, which enhanced the Fund’s performance for the year ended March 31, 2011 by 0.01%.

 

  Includes the impact of reimbursements from the Adviser which enhanced the Fund’s performance for the year ended March 31, 2011 by 0.01%.

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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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 Fund’s 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 Fund’s 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 shareholder’s 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 Agent’s open market purchases of shares.

 

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Additional Information


The automatic reinvestment of distributions will not relieve participants of any income taxes that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on distributions.

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


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, President and Chief Executive Officer

Garry L. Moody(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

Earl D. Weiner(1)

OFFICERS

Philip L. Kirstein, Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer

Paul J. DeNoon(2), Vice President

Marco G. Santamaria(2), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Stephen M. 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 Fund’s 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, Douglas J. Peebles, Marco G. Santamaria 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 Fund’s 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 April 27, 2011, the Fund submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) the annual certification of the Fund’s Chief Executive Officer certifying that he is not aware of any violation of the NYSE’s Corporate Governance listing standards. The Fund also has included the certifications of the Fund’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as exhibits to the Fund’s Form N-CSR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the reporting period.

 

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Board of Directors


SUMMARY OF GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Shareholder Information

The Fund distributes its daily net asset value (NAV) to various financial publications or independent organizations such as Lipper, Inc., Morningstar, Inc. and Bloomberg.

The Fund’s NYSE trading symbol is “AWF.” Weekly comparative net asset value and market price information about the Fund is published each Monday in The Wall Street Journal, each Saturday in Barron’s and other newspapers in a table called “Closed-End Funds.” Daily net asset value information and market price information and additional information regarding the Fund is available at www.alliancebernstein.com and at www.nyse.com.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

If your shares are held in your own name, you will automatically be a participant in the Plan unless you elect to receive cash. If your shares are held in nominee or street name through a broker or nominee who provides this service, you will also automatically be a participant in the Plan. If your shares are held in the name of a broker or nominee who does not provide this service, you will need to instruct them to participate in the Plan on your behalf or your distributions will not be reinvested. In such case, you will receive your distributions in cash.

For questions concerning shareholder account information, or if you would like a brochure describing the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, please call Computershare Trust Company, N.A. at (800) 219-4218.

 

 

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Summary of General Information


THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT OR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

Wealth Strategies Funds

Balanced Wealth Strategy

Conservative Wealth Strategy

Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Tax-Managed Balanced Wealth Strategy

Tax-Managed Conservative Wealth Strategy

Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Asset Allocation/Multi-Asset

Emerging Markets Multi-Asset

International Portfolio

Real Asset Strategy

Tax-Managed International Portfolio

Growth Funds

Domestic

Growth Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund

U.S. Strategic Research Portfolio

Global & International

Global Thematic Growth Fund

Greater China ’97 Fund

International Discovery Equity Portfolio

International Focus 40 Portfolio

International Growth Fund

Value Funds

Domestic

Core Opportunities Fund

Equity Income Fund

Growth & Income Fund

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Value Fund

Global & International

Global Real Estate Investment Fund

Global Value Fund

International Value Fund

Taxable Bond Funds

Bond Inflation Strategy

Global Bond Fund

High Income Fund

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Short Duration Portfolio

Unconstrained Bond Fund*

Municipal Bond Funds

 

Arizona

California

High Income

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Municipal Bond

   Inflation Strategy

  

National

New Jersey

New York

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds

Intermediate California

Intermediate Diversified

Intermediate New York

Closed-End Funds

Alliance California Municipal Income Fund

Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

Alternatives

Market Neutral Strategy-Global

Market Neutral Strategy-U.S.

Balanced

Balanced Shares

 

Retirement Strategies Funds

 

2000 Retirement Strategy

 

2020 Retirement Strategy

 

2040 Retirement Strategy

2005 Retirement Strategy

 

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.

You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any AllianceBernstein fund/portfolio carefully before investing. For free copies of our prospectuses, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.alliancebernstein.com or contact your financial advisor. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

*   Prior to February 3, 2011, Unconstrained Bond Fund was named Diversified Yield Fund.

 

** An investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

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Privacy Notice (This information is not part of the Shareholder Report.)

AllianceBernstein and its affiliates (collectively “AllianceBernstein”) understand the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of their clients’ nonpublic personal information. Nonpublic personal information is personally identifiable financial information about our clients who are natural persons. To provide financial products and services to our clients, we may collect information about clients from a variety of sources, including: (1) account documentation, including applications or other forms, which may include information such as a client’s name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and other household information, (2) client transactions with us and others, such as account balances and transactions history, and (3) information from visitors to our websites provided through online forms, site visitorship data and online information-collecting devices known as “cookies.”

It is our policy not to disclose nonpublic personal information about our clients, or former clients (collectively “clients”), except to our affiliates, or to others as permitted or required by law. From time to time, we may disclose nonpublic personal information that we collect about our clients to non-affiliated third parties, including those that perform transaction processing or servicing functions, those that provide marketing services for us or on our behalf pursuant to a joint marketing agreement or those that provide professional services to us under a professional services agreement, all of which require the third party provider to adhere to our privacy policy. We have policies and procedures to safeguard nonpublic personal information about our clients that include restricting access to nonpublic personal information and maintaining physical, electronic and procedural safeguards which comply with applicable standards.

It is also our policy to prohibit the sharing of our clients’ personal information among our affiliated group of investment, brokerage, service and insurance companies for the purpose of marketing their products or services to clients, except as permitted by law. This information includes, but is not limited to, a client’s income and account history.

We have policies and procedures to ensure that certain conditions are met before an AllianceBernstein affiliated company may use information obtained from another affiliate to solicit clients for marketing purposes.


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 registrant’s 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 registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that independent directors Garry L. Moody and William H. Foulk, Jr. qualify as audit committee financial experts.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

 

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.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.


ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

 

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 Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s 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 registrant’s 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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 

Exhibit No.

 

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:   November 21, 2011

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:   November 21, 2011
By:   /s/ Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   November 21, 2011