AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update


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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.(NYSE:AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of July 31,2017.

 

 

AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.






Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings


Portfolio %

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

3.86%

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


3.52%

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


2.67%

4) Turkey Government Bond  11.00%, 2/24/27

1.16%

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

1.07%

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


0.91%

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

0.88%

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

0.84%

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

0.74%

10) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 1.412%, 1/25/37

0.68%




Investment Type


Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade



Industrial



Consumer Non-Cyclical


4.12%

Communications - Media


4.11%

Energy


3.70%

Basic


3.02%

Communications - Telecommunications


2.99%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


2.85%

Capital Goods


2.00%

Services


1.57%

Technology


1.55%

Other Industrial


1.15%

Transportation - Services


1.13%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.99%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.97%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.22%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.19%

Transportation - Airlines


0.10%

SUBTOTAL


30.66%

Financial Institutions



Banking


3.33%

Finance


0.96%

Other Finance


0.39%

Insurance


0.38%

Brokerage


0.14%

REITS


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


5.24%

Utility



Electric


1.05%

Natural Gas


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


1.07%

Credit Default Swaps


0.91%

SUBTOTAL


0.91%

SUBTOTAL


37.88%

Global Governments


16.08%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations



Risk Share Floating Rate


9.09%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate


1.81%

Non-Agency Floating Rate


1.10%

SUBTOTAL


12.00%

Corporates - Investment Grade



Industrial



Basic


0.87%

Energy


0.65%

Technology


0.55%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.50%

Communications - Media


0.43%

Capital Goods


0.26%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.23%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.09%

Transportation - Airlines


0.07%

Services


0.06%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


3.75%

Financial Institutions



Banking


1.45%

Insurance


1.06%

REITS


0.67%

Brokerage


0.16%

Finance


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.36%

Credit Default Swaps


0.92%

SUBTOTAL


0.92%

Utility



Electric


0.12%

SUBTOTAL


0.12%

SUBTOTAL


8.15%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


6.98%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries


6.98%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities



Credit Default Swaps


4.32%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS


2.32%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS


0.20%

SUBTOTAL


6.84%

Interest Rate Futures


6.27%

Total Return Swaps


5.14%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds



Industrial



Energy


0.98%

Basic


0.85%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.59%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.46%

Capital Goods


0.27%

Transportation - Airlines


0.21%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.21%

Transportation - Services


0.14%

Technology


0.05%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.05%

Other Industrial


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


3.85%

Financial Institutions



Banking


0.28%

Finance


0.05%

Other Finance


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


0.37%

SUBTOTAL


4.22%

Bank Loans



Industrial



Technology


0.52%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.47%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.39%

Capital Goods


0.25%

Energy


0.24%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.21%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.18%

Other Industrial


0.12%

Services


0.09%

Basic


0.08%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.07%

SUBTOTAL


2.62%

Financial Institutions



Insurance


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


2.66%

Interest Rate Swaps


2.52%

Preferred Stocks



Industrial


0.67%

Financial Institutions


0.63%

Utility


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


1.33%

Inflation-Linked Securities


1.29%

Asset-Backed Securities



Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate


0.66%

Other ABS - Fixed Rate


0.53%

Autos - Fixed Rate


0.06%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


1.28%

Common Stocks


1.27%

Whole Loan Trusts



Performing Asset


0.56%

SUBTOTAL


0.56%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds


0.51%

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds


0.46%

Equity Futures



Equity Index Futures


0.29%

SUBTOTAL


0.29%

Quasi-Sovereigns



Quasi-Sovereign Bonds


0.27%

SUBTOTAL


0.27%

Collateralized Loan Obligations



CLO - Floating Rate


0.11%

SUBTOTAL


0.11%

Options Purchased - Calls



Options on Forward Contracts


0.07%

Swaptions


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


0.09%

Warrants


0.02%

Call Options Written


-0.02%

Put Options Written


-0.13%

Currency Instruments



Forward Currency Exchange Contracts


-0.52%

SUBTOTAL


-0.52%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-3.82%

Net Cash Equivalents



Investment Companies


0.84%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


0.45%

Cash


0.37%

Governments - Treasuries


0.15%

Foreign Currency


-0.01%

SUBTOTAL


1.80%

Derivative Offsets



Futures Offsets


-6.53%

Swaps Offsets


-13.98%

SUBTOTAL


-20.51%

Total


100.00%




Country Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States


61.61%

Brazil


6.08%

Mexico


3.19%

Argentina


2.97%

United Kingdom


2.80%

Turkey


2.12%

Luxembourg


1.58%

Canada


1.43%

South Africa


1.40%

Dominican Republic


1.23%

France


1.16%

Indonesia


1.03%

Italy


0.97%

Egypt


0.82%

Colombia


0.79%

Ireland


0.78%

Russia


0.75%

Switzerland


0.75%

Spain


0.56%

Ivory Coast


0.53%

Ukraine


0.45%

Cayman Islands


0.44%

Malaysia


0.44%

Netherlands


0.41%

Jamaica


0.38%

Sri Lanka


0.37%

India


0.35%

Germany


0.33%

Venezuela


0.32%

United Arab Emirates


0.30%

Zambia


0.28%

Ecuador


0.26%

Gabon


0.24%

Barbados


0.20%

Angola


0.19%

Mongolia


0.18%

Honduras


0.18%

Norway


0.17%

Macau


0.16%

Guatemala


0.16%

Sweden


0.14%

El Salvador


0.13%

Trinidad & Tobago


0.13%

Senegal


0.12%

Pakistan


0.12%

Cameroon


0.11%

Bahrain


0.10%

Nigeria


0.09%

Peru


0.08%

New Zealand


0.06%

Australia


0.06%

Kenya


0.06%

Uruguay


0.06%

Jordan


0.05%

Finland


0.05%

Lebanon


0.05%

Ethiopia


0.05%

Chile


0.04%

Hong Kong


0.03%

China


0.02%

Jersey (Channel Islands)


0.02%

Belarus


0.02%

Iraq


0.02%

Serbia


0.02%

Portugal


0.01%

Total Investments


100.00%




Net Currency Exposure Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States Dollar


93.96%

New Turkish Lira


1.95%

Norwegian Krone


1.61%

Polish Zloty


1.53%

Indonesian Rupiah


1.50%

Indian Rupee


1.50%

Argentine Peso


1.40%

Russian Rubles


1.20%

Euro


1.10%

Hungarian Forint


1.05%

Swedish Krona


1.03%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)


1.01%

Malaysian Ringgit


1.00%

Mexican Peso


0.97%

Brazilian Real


0.62%

Egypt Pound


0.60%

Dominican Peso


0.46%

Colombian Peso


0.45%

Australian Dollar


0.43%

Peruvian Sol


0.25%

Sri Lankan Rupee


0.23%

Uruguayan Peso


0.06%

Canadian Dollar


-0.47%

South Korean Won


-1.00%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi


-1.01%

Japanese Yen


-1.01%

New Zealand Dollar


-1.53%

Great British Pound


-1.57%

Taiwan New Dollar


-2.00%

Swiss Franc


-2.26%

Singapore Dollar


-3.06%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Credit Rating


Portfolio %

AAA


10.76%

AA


0.68%

A


4.26%

BBB


15.31%

BB


29.97%

B


24.32%

CCC


7.44%

CC


0.73%

C


0.13%

D


0.31%

Not Rated


6.32%

Short Term Investments


1.45%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-3.82%

N/A


2.14%

Total


100.00%




Bonds By Maturity


Portfolio %

Less than 1 year


6.29%

1 to 5 years


39.75%

5 to 10 years


37.39%

10 to 20 years


9.16%

20 to 30 years


4.77%

More Than 30 years


1.35%

Other


1.29%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Portfolio Statistics:



Average Coupon:


7.20%

Average Bond Price:


124.55

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):


Bank Borrowing:


0.00%

Investment Operations:


37.10%

Preferred stock:


0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:


0.00%

VMTP Shares:


0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:


37.10%

Average Maturity:


7.24  Years

Effective Duration:


4.88  Years

Total Net Assets:


$1,213.38 Million

Net Asset Value:


$14.07

Number of Holdings:


1247

Portfolio Turnover:


48%

 

 

 

* Investment Operations may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.




























The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.

 

 

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SOURCE AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.


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