AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

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NEW YORK, May 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. AWF (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of April 30,2018.

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 

4.40%

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



3.57%

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



0.89%

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

0.74%

5) Turkey Government Bond  11.10%, 5/15/19 

0.64%

6) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 2.077%, 1/25/37 

0.63%

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

0.57%

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



0.56%

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



0.52%

10) Malaysia Government Bond Series 511 3.58%, 9/28/18 

0.52%







Investment Type



Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade





Industrial





Energy



7.27%

Communications - Media



4.70%

Consumer Non-Cyclical



4.03%

Basic



3.94%

Communications - Telecommunications



2.62%

Consumer Cyclical - Other



2.24%

Capital Goods



1.75%

Services



1.64%

Technology



1.62%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive



1.39%

Transportation - Services



1.20%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers



0.94%

Other Industrial



0.62%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment



0.35%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants



0.12%

Transportation - Airlines



0.09%

SUBTOTAL



34.52%

Credit Default Swaps



9.84%

SUBTOTAL



9.84%

Financial Institutions





Banking



5.03%

Finance



1.09%

Insurance



0.70%

Other Finance



0.54%

REITS



0.19%

Brokerage



0.13%

SUBTOTAL



7.68%

Utility





Electric



1.38%

Natural Gas



0.17%

SUBTOTAL



1.55%

SUBTOTAL



53.59%

Interest Rate Swaps



14.92%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations





Risk Share Floating Rate



9.33%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate



1.12%

Non-Agency Floating Rate



1.00%

SUBTOTAL



11.45%

Interest Rate Futures



11.41%

Global Governments



10.15%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries



7.80%

Corporates - Investment Grade





Financial Institutions





Insurance



1.93%

Banking



1.33%

REITS



0.22%

Brokerage



0.09%

SUBTOTAL



3.57%

Industrial





Basic



0.94%

Energy



0.45%

Technology



0.42%

Communications - Telecommunications



0.31%

Capital Goods



0.26%

Consumer Non-Cyclical



0.18%

Communications - Media



0.14%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive



0.12%

Consumer Cyclical - Other



0.08%

Services



0.06%

Transportation - Airlines



0.03%

SUBTOTAL



2.99%

Credit Default Swaps



0.92%

SUBTOTAL



0.92%

SUBTOTAL



7.48%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns



6.91%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities





Credit Default Swaps



4.40%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS



2.08%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS



0.14%

SUBTOTAL



6.62%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds





Industrial





Energy



1.00%

Basic



0.95%

Consumer Non-Cyclical



0.89%

Communications - Telecommunications



0.47%

Capital Goods



0.24%

Consumer Cyclical - Other



0.18%

Transportation - Services



0.15%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers



0.06%

Technology



0.05%

Other Industrial



0.04%

Transportation - Airlines



0.03%

SUBTOTAL



4.06%

Financial Institutions





Banking



0.42%

Finance



0.05%

Other Finance



0.03%

Insurance



0.01%

SUBTOTAL



0.51%

Utility





Electric



0.14%

SUBTOTAL



0.14%

SUBTOTAL



4.71%

Total Return Swaps



4.26%

Bank Loans





Industrial





Consumer Non-Cyclical



1.00%

Capital Goods



0.44%

Consumer Cyclical - Other



0.34%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers



0.30%

Energy



0.26%

Technology



0.24%

Communications - Telecommunications



0.11%

Transportation - Services



0.09%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment



0.08%

Other Industrial



0.08%

Basic



0.08%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive



0.03%

Services



0.02%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants



0.02%

SUBTOTAL



3.09%

Financial Institutions





Insurance



0.09%

SUBTOTAL



0.09%

SUBTOTAL



3.18%

Common Stocks



1.71%

Asset-Backed Securities





Other ABS - Fixed Rate



1.06%

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate



0.37%

Autos - Fixed Rate



0.07%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate



0.02%

SUBTOTAL



1.52%

Preferred Stocks





Industrial



0.95%

Financial Institutions



0.18%

Utility



0.03%

SUBTOTAL



1.16%

Equity Futures





Equity Index Futures



1.04%

SUBTOTAL



1.04%

Inflation-Linked Securities



0.70%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds



0.56%

Currency Instruments





Forward Currency Exchange Contracts



0.48%

SUBTOTAL



0.48%

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds



0.45%

Investment Companies





Funds and Investment Trusts



0.20%

SUBTOTAL



0.20%

Quasi-Sovereigns





Quasi-Sovereign Bonds



0.19%

SUBTOTAL



0.19%

Whole Loan Trusts





Performing Asset



0.19%

SUBTOTAL



0.19%

Collateralized Loan Obligations





CLO - Floating Rate



0.16%

SUBTOTAL



0.16%

Warrants



0.02%

Options Purchased - Calls





Options on Forward Contracts



0.01%

Swaptions



0.01%

SUBTOTAL



0.02%

Options Purchased - Puts





Options on Forward Contracts



0.01%

SUBTOTAL



0.01%

Call Options Written



-0.02%

Put Options Written



-0.13%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements



-6.92%

Net Cash Equivalents





Investment Companies



1.30%

Cash



1.02%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns



0.54%

Governments - Treasuries



0.25%

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade



0.20%

SUBTOTAL



3.31%

Derivative Offsets





Futures Offsets



-12.54%

Swaps Offsets



-34.59%

SUBTOTAL



-47.13%

Total



100.00%







Country Breakdown



Portfolio %

United States



61.19%

Brazil



6.33%

Argentina



3.00%

United Kingdom



2.76%

Turkey



2.12%

Canada



1.83%

Luxembourg



1.73%

Indonesia



1.70%

France



1.60%

Netherlands



1.24%

Dominican Republic



1.22%

Italy



1.18%

Ireland



1.14%

Egypt



0.99%

Spain



0.84%

Switzerland



0.79%

Russia



0.65%

Colombia



0.60%

Zambia



0.59%

Sri Lanka



0.59%

Ivory Coast



0.51%

Mexico



0.50%

Malaysia



0.49%

Ukraine



0.46%

Jamaica



0.42%

Germany



0.38%

Cayman Islands



0.38%

India



0.35%

South Africa



0.34%

United Arab Emirates



0.29%

Ecuador



0.26%

Gabon



0.25%

Venezuela



0.21%

Mongolia



0.19%

Norway



0.18%

Israel



0.17%

Guatemala



0.16%

Trinidad & Tobago



0.15%

Sweden



0.14%

El Salvador



0.14%

Bahrain



0.14%

Macau



0.13%

Nigeria



0.12%

Pakistan



0.12%

Denmark



0.12%

Uruguay



0.12%

Cameroon



0.11%

Kenya



0.11%

Australia



0.11%

Kazakhstan



0.09%

Honduras



0.09%

Peru



0.08%

Senegal



0.07%

Costa Rica



0.07%

Angola



0.06%

Lebanon



0.06%

Chile



0.06%

Iraq



0.05%

Jordan



0.05%

Finland



0.05%

China



0.04%

Hong Kong



0.04%

Jersey (Channel Islands)



0.02%

Belarus



0.02%

Serbia



0.01%

Total Investments



100.00%







Net Currency Exposure Breakdown



Portfolio %

United States Dollar



97.01%

South Korean Won



1.71%

Indonesian Rupiah



1.52%

Argentine Peso



1.39%

Euro



1.36%

Indian Rupee



1.01%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)



1.00%

Egypt Pound



0.79%

Colombian Peso



0.67%

Malaysian Ringgit



0.54%

South African Rand



0.53%

Sri Lankan Rupee



0.49%

Polish Zloty



0.49%

Russian Rubles



0.49%

Canadian Dollar



0.47%

Dominican Peso



0.46%

Uruguayan Peso



0.13%

Hong Kong Dollar



-0.02%

Brazilian Real



-0.10%

Japanese Yen



-0.11%

Norwegian Krone



-0.16%

Great British Pound



-0.26%

Mexican Peso



-0.38%

New Turkish Lira



-0.38%

New Zealand Dollar



-0.84%

Swedish Krona



-0.89%

Australian Dollar



-1.24%

Taiwan New Dollar



-1.76%

Swiss Franc



-1.88%

Israeli New Shekel



-2.04%

Total Net Assets



100.00%







Credit Rating



Portfolio %

AAA



7.06%

AA



0.73%

A



1.54%

BBB



18.08%

BB



31.17%

B



27.82%

CCC



6.40%

CC



0.43%

C



0.34%

D



0.27%

Not Rated



6.49%

Short Term Investments



2.29%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements



-6.92%

N/A



4.30%

Total



100.00%







Bonds By Maturity



Portfolio %

Less than 1 year



7.63%

1 to 5 years



38.76%

5 to 10 years



39.06%

10 to 20 years



8.12%

20 to 30 years



3.77%

More Than 30 years



0.93%

Other



1.73%

Total Net Assets



100.00%







Portfolio Statistics:





Average Coupon:



7.59%

Average Bond Price:



101.93

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):



Bank Borrowing:



0.00%

Investment Operations:



42.05%

Preferred stock:



0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:



0.00%

VMTP Shares:



0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:



42.05%

Average Maturity:



6.92  Years

Effective Duration:



5.07  Years

Total Net Assets:



$1,164.66 Million

Net Asset Value:



$13.51

Number of Holdings:



1411

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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