AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

NEW YORK, March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. AWF (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of February 28, 2021.

AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.



Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings



Portfolio %

1) U.S. Treasury Notes  2.25%, 2/15/27 



1.83%

2) U.S. Treasury Notes  2.875%, 8/15/28 



1.29%

3) Argentine Republic Government International Bond  0.125%, 7/09/30 - 7/09/41 

0.78%

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

0.62%

5) Colombian TES Series B 10.00%, 7/24/24 

0.54%

6) Nigeria Government International Bond  7.625%, 11/21/25 - 11/28/47 

0.53%

7) Ukraine Government International Bond  7.75%, 9/01/22 - 9/01/24 

0.49%

8) Oman Government International Bond  4.125%, 1/17/23 

0.39%

9) First Quantum Minerals Ltd.  7.25%, 4/01/23 

0.39%

10) Petroleos Mexicanos  5.95%, 1/28/31 



0.39%







Investment Type



Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade





Industrial





Energy



6.64%

Consumer Non-Cyclical



3.73%

Communications - Media



3.47%

Basic



2.90%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive



2.49%

Consumer Cyclical - Other



2.44%

Capital Goods



2.30%

Services



2.15%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers



2.05%

Technology



2.04%

Communications - Telecommunications



1.88%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment



1.83%

Transportation - Services



0.55%

Other Industrial



0.33%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants



0.17%

Transportation - Airlines



0.14%

SUBTOTAL



35.11%

Credit Default Swaps



26.50%

SUBTOTAL



26.50%

Financial Institutions





Banking



2.22%

Finance



1.17%

REITS



0.98%

Insurance



0.90%

Other Finance



0.44%

Brokerage



0.33%

SUBTOTAL



6.04%

Utility





Electric



0.55%

SUBTOTAL



0.55%

SUBTOTAL



68.20%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns





Emerging Markets - Sovereigns



10.73%

Credit Default Swaps



0.46%

SUBTOTAL



11.19%

Corporates - Investment Grade





Financial Institutions





Banking



4.34%

Insurance



1.43%

Finance



0.34%

REITS



0.24%

Other Finance



0.02%

SUBTOTAL



6.37%

Industrial





Basic



0.84%

Consumer Cyclical - Other



0.60%

Transportation - Airlines



0.58%

Energy



0.52%

Technology



0.26%

Capital Goods



0.20%

Other Industrial



0.19%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive



0.11%

Consumer Non-Cyclical



0.06%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers



0.06%

Communications - Media



0.05%

Services



0.04%

SUBTOTAL



3.51%

SUBTOTAL



9.88%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations





Risk Share Floating Rate



7.65%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate



0.58%

Non-Agency Floating Rate



0.49%

Agency Fixed Rate



0.44%

SUBTOTAL



9.16%

Interest Rate Futures



8.48%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities





Credit Default Swaps



4.29%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS



1.25%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS



0.09%

SUBTOTAL



5.63%

Bank Loans





Industrial





Consumer Non-Cyclical



1.07%

Technology



0.98%

Services



0.55%

Consumer Cyclical - Other



0.48%

Capital Goods



0.47%

Communications - Media



0.31%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers



0.30%

Communications - Telecommunications



0.29%

Energy



0.27%

Other Industrial



0.26%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants



0.11%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment



0.08%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive



0.08%

Transportation - Airlines



0.02%

SUBTOTAL



5.27%

Utility





Electric



0.18%

SUBTOTAL



0.18%

Financial Institutions





Insurance



0.13%

SUBTOTAL



0.13%

SUBTOTAL



5.58%

Global Governments



5.47%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds





Industrial





Basic



1.74%

Energy



0.83%

Consumer Cyclical - Other



0.60%

Consumer Non-Cyclical



0.42%

Communications - Telecommunications



0.32%

Capital Goods



0.23%

Communications - Media



0.08%

Transportation - Services



0.04%

SUBTOTAL



4.26%

Utility





Electric



0.38%

SUBTOTAL



0.38%

Financial Institutions





Banking



0.06%

Other Finance



0.04%

Insurance



0.04%

Finance



0.02%

SUBTOTAL



0.16%

SUBTOTAL



4.80%

Interest Rate Swaps



2.75%

Quasi-Sovereigns





Quasi-Sovereign Bonds



1.59%

SUBTOTAL



1.59%

Common Stocks



1.55%

Collateralized Loan Obligations





CLO - Floating Rate



1.46%

SUBTOTAL



1.46%

Total Return Swaps



0.99%

Asset-Backed Securities





Other ABS - Fixed Rate



0.43%

Autos - Fixed Rate



0.27%

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate



0.25%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate



0.01%

SUBTOTAL



0.96%

Preferred Stocks





Industrial



0.28%

Financial Institutions



0.23%

SUBTOTAL



0.51%

Investment Companies





Funds and Investment Trusts



0.49%

SUBTOTAL



0.49%

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds



0.33%

Inflation-Linked Securities



0.24%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries



0.22%

Currency Instruments





Forward Currency Exchange Contracts



0.08%

SUBTOTAL



0.08%

Warrants



0.08%

Equity Futures





Equity Index Futures



-0.07%

SUBTOTAL



-0.07%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements



-0.16%

Net Cash Equivalents





Investment Companies



4.06%

Governments - Treasuries



0.34%

Foreign Currency



-0.02%

Cash



-0.19%

SUBTOTAL



4.19%

Derivative Offsets





Futures Offsets



-8.50%

Swaps Offsets



-35.10%

SUBTOTAL



-43.60%

Total



100.00%







Country Breakdown



Portfolio %

United States



67.43%

United Kingdom



2.70%

Brazil



2.62%

Mexico



1.99%

Canada



1.78%

Egypt



1.36%

Luxembourg



1.09%

Colombia



1.07%

Cayman Islands



1.00%

Dominican Republic



0.98%

Switzerland



0.86%

Argentina



0.82%

Nigeria



0.81%

Ukraine



0.79%

Italy



0.76%

France



0.74%

Bahrain



0.73%

Russia



0.65%

Ivory Coast



0.62%

Spain



0.60%

Oman



0.59%

Zambia



0.53%

Kenya



0.50%

Sweden



0.47%

Netherlands



0.46%

Gabon



0.43%

Ghana



0.43%

Angola



0.42%

South Africa



0.40%

Turkey



0.40%

Finland



0.39%

Senegal



0.39%

Macau



0.37%

Germany



0.34%

El Salvador



0.31%

Costa Rica



0.30%

Peru



0.28%

Jersey (Channel Islands)



0.28%

Denmark



0.26%

Indonesia



0.25%

Honduras



0.25%

Jamaica



0.23%

Ecuador



0.23%

Hong Kong



0.23%

Israel



0.22%

India



0.21%

Chile



0.18%

Mongolia



0.17%

Ireland



0.14%

Australia



0.13%

Japan



0.11%

Bermuda



0.11%

Venezuela



0.07%

Kazakhstan



0.07%

Jordan



0.06%

Guatemala



0.06%

United Arab Emirates



0.06%

Iraq



0.05%

Morocco



0.05%

Kuwait



0.04%

Lebanon



0.03%

China



0.03%

Sri Lanka



0.02%

Pakistan



0.02%

Belgium



0.02%

Norway



0.01%

Total Investments



100.00%







Net Currency Exposure Breakdown



Portfolio %

United States Dollar



98.19%

Brazilian Real



0.49%

Russian Rubles



0.48%

South African Rand



0.48%

Egypt Pound



0.42%

Mexican Peso



0.23%

New Turkish Lira



0.22%

Canadian Dollar



0.04%

Great British Pound



0.04%

Nigerian Naira



0.02%

Argentine Peso



0.01%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)



0.01%

Malaysian Ringgit



0.01%

Norwegian Krone



0.01%

Taiwan New Dollar



0.01%

Swiss Franc



-0.01%

South Korean Won



-0.01%

Singapore Dollar



-0.01%

Colombian Peso



-0.11%

Euro



-0.52%

Total Net Assets



100.00%







Credit Rating



Portfolio %

AAA



3.95%

AA



0.83%

A



0.82%

BBB



16.45%

BB



28.53%

B



25.94%

CCC



9.75%

CC



0.28%

C



0.10%

D



0.75%

Not Rated



5.59%

Short Term Investments



4.40%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements



-0.16%

N/A



2.77%

Total



100.00%







Bonds By Maturity



Portfolio %

Less than 1 year



9.28%

1 to 5 years



57.02%

5 to 10 years



21.44%

10 to 20 years



6.17%

20 to 30 years



3.57%

More Than 30 years



0.89%

Other



1.63%

Total Net Assets



100.00%







Portfolio Statistics:





Average Coupon:



7.35%

Average Bond Price:



103.71

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):



Bank Borrowing:



0.00%

Investment Operations:



40.87%

Preferred stock:



0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:



0.00%

VMTP Shares:



0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:



40.87%

Average Maturity:



5.69  Years

Effective Duration:



4.46  Years

Total Net Assets:



$1,110.13 Million

Net Asset Value:



$12.87

Number of Holdings:



1687

Portfolio Turnover:



32%



* 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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