AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

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NEW YORK, May 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. AWF (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of April 30, 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 

3.74%

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


3.54%

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


2.72%

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

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 


0.92%

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

0.76%

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

0.74%

9) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 1.170%, 1/25/37 

0.72%

10) Argentine Bonos del Tesoro  18.20%, 10/03/21 

0.66%




Investment Type


Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade



Industrial



Consumer Non-Cyclical


5.09%

Communications - Media


4.31%

Energy


3.49%

Basic


3.10%

Communications - Telecommunications


3.02%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


2.89%

Capital Goods


1.69%

Technology


1.66%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


1.46%

Services


1.36%

Transportation - Services


1.19%

Other Industrial


1.18%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


1.05%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.20%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.15%

Transportation - Airlines


0.10%

SUBTOTAL


31.94%

Financial Institutions



Banking


2.96%

Finance


0.96%

Other Finance


0.41%

Insurance


0.37%

Brokerage


0.14%

REITS


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


4.88%

Utility



Electric


1.20%

Natural Gas


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


1.22%

Credit Default Swaps


0.63%

SUBTOTAL


0.63%

SUBTOTAL


38.67%

Global Governments


15.01%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations



Risk Share Floating Rate


9.31%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate


1.88%

Non-Agency Floating Rate


1.14%

SUBTOTAL


12.33%

Corporates - Investment Grade



Industrial



Basic


0.84%

Energy


0.72%

Technology


0.55%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.48%

Communications - Media


0.43%

Capital Goods


0.27%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.23%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.15%

Transportation - Airlines


0.08%

Services


0.06%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


3.84%

Financial Institutions



Banking


1.35%

Insurance


1.19%

REITS


0.67%

Brokerage


0.16%

Finance


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.39%

Credit Default Swaps


0.92%

SUBTOTAL


0.92%

Utility



Electric


0.41%

SUBTOTAL


0.41%

SUBTOTAL


8.56%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities



Credit Default Swaps


3.99%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS


2.63%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS


0.12%

SUBTOTAL


6.74%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


6.63%

Interest Rate Futures


6.42%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries


6.35%

Total Return Swaps


4.94%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds



Industrial



Energy


0.80%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.59%

Basic


0.58%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.47%

Capital Goods


0.28%

Transportation - Airlines


0.21%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.21%

Transportation - Services


0.14%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.12%

Technology


0.05%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.03%

Other Industrial


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.50%

Financial Institutions



Banking


0.29%

Insurance


0.06%

Other Finance


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


0.39%

SUBTOTAL


3.89%

Bank Loans



Industrial



Technology


0.77%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.53%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.48%

Energy


0.25%

Capital Goods


0.25%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.22%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.19%

Basic


0.14%

Other Industrial


0.12%

Services


0.09%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.07%

SUBTOTAL


3.11%

Utility



Electric


0.17%

SUBTOTAL


0.17%

Financial Institutions



Insurance


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


3.32%

Interest Rate Swaps


2.53%

Preferred Stocks



Industrial


0.87%

Financial Institutions


0.67%

Utility


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


1.57%

Common Stocks


1.03%

Asset-Backed Securities



Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate


0.49%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate


0.21%

Other ABS - Fixed Rate


0.16%

Autos - Fixed Rate


0.10%

SUBTOTAL


0.96%

Inflation-Linked Securities


0.95%

Whole Loan Trusts



Performing Asset


0.63%

SUBTOTAL


0.63%

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds


0.54%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds


0.40%

Equity Futures



Equity Index Futures


0.28%

SUBTOTAL


0.28%

Quasi-Sovereigns



Quasi-Sovereign Bonds


0.27%

SUBTOTAL


0.27%

CLO



CLO - Floating Rate


0.16%

SUBTOTAL


0.16%

Investment Companies



Funds and Investment Trusts


0.16%

SUBTOTAL


0.16%

Options Purchased - Calls



Options on Forward Contracts


0.06%

SUBTOTAL


0.06%

Warrants


0.05%

Options Purchased - Puts



Options on Forward Contracts


0.02%

Options on Equities


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


0.03%

Call Options Written


-0.03%

Put Options Written


-0.10%

Currency Instruments



Forward Currency Exchange Contracts


-0.15%

SUBTOTAL


-0.15%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-8.05%

Net Cash Equivalents



Investment Companies


3.80%

Cash


1.74%

Governments - Sovereign Bonds


0.35%

Foreign Currency


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


5.90%

Derivative Offsets



Futures Offsets


-6.66%

Swaps Offsets


-13.39%

SUBTOTAL


-20.05%

Total


100.00%




Country Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States


65.13%

Brazil


5.77%

Argentina


3.10%

United Kingdom


2.88%

Mexico


1.70%

Canada


1.68%

Luxembourg


1.49%

Turkey


1.34%

Indonesia


1.33%

South Africa


1.30%

France


1.21%

Dominican Republic


1.20%

Colombia


0.88%

Switzerland


0.81%

Russia


0.79%

Ireland


0.77%

Italy


0.72%

Ivory Coast


0.59%

Egypt


0.57%

Cayman Islands


0.51%

Spain


0.48%

Venezuela


0.39%

Netherlands


0.38%

Jamaica


0.37%

Croatia


0.34%

Germany


0.32%

United Arab Emirates


0.30%

India


0.28%

Gabon


0.24%

Angola


0.20%

Barbados


0.19%

Mongolia


0.18%

Honduras


0.18%

Trinidad & Tobago


0.17%

Bermuda


0.17%

Norway


0.16%

Macau


0.16%

Guatemala


0.16%

Zambia


0.15%

Ecuador


0.13%

Pakistan


0.12%

Australia


0.12%

Bahamas


0.12%

Cameroon


0.11%

Bahrain


0.10%

Sri Lanka


0.09%

Nigeria


0.09%

Peru


0.07%

New Zealand


0.06%

El Salvador


0.06%

Kenya


0.06%

Jordan


0.05%

Lebanon


0.05%

Finland


0.04%

Ethiopia


0.04%

Chile


0.04%

Iraq


0.02%

Serbia


0.02%

Japan


0.01%

Portugal


0.01%

Total Investments


100.00%




Net Currency Exposure Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States Dollar


95.70%

Mexican Peso


2.60%

Indian Rupee


2.07%

New Turkish Lira


2.02%

Argentine Peso


1.75%

Colombian Peso


1.72%

Indonesian Rupiah


1.45%

Brazilian Real


1.16%

Russian Rubles


0.77%

Chilean Peso


0.48%

Dominican Peso


0.46%

Egypt Pound


0.35%

Peruvian Sol


0.25%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)


0.17%

Great British Pound


0.10%

Hong Kong Dollar


0.03%

Swedish Krona


-0.05%

South African Rand


-0.05%

South Korean Won


-0.49%

Japanese Yen


-0.50%

Taiwan New Dollar


-0.50%

Swiss Franc


-0.90%

Canadian Dollar


-1.01%

Norwegian Krone


-1.26%

New Zealand Dollar


-1.42%

Australian Dollar


-1.45%

Euro


-1.48%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi


-1.97%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Credit Rating


Portfolio %

AAA


11.57%

AA


0.69%

A


2.82%

BBB


15.46%

BB


30.00%

B


24.51%

CCC


7.58%

CC


0.87%

C


0.04%

D


0.48%

Not Rated


7.19%

Short Term Investments


4.16%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-8.05%

N/A


2.68%

Total


100.00%




Bonds By Maturity


Portfolio %

Less than 1 year


6.26%

1 to 5 years


37.56%

5 to 10 years


39.53%

10 to 20 years


8.58%

20 to 30 years


5.46%

More Than 30 years


1.53%

Other


1.08%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Portfolio Statistics:



Average Coupon:


7.10%

Average Bond Price:


103.34

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):


Bank Borrowing:


0.00%

Investment Operations:


43.77%

Preferred stock:


0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:


0.00%

VMTP Shares:


0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:


43.77%

Average Maturity:


7.59  Years

Effective Duration:


4.89  Years

Total Net Assets:


$1,206.87 Million

Net Asset Value:


$14.00

Number of Holdings:


1176

Portfolio Turnover:


42%

 

* 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.

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ab-global-high-income-fund-releases-monthly-portfolio-update-300464715.html

SOURCE AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.

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