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AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

PRNewswire 26-Nov-2018 4:06 PM

NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of October 31, 2018.

 

AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.









Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings


Portfolio %

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


2.63%

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


2.51%

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


1.79%

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


1.55%

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


0.90%

6) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 2.461%, 1/25/37 

0.58%

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


0.58%

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


0.57%

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


0.53%

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


0.48%




Investment Type


Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade



Industrial



Energy


7.27%

Communications - Media


4.37%

Basic


3.67%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


3.25%

Communications - Telecommunications


2.71%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


2.34%

Capital Goods


1.72%

Services


1.71%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


1.70%

Technology


1.51%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.87%

Transportation - Services


0.84%

Other Industrial


0.73%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.36%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.19%

SUBTOTAL


33.24%

Credit Default Swaps


13.28%

SUBTOTAL


13.28%

Financial Institutions



Banking


4.26%

Finance


1.37%

Insurance


0.83%

Other Finance


0.50%

REITS


0.22%

Brokerage


0.13%

SUBTOTAL


7.31%

Utility



Electric


1.14%

Natural Gas


0.17%

SUBTOTAL


1.31%

SUBTOTAL


55.14%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations



Risk Share Floating Rate


9.62%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate


1.05%

Non-Agency Floating Rate


0.92%

SUBTOTAL


11.59%

Global Governments


10.63%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities



Credit Default Swaps


5.36%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS


1.84%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS


0.15%

SUBTOTAL


7.35%

Corporates - Investment Grade



Financial Institutions



Banking


1.82%

Insurance


1.77%

REITS


0.30%

SUBTOTAL


3.89%

Industrial



Basic


0.67%

Technology


0.48%

Energy


0.38%

Capital Goods


0.25%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.24%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.18%

Other Industrial


0.14%

Communications - Media


0.14%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.11%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.08%

Services


0.06%

Transportation - Airlines


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


2.76%

Utility



Electric


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


0.00%

SUBTOTAL


6.67%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns



Credit Default Swaps


0.98%

Total Return Swaps


4.78%

Interest Rate Futures


4.73%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries


4.63%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds



Industrial



Basic


0.88%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.88%

Energy


0.61%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.43%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.19%

Capital Goods


0.17%

Transportation - Services


0.16%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.06%

Technology


0.05%

Transportation - Airlines


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


3.46%

Financial Institutions



Banking


0.37%

Finance


0.05%

Insurance


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


0.43%

Utility



Electric


0.25%

SUBTOTAL


0.25%

SUBTOTAL


4.14%

Bank Loans



Industrial



Consumer Non-Cyclical


1.14%

Capital Goods


0.49%

Services


0.46%

Energy


0.41%

Technology


0.33%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.28%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.23%

Other Industrial


0.14%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.12%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.09%

Basic


0.09%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.03%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.83%

Financial Institutions



Insurance


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


3.92%

Investment Companies



Funds and Investment Trusts


2.55%

SUBTOTAL


2.55%

Common Stocks


2.23%

Asset-Backed Securities



Other ABS - Fixed Rate


1.17%

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate


0.35%

Autos - Fixed Rate


0.09%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


1.62%

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds


0.47%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds


0.43%

Preferred Stocks



Financial Institutions


0.28%

Utility


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


0.30%

Inflation-Linked Securities


0.26%

Interest Rate Swaps


0.23%

Quasi-Sovereigns



Quasi-Sovereign Bonds


0.19%

SUBTOTAL


0.19%

Collateralized Loan Obligations



CLO - Floating Rate


0.14%

SUBTOTAL


0.14%

Options Purchased - Puts



Options on Forward Contracts


0.12%

SUBTOTAL


0.12%

Whole Loan Trusts



Performing Asset


0.05%

SUBTOTAL


0.05%

Warrants


0.03%

Options Purchased - Calls



Swaptions


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


0.02%

Call Options Written


-0.01%

Put Options Written


-0.12%

Currency Instruments



Forward Currency Exchange Contracts


-0.29%

SUBTOTAL


-0.29%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-1.59%

Equity Futures



Equity Index Futures


-2.22%

SUBTOTAL


-2.22%

Net Cash Equivalents



Cash


2.39%

Investment Companies


0.57%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


0.23%

Foreign Currency


-0.01%

SUBTOTAL


3.18%

Derivative Offsets



Futures Offsets


-2.38%

Swaps Offsets


-25.45%

SUBTOTAL


-27.83%

Total


100.00%




Country Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States


68.23%

Brazil


4.32%

United Kingdom


2.31%

Canada


1.94%

France


1.70%

Argentina


1.70%

Luxembourg


1.48%

Netherlands


1.48%

Dominican Republic


1.10%

Italy


1.03%

Turkey


0.92%

Ireland


0.88%

Switzerland


0.83%

Spain


0.80%

Mexico


0.71%

Ukraine


0.71%

Colombia


0.64%

Sri Lanka


0.56%

Ivory Coast


0.51%

South Africa


0.48%

India


0.46%

Russia


0.42%

Cayman Islands


0.38%

Zambia


0.38%

Jamaica


0.35%

Indonesia


0.33%

United Arab Emirates


0.32%

Egypt


0.27%

Gabon


0.25%

Denmark


0.24%

Nigeria


0.23%

Germany


0.22%

Mongolia


0.22%

Honduras


0.22%

Angola


0.21%

Malaysia


0.20%

Norway


0.19%

Israel


0.19%

Venezuela


0.18%

Sweden


0.18%

Guatemala


0.17%

Ghana


0.16%

Bahrain


0.15%

Ecuador


0.15%

Macau


0.15%

El Salvador


0.12%

Costa Rica


0.12%

Kenya


0.12%

Cameroon


0.11%

Chile


0.11%

Uruguay


0.10%

Kazakhstan


0.09%

Australia


0.09%

Trinidad & Tobago


0.09%

Peru


0.08%

Senegal


0.08%

China


0.07%

Lebanon


0.07%

Iraq


0.06%

Jordan


0.05%

Finland


0.05%

Jersey (Channel Islands)


0.02%

Belgium


0.02%

Total Investments


100.00%




Net Currency Exposure Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States Dollar


99.97%

Japanese Yen


1.51%

Indian Rupee


1.48%

Malaysian Ringgit


0.90%

Norwegian Krone


0.85%

Euro


0.77%

Chilean Peso


0.74%

Sri Lankan Rupee


0.46%

South African Rand


0.45%

Swiss Franc


0.44%

Dominican Peso


0.27%

Argentine Peso


0.03%

Indonesian Rupiah


-0.01%

Canadian Dollar


-0.03%

Brazilian Real


-0.08%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)


-0.15%

Polish Zloty


-0.25%

Swedish Krona


-0.26%

New Turkish Lira


-0.52%

Australian Dollar


-0.58%

Colombian Peso


-0.74%

New Zealand Dollar


-0.77%

Mexican Peso


-1.22%

Taiwan New Dollar


-1.27%

Great British Pound


-1.99%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Credit Rating


Portfolio %

AAA


8.89%

AA


0.83%

A


3.05%

BBB


13.95%

BB


28.65%

B


26.68%

CCC


5.09%

CC


0.55%

C


0.26%

D


0.15%

Not Rated


6.58%

Short Term Investments


0.79%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-1.59%

N/A


6.12%

Total


100.00%




Bonds By Maturity


Portfolio %

Less than 1 year


9.30%

1 to 5 years


41.94%

5 to 10 years


36.48%

10 to 20 years


6.57%

20 to 30 years


2.78%

More Than 30 years


0.66%

Other


2.27%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Portfolio Statistics:



Average Coupon:


7.42%

Average Bond Price:


99.47

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):



Bank Borrowing:


0.00%

Investment Operations:


29.33%

Preferred stock:


0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:


0.00%

VMTP Shares:


0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:


29.33%

Average Maturity:


6.64  Years

Effective Duration:


4.37  Years

Total Net Assets:


$1,116.42 Million

Net Asset Value:


$12.95

Number of Holdings:


1341

Portfolio Turnover:


34%

 

* 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.