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AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update


NEW YORK, May 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: 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.

 

SOURCE AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.


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