NEW YORK, May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of April 30,2019.

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 - 1/01/23 

3.48%

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


2.31%

3) Indonesia Treasury Bond Series FR77 8.125%, 5/15/24 

1.70%

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


1.62%

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

1.45%

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


0.70%

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

0.59%

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


0.59%

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

0.59%

10) Ukraine Government International Bond  7.75%, 9/01/21 - 9/01/24 

0.53%




Investment Type


Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade



Industrial



Energy


5.09%

Communications - Media


3.38%

Communications - Telecommunications


2.99%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


2.88%

Basic


2.81%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


1.82%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


1.78%

Capital Goods


1.61%

Services


1.52%

Technology


1.31%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.76%

Transportation - Services


0.69%

Other Industrial


0.55%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.23%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.18%

SUBTOTAL


27.60%

Credit Default Swaps


13.37%

SUBTOTAL


13.37%

Financial Institutions



Banking


3.40%

Finance


1.24%

Insurance


0.61%

Other Finance


0.53%

REITS


0.52%

Brokerage


0.14%

SUBTOTAL


6.44%

Utility



Electric


0.86%

Natural Gas


0.17%

SUBTOTAL


1.03%

SUBTOTAL


48.44%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations



Risk Share Floating Rate


9.14%

Agency Fixed Rate


0.89%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate


0.87%

Non-Agency Floating Rate


0.84%

SUBTOTAL


11.74%

Global Governments


10.04%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns



Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


8.42%

Credit Default Swaps


1.27%

SUBTOTAL


9.69%

Corporates - Investment Grade



Financial Institutions



Banking


3.00%

Insurance


1.87%

REITS


0.36%

SUBTOTAL


5.23%

Industrial



Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.69%

Energy


0.66%

Technology


0.64%

Basic


0.46%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.41%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.36%

Capital Goods


0.31%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.18%

Other Industrial


0.15%

Communications - Media


0.14%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.13%

Services


0.06%

Transportation - Airlines


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


4.20%

SUBTOTAL


9.43%

Interest Rate Futures


8.11%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities



Credit Default Swaps


6.00%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS


1.86%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS


0.19%

SUBTOTAL


8.05%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries


6.01%

Total Return Swaps


5.62%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds



Industrial



Basic


0.79%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.71%

Energy


0.51%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.43%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.20%

Transportation - Services


0.16%

Capital Goods


0.12%

Other Industrial


0.09%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.05%

Transportation - Airlines


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.08%

Financial Institutions



Banking


0.44%

REITS


0.23%

Finance


0.05%

Insurance


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


0.73%

Utility



Electric


0.24%

SUBTOTAL


0.24%

SUBTOTAL


4.05%

Bank Loans



Industrial



Consumer Non-Cyclical


1.22%

Capital Goods


0.47%

Services


0.44%

Technology


0.41%

Energy


0.39%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.23%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.19%

Other Industrial


0.18%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.11%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.09%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.08%

Basic


0.04%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.87%

Financial Institutions



Finance


0.08%

SUBTOTAL


0.08%

SUBTOTAL


3.95%

Common Stocks


1.84%

Asset-Backed Securities



Other ABS - Fixed Rate


0.75%

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate


0.33%

Autos - Fixed Rate


0.19%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


1.28%

Investment Companies



Funds and Investment Trusts


0.48%

SUBTOTAL


0.48%

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds


0.47%

Quasi-Sovereigns



Quasi-Sovereign Bonds


0.32%

SUBTOTAL


0.32%

Preferred Stocks



Financial Institutions


0.29%

Utility


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


0.31%

Inflation-Linked Securities


0.27%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds


0.20%

Collateralized Loan Obligations



CLO - Floating Rate


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


0.09%

Warrants


0.03%

Whole Loan Trusts



Performing Asset


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


0.03%

Options Purchased - Puts



Options on Forward Contracts


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


0.01%

Currency Instruments



Forward Currency Exchange Contracts


-0.01%

SUBTOTAL


-0.01%

Interest Rate Swaps


-0.01%

Swaptions


-0.01%

Put Options Written


-0.02%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-0.86%

Net Cash Equivalents



Investment Companies


3.74%

Cash


0.62%

Commercial Paper


0.47%

SUBTOTAL


4.83%

Derivative Offsets



Futures Offsets


-8.06%

Swaps Offsets


-26.32%

SUBTOTAL


-34.38%

Total


100.00%




Country Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States


63.04%

Brazil


5.10%

Indonesia


2.55%

United Kingdom


2.03%

France


1.69%

Luxembourg


1.65%

South Africa


1.59%

Canada


1.35%

Netherlands


1.32%

Turkey


1.10%

Egypt


1.03%

Colombia


1.01%

Spain


0.99%

Italy


0.98%

Dominican Republic


0.86%

Switzerland


0.85%

Argentina


0.73%

Ireland


0.72%

Russia


0.71%

India


0.54%

Ukraine


0.53%

Mexico


0.50%

Nigeria


0.44%

Kenya


0.44%

Ivory Coast


0.42%

Sri Lanka


0.41%

Oman


0.41%

Zambia


0.38%

Bahrain


0.35%

Finland


0.33%

Jamaica


0.33%

Angola


0.33%

Germany


0.32%

United Arab Emirates


0.31%

Mongolia


0.29%

Ecuador


0.29%

China


0.28%

Sweden


0.27%

Gabon


0.26%

Honduras


0.26%

Bermuda


0.25%

Denmark


0.24%

Senegal


0.24%

Lebanon


0.22%

Venezuela


0.22%

Cayman Islands


0.22%

Norway


0.20%

Malaysia


0.20%

Macau


0.16%

Togo


0.14%

El Salvador


0.13%

Cameroon


0.12%

Uruguay


0.10%

Peru


0.09%

Ghana


0.09%

Virgin Islands (BVI)


0.08%

Costa Rica


0.08%

Kazakhstan


0.06%

Iraq


0.06%

Jordan


0.05%

Jersey (Channel Islands)


0.02%

Chile


0.02%

Australia


0.02%

Total Investments


100.00%




Net Currency Exposure Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States Dollar


102.03%

Mexican Peso


1.25%

South African Rand


0.96%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)


0.79%

Indian Rupee


0.50%

Egypt Pound


0.47%

Argentine Peso


0.31%

Malaysian Ringgit


0.21%

Uruguayan Peso


0.10%

Russian Rubles


0.02%

Great British Pound


0.01%

Colombian Peso


-0.03%

Brazilian Real


-0.08%

Australian Dollar


-0.49%

Canadian Dollar


-0.91%

Israeli New Shekel


-0.99%

Swiss Franc


-1.29%

Euro


-1.36%

Taiwan New Dollar


-1.50%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Credit Rating


Portfolio %

AAA


7.01%

AA


0.94%

A


2.45%

BBB


18.38%

BB


27.74%

B


25.05%

CCC


5.18%

CC


0.33%

C


0.32%

D


0.16%

Not Rated


5.80%

Short Term Investments


4.21%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-0.86%

N/A


3.29%

Total


100.00%




Bonds By Maturity


Portfolio %

Less than 1 year


-16.64%

1 to 5 years


51.24%

5 to 10 years


54.69%

10 to 20 years


6.19%

20 to 30 years


2.23%

More Than 30 years


0.42%

Other


1.87%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Portfolio Statistics:



Average Coupon:


7.53%

Average Bond Price:


101.53

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):


Bank Borrowing:


0.00%

Investment Operations:


41.27%

Preferred stock:


0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:


0.00%

VMTP Shares:


0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:


41.27%

Average Maturity:


5.57  Years

Effective Duration:


4.10  Years

Total Net Assets:


$1,127.74 Million

Net Asset Value:


$13.08

Number of Holdings:


1229

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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