AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

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AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

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NEW YORK, June 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of May 31, 2018.

AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.









Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings


Portfolio %

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


3.62%

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


2.61%

3) Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F 10.00%, 1/01/25 - 1/01/27 

2.40%

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


0.91%

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

0.72%

6) Malaysia Government Bond Series 511 3.58%, 9/28/18 

0.68%

7) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 2.139%, 1/25/37 

0.62%

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


0.57%

9) Turkey Government Bond  11.10%, 5/15/19 

0.57%

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

0.56%




Investment Type


Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade



Industrial



Energy


7.02%

Communications - Media


4.40%

Basic


4.02%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


3.66%

Communications - Telecommunications


2.61%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


2.23%

Services


1.69%

Capital Goods


1.65%

Technology


1.45%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


1.40%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.92%

Transportation - Services


0.86%

Other Industrial


0.62%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.35%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.12%

Transportation - Airlines


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


33.09%

Credit Default Swaps


10.00%

SUBTOTAL


10.00%

Financial Institutions



Banking


4.90%

Finance


1.08%

Insurance


0.71%

Other Finance


0.55%

REITS


0.19%

Brokerage


0.13%

SUBTOTAL


7.56%

Utility



Electric


1.35%

Natural Gas


0.17%

SUBTOTAL


1.52%

SUBTOTAL


52.17%

Interest Rate Swaps


15.19%

Global Governments


13.18%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations



Risk Share Floating Rate


9.34%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate


1.11%

Non-Agency Floating Rate


0.98%

SUBTOTAL


11.43%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns



Credit Default Swaps


0.70%

Corporates - Investment Grade



Financial Institutions



Insurance


1.97%

Banking


1.35%

REITS


0.23%

Brokerage


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


3.64%

Industrial



Basic


0.89%

Energy


0.45%

Technology


0.43%

Capital Goods


0.26%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.23%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.19%

Communications - Media


0.14%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.12%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.08%

Services


0.06%

Transportation - Airlines


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


2.88%

Credit Default Swaps


0.93%

SUBTOTAL


0.93%

SUBTOTAL


7.45%

Interest Rate Futures


7.44%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities



Credit Default Swaps


4.55%

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS


2.12%

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS


0.15%

SUBTOTAL


6.82%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries


5.18%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds



Industrial



Basic


0.95%

Energy


0.94%

Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.89%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.45%

Capital Goods


0.23%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.18%

Transportation - Services


0.15%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.06%

Technology


0.05%

Transportation - Airlines


0.04%

SUBTOTAL


3.94%

Financial Institutions



Banking


0.38%

Finance


0.05%

Other Finance


0.03%

Insurance


0.01%

SUBTOTAL


0.47%

Utility



Electric


0.13%

SUBTOTAL


0.13%

SUBTOTAL


4.54%

Total Return Swaps


4.32%

Bank Loans



Industrial



Consumer Non-Cyclical


1.14%

Capital Goods


0.44%

Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.26%

Energy


0.26%

Other Industrial


0.25%

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.25%

Technology


0.24%

Communications - Telecommunications


0.11%

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.08%

Basic


0.08%

Services


0.05%

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.03%

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.21%

Financial Institutions



Insurance


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


0.09%

SUBTOTAL


3.30%

Common Stocks


1.90%

Asset-Backed Securities



Other ABS - Fixed Rate


1.10%

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate


0.37%

Autos - Fixed Rate


0.07%

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


1.56%

Preferred Stocks



Industrial


0.97%

Financial Institutions


0.19%

Utility


0.03%

SUBTOTAL


1.19%

Inflation-Linked Securities


0.66%

Currency Instruments



Forward Currency Exchange Contracts


0.57%

SUBTOTAL


0.57%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds


0.51%

Investment Companies



Funds and Investment Trusts


0.46%

SUBTOTAL


0.46%

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds


0.46%

Whole Loan Trusts



Performing Asset


0.18%

SUBTOTAL


0.18%

Collateralized Loan Obligations



CLO - Floating Rate


0.17%

SUBTOTAL


0.17%

Quasi-Sovereigns



Quasi-Sovereign Bonds


0.12%

SUBTOTAL


0.12%

Warrants


0.03%

Options Purchased - Puts



Options on Forward Contracts


0.02%

SUBTOTAL


0.02%

Call Options Written


-0.02%

Equity Futures



Equity Index Futures


-0.05%

SUBTOTAL


-0.05%

Put Options Written


-0.18%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-6.24%

Net Cash Equivalents



Cash


1.73%

Investment Companies


0.90%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


0.44%

Governments - Treasuries


0.26%

Foreign Currency


-0.02%

SUBTOTAL


3.31%

Derivative Offsets



Futures Offsets


-7.34%

Swaps Offsets


-36.01%

SUBTOTAL


-43.35%

Total


100.00%




Country Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States


63.64%

Brazil


4.44%

Argentina


2.70%

United Kingdom


2.53%

Luxembourg


1.76%

Canada


1.73%

Turkey


1.71%

France


1.66%

Indonesia


1.64%

Netherlands


1.13%

Italy


1.11%

Dominican Republic


1.05%

Ireland


1.04%

Egypt


0.92%

Malaysia


0.85%

Spain


0.81%

Switzerland


0.79%

Mexico


0.76%

Russia


0.67%

Colombia


0.60%

Sri Lanka


0.60%

South Africa


0.58%

Zambia


0.56%

Ivory Coast


0.51%

Ukraine


0.47%

Jamaica


0.41%

Germany


0.38%

Cayman Islands


0.37%

India


0.35%

United Arab Emirates


0.30%

Gabon


0.25%

Venezuela


0.20%

Angola


0.20%

Mongolia


0.19%

Nigeria


0.19%

Norway


0.18%

Israel


0.18%

Guatemala


0.16%

Ghana


0.15%

Ecuador


0.14%

El Salvador


0.14%

Sweden


0.14%

Bahrain


0.13%

Chile


0.13%

Macau


0.13%

Pakistan


0.13%

Denmark


0.12%

Cameroon


0.11%

Kenya


0.11%

Uruguay


0.11%

Kazakhstan


0.09%

Honduras


0.09%

Trinidad & Tobago


0.08%

Peru


0.08%

Senegal


0.07%

Costa Rica


0.07%

Australia


0.07%

Lebanon


0.06%

Iraq


0.05%

Jordan


0.05%

Finland


0.05%

China


0.04%

Jersey (Channel Islands)


0.02%

Belarus


0.02%

Total Investments


100.00%




Net Currency Exposure Breakdown


Portfolio %

United States Dollar


102.07%

Indian Rupee


1.53%

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)


1.00%

Malaysian Ringgit


0.91%

Argentine Peso


0.85%

Egypt Pound


0.70%

South Korean Won


0.60%

Sri Lankan Rupee


0.50%

Russian Rubles


0.49%

Norwegian Krone


0.40%

Dominican Peso


0.28%

Swiss Franc


0.19%

Colombian Peso


0.18%

Mexican Peso


0.07%

Uruguayan Peso


0.07%

South African Rand


-0.01%

Indonesian Rupiah


-0.03%

Great British Pound


-0.06%

Australian Dollar


-0.25%

Swedish Krona


-0.39%

Canadian Dollar


-0.59%

Israeli New Shekel


-0.66%

Singapore Dollar


-0.76%

New Turkish Lira


-0.83%

New Zealand Dollar


-0.84%

Brazilian Real


-1.08%

Japanese Yen


-1.13%

Euro


-1.45%

Taiwan New Dollar


-1.76%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Credit Rating


Portfolio %

AAA


9.05%

AA


0.72%

A


2.16%

BBB


17.73%

BB


28.73%

B


27.28%

CCC


5.59%

CC


0.49%

C


0.34%

D


0.27%

Not Rated


6.62%

Short Term Investments


1.60%

Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-6.24%

N/A


5.66%

Total


100.00%




Bonds By Maturity


Portfolio %

Less than 1 year


8.88%

1 to 5 years


36.72%

5 to 10 years


39.38%

10 to 20 years


8.29%

20 to 30 years


3.78%

More Than 30 years


1.02%

Other


1.93%

Total Net Assets


100.00%




Portfolio Statistics:



Average Coupon:


7.29%

Average Bond Price:


100.81

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):


Bank Borrowing:


0.00%

Investment Operations:


38.23%

Preferred stock:


0.00%

Tender Option Bonds:


0.00%

VMTP Shares:


0.00%

Total Fund Leverage:


38.23%

Average Maturity:


6.99  Years

Effective Duration:


4.93  Years

Total Net Assets:


$1,149.53 Million

Net Asset Value:


$13.33

Number of Holdings:


1384

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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