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AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update


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Feb 23, 2017, 15:06 ET

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NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of January 31,2017.

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 

3.72%


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


3.60%


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


2.79%


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

1.16%


5) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 0.951%, 1/25/37 

0.75%


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


0.62%


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

0.56%


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

0.52%


9) Russian Federal Bond - OFZ Series 6217 7.50%, 8/18/21 

0.50%


10) Dominican Republic International Bond  16.00%, 7/10/20 

0.49%






Investment Type


Portfolio %


Corporates - Non-Investment Grade




Industrial




Consumer Non-Cyclical


6.08%


Communications - Media


5.00%


Energy


4.97%


Communications - Telecommunications


3.62%


Basic


3.29%


Consumer Cyclical - Other


2.84%


Capital Goods


2.66%


Technology


2.10%


Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


1.80%


Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


1.48%


Services


0.99%


Transportation - Services


0.78%


Other Industrial


0.54%


Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.46%


Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants


0.28%


Transportation - Airlines


0.10%


SUBTOTAL


36.99%


Financial Institutions




Banking


3.17%


Finance


0.86%


Other Finance


0.53%


Insurance


0.35%


REITS


0.04%


Brokerage


0.01%


SUBTOTAL


4.96%


Utility




Electric


1.33%


SUBTOTAL


1.33%


Credit Default Swaps


-2.65%


SUBTOTAL


-2.65%


SUBTOTAL


40.63%


Global Governments


12.97%


Collateralized Mortgage Obligations




Risk Share Floating Rate


9.05%


Non-Agency Fixed Rate


2.48%


Non-Agency Floating Rate


1.18%


SUBTOTAL


12.71%


Interest Rate Futures


9.47%


Corporates - Investment Grade




Industrial




Basic


1.00%


Energy


0.76%


Technology


0.66%


Capital Goods


0.41%


Communications - Telecommunications


0.30%


Communications - Media


0.25%


Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.21%


Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.15%


Transportation - Airlines


0.08%


Other Industrial


0.03%


Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.01%


SUBTOTAL


3.86%


Financial Institutions




Banking


1.23%


Insurance


1.21%


REITS


0.48%


Brokerage


0.16%


Finance


0.11%


SUBTOTAL


3.19%


Credit Default Swaps


0.92%


SUBTOTAL


0.92%


Utility




Electric


0.47%


Natural Gas


0.11%


SUBTOTAL


0.58%


SUBTOTAL


8.55%


Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities




Credit Default Swaps


3.97%


Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS


3.25%


Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS


0.03%


SUBTOTAL


7.25%


Interest Rate Swaps


6.35%


Total Return Swaps


5.95%


Emerging Markets - Sovereigns


5.80%


Emerging Markets - Treasuries


4.64%


Bank Loans




Industrial




Technology


0.74%


Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.61%


Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.55%


Other Industrial


0.43%


Consumer Cyclical - Other


0.42%


Energy


0.34%


Capital Goods


0.32%


Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment


0.19%


Basic


0.14%


Consumer Cyclical - Automotive


0.07%


SUBTOTAL


3.81%


Utility




Electric


0.17%


SUBTOTAL


0.17%


Financial Institutions




Insurance


0.04%


SUBTOTAL


0.04%


SUBTOTAL


4.02%


Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds




Industrial




Consumer Non-Cyclical


0.46%


Communications - Telecommunications


0.43%


Basic


0.37%


Transportation - Airlines


0.27%


Capital Goods


0.23%


Consumer Cyclical - Retailers


0.01%


SUBTOTAL


1.77%


Non Corporate Sectors




Treasuries


0.31%


SUBTOTAL


0.31%


Financial Institutions




Finance


0.11%


SUBTOTAL


0.11%


SUBTOTAL


2.19%


Preferred Stocks




Industrial


0.84%


Financial Institutions


0.66%


Utility


0.03%


SUBTOTAL


1.53%


Asset-Backed Securities




Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate


0.53%


Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate


0.22%


Other ABS - Fixed Rate


0.16%


Other ABS - Floating Rate


0.16%


Autos - Fixed Rate


0.06%


SUBTOTAL


1.13%


Governments - Sovereign Agencies


1.00%


Whole Loan Trusts




Performing Asset


0.72%


SUBTOTAL


0.72%


Inflation-Linked Securities


0.71%


Common Stocks


0.58%


Local Governments - Municipal Bonds


0.46%


Quasi-Sovereigns




Quasi-Sovereign Bonds


0.43%


SUBTOTAL


0.43%


Local Governments - Regional Bonds


0.39%


Equity Futures




Equity Index Futures


0.26%


SUBTOTAL


0.26%


Investment Companies




Funds and Investment Trusts


0.16%


SUBTOTAL


0.16%


Options Purchased - Calls




Options on Forward Contracts


0.11%


SUBTOTAL


0.11%


Warrants


0.06%


Options Purchased - Puts




Options on Forward Contracts


0.04%


Options on Indices


0.01%


SUBTOTAL


0.05%


Swaptions


-0.01%


Call Options Written


-0.04%


Put Options Written


-0.15%


Currency Instruments




Forward Currency Exchange Contracts


-0.24%


SUBTOTAL


-0.24%


Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-7.77%


Net Cash Equivalents




Investment Companies


3.22%


Cash


0.48%


Emerging Markets - Treasuries


0.23%


SUBTOTAL


3.93%


Derivative Offsets




Futures Offsets


-9.72%


Swaps Offsets


-14.12%


SUBTOTAL


-23.84%


Total


100.00%






Country Breakdown


Portfolio %


United States


66.47%


Brazil


5.61%


United Kingdom


2.78%


Canada


2.49%


Argentina


1.68%


Luxembourg


1.41%


Indonesia


1.33%


South Africa


1.28%


Mexico


1.25%


France


1.25%


Dominican Republic


1.20%


Ireland


1.00%


Colombia


0.88%


Turkey


0.85%


Switzerland


0.79%


Russia


0.73%


Italy


0.73%


Netherlands


0.72%


Spain


0.63%


Ivory Coast


0.57%


United Arab Emirates


0.53%


Venezuela


0.48%


Egypt


0.45%


Germany


0.45%


Jamaica


0.36%


Croatia


0.34%


India


0.28%


Gabon


0.22%


Angola


0.20%


Barbados


0.20%


Portugal


0.18%


New Zealand


0.17%


Ecuador


0.17%


Trinidad & Tobago


0.17%


Mongolia


0.17%


Macau


0.16%


Australia


0.16%


Guatemala


0.15%


Zambia


0.14%


Norway


0.14%


Pakistan


0.13%


Ghana


0.12%


Bahamas


0.11%


Cayman Islands


0.11%


Cameroon


0.10%


Sri Lanka


0.09%


Peru


0.07%


Denmark


0.07%


El Salvador


0.06%


Kenya


0.06%


Nigeria


0.05%


Jordan


0.05%


Lebanon


0.05%


Chile


0.04%


Finland


0.04%


Ethiopia


0.04%


Iraq


0.02%


Serbia


0.02%


Total Investments


100.00%






Net Currency Exposure Breakdown


Portfolio %


United States Dollar


98.95%


Brazilian Real


2.26%


Russian Rubles


1.99%


Colombian Peso


1.74%


Indonesian Rupiah


1.45%


Argentine Peso


0.88%


New Turkish Lira


0.54%


Chilean Peso


0.50%


Dominican Peso


0.49%


South African Rand


0.49%


Peruvian Sol


0.25%


Egypt Pound


0.23%


Canadian Dollar


0.17%


Hong Kong Dollar


0.04%


Mexican Peso


0.03%


Norwegian Krone


0.02%


Great British Pound


-0.01%


Japanese Yen


-0.01%


Swedish Krona


-0.05%


Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)


-0.99%


Australian Dollar


-1.00%


New Zealand Dollar


-1.03%


Euro


-1.36%


Chinese Yuan Renminbi


-1.77%


Taiwan New Dollar


-1.77%


Swiss Franc


-2.04%


Total Net Assets


100.00%






Credit Rating


Portfolio %


AAA


9.10%


AA


0.70%


A


1.75%


BBB


15.91%


BB


30.42%


B


25.51%


CCC


7.35%


CC


1.47%


C


0.05%


D


1.84%


Not Rated


7.81%


Short Term Investments


3.45%


Reverse Repurchase Agreements


-7.77%


N/A


2.41%


Total


100.00%






Bonds By Maturity


Portfolio %


Less than 1 year


5.75%


1 to 5 years


38.25%


5 to 10 years


40.08%


10 to 20 years


8.04%


20 to 30 years


5.38%


More Than 30 years


1.86%


Other


0.64%


Total Net Assets


100.00%






Portfolio Statistics:




Average Coupon:


7.72%


Average Bond Price:


100.86


Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):



Bank Borrowing:


0.00%


Investment Operations:


44.83%


Preferred stock:


0.00%


Tender Option Bonds:


0.00%


VMTP Shares:


0.00%


Total Fund Leverage:


44.83%


Average Maturity:


8.21  Years


Effective Duration:


5.74  Years


Total Net Assets:


$1,184.96 Million


Net Asset Value:


$13.74


Number of Holdings:


1280


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.

SOURCE AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.

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