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AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

 

NEW YORK, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of April 30, 2012.

 

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.




Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings

Portfolio %

1) U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.125%, 2/15/42                       

3.50%

2) Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital           

0.94%

SA  7.75%, 5/29/18


3) Argentina Bonos 7.00%, 10/03/15                           

0.91%

4) Republic of Brazil 12.50%, 1/05/22                        

0.91%

5) Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA 6.51%, 3/07/22             

0.89%

6) Ivory Coast Government International Bond                 

0.79%

2.45%, 12/31/32


7) Dominican Republic International Bond 8.625%,             

0.64%

4/20/27


8) Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA 9.25%, 4/23/19             

0.57%

9) Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2006-IQ12,                

0.56%

Class AM 5.37%, 12/15/43


10) South Africa Government Bond Series R207 7.25%,           

0.55%

1/15/20


 

Fixed Income Holdings by Security Type

Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grades

  Industrial

        Consumer Non-Cyclical                             

6.51%

        Capital Goods                                     

5.85%

        Energy                                            

5.25%

        Communications - Media                            

4.39%

        Consumer Cyclical - Other                         

4.21%

        Technology                                        

3.76%

        Basic                                             

3.32%

        Communications - Telecommunications               

3.21%

        Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                    

2.02%

        Services                                          

1.55%

        Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     

1.40%

        Other Industrial                                  

1.35%

        Transportation - Services                         

0.80%

        Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                 

0.71%

        Transportation - Airlines                         

0.54%

        Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants                   

0.26%

        Transportation - Railroads                        

0.03%

    SUBTOTAL                                             

45.16%

    Financial Institutions

        Banking                                           

1.02%

        Finance                                           

0.88%

        Insurance                                         

0.58%

        Other Finance                                     

0.54%

        Brokerage                                         

0.39%

        REITS                                             

0.15%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

3.56%

    Utility

        Electric                                          

1.78%

        Natural Gas                                       

0.98%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

2.76%

SUBTOTAL                                                  

51.48%

Corporates - Investment Grades

  Financial Institutions

        Insurance                                         

2.25%

        Banking                                           

1.98%

        Other Finance                                     

0.45%

        REITS                                             

0.32%

        Finance                                           

0.17%

        Brokerage                                         

0.09%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

5.26%

    Industrial

        Basic                                             

1.46%

        Energy                                            

0.34%

        Other Industrial                                  

0.28%

        Communications - Telecommunications               

0.18%

        Consumer Cyclical - Other                         

0.16%

        Capital Goods                                     

0.10%

        Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     

0.09%

       Transportation - Airlines                         

0.07%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

2.68%

Non Corporate Sectors

  Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed              

1.94%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

1.94%

    Utility

        Electric                                          

0.25%

SUBTOTAL                                              

0.25%

SUBTOTAL                                                  

10.13%

Governments - Treasuries

    Treasuries                                             

6.23%

SUBTOTAL                                                   

6.23%

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                              

4.15%

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

  Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                             

2.82%

  Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS                          

1.02%

SUBTOTAL                                                   

3.84%

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds 
  Industrial

        Basic                                             

1.29%

        Communications - Media                            

0.53%

        Consumer Cyclical - Other                         

0.50%

        Other Industrial                                  

0.35%

        Consumer Non-Cyclical                             

0.25%

        Technology                                        

0.13%

        Transportation - Services                         

0.13%

        Communications - Telecommunications               

0.12%

        Energy                                            

0.10%

        Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     

0.08%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

3.48%

    Financial Institutions

        Banking                                           

0.16%

        Other Finance                                     

0.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

0.30%

    Utility

        Electric                                          

0.03%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

0.03%

SUBTOTAL                                                   

3.81%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    Non-Agency Floating Rate                               

2.11%

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate                                  

1.13%

SUBTOTAL                                                   

3.24%

Emerging Markets - Treasuries                              

3.04%

Bank Loans

    Industrial

        Technology                                        

0.45%

        Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                    

0.39%

        Communications - Media                            

0.27%

        Capital Goods                                     

0.23%

        Consumer Cyclical - Other                         

0.22%

        Consumer Non-Cyclical                             

0.17%

        Basic                                             

0.15%

        Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                 

0.14%

        Other Industrial                                  

0.11%

        Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     

0.10%

        Energy                                            

0.09%

        Services                                          

0.07%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

2.39%

    Financial Institutions

        Finance                                           

0.27%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

0.27%

    Utility

        Electric                                          

0.07%

    SUBTOTAL                                              

0.07%

SUBTOTAL                                                   

2.73%

Quasi-Sovereigns

    Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                                  

2.60%

SUBTOTAL                                                   

2.60%

Governments - Sovereign Bonds                              

1.53%

Asset-Backed Securities

    Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate                         

0.83%

    Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate                      

0.23%

SUBTOTAL                                                   

1.06%

    Preferred Stocks

    Financial Institutions                                 

1.05%

Non Corporate Sectors                                  

0.01%

SUBTOTAL                                                   

1.06%

Supranationals                                             

0.62%

Local Governments - Regional Bonds                         

0.56%

Inflation-Linked Securities                                

0.41%

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds                        

0.39%

Common Stocks                                              

0.19%

Governments - Sovereign Agencies                           

0.19%

Short-Term Investments

    Investment Companies                                   

2.57%

    Governments - Sovereign Bonds                          

0.17%

Total Fixed Income                                       

100.00%

 

Country Breakdown

Portfolio %

United States                                             

64.24%

Russia                                                     

4.52%

Brazil                                                     

3.68%

United Kingdom                                             

2.44%

Argentina                                                  

1.84%

Luxembourg                                                 

1.42%

Netherlands                                                

1.12%

Indonesia                                                  

1.10%

Germany                                                    

1.08%

Dominican Republic                                         

1.06%

South Africa                                               

0.99%

Canada                                                     

0.99%

Turkey                                                     

0.87%

Kazakhstan                                                 

0.87%

Ireland                                                    

0.86%

Cote D'Ivoire                                              

0.79%

El Salvador                                                

0.77%

Hungary                                                    

0.68%

Colombia                                                   

0.65%

Supranational                                              

0.62%

Ukraine                                                    

0.62%

Switzerland                                                

0.62%

India                                                      

0.57%

France                                                     

0.56%

Peru                                                       

0.50%

Spain                                                      

0.49%

Italy                                                      

0.45%

Mexico                                                     

0.44%

Uruguay                                                    

0.41%

Croatia                                                    

0.40%

Chile                                                      

0.35%

Barbados                                                   

0.32%

Japan                                                      

0.30%

Hong Kong                                                  

0.28%

Lithuania                                                  

0.28%

Portugal                                                   

0.27%

Philippines                                                

0.26%

United Arab Emirates                                       

0.26%

Serbia & Montenegro                                        

0.25%

Ghana                                                      

0.24%

Australia                                                  

0.21%

Norway                                                     

0.21%

Egypt                                                      

0.18%

China                                                      

0.17%

Trinidad & Tobago                                          

0.15%

Singapore                                                  

0.13%

Panama                                                     

0.12%

Czech Republic                                             

0.11%

Bermuda                                                    

0.10%

Austria                                                    

0.09%

Denmark                                                    

0.07%

Total Investments                                        

100.00%

 

Net Currency Exposure Breakdown

Portfolio %

United States Dollar                                      

93.38%

Mexican Peso                                               

2.02%

New Turkish Lira                                           

1.56%

Norwegian Krone                                            

0.99%

South African Rand                                         

0.98%

Indian Rupee                                               

0.95%

Brazilian Real                                             

0.68%

Russian Rubles                                             

0.54%

Dominican Peso                                             

0.47%

Uruguayan Peso                                             

0.45%

Colombian Peso                                             

0.28%

Philippine Peso                                            

0.28%

Chilean Peso                                               

0.23%

Egypt Pound                                                

0.20%

Great British Pound                                        

0.12%

Hungarian Forint                                           

0.08%

Indonesian Rupiah                                          

0.05%

Australian Dollar                                          

0.02%

Canadian Dollar                                           

-0.02%

Japanese Yen                                              

-0.94%

Euro Dollar                                               

-2.32%

Total Investments                                        

100.00%

 

Credit Quality Breakdown

Portfolio %

AAA                                             

4.86%

AA                                              

0.67%

A                                               

6.65%

BBB                                            

17.02%

BB                                             

25.27%

B                                              

29.33%

CCC                                            

10.13%

CC                                              

0.55%

C                                               

0.09%

D                                               

0.19%

Not Rated                                       

2.50%

Short Term Investments                          

2.74%

Total Investments                             

100.00%

 

Portfolio Statistics:

    Average Coupon:                                         

8.42

    Average Bond Price :                                   

95.39

    Percentage of Leverage:

        Bank Borrowing:                                     

0.00%

        Investment Operations:                            

10.57%*

        Preferred Stock:                                    

0.00%

        Tender Option Bonds:                                

0.00%

        Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility (TALF):            

0.00%

        Total Fund Leverage:                               

10.57%

    Average Maturity:                                 

7.87 Years

    Effective Duration:                               

4.42 Years

    Total Net Assets:                          

$1,270.23 Million

    Net Asset Value:                                      

$14.84

    Number of Holdings:                                      

858

    Portfolio Turnover                                         

52

* 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 AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

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