AB Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of January 31, 2016.
AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. |
|
Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings |
Portfolio % |
1) U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.125%, 5/15/21 |
3.36% |
2) Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F 10.00%, 1/01/17 - 1/01/25 |
2.31% |
3) U.S. Treasury Notes 1.25%, 1/31/20 |
1.20% |
4) Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2 0.606%, 1/25/37 |
0.96% |
5) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.25%, 11/15/25 |
0.83% |
6) U.S. Treasury Bonds 5.25%, 2/15/29 |
0.74% |
7) Ivory Coast Government International Bond 5.75%, 12/31/32 |
0.63% |
8) Dominican Republic International Bond 8.625%, 4/20/27 |
0.61% |
9) Dominican Republic International Bond 16.00%, 7/10/20 |
0.58% |
10) U.S. Treasury Bonds 5.00%, 5/15/37 |
0.48% |
Investment Type |
Portfolio % |
Corporates - Non-Investment Grade |
|
Industrial |
|
Consumer Non-Cyclical |
7.40% |
Communications - Media |
5.88% |
Energy |
4.82% |
Capital Goods |
3.81% |
Communications - Telecommunications |
3.62% |
Consumer Cyclical - Other |
3.54% |
Technology |
2.77% |
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers |
2.58% |
Basic |
2.53% |
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive |
1.99% |
Other Industrial |
1.00% |
Transportation - Services |
0.70% |
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment |
0.67% |
Transportation - Airlines |
0.50% |
Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants |
0.32% |
Services |
0.32% |
SUBTOTAL |
42.45% |
Credit Default Swaps |
15.53% |
SUBTOTAL |
15.53% |
Financial Institutions |
|
Banking |
5.20% |
Finance |
1.31% |
Insurance |
0.55% |
Other Finance |
0.42% |
Brokerage |
0.01% |
SUBTOTAL |
7.49% |
Utility |
|
Electric |
1.65% |
SUBTOTAL |
1.65% |
SUBTOTAL |
67.12% |
Global Governments |
12.16% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
|
GSE Risk Share Floating Rate |
5.20% |
Non-Agency Fixed Rate |
3.49% |
Non-Agency Floating Rate |
1.57% |
SUBTOTAL |
10.26% |
Corporates - Investment Grade |
|
Industrial |
|
Basic |
1.49% |
Communications - Media |
0.61% |
Capital Goods |
0.51% |
Energy |
0.39% |
Technology |
0.35% |
Communications - Telecommunications |
0.27% |
Other Industrial |
0.21% |
Transportation - Airlines |
0.16% |
Consumer Non-Cyclical |
0.12% |
Consumer Cyclical - Other |
0.02% |
SUBTOTAL |
4.13% |
Financial Institutions |
|
Insurance |
1.56% |
Banking |
0.97% |
REITS |
0.52% |
Brokerage |
0.18% |
SUBTOTAL |
3.23% |
Credit Default Swaps |
0.78% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.78% |
Utility |
|
Electric |
0.39% |
Natural Gas |
0.12% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.51% |
SUBTOTAL |
8.65% |
Interest Rate Swaps |
5.57% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
|
Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS |
3.58% |
Credit Default Swaps |
0.87% |
Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS |
0.22% |
SUBTOTAL |
4.67% |
Bank Loans |
|
Industrial |
|
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers |
0.76% |
Consumer Non-Cyclical |
0.67% |
Other Industrial |
0.47% |
Consumer Cyclical - Other |
0.41% |
Basic |
0.38% |
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment |
0.36% |
Technology |
0.26% |
Capital Goods |
0.12% |
Communications - Media |
0.10% |
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive |
0.07% |
Energy |
0.04% |
SUBTOTAL |
3.64% |
Utility |
|
Electric |
0.19% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.19% |
Financial Institutions |
|
Insurance |
0.04% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.04% |
SUBTOTAL |
3.87% |
Emerging Markets - Sovereigns |
3.56% |
Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds |
|
Industrial |
|
Capital Goods |
0.49% |
Consumer Non-Cyclical |
0.49% |
Basic |
0.41% |
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers |
0.31% |
Transportation - Airlines |
0.24% |
Communications - Telecommunications |
0.23% |
Consumer Cyclical - Other |
0.03% |
SUBTOTAL |
2.20% |
Financial Institutions |
|
Finance |
0.09% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.09% |
SUBTOTAL |
2.29% |
Preferred Stocks |
|
Financial Institutions |
2.12% |
Utility |
0.03% |
SUBTOTAL |
2.15% |
Governments - Sovereign Agencies |
1.24% |
Emerging Markets - Treasuries |
1.12% |
Asset-Backed Securities |
|
Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate |
0.78% |
Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate |
0.19% |
Other ABS - Fixed Rate |
0.12% |
SUBTOTAL |
1.09% |
Local Governments - Municipal Bonds |
0.92% |
Whole Loan Trusts |
|
Performing Asset |
0.92% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.92% |
Interest Rate Futures |
0.80% |
Common Stocks |
0.79% |
Quasi-Sovereigns |
|
Quasi-Sovereign Bonds |
0.24% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.24% |
Investment Companies |
|
Funds and Investment Trusts |
0.17% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.17% |
Currency Instruments |
|
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
0.14% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.14% |
Agencies |
|
Agency Subordinated |
0.10% |
SUBTOTAL |
0.10% |
Inflation-Linked Securities |
0.08% |
Warrants |
0.06% |
Put Options Written |
-0.01% |
Call Options Written |
-0.05% |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements |
-7.71% |
Net Cash Equivalents |
|
Cash |
2.20% |
Investment Companies |
1.35% |
SUBTOTAL |
3.55% |
Derivative Offsets |
|
Futures Offsets |
-0.79% |
Swaps Offsets |
-22.96% |
SUBTOTAL |
-23.75% |
Total |
100.00% |
Country Breakdown |
Portfolio % |
United States |
69.38% |
Brazil |
4.53% |
United Kingdom |
3.45% |
Canada |
1.92% |
France |
1.89% |
Mexico |
1.54% |
Ireland |
1.46% |
Dominican Republic |
1.37% |
Luxembourg |
1.29% |
Netherlands |
1.11% |
Switzerland |
1.05% |
Italy |
0.94% |
Germany |
0.88% |
Ivory Coast |
0.70% |
South Africa |
0.67% |
United Arab Emirates |
0.65% |
Spain |
0.65% |
Indonesia |
0.64% |
El Salvador |
0.51% |
Bermuda |
0.51% |
Colombia |
0.43% |
Venezuela |
0.41% |
Croatia |
0.39% |
Jamaica |
0.30% |
Ghana |
0.29% |
India |
0.28% |
New Zealand |
0.26% |
Turkey |
0.25% |
Barbados |
0.21% |
Portugal |
0.21% |
Macau |
0.20% |
Australia |
0.19% |
Trinidad & Tobago |
0.17% |
Pakistan |
0.14% |
Lebanon |
0.13% |
Zambia |
0.12% |
Sweden |
0.11% |
Sri Lanka |
0.10% |
Denmark |
0.09% |
Uruguay |
0.07% |
Guatemala |
0.07% |
Peru |
0.07% |
Kenya |
0.06% |
Morocco |
0.06% |
Angola |
0.06% |
Chile |
0.06% |
Finland |
0.05% |
Serbia |
0.03% |
Norway |
0.03% |
Bahrain |
0.02% |
Total |
100.00% |
Net Currency Exposure Breakdown |
Portfolio % |
United States Dollar |
101.96% |
Chinese Yuan Renminbi |
1.02% |
Dominican Peso |
0.58% |
New Turkish Lira |
0.52% |
Hungarian Forint |
0.18% |
Uruguayan Peso |
0.08% |
Argentine Peso |
0.03% |
Mexican Peso |
0.02% |
Japanese Yen |
0.01% |
South African Rand |
0.01% |
Australian Dollar |
-0.02% |
Norwegian Krone |
-0.02% |
Brazilian Real |
-0.03% |
Colombian Peso |
-0.06% |
Great British Pound |
-0.06% |
Euro |
-0.15% |
Canadian Dollar |
-0.51% |
Singapore Dollar |
-0.53% |
Taiwan New Dollar |
-3.03% |
Total Net Assets |
100.00% |
Credit Rating |
Portfolio % |
AAA |
-1.24% |
AA |
0.86% |
A |
2.44% |
BBB |
14.98% |
BB |
30.51% |
B |
22.20% |
CCC |
10.04% |
CC |
1.39% |
C |
0.11% |
D |
0.68% |
Not Rated |
8.67% |
Short Term Investments |
1.35% |
N/A |
8.01% |
Total |
100.00% |
Bonds By Maturity |
Portfolio % |
Less than 1 year |
1.46% |
1 to 5 years |
33.53% |
5 to 10 years |
46.90% |
10 to 20 years |
9.57% |
20 to 30 years |
5.38% |
More than 30 years |
2.32% |
Other |
0.84% |
Total Net Assets |
100.00% |
Portfolio Statistics: |
|
Average Coupon: |
7.60% |
Average Bond Price : |
94.40 |
Percentage of Leverage (based on Gross Assets): |
|
Bank Borrowing: |
0.00% |
Investment Operations: |
31.45%* |
Preferred Stock: |
0.00% |
Tender Option Bonds: |
0.00% |
VMTP Shares: |
0.00% |
Total Fund Leverage: |
31.45% |
Average Maturity: |
8.25 Years |
Effective Duration: |
5.11 Years |
Total Net Assets: |
$1,047.57 Million |
Net Asset Value: |
$12.15 |
Number of Holdings: |
1151 |
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.
Share this article