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AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

PR Newswire
posted: 96 DAYS 12 HOURS AGO

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. [NYSE: AWF] (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of July 31, 2009.


                    AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

    Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings
                                                            Portfolio%
        1)Republic of Brazil 12.50%, 1/05/16 - 1/05/22           3.04%
        2)Argentina Bonos 7.00%, 10/03/15                        2.70%
        3)Turkey Government Bond 16.00%, 3/07/12                 2.42%
        4)RSHB Capital SA for OJSC Russian                       1.55%
          Agricultural Bank 7.75%, 5/29/18
        5)Gaz Capital SA 6.51%, 3/07/22                          1.52%
        6)Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage            1.49%
          Trust Series 2006-CD2, Class A2 5.408%, 1/15/46
        7)Republic of Colombia 7.375%, 1/27/17 - 9/18/37         1.45%
        8)Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.             1.44%
          Series 2005-GG5, Class A2 5.117%, 4/10/37
        9)GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II Series                 1.43%
          2006-GG6, Class A2 5.506%, 4/10/38
       10)Republic of Philippines 9.875%, 1/15/19                1.39%

    Security Type Breakdown
                                                           Portfolio%
    Corporates - Non-Investment Grades:
            Industrial:
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             3.71%
              Basic                                             3.71%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         3.25%
              Communications - Telecommunications               2.74%
              Capital Goods                                     2.66%
              Communications - Media                            2.44%
              Technology                                        2.01%
              Energy                                            1.81%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     1.61%
              Services                                          1.01%
              Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                    0.98%
              Other Industrial                                  0.71%
              Transportation - Services                         0.42%
              Transportation - Railroads                        0.13%
              Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants                   0.12%
              Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                 0.11%
              Transportation - Airlines                         0.09%
            SUBTOTAL                                           27.51%
            Financial Institutions:
              Banking                                           1.63%
              Finance                                           0.67%
              Insurance                                         0.30%
              Other Finance                                     0.22%
              REITS                                             0.21%
              Brokerage                                         0.12%
            SUBTOTAL                                            3.15%
            Utility:
              Electric                                          2.06%
              Natural Gas                                       0.51%
            SUBTOTAL                                            2.57%
            Credit Default Index Holdings:
              DJ CDX.NA.HY-100                                  0.86%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.86%
         SUBTOTAL                                              34.09%
         Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                         19.93%
         Corporates - Investment Grades:
            Industrial:
              Basic                                             2.13%
              Energy                                            0.62%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.32%
              Communications - Telecommunications               0.31%
              Technology                                        0.17%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         0.14%
              Capital Goods                                     0.08%
            SUBTOTAL                                            3.77%
            Financial Institutions:
              Banking                                           2.05%
              Insurance                                         0.42%
              Finance                                           0.37%
              Other Finance                                     0.29%
            SUBTOTAL                                            3.13%
            Non Corporate Sectors:
              Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed              2.34%
              Sovereign                                         0.06%
            SUBTOTAL                                            2.40%
            Utility:
              Natural Gas                                       0.31%
              Electric                                          0.15%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.46%
         SUBTOTAL                                               9.76%
         Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities:
            Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                          8.98%
         Governments - Treasuries:
            Treasuries                                          5.73%
         Quasi-Sovereigns:
            Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                               5.55%
         Emerging Markets - Treasuries                          3.69%
         Governments - Sovereign Bonds                          3.55%
         Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds:
            Industrial:
              Basic                                             0.50%
              Other Industrial                                  0.47%
              Energy                                            0.14%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.13%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     0.11%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         0.09%
            SUBTOTAL                                            1.44%
            Financial Institutions:
              Banking                                           0.95%
              Other Finance                                     0.24%
            SUBTOTAL                                            1.19%
            Utility:
              Electric                                          0.16%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.16%
         SUBTOTAL                                               2.79%
         Bank Loans:
            Industrial:
              Communications - Media                            0.55%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.32%
              Capital Goods                                     0.22%
              Technology                                        0.20%
              Services                                          0.19%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         0.18%
              Basic                                             0.08%
              Energy                                            0.08%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     0.02%
              Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                    0.02%
            SUBTOTAL                                            1.86%
            Utility:
              Electric                                          0.26%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.26%
            Financial Institutions:
              Insurance                                         0.07%
              Finance                                           0.03%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.10%
         SUBTOTAL                                               2.22%
         Asset-Backed Securities:
            Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate                   0.44%
         Governments - Sovereign Agencies                       0.43%
         Equities:
            Common Stock                                        0.30%
            Warrants                                            0.11%
         SUBTOTAL                                               0.41%
         Local Governments - Regional Bonds                     0.34%
         CMOs:
            Non-Agency ARMS                                     0.33%
         Inflation-Linked Securities                            0.30%
         Preferred Stocks:
            Financial Institutions                              0.03%
            Non Corporate Sectors                               0.01%
         SUBTOTAL                                               0.04%
         Short-Term Investments:
            Investment Companies                                1.42%
         Total                                                100.00%

    Country Breakdown
                                                           Portfolio%
                United States                                  44.94%
                Russia                                          9.59%
                Brazil                                          6.82%
                Indonesia                                       3.88%
                Argentina                                       3.36%
                Turkey                                          3.35%
                Venezuela                                       3.34%
                Colombia                                        3.21%
                Hungary                                         1.82%
                Philippines                                     1.77%
                Kazakhstan                                      1.69%
                Peru                                            1.40%
                Uruguay                                         1.36%
                Ukraine                                         1.32%
                El Salvador                                     1.09%
                Canada                                          1.08%
                Panama                                          1.07%
                Dominican Republic                              0.91%
                Hong Kong                                       0.87%
                United Kingdom                                  0.83%
                South Africa                                    0.73%
                Ghana                                           0.56%
                Australia                                       0.48%
                Netherlands                                     0.47%
                Egypt                                           0.46%
                Gabon                                           0.42%
                Iceland                                         0.40%
                India                                           0.39%
                Jamaica                                         0.35%
                France                                          0.29%
                Germany                                         0.26%
                Singapore                                       0.23%
                Ireland                                         0.23%
                Bermuda                                         0.21%
                Japan                                           0.18%
                Luxembourg                                      0.16%
                Cayman Islands                                  0.16%
                Nigeria                                         0.11%
                Italy                                           0.09%
                Poland                                          0.08%
                Belgium                                         0.04%
                Total                                         100.00%

    Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                           Portfolio%
                    AAA                                         9.34%
                    AA                                          0.38%
                    A                                           2.17%
                    BBB                                        27.21%
                    BB                                         31.02%
                    B                                          20.72%
                    CCC                                         6.33%
                    CC                                          0.89%
                    C                                           0.16%
                    D                                           0.35%
                    A-1+                                        1.43%
                    Total Investments                         100.00%


    Portfolio Statistics
        Percentage of Leverage:
          Bank Borrowing:              0.00%
          Investment Operations:      13.50%*
          Preferred Stock:             0.00%
          Tender Option Bonds:         0.00%


        Avg. Maturity:        8.64 Years
        Duration:             5.21 Years
        Total Net Assets:    $931.3 Million
        Net Asset Value:     $12.20
        Number of Holdings:   521

* 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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