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AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update

PR Newswire
posted: 35 DAYS 20 HOURS AGO

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of September 30, 2009.

                       AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund
                                    As of: 09/30/2009

     Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings

                                                           Portfolio %
        1)Argentina Bonos 7.00%, 10/03/15                        3.24%
        2)Republic of Brazil 12.50%, 1/05/16 - 1/05/22           2.64%
        3)RSHB Capital SA for OJSC Russian                       1.44%
          Agricultural Bank 7.75%, 5/29/18
        4)Turkey Government Bond 16.00%, 3/07/12                 1.41%
        5)Republic of Colombia 7.375%, 1/27/17 -                 1.33%
          9/18/37
        6)Republic of Philippines 9.875%, 1/15/19                1.19%
        7)Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage            1.17%
          Trust Series 2006-CD2, Class A2 5.408%,
          1/15/46
        8)GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II Series                 1.13%
          2006-GG6, Class A2 5.506%, 4/10/38
        9)Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.             1.12%
          Series 2005-GG5, Class A2 5.117%, 4/10/37
       10)Citibank Omni Master Trust Series 2009-A14,            1.05%
          Class A14 3.004%, 8/15/18

     Security Type Breakdown
                                                            Portfolio %
         Corporates - Non-Investment Grades:
            Industrial:
              Basic                                             4.81%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             3.67%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         3.27%
              Capital Goods                                     2.81%
              Communications - Telecommunications               2.53%
              Communications - Media                            2.49%
              Technology                                        2.05%
              Energy                                            1.82%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     1.58%
              Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                    1.05%
              Services                                          1.02%
              Other Industrial                                  0.70%
              Transportation - Services                         0.45%
              Transportation - Airlines                         0.18%
              Transportation - Railroads                        0.12%
              Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants                   0.10%
              Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                 0.09%
            SUBTOTAL                                           28.74%
            Financial Institutions:
              Banking                                           1.98%
              Finance                                           0.75%
              Insurance                                         0.63%
              REITS                                             0.19%
              Other Finance                                     0.17%
              Brokerage                                         0.13%
            SUBTOTAL                                            3.85%
            Utility:
              Electric                                          1.95%
              Natural Gas                                       0.48%
            SUBTOTAL                                            2.43%
            Credit Default Index Holdings:
              DJ CDX.NA.HY-100                                  0.86%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.86%
         SUBTOTAL                                              35.88%
         Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                         21.00%
         Corporates - Investment Grades:
            Financial Institutions:
              Banking                                           1.90%
              Insurance                                         0.83%
              Finance                                           0.34%
              Other Finance                                     0.27%
            SUBTOTAL                                            3.34%
            Industrial:
              Basic                                             1.38%
              Energy                                            0.57%
              Other Industrial                                  0.46%
              Communications - Telecommunications               0.26%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.19%
              Technology                                        0.09%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     0.01%
            SUBTOTAL                                            2.96%
            Non Corporate Sectors:
              Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed              2.30%
            SUBTOTAL                                            2.30%
            Utility:
              Electric                                          0.32%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.32%
         SUBTOTAL                                               8.92%
         Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities:
            Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                          7.77%
         Quasi-Sovereigns:
            Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                               5.55%
         Governments - Treasuries:
            Treasuries                                          5.09%
         Governments - Sovereign Bonds                          3.94%
         Emerging Markets - Treasuries                          2.60%
         Bank Loans:
            Industrial:
              Communications - Media                            0.40%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.21%
              Services                                          0.17%
              Technology                                        0.15%
              Capital Goods                                     0.14%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         0.14%
              Basic                                             0.09%
              Energy                                            0.07%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     0.06%
              Other Industrial                                  0.02%
              Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                    0.02%
            SUBTOTAL                                            1.47%
            Utility:
              Electric                                          0.21%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.21%
            Financial Institutions:
              Finance                                           0.05%
              Insurance                                         0.04%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.09%
         SUBTOTAL                                               1.77%
         Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds:
            Financial Institutions:
              Banking                                           0.74%
              Other Finance                                     0.23%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.97%
            Industrial:
              Energy                                            0.13%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     0.11%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.11%
              Basic                                             0.05%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.40%
         SUBTOTAL                                               1.37%
         Asset-Backed Securities:
            Credit Cards - Floating Rate                        1.05%
            Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate                   0.29%
         SUBTOTAL                                               1.34%
         Equities:
            Common Stock                                        0.36%
            Warrants                                            0.09%
         SUBTOTAL                                               0.45%
         Governments - Sovereign Agencies                       0.35%
         CMOs:
            Non-Agency ARMS                                     0.35%
         Inflation-Linked Securities                            0.30%
         Local Governments - Regional Bonds                     0.30%
         Supranationals                                         0.07%
         Preferred Stocks:
            Financial Institutions                              0.05%
            Non Corporate Sectors                               0.01%
         SUBTOTAL                                               0.06%
         Short-Term Investments:
            Investment Companies                                2.89%
         Total                                                100.00%

    Country Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
                United States                                  45.35%
                Russia                                          9.29%
                Brazil                                          6.65%
                Argentina                                       4.09%
                Indonesia                                       3.69%
                Venezuela                                       3.69%
                Colombia                                        3.01%
                Turkey                                          2.58%
                Philippines                                     1.79%
                Kazakhstan                                      1.65%
                Hungary                                         1.57%
                Ukraine                                         1.35%
                Uruguay                                         1.33%
                Peru                                            1.32%
                United Kingdom                                  1.18%
                Canada                                          1.07%
                El Salvador                                     1.06%
                Panama                                          1.05%
                Dominican Republic                              1.01%
                Hong Kong                                       0.82%
                South Africa                                    0.63%
                Ghana                                           0.53%
                France                                          0.49%
                Netherlands                                     0.44%
                Germany                                         0.42%
                Ireland                                         0.40%
                Egypt                                           0.40%
                India                                           0.35%
                Iceland                                         0.35%
                Jamaica                                         0.31%
                Singapore                                       0.24%
                Bermuda                                         0.21%
                Gabon                                           0.21%
                Norway                                          0.17%
                Serbia & Montenegro                             0.16%
                Trinidad And Tobago                             0.15%
                Luxembourg                                      0.14%
                Cayman Islands                                  0.14%
                Czech Republic                                  0.13%
                Japan                                           0.12%
                Australia                                       0.10%
                Nigeria                                         0.09%
                Italy                                           0.08%
                Poland                                          0.07%
                Supranational                                   0.07%
                Belgium                                         0.03%
                Costa Rica                                      0.02%
                Total                                         100.00%


    Credit Quality Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
                    AAA                                         9.11%
                    AA                                          0.38%
                    A                                           2.21%
                    BBB                                        25.39%
                    BB                                         28.10%
                    B                                          22.94%
                    CCC                                         7.19%
                    CC                                          1.07%
                    C                                           0.20%
                    D                                           0.50%
                    A-1+                                        2.91%
                    Total Investments                         100.00%

         Portfolio Statistics:
              Percentage of Leverage:
                 Bank Borrowing:             0.00%
                 Investment Operations:      15.76%*
                 Preferred Stock:            0.00%
                 Tender Option Bonds:        0.00%
              Total:                         15.76%, as of 09/30/2009



          Avg. Maturity:                 8.66 Years
          Effective Duration:            5.38 Years, as of 09/30/2009
          Total Net Assets:              $1,141.6 Million
          Net Asset Value:               $13.44
          Number of Holdings:            631

* 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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