AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Inc

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund. Its objective is to seek high current income and secondarily-capital appreciation. It invests, without limit, in securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies as well as those denominated in the U.S. dollar. The company was founded on May 20, 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

AWF is a high-yield bond fund that invests around the globe, though it carries a high concentration in the U.S. The fund is currently carrying a discount, and due to interest rates and credit risks, its underlying holdings are now discounted.

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NEW YORK , June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund[NYSE: AWF] (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of May 31, 2022. AB Global High Income Fund Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings Portfolio % 1) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.25%, 02/15/27 1.67 % 2) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.875%, 08/15/28 1.13 % 3) CCO Holdings 4.50%, 08/15/30 - 06/01/33 0.69 % 4) CCO Holdings 4.75%, 02/01/32 0.65 % 5) Dominican Republic Intl Bond 8.625%, 04/20/27 0.63 % 6) Altice France SA/France 5.125%, 07/15/29 0.55 % 7) Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 4.00%, 07/15/28 0.54 % 8) CSC Holdings LLC 5.75%, 01/15/30 0.53 % 9) Altice Financing SA 5.75%, 08/15/29 0.52 % 10) Royal Caribbean Cruises 5.50%, 08/31/26 - 04/01/28 0.48 % Investment Type Portfolio % Corporates - Non-Investment Grade Industrial Communications - Media 6.69 % Energy 6.17 % Consumer Non-Cyclical 5.74 % Basic 3.43 % Services 3.25 % Communications - Telecommunications 3.16 % Consumer Cyclical - Other 3.02 % Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 2.71 % Capital Goods 2.67 % Technology 2.66 % Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment 2.52 % Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 2.23 % Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants 0.71 % Transportation - Services 0.65 % Transportation - Airlines 0.33 % Other Industrial 0.07 % SUBTOTAL 46.01 % Credit Default Swaps 21.16 % Financial Institutions Banking 2.00 % Finance 1.78 % REITs 1.31 % Insurance 0.69 % Other Finance 0.52 % Brokerage 0.42 % SUBTOTAL 6.72 % Utility Electric 1.12 % Other Utility 0.19 % SUBTOTAL 1.31 % SUBTOTAL 75.20 % Interest Rate Futures 14.82 % Corporates - Investment Grade Financial Institutions Banking 2.86 % Insurance 1.47 % Finance 0.66 % REITs 0.34 % Brokerage 0.12 % Other Finance 0.02 % SUBTOTAL 5.47 % Industrial Energy 0.81 % Basic 0.74 % Communications - Telecommunications 0.71 % Transportation - Airlines 0.48 % Consumer Cyclical - Other 0.44 % Communications - Media 0.33 % Capital Goods 0.26 % Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.23 % Technology 0.20 % Other Industrial 0.19 % Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 0.15 % Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 0.11 % Services 0.02 % SUBTOTAL 4.67 % Utility Electric 0.07 % SUBTOTAL 0.07 % SUBTOTAL 10.21 % Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Risk Share Floating Rate 4.72 % Non-Agency Fixed Rate 0.44 % Non-Agency Floating Rate 0.39 % Agency Fixed Rate 0.36 % SUBTOTAL 5.91 % Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Credit Default Swaps 4.56 % Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS 1.15 % Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS 0.02 % SUBTOTAL 5.73 % Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds Industrial Basic 1.36 % Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.74 % Consumer Cyclical - Other 0.73 % Energy 0.67 % Capital Goods 0.43 % Communications - Telecommunications 0.29 % Technology 0.19 % Communications - Media 0.10 % Services 0.07 % Transportation - Services 0.07 % SUBTOTAL 4.65 % Utility Electric 0.53 % SUBTOTAL 0.53 % Financial Institutions REITs 0.24 % Banking 0.06 % Insurance 0.04 % Finance 0.02 % Other Finance 0.01 % SUBTOTAL 0.37 % SUBTOTAL 5.55 % Emerging Markets - Sovereigns Emerging Markets - Sovereigns 4.93 % Credit Default Swaps 0.26 % SUBTOTAL 5.19 % Bank Loans Industrial Technology 0.87 % Communications - Telecommunications 0.76 % Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.67 % Capital Goods 0.53 % Energy 0.44 % Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 0.34 % Other Industrial 0.31 % Communications - Media 0.23 % Services 0.17 % Consumer Cyclical - Other 0.14 % Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants 0.08 % Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 0.04 % SUBTOTAL 4.58 % Financial Institutions Insurance 0.27 % Finance 0.02 % SUBTOTAL 0.29 % Utility Electric 0.18 % SUBTOTAL 0.18 % SUBTOTAL 5.05 % Collateralized Loan Obligations CLO - Floating Rate 4.35 % SUBTOTAL 4.35 % Global Governments 3.49 % Common Stocks 1.61 % Total Return Swaps 1.51 % Quasi-Sovereigns Quasi-Sovereign Bonds 0.96 % SUBTOTAL 0.96 % Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds 0.47 % Inflation-Linked Securities 0.24 % Preferred Stocks Industrials 0.20 % SUBTOTAL 0.20 % Asset-Backed Securities Autos - Fixed Rate 0.08 % Other ABS - Fixed Rate 0.07 % SUBTOTAL 0.15 % Warrants 0.06 % Put Options Written -0.03 % Forward Currency Exchange Contracts Currency Instruments -0.09 % SUBTOTAL -0.09 % Reverse Repurchase Agreements -0.47 % Cash & Cash Equivalents Cash 2.87 % Funds and Investment Trusts 1.30 % U.S. Treasury Bills 0.10 % SUBTOTAL 4.27 % Derivative Offsets Futures Offsets -14.86 % Swap Offsets -29.52 % SUBTOTAL -44.38 % TOTAL 100.00 % Country Breakdown Portfolio % United States 70.98 % United Kingdom 3.47 % Canada 1.97 % France 1.74 % Luxembourg 1.62 % Brazil 1.55 % Mexico 1.21 % Spain 0.99 % Germany 0.98 % Nigeria 0.76 % Italy 0.69 % India 0.66 % Switzerland 0.66 % Bahrain 0.65 % Dominican Republic 0.63 % Australia 0.59 % Colombia 0.57 % Israel 0.49 % China 0.48 % Cote D'Ivoire 0.44 % Argentina 0.43 % Finland 0.43 % Netherlands 0.43 % Sweden 0.42 % Hong Kong 0.39 % Macau 0.39 % Oman 0.37 % Angola 0.33 % Ghana 0.33 % Jersey (Channel Islands) 0.32 % Peru 0.32 % Senegal 0.29 % Egypt 0.28 % Indonesia 0.27 % Ukraine 0.27 % Zambia 0.27 % Gabon 0.23 % Jamaica 0.23 % South Africa 0.22 % Ecuador 0.19 % Ireland 0.17 % Denmark 0.15 % El Salvador 0.15 % Japan 0.13 % Turkey 0.12 % Guatemala 0.08 % Venezuela 0.07 % Chile 0.05 % Bermuda 0.04 % Kuwait 0.04 % Panama 0.04 % Morocco 0.03 % Belgium 0.02 % Cayman Islands 0.02 % Czech Republic 0.02 % Norway 0.02 % Cash & Cash Equivalents 1.31 % Total Investments 100.00 % Net Currency Exposure Breakdown Portfolio % US Dollar 100.08 % Canadian Dollar 0.11 % Norwegian Krone 0.02 % Argentine Peso 0.01 % Australian Dollar 0.01 % Japanese Yen 0.01 % Mexican Peso 0.01 % Singapore Dollar 0.01 % Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore) -0.01 % Pound Sterling -0.01 % New Zealand Dollar -0.01 % Polish Zloty -0.01 % Swedish Krona -0.01 % Euro -0.08 % Colombian Peso -0.13 % Total Net Assets 100.00 % Credit Rating Portfolio % AAA 5.93 % AA 0.11 % A 1.24 % BBB 12.79 % BB 38.96 % B 23.69 % CCC 8.95 % CC 0.16 % C 0.12 % D 0.11 % Not Rated 4.41 % Short Term Investments 1.40 % Reverse Repurchase Agreements -0.47 % N/A 2.60 % Total 100.00 % Bonds by Maturity Portfolio % Less than 1 Year 4.72 % 1 To 5 Years 40.16 % 5 To 10 Years 44.49 % 10 To 20 Years 4.59 % 20 To 30 Years 2.72 % More than 30 Years 1.65 % Other 1.67 % Total Net Assets 100.00 % Portfolio Statistics: Average Coupon: 7.19 % Average Bond Price: 92.17 Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets): Bank Borrowing: 0.00 % Investment Operations: 28.58 % Preferred Stock: 0.00 % Tender Option Bonds: 0.00 % VMTP Shares: 0.00 % Total Fund Leverage: 28.58 % Average Maturity:     6.48 Years Effective Duration:     4.76 Years Total Net Assets: $978.51 Million Net Asset Value: $11.35 Total Number of Holdings: 1,612 Portfolio Turnover: 40.00 % * 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.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Global High Income Fund, Inc.[NYSE: AWF] (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of November 30, 2021. AB Global High Income Fund, Inc. Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings Portfolio % 1) U.S. Treasury Notes  2.25%, 2/15/27  1.62% 2) U.S. Treasury Notes  2.875%, 8/15/28  1.14% 3) CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.  4.50%, 8/15/30 - 6/01/33  0.70% 4) Dominican Republic International Bond  8.625%, 4/20/27  0.62% 5) Altice France SA/France  5.125%, 7/15/29  0.55% 6) Sirius XM Radio, Inc.  4.00%, 7/15/28  0.51% 7) Altice Financing SA  5.75%, 8/15/29  0.50% 8) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

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AWF is a global fixed income closed end fund. The fund has a very robust historical performance with the 5- and 10-year total return performance sitting at 6.5% and 6.51% respectively.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF), a registered closed–end investment company, today announced earnings for the second quarter ended September 30, 2021. Total net assets of the Fund on September 30, 2021 were $1,119,559,569 as compared with $1,128,170,999 on  June 30, 2021 and $1,047,933,220 on September 30, 2020.

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Retirees are greatly struggling to generate any sort of income off of the assets in their portfolios. AWF helps to solve this problem by investing into a very well diversified bond portfolio from issuers located all over the world.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF), a registered closed‑end investment company, today announced earnings for the first quarter ended June 30, 2021. Total net assets of the Fund on June 30, 2021 were $1,128,170,999 as compared with $1,102,272,659 on  March 31, 2021 and $1,013,148,125 on June 30, 2020.

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AWF has been around for a long while, with an inception dating back to 1993. The fund is a global high-yield focused fund paying investors a distribution rate of 6.46% currently.

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NEW YORK, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF), a registered closed‑end investment company, today announced earnings for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2021. Total net assets of the Fund on March 31, 2021 were $1,102,272,659 as compared with $1,120,473,231 on December 31, 2020 and $926,184,406 on March 31, 2020.

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