AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. RELEASES MONTHLY PORTFOLIO UPDATE
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AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NYSE: AWF) released its monthly portfolio update as of October 31, 2025. Key portfolio metrics: Total net assets $991.10 million, NAV $11.49, Average coupon 7.26%, Effective duration 2.95 years, and Total fund leverage 13.63%.
Portfolio composition: 100.00% invested across 1,244 holdings, with top exposures to U.S. securities (65.77%), non-investment-grade corporates (54.12% subtotal), and significant credit default swap positions (13.22%). Bond maturities concentrate in 1–5 years (69.10%). Portfolio turnover was 68.00%.
Positive
- Total net assets of $991.10 million
- Average coupon of 7.26%
- Effective duration of 2.95 years
- Total fund leverage at 13.63%
- Bond maturities concentrated 1–5 years (69.10%)
- Large U.S. allocation of 65.77%
Negative
- High below-investment-grade exposure: BB 44.64%
- Material mid/low credit weight: B 24.17%
- Net derivative offsets reduce exposure by -15.29%
- Credit default swap notional exposure at 13.22%
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.
Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings | Portfolio % | |
1) | 1.07 % | |
2) Bausch Health Cos., Inc. | 0.53 % | |
3) Altice France SA | 0.48 % | |
4) Warnermedia Holdings | 0.46 % | |
5) DaVita, Inc. | 0.46 % | |
6) Societe Generale SA | 0.43 % | |
7) Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 0.43 % | |
8) Dominican Republic Intl Bond | 0.40 % | |
9) Millennium Escrow Corp. | 0.38 % | |
10) TransDigm, Inc. | 0.38 % | |
Investment Type | Portfolio % | |
Corporates - Non-Investment Grade | ||
Industrial | ||
Consumer Non-Cyclical | 7.16 % | |
Energy | 6.52 % | |
Communications - Media | 6.47 % | |
Capital Goods | 4.94 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers | 4.85 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Other | 4.35 % | |
Basic | 3.86 % | |
Communications - Telecommunications | 3.27 % | |
Services | 3.19 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive | 2.65 % | |
Technology | 2.38 % | |
Transportation - Services | 1.75 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment | 0.91 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants | 0.71 % | |
Transportation - Airlines | 0.54 % | |
Other Industrial | 0.51 % | |
Transportation - Railroads | 0.06 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 54.12 % | |
Credit Default Swaps | 13.22 % | |
Financial Institutions | ||
Finance | 2.24 % | |
REITs | 1.41 % | |
Brokerage | 1.12 % | |
Financial Services | 0.78 % | |
Banking | 0.68 % | |
Insurance | 0.60 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 6.83 % | |
Utility | ||
Electric | 1.17 % | |
Natural Gas | 0.05 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 1.22 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 75.39 % | |
Corporates - Investment Grade | ||
Industrial | ||
Energy | 1.73 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Other | 1.42 % | |
Communications - Media | 0.86 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive | 0.77 % | |
Basic | 0.67 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment | 0.59 % | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | 0.38 % | |
Transportation - Services | 0.27 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers | 0.21 % | |
Communications - Telecommunications | 0.20 % | |
Transportation - Airlines | 0.11 % | |
Services | 0.09 % | |
Other Industrial | 0.07 % | |
Transportation - Railroads | 0.03 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 7.40 % | |
Financial Institutions | ||
Banking | 3.54 % | |
Insurance | 0.68 % | |
REITs | 0.53 % | |
Finance | 0.47 % | |
Brokerage | 0.13 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 5.35 % | |
Utility | ||
Electric | 0.91 % | |
Other Utility | 0.05 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.96 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 13.71 % | |
Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds | ||
Industrial | ||
Basic | 1.64 % | |
Energy | 0.99 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Other | 0.85 % | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | 0.58 % | |
Transportation - Services | 0.19 % | |
Capital Goods | 0.16 % | |
Communications - Telecommunications | 0.16 % | |
Communications - Media | 0.07 % | |
Services | 0.02 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 4.66 % | |
Utility | ||
Electric | 0.49 % | |
Other Utility | 0.10 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.59 % | |
Financial Institutions | ||
Banking | 0.22 % | |
Finance | 0.05 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.27 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 5.52 % | |
Bank Loans | ||
Industrial | ||
Technology | 1.49 % | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical | 0.85 % | |
Communications - Media | 0.73 % | |
Communications - Telecommunications | 0.35 % | |
Capital Goods | 0.21 % | |
Other Industrial | 0.20 % | |
Transportation - Airlines | 0.17 % | |
Transportation - Services | 0.17 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Retailers | 0.13 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Other | 0.12 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Automotive | 0.09 % | |
Basic | 0.06 % | |
Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants | 0.02 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 4.59 % | |
Financial Institutions | ||
Insurance | 0.29 % | |
Financial Services | 0.19 % | |
Brokerage | 0.15 % | |
Finance | 0.15 % | |
Banking | 0.02 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.80 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 5.39 % | |
Emerging Markets - Sovereigns | ||
Emerging Markets - Sovereigns | 3.32 % | |
Credit Default Swaps | -0.25 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 3.07 % | |
Interest Rate Futures | 2.17 % | |
1.64 % | ||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | ||
Risk Share Floating Rate | 0.89 % | |
Non-Agency Fixed Rate | 0.29 % | |
Non-Agency Floating Rate | 0.25 % | |
Agency Fixed Rate | 0.17 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 1.60 % | |
Quasi-Sovereigns | ||
Quasi-Sovereign Bonds | 1.41 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 1.41 % | |
EM Governments | 0.79 % | |
Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds | 0.38 % | |
Common Stocks | 0.32 % | |
Inflation-Linked Securities | 0.28 % | |
Emerging Markets - Treasuries | 0.27 % | |
Collateralized Loan Obligations | ||
CLO - Floating Rate | 0.21 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.21 % | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | ||
Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS | 0.19 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.19 % | |
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | ||
Currency Instruments | 0.15 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.15 % | |
Asset-Backed Securities | ||
Other ABS - Floating Rate | 0.12 % | |
Autos - Fixed Rate | 0.03 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.15 % | |
Governments - Sovereign Agencies | 0.05 % | |
Preferred Stocks | ||
Industrials | 0.03 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.03 % | |
Rights | ||
Industrial | 0.01 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 0.01 % | |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements | -0.39 % | |
Cash & Cash Equivalents | ||
Funds and Investment Trusts | 2.45 % | |
Cash | 0.50 % | |
SUBTOTAL | 2.95 % | |
Derivative Offsets | ||
Futures Offsets | -2.18 % | |
Swap Offsets | -13.11 % | |
SUBTOTAL | -15.29 % | |
TOTAL | 100.00 % | |
Country Breakdown | Portfolio % | |
65.77 % | ||
3.03 % | ||
2.96 % | ||
2.94 % | ||
1.47 % | ||
1.44 % | ||
1.25 % | ||
1.22 % | ||
1.20 % | ||
1.10 % | ||
1.02 % | ||
0.90 % | ||
Luxembourg | 0.84 % | |
0.74 % | ||
0.67 % | ||
0.62 % | ||
0.61 % | ||
0.55 % | ||
0.53 % | ||
0.46 % | ||
0.44 % | ||
0.41 % | ||
0.40 % | ||
0.40 % | ||
0.38 % | ||
0.36 % | ||
0.36 % | ||
0.35 % | ||
0.35 % | ||
0.34 % | ||
0.34 % | ||
0.34 % | ||
0.33 % | ||
0.28 % | ||
0.27 % | ||
0.26 % | ||
0.22 % | ||
Jersey ( | 0.22 % | |
0.22 % | ||
0.21 % | ||
0.21 % | ||
0.19 % | ||
0.16 % | ||
0.16 % | ||
0.15 % | ||
0.13 % | ||
0.11 % | ||
0.09 % | ||
0.09 % | ||
0.08 % | ||
0.07 % | ||
0.07 % | ||
0.06 % | ||
0.05 % | ||
0.05 % | ||
0.04 % | ||
0.03 % | ||
Cash & Cash Equivalents | 2.46 % | |
Total Investments | 100.00 % | |
Net Currency Exposure Breakdown | Portfolio % | |
US Dollar | 100.26 % | |
Canadian Dollar | 0.17 % | |
Pound Sterling | 0.15 % | |
Norwegian Krone | 0.02 % | |
Indonesian Rupiah | 0.01 % | |
South Korean Won | 0.01 % | |
South African Rand | 0.01 % | |
Swiss Franc | -0.01 % | |
Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore) | -0.01 % | |
Czech Koruna | -0.01 % | |
New Zealand Dollar | -0.01 % | |
Euro | -0.59 % | |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 % | |
Credit Rating | Portfolio % | |
AAA | 2.54 % | |
AA | -1.03 % | |
A | 0.90 % | |
BBB | 14.60 % | |
BB | 44.64 % | |
B | 24.17 % | |
CCC | 8.28 % | |
CC | 0.08 % | |
D | 0.06 % | |
Not Rated | 2.14 % | |
Short Term Investments | 2.45 % | |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements | -0.39 % | |
N/A | 1.56 % | |
Total | 100.00 % | |
Bonds by Maturity | Portfolio % | |
Less than 1 Year | 11.30 % | |
1 to 5 Years | 69.10 % | |
5 to 10 Years | 15.34 % | |
10 to 20 Years | 2.75 % | |
20 to 30 Years | 0.86 % | |
More than 30 Years | 0.33 % | |
Other | 0.32 % | |
Total Net Assets | 100.00 % | |
Portfolio Statistics: | ||
Average Coupon: | 7.26 % | |
Average Bond Price: | 97.82 | |
Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets): | ||
Bank Borrowing: | 0.00 % | |
Investment Operations:* | 13.63 % | |
Preferred Stock: | 0.00 % | |
Tender Option Bonds: | 0.00 % | |
VMTP Shares: | 0.00 % | |
VRDP Shares: | 0.00 % | |
Total Fund Leverage: | 13.63 % | |
Average Maturity: | 4.14 Years | |
Effective Duration: | 2.95 Years | |
Total Net Assets: | ||
Net Asset Value: | ||
Total Number of Holdings: | 1,244 | |
Portfolio Turnover: | 68.00 % |
* 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. |
The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end |
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