NEW YORK, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of July 31, 2008.
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings Portfolio% 1) Brazil 7.13% (01/20/37) 2.85% 2) Mexico 9.00% (12/20/12) 2.30% 3) Turkey 0.00% (11/26/08) 2.30% 4) Gaz Capital For Gazprom 6.51% (03/07/22) 2.12% 5) Peru 8.20% (08/12/26) 2.01% 6) Brazil 12.50% (01/05/22) 1.84% 7) Philippines 9.88% (01/15/19) 1.75% 8) Philippines 8.25% (01/15/14) 1.42% 9) Panama 8.88% (09/30/27) 1.27% 10) Venezuela 7.00% (12/01/18) 1.20% Security Type Breakdown Portfolio% Sovereign 44.23% CMO/ABS 3.49% Bank Loans 2.85% FHLB 1.81% Inflation Indexed Bonds 0.57% Government Agency 0.56% Treasury 0.15% Preferred Stock 0.11% Corporate: Energy 4.22% Financial 3.84% Metals/Mining 3.40% Banking 2.90% Healthcare 1.92% Automotive 1.90% Public Utilities - Elec & Gas 1.86% Communications-Mobile 1.67% Service 1.61% Gaming 1.54% Industrial 1.54% Technology 1.37% Broadcasting/Media 1.31% Building/Real Estate 1.25% Chemicals 1.23% Retail 1.21% Petroleum Products 1.13% Cable 1.05% Paper/Packaging 0.94% Basket Index 0.89% Agriculture 0.81% Supranationals 0.81% Public Utilities - Telephone 0.79% Supermarket/Drug 0.78% Containers 0.69% Communications 0.59% Consumer Manufacturing 0.59% Communications-fixed 0.53% Electronics 0.50% Entertainment/Leisure 0.50% Publishing 0.50% Food/Beverage 0.46% Hotel/Lodging 0.39% Public Utilities - Gas 0.39% Aerospace/Defense 0.27% Insurance 0.24% Restaurants 0.18% Non-air Transportation 0.16% Air Transportation 0.05% Conglomerate/Miscellaneous 0.05% Corporate 0.02% SUBTOTAL 46.08% Short-term: Time Deposit 0.15% SUBTOTAL 0.15% Total 100.00% Country Breakdown Portfolio% United States 39.76% Brazil 6.63% Luxembourg 6.33% Venezuela 5.57% Philippines 4.12% Peru 3.58% Argentina 3.55% Turkey 3.30% Mexico 3.19% Indonesia 2.99% Panama 2.42% Colombia 1.99% Uruguay 1.56% South Africa 1.55% Canada 1.33% Lebanon 1.22% Netherlands 1.20% Ecuador 1.16% Cayman Islands 1.04% Bermuda 0.95% Ukraine 0.82% Supranational 0.81% Dominican Republic 0.62% United Kingdom 0.60% El Salvador 0.58% Kazakhstan 0.50% Malaysia 0.49% Jamaica 0.39% Germany 0.31% Nigeria 0.22% Russia 0.22% Singapore 0.22% Ireland 0.21% Pakistan 0.18% British Virgin Islands 0.11% France 0.10% Italy 0.09% Japan 0.05% Multinational 0.04% Total 100.00% Credit Quality Breakdown Portfolio% AAA 4.55% AA 0.51% A 9.04% BBB 11.92% BB 41.30% B 25.54% CCC 4.85% CC 0.02% C 0.25% A-1+ 1.97% NR 0.05% Total 100.00% Portfolio Statistics Percentage of Leverage: Bank Loans: 0% Investment Operations: 7.80%* Preferred Stock: 0% Total: 7.80% Avg. Maturity: 10.23 Years Duration: 5.81 Years Total Net Assets: $1028.9 Million Net Asset Value: $13.48 Number of Holdings: 500
* 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.
