NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of August 31, 2008.
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings Portfolio% 1) Mexican Bonos Series MI10 9.00% 12/20/12 3.22% 2) Republic of Brazil 7.125% 1/20/37 2.93% 3) Republic of Brazil 12.50% 1/05/16 - 1/05/22 2.66% 4) Turkey Government Bond Zero Coupon 11/26/08 2.33% 5) Republic of Philippines 9.875% 1/15/19 1.78% 6) Gaz Capital SA 6.51% 3/07/22 1.52% 7) Republic of Philippines 8.25% 1/15/14 1.44% 8) Peru Bono Soberano 8.20% 8/12/26 1.44% 9) Republic of Panama 8.875% 9/30/27 1.30% 10) Republic of Venezuela 7.00% 12/01/18 1.26% Security Type Breakdown Portfolio% Corporate Bonds 43.26% Sovereign Bonds 25.88% Treasury Bonds 8.75% Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS 3.12% Emerging Markets - Treasuries 3.06% Non-Investment Grade Loans 2.94% Quasi-Sovereign Bonds 1.51% Home Equity Loans - Floating Rates 0.70% Inflation-Linked Securities 0.59% Sovereign Agencies 0.55% Warrants 0.23% Regional Bonds 0.12% Preferred Stocks 0.10% Short-Term Investments: Agency Discount Notes 9.08% Time Deposit 0.11% Total 100.00% Country Breakdown Portfolio% United States 46.69% Brazil 7.00% Russia 5.53% Philippines 4.20% Mexico 3.60% Venezuela 3.35% Turkey 3.35% Peru 3.13% Indonesia 3.10% Argentina 2.31% Panama 2.21% Colombia 2.02% Uruguay 1.60% Kazakhstan 1.30% Canada 1.23% Ecuador 1.16% El Salvador 0.89% Hong Kong 0.82% Jamaica 0.74% South Africa 0.67% Dominican Republic 0.63% Ukraine 0.57% Ireland 0.51% Netherlands 0.42% Lebanon 0.42% India 0.37% Luxembourg 0.32% Malaysia 0.24% United Kingdom 0.23% Nigeria 0.23% Singapore 0.22% Bermuda 0.20% Pakistan 0.17% Cayman Islands 0.15% Belgium 0.10% France 0.10% Germany 0.09% Italy 0.09% Japan 0.04% Total 100.00% Credit Quality Breakdown Portfolio% AAA 3.28% AA 1.49% A 7.08% BBB 19.97% BB 32.76% B 21.43% CCC 4.29% CC 0.05% C 0.28% D 0.11% NR 0.06% A-1+ 9.20% Total 100.00% Portfolio Statistics Percentage of Leverage: Bank Loans: 0% Investment Operations: 7.18%* Preferred Stock: 0% Total: 7.18% Avg. Maturity: 9.27 Years Duration: 5.31 Years Total Net Assets: $1020.0 Million Net Asset Value: $13.36 Number of Holdings: 496
* 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.
