NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.[NYSE: AWF] (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of December 31, 2013. AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.





    Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings

                                                      Portfolio %

    1) Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional
     Series F 10.00%, 1/01/17                                1.13%

    2) Argentina Boden Bonds 7.00%,
     10/03/15                                                1.09%

    3) Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via
     RSHB Capital SA 7.75%, 5/29/18                          1.02%

    4) Ivory Coast Government International
     Bond 5.75%, 12/31/32                                    0.86%

    5) Dominican Republic International
     Bond 8.625%, 4/20/27                                    0.71%

    6) Argentina Bonar Bonds Series X
     7.00%, 4/17/17                                          0.62%

    7) U.S. Treasury Bonds 5.25%, 2/15/29                    0.54%

    8) VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA
     6.875%, 5/29/18                                         0.54%

    9) El Salvador Government International
     Bond 7.65%, 6/15/35                                     0.53%

    10) Dominican Republic 16.00%, 7/10/20                   0.49%


    Investment Type

                                                      Portfolio %

    Corporates - Non-Investment Grades

    Industrial

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                    8.77%

    Energy                                                   7.04%

    Communications - Media                                   5.93%

    Capital Goods                                            5.57%

    Technology                                               5.50%

    Basic                                                    4.87%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                2.84%

    Communications - Telecommunications                      2.79%

    Other Industrial                                         2.39%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                           2.29%

    Services                                                 2.22%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                            2.07%

    Transportation - Services                                1.34%

    Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                        0.57%

    Transportation - Airlines                                0.37%

    Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants                          0.12%

    SUBTOTAL                                                54.68%

    Financial Institutions

    Banking                                                  2.58%

    Other Finance                                            1.75%

    Finance                                                  1.33%

    Insurance                                                1.08%

    Brokerage                                                0.42%

    REITS                                                    0.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 7.30%

    Credit Default Swaps                                     4.39%

    Utility

    Electric                                                 2.03%

    Natural Gas                                              1.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 3.17%

    SUBTOTAL                                                69.54%

    Governments - Treasuries

    Treasury Futures                                        35.27%

    Treasuries                                               4.94%

    SUBTOTAL                                                40.21%

    Corporates - Investment Grades

    Financial Institutions

    Banking                                                  1.90%

    Insurance                                                1.61%

    REITS                                                    0.52%

    Finance                                                  0.33%

    Other Finance                                            0.21%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 4.57%

    Industrial

    Basic                                                    1.83%

    Communications - Telecommunications                      0.30%

    Communications - Media                                   0.27%

    Capital Goods                                            0.25%

    Other Industrial                                         0.16%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                    0.11%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                           0.08%

    Transportation - Airlines                                0.08%

    Energy                                                   0.06%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                0.02%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 3.16%

    Credit Default Swaps                                     0.83%

    Utility

    Natural Gas                                              0.26%

    Electric                                                 0.06%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.32%

    Non Corporate Sectors

    Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed                     0.29%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.29%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 9.17%


    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate                                    3.61%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate                                 2.95%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 6.56%

    Bank Loans

    Industrial

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                    0.70%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                           0.64%

    Services                                                 0.50%

    Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                        0.45%

    Other Industrial                                         0.43%

    Basic                                                    0.39%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                0.36%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                            0.36%

    Technology                                               0.30%

    Capital Goods                                            0.21%

    Communications - Media                                   0.18%

    Energy                                                   0.08%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 4.60%

    Non Corporate Sectors

    Foreign Local Government - Municipal                     0.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.14%

    Financial Institutions

    Insurance                                                0.04%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.04%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 4.78%

    Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                            4.36%

    Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

    Industrial

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                    0.90%

    Communications - Telecommunications                      0.72%

    Capital Goods                                            0.55%

    Basic                                                    0.41%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                            0.27%

    Transportation - Airlines                                0.26%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                0.25%

    Energy                                                   0.14%

    Communications - Media                                   0.12%

    Transportation - Services                                0.10%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 3.72%

    Financial Institutions

    Banking                                                  0.23%

    Finance                                                  0.21%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.44%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 4.16%

    Preferred Stocks

    Financial Institutions                                   2.20%

    Industrial                                               0.02%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 2.22%

    Quasi-Sovereigns

    Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                                    1.74%


    SUBTOTAL                                                 1.74%

    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                               0.95%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS                            0.35%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 1.30%

    Governments - Sovereign Agencies                         1.16%

    Emerging Markets - Treasuries                            1.04%

    Local Governments - Municipal Bonds                      0.98%

    Governments - Sovereign Bonds                            0.89%

    Asset-Backed Securities

    Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate                           0.65%

    Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate                        0.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.79%

    Whole Loan Trusts

    Performing Asset                                         0.45%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.45%

    Local Governments - Regional Bonds                       0.35%

    Inflation-Linked Securities                              0.24%

    Common Stocks

    Common Stocks

    Common Stocks                                            0.22%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.22%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.22%

    Reverse Repurchase Agreements                          -10.59%

    Interest Rate Swaps - SIFMA                            -36.48%

    Net Cash Equivalents

    Cash                                                     0.50%

    Governments - Treasuries                                 0.05%

    Investment Companies                                     0.02%

    SUBTOTAL                                                 0.57%

    Derivative Offsets

    Swaps Offsets                                           31.80%

    Futures Offsets                                        -35.46%

    SUBTOTAL                                                -3.66%

                                                           100.00%


    Country Breakdown

                                                      Portfolio %

    United States                                           64.81%

    United Kingdom                                           4.92%

    Russia                                                   3.18%

    Brazil                                                   3.04%

    Luxembourg                                               1.67%

    Argentina                                                1.62%

    Netherlands                                              1.60%

    Canada                                                   1.52%

    Germany                                                  1.37%

    Dominican Republic                                       1.32%

    France                                                   1.04%

    South Africa                                             0.99%

    Mexico                                                   0.93%


    Ireland                                                  0.87%

    Switzerland                                              0.86%

    Ivory Coast                                              0.78%

    Italy                                                    0.65%

    Bermuda                                                  0.60%

    El Salvador                                              0.59%

    Colombia                                                 0.58%

    United Arab Emirates                                     0.56%

    Indonesia                                                0.54%

    Peru                                                     0.44%

    Spain                                                    0.43%

    Kazakhstan                                               0.38%

    Chile                                                    0.34%

    Portugal                                                 0.34%

    Barbados                                                 0.32%

    Croatia                                                  0.30%

    Australia                                                0.27%

    Costa Rica                                               0.26%

    Sweden                                                   0.25%

    Philippines                                              0.24%

    Norway                                                   0.23%

    Nigeria                                                  0.22%

    Uruguay                                                  0.22%

    Singapore                                                0.21%

    Serbia                                                   0.21%

    India                                                    0.17%

    China                                                    0.13%

    Belgium                                                  0.13%

    Japan                                                    0.13%

    Ghana                                                    0.13%

    Bahrain                                                  0.13%

    Austria                                                  0.11%

    Macau                                                    0.10%

    Hong Kong                                                0.08%

    Denmark                                                  0.08%

    Virgin Islands (BVI)                                     0.06%

    Jamaica                                                  0.05%

    Total Investments                                      100.00%


    Net Currency Exposure Breakdown

                                                      Portfolio %

    United States Dollar                                    97.49%

    Russian Rubles                                           0.80%

    Dominican Peso                                           0.49%

    Brazilian Real                                           0.28%

    Costa Rican Colon                                        0.28%

    Philippine Peso                                          0.27%

    Uruguayan Peso                                           0.24%

    Nigerian Naira                                           0.24%

    Chilean Peso                                             0.22%

    Hungarian Forint                                         0.19%

    Colombian Peso                                           0.10%

    Swiss Franc                                              0.04%


    Great British Pound                                      0.03%

    South African Rand                                       0.01%

    Canadian Dollar                                         -0.01%

    Australian Dollar                                       -0.01%

    Indonesian Rupiah                                       -0.03%

    Euro                                                    -0.15%

    Peruvian Nuevo Sol                                      -0.48%

    Total Net Assets                                       100.00%


    Credit Rating

                                                      Portfolio %

    AAA                                                     -7.98%

    AA                                                       0.64%

    A                                                        4.63%

    BBB                                                     14.22%

    BB                                                      27.70%

    B                                                       36.99%

    CCC                                                     16.24%

    CC                                                       0.89%

    D                                                        0.89%

    Not Rated                                                2.80%

    Short Term Investments                                   0.07%

                                        N/A                  2.91%

    Total Net Assets                                       100.00%


    Bonds By Maturity

                                                      Portfolio %

    Less than 1 year                                         3.24%

    1 to 5 years                                            53.21%

    5 to 10 years                                           30.07%

    10 to 20 years                                           6.48%

    20 to 30 years                                           4.93%

    More than 30 years                                       1.85%

    Other                                                    0.22%

    Total Net Assets                                       100.00%


    Portfolio Statistics:

    Average Coupon:                                          8.22%

    Average Bond Price :                                   103.27

    Percentage of Leverage:

    Bank Borrowing:                                          0.00%

    Investment Operations:                   16.60%*

    Preferred Stock:                                         0.00%

    Tender Option Bonds:                                     0.00%

    Term Asset-Backed Loans Facility
     (TALF):                                                 0.00%

    Total Fund Leverage:                                    16.60%

    Average Maturity:                        7.01 Years

    Effective Duration:                      5.00 Years

    Total Net Assets:                           $1,283.75 Million

    Net Asset Value:                                       $14.89


    Number of Holdings:                                      1106

    Portfolio Turnover:                                        38%


    * 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.

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