AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07732

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2017

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2016

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


SEP    09.30.16

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN

GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

(NYSE: AWF)

 


 

Investment Products Offered

 

• Are Not FDIC Insured

• May Lose Value

• Are Not Bank Guaranteed

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC; information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

The [A/B] logo is a registered service mark of AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein® is a registered service mark used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


November 14, 2016

 

Semi-Annual Report

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (the “Fund”) for the semi-annual reporting period ended September 30, 2016. The Fund is a closed-end fund and its shares of common stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Investment Objective and Policies

The Fund seeks high current income, and secondarily, capital appreciation. The Fund invests without limit in securities denominated in non-US currencies as well as those denominated in the US dollar. The Fund may also invest, without limit, in sovereign debt securities issued by emerging and developed nations and in debt securities of US and non-US corporate issuers. For more information regarding the Fund’s risks, please see “Disclosures and Risks” on pages 4-6 and “Note E—Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund” of the Notes to Financial Statements on pages 104-107.

Investment Results

The table on page 7 shows the Fund’s performance compared with its blended benchmark and its components for the six- and 12-month periods ended September 30, 2016. The blended benchmark is composed of equal weightings of the JPMorgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (“JPM GBI-EM”, local currency-denominated), the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (“JPM EMBI

Global”) and the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High Yield (“HY”) 2% Issuer Capped Index.

The Fund outperformed the blended benchmark in the six-month period, but underperformed in the 12-month period. Sector allocation contributed to relative performance in both periods, due to an underweight in sovereign bonds and an overweight to agency risk-sharing transactions. However, an overweight to commercial mortgage-backed securities detracted in the six-month period, and an underweight in quasi-sovereigns and emerging-market sovereigns detracted in the 12-month period. Security selection did not have a meaningful impact on returns in the 12-month period, but contributed in the six-month period, primarily due to security selection in high-yield corporates. Currency investments detracted in both periods, though in the six-month period positive returns from an underweight position in the Mexican peso (a notable laggard due to increased political risk surrounding the US presidential election) were more than offset by losses from an underweight in the Brazilian real. Yield-curve positioning had a negative impact on performance in each period, primarily due to positioning along the long end of the US yield curve.

During both periods the Fund utilized currency forwards and currency options, both purchased and written, to hedge currency exposure as well as to manage active currency risk. Purchased and written equity

 

 

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options were also used to hedge market exposure, and equity variance swaps were written for non-hedging purposes. Total return swaps and credit default swaps (both single name and index) were used to hedge credit risk as well as to take active credit and growth risk. Interest rate swaps and treasury futures were used to manage duration, country exposure and yield-curve positioning.

Market Review and Investment Strategy

Bond markets were volatile for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2016, as global growth trends and central bank actions in the world’s largest economies continued to move in different directions. After declining through the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, oil prices rebounded on the back of decreased global supply and a tentative deal struck by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to limit crude production, which contributed to a rally in emerging-market debt sectors. Emerging-market sentiment was further boosted on positive political developments in Argentina and Brazil toward the end of the period. In December 2015, the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) hiked rates for the first time in over nine years—a move that had been widely anticipated and was generally accepted smoothly by bond investors. After some slower-than-expected US economic data through the first

half of 2016, the Fed’s tone turned more hawkish in September (despite rates remaining unchanged) on the back of continued strengthening in the US labor market and growth in economic activity.

Central banks around the globe cut rates, with some, including the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank, dipping into negative rate territory. Perhaps the headline of the period, volatility in Europe (and globally) spiked sharply in June after the UK voted to leave the European Union, a decision that was largely a surprise to investors. While investors initially responded by selling risk-sensitive assets, markets outside Europe quickly recovered. European markets also began to stabilize, helped by the Bank of England’s first rate cut in seven years—to an historic low—and an aggressive asset-purchase program. Elsewhere, central banks in Australia and New Zealand also moved rates to record lows, while investors were disappointed by Japan’s fiscal and monetary stimulus measures, and then in September the Bank of Japan surprised markets—and opened up a host of questions—by announcing a plan to anchor the 10-year yield near 0%.

In the 12-month period, developed-market treasury yields generally fell, with UK yields reaching historic lows in the months following the Brexit referendum in June. Trillions of dollars’ worth of government debt around the world lingered in negative territory. In the 12-month period, developed-market treasuries

 

 

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generally outperformed emerging-market local-currency government bonds and investment-grade credit securities, but lagged the double-digit rally in global high-yield. Within high yield, commodity-linked sectors generally had the best performance—helped by the recent bounce in oil prices—with energy up the most in the six-month period and basic industries rising most in the 12-month period. Though consumer-related sectors mostly had positive returns as well, they generally lagged the high-yield rally.

On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States, and the Congressional election outcome resulted in the Republican Party maintaining control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Adviser believes that it will take time before the world has a clearer picture of the short- and long-term impact of the elections on the US economy and markets in general. The Adviser continues to monitor the markets, including for potential market volatility.

 

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

Shareholder Information

Weekly comparative net asset value (“NAV”) and market price information about the Fund is published each Saturday in Barron’s and in other newspapers in a table called “Closed End Funds”. Daily NAV and market price information, and additional information regarding the Fund, is available at www.abfunds.com and www.nyse.com. For additional shareholder information regarding this Fund, please see pages 111-112.

Benchmark Disclosure

The JPM® GBI-EM (local currency-denominated), the JPM® EMBI Global and the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index are unmanaged and do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a fund portfolio. The JPM GBI-EM represents the performance of local currency government bonds issued by emerging markets. The JPM EMBI Global (market-capitalization weighted) represents the performance of US dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds and trade loans issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities. The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index is the 2% Issuer Capped component of the US Corporate High Yield Index, which represents the performance of fixed-income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million and at least one year to maturity. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance of any specific investment, including the Fund.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of its investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events that affect large portions of the market.

Interest Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations.

Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility

 

(Disclosures, Risks and Note about Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

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Disclosures and Risks


DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

(continued from previous page)

 

that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

Below Investment Grade Securities: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and less secondary market liquidity.

Inflation Risk: This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater if the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Foreign (Non-US) Risk: Investments in securities of non-US issuers may involve more risk than those of US issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be less liquid due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Emerging Market Risk: Investments in emerging-market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid as well as being subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns.

Leverage Risk: To the extent the Fund uses leveraging techniques, its NAV may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Diversification Risk: The Fund may have more risk because it is “non-diversified”, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers and that adverse changes in the value of one security could have a more significant effect on the Fund’s NAV.

Derivatives Risk: Investments in derivatives may be illiquid, difficult to price and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund, and may be subject to counterparty risk to a greater degree than more traditional investments.

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. AllianceBernstein L.P. will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended

 

(Disclosures, Risks and Note about Historical Performance continued on next page)

 

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Disclosures and Risks


DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

(continued from previous page)

 

results. The Fund may invest in mortgage-backed and/or other asset-backed securities, including securities backed by mortgages and assets with an international or emerging-markets origination and securities backed by non-performing loans at the time of investment. Investments in mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain additional risks. The value of these securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. These risks include “extension risk”, which is the risk that, in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may delay the payment of principal, and “prepayment risk”, which is the risk that, in periods of falling interest rates, issuers may pay principal sooner than expected, exposing the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Mortgage-backed securities offered by nongovernmental issuers and other asset-backed securities may be subject to other risks, such as higher rates of default in the mortgages or assets backing the securities or risks associated with the nature and servicing of mortgages or assets backing the securities.

These risks are fully discussed in the Fund’s prospectus. As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The performance on the following page represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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Disclosures and Risks


HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

        

THE FUND VS. ITS BENCHMARKS

PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (unaudited)

  Returns        
  6 Months        12 Months         
AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NAV)     11.60%           15.15%     

 

 
Blended Benchmark: 33% JPM GBI-EM / 33% JPM EMBI Global / 33% Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index     8.70%           15.25%     

 

 
JPM GBI-EM (local currency-denominated)     5.18%           15.74%     

 

 
JPM EMBI Global     9.34%           16.82%     

 

 
Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index     11.38%           12.74%     

 

 
The Fund’s market price per share on September 30, 2016 was $12.61. The Fund’s NAV per share on September 30, 2016 was $13.56. For additional financial highlights, please see pages 109-110.     
        

 

 

See Disclosures, Risks and Note about Historical Performance on pages 4-6.

 

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Historical Performance


PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

September 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $1,169.4

 

 

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*   All data are as of September 30, 2016. The Fund’s security type breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” security type weightings represent 0.6% or less in the following security types: Common Stocks, Inflation-Linked Securities, Investment Companies, Local Governments – Municipal Bonds, Local Governments – Regional Bonds, Options Purchased – Calls, Preferred Stocks, Quasi-Sovereigns and Warrants.

 

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Portfolio Summary


PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

September 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

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*   All data are as of September 30, 2016. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” country weightings represent 0.8% or less in the following countries: Angola, Australia, Barbados, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Macau, Mongolia, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and Zambia.

 

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Portfolio Summary


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

September 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES – NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 47.0%

      

Industrial – 40.6%

      

Basic – 3.4%

      

AK Steel Corp.
7.625%, 10/01/21

    U.S.$        556       $ 533,760   

Aleris International, Inc.
7.875%, 11/01/20

      664         672,300   

Anglo American Capital PLC
4.125%, 4/15/21(a)

      200         200,500   

4.875%, 5/14/25(a)(b)

      584         595,680   

ArcelorMittal
6.125%, 6/01/25

      742         808,780   

7.75%, 3/01/41

      170         177,225   

8.00%, 10/15/39

      1,286         1,388,880   

Ashland, Inc.
4.75%, 8/15/22

      501         521,040   

Axalta Coating Systems LLC
4.875%, 8/15/24(a)

      516         528,578   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
7.75%, 3/31/20(a)

      737         689,095   

8.00%, 9/30/20(a)

      187         183,260   

8.25%, 3/31/20(a)

      1,111         1,177,660   

Consolidated Energy Finance SA
6.75%, 10/15/19(a)

      2,100         2,073,750   

Constellium NV
5.75%, 5/15/24(a)

      400         370,000   

FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd.
9.75%, 3/01/22(a)

      510         591,600   

Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLC/FCX Oil & Gas, Inc.
6.50%, 11/15/20

      867         889,759   

6.75%, 2/01/22

      1,197         1,229,917   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
5.45%, 3/15/43

      584         468,660   

Ineos Finance PLC
4.00%, 5/01/23(a)

    EUR        790         888,689   

INEOS Group Holdings SA
5.75%, 2/15/19(a)

      322         370,762   

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc.
11.00%, 5/15/22(a)

    U.S.$        3,215         3,536,500   

Lecta SA
6.50%, 8/01/23(a)

    EUR        227         251,609   

Lundin Mining Corp.
7.50%, 11/01/20(a)

    U.S.$        396         420,750   

7.875%, 11/01/22(a)

      837         891,405   

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 5/15/18(c)(d)(e)

      2,857         3,428   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
3.88%, 10/24/21

    U.S.$        3,472       $ 2,894,780   

8.875%, 10/15/20(c)(f)(g)

      3,472         – 0  –^ 

Novelis Corp.
5.875%, 9/30/26(a)

      1,573         1,610,359   

6.25%, 8/15/24(a)

      987         1,047,454   

Peabody Energy Corp.
6.00%, 11/15/18(c)(d)

      3,891         943,567   

PQ Corp.
6.75%, 11/15/22(a)

      753         798,180   

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions
4.875%, 9/15/18(a)

      2,064         2,146,560   

Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding Ltd.
7.50%, 11/20/25

      238         285,600   

SPCM SA
6.00%, 1/15/22(a)

      400         417,000   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.
6.125%, 8/15/19

      225         232,031   

6.375%, 8/15/22

      423         445,208   

Teck Resources Ltd.
3.75%, 2/01/23

      650         595,562   

4.50%, 1/15/21

      386         380,210   

5.20%, 3/01/42

      827         707,085   

5.40%, 2/01/43

      3,158         2,731,670   

6.25%, 7/15/41

      238         227,885   

8.00%, 6/01/21(a)

      50         54,375   

8.50%, 6/01/24(a)

      71         81,295   

Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc.
7.375%, 6/01/18

      2,579         2,617,685   

9.75%, 12/01/17

      876         885,220   

United States Steel Corp.
8.375%, 7/01/21(a)

      932         1,019,375   

W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn
5.625%, 10/01/24(a)

      386         419,775   
      

 

 

 
         40,004,463   
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 3.2%

      

Accudyne Industries Borrower/Accudyne Industries LLC
7.75%, 12/15/20(a)

      1,194         946,245   

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
5.75%, 12/15/23(a)

      560         582,400   

Apex Tool Group LLC
7.00%, 2/01/21(a)

      1,329         1,270,856   

ARD Finance SA
6.625% (6.625% Cash or 7.375% PIK), 9/15/23(a)(h)

    EUR        522         563,666   

7.125% (7.125% Cash or 7.875% PIK), 9/15/23(a)(h)

    U.S.$        587         584,065   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
6.00%, 6/30/21(a)(b)

    U.S.$        2,680       $ 2,753,700   

7.25%, 5/15/24(a)

      2,150         2,289,750   

Ashtead Capital, Inc.
5.625%, 10/01/24(a)

      456         479,940   

Berry Plastics Corp.
5.50%, 5/15/22

      409         423,315   

Bombardier, Inc.
5.75%, 3/15/22(a)

      1,250         1,118,750   

6.125%, 1/15/23(a)

      359         318,613   

7.50%, 3/15/25(a)

      418         385,083   

7.75%, 3/15/20(a)

      552         563,040   

EnPro Industries, Inc.
5.875%, 9/15/22

      970         999,100   

FBM Finance, Inc.
8.25%, 8/15/21(a)

      1,159         1,211,155   

Gardner Denver, Inc.
6.875%, 8/15/21(a)

      973         912,187   

GFL Environmental, Inc.
7.875%, 4/01/20(a)

      309         325,995   

9.875%, 2/01/21(a)

      2,485         2,721,075   

Herc Rentals, Inc.
7.75%, 6/01/24(a)

      2,642         2,714,655   

KLX, Inc.
5.875%, 12/01/22(a)

      1,108         1,146,780   

Masco Corp.
5.95%, 3/15/22

      405         461,700   

Pactiv LLC
7.95%, 12/15/25

      1,110         1,209,900   

Plastipak Holdings, Inc.
6.50%, 10/01/21(a)

      846         877,725   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu
5.125%, 7/15/23(a)

      1,012         1,044,890   

7.00%, 7/15/24(a)

      1,040         1,115,400   

9.875%, 8/15/19

      281         289,430   

Sealed Air Corp.
6.875%, 7/15/33(a)

      1,295         1,388,887   

SIG Combibloc Holdings SCA
7.75%, 2/15/23(a)

    EUR        682         803,665   

SPX FLOW, Inc.
5.625%, 8/15/24(a)

    U.S.$        339         344,085   

5.875%, 8/15/26(a)

      367         371,129   

Standard Industries, Inc./NJ
6.00%, 10/15/25(a)

      977         1,047,832   

Terex Corp.
6.00%, 5/15/21

      105         107,363   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Textron Financial Corp.
6.00%, 2/15/67(a)

    U.S.$        575       $ 408,969   

TransDigm, Inc.
6.375%, 6/15/26(a)

      2,335         2,410,887   

6.50%, 7/15/24

      462         486,255   

United Rentals North America, Inc.
5.75%, 11/15/24

      2,058         2,135,175   

5.875%, 9/15/26

      225         231,750   
      

 

 

 
         37,045,412   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 5.1%

      

Altice Financing SA
6.625%, 2/15/23(a)

      2,892         2,960,685   

7.50%, 5/15/26(a)

      1,582         1,647,257   

Arqiva Broadcast Finance PLC
9.50%, 3/31/20(a)

    GBP        1,086         1,516,357   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.375%, 5/01/25(a)

    U.S.$        128         134,240   

5.75%, 1/15/24

      166         176,375   

5.875%, 4/01/24-5/01/27(a)

      877         934,723   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp.
5.125%, 12/15/21(a)

      948         948,000   

6.375%, 9/15/20(a)

      426         438,780   

7.75%, 7/15/25(a)

      861         929,880   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Series A
6.50%, 11/15/22

      555         559,163   

Series B
6.50%, 11/15/22

      2,499         2,602,084   

CSC Holdings LLC
5.25%, 6/01/24

      2,467         2,343,650   

5.50%, 4/15/27(a)

      397         405,933   

10.125%, 1/15/23(a)

      565         649,750   

DISH DBS Corp.
5.875%, 11/15/24

      3,394         3,351,575   

Gray Television, Inc.
5.125%, 10/15/24(a)

      1,037         1,017,556   

5.875%, 7/15/26(a)

      993         1,000,448   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
7.625%, 6/15/21

      2,129         2,270,046   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
6.875%, 6/15/18

      2,299         1,862,190   

9.00%, 12/15/19-3/01/21

      1,247         947,839   

10.625%, 3/15/23

      142         105,790   

14.00% (12.00% Cash and 2.00% PIK),
2/01/21(h)

      607         236,652   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       13   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
5.50%, 8/01/23

    U.S.$        1,330       $ 921,025   

8.00%, 2/15/24(a)

      216         216,540   

9.50%, 9/30/22(a)

      516         572,760   

Intelsat Luxembourg SA
7.75%, 6/01/21

      1,788         598,980   

LGE HoldCo VI BV
7.125%, 5/15/24(a)

    EUR        968         1,210,823   

Liberty Interactive LLC
3.75%, 2/15/30(i)

    U.S.$        883         530,348   

McClatchy Co. (The)
9.00%, 12/15/22

      958         986,740   

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance
7.875%, 5/15/24(a)

      1,700         1,836,000   

Mediacom Broadband LLC/Mediacom Broadband Corp.
6.375%, 4/01/23

      2,168         2,287,240   

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
6.875%, 11/15/20

      1,099         1,141,586   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.
5.00%, 4/15/22(a)

      599         618,468   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.
5.25%, 2/15/22

      648         673,920   

Radio One, Inc.
7.375%, 4/15/22(a)

      1,400         1,410,500   

9.25%, 2/15/20(a)

      1,761         1,642,132   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
5.625%, 8/01/24(a)

      1,500         1,533,750   

6.125%, 10/01/22

      1,487         1,568,785   

TEGNA, Inc.
4.875%, 9/15/21(a)

      284         295,360   

5.50%, 9/15/24(a)

      162         167,265   

6.375%, 10/15/23

      718         771,850   

Time, Inc.
5.75%, 4/15/22(a)

      1,486         1,459,066   

Townsquare Media, Inc.
6.50%, 4/01/23(a)

      976         990,640   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH
5.00%, 1/15/25(a)

      1,078         1,091,475   

6.25%, 1/15/29(a)

    EUR        496         620,505   

Univision Communications, Inc.
5.125%, 2/15/25(a)

    U.S.$        1,064         1,070,650   

8.50%, 5/15/21(a)

      342         353,970   

UPCB Finance VI Ltd.
6.875%, 1/15/22(a)

      496         519,560   

 

14     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Virgin Media Finance PLC
4.875%, 2/15/22

    U.S.$        1,347       $ 1,143,266   

5.25%, 2/15/22

      900         778,500   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC
5.50%, 1/15/25(a)

    GBP        423         564,720   

Wave Holdco LLC/Wave Holdco Corp.
8.25% (8.25% Cash or 9.00% PIK),
7/15/19(a)(h)

    U.S.$        262         263,396   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC/WideOpenWest Capital Corp.
10.25%, 7/15/19

      3,201         3,369,309   

13.375%, 10/15/19

      127         135,255   

Ziggo Bond Finance BV
5.875%, 1/15/25(a)

      634         634,000   

Ziggo Secured Finance BV
5.50%, 1/15/27(a)

      1,013         1,011,734   
      

 

 

 
         60,029,091   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 3.7%

      

Altice Luxembourg SA
7.25%, 5/15/22(a)

    EUR        1,332         1,577,102   

7.75%, 5/15/22(a)

    U.S.$        1,339         1,429,382   

CenturyLink, Inc.
Series W
6.75%, 12/01/23

      437         454,480   

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
7.00%, 7/15/24(a)

      1,151         1,179,775   

Columbus Cable Barbados Ltd.
7.375%, 3/30/21(a)

      2,342         2,483,925   

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc./CSL Capital LLC
6.00%, 4/15/23(a)

      1,345         1,393,756   

8.25%, 10/15/23

      2,912         3,056,115   

Embarq Corp.
7.995%, 6/01/36

      1,600         1,619,168   

Frontier Communications Corp.
6.25%, 9/15/21

      373         358,546   

7.125%, 1/15/23

      11         10,258   

7.625%, 4/15/24

      1,768         1,653,080   

7.875%, 1/15/27

      834         746,430   

9.00%, 8/15/31

      450         414,000   

10.50%, 9/15/22

      4         4,240   

11.00%, 9/15/25

      326         340,263   

InterXion Holding NV
6.00%, 7/15/20(a)

    EUR        2,601         3,054,660   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375%, 1/15/24

    U.S.$        478         498,016   

6.125%, 1/15/21

      596         618,350   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       15   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sable International Finance Ltd.
6.875%, 8/01/22(a)

    U.S.$        454       $ 471,025   

SFR Group SA
5.375%, 5/15/22(a)

    EUR        264         306,203   

5.625%, 5/15/24(a)

      386         447,489   

6.00%, 5/15/22(a)

    U.S.$        1,610         1,642,200   

7.375%, 5/01/26(a)

      330         337,323   

Sprint Communications, Inc.
6.00%, 11/15/22(j)

      700         649,250   

Sprint Corp.
7.125%, 6/15/24(j)

      520         507,000   

7.625%, 2/15/25(j)

      1,537         1,521,630   

7.875%, 9/15/23(j)

      1,320         1,328,250   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
6.00%, 3/01/23

      743         793,754   

6.375%, 3/01/25

      655         712,313   

6.625%, 11/15/20

      311         319,553   

6.731%, 4/28/22

      128         134,400   

6.836%, 4/28/23

      774         833,985   

Telecom Italia Capital SA
7.20%, 7/18/36

      483         514,395   

7.721%, 6/04/38

      1,700         1,861,500   

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano
5.303%, 5/30/24(a)

      1,002         1,024,415   

WaveDivision Escrow LLC/WaveDivision Escrow Corp.
8.125%, 9/01/20(a)

      1,084         1,124,650   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA
4.75%, 7/15/20(a)

      1,029         1,036,717   

7.375%, 4/23/21(a)

      2,214         2,313,630   

Windstream Services LLC
6.375%, 8/01/23

      982         891,165   

7.75%, 10/01/21

      1,715         1,710,712   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.
6.00%, 4/01/23

      917         962,850   

6.375%, 5/15/25

      1,187         1,258,220   
      

 

 

 
         43,594,175   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.0%

      

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
4.875%, 8/15/26(a)

      537         537,671   

Allison Transmission, Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/24(a)

      369         378,225   

BCD Acquisition, Inc.
9.625%, 9/15/23(a)

      2,184         2,282,280   

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
7.875%, 4/15/19(b)

      2,285         2,279,287   

 

16     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl
6.50%, 6/01/26(a)

    U.S.$        1,430       $ 1,498,640   

Dana, Inc.
6.00%, 9/15/23

      833         866,320   

Exide Technologies
Series AI
7.00%, 4/30/25(h)(i)(j)

      3,974         1,987,064   

11.00%, 4/30/20(g)(h)

      4,776         3,820,469   

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.
5.75%, 7/15/22(a)

    EUR        125         130,589   

6.00%, 7/15/22(a)

    U.S.$        1,631         1,549,450   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
7.00%, 3/15/28

      400         437,000   

8.75%, 8/15/20

      112         133,840   

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
4.125% (4.125% Cash or 4.875% PIK),
9/15/21(a)(h)

      889         897,857   

Meritor, Inc.
6.25%, 2/15/24

      1,553         1,486,997   

6.75%, 6/15/21

      925         931,938   

Navistar International Corp.
8.25%, 11/01/21

      2,125         2,103,750   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV
6.75%, 11/15/22(a)(h)

      611         698,525   

ZF North America Capital, Inc.
4.75%, 4/29/25(a)

      1,153         1,210,650   
      

 

 

 
         23,230,552   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.6%

      

AMC Entertainment, Inc.
5.75%, 6/15/25

      1,115         1,126,150   

Carlson Travel Holdings, Inc.
7.50% (7.50% Cash or 8.25% PIK),
8/15/19(a)(h)

      1,107         1,095,930   

Carlson Wagonlit BV
6.875%, 6/15/19(a)

      1,026         1,061,910   

ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc.
8.25%, 12/15/23(a)

      546         586,950   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
7.00%, 9/01/20(a)

      740         767,750   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
5.625%, 5/01/24(a)

      829         833,145   

Regal Entertainment Group
5.75%, 6/15/23-2/01/25

      1,010         1,020,950   
      

 

 

 
         6,492,785   
      

 

 

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       17   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 3.2%

      

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
5.75%, 6/15/19

    U.S.$        879       $ 914,160   

7.50%, 9/15/21

      1,307         1,320,070   

8.75%, 3/15/22(a)

      99         104,445   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.
10.00%, 12/15/18(c)(d)

      700         441,000   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Prope
8.00%, 10/01/20

      1,260         1,302,525   

Caesars Growth Properties Holdings LLC/Caesars Growth Properties Finance, Inc.
9.375%, 5/01/22

      1,017         1,085,647   

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
6.625%, 5/01/20

      1,332         1,490,175   

8.375%, 5/15/18

      2,362         2,586,390   

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA
5.75%, 5/15/21(a)

    EUR        396         466,199   

Dakota Merger Sub, Inc.
7.75%, 9/01/23(a)

    U.S.$        1,139         1,140,424   

Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
7.00%, 8/01/23

      642         681,323   

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
5.375%, 4/15/26

      404         434,300   

International Game Technology PLC
6.25%, 2/15/22(a)

      2,050         2,173,000   

6.50%, 2/15/25(a)

      1,745         1,880,237   

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.
5.875%, 3/15/21

      41         42,794   

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
5.00%, 11/01/21

      2,257         1,579,900   

7.25%, 10/15/20(a)

      778         684,640   

KB Home
4.75%, 5/15/19

      1,121         1,144,821   

7.00%, 12/15/21

      536         576,200   

7.50%, 9/15/22

      494         535,990   

9.10%, 9/15/17

      700         741,125   

MDC Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, 1/15/24

      150         156,750   

6.00%, 1/15/43

      3,220         2,922,150   

Meritage Homes Corp.
6.00%, 6/01/25

      1,895         2,013,437   

7.00%, 4/01/22

      1,012         1,128,380   

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
5.625%, 5/01/24(a)

      311         337,342   

 

18     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

PulteGroup, Inc.
5.00%, 1/15/27

    U.S.$        115       $ 115,506   

6.00%, 2/15/35

      500         505,000   

7.875%, 6/15/32

      1,400         1,617,000   

Safari Holding Verwaltungs GmbH
8.25%, 2/15/21(a)

    EUR        368         434,889   

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.
5.875%, 4/01/23(a)

    U.S.$        420         420,000   

6.125%, 4/01/25(a)

      830         825,850   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc.
5.625%, 3/01/24(a)

      2,266         2,333,980   

5.875%, 4/15/23(a)

      875         916,563   

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
5.50%, 3/01/25(a)(b)

      785         794,813   

Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.25%, 10/15/21(a)

      1,265         1,277,650   
      

 

 

 
         37,124,675   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.3%

      

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
6.00%, 4/01/22(a)

      1,991         2,085,573   

Landry’s, Inc.
6.75%, 10/15/24(a)

      390         396,825   

Pizzaexpress Financing 1 PLC
8.625%, 8/01/22(a)

    GBP        198         236,974   

Pizzaexpress Financing 2 PLC
6.625%, 8/01/21(a)

      692         873,390   
      

 

 

 
         3,592,762   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 1.7%

      

American Tire Distributors, Inc.
10.25%, 3/01/22(a)

    U.S.$        1,663         1,513,330   

Brighthouse Group PLC
7.875%, 5/15/18(a)

    GBP        762         602,555   

Dufry Finance SCA
4.50%, 8/01/23(a)

    EUR        1,208         1,425,875   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
5.00%, 6/01/22

    U.S.$        372         373,161   

JC Penney Corp., Inc.
5.875%, 7/01/23(a)

      26         27,073   

6.375%, 10/15/36

      421         362,060   

7.40%, 4/01/37

      600         555,000   

L Brands, Inc.
6.875%, 11/01/35

      230         250,700   

6.95%, 3/01/33

      500         523,750   

7.60%, 7/15/37

      1,000         1,075,000   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       19   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Levi Strauss & Co.
5.00%, 5/01/25

    U.S.$        1,380       $ 1,438,650   

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
6.00%, 8/15/23

      716         752,695   

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC
8.75% (8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK),
10/15/21(a)(h)

      2,504         1,965,640   

New Look Secured Issuer PLC
6.50%, 7/01/22(a)

    GBP        418         499,282   

PetSmart, Inc.
7.125%, 3/15/23(a)

    U.S.$        2,676         2,803,110   

Rite Aid Corp.
6.125%, 4/01/23(a)

      1,608         1,735,305   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.
5.75%, 6/01/22

      1,779         1,854,607   

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC
8.125%, 10/01/20(a)

      898         938,410   

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
5.00%, 5/15/23

      1,133         1,116,005   
      

 

 

 
         19,812,208   
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 6.8%

      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.
6.50%, 3/01/24

      838         877,805   

Air Medical Merger Sub Corp.
6.375%, 5/15/23(a)

      1,985         1,920,487   

Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC
5.75%, 3/15/25(a)

      561         559,598   

6.625%, 6/15/24(a)

      1,645         1,710,800   

Alere, Inc.
6.375%, 7/01/23(a)

      392         399,840   

7.25%, 7/01/18

      765         782,213   

Amsurg Corp.
5.625%, 7/15/22

      1,009         1,031,703   

Aramark Services, Inc.
5.125%, 1/15/24

      274         284,960   

BI-LO LLC/BI-LO Finance Corp.
8.625% (8.625% Cash or 9.375% PIK), 9/15/18(a)(h)

      2,191         1,385,808   

9.25%, 2/15/19(a)

      1,171         1,007,060   

Boparan Finance PLC
5.25%, 7/15/19(a)(b)

    GBP        588         750,704   

5.50%, 7/15/21(a)

      1,725         2,062,579   

Care UK Health & Social Care PLC
5.528% (LIBOR 3 Month + 5.00%),
7/15/19(a)(k)

      268         312,631   

8.028% (LIBOR 3 Month + 7.50%),
1/15/20(a)(k)

      400         425,137   

 

20     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Cerba European Lab SAS
7.00%, 2/01/20(a)

    EUR        959       $ 1,114,190   

Cerberus Nightingale 1 SARL
8.25%, 2/01/20(a)

      200         229,725   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.875%, 2/01/22(b)

    U.S.$        4,935         4,244,100   

Concordia International Corp.
7.00%, 4/15/23(a)

      186         119,505   

9.50%, 10/21/22(a)

      3,722         2,577,485   

DaVita, Inc.
5.00%, 5/01/25

      1,674         1,680,277   

Endo Finance LLC
5.75%, 1/15/22(a)

      126         116,235   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.
7.25%, 1/15/22(a)

      332         318,720   

Endo Ltd./Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.
6.00%, 7/15/23(a)

      1,910         1,738,100   

6.50%, 2/01/25(a)(l)

      2,080         1,838,200   

First Quality Finance Co., Inc.
4.625%, 5/15/21(a)

      3,247         3,222,647   

Galaxy Bidco Ltd.
6.375%, 11/15/20(a)

    GBP        133         174,801   

HCA, Inc.
4.25%, 10/15/19

    U.S.$        1,475         1,537,687   

5.375%, 2/01/25

      209         215,793   

5.875%, 2/15/26

      226         240,973   

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
5.75%, 9/01/23(a)

      265         282,835   

Holding Medi-Partenaires SAS
7.00%, 5/15/20(a)

    EUR        1,401         1,651,381   

Horizon Pharma, Inc.
6.625%, 5/01/23(b)

    U.S.$        1,682         1,585,285   

HRG Group, Inc.
7.875%, 7/15/19

      2,084         2,196,015   

IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp.
8.375%, 5/15/19

      2,015         1,823,575   

Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI USA, Inc.
7.875%, 2/15/21(a)

      506         547,745   

9.625%, 10/01/21(a)

      2,313         2,313,000   

10.50%, 11/01/18

      2,209         2,322,211   

LifePoint Health, Inc.
5.875%, 12/01/23

      1,448         1,502,300   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC
5.50%, 4/15/25(a)

      1,963         1,864,850   

5.625%, 10/15/23(a)

      394         377,255   

5.75%, 8/01/22(a)

      1,181         1,164,761   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       21   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.
9.50%, 2/15/24

    U.S.$        662       $ 757,990   

MEDNAX, Inc.
5.25%, 12/01/23(a)

      422         443,628   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
7.125%, 6/01/24(a)

      1,043         1,121,225   

NBTY, Inc.
7.625%, 5/15/21(a)

      2,770         2,831,826   

Post Holdings, Inc.
5.00%, 8/15/26(a)

      442         439,790   

7.75%, 3/15/24(a)

      605         677,600   

8.00%, 7/15/25(a)

      1,024         1,171,840   

R&R Ice Cream PLC
8.25%, 5/15/20(a)

    AUD        720         573,367   

Revlon Consumer Products Corp.
6.25%, 8/01/24(a)

    U.S.$        568         586,460   

RSI Home Products, Inc.
6.50%, 3/15/23(a)

      2,212         2,333,660   

Smithfield Foods, Inc.
5.25%, 8/01/18(a)

      814         819,088   

5.875%, 8/01/21(a)

      1,318         1,377,310   

6.625%, 8/15/22

      346         365,895   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.
4.00%, 10/01/26(a)

    EUR        530         605,050   

6.125%, 12/15/24

    U.S.$        361         390,902   

6.625%, 11/15/22

      560         604,800   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.
6.00%, 4/01/23(a)

      480         502,800   

Synlab Bondco PLC
6.25%, 7/01/22(a)

    EUR        1,525         1,812,469   

Synlab Unsecured Bondco PLC
8.25%, 7/01/23(a)

      700         837,457   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.00%, 10/01/20

    U.S.$        95         100,463   

6.75%, 6/15/23(b)

      1,308         1,216,440   

6.875%, 11/15/31

      3,384         2,783,340   

8.125%, 4/01/22

      752         752,000   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
5.50%, 3/01/23(a)

      230         196,650   

5.875%, 5/15/23(a)

      396         342,045   

6.125%, 4/15/25(a)

      2,706         2,330,542   

7.25%, 7/15/22(a)

      635         588,963   

Valvoline, Inc.
5.50%, 7/15/24(a)

      278         291,205   

Vizient, Inc.
10.375%, 3/01/24(a)

      404         463,590   

Voyage Care Bondco PLC
6.50%, 8/01/18(a)

    GBP        1,200         1,532,671   
      

 

 

 
         79,362,042   
      

 

 

 

 

22     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Energy – 4.9%

      

Antero Resources Corp.
5.625%, 6/01/23

    U.S.$        231       $ 235,331   

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC
6.50%, 9/15/22(c)(d)

      3,241         1,831,165   

California Resources Corp.
5.00%, 1/15/20

      291         175,328   

5.50%, 9/15/21

      299         158,470   

6.00%, 11/15/24

      232         110,780   

8.00%, 12/15/22(a)

      1,271         845,215   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
7.50%, 9/15/20

      246         254,610   

Cenovus Energy, Inc.
4.45%, 9/15/42

      822         678,295   

5.70%, 10/15/19

      980         1,051,954   

6.75%, 11/15/39

      67         72,410   

CHC Helicopter SA
9.25%, 10/15/20(c)(d)(g)

      6,269         3,040,659   

9.375%, 6/01/21(c)(d)(g)

      326         61,997   

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
7.00%, 6/30/24(a)

      1,805         1,949,400   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
4.875%, 4/15/22

      427         359,748   

6.125%, 2/15/21

      349         320,208   

Cobalt International Energy, Inc.
2.625%, 12/01/19(i)

      796         404,965   

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
3.80%, 6/01/24

      96         87,840   

4.90%, 6/01/44

      212         178,080   

5.00%, 9/15/22

      346         345,135   

DCP Midstream Operating LP
5.60%, 4/01/44

      1,848         1,709,400   

Denbury Resources, Inc.
4.625%, 7/15/23

      439         291,935   

5.50%, 5/01/22

      406         291,305   

Energy Transfer Equity LP
5.875%, 1/15/24

      2,119         2,198,462   

7.50%, 10/15/20

      309         339,128   

Ensco PLC
4.50%, 10/01/24

      290         208,800   

5.20%, 3/15/25

      406         296,928   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.
6.375%, 6/15/23

      467         279,033   

7.75%, 9/01/22

      449         267,155   

9.375%, 5/01/20

      2,034         1,439,055   

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.
6.25%, 7/15/22

      2,976         2,760,240   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       23   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Golden Energy Offshore Services AS
5.00%, 12/31/17(e)(k)

    NOK        9,162       $ 309,430   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.
5.75%, 10/01/25(a)

    U.S.$        462         459,690   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
5.875%, 4/01/20

      1,570         949,850   

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
5.625%, 1/15/22

      198         192,060   

7.375%, 5/01/22(b)

      1,112         1,149,530   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.
6.25%, 11/01/19(c)(d)

      766         192,936   

8.625%, 4/15/20(c)(d)

      802         206,515   

Murphy Oil Corp.
6.875%, 8/15/24

      208         215,010   

Newfield Exploration Co.
5.625%, 7/01/24

      646         662,150   

Noble Holding International Ltd.
3.95%, 3/15/22

      803         598,235   

5.25%, 3/15/42

      191         107,915   

7.20%, 4/01/25(l)

      375         296,250   

8.20%, 4/01/45(l)

      743         526,601   

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.
8.00%, 6/01/20

      819         630,630   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.
6.50%, 11/01/21

      128         122,240   

6.875%, 3/15/22-1/15/23(b)

      1,109         1,061,422   

Pacific Drilling SA
5.375%, 6/01/20(a)

      2,442         674,602   

Paragon Offshore PLC
6.75%, 7/15/22(a)(c)(d)

      933         258,908   

7.25%, 8/15/24(a)(c)(d)

      3,719         1,032,022   

PDC Energy, Inc.
6.125%, 9/15/24(a)

      490         507,150   

PHI, Inc.
5.25%, 3/15/19

      1,567         1,519,011   

Precision Drilling Corp.
6.50%, 12/15/21

      738         667,890   

QEP Resources, Inc.
5.25%, 5/01/23

      1,248         1,229,280   

6.875%, 3/01/21

      1,225         1,277,062   

Range Resources Corp.
5.00%, 3/15/23(b)

      928         907,120   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
5.75%, 5/15/24

      424         456,330   

5.875%, 6/30/26(a)

      578         628,214   

6.25%, 3/15/22

      675         737,437   

Sabine Pass LNG LP
6.50%, 11/01/20

      757         783,495   

 

24     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sanchez Energy Corp.
6.125%, 1/15/23

    U.S.$        851       $ 682,927   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.
7.50%, 2/15/23(c)(d)

      865         49,738   

8.125%, 10/15/22(c)(d)

      2,076         119,370   

8.75%, 6/01/20(a)(c)(d)

      800         288,000   

Seitel, Inc.
9.50%, 4/15/19

      597         496,256   

SM Energy Co.
5.00%, 1/15/24

      635         596,900   

5.625%, 6/01/25

      638         599,720   

6.75%, 9/15/26

      671         677,710   

Southern Star Central Corp.
5.125%, 7/15/22(a)

      1,200         1,209,000   

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.
6.875%, 2/01/21

      960         991,200   

Tervita Corp.
8.00%, 11/15/18(a)

      2,086         2,065,140   

9.75%, 11/01/19(a)(c)(d)

      1,364         177,320   

10.875%, 2/15/18(a)(c)(d)

      5,616         730,080   

Transocean, Inc.
5.05%, 10/15/22(l)

      425         333,094   

6.80%, 3/15/38

      2,768         1,813,040   

9.00%, 7/15/23(a)

      1,931         1,870,656   

Vantage Drilling International
7.125%, 4/01/23(c)(f)(j)

      1,283         – 0  –^ 

7.50%, 11/01/19(c)(f)(j)

      2,176         – 0  –^ 

10.00%, 12/31/20(j)

      105         96,600   

10.00%, 12/31/20(e)

      87         80,040   

Weatherford International Ltd.
4.50%, 4/15/22

      115         97,175   

5.95%, 4/15/42

      594         406,890   

6.50%, 8/01/36

      752         533,920   

6.75%, 9/15/40

      849         606,712   

7.00%, 3/15/38

      600         441,000   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.
1.25%, 4/01/20(i)

      542         447,828   

5.00%, 3/15/19

      339         327,983   

WPX Energy, Inc.
5.25%, 9/15/24(b)

      1,294         1,219,595   

8.25%, 8/01/23

      187         201,025   
      

 

 

 
         57,760,935   
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.8%

      

Algeco Scotsman Global Finance PLC
8.50%, 10/15/18(a)

      945         854,942   

9.00%, 10/15/18(a)

    EUR        633         628,595   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       25   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

B456 Systems, Inc.
3.75%, 12/31/49(c)(i)(j)

    U.S.$        955       $ 38,200   

Belden, Inc.
5.25%, 7/15/24(a)

      288         292,320   

Briggs & Stratton Corp.
6.875%, 12/15/20

      398         443,770   

General Cable Corp.
5.75%, 10/01/22

      1,460         1,387,000   

Laureate Education, Inc.
9.25%, 9/01/19(a)

      2,984         2,842,260   

Liberty Tire Recycling LLC
11.00%, 3/31/21(e)(f)(h)

      1,459         1,069,228   

Modular Space Corp.
10.25%, 1/31/19(c)(d)(e)

      1,176         493,920   

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
11.00%, 9/01/18

      682         675,180   
      

 

 

 
         8,725,415   
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.9%

      

APX Group, Inc.
6.375%, 12/01/19

      469         477,794   

7.875%, 12/01/22

      854         894,565   

7.875%, 12/01/22(a)(b)

      592         620,120   

8.75%, 12/01/20

      1,250         1,225,000   

eDreams ODIGEO SA
8.50%, 8/01/21(a)

    EUR        1,119         1,273,810   

GEO Group, Inc. (The)
5.125%, 4/01/23

    U.S.$        126         107,100   

5.875%, 1/15/22

      538         484,200   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
9.25%, 5/15/23(a)

      3,221         3,510,890   

Service Corp. International/US
7.50%, 4/01/27

      1,500         1,762,500   
      

 

 

 
         10,355,979   
      

 

 

 

Technology – 2.6%

      

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.
6.45%, 3/15/29

      835         923,719   

Amkor Technology, Inc.
6.375%, 10/01/22

      2,681         2,768,132   

Avaya, Inc.
7.00%, 4/01/19(a)

      2,558         1,886,525   

10.50%, 3/01/21(a)

      831         182,820   

BMC Software Finance, Inc.
8.125%, 7/15/21(a)

      3,076         2,791,470   

BMC Software, Inc.
7.25%, 6/01/18

      66         65,010   

 

26     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.
9.00% (9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK),
10/15/19(a)(h)

    U.S.$        386       $ 349,330   

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
5.00%, 9/01/23

      740         764,050   

5.50%, 12/01/24

      270         288,225   

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.
11.00%, 3/15/21(a)

      897         948,577   

Compiler Finance Sub, Inc.
7.00%, 5/01/21(a)

      411         191,115   

Dell, Inc.
6.50%, 4/15/38

      1,345         1,291,200   

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp.
7.125%, 6/15/24(a)

      472         519,128   

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
5.50%, 6/15/25(a)

      1,311         1,350,330   

First Data Corp.
6.75%, 11/01/20(a)

      273         283,238   

General Cable Corp.
4.50%, 11/15/29(i)(l)

      1,158         775,136   

Goodman Networks, Inc.
12.125%, 7/01/18

      2,020         979,700   

Infor Software Parent LLC/Infor Software Parent, Inc.
7.125% (7.125% Cash or 7.875% PIK), 5/01/21(a)(h)

      679         658,630   

Infor US, Inc.
6.50%, 5/15/22

      1,286         1,302,075   

Micron Technology, Inc.
5.25%, 8/01/23-1/15/24(a)

      950         925,393   

5.50%, 2/01/25

      2,844         2,787,120   

Nokia Oyj
6.625%, 5/15/39

      527         571,795   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC
5.75%, 3/15/23(a)

      924         990,990   

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
5.25%, 11/15/23(a)

      342         347,985   

5.375%, 4/15/23(a)

      720         739,800   

Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc.
10.50%, 3/01/24(a)

      1,504         1,676,960   

Sophia LP/Sophia Finance, Inc.
9.00%, 9/30/23(a)

      1,702         1,787,100   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
9.125%, 1/15/19

      813         613,815   

Western Digital Corp.
10.50%, 4/01/24(a)

      1,760         2,041,600   
      

 

 

 
         30,800,968   
      

 

 

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       27   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.4%

      

Air Canada
6.75%, 10/01/19(a)

    U.S.$        1,300       $ 1,342,250   

8.75%, 4/01/20(a)

      2,074         2,241,839   

UAL Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-1A
6.636%, 7/02/22

      1,189         1,263,131   
      

 

 

 
         4,847,220   
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 1.0%

      

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
5.25%, 3/15/25(a)

      311         298,560   

5.50%, 4/01/23(b)

      806         813,052   

6.375%, 4/01/24(a)

      460         471,500   

Avis Budget Finance PLC
4.125%, 11/15/24(a)

    EUR        528         578,004   

6.00%, 3/01/21(a)

      1,113         1,303,426   

CEVA Group PLC
9.00%, 9/01/21(a)

    U.S.$        1,836         1,243,890   

EC Finance PLC
5.125%, 7/15/21(a)

    EUR        836         971,990   

Europcar Groupe SA
5.75%, 6/15/22(a)(b)

      670         769,579   

Hertz Corp. (The)
5.50%, 10/15/24(a)

    U.S.$        3,513         3,499,826   

XPO CNW, Inc.
6.70%, 5/01/34

      1,371         1,076,235   

7.25%, 1/15/18

      620         633,950   

XPO Logistics, Inc.
6.125%, 9/01/23(a)

      312         319,800   

6.50%, 6/15/22(a)

      206         214,755   
      

 

 

 
         12,194,567   
      

 

 

 
         474,973,249   
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 4.9%

      

Banking – 3.1%

      

Ally Financial, Inc.
8.00%, 11/01/31

      1,151         1,421,485   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
8.875%, 4/14/21(a)(m)

    EUR        600         707,710   

Bank of Ireland
Series E
10.00%, 2/12/20(a)

      1,130         1,549,663   

Barclays Bank PLC
6.86%, 6/15/32(a)(m)

    U.S.$        166         191,896   

7.625%, 11/21/22

      1,479         1,641,690   

7.70%, 4/25/18(a)(m)

      974         1,015,313   

7.75%, 4/10/23

      1,437         1,505,257   

 

28     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Barclays PLC
8.00%, 12/15/20(m)

    EUR        263       $ 296,180   

BBVA International Preferred SAU
1.349% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 1.65%), 12/22/16(k)(m)

      609         595,130   

1.649% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 1.95%), 12/20/16(a)(k)(m)

      1,650         1,687,637   

Citigroup, Inc.
5.95%, 1/30/23(m)

    U.S.$        2,689         2,785,616   

Credit Agricole SA
7.589%, 1/30/20(m)

    GBP        1,000         1,430,625   

8.125%, 12/23/25(a)(m)

    U.S.$        1,461         1,554,139   

Credit Suisse Group AG
7.50%, 12/11/23(a)(m)

      4,437         4,520,194   

HT1 Funding GmbH
6.352%, 6/30/17(m)

    EUR        1,550         1,728,367   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
5.71%, 1/15/26(a)

    U.S.$        2,690         2,534,709   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
6.413%, 10/01/35(a)(m)

      235         258,500   

6.657%, 5/21/37(a)(m)

      98         109,184   

7.50%, 6/27/24(m)

      528         545,266   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
8.00%, 8/10/25(m)

      1,310         1,231,400   

8.625%, 8/15/21(m)

      2,788         2,728,755   

SNS Bank NV
11.25%, 12/31/99(c)(d)(f)(j)

    EUR        620         – 0  –^ 

Societe Generale SA
7.375%, 9/13/21(a)(m)

    U.S.$        2,021         1,980,580   

8.00%, 9/29/25(a)(m)

      1,124         1,118,380   

UBS Group AG
7.00%, 2/19/25(a)(m)

      2,065         2,178,575   

Zions Bancorporation
5.65%, 11/15/23

      508         520,700   
      

 

 

 
         35,836,951   
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.0%

      

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
6.875%, 5/02/18(c)

      1,690         129,792   
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.9%

      

Artsonig Pty Ltd.
11.50% (11.5% Cash or 12.00% PIK),
4/01/19(a)(h)

      2,540         152,379   

Creditcorp
12.00%, 7/15/18(e)

      1,300         585,000   

Enova International, Inc.
9.75%, 6/01/21

      2,216         1,983,320   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       29   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ILFC E-Capital Trust II
4.25% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.80%),
12/21/65(a)(k)

    U.S.$        2,000       $ 1,595,000   

Navient Corp.
5.50%, 1/15/19

      2,496         2,533,440   

5.875%, 3/25/21

      572         569,855   

6.125%, 3/25/24

      250         232,812   

6.625%, 7/26/21

      231         232,733   

7.25%, 1/25/22

      377         384,540   

8.00%, 3/25/20

      233         249,892   

TMX Finance LLC/TitleMax Finance Corp.
8.50%, 9/15/18(a)

      2,901         2,161,245   
      

 

 

 
         10,680,216   
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.4%

      

Genworth Holdings, Inc.
6.15%, 11/15/66

      750         335,625   

7.625%, 9/24/21

      1,216         1,161,280   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
7.80%, 3/15/37(a)

      2,559         2,994,030   
      

 

 

 
         4,490,935   
      

 

 

 

Other Finance – 0.5%

      

CNG Holdings, Inc.
9.375%, 5/15/20(a)

      601         366,610   

iPayment, Inc.
9.50%, 12/15/19(e)

      2,315         2,323,340   

Lincoln Finance Ltd.
6.875%, 4/15/21(a)

    EUR        1,139         1,375,458   

7.375%, 4/15/21(a)

    U.S.$        311         335,491   

Speedy Cash Intermediate Holdings Corp.
10.75%, 5/15/18(a)

      778         560,160   

Speedy Group Holdings Corp.
12.00%, 11/15/17(e)

      1,711         804,170   
      

 

 

 
         5,765,229   
      

 

 

 

REITS – 0.0%

      

VEREIT Operating Partnership LP
4.875%, 6/01/26

      302         318,988   
      

 

 

 
         57,222,111   
      

 

 

 

Utility – 1.5%

      

Electric – 1.5%

      

AES Corp./VA
4.875%, 5/15/23

      1,013         1,028,195   

7.375%, 7/01/21

      634         727,515   

Calpine Corp.
5.50%, 2/01/24

      985         972,687   

5.75%, 1/15/25

      1,388         1,370,650   

7.875%, 1/15/23(a)

      152         160,550   

 

30     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ContourGlobal Power Holdings SA
5.125%, 6/15/21(a)

    EUR        1,501       $ 1,754,960   

DPL, Inc.
6.75%, 10/01/19

    U.S.$        343         355,863   

Dynegy, Inc.
7.375%, 11/01/22

      775         765,313   

7.625%, 11/01/24

      981         963,342   

Emera, Inc.
Series 2016-A
6.75%, 6/15/76

      1,134         1,219,617   

FirstEnergy Corp.
Series C
7.375%, 11/15/31

      857         1,113,423   

GenOn Energy, Inc.
9.50%, 10/15/18

      1,450         1,145,500   

NRG Energy, Inc.
7.25%, 5/15/26(a)

      1,791         1,822,342   

NRG Yield Operating LLC
5.375%, 8/15/24

      843         866,183   

Talen Energy Supply LLC
4.60%, 12/15/21

      1,475         1,095,187   

Texas Competitive/TCEH
11.50%, 10/01/20(d)

      626         190,930   

Viridian Group FundCo II Ltd.
7.50%, 3/01/20(a)

    EUR        1,311         1,555,508   
      

 

 

 
         17,107,765   
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates – Non-Investment Grade
(cost $565,921,643)

         549,303,125   
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS – TREASURIES – 13.5%

      

Colombia – 0.5%

      

Colombian TES
Series B
7.00%, 5/04/22

    COP        7,223,500         2,547,208   

7.75%, 9/18/30

      326,600         119,449   

10.00%, 7/24/24

      8,000,000         3,297,964   
      

 

 

 
         5,964,621   
      

 

 

 

Mexico – 0.4%

      

Mexican Bonos
Series M
6.50%, 6/10/21

    MXN        90,000         4,782,065   
      

 

 

 

South Africa – 0.1%

      

South Africa Government Bond
Series R204
8.00%, 12/21/18

    ZAR        10,750         787,897   
      

 

 

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       31   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

United States – 12.5%

      

U.S. Treasury Bonds
2.75%, 11/15/42(n)(o)

    U.S.$        3,000       $ 3,265,782   

3.125%, 2/15/42(b)

      4,000         4,658,592   

4.50%, 2/15/36(n)(o)

      2,400         3,377,626   

5.00%, 5/15/37(n)(o)

      3,500         5,243,847   

5.25%, 2/15/29(n)

      5,750         7,994,973   

6.125%, 11/15/27(n)(o)

      2,200         3,193,436   

8.125%, 5/15/21(b)

      26,250         34,498,249   

U.S. Treasury Notes
0.875%, 4/15/19(b)

      63,074         63,115,881   

1.25%, 1/31/20(b)

      12,500         12,615,237   

2.25%, 11/15/25(o)

      8,500         8,972,813   
      

 

 

 
         146,936,436   
      

 

 

 

Total Governments – Treasuries
(cost $153,235,503)

         158,471,019   
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 13.4%

      

Risk Share Floating Rate – 9.4%

      

Bellemeade Re II Ltd.
Series 2016-1A, Class B1
12.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 12.00%),
4/25/26(e)(k)

      283         284,339   

Series 2016-1A, Class M2B
7.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.50%),
4/25/26(e)(k)

      3,572         3,603,422   

Bellemeade Re Ltd.
Series 2015-1A, Class M2
4.825% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%),
7/25/25(e)(k)

      1,220         1,238,681   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2013-DN1, Class M2
7.675% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.15%),
7/25/23(k)

      2,350         2,761,626   

Series 2013-DN2, Class M2
4.775% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%),
11/25/23(k)

      1,925         2,038,309   

Series 2014-DN1, Class M3
5.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%),
2/25/24(k)

      1,939         2,089,955   

Series 2014-DN2, Class M3
4.125% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.60%),
4/25/24(k)

      514         528,604   

 

32     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3
4.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%),
8/25/24(k)

    U.S.$        800       $ 837,229   

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3
5.075% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%),
10/25/24(k)

      500         530,350   

Series 2014-HQ1, Class M3
4.625% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.10%),
8/25/24(k)

      1,686         1,775,832   

Series 2014-HQ2, Class M3
4.275% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%),
9/25/24(k)

      3,710         3,841,793   

Series 2014-HQ3, Class M3
5.275% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%),
10/25/24(k)

      5,055         5,401,788   

Series 2015-DN1, Class B
12.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.50%),
1/25/25(k)

      523         598,344   

Series 2015-DN1, Class M3
4.675% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.15%),
1/25/25(k)

      1,700         1,795,915   

Series 2015-DNA1, Class B
9.725% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.20%),
10/25/27(k)

      599         679,090   

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3
3.825% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.30%),
10/25/27(k)

      480         497,697   

Series 2015-DNA2, Class B
8.075% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.55%),
12/25/27(k)

      1,465         1,486,245   

Series 2015-DNA3, Class B
9.875% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.35%),
4/25/28(k)

      1,032         1,079,579   

Series 2015-DNA3, Class M3
5.225% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.70%),
4/25/28(k)

      1,184         1,261,544   

Series 2015-HQ1, Class B
11.275% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.75%), 3/25/25(k)

      3,964         4,487,531   

Series 2015-HQ1, Class M3
4.325% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.80%),
3/25/25(k)

      530         557,238   

Series 2015-HQA1, Class B
9.325% (LIBOR 1 Month + 8.80%),
3/25/28(k)

      1,015         1,014,938   

Series 2015-HQA1, Class M3
5.225% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.70%),
3/25/28(k)

      1,455         1,542,440   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       33   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2015-HQA2, Class M3
5.325% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.80%),
5/25/28(k)

    U.S.$        490       $ 523,645   

Series 2016-DNA1, Class M3
6.075% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%),
7/25/28(k)

      1,555         1,702,493   

Series 2016-DNA2, Class B
11.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.50%),
10/25/28(k)

      864         954,560   

Series 2016-DNA2, Class M3
5.175% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.65%),
10/25/28(k)

      811         851,983   

Series 2016-DNA3, Class B
11.775% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.25%),
12/25/28(k)

      2,785         3,184,649   

Series 2016-DNA3, Class M3
5.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%),
12/25/28(k)

      2,787         2,976,071   

Series 2016-DNA4, Class B
9.124% (LIBOR 1 Month + 8.60%),
3/25/29(k)

      397         398,127   

Series 2016-DNA4, Class M3
4.324% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.80%),
3/25/29(k)

      688         691,313   

Series 2016-HQA1, Class M3
6.875% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.35%),
9/25/28(k)

      2,603         2,920,695   

Series 2016-HQA2, Class B
12.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.50%),
11/25/28(k)

      423         479,876   

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2013-C01, Class M2
5.775% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%),
10/25/23(k)

      1,451         1,606,544   

Series 2014-C01, Class M2
4.925% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.40%),
1/25/24(k)

      3,991         4,275,839   

Series 2014-C02, Class 1M2
3.125% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.60%),
5/25/24(k)

      490         480,918   

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M2
3.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%),
7/25/24(k)

      1,147         1,148,104   

Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2
5.425% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.90%),
11/25/24(k)

      3,900         4,221,595   

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2
5.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%),
11/25/24(k)

      672         720,976   

 

34     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2
4.825% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%),
2/25/25(k)

    U.S.$        3,936       $ 4,131,899   

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2
5.075% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%),
2/25/25(k)

      2,524         2,631,848   

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2
4.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%),
5/25/25(k)

      1,119         1,163,964   

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2
4.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%),
5/25/25(k)

      2,095         2,175,941   

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2
5.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%),
7/25/25(k)

      3,190         3,391,698   

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2
5.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%),
7/25/25(k)

      2,748         2,959,517   

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2
6.225% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%),
4/25/28(k)

      3,342         3,613,003   

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2
6.075% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%),
4/25/28(k)

      1,298         1,399,027   

Series 2016-C01, Class 1B
12.275% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.75%),
8/25/28(k)

      685         819,535   

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2
7.275% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%),
8/25/28(k)

      2,077         2,356,037   

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2
7.475% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%),
8/25/28(k)

      761         864,262   

Series 2016-C02, Class 1B
12.775% (LIBOR 1 Month + 12.25%),
9/25/28(k)

      450         559,919   

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2
6.525% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%),
9/25/28(k)

      2,375         2,624,707   

Series 2016-C03, Class 1B
12.275% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.75%),
10/25/28(k)

      374         439,460   

Series 2016-C03, Class 1M2
5.825% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.30%),
10/25/28(k)

      462         497,688   

Series 2016-C03, Class 2B
13.275% (LIBOR 1 Month + 12.75%),
10/25/28(k)

      840         1,038,877   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       35   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2
6.425% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.90%),
10/25/28(k)

    U.S.$        3,707       $ 4,051,913   

Series 2016-C04, Class 1B
10.775% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.25%),
1/25/29(k)

      1,494         1,625,634   

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M2
4.775% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%),
1/25/29(k)

      1,089         1,114,539   

Series 2016-C05, Class 2B
11.28% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.75%),
1/25/29(k)

      1,824         1,991,232   

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2
4.975% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%),
1/25/29(k)

      1,486         1,537,740   

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2015-CH1, Class M2
6.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%),
10/25/25(a)(k)

      1,434         1,398,483   

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer
Securities Trust
Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2
6.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%),
11/25/25(e)(k)

      621         620,109   
      

 

 

 
         110,076,909   
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 2.7%

      

Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2006-24CB, Class A15
5.75%, 6/25/36

      1,148         970,186   

Series 2006-41CB, Class 2A13
5.75%, 1/25/37

      973         783,394   

Series 2006-42, Class 1A6
6.00%, 1/25/47

      901         751,273   

Series 2006-HY12, Class A5
2.945%, 8/25/36

      1,980         1,871,573   

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A10
5.50%, 2/25/36

      1,754         1,492,072   

Series 2006-J5, Class 1A1
6.50%, 9/25/36

      1,158         972,684   

Series 2007-13, Class A2
6.00%, 6/25/47

      1,464         1,192,730   

BCAP LLC Trust
Series 2009-RR13, Class 17A3
5.936%, 4/26/37(a)

      540         431,139   

Bear Stearns ARM Trust
Series 2007-3, Class 1A1
3.165%, 5/25/47

      383         352,119   

 

36     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2007-4, Class 22A1
4.691%, 6/25/47

    U.S.$        1,289       $ 1,172,535   

BNPP Mortgage Securities LLC Trust
Series 2009-1, Class B1
6.00%, 8/27/37(a)

      809         618,047   

ChaseFlex Trust
Series 2007-1, Class 1A3
6.50%, 2/25/37

      747         520,940   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-4, Class 2A1A
6.00%, 12/25/35

      2,015         1,871,126   

Series 2006-AR3, Class 1A2A
3.201%, 6/25/36

      1,178         1,120,928   

Series 2007-AR4, Class 1A1A
5.257%, 3/25/37

      283         252,068   

Series 2010-3, Class 2A2
7.063%, 8/25/37(a)

      474         413,901   

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-A3, Class 1A4
5.75%, 3/25/37

      1,434         1,236,517   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-4, Class 1A39
6.00%, 5/25/37

      589         497,600   

Series 2007-HY4, Class 1A1
3.027%, 9/25/47

      438         387,312   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust
Series 2009-8R, Class 6A2
6.00%, 1/26/38(a)

      121         85,808   

Series 2010-9R, Class 1A5
4.00%, 8/27/37(a)

      623         610,869   

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust
Series 2006-7, Class 3A12
6.25%, 8/25/36

      672         574,722   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2006-AA5, Class A1
2.77%, 9/25/36

      877         708,730   

Series 2006-FA1, Class 1A3
5.75%, 4/25/36

      798         618,809   

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2005-AR15, Class A1
3.03%, 9/25/35

      888         754,085   

Series 2006-AR37, Class 2A1
4.262%, 2/25/37

      638         503,381   

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2005-10, Class 4A1
5.50%, 12/25/35

      493         440,868   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       37   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2007-12, Class 3A22
6.00%, 8/25/37

    U.S.$        138       $ 119,441   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust
Series 2005-QS14, Class 3A1
6.00%, 9/25/35

      754         716,437   

Residential Asset Securitization Trust
Series 2006-A8, Class 3A4
6.00%, 8/25/36

      267         213,199   

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2005-18, Class 8A1
3.169%, 9/25/35

      976         901,496   

Series 2006-9, Class 4A1
3.58%, 10/25/36

      685         582,301   

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust
Series 2006-7, Class A4
4.461%, 9/25/36

      1,882         1,073,166   

Series 2006-9, Class A4
5.99%, 10/25/36

      1,889         1,004,413   

Series 2007-HY3, Class 4A1
2.766%, 3/25/37

      1,642         1,546,299   

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-PA3, Class 3A1
6.25%, 7/25/37

      1,505         1,359,869   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
Series 2007-AR7, Class A1
2.944%, 12/28/37

      2,069         1,894,427   

Series 2007-AR8, Class A1
3.019%, 11/25/37

      823         730,711   
      

 

 

 
         31,347,175   
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 1.2%

      

Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2007-7T2, Class A3
1.125% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.60%),
4/25/37(k)

      3,262         1,275,181   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2005-8, Class 2A2
4.275% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.80%),
9/25/35(k)^^

      749         61,858   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-13, Class A7
1.125% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.60%), 8/25/37(k)

      880         625,098   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2007-FA2, Class 1A6
5.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%),
4/25/37(k)^^

    U.S.$        170       $ 33,949   

Series 2007-FA2, Class 1A10
0.775% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%),
4/25/37(k)

      503         229,890   

Lehman XS Trust
Series 2007-10H, Class 2AIO
6.477% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.00%),
7/25/37(k)^^

      567         154,958   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust
Series 2006-QS18, Class 2A2
6.025% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.55%),
12/25/36(k)^^

      5,805         1,325,128   

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust
Series 2007-AR6, Class A1
2.007% (12MTA + 1.50%), 8/25/47(k)

      1,990         1,630,285   

Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust Series
Series 2006-ALT1, Class A2
0.705% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.18%), 1/25/37(k)

      13,611         9,445,071   
      

 

 

 
         14,781,418   
      

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate – 0.1%

      

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2016-120, Class NS
5.572% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.10%),
9/20/46(k)^^

      2,624         741,280   
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $150,704,722)

         156,946,782   
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES – INVESTMENT GRADE – 7.3%

      

Industrial – 3.8%

      

Basic – 1.1%

      

Braskem Finance Ltd.
6.45%, 2/03/24

      1,972         2,134,690   

CF Industries, Inc.
7.125%, 5/01/20

      900         1,036,185   

Georgia-Pacific LLC
8.875%, 5/15/31

      1         1,582   

Glencore Finance Canada Ltd.
6.00%, 11/15/41(a)

      272         268,940   

 

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Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Glencore Funding LLC
2.125%, 4/16/18(a)

    U.S.$        104       $ 103,272   

4.00%, 4/16/25(a)

      164         160,341   

4.625%, 4/29/24(a)

      341         347,479   

Minsur SA
6.25%, 2/07/24(a)

      891         930,471   

Southern Copper Corp.
7.50%, 7/27/35

      3,300         3,885,226   

Vale Overseas Ltd.
6.875%, 11/21/36

      639         621,108   

WestRock MWV LLC
7.95%, 2/15/31

      1,000         1,348,293   

Weyerhaeuser Co.
7.375%, 3/15/32

      1,790         2,423,393   
      

 

 

 
         13,260,980   
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.4%

      

General Electric Co.
Series D
5.00%, 1/21/21(m)

      1,681         1,787,659   

Lafarge SA
7.125%, 7/15/36

      800         996,361   

Owens Corning
7.00%, 12/01/36(q)

      1,340         1,691,592   
      

 

 

 
         4,475,612   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.4%

      

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.464%, 7/23/22(a)

      1,039         1,121,145   

4.908%, 7/23/25(a)

      1,195         1,318,151   

Cox Communications, Inc.
4.50%, 6/30/43(a)

      135         121,630   

4.70%, 12/15/42(a)

      259         241,658   

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.
5.25%, 3/19/21(a)(m)

      1,401         1,495,568   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
5.25%, 8/15/22(a)

      286         302,445   
      

 

 

 
         4,600,597   
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.2%

      

Qwest Corp.
6.50%, 6/01/17

      610         628,299   

6.875%, 9/15/33

      1,335         1,330,859   
      

 

 

 
         1,959,158   
      

 

 

 

 

40     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.2%

     

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.20%, 7/06/21

    U.S.$        1,150      $ 1,164,123   

3.45%, 4/10/22

      622        630,899   
     

 

 

 
        1,795,022   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.0%

     

Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc.
6.535%, 10/01/20(a)

      215        216,075   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

     

BRF SA
4.75%, 5/22/24(a)

      428        437,630   

Forest Laboratories LLC
5.00%, 12/15/21(a)

      803        898,695   
     

 

 

 
        1,336,325   
     

 

 

 

Energy – 0.6%

     

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
Series A
4.465% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.71%), 8/01/66(k)

      1,208        1,138,661   

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE
Series G
7.75%, 1/15/32

      328        396,562   

7.80%, 8/01/31(b)

      1,066        1,299,114   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.75%, 9/15/44

      69        61,777   

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.
4.50%, 11/01/23

      546        549,677   

5.50%, 4/15/23

      1,193        1,231,640   

Williams Partners LP
3.35%, 8/15/22

      1,391        1,376,939   

5.10%, 9/15/45

      876        854,645   

Williams Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp.
4.875%, 5/15/23

      681        689,000   
     

 

 

 
        7,598,015   
     

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.0%

     

Fresnillo PLC
5.50%, 11/13/23(a)

      306        337,748   
     

 

 

 

Technology – 0.6%

     

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp.
6.02%, 6/15/26(a)

      1,120        1,227,859   

8.35%, 7/15/46(a)

      524        627,412   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
6.35%, 10/15/45(a)

      215        221,868   

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       41   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Micron Technology, Inc.
7.50%, 9/15/23(a)

    U.S.$        497       $ 552,038   

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.75%, 1/01/25

      1,948         1,840,860   

4.875%, 6/01/27

      1,320         1,167,796   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.
5.50%, 6/15/45

      636         682,231   

Western Digital Corp.
7.375%, 4/01/23(a)

      1,058         1,163,800   
      

 

 

 
         7,483,864   
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.2%

      

America West Airlines Pass-Through Trust
Series 1999-1G, Class G
7.93%, 1/02/19

      728         782,304   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-1A
6.821%, 8/10/22

      679         803,265   

Northwest Airlines Pass-Through Trust
Series 2000-1, Class G
7.15%, 10/01/19

      369         392,169   
      

 

 

 
         1,977,738   
      

 

 

 
         45,041,134   
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 3.0%

      

Banking – 0.9%

      

ABN AMRO Bank NV
6.25%, 4/27/22(a)

      292         332,039   

BPCE SA
5.70%, 10/22/23(a)

      208         226,381   

Citigroup, Inc.
3.50%, 5/15/23

      105         107,871   

Danske Bank A/S
Series E
5.684%, 2/15/17(m)

    GBP        720         944,334   

HSBC Holdings PLC
3.60%, 5/25/23

    U.S.$        622         642,399   

ICICI Bank Ltd./Dubai
4.80%, 5/22/19(a)

      1,337         1,421,989   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Series V
5.00%, 7/01/19(m)

      210         207,060   

Morgan Stanley
4.10%, 5/22/23

      1,648         1,742,366   

Nationwide Building Society
4.00%, 9/14/26(a)

      2,348         2,346,711   

Regions Bank/Birmingham AL
6.45%, 6/26/37

      1,500         1,792,626   

Standard Chartered PLC
3.95%, 1/11/23(a)

      1,301         1,297,542   
      

 

 

 
         11,061,318   
      

 

 

 

 

42     ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Brokerage – 0.2%

      

E*TRADE Financial Corp.
5.375%, 11/15/22

    U.S.$        810       $ 863,425   

GFI Group, Inc.
8.375%, 7/19/18

      991         1,070,280   
      

 

 

 
         1,933,705   
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.1%

      

International Lease Finance Corp.
8.25%, 12/15/20

      665         789,687   

8.75%, 3/15/17

      282         290,108   

8.875%, 9/01/17

      280         296,800   
      

 

 

 
         1,376,595   
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.3%

      

Allstate Corp. (The)
6.50%, 5/15/57

      1,150         1,336,875   

American International Group, Inc.
6.82%, 11/15/37

      1,425         1,841,207   

Aon Corp.
8.205%, 1/01/27

      690         910,800   

Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings, Inc.
6.40%, 12/15/66(a)

      656         521,520   

Lincoln National Corp.
8.75%, 7/01/19

      604         710,948   

MetLife, Inc.
10.75%, 8/01/39

      2,350         3,766,110   

Pacific Life Insurance Co.
9.25%, 6/15/39(a)

      475         739,275   

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
8.00%, 11/30/39

      1,261         1,736,508   

XLIT Ltd.
5.50%, 3/31/45

      630         616,330   

Series E
6.50%, 4/15/17(m)

      2,309         1,731,427   

ZFS Finance USA Trust V
6.50%, 5/09/37(a)

      1,240         1,251,718   
      

 

 

 
         15,162,718   
      

 

 

 

REITS – 0.5%

      

DDR Corp.
7.875%, 9/01/20

      746         895,948   

EPR Properties
5.75%, 8/15/22

      915         1,015,021   

7.75%, 7/15/20

      1,722         2,010,077   

Senior Housing Properties Trust
6.75%, 12/15/21

      1,350         1,549,207   
      

 

 

 
         5,470,253   
      

 

 

 
         35,004,589   
      

 

 

 

 

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND       43   

Portfolio of Investments


              
    
Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Utility – 0.5%

      

Electric – 0.4%

      

EDP Finance BV
4.90%, 10/01/19(a)

    U.S.$        148       $ 157,296   

6.00%, 2/02/18(a)

      2,055         2,148,215   

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
Series A
6.70%, 3/30/67

      2,405         2,122,412   
      

 

 

 
         4,427,923   
      

 

 

 

Natural Gas – 0.1%

      

Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA ESP
6.125%, 11/10/21(a)

      1,235         1,280,984