NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: AWF) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of December 31, 2014.



    AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.


    Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings                           Portfolio %

    1) U.S. Treasury Notes 1.625%, 8/31/19                       5.69%

    2) U.S. Treasury Notes 1.50%, 10/31/19                       5.65%

    3) Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Series F
     10.00%, 1/01/17                                             1.31%

    4) Dominican Republic International Bond 8.625%,
     4/20/27                                                     0.82%

    5) U.S. Treasury Bonds 5.25%, 2/15/29                        0.64%

    6) El Salvador Government International Bond
     7.65%, 6/15/35                                              0.62%

    7) Ivory Coast Government International Bond
     5.75%, 12/31/32                                             0.60%

    8) Argentina Boden Bonds 7.00%, 10/03/15                     0.52%

    9) Dominican Republic International Bond 16.00%,
     7/10/20                                                     0.52%

    10) South Africa Government Bond Series R207
     7.25%, 1/15/20                                              0.43%



    Investment Type                                        Portfolio %

    Corporates - Non-Investment Grades

    Industrial

    Energy                                                       7.20%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                        7.10%

    Communications - Media                                       6.53%

    Capital Goods                                                5.11%

    Technology                                                   4.63%

    Basic                                                        4.28%

    Communications - Telecommunications                          3.65%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                    3.59%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                2.21%

    Other Industrial                                             2.12%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                               1.60%

    Services                                                     1.12%

    Transportation - Services                                    0.92%

    Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                            0.64%

    Transportation - Airlines                                    0.53%

    Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants                              0.38%

    SUBTOTAL                                                    51.61%

    Financial Institutions

    Banking                                                      3.69%

    Finance                                                      1.57%

    Other Finance                                                1.12%

    Insurance                                                    1.05%

    Brokerage                                                    0.36%

    REITS                                                        0.15%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     7.94%

    Utility

    Electric                                                     2.50%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     2.50%

    Credit Default Swaps                                         0.26%

    Non Corporate Sectors

    Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed                         0.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                                    62.45%

    Global Governments                                          17.28%

    Corporates - Investment Grades

    Financial Institutions

    Insurance                                                    1.56%

    Banking                                                      1.44%

    Finance                                                      0.67%

    REITS                                                        0.46%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     4.13%

    Industrial

    Basic                                                        1.87%

    Energy                                                       0.39%

    Other Industrial                                             0.30%

    Communications - Telecommunications                          0.27%

    Capital Goods                                                0.17%

    Communications - Media                                       0.15%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                        0.13%

    Transportation - Airlines                                    0.08%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                               0.04%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                    0.02%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     3.42%

    Credit Default Swaps                                         0.68%

    Non Corporate Sectors

    Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed                         0.20%

    Energy                                                       0.04%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.24%

    Utility

    Natural Gas                                                  0.11%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.11%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     8.58%

    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate                                        3.47%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate                                     2.19%

    GSE Risk Share Floating Rate                                 1.52%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     7.18%

    Bank Loans

    Industrial

    Other Industrial                                             0.63%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                               0.61%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                        0.59%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                    0.41%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                0.31%

    Basic                                                        0.30%

    Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                            0.23%

    Capital Goods                                                0.21%

    Energy                                                       0.20%

    Communications - Media                                       0.18%

    Technology                                                   0.17%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     3.84%

    Financial Institutions

    Other Finance                                                0.13%

    Insurance                                                    0.04%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.17%

    Utility

    Electric                                                     0.17%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.17%

    Non Corporate Sectors

    Foreign Local Government - Municipal                         0.07%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.07%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     4.25%

    Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

    Industrial

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                        0.88%

    Basic                                                        0.73%

    Capital Goods                                                0.58%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                0.27%

    Transportation - Airlines                                    0.27%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                    0.18%

    Communications - Media                                       0.14%

    Communications - Telecommunications                          0.14%

    Energy                                                       0.12%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     3.31%

    Utility

    Electric                                                     0.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.14%

    Non Corporate Sectors

    Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed                         0.12%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.12%

    Financial Institutions

    Finance                                                      0.11%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.11%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     3.68%

    Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

    Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                                3.89%

    Credit Default Swaps                                        -0.47%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     3.42%

    Preferred Stocks

    Financial Institutions                                       2.62%

    Industrial                                                   0.05%

    Utility                                                      0.03%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     2.70%

    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                                   2.23%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS                                0.02%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     2.25%

    Emerging Markets - Treasuries                                0.97%

    Local Governments - Municipal Bonds                          0.96%

    Whole Loan Trusts

    Performing Asset                                             0.91%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.91%

    Governments - Sovereign Agencies                             0.90%

    Asset-Backed Securities

    Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate                               0.66%

    Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate                            0.14%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.80%

    Common Stocks                                                0.68%

    Total Return Swaps                                           0.62%

    Quasi-Sovereigns

    Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                                        0.59%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.59%

    Local Governments - Regional Bonds                           0.32%

    Currency Instruments

    Forward Currency Exchange Contracts                          0.28%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.28%

    Investment Companies

    Funds and Investment Trusts                                  0.18%

    SUBTOTAL                                                     0.18%

    Inflation-Linked Securities                                  0.06%

    Interest Rate Swaps - SIFMA                                -13.56%

    Reverse Repurchase Agreements                              -17.87%

    Net Cash Equivalents

    Investment Companies                                         1.35%

    Repurchase Agreements                                       -0.20%

    Cash                                                        -1.74%

    SUBTOTAL                                                    -0.59%

    Derivative Offsets

    Swaps Offsets                                               12.96%

    SUBTOTAL                                                    12.96%

    Total Fixed Income                                         100.00%


    Country Breakdown                                      Portfolio %

    United States                                               69.52%

    United Kingdom                                               3.56%

    Brazil                                                       3.38%

    Canada                                                       1.81%

    Ireland                                                      1.58%

    Luxembourg                                                   1.55%

    Dominican Republic                                           1.41%

    France                                                       1.38%

    Netherlands                                                  1.20%

    Germany                                                      1.10%

    Mexico                                                       1.09%

    Italy                                                        0.84%

    Switzerland                                                  0.82%

    South Africa                                                 0.78%

    Indonesia                                                    0.69%

    Colombia                                                     0.58%

    El Salvador                                                  0.57%

    Ivory Coast                                                  0.51%

    Australia                                                    0.46%

    Argentina                                                    0.44%

    Bermuda                                                      0.40%

    Portugal                                                     0.40%

    Venezuela                                                    0.40%

    Spain                                                        0.39%

    Norway                                                       0.36%

    Kazakhstan                                                   0.34%

    Peru                                                         0.33%

    Croatia                                                      0.31%

    India                                                        0.30%

    Philippines                                                  0.25%

    United Arab Emirates                                         0.25%

    Hong Kong                                                    0.25%

    Turkey                                                       0.20%

    Costa Rica                                                   0.17%

    Barbados                                                     0.17%

    Singapore                                                    0.16%

    Zambia                                                       0.14%

    Bahrain                                                      0.14%

    Bulgaria                                                     0.12%

    Japan                                                        0.12%

    Ghana                                                        0.12%

    Macau                                                        0.12%

    Pakistan                                                     0.11%

    Romania                                                      0.10%

    Lebanon                                                      0.10%

    China                                                        0.09%

    Jamaica                                                      0.09%

    Mongolia                                                     0.09%

    Trinidad & Tobago                                            0.09%

    Denmark                                                      0.08%

    Belgium                                                      0.08%

    Sweden                                                       0.08%

    Guatemala                                                    0.07%

    Sri Lanka                                                    0.06%

    Morocco                                                      0.05%

    Kenya                                                        0.05%

    Uruguay                                                      0.05%

    Chile                                                        0.05%

    Serbia                                                       0.03%

    Virgin Islands (BVI)                                         0.02%

    Total Investments                                          100.00%


    Net Currency Exposure Breakdown                        Portfolio %

    United States Dollar                                       100.02%

    Brazilian Real                                               2.00%

    Indonesian Rupiah                                            1.03%

    Peruvian Nuevo Sol                                           1.02%

    Mexican Peso                                                 0.99%

    South African Rand                                           0.79%

    New Turkish Lira                                             0.78%

    Dominican Peso                                               0.52%

    Colombian Peso                                               0.46%

    Philippine Peso                                              0.30%

    Indian Rupee                                                 0.26%

    Costa Rican Colon                                            0.21%

    Hungarian Forint                                             0.17%

    Uruguayan Peso                                               0.06%

    Swiss Franc                                                  0.04%

    Great British Pound                                         -0.63%

    Japanese Yen                                                -2.43%

    Euro                                                        -2.53%

    Australian Dollar                                           -3.06%

    Total Investments                                          100.00%


    Credit Rating                                          Portfolio %

    AAA                                                         -4.19%

    AA                                                           0.34%

    A                                                            2.59%

    BBB                                                         13.78%

    BB                                                          29.69%

    B                                                           31.87%

    CCC                                                         15.92%

    CC                                                           0.85%

    C                                                            0.01%

    D                                                            0.62%

    Not Rated                                                    4.30%

    Short Term Investments                                       1.16%

                                                 N/A             3.06%

    Total Investments                                          100.00%


    Bonds By Maturity                                      Portfolio %

    Less than 1 year                                            -8.78%

    1 to 5 years                                                52.45%

    5 to 10 years                                               40.61%

    10 to 20 years                                               7.75%

    20 to 30 years                                               5.66%

    More than 30 years                                           1.63%

    Other                                                        0.68%

    Total Net Assets                                           100.00%


    Portfolio Statistics:

    Average Coupon:                                              7.14%

    Average Bond Price:                                         99.85%

    Percentage of Leverage:

    Bank Borrowing:                                              0.00%

    Investment Operations:                                     25.63%*

    Preferred Stock:                                             0.00%

    Tender Option Bonds:                                         0.00%

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

    Total Fund Leverage:                                        25.63%

    Average Maturity:                                       7.83 Years

    Effective Duration:                                     4.86 Years

    Total Net Assets:                                $1,204.35 Million

    Net Asset Value:                                            $13.97

    Number of Holdings:                                           1167

    Portfolio Turnover:                                            36%


    * 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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