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Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings

Portfolio %

1) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.25%, 02/15/27

1.06 %

2) CCO Holdings 4.50%, 08/15/30 - 06/01/33

0.66 %

3) CCO Holdings 4.75%, 02/01/32

0.62 %

4) Dominican Republic Intl Bond 8.625%, 04/20/27

0.61 %

5) Royal Caribbean Cruises 5.50%, 08/31/26 - 04/01/28

0.53 %

6) AMMC CLO 25 Ltd. 12.051%, 04/15/35

0.52 %

7) Palmer Square CLO Ltd. 11.713%, 01/15/35

0.43 %

8) Allied Universal Holdco/Allied Universal Finance Corp. 4.625%, 06/01/28

0.42 %

9) Altice France SA 5.125%, 01/15/29 - 07/15/29

0.41 %

10) Balboa Bay Loan Funding 13.212%, 04/20/34

0.38 %

Investment Type

Portfolio %

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

Industrial

Energy

7.21 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

6.69 %

Communications - Media

6.33 %

Capital Goods

4.23 %

Basic

3.94 %

Consumer Cyclical - Other

3.22 %

Communications - Telecommunications

2.76 %

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

2.75 %

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive

2.70 %

Services

2.54 %

Technology

1.94 %

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment

1.67 %

Transportation - Services

1.17 %

Transportation - Airlines

0.72 %

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants

0.46 %

Other Industrial

0.46 %

SUBTOTAL

48.79 %

Credit Default Swaps

14.60 %

Financial Institutions

Finance

2.08 %

REITs

1.31 %

Insurance

1.01 %

Brokerage

0.94 %

Other Finance

0.67 %

Banking

0.35 %

SUBTOTAL

6.36 %

Utility

Electric

0.40 %

Natural Gas

0.07 %

SUBTOTAL

0.47 %

SUBTOTAL

70.22 %

Corporates - Investment Grade

Industrial

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive

2.16 %

Energy

1.69 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

1.28 %

Communications - Media

1.06 %

Basic

0.95 %

Consumer Cyclical - Other

0.88 %

Capital Goods

0.59 %

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

0.32 %

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment

0.26 %

Transportation - Services

0.24 %

Communications - Telecommunications

0.09 %

Transportation - Airlines

0.09 %

Technology

0.08 %

Other Industrial

0.04 %

Services

0.03 %

Transportation - Railroads

0.03 %

SUBTOTAL

9.79 %

Financial Institutions

Banking

6.74 %

Insurance

1.32 %

Finance

0.66 %

REITs

0.27 %

Brokerage

0.16 %

SUBTOTAL

9.15 %

Utility

Electric

1.30 %

Other Utility

0.05 %

SUBTOTAL

1.35 %

SUBTOTAL

20.29 %

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

Industrial

Basic

1.75 %

Energy

1.05 %

Consumer Cyclical - Other

0.92 %

Consumer Non-Cyclical

0.69 %

Communications - Media

0.20 %

Capital Goods

0.18 %

Communications - Telecommunications

0.13 %

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

0.11 %

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive

0.05 %

Services

0.04 %

Transportation - Services

0.02 %

SUBTOTAL

5.14 %

Utility

Electric

0.42 %

Other Utility

0.07 %

SUBTOTAL

0.49 %

Financial Institutions

Banking

0.12 %

SUBTOTAL

0.12 %

SUBTOTAL

5.75 %

Interest Rate Futures

3.90 %

Collateralized Loan Obligations

CLO - Floating Rate

3.59 %

SUBTOTAL

3.59 %

Bank Loans

Industrial

Consumer Non-Cyclical

0.53 %

Communications - Media

0.44 %

Technology

0.41 %

Communications - Telecommunications

0.36 %

Energy

0.35 %

Capital Goods

0.20 %

Other Industrial

0.18 %

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers

0.05 %

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants

0.02 %

Transportation - Airlines

0.02 %

SUBTOTAL

2.56 %

Financial Institutions

Insurance

0.33 %

Finance

0.02 %

SUBTOTAL

0.35 %

Utility

Electric

0.18 %

SUBTOTAL

0.18 %

SUBTOTAL

3.09 %

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

Risk Share Floating Rate

2.20 %

Non-Agency Fixed Rate

0.33 %

Non-Agency Floating Rate

0.30 %

Agency Fixed Rate

0.22 %

SUBTOTAL

3.05 %

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

2.16 %

Credit Default Swaps

0.27 %

SUBTOTAL

2.43 %

U.S. Govt & Agency Securities

1.65 %

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

Credit Default Swaps

1.24 %

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS

0.38 %

SUBTOTAL

1.62 %

Quasi-Sovereigns

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds

1.03 %

SUBTOTAL

1.03 %

EM Government Agencies

0.48 %

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds

0.40 %

Asset-Backed Securities

Other ABS - Floating Rate

0.28 %

Autos - Fixed Rate

0.08 %

SUBTOTAL

0.36 %

Inflation-Linked Securities

0.24 %

Common Stocks

0.17 %

Preferred Stocks

Industrials

0.09 %

SUBTOTAL

0.09 %

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

Currency Instruments

-0.02 %

SUBTOTAL

-0.02 %

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

-0.59 %

Cash & Cash Equivalents

Cash

1.25 %

Funds and Investment Trusts

1.04 %

SUBTOTAL

2.29 %

Derivative Offsets

Futures Offsets

-3.86 %

Swap Offsets

-16.18 %

SUBTOTAL

-20.04 %

TOTAL

100.00 %

Country Breakdown

Portfolio %

United States

67.43 %

United Kingdom

4.26 %

France

2.64 %

Canada

1.92 %

Germany

1.81 %

Spain

1.73 %

Brazil

1.36 %

Mexico

1.34 %

Luxembourg

1.25 %

Colombia

1.22 %

Australia

0.99 %

Italy

0.99 %

India

0.92 %

Israel

0.74 %

Dominican Republic

0.62 %

Chile

0.61 %

China

0.56 %

Macau

0.55 %

South Africa

0.54 %

Nigeria

0.53 %

Hong Kong

0.52 %

Peru

0.52 %

Switzerland

0.50 %

Ireland

0.44 %

Netherlands

0.41 %

Puerto Rico

0.40 %

Kazakhstan

0.36 %

Turkey

0.33 %

Angola

0.32 %

Finland

0.32 %

Norway

0.32 %

Indonesia

0.28 %

Zambia

0.26 %

Egypt

0.23 %

El Salvador

0.22 %

Slovenia

0.21 %

Japan

0.18 %

Jersey (Channel Islands)

0.17 %

Ukraine

0.15 %

Panama

0.14 %

Guatemala

0.12 %

Argentina

0.10 %

Sweden

0.10 %

Malaysia

0.08 %

Trinidad and Tobago

0.05 %

United Republic of Tanzania

0.05 %

Czech Republic

0.04 %

Kuwait

0.04 %

Morocco

0.04 %

Romania

0.04 %

Cash & Cash Equivalents

1.05 %

Total Investments

100.00 %

Net Currency Exposure Breakdown

Portfolio %

US Dollar

100.15 %

Canadian Dollar

0.18 %

Pound Sterling

0.10 %

Norwegian Krone

0.02 %

Brazilian Real

0.01 %

Indonesian Rupiah

0.01 %

Swedish Krona

0.01 %

Australian Dollar

-0.01 %

Czech Koruna

-0.01 %

Hungarian Forint

-0.01 %

Polish Zloty

-0.01 %

Colombian Peso

-0.13 %

Euro

-0.31 %

Total Net Assets

100.00 %

Credit Rating

Portfolio %

AAA

1.95 %

AA

0.36 %

A

3.65 %

BBB

18.92 %

BB

42.39 %

B

20.35 %

CCC

7.51 %

CC

0.34 %

D

0.01 %

Not Rated

2.60 %

Short Term Investments

1.04 %

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

-0.59 %

N/A

1.47 %

Total

100.00 %

Bonds by Maturity

Portfolio %

Less than 1 Year

6.93 %

1 To 5 Years

61.05 %

5 To 10 Years

27.26 %

10 To 20 Years

2.37 %

20 To 30 Years

1.10 %

More than 30 Years

1.12 %

Other

0.17 %

Total Net Assets

100.00 %

Portfolio Statistics:

Average Coupon:

7.50 %

Average Bond Price:

95.71

Percentage of Leverage(based on gross assets):

Bank Borrowing:

0.00 %

Investment Operations:*

16.48 %

Preferred Stock:

0.00 %

Tender Option Bonds:

0.00 %

VMTP Shares:

0.00 %

Total Fund Leverage:

16.48 %

Average Maturity:

    5.37 Years

Effective Duration:

    3.23 Years

Total Net Assets:

$969.29 Million

Net Asset Value:

$11.24

Total Number of Holdings:

1,293

Portfolio Turnover:

45.00 %

* 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.