NEW YORK, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ACG) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of June 30, 2015.



    AB Income Fund, Inc.


    Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings                         Portfolio %

    1) U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.375%, 8/15/27                    20.39%

    2) U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.25%, 5/15/30                     20.08%

    3) U.S. Treasury Notes 3.625%, 2/15/21                    18.01%

    4) U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.50%, 11/15/26                    14.33%

    5) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.125%, 8/31/20 -
     8/15/21                                                   9.71%

    6) U.S. Treasury Notes 3.125%, 5/15/21                     5.66%

    7) U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.125%, 8/15/44                     4.26%

    8) U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.75%, 8/15/20                      2.97%

    9) Residual Funding Corp. Principal Strip Zero
     Coupon, 7/15/20                                           2.12%

    10) U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.00%, 11/15/21                    2.05%


    Investment Type                                      Portfolio %

    Global Governments                                       105.64%

    Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

    Industrial

    Energy                                                     2.26%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                      1.93%

    Communications - Media                                     1.78%

    Basic                                                      1.00%

    Communications - Telecommunications                        0.79%

    Capital Goods                                              0.67%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                              0.57%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                  0.45%

    Technology                                                 0.39%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                             0.36%

    Transportation - Services                                  0.35%

    Services                                                   0.21%

    Other Industrial                                           0.19%

    Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                          0.09%

    SUBTOTAL                                                  11.04%

    Credit Default Swaps                                       2.10%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   2.10%

    Financial Institutions

    Banking                                                    1.08%

    Insurance                                                  0.14%

    Other Finance                                              0.12%

    Finance                                                    0.09%

    REITS                                                      0.06%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   1.49%

    Utility

    Electric                                                   0.80%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   0.80%

    SUBTOTAL                                                  15.43%

    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    GSE Risk Share Floating Rate                               2.37%

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate                                      1.83%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate                                   1.04%

    Agency Fixed Rate                                          0.20%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   5.44%

    Corporates - Investment Grade

    Industrial

    Basic                                                      0.74%

    Communications - Telecommunications                        0.73%

    Capital Goods                                              0.38%

    Energy                                                     0.37%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                      0.32%

    Transportation - Airlines                                  0.09%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   2.63%

    Financial Institutions

    Insurance                                                  1.43%

    Banking                                                    0.52%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   1.95%

    Credit Default Swaps                                       0.29%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   0.29%

    Utility

    Electric                                                   0.20%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   0.20%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   5.07%

    Agencies

    Agency Debentures                                          3.90%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   3.90%

    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                                 3.11%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS                              0.23%

    Credit Default Swaps                                       0.22%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   3.56%

    Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

    Industrial

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                      0.51%

    Capital Goods                                              0.39%

    Basic                                                      0.25%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                              0.24%

    Communications - Telecommunications                        0.22%

    Transportation - Airlines                                  0.16%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   1.77%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   1.77%

    Whole Loan Trusts

    Performing Asset                                           1.22%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   1.22%

    Quasi-Sovereigns

    Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                                      1.19%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   1.19%

    Common Stocks                                              1.18%

    Local Governments - Municipal Bonds                        0.86%

    Bank Loans

    Industrial

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                              0.24%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                      0.14%

    Energy                                                     0.11%

    Other Industrial                                           0.11%

    Basic                                                      0.09%

    Communications - Media                                     0.08%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                  0.06%

    Technology                                                 0.01%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   0.84%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   0.84%

    Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                              0.84%

    Preferred Stocks

    Financial Institutions                                     0.35%

    Industrial                                                 0.19%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   0.54%

    Governments - Sovereign Agencies                           0.33%

    Investment Companies

    Funds and Investment Trusts                                0.15%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   0.15%

    Asset-Backed Securities

    Autos - Fixed Rate                                         0.12%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   0.12%

    Currency Instruments

    Forward Currency Exchange Contracts                       -0.10%

    SUBTOTAL                                                  -0.10%

    Interest Rate Swaps - SIFMA                              -38.38%

    Interest Rate Futures                                    -44.54%

    Reverse Repurchase Agreements                            -54.29%

    Net Cash Equivalents

    Cash                                                       6.66%

    Investment Companies                                       2.45%

    Foreign Government Bonds                                   0.23%

    SUBTOTAL                                                   9.34%

    Derivative Offsets

    Futures Offsets                                           44.66%

    Swaps Offsets                                             35.23%

    SUBTOTAL                                                  79.89%

                                                             100.00%


    Country Breakdown                                    Portfolio %

    United States                                             90.20%

    Brazil                                                     2.71%

    Mexico                                                     0.99%

    Canada                                                     0.97%

    Bermuda                                                    0.74%

    Luxembourg                                                 0.45%

    United Kingdom                                             0.38%

    Indonesia                                                  0.31%

    France                                                     0.30%

    Peru                                                       0.29%

    Germany                                                    0.27%

    India                                                      0.27%

    Switzerland                                                0.24%

    Spain                                                      0.23%

    El Salvador                                                0.22%

    Barbados                                                   0.16%

    Uruguay                                                    0.15%

    Venezuela                                                  0.14%

    Dominican Republic                                         0.13%

    Italy                                                      0.11%

    Netherlands                                                0.10%

    Ivory Coast                                                0.09%

    Guatemala                                                  0.08%

    Belgium                                                    0.07%

    Jamaica                                                    0.07%

    Pakistan                                                   0.07%

    Zambia                                                     0.06%

    Sri Lanka                                                  0.05%

    Morocco                                                    0.04%

    South Africa                                               0.04%

    Australia                                                  0.03%

    Sweden                                                     0.02%

    Norway                                                     0.02%

    Total Investments                                        100.00%


    Net Currency Exposure Breakdown                      Portfolio %

    United States Dollar                                     106.14%

    Indonesian Rupiah                                          0.63%

    Brazilian Real                                             0.38%

    Uruguayan Peso                                             0.23%

    Mexican Peso                                               0.01%

    Norwegian Krone                                           -0.02%

    Great British Pound                                       -0.03%

    Euro                                                      -0.05%

    Taiwan New Dollar                                         -0.50%

    New Turkish Lira                                          -0.89%

    New Zealand Dollar                                        -0.93%

    Australian Dollar                                         -1.46%

    Canadian Dollar                                           -1.50%

    South Korean Won                                          -2.01%

    Total Net Assets                                         100.00%


    Credit Rating                                        Portfolio %

    AAA                                                       54.57%

    A                                                          1.41%

    BBB                                                       10.92%

    BB                                                         7.13%

    B                                                          7.59%

    CCC                                                        3.18%

    CC                                                         0.28%

    C                                                          0.04%

    D                                                          0.42%

    Not Rated                                                  4.72%

    Short Term Investments                                     2.67%

                                               N/A             7.07%

                                                             100.00%


    Bonds By Maturity                                    Portfolio %

    Less than 1 year                                         -43.73%

    1 to 5 years                                              16.08%

    5 to 10 years                                             58.11%

    10 to 20 years                                            59.44%

    20 to 30 years                                             7.66%

    More than 30 years                                         1.26%

    Other                                                      1.18%

    Total Net Assets                                         100.00%


    Portfolio Statistics:

    Average Coupon:                                            7.69%

    Average Bond Price :                                      118.50

    Percentage of Leverage:

    Bank Borrowing:                                            0.00%

    Investment Operations:                                   46.94%*

    Preferred Stock:                                           0.00%

    Tender Option Bonds:                                       0.00%

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

    Total Fund Leverage:                                      46.94%

    Average Maturity:                                    14.63 Years

    Effective Duration:                                   4.80 Years

    Total Net Assets:                              $1,796.70 Million

    Net Asset Value:                                           $8.33

    Number of Holdings:                                          449

    Portfolio Turnover:                                          32%

* 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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SOURCE AB Income Fund, Inc.