NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AB Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ACG) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of September 30, 2015.



    AB Income Fund, Inc.


    Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings                                             Portfolio %

    1) U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.375%, 8/15/27                                        21.17%

    2) U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.25%, 5/15/30                                         21.00%

    3) U.S. Treasury Notes 3.625%, 2/15/21                                        18.50%

    4) U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.50%, 11/15/26                                        14.83%

    5) U.S. Treasury Notes 2.125%, 8/31/20                                         8.77%

    6) U.S. Treasury Notes 3.125%, 5/15/21                                         5.82%

    7) U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.125%, 8/15/44                                         4.52%

    8) U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.75%, 8/15/20                                          3.01%

    9) Residual Funding Corp. Principal Strip Zero Coupon, 7/15/20                 2.19%

    10) U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.00%, 11/15/21                                        2.09%


    Investment Type                                                          Portfolio %

    Global Governments                                                           106.76%

    Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

    Industrial

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                                          2.03%

    Energy                                                                         1.92%

    Communications - Media                                                         1.72%

    Communications - Telecommunications                                            0.76%

    Basic                                                                          0.74%

    Capital Goods                                                                  0.65%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                                  0.63%

    Consumer Cyclical - Other                                                      0.45%

    Technology                                                                     0.42%

    Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                                                 0.35%

    Transportation - Services                                                      0.34%

    Services                                                                       0.21%

    Other Industrial                                                               0.19%

    Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment                                              0.09%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                      10.50%

    Credit Default Swaps                                                           2.00%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       2.00%

    Financial Institutions

    Banking                                                                        1.29%

    Other Finance                                                                  0.12%

    Finance                                                                        0.09%

    REITS                                                                          0.06%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       1.56%

    Utility

    Electric                                                                       0.78%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.78%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                      14.84%

    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    GSE Risk Share Floating Rate                                                   3.55%

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate                                                          1.70%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate                                                       0.65%

    Agency Fixed Rate                                                              0.15%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       6.05%

    Corporates - Investment Grade

    Industrial

    Communications - Telecommunications                                            0.70%

    Basic                                                                          0.63%

    Energy                                                                         0.43%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                                          0.33%

    Capital Goods                                                                  0.27%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                                  0.14%

    Transportation - Airlines                                                      0.08%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       2.58%

    Financial Institutions

    Insurance                                                                      1.46%

    Banking                                                                        0.53%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       1.99%

    Utility

    Electric                                                                       0.21%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.21%

    Credit Default Swaps                                                           0.08%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.08%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       4.86%

    Agencies

    Agency Debentures                                                              4.03%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       4.03%

    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                                                     3.10%

    Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS                                                  0.23%

    Credit Default Swaps                                                           0.22%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       3.55%

    Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

    Industrial

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                                          0.47%

    Capital Goods                                                                  0.37%

    Communications - Telecommunications                                            0.21%

    Basic                                                                          0.20%

    Transportation - Airlines                                                      0.14%

    Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                                                  0.13%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       1.52%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       1.52%

    Whole Loan Trusts

    Performing Asset                                                               1.39%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       1.39%

    Common Stocks                                                                  1.23%

    Quasi-Sovereigns

    Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                                                          1.09%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       1.09%

    Local Governments - Municipal Bonds                                            0.90%

    Emerging Markets - Sovereigns                                                  0.88%

    Preferred Stocks

    Financial Institutions                                                         0.51%

    Industrial                                                                     0.20%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.71%

    Bank Loans

    Industrial

    Basic                                                                          0.12%

    Consumer Non-Cyclical                                                          0.11%

    Energy                                                                         0.10%

    Communications - Media                                                         0.08%

    Other Industrial                                                               0.05%

    Technology                                                                     0.01%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.47%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.47%

    Governments - Sovereign Agencies                                               0.45%

    Currency Instruments

    Forward Currency Exchange Contracts                                            0.29%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.29%

    Investment Companies

    Funds and Investment Trusts                                                    0.16%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.16%

    Asset-Backed Securities

    Autos - Fixed Rate                                                             0.12%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       0.12%

    Put Options Written                                                           -0.01%

    Interest Rate Swaps - SIFMA                                                  -35.61%

    Interest Rate Futures                                                        -47.91%

    Reverse Repurchase Agreements                                                -52.53%

    Net Cash Equivalents

    Investment Companies                                                           3.14%

    Cash                                                                           1.56%

    Foreign Currency                                                              -0.01%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                       4.69%

    Derivative Offsets

    Futures Offsets                                                               47.62%

    Swaps Offsets                                                                 34.45%

    SUBTOTAL                                                                      82.07%

                                                                                 100.00%


    Country Breakdown                                                        Portfolio %

    United States                                                                 91.13%

    Brazil                                                                         2.11%

    Mexico                                                                         1.04%

    Canada                                                                         0.89%

    Bermuda                                                                        0.77%

    France                                                                         0.45%

    United Kingdom                                                                 0.41%

    Luxembourg                                                                     0.40%

    Switzerland                                                                    0.30%

    Indonesia                                                                      0.29%

    Germany                                                                        0.26%

    India                                                                          0.24%

    Spain                                                                          0.22%

    El Salvador                                                                    0.20%

    Barbados                                                                       0.15%

    Jamaica                                                                        0.14%

    Venezuela                                                                      0.13%

    Dominican Republic                                                             0.11%

    Italy                                                                          0.11%

    Netherlands                                                                    0.10%

    Guatemala                                                                      0.08%

    Ivory Coast                                                                    0.08%

    Belgium                                                                        0.07%

    Pakistan                                                                       0.07%

    Zambia                                                                         0.05%

    Sri Lanka                                                                      0.05%

    South Africa                                                                   0.04%

    Morocco                                                                        0.04%

    Australia                                                                      0.03%

    Sweden                                                                         0.02%

    Peru                                                                           0.01%

    Norway                                                                         0.01%

    Total Investments                                                            100.00%


    Net Currency Exposure Breakdown                                          Portfolio %

    United States Dollar                                                         101.37%

    Japanese Yen                                                                   3.02%

    New Zealand Dollar                                                             0.05%

    Mexican Peso                                                                   0.02%

    Indonesian Rupiah                                                              0.01%

    Malaysian Ringgit                                                              0.01%

    Australian Dollar                                                              0.01%

    Great British Pound                                                           -0.02%

    Norwegian Krone                                                               -0.03%

    Brazilian Real                                                                -0.09%

    Taiwan New Dollar                                                             -0.48%

    Euro                                                                          -1.87%

    Singapore Dollar                                                              -2.00%

    Total Net Assets                                                             100.00%


    Credit Rating                                                            Portfolio %

    AAA                                                                           58.11%

    A                                                                              1.58%

    BBB                                                                           10.22%

    BB                                                                             7.02%

    B                                                                              7.17%

    CCC                                                                            2.92%

    CC                                                                             0.33%

    D                                                                              0.38%

    Not Rated                                                                      5.14%

    Short Term Investments                                                         3.14%

                                                                   N/A             3.99%

                                                                                 100.00%


    Bonds By Maturity                                                        Portfolio %

    Less than 1 year                                                             -45.60%

    1 to 5 years                                                                  28.52%

    5 to 10 years                                                                 45.55%

    10 to 20 years                                                                61.93%

    20 to 30 years                                                                 7.42%

    More than 30 years                                                             0.95%

    Other                                                                          1.23%

    Total Net Assets                                                             100.00%


    Portfolio Statistics:

    Average Coupon:                                                                7.56%

    Average Bond Price :                                                          120.18

    Percentage of Leverage:

    Bank Borrowing:                                                                0.00%

    Investment Operations:                                                       38.24%*

    Preferred Stock:                                                               0.00%

    Tender Option Bonds:                                                           0.00%

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

    Total Fund Leverage:                                                          58.91%

    Average Maturity:                                                        14.46 Years

    Effective Duration:                                                       4.91 Years

    Total Net Assets:                                                  $1,769.06 Million

    Net Asset Value:                                                               $8.20

    Number of Holdings:                                                              445

    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.