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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 3/17/23

Our newsletter presents key trends derived from observable Corporate Bond pricing data over a weekly period.

New Issues

IG Corp bond new issues for the week ending 3/17/23, issue size of $50 million and larger

ISSUE COLLATERAL TYPE AMT ISSUED (MM) PX AT ISSUANCE YIELD AT ISSUANCE (%) SPREAD AT ISSUE
Citigroup Global Markets (USD) 5% 5/28/2029 Senior Notes 272 100 5 N/A
Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (USD) 5.45% 4/15/2033 First Mortgage Bond 400 99.772 5.48 155

Top 10 Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price increases between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 NRW 1.375 1/15/2120 1.38% 01/15/20 12.10% 51.86 46.26 2
2 FRC 4.625 2/13/2047 4.63% 02/13/47 10.21% 66.60 60.43 28
3 DIS 3.8 5/13/2060 3.80% 05/13/60 9.60% 82.85 75.59 25
4 NWGLN 1.7118 7/16/2049 1.71% 07/16/49 9.37% 93.71 85.68 2
5 GBHK 1.59 3/4/2036 1.59% 03/04/36 8.70% 79.91 73.51 3
6 INTC 4.1 5/19/2046 4.10% 05/19/46 8.65% 87.67 80.69 17
7 SLOREP 1.175 2/13/2062 1.18% 02/13/62 8.56% 55.71 51.32 3
8 KEL 1.75756 2/1/2054 1.76% 02/01/54 8.45% 97.34 89.76 3
9 UU 1.435 11/21/2056 1.44% 11/21/56 8.29% 92.18 85.12 6
10 THRGN 0.375 12/1/2051 0.38% 12/01/51 8.19% 50.22 46.42 2

Bottom 10 Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price decreases between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 CS 0 3/30/2023 6.50% 03/30/23 -40.52% 57.65 96.93 15
2 WAL 3 6/15/2031 3.00% 06/15/31 -25.48% 64.76 86.90 12
3 SOLISB FLT 1/6/2024 8.98% 01/06/24 -23.09% 75.38 98.00 2
4 ZION 3.25 10/29/2029 3.25% 10/29/29 -22.09% 63.98 82.13 18
5 SIVB 1.8 2/2/2031 1.80% 02/02/31 -21.26% 55.37 70.32 44
6 ALLY 4.7 5/15/2032 4.70% 05/15/32 -20.67% 60.61 76.40 4
7 COF 3.95 PERP 6.84% 09/01/99 -15.23% 70.49 83.16 16
8 ICPLN 2.5 1/28/2030 2.50% 01/28/30 -13.65% 63.58 73.63 8
9 MTB 5.125 PERP 5.13% 12/29/49 -13.36% 79.05 91.23 15
10 LNC 0 4/20/2067 6.85% 04/20/67 -11.82% 60.66 68.79 5

Top 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield increases between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals -69 bps 4.57% 5.26%
2 Media: Broadcasting & Subscription -38 bps 5.46% 5.84%
3 Energy: Oil & Gas -37 bps 5.23% 5.61%
4 High Tech Industries -27 bps 5.05% 5.33%
5 Telecommunications -23 bps 4.71% 4.94%
6 Media: Diversified & Production -21 bps 4.78% 4.99%
7 Environmental Industries -21 bps 4.73% 4.93%
8 Hotel, Gaming & Leisure -18 bps 5.43% 5.61%
9 Wholesale -15 bps 4.99% 5.14%
10 Utilities: Electric -15 bps 4.95% 5.10%

Bottom 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield decreases between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Transportation: Consumer 28 bps 5.83% 5.55%
2 Banking 23 bps 5.30% 5.07%
3 Insurance 22 bps 5.70% 5.48%
4 Finance 19 bps 5.44% 5.25%
5 Metals & Mining 16 bps 5.53% 5.37%
6 Sovereign & Public Finance 12 bps 4.89% 4.77%
7 Containers, Packaging, & Glass 7 bps 5.89% 5.82%
8 Forest Products & Paper 1 bps 4.78% 4.77%
9 Real Estate -1 bps 6.39% 6.40%
10 Aerospace & Defense -2 bps 5.69% 5.71%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

Sentiment

Reveals the percent of IG Corps increasing in price (advancers) vs. IG Corps decreasing in price (decliners) between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 3/10/23 vs. the week ending 3/17/23

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 SIVB 4.345 4/29/2028 6.01% 04/29/28 138 397 259 188%
2 SIVB 3.5 1/29/2025 3.50% 01/29/25 100 352 252 252%
3 SIVB 2.1 5/15/2028 2.10% 05/15/28 153 390 237 155%
4 SIVB 1.8 10/28/2026 1.80% 10/28/26 196 431 235 120%
5 SIVB 3.125 6/5/2030 3.13% 06/05/30 195 427 232 119%
6 SIVB 1.8 2/2/2031 1.80% 02/02/31 226 443 217 96%
7 SIVB 4.57 4/29/2033 6.27% 04/29/33 214 403 189 88%
8 AAWW 8.5 2/15/2030 144A 8.50% 02/15/30 15 162 147 980%
9 FRC 4.375 8/1/2046 4.38% 08/01/46 113 258 145 128%
10 FRC 4.625 2/13/2047 4.63% 02/13/47 115 255 140 122%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 SIVB 1.8 10/28/2026 1.80% 10/28/26 45
2 SIVB 1.8 2/2/2031 1.80% 02/02/31 44
3 SIVB 4.345 4/29/2028 6.01% 04/29/28 43
4 PNC 5.068 1/24/2034 5.07% 01/24/34 43
5 TFC 5.122 1/26/2034 5.12% 01/26/34 43
6 KEY 5 1/26/2033 5.00% 01/26/33 43
7 SIVB 4.57 4/29/2033 6.27% 04/29/33 42
8 SIVB 3.125 6/5/2030 3.13% 06/05/30 42
9 SIVB 2.1 5/15/2028 2.10% 05/15/28 41
10 JPM 4.912 7/25/2033 4.91% 07/25/33 39

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

Bid and Offer Volume

Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer between 3/10/23 – 3/17/23

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