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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 5/5/23

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 5/5/23, issue size of $50 million and larger

ISSUE COLLATERAL TYPE AMT ISSUED (MM) PX AT ISSUANCE YIELD AT ISSUANCE (%) SPREAD AT ISSUE
Tractor Supply Co. (USD) 5.25% 5/15/2033 Senior Notes 750 99.559 5.31 175
Northern States Power Co. of Wisconsin (USD) 5.1% 5/15/2053 First Mortgage Bond 800 99.254 5.15 135
Meta Platforms Inc. (USD) 5.75% 5/15/2063 Senior Notes 1750 99.702 5.77 192
Hershey Co. (USD) 4.5% 5/4/2033 Senior Notes 400 99.801 4.52 97

Top 10 Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price increases between 4/28/23 – 5/5/23

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 CFG 3.75 7/1/2024 3.75% 07/01/24 4.71% 95.16 90.88 4
2 FRSTSO 5.625 10/1/2046 5.63% 10/01/46 4.60% 100.36 95.94 3
3 WFC 6.125 1/9/2028 6.13% 01/09/28 4.59% 102.97 98.45 3
4 CITCON 4.496 PERP 7.76% NULL 4.15% 66.14 63.50 16
5 PAA 6.65 1/15/2037 6.65% 01/15/37 3.99% 103.76 99.78 16
6 CFELEC 5 9/29/2036 5.00% 09/29/36 3.95% 84.72 81.50 2
7 CMS 2.5 5/1/2060 2.50% 05/01/60 3.90% 60.77 58.49 17
8 ADTIN 4.25 5/21/2036 144A 4.25% 05/21/36 3.77% 74.86 72.15 2
9 NRW 1.75 7/11/2068 1.75% 07/11/68 3.57% 65.16 62.92 4
10 HSBC 4.25 8/18/2025 4.25% 08/18/25 3.49% 97.77 94.46 17

Bottom 10 Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price decreases between 4/21/23 – 4/28/23

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 MTB 5.125 PERP 5.13% NULL -10.43% 69.54 77.64 19
2 COF 3.95 PERP 6.76% NULL -10.08% 67.88 75.49 18
3 PPBI 4.875 5/15/2029 4.88% 05/15/29 -9.90% 80.41 89.25 2
4 MTB 3.5 PERP 3.50% NULL -9.89% 59.25 65.75 17
5 TFC 5.125 PERP 7.96% NULL -9.85% 72.62 80.56 17
6 PNC 3.4 PERP 3.40% NULL -9.54% 68.79 76.04 19
7 HTLF 2.75 9/15/2031 2.75% 09/15/31 -9.40% 74.67 82.42 2
8 VLY 5.25 6/15/2030 5.25% 06/15/30 -8.69% 86.75 95.00 2
9 USB 0 PERP 3.50% NULL -8.59% 70.48 77.10 4
10 LNC FLT 5/17/2066 7.53% 05/17/66 -8.10% 57.76 62.85 11

Top 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield increases between 4/28/23 – 5/5/23

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Media: Broadcasting & Subscription -46 bps 5.24% 5.71%
2 High Tech Industries -30 bps 4.61% 4.91%
3 Aerospace & Defense -26 bps 5.10% 5.36%
4 Wholesale -22 bps 4.59% 4.81%
5 Energy: Electricity -20 bps 6.41% 6.61%
6 Forest Products & Paper -20 bps 4.30% 4.50%
7 Automotive -17 bps 4.86% 5.02%
8 Finance -14 bps 5.05% 5.19%
9 Beverage, Food & Tobacco -14 bps 4.10% 4.24%
10 Environmental Industries -14 bps 4.26% 4.40%

Bottom 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield decreases between 4/28/23 – 5/5/23

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Transportation: Cargo 56 bps 6.65% 6.09%
2 Consumer Goods: Durable 11 bps 4.46% 4.35%
3 Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber 9 bps 5.15% 5.06%
4 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing 8 bps 6.71% 6.63%
5 Insurance 3 bps 5.34% 5.31%
6 Sovereign & Public Finance -2 bps 4.74% 4.76%
7 Utilities: Water -2 bps 4.56% 4.58%
8 Containers, Packaging, & Glass -3 bps 5.32% 5.35%
9 Banking -4 bps 5.05% 5.09%
10 Services: Consumer -5 bps 6.44% 6.49%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 4/28/23 – 5/5/23

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 4/28/23 – 5/5/23

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 4/28/23 vs. the week ending 5/5/23

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 PM 5.125 2/15/2030 5.13% 02/15/30 167 236 69 41%
2 PM 5.375 2/15/2033 5.38% 02/15/33 211 279 68 32%
3 WAL 5.25 6/1/2030 5.25% 06/01/30 99 165 66 67%
4 PM 4.875 2/15/2028 4.88% 02/15/28 198 262 64 32%
5 BPCEGP 5.975 1/18/2027 144A 5.98% 01/18/27 140 203 63 45%
6 PRU 5.625 6/15/2043 5.63% 06/15/43 190 253 63 33%
7 SHINHAN BK GLOBAL MEDIUM TERM 4.50% 04/12/28 92 146 54 59%
8 HSY 1.7 6/1/2030 1.70% 06/01/30 124 176 52 42%
9 CMA 7.875 9/15/2026 7.88% 09/15/26 75 122 47 63%
10 HSY 0.9 6/1/2025 0.90% 06/01/25 105 149 44 42%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 4/28/23 – 5/5/23

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 BK 4.967 4/26/2034 4.97% 04/26/34 42
2 INTC 5.2 2/10/2033 5.20% 02/10/33 41
3 USB 4.839 2/1/2034 4.84% 02/01/34 41
4 PNC 5.068 1/24/2034 5.07% 01/24/34 40
5 TFC 5.122 1/26/2034 5.12% 01/26/34 40
6 META 3.85 8/15/2032 3.85% 08/15/32 38
7 MS 5.25 4/21/2034 5.25% 04/21/34 38
8 BAC 5.288 4/25/2034 5.29% 04/25/34 38
9 INTC 5.7 2/10/2053 5.70% 02/10/53 37
10 WFC 5.389 4/24/2034 5.39% 04/24/34 36

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 4/28/23 – 5/5/23

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 4/28/23 – 5/5/23

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