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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 7/28/23

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 7/28/23, issue size of $50 million and larger

ISSUE COLLATERAL TYPE AMT ISSUED (MM) PX AT ISSUANCE YIELD AT ISSUANCE (%) SPREAD AT ISSUE
Waste Management Inc. (USD) 4.875% 2/15/2029 Senior Notes 750 99.314 5.02 75
L3Harris Tech Inc. (USD) 5.6% 7/31/2053 Senior Notes 500 99.683 5.62 155
Ares Capital Corp. (USD) 7% 1/15/2027 Senior Notes 600 99.257 7.25 265
Ashtead Capital Inc. (USD) 5.95% 10/15/2033 Senior Notes 750 99.912 5.96 210

Top 10 Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price increases between 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 EIB 9.25 10/3/2024 9.25% 10/03/24 9.85% 81.13 73.85 2
2 EBRD 30 8/25/2025 30.00% 08/25/25 8.45% 98.44 90.77 2
3 UNIVCO 3.068 4/28/2065 3.07% 04/28/65 8.42% 59.18 54.59 2
4 RUSSIA 4.25 6/23/2027 REGS 4.25% 06/23/27 8.09% 50.97 47.16 4
5 BKU 5.125 6/11/2030 5.13% 06/11/30 7.36% 83.98 78.22 8
6 GATESW 3 2/28/2027 3.00% 02/28/27 6.58% 63.34 59.43 7
7 WAL 3 6/15/2031 3.00% 06/15/31 6.19% 81.23 76.50 18
8 IFC 0 3/13/2024 0.00% 03/13/24 5.12% 83.99 79.90 2
9 OCDOLN 3.875 10/8/2026 REGS 3.88% 10/08/26 4.87% 84.93 80.98 18
10 MAHLGR 2.375 5/14/2028 2.38% 05/14/28 4.75% 80.33 76.68 18

Bottom 10 Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price decreases between 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W DEALERS
1 SBBBSS 1.75 1/14/2025 1.75% 01/14/25 -7.41% 77.10 83.27 23
2 DRE 3.05 3/1/2050 3.05% 03/01/50 -5.85% 60.97 64.76 3
3 FARMCB 6.2 PERP 6.20% NULL -5.75% 84.33 89.48 3
4 OPI 3.45 10/15/2031 3.45% 10/15/31 -4.91% 51.63 54.29 18
5 CCAMCL 4.75 12/4/2037 4.75% 12/04/37 -4.46% 82.04 85.88 2
6 SO 5.65 3/1/2037 5.65% 03/01/37 -4.38% 92.28 96.51 4
7 LNC 0 4/20/2067 7.57% 04/20/67 -4.36% 58.82 61.50 6
8 GLPSP 3.875 6/4/2025 3.88% 06/04/25 -4.29% 69.22 72.32 18
9 BAPSYS 4.1 12/1/2049 4.10% 12/01/49 -4.06% 75.70 78.91 2
10 GLPCHI 2.95 3/29/2026 2.95% 03/29/26 -4.02% 61.38 63.95 18

Top 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield increases between 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Energy: Electricity -97 bps 7.52% 8.49%
2 Banking -4 bps 5.33% 5.37%
3 Insurance -4 bps 5.54% 5.58%
4 Media: Broadcasting & Subscription -2 bps 5.96% 5.97%
5 Utilities: Oil & Gas -1 bps 5.31% 5.32%
6 Forest Products & Paper 0 bps 4.77% 4.77%
7 Utilities: Water 1 bps 5.26% 5.25%
8 Transportation: Consumer 1 bps 5.78% 5.76%
9 Services: Consumer 2 bps 6.91% 6.89%
10 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing 3 bps 7.29% 7.25%

Bottom 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield decreases between 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 0 37 bps 8.56% 8.18%
2 Transportation: Cargo 34 bps 5.55% 5.21%
3 Services: Business 34 bps 5.01% 4.67%
4 Consumer Goods: Durable 32 bps 5.36% 5.04%
5 Sovereign & Public Finance 31 bps 5.18% 4.87%
6 Containers, Packaging, & Glass 29 bps 6.00% 5.71%
7 Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber 23 bps 5.87% 5.64%
8 Capital Equipment 19 bps 4.87% 4.68%
9 Utilities: Electric 18 bps 5.19% 5.01%
10 Hotel, Gaming & Leisure 18 bps 8.42% 8.24%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

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 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 7/21/23 vs. the week ending 7/28/23

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 KORHIC 5.5 7/17/2026 5.50% 07/17/26 91 151 60 66%
2 NGGLN 5.602 6/12/2028 5.60% 06/12/28 156 209 53 34%
3 HSBC 5.875 11/1/2034 5.88% 11/01/34 10 56 46 460%
4 HKLSP 5.25 7/14/2033 5.25% 07/14/33 101 146 45 45%
5 YALUNI 2.402 4/15/2050 2.40% 04/15/50 75 114 39 52%
6 CSL 0.55 9/1/2023 0.55% 09/01/23 28 65 37 132%
7 COF 6.312 6/8/2029 6.31% 06/08/29 240 275 35 15%
8 COF 2.636 3/3/2026 2.64% 03/03/26 70 104 34 49%
9 SUMIBK 5.852 7/13/2030 5.85% 07/13/30 266 299 33 12%
10 DE 4.95 7/14/2028 4.95% 07/14/28 328 360 32 10%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 JPM 5.35 6/1/2034 5.35% 06/01/34 39
2 JPM 5.299 7/24/2029 5.30% 07/24/29 36
3 BAC 5.288 4/25/2034 5.29% 04/25/34 36
4 INTC 5.2 2/10/2033 5.20% 02/10/33 36
5 WFC 5.389 4/24/2034 5.39% 04/24/34 35
6 DE 4.95 7/14/2028 4.95% 07/14/28 35
7 USB 5.836 6/12/2034 5.84% 06/12/34 35
8 TFC 5.867 6/8/2034 5.87% 06/08/34 34
9 NDAQ 5.55 2/15/2034 5.55% 02/15/34 34
10 DIS 2.65 1/13/2031 2.65% 01/13/31 34

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

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 7/21/23 – 7/28/23

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