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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 2/16/24

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 2/16/24, issue size of $50 million and larger

ISSUE COLLATERAL TYPE AMT ISSUED (MM) PRC AT ISSUANCE YIELD AT ISSUANCE (%) SPREAD AT ISSUE
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc. (USD) 5.15% 3/15/2034 Senior Notes 500 99.847 5.17 90
Cummins Inc. (USD) 4.9% 2/20/2029 Senior Notes 500 99.812 4.94 70
Cardinal Health Inc. (USD) 5.125% 2/15/2029 Senior Notes 650 99.923 5.14 90
PepsiCo Inc. (USD) 4.7% 2/16/2034 Senior Notes 450 99.803 4.72 55

Top 10 Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price increases between 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PRC PRC-1W DEALERS
1 GAZPRU 2.5 3/21/2026 2.50% 03/21/26 5.63% 66.46 62.92 3
2 GLPCHI 2.95 3/29/2026 2.95% 03/29/26 5.00% 74.52 70.97 21
3 GLPSP 3.875 6/4/2025 3.88% 06/04/25 4.31% 82.93 79.50 21
4 SECBEN 6.5 PERP REGS 6.50% NULL 3.47% 66.60 64.37 11
5 TELEFO 4.95 7/17/2030 REGS 4.95% 07/17/30 3.24% 67.87 65.74 19
6 LNC FLT 4/20/2067 7.63% 04/20/67 3.20% 75.70 73.35 12
7 BATSLN 3.75 PERP 3.75% NULL 3.16% 89.76 87.01 18
8 VW 1.5 1/21/2041 1.50% 01/21/41 2.77% 67.09 65.28 12
9 PACW 3.25 5/1/2031 3.25% 05/01/31 2.58% 88.23 86.01 11
10 BCRED 1.75 11/30/2026 REGS 1.75% 11/30/26 2.50% 93.43 91.15 7

Bottom 10 Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price decreases between 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PRC PRC-1W DEALERS
1 PBBGR 5 2/5/2027 5.00% 02/05/27 -7.37% 88.94 96.02 28
2 ALL 5.2 1/15/2042 5.20% 01/15/42 -6.22% 85.71 91.39 4
3 OC 4.3 7/15/2047 4.30% 07/15/47 -4.87% 81.01 85.15 21
4 HAS 5.1 5/15/2044 5.10% 05/15/44 -4.76% 85.39 89.66 9
5 VNKRLE 3.975 11/9/2027 3.98% 11/09/27 -4.75% 56.00 58.79 22
6 HESLAN 5.375 2/1/2033 5.38% 02/01/33 -4.72% 89.10 93.52 5
7 IDA 4.85 8/15/2040 4.85% 08/15/40 -3.84% 88.35 91.88 5
8 LMT 5.5 11/15/2039 5.50% 11/15/39 -3.84% 97.69 101.58 6
9 AYX 8.75 3/15/2028 144A 8.75% 03/15/28 -3.81% 102.73 106.79 18
10 INTC 4.9 7/29/2045 4.90% 07/29/45 -3.68% 95.48 99.13 7

Top 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield increases between 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Containers, Packaging, & Glass -32 bps 5.41% 5.73%
2 0 -18 bps 6.86% 7.05%
3 Real Estate -10 bps 6.61% 6.71%
4 Consumer Goods: Non-Durable -8 bps 4.45% 4.53%
5 Finance 0 bps 4.87% 4.88%
6 Utilities: Oil & Gas 0 bps 5.06% 5.05%
7 Energy: Electricity 124 bps 7.27% 6.03%
8 Sovereign & Public Finance 1 bps 4.42% 4.41%
9 Insurance 4 bps 5.12% 5.08%
10 Capital Equipment 5 bps 4.61% 4.57%

Bottom 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield decreases between 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Energy: Electricity 124 bps 7.27% 6.03%
2 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing 65 bps 7.29% 6.63%
3 Forest Products & Paper 26 bps 4.87% 4.61%
4 Aerospace & Defense 20 bps 5.32% 5.12%
5 Consumer Goods: Durable 19 bps 4.40% 4.20%
6 Telecommunications 18 bps 4.75% 4.58%
7 Retail 15 bps 5.16% 5.01%
8 Construction & Building 14 bps 4.67% 4.53%
9 Services: Consumer 13 bps 6.17% 6.05%
10 Utilities: Water 12 bps 4.92% 4.79%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

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 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 2/9/24 vs. the week ending 2/16/24

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 BAC 4.33 3/15/2050 4.33% 03/15/50 25 117 92 368%
2 CARR 6.2 3/15/2054 REGS 6.20% 03/15/54 49 140 91 186%
3 PBBGR 0.125 9/5/2024 0.13% 09/05/24 187 253 66 35%
4 PBBGR 0.25 1/17/2025 0.25% 01/17/25 205 267 62 30%
5 PBBGR 0.1 2/2/2026 0.10% 02/02/26 212 270 58 27%
6 PBBGR 4.375 8/28/2026 4.38% 08/28/26 209 265 56 27%
7 PBBGR 0.25 10/27/2025 0.25% 10/27/25 147 202 55 37%
8 PEP 4.45 2/15/2033 4.45% 02/15/33 243 298 55 23%
9 PEP 2.75 3/19/2030 2.75% 03/19/30 211 264 53 25%
10 PBBGR 5 2/5/2027 5.00% 02/05/27 245 295 50 20%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 JPM 5.336 1/23/2035 5.34% 01/23/35 40
2 WFC 5.499 1/23/2035 5.50% 01/23/35 38
3 NAB 4.787 1/10/2029 4.79% 01/10/29 38
4 INTC 5.2 2/10/2033 5.20% 02/10/33 38
5 MS 5.466 1/18/2035 5.47% 01/18/35 38
6 BMY 5.9 11/15/2033 5.90% 11/15/33 37
7 NEE 5.25 3/15/2034 5.25% 03/15/34 37
8 ORCL 4.9 2/6/2033 4.90% 02/06/33 37
9 LLOYDS 5.679 1/5/2035 5.68% 01/05/35 36
10 TOYOTA 4.65 1/5/2029 4.65% 01/05/29 36

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

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 2/9/24 – 2/16/24

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