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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 7/26/24

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 7/26/24, issue size of $50 million and larger

ISSUE COLLATERAL TYPE AMT ISSUED (MM) PRC AT ISSUANCE YIELD AT ISSUANCE (%) SPREAD AT ISSUE
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (USD) 4.8% 1/15/2030 Senior Note, Issued 1250 99.94 4.81 65
Nationwide Building Society (USD) 5.127% 7/29/2029 Note, To Be Issued 1000 100 5.13 95
Kinder Morgan Inc. (USD) 5.95% 8/1/2054 Senior Note, To Be Issued 750 99.542 5.98 150

Top 10 Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price increases between 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PRC PRC-1W DEALERS
1 TSINGH 6.5 1/31/2028 6.50% 01/31/28 6.59% 63.89 59.94 13
2 ZURNVX 2.3 2/25/2030 2.30% 02/25/30 6.22% 84.18 79.25 2
3 NANFUN 5 PERP 5.00% NULL 4.25% 72.52 69.56 12
4 RTOLN 0.5 10/14/2028 0.50% 10/14/28 3.90% 92.35 88.88 14
5 ROSW 5.25 7/15/2035 5.25% 07/15/35 3.84% 99.85 96.15 7
6 VLY 5.25 6/15/2030 5.25% 06/15/30 3.12% 85.61 83.03 5
7 ANDINA 3.95 1/21/2050 REGS 3.95% 01/21/50 3.11% 75.20 72.93 14
8 SHUION 5.5 6/29/2026 5.50% 06/29/26 2.93% 76.91 74.72 20
9 LRESM 1.843 11/3/2028 1.84% 11/03/28 2.71% 93.65 91.18 11
10 DBHNGR 1.987 7/8/2030 1.99% 07/08/30 2.20% 83.95 82.14 4

Bottom 10 Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price decreases between 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PRC PRC-1W DEALERS
1 WBA 4.65 6/1/2046 4.65% 06/01/46 -15.02% 65.61 77.21 18
2 THAMES 1.98 8/28/2042 1.98% 08/28/42 -7.79% 68.52 74.30 8
3 CMI 5.65 3/1/2098 5.65% 03/01/98 -6.85% 91.51 98.24 7
4 SVTLN 1.5225 8/1/2058 1.52% 08/01/58 -6.31% 70.46 75.21 3
5 ELOFR 4.875 12/8/2028 4.88% 12/08/28 -4.30% 90.54 94.61 20
6 ALB 5.65 6/1/2052 5.65% 06/01/52 -3.72% 84.77 88.04 21
7 UNH 5.2 4/15/2063 5.20% 04/15/63 -3.56% 92.05 95.45 22
8 PARA 4.95 5/19/2050 4.95% 05/19/50 -3.49% 71.22 73.80 29
9 AAPL 2.55 8/20/2060 2.55% 08/20/60 -3.47% 61.29 63.49 22
10 SWSFIN 4.5 3/31/2052 4.50% 03/31/52 -3.37% 76.32 78.99 12

Top 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield increases between 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Wholesale -39 bps 5.56% 5.95%
2 Finance -17 bps 5.35% 5.52%
3 Services: Consumer -17 bps 4.88% 5.06%
4 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing -11 bps 7.88% 8.00%
5 Consumer Goods: Non-Durable -10 bps 4.68% 4.78%
6 Transportation: Cargo -8 bps 4.75% 4.83%
7 Consumer Goods: Durable -6 bps 4.26% 4.32%
8 Energy: Oil & Gas -4 bps 5.27% 5.31%
9 Environmental Industries -3 bps 4.75% 4.77%
10 Metals & Mining -2 bps 5.10% 5.12%

Bottom 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield decreases between 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Media: Diversified & Production 44 bps 4.96% 4.52%
2 Containers, Packaging, & Glass 38 bps 6.00% 5.62%
3 Media: Broadcasting & Subscription 12 bps 5.09% 4.96%
4 Hotel, Gaming & Leisure 11 bps 4.93% 4.82%
5 Utilities: Water 11 bps 4.99% 4.88%
6 Aerospace & Defense 11 bps 5.17% 5.06%
7 Capital Equipment 9 bps 4.57% 4.48%
8 Real Estate 6 bps 6.08% 6.02%
9 Retail 6 bps 5.10% 5.04%
10 Transportation: Consumer 3 bps 5.03% 5.00%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

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 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 7/19/24 vs. the week ending 7/26/24

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 WMB 7.85 2/1/2026 7.85% 02/01/26 50 125 75 150%
2 NTT 5.136 7/2/2031 144A 5.14% 07/02/31 147 205 58 39%
3 BRK 3.85 3/15/2052 3.85% 03/15/52 140 195 55 39%
4 PLD 5.25 3/15/2054 5.25% 03/15/54 240 289 49 20%
5 AHSCRP 5.024 7/1/2045 5.02% 07/01/45 26 74 48 185%
6 WBD 3.638 3/15/2025 3.64% 03/15/25 133 179 46 35%
7 RABOBK 5.25 8/4/2045 5.25% 08/04/45 138 182 44 32%
8 BRK 2.5 1/15/2051 2.50% 01/15/51 122 166 44 36%
9 USB 3.9 4/26/2028 3.90% 04/26/28 164 205 41 25%
10 BPCEGP 5.936 5/30/2035 REGS 5.94% 05/30/35 195 236 41 21%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 ET 6.05 9/1/2054 6.05% 09/01/54 37
2 ET 5.6 9/1/2034 5.60% 09/01/34 37
3 HSBC 8 PERP 8.00% 09/07/99 37
4 ENBCN 5.95 4/5/2054 5.95% 04/05/54 36
5 MUFG 8.2 PERP 8.20% 07/15/99 36
6 HSBC 4.7 PERP 4.70% NULL 35
7 AVGO 4.15 4/15/2032 144A 4.15% 04/15/32 35
8 MPLX 5.5 6/1/2034 5.50% 06/01/34 35
9 ENBCN 5.625 4/5/2034 5.63% 04/05/34 35
10 T 5.4 2/15/2034 5.40% 02/15/34 35

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

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 7/19/24 – 7/26/24

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