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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 11/15/24

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 11/15/24, issue size of $50 million and larger

ISSUE COLLATERAL TYPE AMT ISSUED (MM) PRC AT ISSUANCE YIELD AT ISSUANCE (%) SPREAD AT ISSUE
VW Credit Inc. (CAD) 4.25% 2/18/2028 Senior Notes 250 99.973 4.26 113
Gilead Sciences Inc. (USD) 5.6% 11/15/2064 Senior Notes 750 99.29 5.65 100
Cardinal Health Inc. (USD) 5.35% 11/15/2034 Senior Notes 1000 99.719 5.39 93

Top 10 Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price increases between 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PRC PRC-1W DEALERS
1 TSINGH 5.375 1/31/2023 5.38% 01/31/23 6.68% 69.44 65.10 11
2 PARA 4.6 1/15/2045 4.60% 01/15/45 4.75% 76.50 73.03 21
3 SLOREP 1.175 2/13/2062 1.18% 02/13/62 4.60% 56.42 53.94 3
4 EU 0.7 7/6/2051 0.70% 07/06/51 2.63% 55.83 54.40 9
5 LBOLD 6 PERP 6.00% NULL 2.46% 94.23 91.97 8
6 EFSF 0.7 1/17/2053 0.70% 01/17/53 2.22% 56.12 54.90 5
7 ESM 1.85 12/1/2055 1.85% 12/01/55 2.17% 76.52 74.89 6
8 TIEMOD 5.75 12/1/2040 REGS 5.75% 12/01/40 2.11% 91.94 90.04 15
9 WLNFP 4.125 9/12/2028 4.13% 09/12/28 1.90% 97.33 95.52 15
10 SOGRPR 3.5 6/25/2049 3.50% 06/25/49 1.80% 97.37 95.64 3

Bottom 10 Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG Corp performers based on the largest bid price decreases between 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PRC PRC-1W DEALERS
1 ILTYIM 4.375 10/7/2031 4.38% 10/07/31 -9.10% 84.73 93.21 13
2 VNKRLE 3.5 11/12/2029 3.50% 11/12/29 -4.39% 58.95 61.66 19
3 PANAMA 3.87 7/23/2060 3.87% 07/23/60 -4.26% 55.56 58.04 18
4 SHUION 5.5 6/29/2026 5.50% 06/29/26 -4.08% 82.92 86.45 17
5 HUM 5.75 4/15/2054 5.75% 04/15/54 -3.62% 95.04 98.61 22
6 BALN 3 9/15/2050 REGS 3.00% 09/15/50 -3.00% 65.17 67.19 16
7 PERU 2.78 12/1/2060 2.78% 12/01/60 -2.95% 54.37 56.03 21
8 HON 5.35 3/1/2064 5.35% 03/01/64 -2.87% 97.36 100.23 24
9 WM 5.35 10/15/2054 5.35% 10/15/54 -2.85% 97.97 100.84 3
10 ROMANI 5.125 6/15/2048 REGS 5.13% 06/15/48 -2.77% 80.31 82.60 19

Top 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield increases between 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Banking -14 bps 4.43% 4.57%
2 Construction & Building -4 bps 4.37% 4.41%
3 Services: Business -4 bps 3.84% 3.88%
4 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing -3 bps 4.99% 5.02%
5 Finance -1 bps 5.41% 5.42%
6 Transportation: Consumer 0 bps 4.84% 4.84%
7 Sovereign & Public Finance 0 bps 4.28% 4.28%
8 Energy: Oil & Gas 1 bps 5.30% 5.29%
9 Consumer Goods: Non-Durable 2 bps 4.61% 4.60%
10 Utilities: Oil & Gas 3 bps 4.66% 4.63%

Bottom 10 Industry Performers

Showcases the bottom 10 IG industry performers based on the largest yield decreases between 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

RANK INDUSTRY CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Utilities: Water 32 bps 5.13% 4.80%
2 Environmental Industries 14 bps 4.78% 4.64%
3 Retail 14 bps 5.04% 4.90%
4 Telecommunications 12 bps 4.56% 4.43%
5 Aerospace & Defense 11 bps 5.11% 5.00%
6 Automotive 11 bps 4.84% 4.73%
7 Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber 11 bps 5.03% 4.92%
8 High Tech Industries 11 bps 4.75% 4.64%
9 Insurance 10 bps 4.77% 4.67%
10 Containers, Packaging, & Glass 10 bps 5.05% 4.96%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

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 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 11/8/24 vs. the week ending 11/15/24

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 SOCGEN 3 12/14/2027 3.00% 12/14/27 20 90 70 350%
2 CHINA 1.25 10/26/2026 REGS 1.25% 10/26/26 145 208 63 43%
3 CHINA 1.75 10/26/2031 REGS 1.75% 10/26/31 149 208 59 40%
4 SBBBSS 2.25 8/12/2027 2.25% 08/12/27 105 163 58 55%
5 NWG 5 9/23/2029 5.00% 09/23/29 3 54 51 1700%
6 SPGI 3.7 3/1/2052 3.70% 03/01/52 156 205 49 31%
7 ROIC 4 12/15/2024 4.00% 12/15/24 41 84 43 105%
8 PARA 5.85 9/1/2043 5.85% 09/01/43 209 249 40 19%
9 PCIM 4.25 1/18/2028 4.25% 01/18/28 128 168 40 31%
10 SAFE 2.8 6/15/2031 2.80% 06/15/31 100 136 36 36%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 HSBC 8 PERP 8.00% 09/07/99 39
2 HPE 5 10/15/2034 5.00% 10/15/34 38
3 T 5.4 2/15/2034 5.40% 02/15/34 37
4 HSBC 6.95 PERP 6.69% NULL 37
5 HSBC 6.375 PERP 6.38% NULL 37
6 HSBC 5.719 3/4/2035 5.72% 03/04/35 36
7 JPM 4.946 10/22/2035 4.95% 10/22/35 36
8 HSBC 6.5 PERP 6.50% NULL 36
9 HSBC 4.6 PERP 4.60% NULL 36
10 BHP 5.25 9/8/2033 5.25% 09/08/33 36

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

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 11/8/24 – 11/15/24

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