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Investment Grade CDS Market July 2025

Our newsletter presents key trends derived from observable Credit Default Swaps pricing data over a monthly period.

Top 10 Outperformers

Showcases the top 10 IG CDS “outperformers” based on the largest mid spread decreases between 7/1/25 – 7/31/25

 

RANK BOND NAME ISSUER % CHANGE BPS CHANGE SPRD SPRD-1 MONTH DEALERS
1 TENCNT 5Y TENCENT HLDGS LTD -23.8% -17 55 72 3
2 KAWKIS 5Y KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD -19.2% -22 92 114 3
3 NIPSTL 5Y SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES LTD -19.1% -15 63 78 3
4 HONDA 5Y AMERICAN HONDA FIN CORP MEDIUM -18.8% -13 56 69 3
5 PPR 5Y KERING SA -17.2% -20 98 119 5
6 CBS 5Y CBS INC -15.7% -18 94 112 3
7 HAOHUA 5Y CNAC CENTURY HK CO LTD -15.4% -11 60 71 3
8 BOCAVI 5Y CDS BOC AVIATION LTD -15.3% -14 76 90 3
9 ITVLN 5Y ITV PLC -14.6% -13 75 88 5
10 CCI 5Y CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP -14.4% -9 54 64 2

Top 10 Underperformers

Showcases the top 10 IG CDS “underperformers” based on the largest mid spread increases between 7/1/25 – 7/31/25

 

RANK BOND NAME ISSUER % CHANGE BPS CHANGE SPRD SPRD-1 MONTH DEALERS
1 ERICB 5Y TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 25.9% 17 84 67 5
2 COFB 5Y CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP 25.6% 8 40 31 3
3 ENFP 5Y BOUYGUES SA 21.9% 9 50 41 5
4 STM 5Y STMICROELECTRONICS N V 21.7% 8 43 35 4
5 OPTUS 5Y SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 20.4% 9 55 46 3
6 NOKIA 5Y NOKIA CORP 19.5% 13 81 68 5
7 DOW 5Y DOW CAP B V 19.2% 14 86 72 5
8 BAX 5Y BAXTER INTL INC 17.8% 10 65 56 5
9 KHC 5Y KRAFT HEINZ FOODS CO 17.6% 9 62 52 4
10 PUBFP 5Y PUBLICIS S A NEW 13.7% 6.1 51 45 5

Normalized IG Spread by Region

Displays the IG CDS spread by region between 7/1/25 – 7/31/25

Results are based on 5 select regions, however, we offer data across 12 regions

IG Spread by Region – Monthly Comparison

Exhibits the IG mid spread by region for the month ending 6/30/24 vs. the month ending 7/31/25

 

REGION PREVIOUS SPREAD CURRENT SPREAD BPS CHANGE MONTHLY PERFORMANCE CDS COUNT
Global 50 46 -4 Tighter 598
U.S. 51 46 -4 Tighter 246
Japan 36 35 -1 Tighter 37
Europe 45 44 -2 Tighter 155
Canada 59 56 -3 Tighter 18
APAC 56 53 -3 Tighter 41

Normalized IG Spread by Industry

Displays the IG CDS spread by industry between 7/1/25 – 7/31/25

Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

IG Spread by Industries – Monthly Comparison

Exhibits the IG spread by industry for the month ending 6/30/24 vs. the month ending 7/31/25

 

INDUSTRIES PREVIOUS SPREAD CURRENT SPREAD BPS CHANGE MONTHLY PERFORMANCE CDS COUNT
All Industries #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Beverage, Food & Tobacco 42 43 0 Wider 34
Transportation: Consumer 98 94 -4 Tighter 10
Containers, Packaging, & Glass 27 29 2 Wider 2
Transportation: Cargo 29 28 0 Tighter 12
Insurance 49 44 -5 Tighter 28

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