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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 10/2/20

Our newsletter presents key trends derived from observable Investment Grade Corporate Bond pricing data over a weekly period.

Top 10 Winners

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp “winners” based on the largest bid price increases between 9/25/20 – 10/2/20

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 OII 6 2/1/2028 6.00% 02/01/28 12.18% 66.78 59.53
2 AAL 4.95 1/15/2023 4.95% 01/15/23 6.29% 84.97 79.95
3 SPR 4.6 6/15/2028 4.60% 06/15/28 5.23% 82.07 77.99
4 CADE 4.75 6/30/2029 4.75% 06/30/29 5.05% 86.67 82.50
5 MDT 1.75 7/2/2049 1.75% 07/02/49 4.44% 106.29 101.77
6 STM 0 8/4/2027 0.00% 08/04/27 4.23% 111.89 107.35
7 PRUFIN 6.25 10/20/2068 6.25% 10/20/68 3.95% 120.66 116.07
8 DAL 3.875 7/30/2027 3.88% 07/30/27 3.90% 92.67 89.20
9 CCL 1 10/28/2029 1.00% 10/28/29 3.84% 62.81 60.49
10 LGEN 5.5 6/27/2064 5.50% 06/27/64 3.62% 117.61 113.50

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 9/25/20 – 10/2/20

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 GLJGR 0.875 10/7/2022 0.88% 10/07/22 -10.19% 72.94 81.21
2 SCYRSM 3.75 4/25/2024 3.75% 04/25/24 -8.26% 90.34 98.48
3 CRESAR 6.5 2/16/2023 6.50% 02/16/23 -6.53% 67.62 72.35
4 HST 3.375 12/15/2029 3.38% 12/15/29 -3.66% 92.56 96.08
5 VLO 4.9 3/15/2045 4.90% 03/15/45 -3.43% 107.94 111.77
6 HTHROW 2.75 8/9/2049 2.75% 08/09/49 -3.38% 90.53 93.69
7 MAGAIR 2.875 9/30/2044 2.88% 09/30/44 -3.23% 88.39 91.35
8 MDLZ 2.625 9/4/2050 2.63% 09/04/50 -3.16% 96.21 99.36
9 IAGLN 1.5 7/4/2027 1.50% 07/04/27 -3.10% 69.43 71.65
10 GRNLGR 5.875 7/3/2024 5.88% 07/03/24 -2.86% 92.58 95.31

Top 10 Industry Winners

Showcases the top 10 IG industry “winners” based on the largest yield increases between 9/25/20 – 10/2/20

RANK NAME CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Construction & Building -28 bps 1.05% 1.34%
2 Retail -23 bps 1.60% 1.82%
3 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing -19 bps 0.43% 0.62%
4 Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals -11 bps 0.92% 1.04%
5 Insurance -10 bps 1.61% 1.71%
6 High Tech Industries -8 bps 0.98% 1.06%
7 Media: Broadcasting & Subscription -7 bps 1.16% 1.22%
8 Forest Products & Paper -6 bps 0.88% 0.94%
9 Environmental Industries -5 bps 0.93% 0.98%
10 Transportation: Cargo -3 bps 1.07% 1.10%

Top 10 Industry Losers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry “losers” based on the largest yield decreases between 9/25/20 – 10/2/20

RANK NAME CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Sovereign & Public Finance 69 bps 1.20% 0.51%
2 Transportation: Consumer 54 bps 4.84% 4.31%
3 Energy: Electricity 44 bps 1.26% 0.82%
4 Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber 36 bps 2.07% 1.71%
5 Hotel, Gaming & Leisure 19 bps 3.54% 3.35%
6 Media: Diversified & Production 18 bps 1.13% 0.96%
7 Energy: Oil & Gas 17 bps 3.01% 2.84%
8 Utilities: Oil & Gas 17 bps 1.69% 1.53%
9 Services: Business 15 bps 1.51% 1.36%
10 Capital Equipment 14 bps 1.32% 1.18%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 9/25/20 – 10/2/20

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 9/25/20 – 10/2/20

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 9/25/20 vs. the week ending 10/2/20

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 BATSLN 2.259 3/25/2028 2.26% 03/25/28 19 126 107 563%
2 BNP 1.904 9/30/2028 REGS 1.90% 09/30/28 15 118 103 687%
3 SRE 1.7 10/1/2030 1.70% 10/01/30 42 126 84 200%
4 BX 2.8 9/30/2050 144A 2.80% 09/30/50 38 118 80 211%
5 NSC 3.155 5/15/2055 3.16% 05/15/55 33 100 67 203%
6 RABOBK 1.004 9/24/2026 REGS 1.00% 09/24/26 28 81 53 189%
7 CHINAM 0.95 9/25/2023 0.95% 09/25/23 22 75 53 241%
8 MPC 3.4 12/15/2020 3.40% 12/15/20 35 85 50 143%
9 DISCA 4 9/15/2055 144A 4.00% 09/15/55 37 85 48 130%
10 KOROIL 0.875 4/21/2025 0.88% 04/21/25 8 52 44 550%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 9/25/20 – 10/2/20

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 CCL 11.5 4/1/2023 144A 11.50% 04/01/23 32
2 F 8.5 4/21/2023 8.50% 04/21/23 32
3 F 9 4/22/2025 9.00% 04/22/25 31
4 PETBRA 5.093 1/15/2030 REGS 5.09% 01/15/30 30
5 PETBRA 6.9 3/19/2049 6.90% 03/19/49 30
6 BACR 8 PERP 8.00% 03/27/99 30
7 PETBRA 7.25 3/17/2044 7.25% 03/17/44 29
8 PETBRA 5.6 1/3/2031 5.60% 01/03/31 29
9 ACAFP 6.875 PERP REGS 6.88% 02/27/99 29
10 BNP 6.625 PERP REGS 6.63% 05/24/99 29

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 9/25/20 – 10/2/20

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

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