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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 7/16/21

Our newsletter presents key trends derived from observable 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 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 DOW 7.75 10/1/2096 7.75% 10/01/96 8.05% 178.77 165.45
2 HRINTH 4.25 PERP 4.25% 09/30/99 7.47% 52.69 49.03
3 GGICS 9.5 12/18/2032 REGS 9.50% 12/18/32 5.60% 72.90 69.04
4 MOLISE 0 12/15/2033 0.00% 12/15/33 5.19% 75.52 71.80
5 SLVBCK 3.7529 5/25/2039 3.75% 05/25/39 3.50% 104.35 100.83
6 CARGIL 7.25 11/1/2036 7.25% 11/01/36 3.46% 142.87 138.09
7 RAGB 0.85 6/30/2020 0.85% 06/30/20 3.18% 100.52 97.43
8 FDX 7.6 7/1/2097 7.60% 07/01/97 3.05% 178.61 173.32
9 CCAPGR 3.5 4/15/2023 3.50% 04/15/23 2.99% 88.51 85.95
10 LYB 3.8 10/1/2060 3.80% 10/01/60 2.83% 109.02 106.02

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 PTTGC 4.3 3/18/2051 REGS 4.30% 03/18/51 -2.58% 108.04 110.90
2 TELEFO 7.375 4/10/2027 REGS 7.38% 04/10/27 -2.33% 94.75 97.01
3 UFS 6.25 9/1/2042 6.25% 09/01/42 -2.29% 107.32 109.83
4 AESGEN 5.5 5/14/2027 REGS 5.50% 05/14/27 -1.99% 100.11 102.14
5 ROMGB 4.25 4/28/2036 4.25% 04/28/36 -1.82% 98.20 100.02
6 TOPTB 4.625 11/20/2028 144A 4.63% 11/20/28 -1.61% 112.75 114.60
7 DTE 6.625 6/1/2036 6.63% 06/01/36 -1.55% 146.37 148.68
8 LMT 7.75 5/1/2026 7.75% 05/01/26 -1.43% 127.86 129.72
9 ETR 5 7/15/2044 5.00% 07/15/44 -1.39% 109.81 111.35
10 PEMEX 6.95 1/28/2060 6.95% 01/28/60 -1.32% 88.52 89.70

Top 10 Industry Winners

Showcases the top 10 IG industry “winners” based on the largest yield increases between 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

RANK NAME CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Media: Diversified & Production -18 bps 1.06% 1.25%
2 Hotel, Gaming & Leisure -16 bps 2.70% 2.86%
3 Services: Consumer -12 bps 1.76% 1.88%
4 Transportation: Consumer -7 bps 1.97% 2.05%
5 Forest Products & Paper -6 bps 0.94% 1.00%
6 Automotive -5 bps 0.96% 1.01%
7 Services: Business -3 bps 0.76% 0.79%
8 Telecommunications -3 bps 1.02% 1.05%
9 Construction & Building -2 bps 1.10% 1.12%
10 Insurance -2 bps 1.30% 1.32%

Top 10 Industry Losers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry “losers” based on the largest yield decreases between 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

RANK NAME CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Containers, Packaging, & Glass 64 bps 1.62% 0.98%
2 Sovereign & Public Finance 41 bps 1.27% 0.86%
3 Energy: Electricity 40 bps 1.13% 0.74%
4 Banking 17 bps 1.28% 1.11%
5 Environmental Industries 16 bps 1.15% 0.99%
6 Transportation: Cargo 15 bps 1.39% 1.24%
7 Metals & Mining 14 bps 1.57% 1.43%
8 Finance 14 bps 1.41% 1.27%
9 Utilities: Water 11 bps 1.09% 0.98%
10 Utilities: Oil & Gas 8 bps 1.25% 1.17%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

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 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 7/921 vs. the week ending 7/16/21

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 ORAFP 0 6/29/2026 0.00% 06/29/26 146 205 59 40%
2 ENELIM 1.375 6/1/2026 1.38% 06/01/26 214 262 48 22%
3 NWUNI 2.64 12/1/2050 2.64% 12/01/50 59 102 43 73%
4 CRM 1.95 7/15/2031 1.95% 07/15/31 276 318 42 15%
5 MIZUHO 1.241 7/10/2024 1.24% 07/10/24 190 230 40 21%
6 MASSIN 2.989 7/1/2050 2.99% 07/01/50 65 105 40 62%
7 MUFG 3.761 7/26/2023 3.76% 07/26/23 203 241 38 19%
8 SBUX 2 3/12/2027 2.00% 03/12/27 190 226 36 19%
9 SYY 6.6 4/1/2050 6.60% 04/01/50 187 222 35 19%
10 AL 0.7 2/15/2024 0.70% 02/15/24 172 206 34 20%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 T 2.75 6/1/2031 2.75% 06/01/31 39
2 VZ 2.55 3/21/2031 2.55% 03/21/31 38
3 VZ 3.55 3/22/2051 3.55% 03/22/51 36
4 AMZN 2.1 5/12/2031 2.10% 05/12/31 36
5 LOW 2.625 4/1/2031 2.63% 04/01/31 35
6 AMZN 3.1 5/12/2051 3.10% 05/12/51 35
7 UNH 2.3 5/15/2031 2.30% 05/15/31 35
8 T 2.25 2/1/2032 2.25% 02/01/32 35
9 ABBV 4.25 11/21/2049 4.25% 11/21/49 35
10 UNH 3.25 5/15/2051 3.25% 05/15/51 35

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

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 7/9/21 – 7/16/21

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