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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 8/6/21

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 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 AESGEN 4.56 4/30/2025 4.56% 04/30/25 6.57% 59.82 56.14
2 SLOREP 0.6875 3/3/2081 0.69% 03/03/81 4.85% 98.62 94.06
3 VW 3.4 1/30/2034 3.40% 01/30/34 4.20% 125.08 120.04
4 PERU 3.23 7/28/2121 3.23% 07/28/21 4.06% 87.22 83.81
5 IBRD 0.2 1/21/2061 0.20% 01/21/61 3.86% 93.41 89.94
6 HRINTH 2.2 9/20/2021 2.20% 09/20/21 3.45% 96.96 93.72
7 CMCSA 6.4 3/1/2040 6.40% 03/01/40 3.35% 155.26 150.23
8 RABOBK 6.5 12/29/2049 6.50% 12/29/49 2.96% 142.39 138.30
9 MMP 6.4 5/1/2037 6.40% 05/01/37 2.94% 136.21 132.31
10 UNCOLO 1.625 6/4/2061 1.63% 06/04/61 2.64% 110.34 107.50

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 Q 0.75 12/13/2024 0.75% 12/13/24 -3.29% 100.95 104.39
2 MEITUA 2.125 10/28/2025 144A 2.13% 10/28/25 -3.07% 96.42 99.47
3 LVS 3.9 8/8/2029 3.90% 08/08/29 -2.89% 103.03 106.10
4 PH 4 6/14/2049 4.00% 06/14/49 -2.87% 117.90 121.39
5 AMGN 3.375 2/21/2050 3.38% 02/21/50 -2.87% 105.23 108.34
6 PTTTB 3.7 7/16/2070 REGS 3.70% 07/16/70 -2.65% 98.96 101.65
7 ED 3 12/1/2060 3.00% 12/01/60 -2.54% 94.06 96.52
8 RCICN 4.35 5/1/2049 4.35% 05/01/49 -2.54% 116.00 119.01
9 ATRSAV 2.625 9/5/2027 2.63% 09/05/27 -2.53% 106.01 108.76
10 CMCSA 2.65 8/15/2062 2.65% 08/15/62 -2.47% 92.05 94.39

Top 10 Industry Winners

Showcases the top 10 IG industry “winners” based on the largest yield increases between 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

RANK NAME CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Containers, Packaging, & Glass -88 bps 0.47% 1.34%
2 Capital Equipment -87 bps 0.62% 1.48%
3 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing -35 bps 0.56% 0.91%
4 Energy: Electricity -18 bps 0.87% 1.05%
5 Metals & Mining -17 bps 1.52% 1.69%
6 Consumer Goods: Non-Durable -16 bps 0.87% 1.02%
7 Construction & Building -15 bps 0.78% 0.93%
8 Consumer Goods: Durable -11 bps 0.67% 0.77%
9 Insurance -9 bps 1.26% 1.34%
10 Forest Products & Paper -8 bps 0.78% 0.86%

Top 10 Industry Losers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry “losers” based on the largest yield decreases between 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

RANK NAME CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Containers, Packaging, & Glass 60 bps 1.24% 0.64%
2 Energy: Electricity 44 bps 1.04% 0.60%
3 Real Estate 30 bps 1.81% 1.52%
4 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing 26 bps 1.20% 0.95%
5 Sovereign & Public Finance 21 bps 1.00% 0.79%
6 Metals & Mining 20 bps 1.69% 1.49%
7 Banking 17 bps 1.30% 1.13%
8 Environmental Industries 15 bps 1.06% 0.92%
9 Finance 12 bps 1.37% 1.25%
10 Retail 10 bps 1.47% 1.37%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

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 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 7/30/21 vs. the week ending 8/6/21

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 ROMANI 1.75 7/13/2030 REGS 1.75% 07/13/30 32 170 138 431%
2 PERU 3.23 7/28/2121 3.23% 07/28/21 92 229 137 149%
3 ROMANI 2.875 4/13/2042 REGS 2.88% 04/13/42 30 165 135 450%
4 BCHINA 0.8 4/28/2024 0.80% 04/28/24 140 225 85 61%
5 SDBC 1.25 1/21/2023 1.25% 01/21/23 71 149 78 110%
6 BCHINA 0 4/28/2024 0.59% 04/28/24 78 144 66 85%
7 LITHUN 0.75 7/15/2051 0.75% 07/15/51 16 79 63 394%
8 CCL 7.625 3/1/2026 REGS 7.63% 03/01/26 90 152 62 69%
9 CS 0 8/9/2023 0.50% 08/09/23 5 59 54 1080%
10 ILDFP 0.625 11/25/2021 0.63% 11/25/21 92 140 48 52%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 VZ 2.55 3/21/2031 2.55% 03/21/31 38
2 VZ 3.55 3/22/2051 3.55% 03/22/51 37
3 AAPL 1.65 2/8/2031 1.65% 02/08/31 36
4 AAPL 2.65 2/8/2051 2.65% 02/08/51 36
5 BAC 1.734 7/22/2027 1.73% 07/22/27 36
6 AMZN 3.1 5/12/2051 3.10% 05/12/51 36
7 T 2.25 2/1/2032 2.25% 02/01/32 35
8 KMI 3.6 2/15/2051 3.60% 02/15/51 34
9 AAPL 1.2 2/8/2028 1.20% 02/08/28 34
10 VZ 3.7 3/22/2061 3.70% 03/22/61 33

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

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 7/30/21 – 8/6/21

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