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Weekly Market Summary
Jun 26 to Jun 30, 2023
Extra Credit*
- U.S. investment-grade credit metrics improved in the first quarter of 2023 after five quarters of deterioration. Profit margins and quick ratios improved the most, even for BBBs and cyclicals. Interest coverage is deteriorating as coupons increase but is still above the five-year average. And company expectations for both new orders and capex are improving.
- Active high-yield bonds funds have marginally outperformed passive high-yield bond funds, as actively managed funds year-to-date has returned 4.15% vs. 4.14% for passive (as of June 26, 2023).
- For investors looking for yield from non-investment-grade corporate debt, 41% of high-yield bond funds now have a yield above 8% vs. 94% of bank-loan funds for their corresponding institutional share class.
- The trailing 12-month default rates for high-yield bonds and bank loans, excluding distressed exchanges, finished the month at 2.41% and 1.49%, respectively, up from 2.37% and 1.42% from April.
Sources: Bloomberg and JP Morgan as of 6/27/23.
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*Source: Morningstar®, Bloomberg, Credit Suisse. OAS is Options Adjusted Spread. 4-year discount margin is used for spread for bank loans. Yield quoted is yield-to-worst or equivalent calculation. YTD Low / High for yields are based on end of week and not intraday movements. Indexes and sub-indexes: Investment-grade corporates represented by Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index. High-yield bonds represented by Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index. Bank loans represented by Credit Suisse Leverage Loan Index. The red and green arrows depicted under Yields, Option Adjusted Spreads, and Prices indicate a higher or lower value from the previous week.
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