Where the Risks Sit: CLO Manager Exposure to Challenging Credits
Please see below a selection of articles highlighting manager-level exposure to some of the more challenging credits.
Please see below a selection of articles highlighting manager-level exposure to some of the more challenging credits.
A Goldilocks loan market environment is generally most favourable for CLO equity—aside from the pull-to-par trades observed in 2020, 2022,...
A sample of 1,695 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–1H 2025) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 55% are excluded.
On Tuesday, close to USD 200 million of US CLO equity tranches were offered on BWICs, with four majority stakes in circulation. Of these, only one majority stake traded. Market conditions remain challenging, with asset spread compression, elevated idiosyncratic risks, and several tranches attracting bids below clean equity NAV due to longer non-call periods.
Against the backdrop of a much tighter WACC, EU primary CLOs are now generating arbitrage of around 180 bps, which represents a healthy level for the market compared with the past six to seven months.
Below are tables presenting the MVOC (AAA-B) and EQ NAV of US BSL CLO deals by vintage, based on asset prices as of February 5, 2026.
