Thoughts: Annual Default Rates and Redeemed CLO Equity IRRs (Updated)

Thoughts: Annual Default Rates and CLO Equity IRRs According to a report by S&P Global Ratings, the U.S. trailing-12-month speculative-grade default rate fell to 1.5% on Dec. 31, 2021, from 1.7% on Nov. 30, 2021 – its lowest level since July 2014. With a long-term financing structure and low default rates, can CLO equity present…