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This study includes a sample of 439 seasoned deals that have concluded their reinvestment periods.

Cairn CLO X equity recently traded with a released cover price of EUR 46.3, equating to a primary equity IRR of 13.7%. Its strong performance was largely driven by a solid annual distribution of over 18% sustained over more than six years.

A successful long-term CLO equity investment hinges on three critical pillars: strong annual distributions, healthy equity NAVs, and a longer-than-average deal life.

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Some of the successful and consistent managers include CSAM, KKR, and CVC.

Based on a sample of 116 EU CLO deals that have either already been redeemed or are expected to be fully redeemed soon, equity tranches from the 2020, 2022, and 2023 vintages delivered particularly strong returns. These deals stood out with impressive final IRRs, supported by healthy equity NAVs at exit. The final table in this article presents each manager’s average IRR, annual distribution, and equity NAV across their redeemed deals, along with the percentage of those deals that ranked in the top quartile for equity IRR performance. Of the 41 managers in the sample, 23 achieved an average equity IRR of 10% or higher on their redeemed CLOs.

To calculate the total/MV/interest return alpha, we begin by determining the total/MV/interest investment return for each complete period, such as from a deal’s closing date to the most recent reporting date. This is achieved by compounding the portfolio’s monthly (or periodic) total/MV/interest return since the closing date. We then annualise the total/MV/interest portfolio return and compare it with the annualised return of the index. The difference represents the total/MV/interest return alpha, as illustrated here.

Despite this setback, CSAM made a strong recovery and, since August 2021, has outperformed its peers thanks to above-average metrics for MV and interest return alpha as shown in the second and third graphs.

To calculate the total/MV/interest return alpha, we commence by ascertaining the total/MV/interest investment return for each entire period, such as from a deal’s closing date to the last reporting date. This is accomplished by compounding the portfolio’s monthly (or periodic) total/MV/interest return since the closing date. Subsequently, we annualise the total/MV/interest portfolio return and compare it to the annualised return of the index. The disparity represents the total/MV/interest return alpha depicted here.

This study examines a sample of 218 deals from 2015 to 2019, utilising the Morningstar European Euro-Denominated Loan Index as...

This study examines a sample of 218 deals from 2015 to 2019, utilising the Morningstar European Euro-Denominated Loan Index as...

This study examines a sample of 218 deals from 2015 to 2019, utilising the Morningstar European Euro-Denominated Loan Index as the benchmark loan index.

It appears that there is a clear shift in style. Spire recorded above-average interest alpha until September 2020 and below-average interest alpha since then.

The manager displayed resilient MV alpha performance in the time following the loan market crash of late March 2020.