US CLO Managers: 12.5-Year AUM Trends
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Four top-tier reset AAA prints at 125bps were reported recently, each showing a different value relative to risk.
Yesterday, three US CLO BB bonds appeared on BWIC (source: SCI), with DMs ranging from 546 to 717, depending on their MVOC and WAL.
A sample of 1,674 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 55% are excluded.
Some of the top-performing EU CLO managers include RRAM, Brigade Capital, Guggenheim Partners, Partners Group, and Bridgepoint Credit Management.
Some of the top-performing managers include Diameter Capital, Oak Hill Advisors, Benefit Street Partners, Clover, Whitebox Capital Management, Allstate Investments, and BlackRock Financial Management.
Today, Blackstone’s Allegany Park refinancing priced, reducing its WACC by 22 bps from 175 bps to 153 bps. The deal...
Signal Harmonic CLO I’s reset priced its AAA tranche at 140 bps. At first glance, this may seem wide compared with peers, but...
Between 8 and 12 August, more than 10 BSL CLO AAA tranches still within their non-call periods changed hands, with every bond trading above par. The graph below shows that, across bonds managed by managers of all tiers, discount margins (DMs) to call rose in step with weighted average lives (WALs) to call, forming an upward-sloping term curve.
A sample of 554 EU CLO deals (vintage 2013–2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 60% are excluded.
The table below shows the range of arbitrage levels achieved by 2025-vintage deals with fully ramped portfolios. The median actual arbitrage achieved was approximately 16 bps higher than that of its US counterparts.
The first table in this article shows the range of arbitrage levels achieved by 2025-vintage deals with fully ramped portfolios. The median arbitrage metric across the sample stands at approximately 178 bps.
No new equity capital was required for the reset; instead, a $2 million Class X tranche was introduced. The deal’s MVOC was strong pre-reset...
A sample of 1,699 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 55% are excluded.
Below are tables presenting the MVOC (AAA-B) and EQ NAV of US BSL CLO deals by vintage, based on asset prices as of August 1, 2025.
