Benchmarking Average US BSL CLO Pricing Across the Capital Stack
Benchmarking US BSL CLO Pricing Across the Capital Stack
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Benchmarking US BSL CLO Pricing Across the Capital Stack
A sample of 559 EU CLO deals (vintage 2013–2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 60% are excluded.
A sample of 1,718 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 55% are excluded.
The loan market rally has driven broad spread tightening across the CLO stack. Mezzanine tranches responded the most, reflecting their higher leverage and credit sensitivity. In contrast, senior tranches from top-tier CLOs showed a beta below 1.0, indicating a more muted reaction to loan spread moves.
This article includes several tables showing the average annualised prepayment rates for each seasoned manager in the first, second, third, and fourth years of the post-reinvestment period (post-RP), as well as post-RP prepayment rates for individual deals. The sample includes deals that had exited their reinvestment periods by 31 December 2024.
A sample of 1,720 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 55% are excluded.
From a sample of 561 deals, 26 EU CLO managers oversee deals with both vertical and first-loss risk retention.
A sample of 558 EU CLO deals (vintage 2013–2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 60% are excluded.
The loan index used for this analysis is the Morningstar Euro-denominated Leveraged Loan Index.
A sample of 318 EU CLO deals (vintage 2021-2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 90% are excluded.
A sample of 494 EU CLO deals (vintage 2013–1H 2024) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 60% 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 June 09, 2025.
A sample of 1,403 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–2023) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 55% are excluded.
How do emerging CLO managers compare with their peers?
Managers such as Allstate, Barrow Hanley, Beach Point, Diameter Capital, Golub Capital, Hayfin Capital, Man Group, Oak Hill Advisors, Sixth Street and Wellington Management have performed well.
