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Yesterday’s US BB CLO BWIC highlighted strong demand for top-tier names with higher MVOC levels, as reflected in their tighter DM prints relative to benchmark levels. Benchmark levels refer to the average DM prints by MVOC and manager tiering, based on BWIC trading colour observed since mid-April.

Please find below the download link for the interactive CLO manager collateral AUM ranking tables.

Below are tables presenting the MVOC (BB–B) and equity NAV of US BSL and EU CLO deals by vintage, based on asset prices as of 15 May 2026.

Using a sample of US BSL CLO BB bonds with reinvestment end dates between 2029 and 2031 that have been placed on BWIC since 14 April (with released trading colour), it is interesting to observe that both MVOC and manager tiering play an important role in pricing. As the loan market improves, MVOC generally strengthens, allowing BB bonds to trade at tighter levels. That said, for top-tier bonds, pricing appears to become less sensitive to further improvements in MVOC once it reaches a level of around 106.

Quite a number of top-tier reset deals priced this month, including deals from OCP, Barrow Hanley, CIFC, AIMCO, and OHA, with blended AAA tranches pricing in the range of 121–129 DM.

This file tracks reported WAS trends across 129 US BSL CLO managers, with monthly data going back to April 2013. Select up to ten managers from the dropdown menus, and the chart will instantly compare their spreads against each other and against the market average.

A sample of 414 deals from the 1Q 2020–2Q 2025 vintages is used, excluding static deals and those with a collateral factor below 0.80. Each deal’s underlying collateral weighted average spread (WAS) is adjusted for its weighted average price (WAP) as of 1 May 2026. The adjusted WAS also takes par losses into account.

As of 31 March 2026, total EU CLO collateral AUM stood at EUR 298.5 billion (USD 345 billion equivalent). The four largest managers are CVC Credit Partners, Blackstone, KKR, and Redding Ridge Asset Management, each managing over EUR 10 billion of EU CLO collateral AUM.

Looking at CLO BB tranches traded via BWICs since 14 April 2026, the table below summarises DM cover levels (or best levels where DNT), grouped by manager tier and MVOC range for deals with reinvestment periods ending in 2029–2031. DMs for top-tier bonds ranged from 499 to 692 bps, mid-tier bonds from 553 to 853 bps, and lower-tier bonds from 597 to 935 bps.

Among the 2012–2021 vintages, only 1.8% of EU CLO BB tranches show an MVOC below 100%, compared with 15.5% or US BSL CLOs. Meanwhile, 19.0% of US BSL deals report negative equity NAV, versus 15.4% for EU CLO deals.

The table below shows the latest below-90 price exposure by vintage, based on asset prices as of 17 April 2026, for the sample of EU CLOs. The sample’s overall average below-90 price exposure stands at 13.6%. The top ten industries account for close to 70% of total below-90 exposure, suggesting that the build-up in idiosyncratic risk remains relatively well distributed across a range of industries.

US CLOs’ overall exposure to American Trailer World Corp term loans is approximately USD 483.9 million. As of 20 April 2026, 319 US CLO deals, managed by 24 managers, reported an average deal-level exposure of around 40 bps.

Below are tables presenting the MVOC (BB–B) and equity NAV of US BSL and EU CLO deals by vintage, based on asset prices as of 17 April 2026.

US CLOs’ overall exposure to RealTruck (Tectum) term loans is approximately USD 823.4 million. As of 15 April 2026, 588 US CLO deals, managed by 36 managers, reported an average deal-level exposure of around 36 bps.

Yesterday was a busy day, with significant trading activity at the BB level. A total of 22 line items, amounting to around USD 59 million of US BSL BB bonds, were on the list, with just over 55% of notionals traded. Meanwhile, 12 line items totalling around EUR 28 million of notionals were listed, all of which were traded.