Tag Archives: CLO Equity IRR

US CLO Managers (Performance)

Post-2012 US CLO Equity IRRs Categorised by Vintage

The equity tranche IRRs for 2.0 US CLO deals by vintage are summarised in the table below, based on a sample of 619 fully redeemed deals from the 2012–2020 vintages. An issue price of $95 has been assumed, with residual values and incentive fees factored into the IRR calculations. The final equity NAV includes both the last equity distribution and accrued interest.

EU CLO Managers (Performance)

Post-2013 EU CLO Equity IRRs by Vintage

Drawing from a sample of 87 EU CLO deals that have either been redeemed or are expected to reach full redemption shortly, equity tranches from the 2020, 2022, and 2023 vintages have delivered notable final IRRs, underpinned by robust equity NAV metrics. As illustrated in the table, their average equity NAVs surpassed 100%, underscoring strong performance.

Basic Premium

Redeemed in 2024: EU CLO BB Tranche IRRs vs. Equity IRRs

As shown in the table below, across all issuance years, the median IRRs of EU CLO equity tranches were higher than their corresponding median BB tranches. However, BB tranches tend to exhibit a more stable IRR profile and demonstrated better IRR performance at the 25th percentile for deals from 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022.