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KKR CLO 29, managed by KKR, was recently reset. The performance of this 2021 vintage deal from an MVOC perspective was...

Generate CLO 5, managed by Generate Advisors, was recently reset. The performance of this 2018 vintage deal from an MVOC...

YTD, 70 BSL CLO deals have been reported to have undergone resets. Among these, 15 deals from the 2022–2023 vintages have reduced their cost of funding by an average of 61 bps, while also extending their reinvestment periods by about 2.7 years on average. 

Interestingly, a significant number of these deals have fixed-rate tranches that are currently 'out of the money,' meaning that these tranches are expensive to refinance. However, the cost savings from other tranches during a reset outweigh the costs of refinancing the fixed-rate tranche. This implies that holders of the fixed-rate tranches would be pleased with more resets, as this would allow them to be prepaid at par.

Since June 2023, 81 BSL CLO deals have been reported to have undergone resets. Among these, 38 deals from the 2022–2023 vintages have reduced their cost of funding by an average of 44 bps, while also extending their reinvestment periods by about 2.5 years on average. These transactions are regarded as the most straightforward cases for resets, significantly boosting the value of equity investments through substantial reductions in funding costs and extended reinvestment periods.

In terms of success with resets, Elmwood has distinguished itself as the most prolific manager, completing the highest number of resets. Since mid-2023, RR, Nuveen, CSAM, and Carlyle have each executed 3 resets.