US BSL CLO Managers Ranked by MVOC (BB) as of February 12, 2026
A sample of 1,714 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–1H 2025) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 55% are excluded.
A sample of 1,714 US BSL CLO deals (vintage 2013–1H 2025) is included in this study. Deals with a collateral pool factor below 55% are excluded.
Among 2025 EU CLOs, the median WAS compression since inception was about 8 bps. A quarter of deals saw at least 14 bps of compression, while around 16–17% managed to maintain or improve their WAS.
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.
Performance and Risk Profile of US BSL CLO Managers
It could be assumed that managers with higher Weighted Average Spreads (WAS) are likely to present a higher collateral risk profile and, on average, face greater realised and unrealised principal losses when adjusted for vintage. Conversely, more conservative managers with lower WAS tend to display greater resilience, resulting in lower levels of principal loss, also adjusted for vintage. However, as illustrated in the table below, the median reported WAS metrics across the four quartiles by MVOC are very close, ranging from 3.94% to 3.96%, indicating that reported WAS appears to have limited influence on MVOC performance.
