Market Commentaries
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3 March 2026
USD CLO AAA
$582m of flow with the majority of it in AAAs, US LSTA 100 Index -5bp dod, AAAs trade 123dm-178dm with benchmarks 130dm-134dm (AAA Index slightly wider 129dm).
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Little in the way of benchmark profiles but a weaker tone nonetheless in BBs, trading range is 663dm-751dm for largely non-benchmarks (mostly high coupon profiles) with our BB Index now 656dm.
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27 February 2026
USD CLO AAA
$42m of flow today AAA, BBB and Equity, spreads are wider, US LSA 100 Index -28bp dod. 1 x AAA high coupon PKBLU 2023-3A A1R covers 148dm / 5.2y WAL - EoRP 2030 / high coupon +148bps wide of AAA Index 127dm.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
2 x BBB non benchmarks trade 454dm-495dm iven MVOC profiles are in 105 context wide of market averages nearer 109-110. BBB Index 320dm.
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26 February 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
$55m of BBB/BB flow today with spreads a shade tighter, US LSTA 100 Index +13bp dod. BBB trade 293dm-450dm with benchmarks trading 315dm range right on our BBB Index 315dm. BB trading 642dm-808dm with no benchmarks (BB index 624dm).
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25 February 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Only $20m of trades today, all BBB with spreads softer. US LSTA 100 Index is -1.16% on last CLO trading day 20th. BBB trade 278dm-363dm with benchmarks 315dm-331dm (BBB Index 316dm).
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20 February 2026
USD CLO AAA
Senior Spreads slightly firmer whilst subIG remains flat/softer. US LSTA 100 Index +3bp wow. AAAs trade 119dm-152dm with benchmarks 123dm-126dm (AAA Index 124dm).
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13 February 2026
USD CLO AAA
$55m of flow, spreads have a slightly soft feel, US LSTA 100 Index -3bp dod. AAA benchmarks trade 120dm-125dm (AAA Index 125dm).
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
1 x AA and 3 x BBB trades only today, with one benchmark BBB MKTST 2025-2A D1 covers 327dm / 9.1y WAL (EoRP 2027, Macquarie Cap managed, MVOC 112.5 and coupon +325bps) with our BBB Index 311dm with this bond slightly wider given the novelty of the manager.
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12 February 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
$54m of flow today, spreads softer, US LSTA 100 Index +3bp dod. BB trade 463dm-698dm with benchmarks 610dm-616dm with BB Index now 613dm. BBB trades are all non benchmark profiles.
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11 February 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
US LSTA 100 Index -1bp dod and only 1 x non benchmark BB trades today so spreads unchanged.
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10 February 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Only $27m of lower mezz clips that trade today, US LSTA 100 Index +9bp on Friday close. The majority of trades are in BBB bonds with a trading range 361dm-653dm with profiles post reinvestment or low MVOC (<108) so trade wide of the BBB Index 307dm.
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6 February 2026
USD CLO AAA
$209m of flow with a slightly tighter tone to end the week, US LSTA 100 Index +18bp dod. AAA trade 109dm-125 with benchmarks 120dm-125dm (AAA Index 124dm).
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Most of mezz activity today is in BBs with a trading range of 616dm-769dm with benchmarks 616dm-618dm (BB Index 612dm), at the tight end is EMPWR 2023-2A ER covers 616dm / 9.6y WAL - Empower managed, EoRP 2030, MVOC 106, coupon +560bps.
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5 February 2026
USD CLO AAA
$59m of flow today, softer feel to spreads with US LSTA 100 Index -31bp since month end. 1 x AAA trade today APEXC 2025-13A A2 covers 172dm / 7.1y WAL - 2nd pay profile.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
AA, BBB and BB flow today with the only benchmarks at the AA end. AA trade 165dm-211dm with benchmarks 165dm-166dm (AA Index 166dm) for total 3m of clips.
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2 February 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
$31m of flow today with a firmer tone on spreads, US LSTA 100 Index +48bp dod. Majority of flow is in BB bonds, trading range 610dm-806dm with one benchmark at the tight end - GCBSL 2022-60A ER covers 610dm / 5.1y WAL - Golub managed, EoRP April this year, MVOC 105, coupon +600bps (BB Index 612dm).
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30 January 2026
USD CLO AAA
$21m of flow today, muted given month end and softer markets. US LSTA 100 Index -42bp dod, AAA trade 94dm-148dm with no benchmarks (AAA Index 125dm)
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
AA, A and BB flow today in non-benchmark profiles with a softer feel all round. Mezz Index levels are AA 167dm, A 194dm, BBB 309dm, BB 617dm and B 792dm.
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29 January 2026
USD CLO AAA
$69m of flow today, market remains a softer tone, US LSTA 100 Index -20bp dod. AAA trade 117dm-153dm with benchmarks trading around our AAA Index 123dm.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Single-Bs dominated the mezz flow, with 4 x trades in a 738dm-787dm range with benchmarks 775dm-787dm (Single-B Index 780dm).
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28 January 2026
USD CLO AAA
$32m of flow across the stack in smaller size, some continued softening, US LSTA 100 Index -35bp on last Friday close. AAA benchmarks trade 122dm-126dm with AAA Index 122dm.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Few benchmarks trade across BBB and BB given profile of bonds, BBB Index 300dm and BB Index 605dm.
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26 January 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Just one trade today, a non-benchmark BB clip 3m CAVU 2019-1A ER covers 615dm / 6.8y WAL (EoRP 2028, MVOC 104.4, coupon +600bps) trades slightly back to our BB Index 603dm given MVOC is a touch low and manager profile is quite new.
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23 January 2026
USD CLO AAA
$27m of flow, spreads slightly softer, US LSTA 100 Index -8bp dod. AAA trade 121dm-127dm with the tighter end a benchmark bond - CGMS 2023-3A A1R covers 121dm / 6.2y WAL (MVOC 152.85, coupon +123bps and Carlyle managed) with AAA Index 121dm.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
BBB and BB trade today with non benchmarks dominating, BB trade 474dm-738dm (BB Index 602dm) with profiles a mixture of low coupon, high coupon and weaker managers driving levels off the Index.
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22 January 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
$50m of flow tody, all non-benchmark BBB and BB, no movement in spread direction. US LSTA 100 Index +1bp dod.
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21 January 2026
USD CLO AAA
$105m of flow, US LSTA 100 Index -12bp dod, spreads a touch softer, 1 x benchmark AAA MUZ88 2023-2A A1R covers 124dm / 5.9y WAL - MVOC 151, coupon +120bps, Muzinich managed (AAA Index 120dm). MM CLO bonds trade 161dm-162dm.USD CLO Mezz/Equity
The vast majority of flow is in BBs, non benchmarks (low coupon profiles) that trade 459dm-541dm (BB Index 601dm) with coupons <525bps.
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20 January 2026
USD CLO AAA
$99m of flow tody post holiday weekend, US LSTA 100 Index +5bp with spreads flat, AAA trading in high coupon profiles 140dm-147dm wide of our AAA Index 119dm.
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
Similar story with mezz, only a few x AA trades, high coupon profiles trading 166dm-266dm wide of our AA Index 159dm.
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16 January 2026
USD CLO Mezz/Equity
$41m of flow of non benchmark mezz bonds, US LSTA 100 Index +4bp dod. Single-A through BB flow today with profiles all non-benchmarks, Single-A Index 183dm, BBB Index 295dm and BB Index 599dm.