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Investment Grade Corporate Bond Market Summary:
Week Ending 5/21/21

Our newsletter presents key trends derived from observable Investment Grade Corporate Bond pricing data over a weekly period.

Top 10 Winners

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp “winners” based on the largest bid price increases between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 YUNINV 6.25 3/5/2022 6.25% 03/05/22 6.90% 88.67 82.95
2 GFSLN 1.875 5/24/2025 1.88% 05/24/25 4.26% 104.14 99.89
3 GLJGR 1.5 10/5/2023 1.50% 10/05/23 4.25% 95.85 91.94
4 T 3.5 9/15/2053 144A 3.50% 09/15/53 3.82% 94.37 90.89
5 YUNMET 5.5 4/8/2022 5.50% 04/08/22 3.55% 65.34 63.10
6 TWX 6.1 7/15/2040 6.10% 07/15/40 3.07% 120.75 117.15
7 UNANA 5.6 10/15/2097 5.60% 10/15/97 3.05% 133.99 130.02
8 WEC 4.25 6/1/2044 4.25% 06/01/44 2.85% 112.91 109.78
9 NEUBER 4.875 4/15/2045 4.88% 04/15/45 2.83% 110.11 107.08
10 AWLN 2.262 8/1/2045 2.26% 08/01/45 2.67% 183.39 178.63

Top 10 Losers

Showcases the top 10 IG Corp “losers” based on the largest bid price decreases between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

RANK BOND NAME COUPON MATURITY CHANGE PX PX-1W
1 ULFP 1.75 7/1/2049 1.75% 07/01/49 -4.38% 88.48 92.53
2 PERLNG 5.375 3/22/2030 REGS 5.38% 03/22/30 -4.10% 84.03 87.62
3 ENELGX 7.875 2/1/2027 7.88% 02/01/27 -3.31% 122.30 126.48
4 REPHUN 1.5 11/17/2050 1.50% 11/17/50 -3.29% 89.32 92.36
5 EFSF 1.375 5/31/2047 1.38% 05/31/47 -3.02% 114.47 118.04
6 PCG 3.75 8/15/2042 3.75% 08/15/42 -2.90% 87.04 89.64
7 WPG 5.95 8/15/2024 5.95% 08/15/24 -2.44% 61.11 62.64
8 CPPIBC 0.25 1/18/2041 0.25% 01/18/41 -2.30% 88.94 91.03
9 IFC 7.5 1/18/2028 7.50% 01/18/28 -2.29% 103.08 105.49
10 UNP 4.375 11/15/2065 4.38% 11/15/65 -2.25% 111.38 113.94

Top 10 Industry Winners

Showcases the top 10 IG industry “winners” based on the largest yield increases between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

RANK NAME CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Consumer Goods: Durable -30 bps 0.90% 1.20%
2 Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing -24 bps 0.52% 0.76%
3 Insurance -13 bps 1.44% 1.57%
4 Hotel, Gaming & Leisure -12 bps 2.89% 3.01%
5 Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber -9 bps 1.26% 1.34%
6 Beverage, Food & Tobacco -8 bps 0.98% 1.06%
7 Retail -5 bps 1.42% 1.47%
8 Telecommunications -5 bps 1.15% 1.20%
9 Consumer Goods: Non-Durable -4 bps 1.16% 1.20%
10 Construction & Building -3 bps 1.21% 1.25%

Top 10 Industry Losers

Showcases the top 10 IG industry “losers” based on the largest yield decreases between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

RANK NAME CHANGE YLD YLD-1W
1 Sovereign & Public Finance 32 bps 1.17% 0.85%
2 Containers, Packaging, & Glass 24 bps 1.14% 0.90%
3 Utilities: Oil & Gas 16 bps 1.43% 1.27%
4 Environmental Industries 13 bps 1.14% 1.02%
5 Utilities: Water 11 bps 1.15% 1.04%
6 Capital Equipment 10 bps 1.07% 0.97%
7 Banking 9 bps 1.43% 1.34%
8 Metals & Mining 8 bps 1.66% 1.58%
9 Energy: Electricity 8 bps 0.81% 0.74%
10 Transportation: Cargo 6 bps 1.33% 1.26%

5 Year Yield By Industry

Displays the average IG Corp 5 year yield by industry between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

Sentiment

Reveals the percent of IG Corps increasing in price (advancers) vs. IG Corps decreasing in price (decliners) between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

Top Quote Volume Movers: This Week vs Last Week

Exhibits the IG Corps with the largest increase in quote volume for the week ending 5/14/21 vs. the week ending 5/21/21

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY PRIOR WEEK THIS WEEK INCREASE % INCREASE
1 AWK 3.25 6/1/2051 3.25% 06/01/51 157 280 123 78%
2 TSINGH 4.75 1/31/2021 4.75% 01/31/21 60 168 108 180%
3 GE 0 9/1/2044 0.00% 09/01/44 29 119 90 310%
4 VW 0 1/26/2024 0.66% 01/26/24 61 140 79 130%
5 SDEXPR 2.437 11/19/2023 2.44% 11/19/23 54 110 56 104%
6 PEMEX 0 3/11/2022 3.81% 03/11/22 52 108 56 108%
7 SANDSS 3 6/18/2026 3.00% 06/18/26 36 90 54 150%
8 MSI 3.5 3/1/2023 3.50% 03/01/23 84 129 45 54%
9 QNBK 0 2/12/2022 1.24% 02/12/22 36 80 44 122%
10 FABUH 0 4/16/2022 1.11% 04/16/22 56 100 44 79%

Most Quoted IG Corps

Ranks the IG Corps that were quoted by the highest number of dealers between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

RANK TRANCHE COUPON MATURITY DEALERS
1 T 2.75 6/1/2031 2.75% 06/01/31 38
2 T 2.3 6/1/2027 2.30% 06/01/27 36
3 KMI 3.6 2/15/2051 3.60% 02/15/51 36
4 AMZN 1.5 6/3/2030 1.50% 06/03/30 35
5 T 2.25 2/1/2032 2.25% 02/01/32 35
6 KMI 5.55 6/1/2045 5.55% 06/01/45 35
7 BAC 1.734 7/22/2027 1.73% 07/22/27 35
8 VZ 2.55 3/21/2031 2.55% 03/21/31 34
9 AMZN 1.65 5/12/2028 1.65% 05/12/28 34
10 AMZN 2.1 5/12/2031 2.10% 05/12/31 34

Bid-Offer Spread by Industry

Displays the IG Corp average bid-offer spread by industry between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

Results are based on 5 select industry sectors, however, we offer data across 36 sectors

Bid and Offer Volume

Reveals the total number of quotes by bid and offer between 5/14/21 – 5/21/21

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