A "Safe" 6% Yield: The Case for Investment Grade CLOs

How leveraged loans and CLOs work and how to invest in them. What are the risks and opportunities with the new CLO ETFs.Topics covered include:What are the characteristics of leveraged loans and how David has invested in them in the past, both professionally and personally.Why LIBOR reference rate for leveraged loans is being phased outWhat is the current investing climate for leveraged loansHow collateralized loan obligation workWhy insurance companies are fighting over CLOsWhat are the different ways to invest in CLOsFor more information on this episode click here.Show NotesCompanies, Lenders Clash Over Loan Spreads in Switch from Libor by Mark Maurer—The Wall Street JournalLibor: The Spider Network—The Wall Street JournalCollateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) Primer by Jennifer Johnson—NAIC and The Center for Insurance Policy ResearchInvesting In The Middle: Tapping Into Opportunities in Middle Market Lending—AllianceBernsteinTop 10 US CLO Managers: CLO AUM (30 Nov 2022)—CLO ResearchDefault, Transition, and Recovery: 2021 Annual Global Leveraged Loan CLO Default And Rating Transition Study—S&P Global RatingsU.S. BSL CLO And Leveraged Finance Quarterly: Is Winter Coming? by Stephen Anderberg, Daniel Hu, Et al.—S&P Global RatingsRisk Assessment of Structured Securities - CLOs by Eric Kolchinsky, Charles A. Therriault, Marc Perlman—National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)Monthly US CLO Index - December 2022—Fitch RatingsPrivate equity-backed insurers under US scrutiny over risky loans by Antoine Gara and Sujeet Indap—The Financial TimesPrivate Equity Taps Insurers' Cash to Speed Up Growth by Matt Wirz and Leslie Scism—The Wall Street JournalInvestments Mentioned​Virtus Seix Floating Rate Income Fund (SAMBX)Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF (SEIX)​Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN)​DoubleLine Flexible Income Fund (DFLEX)​BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU)BlackRock AAA CLO ETF (CLOA)iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF (TFLO)​​Janus AAA CLO ETF (JAAA)Janus B-BBB CLO ETF (JBB)​VanEck CLO ETF (CLOI)Eaglepoint Credit Company (ECC)Oxford Lane Capital Corp (OXLC)Related Episodes305: Are Banks Safe?206: Be Bear Aware of Bank LoansSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.