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Weekly Market Summary

Mar. 20 to Mar. 24, 2023

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Extra Credit*

  • The Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark fed funds rate 0.25% to a range of 4.75% to 5%, with the committee’s Standard Economic Projections (SEP) showing four rate cuts expected in both 2024 and 2025. www.aristotlefunds.com/post/inflation-remains-feds-no-1-concern
  • At current option-adjusted spread levels in investment-grade corporate bonds, investors have typically received on average over the last 10 years, an average yield of 3.37% vs. the current yield of 5.19%.*
  • At current option-adjusted spread levels in high-yield corporate bonds, investors have typically received on average over the last 10 years, an average yield of 6.73% vs. the current yield of 8.83%.*
  • The trailing 12-month default rate for high-yield bonds and bank loans finished February at 2.12% and 2.26%, respectively, well below their long-term average of 3.2% and 3.1%, respectively.

Sources: Bloomberg data as of 3/24/23. *Yield to worst as of 3/22/23

Yield as of:
Mar. 24, 2023
High-Yield Bonds
Bank-Loans
Investment-Grade Corporates
Last Week
8.93%
10.92%
5.03%
Prior Week
8.98%
10.78%
5.18%
Start of the Year
8.96%
10.69%
5.34%
Option Adjusted Spread as of:
Mar. 24, 2023
High-Yield Bonds
Bank-Loans
Investment-Grade Corporates
Last Week
516 bps
582 bps
138 bps
Prior Week
509 bps
578 bps
146 bps
Start of the Year
469 bps
592 bps
121 bps
Prices as of:
Mar. 24, 2023
High-Yield Bonds
Bank-Loans
Investment-Grade Corporates
Last Week
$86.93
$92.00
$91.85
Prior Week
$86.76
$92.19
$91.15
Start of the Year
$86.22
$91.89
$89.37

*Source: Morningstar®, Bloomberg, Credit Suisse. OAS is Options Adjusted Spread. 4-year discount margin is used for spread for bank loans. Yield quoted is yield-to-worst or equivalent calculation. YTD Low / High for yields are based on end of week and not intraday movements. Indexes and sub-indexes: Investment-grade corporates represented by Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index. High-yield bonds represented by Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index. Bank loans represented by Credit Suisse Leverage Loan Index. The red and green arrows depicted under Yields, Option Adjusted Spreads, and Prices indicate a higher or lower value from the previous week.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Index performance is not indicative of fund performance. Indexes are unmanaged and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Any discussion of individual companies is not intended as recommendation to buy, hold or sell securities issued by those companies. Aristotle Fund holdings can be found on the fund pages linked above.

Investors should consider a fund’s investment goal, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus and/or the applicable summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund and are available from AristotleFunds.com. The prospectus and/or summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.

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