Senior-secured loans pooled into a CLO
Asset managers typically purchase 200+ senior-secured corporate loans to form a CLO.
Investors allocate to tranches
To fund the purchase of the loans, the manager sells stakes in its CLO to debt and equity investors.
The debt portion of the CLO is organized into multiple levels, known as tranches, that investors can select from. A final equity tranche sits at the bottom.
Earn quarterly income
As loans in the CLO distribute principal and interest, cash flows from the top tranche down on a quarterly basis.
Not until all interest owed to the AAA tranche is paid does AA receive payments, and so on.
Delivering competitive historical returns with reduced risk
We believe the BBB and BB tranches of CLOs have the opportunity to deliver some of the most attractive risk-adjusted returns in fixed income.
Outperform traditional fixed income
The BBB and BB tranches that our Funds target historically offer higher yields than similarly rated corporate bonds and other structured products.
Near-zero default rates
Historically, the CLO structure has proven to be extremely resilient through multiple market cycles.
Uniquely wide credit spreads
Wider spreads, a measure of credit risk, allow CLOs to be purchased at a potential discount. As spreads normalize, CLO resale prices are expected to rise.
Access diversified Funds of CLOs
Yieldvilla offers Funds of BBB and BB CLO tranches.
Diversified collateral
Each CLO is collateralized by 200+ senior secured loans issued by companies with typically $100M+ of EBITDA.
Ultra-low default rates
The BBB and BB tranches have average default rates of 0% and 0.4%, respectively.¹¹
Top-tier managers
The Funds will only purchase CLOs structured by prominent asset managers such as Blackstone and Goldman Sachs.
The first private market platform to offer CLOs
We have partnered with Prytania Asset Management as the sub-advisor for our Diversified CLO Funds.
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How CLOs work
These slides explore the fundamentals of CLOs and how the unique tranche structure helps protect investors.
The opportunity in CLOs with Prytania Asset Management
Mark Hale, CEO and CIO of Prytania, joined Yieldvilla to discuss the benefits of CLOs for investors.
CLOs vs. other investment products
See how CLOs compare to various fixed income and structured products.