How to evaluate CLO managers
Portfolio manager incentives and MVOC volatility are crucial factors for CLO equity investors, says Dagmara Michalczuk

CLO secondary dynamics – January 2026
January trading activity suggested a market that is stabilising rather than accelerating, with consistent liquidity, tighter spreads, and improving sentiment across the capital structure

Fund performance – December 2025
All categories end 2025 positively as Pictet Alt takes 12-month crown

Private credit CLOs scaled new heights in 2025
CHART: Mid-market CLOs enjoyed their biggest issuance year ever, powered by a high number of pricings and underpinned by an especially prolific opening quarter

CLO equity has an 11-year track record of consistent mid-to-high teen returns
Distributions by MM CLOs are based on underlying loan performance, not market sentiment

CLO secondary dynamics – November 2025
The CLO market in November 2025 exhibited steady but shifting activity across trading and spreads, reflecting a market that remained active despite seasonal slowdowns and mixed sentiment

Fund performance – October 2025
Corporate distressed rises again but outliers drag down CLOs

Fund performance – September 2025
CLO funds struggle while other categories stay positive

Fund performance – August 2025
Arena takes turn in the lead as mix of funds make top 10

Hot August sets tone for rest of 2025
Some European CLO managers still get time off in summer, but the days when the whole market shut down are long gone. So, in a busy year for CLOs, this August was the second busiest ever

Fund performance – July 2025
CLO funds dominate in early summer with clean sweep of top 10

Fund performance – June 2025
Emerging markets lead as CLOs and credit multi- strategy returns dip

Opportunity in CLO double B tranches
Given their low default rates, double B CLO tranches offer much higher coupons than might be expected — suggesting they offer some of the best risk/return trade-offs in all of fixed income

Fund performance – May 2025
All fund categories head back into the black after two tough months

Fund performance – April 2025
April returns show small improvement, but CLO funds struggle

Fund performance – March 2025
Corporate distressed stays positive as other categories take a dive

Credit funds at a glance – April 2025
Our roundup of top performers and moves in credit

Fund performance
Entering the final three months of the year, CLO funds took a clean sweep of the top 10 spots in the Creditflux tables. October was strong overall, as over 85% of funds listed made positive returns

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund perfomance

Credit funds at a glance
Fund performance, recent hires, recent fundraising

Triple C assets and capital preservation
In the US and Europe, better performing CLOs tend to hold fewer triple C assets. But even so, a third of top performing CLOs in the US have more than 6% of their assets in the triple C bucket.

Fund performance - Emerging markets index takes top spot in solid month for credit overall
September was another positive month for credit funds. In almost every category our indices were positive, and four strategies showed solid average returns of 1% or more. 

Credit hedge funds
Credit hedge fund performance data for September YTD 

Pressure eases on private credit borrowers - KBRA
Private credit borrowers in the middle market are feeling the tide turn as margins grow, leverage declines and interest coverage improve

Competition for deals and rising rates encourage greater use of PIK clauses
Despite improving conditions in credit, the number of private credit deals paying payment-in-kind (PIK) interest is staying at high levels — but the drivers are changing