Blue chip and investment grade descriptions are those of either tenants and / or guarantors
with investment grade credit ratings or whose non-guarantor parent companies have investment grade credit ratings or Bloomberg equivalent ratings.
There is no guarantee all of our properties will be leased to blue chip tenants or companies
with investment grade credit ratings.
By «investment grade» we mean that we intend to invest in properties leased to blue chip tenants and / or companies
with investment grade credit ratings.
In retail, the most sought - out properties are those retailers
with investment grade credit ratings — those with a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB or higher.
A deal involving a local grocery chain
with no investment grade credit rating will be harder to get done, says DuMars.
A: I dealt mainly
with investment grade credit.
Not exact matches
With the scandal set to hurt profits and as funding costs climb, the debt load will likely increase beyond 5 times Ebitda, Mizuho Securities USA said Thursday in a note to clients, adding its internal
credit rating on BRF is now three steps below
investment grade.
While
credit risk might seem like a bad idea
with the U.S. economy still weak and the rest of the world looking equally uncertain, high - yield bonds do offer bigger returns than government and
investment -
grade bonds.
The fund can purchase securities of any
credit quality, including those in default, but it will primarily invest in
investment -
grade debt,
with no more than 20 % of the portfolio invested in junk bonds.
In the
credit markets, both
investment -
grade and high - yield corporate bonds had negative returns for the first time in eight quarters,
with down - in - quality subsectors in each unconventionally outperforming higher quality ones.
Finally, it was a banner year for
credit,
with spreads narrowing across
investment grade, high yield and emerging markets.
The State was downgraded to the lowest possible
investment grade rating and remains on negative watch
with an S&P / Moodys
credit rating of BBB - / Baa3.
The iShares Intermediate
Credit Bond ETF tracks a market - weighted index of USD - denominated
investment grade corporate, sovereign, supranational, local authority and non-US agency debt
with maturities between 1 - 10 years.
Our Global Market Strategies segment, established in 1999
with our first high yield fund, advises a group of 46 active funds that pursue
investment opportunities across various types of
credit, equities and alternative instruments, including bank loans, high yield debt, structured
credit products, distressed debt, corporate mezzanine, energy mezzanine opportunities and long / short high -
grade and high - yield
credit instruments, emerging markets equities, and (
with regards to certain macroeconomic strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their derivatives.
Greenlight discussed its plan privately
with GM for a number of months but went public after the board dismissed the plan citing a number of concerns, including valuation uncertainty, the potential to jeopardize GM's
investment grade credit rating, a lack of established market demand and governance conflicts associated
with a dual - class structure.
Companies
with excellent to low
credit ratings issue
investment -
grade corporate bonds, which have lower interest rates because of the safety of the
investment.
Variable Rate Demand Note Inventory and Remarketing PNC has a portfolio which approaches $ 8 billion and includes issues enhanced by letters of
credit from
investment grade commercial banks and insurance companies
with bank liquidity facilities.
The highest rating is AAA, and the lowest is D. Securities
with credit ratings of BBB and above are considered
investment grade.
CIU launched last January along
with CFT and another purely
investment -
grade corporate ETF, the iShares Lehman 1 - 3 Year
Credit Bond Index (NYSE: CSJ).
The Markit iTraxx Europe Index, which includes
credit default swaps tied to European companies deemed
investment grade, reached 56 basis points on July 10 compared
with 53 basis points on June 26.
These instruments are issued by
investment grade companies
with credit rating of BBB - or higher.
-» (A) IN GENERAL. - To be eligible for assistance under this chapter, a project shall satisfy applicable creditworthiness standards, which, at a minimum, shall include -» (i) a rate covenant, if applicable;» (ii) adequate coverage requirements to ensure repayment;» (iii) an
investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies on debt senior to the Federal
credit instrument; and» (iv) a rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the Federal
credit instrument, subject to the condition that,
with respect to clause (iii), if the total amount of the senior debt and the Federal
credit instrument is less than $ 75,000,000, 1 rating agency opinion for each of the senior debt and Federal
credit instrument shall be sufficient.»
Higher -
investment grade corporate bonds, such as those
with «AAA»
credit ratings, tend to have very low default risk.
We believe the fixed income universe is extremely diverse — it can be broadly classified into four key asset classes, namely sovereign,
investment grade credit, sub-
investment grade credit and cash, each
with its underlying sectors.
Last, floating - rate loans are often most senior in corporate capital structures: important because floating - rate loans are often extended to companies
with below
investment -
grade credit ratings.
If you're comfortable
with a little
credit risk, use short - term
investment -
grade corporate bonds to get a little more yield.
To mitigate the risk of the company going bankrupt, risk - averse investors will typically purchase high
credit - quality
investment grade bonds
with AAA or AA ratings.
Money market securities are the safest
investments available,
with credit ratings that surpass almost all other
investment grade debt instruments.
And in this search for higher yields, we find investors are reaching deeper and deeper into lower -
grade fixed - income products, which come
with significant
credit and interest rate risks,» says Som Seif, president and CEO of Purpose
Investments, through a statement.
He is a member of the Multi-Sector team
with a specialization in
investment -
grade credit.
He is responsible for
credit research,
with a focus on conducting fundamental analysis of
investment -
grade and high - yield banking and financial companies.
We are overweight U.S.
credit with a preference for
investment grade bonds.
The suite of Strategic Income fixed income ETFs provide more balanced exposure
with allocations to U.S.
investment grade and high yield
credit, as well as emerging market bonds.
Many of these
credits were already on shaky ground,
with ratings that were just above
investment grade.
At first, only four iShares bond ETFs were available,
with just a small amount of assets and access limited to Treasuries and U.S.
investment grade credit.
It is based on the ICE BofAML Diversified High Yield US Emerging Markets Corporate Plus Index which tracks the performance of corporate bonds denominated in US dollars
with an average
credit rating below
investment grade.
Crescent Capital Group LP is an independent, employee - owned, registered
investment advisory firm
with more than two decades of experience in the below -
investment -
grade credit markets.
Corporate bonds ETFs invest in debt issued by corporations
with investment -
grade credit ratings.
But because senior loans are often issued to companies
with credit ratings below
investment grade, they offer higher starting yields than treasuries.
For investors willing to accept an incrementally higher level of
credit risk
with a portfolio of one - to three - year
investment -
grade bonds, CSJ offers a yield advantage of 56 basis points over SHY.
According to another important ratings agency, Moody's,
investment grade bonds comprise those
with a
credit rating of Aaa, Aa1, Aa2, Aa3, A1, A2, A3, Baa1, Baa2 and Baa3,
with Aaa being the highest rating.
With a portfolio composed of investment - grade debt from corporate, sovereign and supranational issuers with three - year maximum maturities, the iShares 1 - 3 Year Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: CSJ) aims to offer a higher distribution yield than comparable all - Treasury funds, but it does have a marginally higher credit r
With a portfolio composed of
investment -
grade debt from corporate, sovereign and supranational issuers
with three - year maximum maturities, the iShares 1 - 3 Year Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: CSJ) aims to offer a higher distribution yield than comparable all - Treasury funds, but it does have a marginally higher credit r
with three - year maximum maturities, the iShares 1 - 3 Year
Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: CSJ) aims to offer a higher distribution yield than comparable all - Treasury funds, but it does have a marginally higher credit
Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: CSJ) aims to offer a higher distribution yield than comparable all - Treasury funds, but it does have a marginally higher
creditcredit risk.
The structure levers up
investment grade credit fifteen times, allowing the purchaser to buy a bond
with a coupon two percent (or so) higher than Treasuries,
with a AAA rating.
With a CPDO, you leverage up a basket of
investment grade credits, in an effort to earn a certain amount over the life of the CPDO.
Most senior loans are made to corporations
with below
investment -
grade credit ratings and are subject to significant
credit, valuation and liquidity risk.
Investments are restricted to fixed - income securities
with an average
credit quality rating of double - A and minimum
credit quality rating of
investment grade.
An ETF that invests in
investment -
grade corporate bonds
with a focus on bottom - up
credit selection.
Finally, it was a banner year for
credit,
with spreads narrowing across
investment grade, high yield and emerging markets.
Corporate bonds
with low
credit ratings are called high - yield bonds, because they have higher yields than
investment grade bonds.
We remain overweight
investment grade corporate
credit with an emphasis on selective opportunities in the European banking sector.