An active credit portfolio manager considers the following corporate bond portfolio choices familiar from an earlier example:

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An active credit portfolio manager considers the following corporate bond portfolio choices familiar from an earlier example:Rating Category A Baa Ba B Current OAS 1.05% 1.35% 2.45% 3.50% Expected Loss (POD X LGD) 0.06% 0.30% 0.60%

The investor anticipates an economic slowdown in the next year that will have a greater adverse impact on lower-rated issuers. Assume that an index portfolio is equally allocated across all four rating categories, while the investor chooses a tactical portfolio combining equal long positions in the investment-grade (A and Baa) bonds and short positions in the high-yield (Ba and B) bonds.


Calculate excess spread on the index and tactical portfolios assuming no change in spreads over the next year (ignoring spread duration changes).

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Fixed Income Analysis

ISBN: 9781119850540

5th Edition

Authors: Barbara S. Petitt

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