CLOs

Interest in CLO ETFs, an asset class that's only been around since 2018, is picking up, with the number of funds doubling since August to a total of 24.

Now the structured mortgage securities are cheap enough that CLO investors are watching them more closely, according to strategists and investors.

Over 85% of the collateralized loan obligation's total dollar value will be comprised of apartment complexes and hospitality and industrial properties.

The giant asset manager is launching new CLO funds that generate higher returns without significantly increasing risk–by focusing on the less-favored tiers of CLO stacks.

The fund closes ahead of separate news that it formed the Private Real Estate Credit platform, which will originate senior and subordinated commercial real estate loans.

Apollo will assume about $2.2 billion of private credit and renewable assets from Irradiant, while RRAM will add almost $11 billion of CLO assets to its firm.

With that sizable fire power, Alcentra hopes to meet the growing market demand for collateralized loan obligations.

The French bank foresees CLO growth in U.S. and Europe but cautions wariness around the current administration's potential impacts to inflation and the economy.

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Collateralized loan obligation activity should increase despite higher-for-longer rates and liability management exercises.