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Alcentra European Fltng Rate Inc Fd
10 May 2018
Alcentra European Floating Rate Income Fund Limited
Market Commentary
April was a strong month for European loans, with decent new
issue flow and few negative headlines. The Credit Suisse Western
European Leveraged Loan Index ("CS WELLI") (hedged to GBP) returned
+0.55% for the month, taking the return YTD to +1.70%(1) .
European loan and bond issuance remained steady during the
month, with YTD loan volume still tracking well ahead of last year
at $50.9bn (versus $44.7bn for YTD 2017)(2) .
New issue spreads for the past three months were 3.72% for
Europe plus 0.06% from LIBOR floors, versus 3.58% for the US plus
0.66% from floors. Therefore we still prefer the relative value of
Europe in a currency hedged portfolio(2) .
The default rate was down slightly at 1.18%(3) at the end of
March.
Portfolio Manager's Commentary
The top and bottom performing credits were high yield bonds and
floating rate notes, which remain more volatile than loans. The top
two were up 4.5% and 3.1% following improved buyer sentiment, the
bottom two were -6.4% and -1.5% after weaker results.
ENDS.
(1) Credit Suisse Western European Leveraged Loan Index, hedged
to GBP, April 2018
(2) S&P Global Market Intelligence, LCD Global View, 3 May
2018
(3) S&P Global Market Intelligence, 12 April 2018
For further information please contact:
Alcentra Limited
Simon Perry +44 20 7367 5272
Factsheet
An accompanying factsheet which includes the information above
as well as wider commentary on the investments made by the Fund can
be found on the Fund's website www.aefrif.com.
Background Information
Alcentra European Floating Rate Income Fund Limited, a Guernsey
Authorised Closed-Ended Collective Investment Scheme, regulated by
the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and listed on the Main
Market of the London Stock Exchange invests predominantly in senior
secured loans and senior secured bonds issued by European
corporates and targets returns (net of fees and expenses) of 7% to
10% per annum. The Fund targets a dividend yield of 5.5 pence per
GBP1.00 issue price of the initial offering of shares in the Fund
for the first full year of investment, paid quarterly.
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The information contained in this document is given as at the
date of its publication (unless otherwise marked) and is based on
past performance. Past performance is not a guide to future
performance and the value of investments and investment value can
go down as well as up. The future performance of the Fund will
depend on numerous factors which are subject to uncertainty.
Including changes in market conditions and interest rates and
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