KIO News and Press, KKR Income Opportunities Fund From 11/02/20

Seeking "Alpha" means trying to do better than average (i.e. better than "Beta"); a worthy objective that, not surprisingly, less than half of all investors actually achieve. The more aggressively an investor attempts to achieve Alpha, the more they usually end up holding lower-yieldi...

This down-cycle cannot be fully cured merely through the application of economic stimulus. Rather, the root cause has to be repaired, and that means the disease has to be brought under control. The economic recovery everyone's counting on is not an independent event, unaffected by dev...

Some market observers have suggested that low and negative yields will hinder government bonds' ability to provide a buffer against down markets because bond returns will also be low. Amid the dramatic sell-off in risk assets earlier this year as the global pandemic took hold, and aga...

Spread levels have been on a noticeable downward trajectory from their peak level on March 23. HY spreads and default rates have an interesting relationship. The WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund is focusing solely on public issuers and eliminating those with negative...

For 94 years, the "average, annual" return for large-cap stocks, which per the Ibbotson data is the S&P 500, is above 10%, and probably closer to 12%. The only return period that matched or roughly approximates the 103-year average, annual return for the S&P 500 is the decade ...

KIO invests across the non-investment grade spectrum; their large exposure to CCC debt is notable. The largest industry exposure is "hotel, restaurants & leisure" - this is about as risky as you can get in this environment. Despite these red flags, for those that are seeking a...

The bond markets are in the midst of a feeding frenzy. U.S. high-yield bond sales reached an annual record of $329.8 billion for the year, with three months left to go. The high yield's market's record year follows the U.S. investment-grade bond market, which reached a new record ...

U.S. high-yield bond issuance for 2020 has eclipsed the prior annual sales record of $329.6B set in 2012, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, as companies reap the benefits of the Fed's liquidity-boosting and zero-interest rate policies.The support has effectively turned the industry int...

Coming into COVID-19, a chunk of client bond money was in higher yielding money markets since credit spreads (in my opinion) offered little value prior to March 2020. After the 35% correction in the S&P 500, and upon the announcement of the Fed liquidity programs, all that money w...

In U.S. high yield bonds we find the riskiest of credits. I have some concerns about municipal bonds and am particularly concerned about municipal pension bonds. Our 'Borrower's Paradise' is also good news for many leveraged ETFs and closed-end funds. For further details see...