Take Note: Finding Opportunity in Mispriced Corporate Hybrids

Corporate Hybrids

In our latest white paper, Robin Usson, senior credit analyst, asks: Is there scope to extract structural alpha from misunderstood extension risk?

Fast reading

 

  • For non-financial corporate hybrids, fundamentals still matter.
  • The main driver of sub-senior spread is extension risk, as coupon deferral risk is structurally low and early call risk is often manageable.
  • Yet extension risk is often mispriced during market sell-off, creating structural alpha.
  • We are buyers of extension risk premium when it exceeds >10% of fair value for lower-beta hybrid and 20% for higher-beta hybrid.
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