Asian hard currency credit offers attractive yield opportunities

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March 13, 2018 at 10:00am CET

With a size of USD 839 billion at the end of 2017, the growth of Asian USD credit has been substantial over recent years. This asset class is receiving both increased attention and allocation from global asset allocators.The asset class might be able to cross the USD 1 trillion mark by the end of 2018.

JACI: JP Morgan Asia Credit Index TR USD

Asian hard currency bonds offer a good balance between yield and credit/duration risk compared to EUR IG and HY. The so-called “Asian premium”, due to investor perception for the region’s credit risk, present an attractive yield uptick for European investors. Asian IG and HY yield 4.16% and 6.84% respectively (in USD, as of January 31^st, 2018).

Since 2009, there has been only one down year for the JP Morgan Asia Credit Index TR USD (-1.4% in 2013). The average return for the past 5 years has been 5.93%. The key reasons behind this solid performance includes:

Robust demand from local investors
Lower default rate
JACI composition of 80% IG / 20% HY

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