Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund·Financial Services

Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term offers a widened discount exceeding 5.5%, now above our "Buy" threshold, prompting an upgrade. BGB's term structure and anticipated 2027 liquidation create a tactical opportunity, with a recent investment from a large institutional CEF investment group. The fund's floating-rate, senior secured loan portfolio provides diversification but carries leveraged below-investment-grade credit risk.

The Income-Covered Closed-End Fund Report screens for CEFs with distribution coverage exceeding 100%, targeting funds less likely to cut payouts. Discounted, fully-covered CEFs offer dual benefits: potential price appreciation from narrowing discounts and enhanced yields based on full NAV distributions. Composite metrics combining yield, discount, and z-score help identify CEFs offering value on both absolute and relative terms, with high income potential.

Aberdeen infrastructure CEF ASGI proposes removing its 2035 term structure, a move that is detrimental to shareholder interests and alpha opportunities. Loan CEFs have cheapened as anticipated, following distribution cuts following Fed policy rate expectations. CLO Equity CEFs like OCCI, CCIF, EARN, and SPMC reported significant February NAV declines, raising leverage, leading to potential forced asset sales in a fragile sector.
Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in the loans and other fixed income instruments including first- and second-lien secured loans and high-yield corporate bonds of different maturities. The fund employs fundamental analysis using a research-driven credit analysis approach while focusing on factors like companies which offer attractive risk / return characteristics to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite index comprised of 75% S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index and 25% Barclays US High Yield Index. Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund was formed on September 26, 2012 and is domiciled in United States.
Financial Services
Asset Management
2012-09-26
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