Global High Yield Capabilities
Barings Global Senior Secured Bond Fund*
*The Barings Global Senior Secured Bond Fund principally invests in sub-investment grade and/or unrated debt securities. The Fund’s investment in senior secured debt securities does not guarantee repayment of the principal of investments by the investors
A Flourishing Income Opportunity
THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HIGH YIELD
Overall MORNINGSTAR RATINGTM1
1. Overall Morningstar Rating as of March 31, 2025 (EAA Fund Senior Secured Bond Investments). For the Tranche G USD Dist Monthly share only, other share tranches may have different performance characteristics.
Seniority helps mitigate credit losses
Global senior secured bonds, while still subject to default risk, are more senior in the capital structure versus unsecured and subordinated credit instruments. This means that in the event of a default, senior secured bondholders are prioritized in the payment structure and better positioned from an eventual recovery on their principal investment. Being senior and secured in the capital structure may also be highly desirable in the current volatile market environment.
Moody’s Global Average Corporate Debt Recovery Rates Measured By Ultimate Recoveries
Source: Moody’s Investors Services Annual Default Study, please note that the above data refers to North American non-financial companies. As of February 26, 2024.
GDP growth is not a predictor of High Yield Performance
Historically, the high yield market has performed reasonably well in low growth environments. For example, since 2010 Europe has experienced a lower real GDP growth rate vs. the U.S., but the European high yield bond market has consistently outperformed the U.S. market on a like for like currency hedged basis—including in 2024 when U.S. growth far exceeded that of Europe.
Low Growth is not an Impediment for High Yield Performance
Source: Bloomberg and ICE BofA. As of March 31, 2025. Returns in USD hedged terms
Compelling income opportunity on offer
The global senior secured bond market offers a higher income level versus other investment grade and high yield fixed income markets. Higher starting income levels should help to add resiliency from a total return standpoint.
Senior Secured Bonds offer relatively higher income levels across the fixed income universe
Sources: ICE BofA Global Government Index, ICE BofA Global Corporate Index, ICE BofA Global High Yield Index and ICE BofA BB-B Global High Yield Secured Bond Index. As of March 31, 2025.
Note: Effective June 30, 2022, the ICE Fixed Income Index reflects transaction costs. As a result, existing index level total return, price return and excess return fields have been adjusted to reflect the new methodology. All return information prior to June 30, 2022 has not been adjusted.
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