Private credit, encompassing both real estate debt and direct lending, is currently experiencing significant tailwinds, making it an attractive option for investors. These assets offer structural benefits by providing possible opportunities to diversify income exposure away from traditional asset classes, all while potentially maintaining historically low levels of volatility. Additionally, corporate and asset-backed private credit can complement a portfolio aimed at optimizing risk, return, and yield, which may help enhancing overall portfolio performance. Here are some to consider.
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There is a distinct potential of private credit to enhance income portfolios through diversification, high returns, and structural advantages in today’s market. Read the complete analysis in “Enhancing income portfolios with private markets - complementing direct lending with real estate debt.”
Sources: Invesco Real Estate as of Dec. 31, 2023, using yield to worst data (unless otherwise specified) from the RE Credit - Gilberto-Levy 2 Commercial Mortgage Index (yield to maturity), Direct Lending– Cliffwater Senior Direct Lending Index (yield to maturity, as of Mar. 31, 2024), Investment Grade Bonds – Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, High Yield – Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index, Senior Loans – S&P/LSTA Leverage Total Return, Treasuries – Bloomberg US Treasury Total Return Unhedged Index, Corporate Bonds – Bloomberg US Corporate Total Return Value Unhedged USD Index, CMBS – Bloomberg CMBS IG Total Return Index Value. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or eliminate the risk of loss.
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) as of 4Q 2023
Sources: Invesco Solutions, Vision, as of Dec. 31, 2023. Expected returns are geometric and are calculated using Invesco Solutions 10-year CMAs, please see proxy information on slide 16 of the PDF. Expected risk is calculated using the Barra risk model. There is no guarantee that stated objectives and targets will be met. The portfolios (* represents a 60 global equity / 40 global agg mix and ** represents a 50 global equity / 30 global agg / 10 first lien direct lending / 10 private real estate debt as referenced by “CRE debt” mix) shown are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute investment advice or investment recommendations.
Sources: Investment growth of 100; Private credit, also referred to as direct lending, is represented by the Pitchbook Private Debt Index and broadly syndicated loans are represented by the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index quarterly from Dec. 2010 to Dec. 2023; CMBS (BBB) represented by Bloomberg Non-Agency Investment Grade CMBS: Bbb Total Return Unhedged Index and private real estate debt (HY) represented by the Giliberto-Levy High Yield Commercial Real Estate Debt Index (G-L 2), monthly from Dec. 2010 to Dec. 2023. Private credit is net of normative fees, while loans are gross of fees. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Sources: Invesco, SIMFA 2024, Mortgage Bankers Association as of 4Q23, National Center for the Middle Market, as of Dec. 31, 2023.
Source: SIFMA “2024 Capital Markets Outlook” with data as of Oct. 2023 for treasuries, corporate, municipal, US mortgage-backed securities (MBS) outstanding. St. Louis Fed and TREPP as of Dec. 2023 for CRE loans outstanding. Pitchbook for AUM and projections, as of June 2024.
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