NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI), the world’s leading index provider, has launched the S&P U.S. CLO Investment Grade Indices, expanding the essential tools available for investors to track and analyze structured credit markets.
By combining independent market pricing, Collateralized Loan Obligation (“CLO”) analytics, credit expertise and transparent index methodologies, the new index series provides market participants with a comprehensive benchmark framework for one of the fastest-growing segments of the credit market.
The launch highlights S&P DJI’s expanding role across the leveraged finance ecosystem, connecting market participants from the underlying leveraged loan market through to the CLO capital structure. By drawing on the breadth of S&P Global’s capabilities — including high-quality pricing, data and analytics from S&P Global Market Intelligence and deep credit expertise from S&P Global Ratings — the new indices provide a differentiated framework for measuring investment-grade CLO performance.
“As investors seek diversified floating-rate income and better tools to manage interest rate risk, CLOs are becoming a growing staple of fixed income portfolios. S&P DJI is uniquely positioned in this space by combining leading pricing, analytics, ratings insights and leveraged loan expertise in one platform — delivering transparent, investable benchmark frameworks to help investors navigate this fast-growing segment with confidence,” said Cameron Drinkwater, Chief Product & Operations Officer at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
“CLOs remain one of the fastest-growing segments of fixed income. Expanding our index range reflects our commitment to supporting this growth by delivering transparent, rules-based benchmarks that support investors, issuers, and product providers across the market,” added Kunal Mehta, Head of Fixed Income Products at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Designed to measure the performance of USD-denominated, floating-rate, investment-grade CLO debt tranches, the index family includes:
- S&P U.S. CLO AAA CLO Index
- S&P U.S. CLO AA CLO Index
- S&P U.S. CLO A CLO Index
- S&P U.S. CLO BBB CLO Index
For more information on the indices visit here: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/methodology/article/sp-clo-indices-methodology/
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Silke McGuinness
Global Head of Communications, S&P DJI
(+1) 415-205-8414
silke.mcguinness@spglobal.com
Lemuel Brewster
Americas Communications, S&P DJI
(+1) 917-805-1089
lemuel.brewster@spglobal.com
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