medium · Asset-Backed Securities
A CLO portfolio has a total par balance of $500 million. The Weighted Average Spread (WAS) floor is 3.50%.
If the manager sells a $10 million loan with a spread of 4.00%, what must the spread of the replacement loan be to ensure the WAS test result does not decline?
- At least 3.75% to account for the management fee.
- Exactly 3.50%.
- At least 4.00%.
- The spread is irrelevant if the loan is senior secured.
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