DoubleLine: Yield Curve Danger?

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DoubleLine Rising Rate Funds Webcast with Portfolio Managers Philip Barach and Robert Cohen for the month of February 2019, looking at the historical yield curve comparison.

TAB I – Market Overview

U.S. Interest Rates

Source: Bloomberg

You cannot invest directly in an index.

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U.S. Yield Curve: 2017 vs. 2018

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Source: DoubleLine, Goldman Sachs

The chart is a historical yield curve comparison between 12/31/2017 and 12/31/2018.

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is designed to reflect the performance of the largest facilities in the leveraged loan market. A-BBB are credit ratings by Standard & Poor’s.

U.S. Yield Curve: 2017 vs. 10 months into 2018

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Source: DoubleLine, Goldman Sachs

The chart is a historical yield curve comparison between 12/31/2017 and 12/31/2018.

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is designed to reflect the performance of the largest facilities in the leveraged loan market. A-BBB are credit ratings by Standard & Poor’s.

U.S. Yield Curve: Last 2 months of 2018 vs. 2018

DoubleLine Rising Rate Funds

Source: DoubleLine, Goldman Sachs

The chart is a historical yield curve comparison between 12/31/2017 and 12/31/2018.

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index is designed to reflect the performance of the largest facilities in the leveraged loan market. A-BBB are credit ratings by Standard & Poor’s.

Fed Dots vs. Market Expectations 2018, 2019, & 2020

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U.S. Rate Hike/Cut Odds (Bloomberg WIRP)

DoubleLine Rising Rate Funds

Source: Bloomberg, DoubleLine

Global Real GDP Growth YoY

DoubleLine Rising Rate Funds

Source: Bloomberg, DoubleLine

Please see appendix for index definitions. You cannot invest directly in an index.

2s10s and Recessions

DoubleLine Rising Rate Funds

Source: Bloomberg, DoubleLine

U.S. Conference Board Leading Economic Indicator

DoubleLine Rising Rate Funds

Source: Bloomberg, DoubleLine

Conference Board U.S. Leading Index = indicators include economic variables that tend to move before change in the overall economy. These indicators give a sense of the future state an YoY = year-over-year. You cannot invest directly in an index.

U.S. Industrial Production

DoubleLine Rising Rate Funds

Source: Bloomberg, DoubleLine

Red shaded areas indicate recessionary periods.

U.S. Manufacturing and Services PMI

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Source: Bloomberg, DoubleLine, ISM

ISM Manufacturing Index is based on surveys of more than 300 manufacturing firms by the Institute of Supply & Management. PMI = Purchasing Managers’ Index is an indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries and the employment environment. You cannot invest directly in an index.

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