Eldridge Marks Three Years of CLOZ: Enhancing Income Outside the Aggregate Bond Index

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eldridge marks the third anniversary of the Eldridge BBB‑B CLO ETF (NYSE Arca: CLOZ). Eldridge believes CLOZ has provided investors with a consistent source of enhanced income through exposure to credit markets outside the traditional aggregate bond index over those three years.

An actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF), CLOZ invests in a diversified portfolio of primarily BBB and BB-rated tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLO) — floating-rate bonds backed by senior secured corporate loans. These assets typically offer attractive relative value and low correlation to core bond markets, making CLOZ a strategic complement to traditional fixed-income allocations.

Investors can gain access to a professionally managed pool of high-quality CLO bonds through a simple, liquid ETF structure, offering the potential for enhanced yield and diversification not available through conventional bond ETFs.

“CLOZ’s three-year track record is a testament to the strength of our investment team and the depth of our credit platform,” said Danielle Gilbert, Managing Director at Eldridge Capital Management. “Our commitment to delivering differentiated solutions in areas where we believe we have built expertise cultivates interest across the spectrum, from the individual to institutional investor using CLOZ as a way to potentially enhance income.”

CLOZ is the first CLO ETF offering in Eldridge’s NYSE listed actively managed fixed-income ETF suite, which also includes the Eldridge AAA CLO ETF (CLOX). These CLO ETFs can offer streamlined access to asset class, giving investors compelling investment options when building portfolios.

Eldridge CLO NYSE Listed ETF Suite
(as of December 31, 2025)

Fund	Inception Date	Focus	Key Metrics
CLOZ	01/24/2023	BBB- and BB-rated CLO tranches	Cumulative Return: 37%+ Annualized Return: ~11.2% SEC 30-Day Yield: ~7.3% $3.87/share income
CLOX	07/19/2023	AAA-rated CLO tranches	Cumulative Return: 17%+ Annualized Return: ~7.0% SEC 30-Day Yield: ~5.4% ~$3.10/share income

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of, or a guarantee of, future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For the most recent month-end performance, please call 1.800.617.004 or visit the Fund websites at www.clozfund.com or www.cloxfund.com.

Eldridge’s team has been involved in the structured credit market since its inception—across structuring, investing, and managing platforms. The firm has consistently invested its own capital across structured credit, underscoring a high-conviction approach to the asset class as a way to access credit across market cycles.

Since 2016, Eldridge and its affiliates have been active issuers in the equipment asset-backed securities (ABS) market, followed by expansion into middle-market CLO issuance beginning in 2018. Building on decades of broadly syndicated loan (BSL) CLO heritage, Eldridge re-entered the BSL loan CLO market in 2025, issuing two CLOs through its integrated asset management platform. In January 2026, Eldridge closed Eldridge Diversified Credit Fund I, the inaugural fund on Eldridge’s Diversified Credit Fund (EDCF) program.

About Eldridge

Eldridge is an asset management and insurance holding company with over $70 billion in assets under management that consists of two divisions: Eldridge Capital Management and Eldridge Wealth Solutions. Eldridge Capital Management, through its subsidiaries, focuses on four investment strategies – diversified credit, GP solutions, real estate credit, and sports & entertainment. Eldridge Wealth Solutions, an insurance and retirement solutions platform, is comprised of Eldridge’s wholly owned insurance companies, Security Benefit and Everly Life. Eldridge is wholly owned by Eldridge Industries. To learn more, visit www.eldridge.com.

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the fund. The prospectus can be found at www.clozfund.com. Please read the prospectus or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

The risks of investing in CLO securities include both the credit risk associated with the underlying loans combined with the risks associated with the CLO structure governing the priority of payments (and any legal and counterparty risk associated with carrying out the priority of payments). This Fund intends to invest primarily in BBB- and BB-rated tranches (or equivalent ratings by a NRSRO); however, these ratings do not constitute a guarantee of credit quality and it's possible that under stressed market environments these tranches could experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, write-downs of the equity or other subordinated tranches, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and impairment of subordinate tranches, market anticipation of defaults, and general market aversion to CLO securities as an asset class.

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