Talk Your Book: Floating Rate Income

On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Fran Rodilosso, Head of Fixed Income ETF Portfolio Management and Bill Sokol, VP and Director of Product Management to discuss what a CLO is, how the portfolio is constructed, the possible risks with CLOs, why spreads have remained so low in 2025, performance during recessions, and much more! Learn more at: https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/investments/clo-etf-cloi/overview/

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