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Short   Description
  (Numeric Rating)

Long   Description (Alpha Rating)

Short   Description (Numeric Rating)

Long   Description (Alpha Rating)

1

AAA

8

BBB+

2

AA+

9

BBB

3

AA

10

BBB-

4

AA-

11

BB+

5

A+

12

BB

6

A

13

BB-

7

A-

Etc.

 


Data

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Moody’s Rating

Fitch Rating

S&P Rating

Composite Rating

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Security 1

Aa1

2

AA+

2

AA

3

AA+

2

Security 2

A3

7

AA

3

BBB

9

AA

3

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Order

Rating   Source

1

Moody’s

2

Fitch

3

S&P

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Composite Rating List

Short Description   (Numeric Rating)

Long Description   (Alpha Rating)

Short Description   (Numeric Rating)

Long Description   (Alpha Rating)

1

AAA

8

BBB+

2

AA+

9

BBB

3

AA

10

BBB-

4

AA-

11

BB+

5

A+

12

BB

6

A

13

BB-

7

A-

Etc. 


Data


 

Moody’s Rating

Fitch Rating

S&P Rating

Composite Rating

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Security 1

A3

7

AA

3

BBB

9

BBB

9

Security 2

Aa2

3

AA+

2

AA

3

AA

3

Security 3

Ba1

11

No Rating

A-

7

BB+

11

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Info
Note: the bolded values indicate which ratings source was used as a result of the compositing process.

Security 1 – The S&P rating of BBB (9) was selected since it has the lowest numerical value.  The numerical value of 9 was selected from the composite rating list and the associated alpha rating of BBB was also selected.

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Security 3 – The Moody’s rating of Ba1 (11) is selected since it has the lowest numerical value.    The numerical value of 11 was selected from the composite rating list and the associated alpha rating of BB+ was also selected.

 


Second Best Rating

The Second best methodology selects the rating which is the second highest numerical rating of a group. If all ratings that have been received have the same rating, then this methodology selects the rating based on the hierarchy order. If there are three ratings, and two of the ratings match, the first rating in the vendor hierarchy that matches one of these two ratings is used. 

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Short Description (Numeric Rating)

Long Description (Alpha Rating)

Short Description (Numeric Rating)

Long Description (Alpha Rating)

1

AAA

8

BBB+

2

AA+

9

BBB

3

AA

10

BBB-

4

AA-

11

BB+

5

A+

12

BB

6

A

13

BB-

7

A-

Etc.

 

 



Data

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Moody’s Rating

Fitch Rating

S&P Rating

Composite Rating

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Security 1

A3

7

AA

3

BBB

9

A-

7

Security 2

Aa2

3

AA+

2

AA

3

AA

3

Security 3

A2

6

A-

7

A

6

A

6

Security 4

Ba1

11

No Rating

A-

7

BB+

11

Security 5

No Rating

AAA

1

No Rating

AAA

1

 


Info
Note: the bolded values indicate which ratings source was used as a result of the compositing process.

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Short Description   (Numeric Rating)

Long Description   (Alpha Rating)

Short Description   (Numeric Rating)

Long Description   (Alpha Rating)

1

AAA

8

BBB+

2

AA+

9

BBB

3

AA

10

BBB-

4

AA-

11

BB+

5

A+

12

BB

6

A

13

BB-

7

A-

Etc.

 

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Data

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Moody’s Rating

Fitch Rating

S&P Rating

Average

Composite Rating

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

Alpha

Numeric

 

Alpha

Numeric

Security 1

Aa2

3

AA+

2

AA+

2

2.3

AA+

2

Security 2

A3

7

AA-

4

BBB

9

6.6

A-

7

Security 3

Ba1

11

No Rating

A-

7

9

BBB

9

Security 4

No Rating

AAA

1

No Rating

1

AAA

1

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