Fitch Upgrades DJ CDX.NA.HY.5 Trusts 1; Affirms Trust 2 & 3.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings An international rating agency for financial institutions, insurance companies, and corporate, sovereign, and municipal debt. Fitch Ratings has headquarters in New York and London and is wholly owned by FIMALAC of Paris. affirms the bond fund volatility ratings, upgrades one bond credit rating Summary In investment, the credit rating assesses the credit worthiness of a corporation's debt issues. It is analogous to credit ratings for individuals and countries. The credit rating is a financial indicator to potential investors of debt securities such as bonds. , and affirms two bond fund credit ratings of the three Dow Jones CDX CDX Companion Dog Excellent (AKC Obedience Title) CDX Cyber-Defense Exercise CDX Central Data Exchange CDX Community Development Exchange (UK community development organization) CDX Commercial Data Exchange .NA.HY.5 trusts. The credit linked certificates of each trust enable investors to gain funded non-levered exposure to the reference entities of the Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.5 credit default swap index A credit default swap index is a credit derivative used to hedge credit risk or to take a position on a basket of credit entities. Unlike a credit default swap, which is an over the counter credit derivative, a credit default swap index is completely standardised credit of non-investment grade corporations. The exposure to the index constituents is obtained via credit default swaps between the trust and 10 major financial institutions. The obligations of the trust under the credit default swaps are collateralized via a reverse repurchase agreement Reverse Repurchase Agreement The purchase of securities with the agreement to sell them at a higher price at a specific future date. For the party selling the security (and agreeing to repurchase it in the future) it is a repo for the party on the other end of the . Fitch takes bond fund credit rating action as follows: Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.5 Trust 1 December 2009 upgraded to 'B+' from 'B'; Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.5 Trust 2 December 2009 affirmed at 'BB'; Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.5 Trust 3 December 2009 affirmed at 'B'. In addition, Fitch takes bond fund volatility rating action as follows: Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.5 Trust 1 December 2009 upgrade to 'V4'; Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.5 Trust 2 December 2009 affirmed at 'V4'; Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.5 Trust 3 December 2009 affirmed at 'V4'. Since last review, Dana Corporation and Delphi Corporation have defaulted causing the securities to be removed from Trust 1. The reduced uncertainty due to Delphi Corporation no longer being a reference entity has resulted in an upgrade for Trust 1. The credit quality of Trusts 2 and 3 continue to reflect the current rating. Fitch's bond fund credit rating is based on the weighted average credit rating Weighted Average Credit Rating The weighted average of all the bond credit ratings in a bond fund. The measure gives investors an idea of how risky a fund's bonds are overall. The lower the weighted average credit, rating the riskier the bond fund. of the underlying reference entities. As the CDX.NA.HY.5 trusts approach their scheduled maturity date of Dec. 29, 2009, the time remaining in the protection period of the certificates will decrease. Subsequently, volatility rating upgrades may be warranted as the result of decreased market risk exposure. The bond fund volatility rating reflects the relative sensitivity of a fund's total return and market price to changes in interest rates and other market conditions. Fitch's bond fund credit and volatility ratings do not address the likelihood of a timely or ultimate payment of interest or principal of the securities issued by the trust and should not be considered as a substitute for Fitch's international long- or short-term credit ratings. Fitch's rating also does not address the risk associated with the ability of the Credit Default Swap Counterparties, the Repo Counterparty, and the Trust Property to provide payment to the trust. Funds rated in the 'V4' category are considered to have moderate market risk. Total returns perform consistently over intermediate- to long-term holding periods but will exhibit some variability over shorter periods due to greater exposure to interest rates and changing market conditions. Fund volatility ratings are assigned on a scale of 'V1' (least volatile) through 'V10' (most volatile). Fitch's rating definitions and the terms of use Terms of Use are rules set up by the owner of an intellectual property or service to govern how they may be legally used. In many cases, terms of service are used as a contractual agreement between a company and users of a service they provide. of such ratings are available on the agency's public site, 'www.fitchratings.com'. Published ratings, criteria and methodologies are available from this site, at all times. 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