Corporate Bond Issuance Tracker

Corporate Bond Issuance Tracker monitors new investment grade, high yield, and convertible bond offerings filed with the SEC. When a corporation issues new debt, they file a prospectus supplement (SEC form 424B2/B3/B4/B5) with key details — coupon, maturity, offering size, and underwriters. This actor extracts those filings in real time, giving fixed income traders and credit analysts a live view of primary market supply.

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Why use Corporate Bond Issuance Tracker?

1. Primary market supply monitoring — Track total IG and HY bond supply week by week to gauge credit market demand and spread compression/widening trends.
2. Credit spread analysis — New issuances price at spreads that reveal where the market actually prices credit risk — often more actionable than index-level CDS.
3. Single-issuer alert — Get notified when a company you track files a large bond offering, which may signal capital structure changes, M&A financing, or refinancing of maturing debt.
4. Fixed income deal flow database — Build a historical database of new issuances by sector, rating, and coupon for quantitative credit research.
5. Convertible arbitrage signals — Convertible note issuances create delta-hedging pressure in the underlying stock. Track them to anticipate short interest from arb funds.

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How to use

1. Open the actor on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. Set daysBack to define your lookback window (default: 30 days).
3. Optionally set minSizeM to filter for large deals only.
4. Enable enrichDetails to extract coupon rate, maturity year, and offering size from the prospectus text.
5. Click Start. Results are a list of bond issuances sorted by filing date.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
daysBack	number	30	How far back to search SEC EDGAR prospectus filings
enrichDetails	boolean	true	Fetch and parse the prospectus text to extract coupon, maturity, offering size
minSizeM	number	0	Minimum offering size in millions USD (0 = no filter)
searchTerm	string	""	Optional keyword filter (e.g. "high yield", "senior secured")
issuers	string	""	Comma-separated issuer names to restrict search
maxResults	number	50	Maximum records to return

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Output

{
  "issuer": "Apple Inc.",
  "form_type": "424B2",
  "filed_date": "2026-08-14",
  "offering_size_m": 6000,
  "coupon_rate": "4.85%",
  "maturity_year": 2034,
  "bond_type": "investment_grade",
  "accession_no": "0000320193-26-000412",
  "filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/..."
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
issuer	string	Bond issuer company name
form_type	string	SEC prospectus form: 424B2, 424B3, 424B4, 424B5
filed_date	string	SEC filing date (YYYY-MM-DD)
offering_size_m	float	Total offering size in millions USD (null if not parseable)
coupon_rate	string	Interest rate (e.g. "5.25%", null if not found)
maturity_year	integer	Year the bond matures (null if not found)
bond_type	string	investment_grade, high_yield, senior_secured, senior_unsecured, convertible
accession_no	string	SEC accession number for the source filing
filing_url	string	Direct link to the SEC EDGAR prospectus document

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Bond types covered

Type	SEC Forms	Description
Investment Grade	424B2, 424B5	IG issuers — typically shelf offerings
High Yield	424B3, 424B4	Below investment grade issuers
Senior Secured	424B3	Asset-backed or first-lien bonds
Convertible	424B2, 424B3	Notes convertible into equity
MTN Programs	424B2	Medium-term note programs (large issuers)

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Cost estimation

Pay-Per-Event: $0.005 per actor start + $0.02 per bond issuance returned.

Use case	Records	Estimated cost
30-day large deals (>$1B)	~20–40	$0.40–$0.80/run
7-day all new issuances	~50–100	$1.00–$2.00/run
Single issuer history	~5–20	$0.10–$0.40/run
Weekly monitoring	~50	$1.00/week

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FAQ

Does it capture all bond types — IG, HY, and converts? Yes — it searches for 424B2, 424B3, 424B4, and 424B5 forms, which cover the full range of public bond offerings. Private placements (144A) may not be captured unless they file with the SEC.

How accurate is the offering size extraction? The extraction uses regex patterns on prospectus text. Most large issuances (>$500M) parse correctly. Complex tranched offerings may show only the lead tranche size.

Why does enrichDetails: true cost more? Enrichment requires fetching the full prospectus document (often 20-100 pages) from SEC EDGAR to extract coupon, maturity, and sizing data. Without enrichment, only the filing metadata is returned.

Can I track green bonds or ESG issuances? Use searchTerm: "green bond" or "sustainability" to filter prospectus text for ESG-labeled issuances.

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Related actors

• Credit Rating Change Tracker — Rating changes for the issuers in your bond holdings
• Secondary Offering Tracker — Equity issuances; same SEC filing infrastructure
• M&A Deals Tracker — Bond issuances often finance M&A transactions

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Keywords: bond issuance tracker, SEC EDGAR 424B, corporate bond offering, high yield bond, investment grade bond, convertible bond, bond prospectus, debt offering, coupon rate, bond maturity, fixed income tracker, corporate debt, SEC filing tracker, primary market bonds, bond market data