In August, the Fund returned 1.5%1, ahead of the Russell 2000, which declined -0.1%. 2026 has been a year where software has dominated headlines, from the SaaSpocalypse, to recovery, and back again, and August was no different. Software valuations continue to rebound off 52-week lows, although many of the names we follow have been caught […]
Identifying specific, evidence-backed catalysts that can unlock value In this episode of the Pender Podcast PM Series, host Laura Baker sits down with Amar Pandya, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund, to unpack what makes special situations investing distinct from traditional stock picking. They discuss why market inefficiency persists in small and […]
Market Update One phrase that I feel is true more often than not is, “markets will do what makes the most people wrong." This August seems to have captured that phrase perfectly. During what is normally one of the quietest and most volatile parts of the calendar, anyone who stepped to the sidelines missed one […]
Market Update One phrase that I feel is true more often than not is, “markets will do what makes the most people wrong". This August seems to have captured that phrase perfectly. During what is normally one of the quietest and most volatile parts of the calendar, anyone who stepped to the sidelines missed one […]
Remember when August was a month to take a break and relax? Markets certainly disagreed with that idea … instead of long summer days of leisure, investors were met with volatility and broad-based doubt about what the fall season could hold. Portfolio weights are 42.7% US equities, 32.4% Canadian equities and 13.5% international equities. August […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund returned -0.3%1 in August, bringing year-to-date return to 1.5%. A sharp rebound in risk assets that started in late July fizzled out in the middle of the month. Low issuance and low engagement in a late summer market helped support both credit and equity markets. Developing macro headwinds […]
Greg Taylor, CIO, joined BNN Bloomberg's The Close to talk markets, making the case for near-term volatility as oil and diesel prices keep inflation elevated ahead of this week's Fed decision, and explaining why he's playing the AI theme indirectly, through power infrastructure and uranium producers rather than betting on any single model or company. […]
August marked an important turning point for US small and mid-cap companies, as improvement in forward earnings expectations became increasingly evident. Since the Fund's launch in December 2024, two-year forward EPS growth for the S&P MidCap 400 has risen from just over 5% to roughly 18%. The improvement within the Fund has been even more […]
How the AI Infrastructure Boom is Reshaping the Case for Small and Mid Cap Equities In this episode of the Pender podcast, Aman Budhwar, Portfolio Manager of the Pender US Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund, sits down with host Laura Baker, Associate Client Portfolio Manager, to explore why the AI story extends far beyond the mega […]
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