Sharon Wang joined the Manager’s Investment Team in November 2013 and is a Senior Equity Analyst.
Prior to joining the Manager, Sharon was a Research Associate at a brokerage firm based in Vancouver, where she specialized in the information technology and consumer products sectors and special situations.
Sharon has a profound knowledge of the Canadian/US small cap tech landscape, and she has been responsible for uncovering many strong portfolio contributors over the years. Top contributing takeout names for Pender’s portfolios include QHR, Glentel, Solium, BSM, Carbonite, Cloudera, and SharpSpring.
Sharon holds a BA in English Literature. She also holds a MSc Finance from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, MA.
Fund Performance In the second quarter, our Fund delivered a strong return of 11.0%[1], marking a significant rebound from the negative performance in the first quarter. The Fund outperformed both the Canadian and US markets, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index gaining 8.5% and the Russell 2000 Index (CAD) rising 2.7%. The muted performance of the […]
Fund Performance In the first quarter of 2025, our Fund declined -11.7%[1], mirroring the performance of US small cap markets as measured by the Russell 2000 Index (CAD), which fell -9.4%. In contrast, the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 1.5%, and the S&P/TSX Small Cap Index rose 1.0%. This divergence between US and Canadian markets reflects […]
Highlights Strong contributors to the Fund included Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSXV: PNG), D2L Inc. (TSX: DTOL), and MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA). Detractors to the Fund this quarter included Sylogist Ltd. (TSX: SYZ), NFI Group Inc. (TSX: NFI) and Glass House Brands Inc. (OTCPK: GLAS.F). We continue to own them. The Fund exited several positions […]
As published in the Finance et Investissement/Conseiller.ca December 16, 2024 (In French) Winds of change are in the air. Years of rising interest rates to tame the inflation beast are slowly reversing as central banks loosen monetary policy. Recession fears are receding as the “hard landing” narrative has given way to the “soft or no […]
As published in the Conseiller on October 14, 2024 (In French) The efficient market hypothesis states that share prices reflect fair market value. Since everyone has access to the same publicly available information, every known and relevant piece of data is already baked in and reflected in the current price. By this reasoning, there can […]
Highlights Many positive contributors in the quarter, such as Kraken Technologies Limited, TerraVest Industries Inc., Altius Renewable Royalties Corp, Dye & Durham Ltd. and BlackLine Systems, Inc.. Thinkific was a key detractor in the quarter. We are finding attractive opportunities in companies in the early stages of their growth cycles in areas of the market […]
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