HIGHLIGHTS The Fund’s positioning was very defensive to start the month and finished with more market exposure compared to the end of January. However, we remain positioned defensively as spreads are tighter than the historic […]

HIGHLIGHTS January 2023 was the strongest start to the year for credit since 2019 and the second strongest year since 2009. We added or established positions on bonds issued by SECURE Energy Services Inc. (TSX: […]

HIGHLIGHTS The Fund added to loan exposures, participating in the TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG) new term loan, and added a position in Maxar Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: MAXR) 2027 bond. We exited our position in […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished November with a return of 0.3%[1], bringing year-to-date performance to 5.1%. November was one of the more difficult market environments for the Fund to navigate, as […]

Highlights There was a significant bounce in most asset classes, as dip buyers emerged following significant repricing from mid-August to mid-October Large macro moves have created pockets of dislocation within credit markets, especially between Investment […]

Highlights: September proved to be another challenging month for markets. It was the third worst month for the high-yield market since 2008. Early September presented the Fund with some good relative value trading opportunities. If […]

The Fund has marked one year since its inception and we are happy to now report the performance of the Fund. The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished August with a return of 1.5% bringing […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished July with a unit price of $9.81 and distributions of $0.04 per unit[1]. Download PDF July 2022 saw a strong rebound across most asset classes following […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished June with a unit price of $9.70 and distributions of $0.03 per unit[1]. Download PDF June 2022 saw significant weakness in the high yield market as […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished May with a unit price of $9.86 and distributions of $0.06 per unit[1]. May 2022 brought a wild swing to markets with rates, credit and equities […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished April with a unit price of $10.00 and distributions of $0.05 per unit[1]. Download PDF April 2022 was a volatile month for markets as the rubber […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished March with a unit price of $10.01 and distributions of $0.05 per unit[1]. Download PDF March 2022 was a volatile month for markets with a dramatic […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished February with a unit price of $10.01 and distributions of $0.02 per unit[1]. Download PDF February 2022 was a volatile month for markets with the high-yield […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished January with a unit price of $10.02 and distributions of $0.06 per unit[1]. Download PDF January 2022 was the worst month for the high-yield market since […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished December with a unit price of $9.99 and distributions of $0.03 per unit[1]. Download PDF December was a buoyant month for risk assets, with credit markets […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished November with a unit price of $9.91 and distributions of $0.05 per unit[1]. Download PDF November was the weakest month for the high-yield market since September […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund closed October with a unit price of $9.96 and distributions of $0.04.[1] Download PDF It was a challenging month in credit markets as the iBoxx Liquid High […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund ended its first month with a NAV of $9.99[1] per unit and distributions of $0.12[1] per unit. Download PDF The high yield market was dragged modestly lower […]