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Balanced Funds – Commentary – August 2021
Dear unitholders, The Pender Strategic Growth & Income Fund (PSGIF) was relatively flat in August, posting a -0.10%[1] return for the month, while the Pender Enhanced Income Fund was down 0.20%[1]. This monthly performance trailed […]
The Manager’s Commentary – August 2021
Fellow unit holders, Over the past year, we have enjoyed the benefits of running concentrated portfolios, as many of our key holdings have performed well in the stock market. August was the opposite of that. […]
The Manager’s Monthly Commentary – August 2021
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.7%[1] in August in a mixed market environment in which credit spreads tightened in the face of somewhat higher sovereign yields. Download PDF The Fund’s return was bolstered by […]
Pender Global Focused Fund – Manager’s Commentary – Q2 2021
Fellow unitholders, “The man who is in need of a new thinking tool, but hasn’t yet acquired it, is already paying for it.” – Charlie Munger In this commentary we cover: New Fund name, similar […]
The Manager’s Commentary – July 2021
Fellow unit holders, Well, here we go again. Small cap stocks were out of favour in July, lagging large cap stocks. While the S&P 500 Index (in Canadian dollars) rose 3.0% in the month, the […]
The Manager’s Commentary – Q1 & Q2 2021
Performance Attribution The Pender Bond Universe Fund’s exposure to higher yielding credit served as the main contributor to outperformance YTD in 2021. The Fund’s benchmark, the FTSE/TMX Canada Universe Bond Index comprised of Investment Grade […]
The Manager’s Monthly Commentary – July 2021
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund netted -0.2%[1] in July, as idiosyncratic factors outweighed an otherwise positive fixed income market. Download PDF The Fund encountered softness led by energy services player FTSI, an issue sometimes prone […]
Pender Balanced Funds – Manager’s Commentary – Q2 2021
Dear unitholders, The Pender Strategic Growth & Income Fund (PSGIF) was up 6.2%[1] for the quarter, and the Pender Enhanced Income Fund (PEIF) was up 5.9%1. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, PSGIF was up 18.4%1, […]
The Manager’s Commentary – June 2021
Fellow unit holders, In June we saw a bounce back in tech stocks and the US dollar, which impacted our funds positively, both from a general sector perspective and a currency perspective. The Pender Small […]
The Manager’s Commentary – June 2021
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund gained 0.6%[1] in June, a gain which was made within the context of strong credit markets. For the half year, the Fund returned 7.4%1 and its investment grade cousin, the […]
The Manager’s Commentary – May 2021
Fellow unit holders, May was a “Buy Canada” month. The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 3.4% while the S&P 500 (CAD) was down 1.1%. The tech sector was under pressure in May with the Nasdaq […]
The Manager’s Commentary – May 2021
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund gained 0.9%[1] in May, a respectable advance within the context of a fairly tepid period for high yield and a somewhat more positive high-grade market. Leading the way for the […]
Pender Small/Mid Cap Dividend Fund – Spring Commentary
The Fund continued to deliver positive performance with year-to-date returns through to April 30, 2021 of 17.9%[1]. This performance has been supported by many of the businesses we own seeing an expansion in operating leverage, […]
The Manager’s Commentary – April 2021
Fellow unit holders, After several months where small cap stocks outperformed large cap stocks, April saw a rotation back to large cap stocks. The Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund did well, up 5.3%[1] for the […]
Pender Fixed Income – Manager’s Commentary – April 2021
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund gained 0.5%[1] in April, a modest advance within the context of a positive high yield credit market and a neutral period for investment grade issues. Leading the way for the […]