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Alternative Absolute Return – Manager’s Commentary – October 2021
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 […]
Pender Value Fund – Manager’s Commentary – October 2021
Fellow unit holders, In the month of October, an appetite for risk returned to equity markets and the Pender Value Fund posted a gain of 2.4%[1] in the month. This result trailed large cap indices […]
Alternative Arbitrage – Manager’s Commentary – October 2021
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund ended the month of October with a NAV of $10.10 per unit[1]. Download PDF M&A is red-hot with a record level of global deal activity through the first […]
Fixed Income – Manager’s Commentary – October 2021
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.3%[1] in October. The Fund’s progress came amidst a sharp upward move in rates that has seen the 5 year Government of Canada bond yield almost double since early […]
Balanced Funds – Manager’s Commentary – Q3 2021
Dear unitholders, The Pender Strategic Growth & Income Fund (PSGIF) was down 1.8%[1] and the Pender Enhanced Income Fund (PEIF) was down 1.5%[1] for the quarter. On a year-to-date basis, PSGIF was up 16.3%[1], while PEIF […]
Alternative Absolute Return – Manager’s Commentary – September 2021
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 […]
Small Cap Equity – Manager’s Commentary – September 2021
Fellow unit holders, September is a seasonally weak month for stock markets and this year was no different. Major indices ended with losses in September – the S&P 500 Index (in Canadian dollars) had a […]
Fixed Income – Manager’s Commentary – September 2021
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.9%[1] in September. The gain came amidst somewhat turbulent markets that saw sovereign rates rise amidst fears of inflation and Fed tapering. Download PDF The Fund’s September return was […]
Balanced Funds – Manager’s 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 […]
Small Cap Equity – 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. […]
Fixed Income – Manager’s 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 […]
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 […]
Small Cap Equity – 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 […]
Bond Universe Fund – 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 […]
Fixed Income – Manager’s 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 […]