The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.8% in March. This was a good result, especially given the general weakness in credit markets during the period. The Fund benefited from strength in a number of discounted […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.8% in February. We view this return as reasonable for the period, given the lower credit spread environment, combined with our own more cautious risk positioning. Our February returns […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.3% in January. This was a good, if unspectacular, result. Driving our returns in January was the increase in price of a number of discounted bonds, combined with our […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 2.2% in December and 23.7% for the full year 2016. This was a very good result, well ahead of our benchmark and, frankly, ahead of our own expectations. During […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.8% in November. This was a reasonably good result, given the state of the bond market in general. During the month, yields on longer-dated bonds rose significantly, continuing a […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 2.9% in October, a very good result. Driving the strong performance during the month were a couple of key events: first was Sandridge Energy’s October 7 emergence from bankruptcy […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.5% in September which was a positive, if unexciting, result. For the quarter, which included strong returns in July and August, the Fund returned 4.8%. During the month, the […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund had a strong month, returning 2.8% in August. The month saw strength from a variety of different credits as bonds purchased at discounts moved towards par. In general, we see […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.5% in July. This month was characterized by a change in leadership by sector as commodity credit was quite weak with the pullback in crude oil prices while consumer […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.5% in June. This period was relatively turbulent in credit markets and our daily NAV was a bit bumpier than we would have liked, with the days immediately preceding […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 2.1% in May. This good result, well ahead of our benchmarks, was driven by broad-based strength in the portfolio. Of particular impact was the gain in our holding of […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund achieved a return of 4.8% in the month of April. This very good result was the consequence of strong capital appreciation in a number of holdings. The most notable move, […]
March was a positive month for the Pender Corporate Bond Fund, with the value of the portfolio rising 3.1%*. For the first quarter, which included a significant sell-off and rebound in high yield credit, the […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.4% in February, with that rather unremarkable result belying the considerable mid-month volatility that took place. After a steep drop in the first ten days, the Fund rallied more […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund ended the month of January with a decline of 0.78%*. While this performance was better than most funds in the category, the negative performance was nevertheless disappointing, coming on the […]
Monthly Update The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned -1.6%* in December. Price declines were fairly broad-based across the Fund but particularly impacted longer-duration and lower-rated securities. Most of the price movement took place in the […]
In challenging circumstances, the Pender Corporate Bond Fund was off 2.7%* through the month of November. The month was generally weak across the board in high yield markets, a product of tax-loss selling combined with […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.2%* in October. Performance was assisted by strong returns in a number of new holdings including the basket of credit closed end funds acquired in September, as well as […]
Fund Repositioning Upon assuming in-house management of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund in early September, we acted quickly to make a few important changes to the composition of the Fund. We sold a number of […]
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Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – March 2017
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.8% in March. This was a good result, especially given the general weakness in credit markets during the period. The Fund benefited from strength in a number of discounted […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – February 2017
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.8% in February. We view this return as reasonable for the period, given the lower credit spread environment, combined with our own more cautious risk positioning. Our February returns […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – January 2017
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.3% in January. This was a good, if unspectacular, result. Driving our returns in January was the increase in price of a number of discounted bonds, combined with our […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – December 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 2.2% in December and 23.7% for the full year 2016. This was a very good result, well ahead of our benchmark and, frankly, ahead of our own expectations. During […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – November 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.8% in November. This was a reasonably good result, given the state of the bond market in general. During the month, yields on longer-dated bonds rose significantly, continuing a […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – October 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 2.9% in October, a very good result. Driving the strong performance during the month were a couple of key events: first was Sandridge Energy’s October 7 emergence from bankruptcy […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – September 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.5% in September which was a positive, if unexciting, result. For the quarter, which included strong returns in July and August, the Fund returned 4.8%. During the month, the […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – August 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund had a strong month, returning 2.8% in August. The month saw strength from a variety of different credits as bonds purchased at discounts moved towards par. In general, we see […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – July 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.5% in July. This month was characterized by a change in leadership by sector as commodity credit was quite weak with the pullback in crude oil prices while consumer […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – June 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.5% in June. This period was relatively turbulent in credit markets and our daily NAV was a bit bumpier than we would have liked, with the days immediately preceding […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – May 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 2.1% in May. This good result, well ahead of our benchmarks, was driven by broad-based strength in the portfolio. Of particular impact was the gain in our holding of […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – April 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund achieved a return of 4.8% in the month of April. This very good result was the consequence of strong capital appreciation in a number of holdings. The most notable move, […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – March 2016
March was a positive month for the Pender Corporate Bond Fund, with the value of the portfolio rising 3.1%*. For the first quarter, which included a significant sell-off and rebound in high yield credit, the […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – February 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.4% in February, with that rather unremarkable result belying the considerable mid-month volatility that took place. After a steep drop in the first ten days, the Fund rallied more […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – January 2016
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund ended the month of January with a decline of 0.78%*. While this performance was better than most funds in the category, the negative performance was nevertheless disappointing, coming on the […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – December 2015
Monthly Update The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned -1.6%* in December. Price declines were fairly broad-based across the Fund but particularly impacted longer-duration and lower-rated securities. Most of the price movement took place in the […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – November 2015
In challenging circumstances, the Pender Corporate Bond Fund was off 2.7%* through the month of November. The month was generally weak across the board in high yield markets, a product of tax-loss selling combined with […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – October 2015
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.2%* in October. Performance was assisted by strong returns in a number of new holdings including the basket of credit closed end funds acquired in September, as well as […]
Manager’s Commentary – Geoff Castle – September 2015
Fund Repositioning Upon assuming in-house management of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund in early September, we acted quickly to make a few important changes to the composition of the Fund. We sold a number of […]