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 […]

Fellow unit holders, Small cap and technology stocks put the brakes on a little in March after a great run. The Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund was up modestly by 0.3%[1] for the month and […]

Fellow unit holders, Even though it had its ups and downs, February was another positive month for small cap stocks. The Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund gained 9.9%[1] for the month and 17.9% YTD, outperforming […]

Fellow unit holders, The strong performance of the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund during the fall of 2020 continued in December and into the New Year. For December, the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund was […]

Fellow Unitholders, Stock markets dipped again in October after a broad sell off in September. The S&P 500 (CAD) index lost 2.6% and the S&P/TSX Composite index was down 3.1%. While markets were in negative […]

Fellow Unitholders, Markets decided to take a pause from their dogged return from March lows this month. In September, the S&P 500 (CAD) was down 1.8% and the S&P/TSX Composite was down 2.1%. Our funds […]

Fellow Unitholders, August marked the fifth straight monthly gain for major markets. The S&P 500 (CAD) was up 4.4% and the S&P/TSX Composite was up 2.3%, while the Pender Value Fund generated a total return […]

Fellow Unitholders, We hope you and your families continue to be safe and healthy. July continued where the last couple of months left off. Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund was up 7.9%, while Pender Value […]

Fellow Unitholders, We hope you and your families are safe and healthy. Q2 ended on a much more positive note than Q1, when COVID-19 threw the entire stock market into unprecedented turmoil in March. While […]

Fellow Unitholders, We hope you and your families continue to be safe and healthy. Stock markets continued to push higher in May and small caps led the way this month. The Russell 2000 (CAD) and […]

Fellow Unitholders, We hope you and your families are safe and healthy in these challenging times. Stock markets made an astonishing rebound in April, making it the best month for the S&P 500 since 1987. […]

Fellow Unitholders, Before I start, I want to acknowledge the unsettling situation we are all facing. I look around and I see people playing their part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and that fills […]

Fellow Unitholders, Welcome to our February monthly commentary – it’s already feeling a little outdated! These are certainly volatile times as we watch markets react to the potential impact of the COVID-19 virus and now […]

Fellow Unitholders, We had a positive start to 2020 with the Pender Value Fund up 1.0% in January and the Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund with a gain of 3.7%[1]. During the same time period, […]