Pender Corporate Bond Fund
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund is an income fund that is both conservatively managed to preserve capital, as well as opportunistic to generate returns. The Fund is focused on key credit characteristics - coverage, seniority and duration. It is driven by bottom up fundamental analysis, the Fund seeks to use its nimble size to invest in opportunities large or index based funds cannot. This advantage could provide investors with an attractive cash yield, while maintaining positions in attractively valued securities that provide a margin-of-safety for investors.
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Class Fund Codes Description MER (Capped) Minimum Investment: Initial/[Subsequent] A PGF 500 Front End 1.95% $5,000 / [$100] F PGF 510 Fee Based 1.15% $5,000 / [$100] A (US$) PGF 501 Front End 1.95% US$5,000/ [US$100] F (US$) PGF 511 Fee Based 1.15% US$5,000/ [US$100] H PGF 540 Front End - HNW 1.65% $100,000 / [$100] I PGF 550 Fee Based - HNW 1.00% $100,000 / [$100] D PGF 560 Discount Brokerage 1.40% $5,000 / [$100] Asset Class: Corporate Fixed Income Securities Inception Date: June 1, 2009 Valuation Frequency: Daily Eligibility: Canada-wide, Registered Plans Distributions: DRIP Monthly, Cash Optional Benchmark: FTSE TMX Canada Bond Universe Portfolio Manager: Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager, PenderFund Capital Management -
Monthly
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fact Sheet - CAD
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fact Sheet - USD
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fact Sheet - Class A
Annual (POS)
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fund Facts - CAD (A Class)
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fund Facts - USD (A Class)
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fund Facts - CAD (D Class)
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fund Facts - CAD (F Class)
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fund Facts - USD (F Class)
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fund Facts - CAD (H Class)
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund - Fund Facts - CAD (I Class)
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The Latest
Pender Corporate Bond Fund – Manager’s Commentary – December 2019
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund had a positive result of 1.2%[1] in December, and a total return of 5.6%1 for the full year, 2019. Credit markets ended the year buoyantly with the exception of longer dated investment grade bonds, which declined somewhat as yields rose along the curve. Strong contributors to returns in December included Paratek Pharmaceuticals whose convertible notes gained as the company announced over $200 million in grant awards and purchase orders from the US government. Other gainers included Briggs and Stratton 2020 bonds as investors looked more favourably on refinancing prospects, and our basket of rate reset preferred shares, which gained on a higher outlook for 5-year Government of Canada yields. Offsetting December’s gains, to a degree, were the convertible notes and preferred shares of Just Energy, which fell as the energy marketer suspended its preferred dividend as part of a covenant amendment agreement with its senior…
Recent Commentaries
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund – Manager’s Commentary – November 2019
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund – Manager’s Commentary – October 2019
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund – Manager’s Commentary – September 2019
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund – Manager’s Commentary – August 2019
- Pender Corporate Bond Fund – Manager’s Commentary – July 2019
Geoff Castle
Portfolio Manager
Mr. Castle is the Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund. He began his investing career in 2000 and has experience in both public mutual funds and proprietary investment fund management for ultra-high net worth individuals.
Parul Garg
Associate Portfolio Manager
Ms. Garg joined Pender in December 2015. She is the Associate Portfolio Manager of the Pender Corporate Bond Fund.
