Commentaries

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished March with a return of 1.2%, bringing year to date returns to 2.0%[1]. Risk assets performed poorly in March as euphoria surrounding Donald Trump’s inauguration was replaced by concern about the potential impact of tariffs on the global economy. The ICE BofA US High Yield Index […]

The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned -0.4% in March, which was a modest loss in the context of the credit market of that specific period. However, subsequent events, in particular the impact of the April 2 US tariff announcement, render a detailed discussion of March results somewhat insignificant in comparison to addressing developments in recent […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were up 0.4% and 0.6%[1] respectively in February 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.7%[2]. M&A Market Update Global M&A activity was over $617 billion in early March in-line with the same period last year[3]. In the […]

Highlights Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE: BBU) and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) were top contributors while Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) was once again a detractor to performance. Initiated a new position in Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: EEFT) and Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NYSE: MPWR). The S&P MidCap 400 Index posted total returns of -4.35% […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished February with a return of 0.9%, bringing year to date return to 0.7%[1]. Credit markets produced positive returns in February as lower government bond yields offset widening credit spreads. The ICE BofA US High Yield Index returned 0.65% in February as spreads finished the month at […]

The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.9%[1] in February, which was a positive month for the bond market overall. Top contributors to the month’s return included a few distressed lines, including the bonds of Spirit Airlines, Inc. which rallied on a bid for the restructuring airline from competitor Frontier Airlines. Also performing were some key […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were up 0.6% and 0.9%[1] respectively in January 2025. The HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.6%[2]. Portfolio Update M&A markets are off to a bang in 2025, driving an active month with the Fund initiating positions in 13 new […]

Highlights Genpact Ltd. (NYSE: G) and Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) were top contributors while Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq: HLIT) and Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) were detractors to performance. Initiated a new position in Tidewater, Inc. (NYSE: TDW). The S&P MidCap 400 Index posted total returns of 3.85% for January 2025, outperforming its large cap peer […]

Dear Unitholders,  The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished January with a return of -0.1% [1].  Markets rebounded in January following a soft end to 2024. High yield spreads tightened 24bp in January to finish the month at 268bp Govt OAS, after hitting a multi-decade low of 259bp on January 22. The HFRI Credit Index, […]