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Market Insights It can become somewhat unsettling when it seems everything is working. We normally live in a world of mean reversion and while winning streaks can be fun, they often are followed by a rough patch. That has to be what many investors are feeling these days. Since the ‘Liberation Day’ selloff in April, […]

Class F units of the Pender Bond Universe Fund (the “Fund”) were up 4.7%1 over the quarter, outperforming their benchmark, the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index, by 3.2%. All portions of the Fund pulled in the same direction this period with our high grade, individual credit lines and Pender Corporate Bond Fund holdings all higher […]

The Pender Corporate Bond Fund had a historic September, gaining 4.8%1, as a number of drivers led to the Fund’s best one-month performance since inception. Precious metals holdings again led the Fund’s returns in September, as eight of our holdings in the sector delivered double-digit gains. Our convertible notes in platinum group metals miner, Sibanye […]

It can become somewhat unsettling when it seems everything is working. We normally live in a world of mean reversion and while winning streaks can be fun, they often are followed by a rough patch. That has to be what many investors are feeling these days. Since the ‘Liberation Day’ selloff in April, the worst […]

Recap of August Global equities delivered robust results in the month despite the ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty. Small- and mid-cap stocks performed well, with the Russell 2000 gaining over 7% and value indices broadly outperforming large-cap growth. Outside North America, developed international equities, as measured by the FTSE Developed ex-US Index, rose 3.3%, supported by strength […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund returned 0.0%1 in August, bringing year to date returns to 1.0%. August was an encouraging month for risk assets, the catalyst being Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole with more than half of the 7% monthly return of the Russell 2000 Index coming on August 22, the […]

L’indice S&P MidCap 400 a affiché un rendement total de 3,6 % en août 2025, prenant ainsi de l’avance sur son pendant à grande capitalisation, soit l’indice S&P 500, par une marge de 156 points de base (pb). Jusqu’à présent cette année, cet indice et son rendement total de 5,2 % […]

Le mois d’août a été excellent pour le Fonds d’obligations de sociétés Pender qui a dégagé un gain de 2,4 % dans un contexte propice aux rendements. En août, nos positions dans le secteur des métaux précieux ont tiré profit d’une vigueur généralisée. La première place est revenue aux titres convertibles d’Equinox Gold Corp. qui ont progressé de plus de 20 % […]

Août a été fidèle à sa réputation de mois volatil, mais cette année, il l’a été à la hausse. Les investisseurs ont eu amplement de quoi s’inquiéter cette année, et plusieurs sont restés sur la ligne de touche. Il se peut que ce soit la bonne attitude, mais les chances que le marché continue de se […]