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Market Update The equity market rally that closed out the month of March continued through April. This rally has baffled many and is becoming a notable example of what is referred to as the ‘pain trade’. Given recent headlines, many investors had gone defensive. Yet, against all odds, markets finished the month near all-time highs. […]

The Pender Alternative Special Situations Fund returned 9.2%1 in April, compared to the S&P/TSX Composite, which returned 3.8% during the month. Markets remained highly volatile in April as investors continued to navigate the aftereffects of the sharp geopolitical and macroeconomic repricing that defined the first quarter. While energy markets partially stabilized following the fragile ceasefire […]

hers porteurs et porteuses de parts, Le Fonds alternatif à rendement absolu Pender a affiché un rendement de -2,0 %1 en avril pour établir son cumul annuel à 1,1 %. L’engouement exceptionnellement fort pour le risque, malgré le bouleversement persistant et grandissant du marché mondial de l’énergie, a instauré un climat difficile pour le Fonds. Le marché du crédit a atteint ses limites au début d’avril alors même que les actions poursuivaient

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were -0.1% and 0.0%1 respectively in April 2026 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 2.3%2. M&A Market Update Global M&A activity continued at its near historic record pace with over $1.8 trillion of global deal activity through the […]

The Pender Global Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund returned 6.3%1 in April. Following a pullback of 9.10% from its January high through late March, the S&P 500 rebounded to post a gain of 7.9% for the month and briefly touched new all-time highs. The recovery was driven by three converging events: a partial de-escalation of geopolitical […]

Market Environment – Navigating a Volatile April April 2026 has been a pivotal month as the US stock market continued to experience heightened volatility driven by a combination of geopolitical risks and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continued to impact oil markets, resulting in volatile price spikes, […]

Market Insights The equity market rally that closed out the month of March continued through April. This rally has baffled many and is becoming a notable example of what is referred to as the ‘pain trade’. Given recent headlines, many investors had gone defensive. Yet against all odds markets finished the month near all-time highs. […]

Avril a été rentable pour le Fonds d’obligations de sociétés Pender, comme en témoigne son rendement de 1,5 %1 . Celui-ci s’est produit dans un contexte où les conditions du marché du crédit étaient généralement solides et que l’expansion de la croissance mondiale et l’espoir d’une fin rapide du conflit en Iran étayaient les prix. Notre position dans la structure de capital de

The equity market rally that closed out the month of March continued through April. This rally has baffled many and is becoming a notable example of what is referred to as the ‘pain trade’. Given recent headlines, many investors had gone defensive. Yet against all odds markets finished the month near all-time highs. With the […]