The Pender Corporate Bond Fund had a good start to the year, delivering a 2.1%1 return in January, which was significantly ahead of investment grade and high yield benchmark returns over the same period. The month saw strength from a diversified group of holdings. Leading the way for us was our position in convertible notes […]
Les parts de catégorie F du Fonds univers obligataire Pender ont affiché un gain de 1,3 % au cours du trimestre et de 8,0 %1 pour l’année, inscrivant 2025 en tête du palmarès des rendements annuels du Fonds depuis sa création en 2020. Au T4, les parts de catégorie F ont pris les devants sur l’indice de référence par une marge de 1,6 % pendant le trimestre et de 5,4 % pour l’année.
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund recorded a positive result in December, returning 0.3%1. The period was characterized by positive credit returns offsetting the effect of rising benchmark interest rates. For the full year 2025, the Fund returned 13.4%, a happy outcome driven primarily by security selection as opposed to benchmark performance, which was markedly lower. […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund enjoyed a profitable November, returning 1.1%1. The Fund outperformed peers for the period in a credit market that offered relatively muted returns. Leading the way for the Fund were our positions in precious metals, including convertible notes of miners Equinox Gold and Sibanye Stillwater, which rallied on underlying strength in […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund posted a solid October, returning 2.2%1 within the context of a positive movement for high grade bonds and a neutral market for credit risk assets. The top Fund contributor in October was the successful workout of our position in Beyond Meat Inc., which is discussed in greater detail below. Other […]
Geoff Castle has been managing the Pender Corporate Bond Fund since September 2015, delivering an incredible track record over 10 years. He and his team adhere to a proven investment strategy that has weathered a series of market cycles and, with a flexible mandate, a wide investment universe and an emphasis on active credit selection, they always find pockets of opportunity to pivot […]
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 […]
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 % […]
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