September was another positive month for equities, with markets pushing to record highs despite ongoing macro uncertainty. In Canada, both the TSX Composite and TSX Small Cap Index reached new highs, while US small caps joined the rally with the Russell 2000 up 4.5% in September. US small caps gained ~15% (CAD) in Q3 vs. […]
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 […]
Vancouver, British Columbia – October 1, 2025 – PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. (“Pender”) announced today that the ongoing Canada Post labour disruption will impact Pender’s delivery of meeting materials to its unitholders in respect of the special meetings of certain classes of its mutual funds (“Funds”), scheduled to be held in a virtual only meeting […]
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 […]
Les changements proposés ont pour objectif de simplifier les options offertes aux clients. Antérieurement, Pender a offert des rabais sur les frais en vertu d’un seuil de souscription plus élevé. Dans le cadre de ce processus généralisé de rationalisation, tous les investisseurs auront accès à l’option d’achat à plus faible coût […]
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