{"id":70362,"date":"2025-09-12T10:21:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penderfund.com\/?post_type=commentaries&#038;p=70362"},"modified":"2025-09-21T20:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T03:48:00","slug":"pender-alternative-select-equity-fund-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"commentaries","link":"https:\/\/penderfund.com\/fr\/commentaries\/pender-alternative-select-equity-fund-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pender Alternative Select Equity Fund - August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Perspectives de march\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p>Ao\u00fbt a \u00e9t\u00e9 fid\u00e8le \u00e0 sa r\u00e9putation de mois volatil, mais cette ann\u00e9e, il l\u2019a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 la hausse. Les investisseurs ont eu amplement de quoi s\u2019inqui\u00e9ter cette ann\u00e9e, et plusieurs sont rest\u00e9s sur la ligne de touche. Il se peut que ce soit la bonne attitude, mais les chances que le march\u00e9 continue de se diriger dans la direction contraire \u00e0 celle pr\u00e9vue \u2014 ce qu\u2019on appelle le \u00ab\u2009pain trade\u2009\u00bb en anglais \u2014 demeurent \u00e9lev\u00e9es et la tendance est \u00e0 la hausse.<\/p>\n<p>La saison des r\u00e9sultats financiers est pass\u00e9e et, dans son ensemble, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 positive. Toute l\u2019incertitude entourant les tarifs et le commerce cr\u00e9e un environnement peu propice aux pr\u00e9visions, ce qui a pour effet de r\u00e9duire les attentes. L\u2019inflation persistante et, aux \u00c9tats-Unis, les politiques migratoires nous portent aussi \u00e0 nous questionner sur la r\u00e9silience du consommateur. Malgr\u00e9 tout, les \u00e9quipes de direction ont admirablement r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 ma\u00eetriser ce qu\u2019elles pouvaient contr\u00f4ler, et elles sont en train de s\u2019habituer \u00e0 cette \u00ab\u2009nouvelle normalit\u00e9\u2009\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Comme les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s se sentent de plus en plus \u00e0 l\u2019aise dans ce nouvel environnement, nous devrions assister au cours des prochains mois \u00e0 la multiplication des F&amp;A et \u00e0 d\u2019autres activit\u00e9s d\u2019entreprise. Lorsque le pr\u00e9sident Trump est entr\u00e9 en fonction, on attendait de lui qu\u2019il ouvre les vannes \u00e0 un torrent d\u2019accords, puisque l\u2019argent allait \u00eatre lib\u00e9r\u00e9 et la r\u00e9glementation musel\u00e9e. Cette ambition a \u00e9t\u00e9 mise sur pause par les guerres tarifaires. Mais comme celles-ci sont en train d\u2019\u00eatre r\u00e9solues, il est temps que la f\u00eate commence.<\/p>\n<p>Le seul obstacle auquel le programme du pr\u00e9sident s\u2019est heurt\u00e9 est le fait que les taux d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat n\u2019ont pas baiss\u00e9 comme il le voulait. \u00c0 travers le monde, les banques centrales les ont r\u00e9duits \u00e0 mesure que leur \u00e9conomie se stabilisait et que l\u2019inflation tombait. Malheureusement, cela n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 le cas aux \u00c9tats-Unis (un retard en quelque sorte auto-inflig\u00e9 par les tarifs susmentionn\u00e9s). Par cons\u00e9quent, le pr\u00e9sident a renou\u00e9 avec son pass\u00e9 en t\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9alit\u00e9 et tent\u00e9 de fa\u00e7onner le Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) \u00e0 son image en cong\u00e9diant ceux qui \u00e9taient en d\u00e9saccord avec lui. Cette \u00ab\u2009Trumpification\u2009\u00bb du FOMC sera le sujet chaud de l\u2019automne.<\/p>\n<p>On s\u2019attend d\u00e9sormais \u00e0 ce que les taux soient r\u00e9duits en septembre, comme l\u2019a laiss\u00e9 entendre le pr\u00e9sident de la Fed, Jerome Powell, lors de la conf\u00e9rence de Jackson Hole \u00e0 la fin d\u2019ao\u00fbt. D\u00e9cision qui semble toutefois plus politique qu\u2019\u00e9conomique. Dans le meilleur des cas, ces r\u00e9ductions auront pour but de donner un coup de pouce au march\u00e9 du travail. Au pire, elles ouvriront la porte \u00e0 la stagflation.<\/p>\n<p>Pr\u00eatez attention \u00e0 l\u2019or et \u00e0 ce qu\u2019il nous raconte. Habituellement, quand les march\u00e9s atteignent des sommets records, un actif consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme une police d\u2019assurance est ignor\u00e9 et rel\u00e9gu\u00e9 au second plan. Pourtant, le prix de l\u2019or continue de grimper. C\u2019est la classe d\u2019actifs qui a le mieux fait cette ann\u00e9e, atteignant elle aussi des sommets historiques. Ce n\u2019est pas normal et les pessimistes sont aux aguets.<\/p>\n<p>Serait-ce l\u00e0 le but recherch\u00e9 depuis le d\u00e9but? Quand le syst\u00e8me croule litt\u00e9ralement sous les dettes, l\u2019un des moyens de se sortir du p\u00e9trin consiste \u00e0 tout gonfler. En effet, quand tout monte, la dette semble comparativement plus petite. C\u2019est pourquoi bon nombre de personnes refluent vers la ligne de touche pour mieux observer le reste continuer \u00e0 prendre de la valeur.<\/p>\n<p>Bref, nous ne sommes pas encore sortis de l\u2019auberge. Bien qu\u2019ao\u00fbt ait \u00e9t\u00e9 un mois positif, bien des choses encore pourraient mal tourner. Cela cr\u00e9e un environnement plein de d\u00e9fis. La volatilit\u00e9 demeurera, il va sans dire, mais que se passera-t-il quand tout le monde en aura assez et se d\u00e9clarera satisfait de ses gains? Impossible de pr\u00e9voir quand cela se produira, mais, si l\u2019on se fie aux variations saisonni\u00e8res, nous croyons que cela devrait normalement \u00eatre \u00e0 ce temps-ci de l\u2019ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>During the month we were successful in moving the Select equity fund over to PenderFund. It has been renamed as the Pender Alternative Select Equity fund, but other than that not much has changed and the fund will be managed in the same manner as prior years and we look forward to growing it.<\/p>\n<h3>Mise \u00e0 jour sur le Fonds<\/h3>\n<p>For August the Fund was up by 3.4% and is now up 18.9% on the year. The S&amp;P\/TSX Composite Index returned 5.0% for the month and 17.6% year-to-date.<\/p>\n<p>August has always proven to be a tricky month, and this year was no exception with much stronger returns than expected. We were able to keep a positive return while being defensively positioned, although trailed the benchmarks as broader markets continued their rally off the April lows.<\/p>\n<p>Golds and base metals were the biggest contributors for the month as these commodities continue to rally from increased demand and a declining US dollar. On the other hand, our crypto positions were a drag as Bitcoin failed again to break through $120,000 on the upside. We continue to remain positive on both into year end.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into September and October we remain more cautious on the broader market but acknowledge that the market performance of late has been impressive.\u00a0 There appears no immediate threat on the horizon but with the cost of insurance low, we continue to look at hedges in the options market. We expect increased corporate activity this fall and as such have reduced our short positions and increased positions in the investment banks that should benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for supporting the Fund move and we look forward to working together to navigate an increasingly interesting market environment.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Taylor, CFA<br \/>\n<em>12 septembre 2025<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market Insights August lived up to its reputation for volatility, however this year the move was to the upside. There has been much for investors to be concerned with this year and that has kept many on the sidelines. 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