Although outperforming it’s benchmark[1] by 0.2%[2] in Q2, the Class F units of the Pender Bond Universe Fund were down 0.4% over the period. Exposure to Non-Investment Grade securities through our Pender Corporate Bond Fund holdings and several individual credits held, negatively impacted performance this quarter. The Fund’s High-Grade exposure was largely positive over the […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 1.8%[1] in June amid market conditions that were generally favorable. The biggest driver of performance in June was our position in entities exposed to platinum, including our holding of convertible bonds in South-African platinum metals group miner, Sibanye Stillwater Limited, and our position in abrdn Physical Platinum Shares, which […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned -0.4%[1] in May. This performance was the result of a few significantly lower marks in distressed credits, offsetting a broadly positive movement across most of the Fund’s holdings. Performance Discussion The Fund’s loss in the period resulted from significant movements in holdings of Wolfspeed, Inc., New Fortress Energy Inc. […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned -3.0%[1] in April, a sobering result within the context of a turbulent market. Credit spreads reset significantly wider and yield curves steepened during the month. Performance Discussion Our single largest impact was in the Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. capital structure. Spirit’s bonds and reorganized equity fell approximately 10% and […]
Dear Co-investors, We sincerely thank you for partnering with us in the Pender Credit Opportunities Fund. We are truly grateful for the trust you have placed in us by allocating your capital to this strategy. The Fund is focused on identifying and investing in securities of financially challenged businesses that are trading below our assessment […]
The Class F units of the Pender Bond Universe Fund were up 2.2%[1] in the first quarter of 2025. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, FTSE/TMX Canada Universe Bond Index, by 0.2% over the period. Almost all of the Fund’s holdings contributed positively in Q1 as the environment for both rates and line-item credit positions was […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned -0.4% in March, which was a modest loss in the context of the credit market of that specific period. However, subsequent events, in particular the impact of the April 2 US tariff announcement, render a detailed discussion of March results somewhat insignificant in comparison to addressing developments in recent […]
The Pender Corporate Bond Fund returned 0.9%[1] in February, which was a positive month for the bond market overall. Top contributors to the month’s return included a few distressed lines, including the bonds of Spirit Airlines, Inc. which rallied on a bid for the restructuring airline from competitor Frontier Airlines. Also performing were some key […]
Highlights Top contributors included Spirit Airlines 8% notes, the convertible notes of Equinox Gold and Sibanye Stillwater, and Canadian Real Return bonds. Detractors included Jervois Global bonds due the announcement of a Chapter 11 earlier in the month. New positions in the Fund include newly issued convertible bonds from B2Gold Corporation and additions to our […]
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