Highlights October was a tough month for markets as recessionary fears and higher bond yields pressured markets. In October, the Fund initiated positions in 23 new or previously announced mergers, while 20 merger deals held within the Fund closed during the month. We are cautiously optimistic on M&A potential through the year-end with commentary from […]
Highlights Both widening credit spreads and higher government yields negatively impacted returns for the month. The Fund increased market exposure with the focus on high-quality, high yield bonds trading at attractive discounts to par. The Fund finished the month with our highest exposure to the market all year - about 80% net long excluding positions […]
Dear Unitholders, Highlights The Fund initiated positions in 14 new or previously announced mergers while five merger deals held within the Fund closed during the month. At the end of September, the Fund had 41 investments in small-cap deals under $2 billion, 32 of which were valued at under $1 billion. Deal activity in Canada […]
Highlights The primary driver of returns in September were higher interest rates, as 2024 rate cuts are being priced out in favour of a “higher for longer” for reality. The Fund continued to sell into market strength early in September before increasing exposure as markets sold off towards the end of the month. The Fund […]
Highlights The Fund initiated positions in 20 new or previously announced mergers, while nine merger deals held within the Fund closed during the month. Performance was impacted by a regulatory challenge to a merger deal held by the Fund and the widening of spreads in certain other deals driven by regulatory approval delays and extensions […]
Highlights • The Fund benefited from volatility in credit markets with a bias to protecting capital. • The Fund’s exposure to event-driven positions was significantly reduced. The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished August with a return of 1.2%, bringing year-to-date returns to 5.2% . Following two months of decreasing risk premiums and volatility, both […]
Highlights: July was an active month for the Fund as we continued to harvest returns from closed merger deals and reinvest that capital in new mergers. Merger arbitrage spreads continued to remain at wide levels in July following an expansion of spreads in June with some key catalysts on larger merger deals resulting in a […]
Highlights The broad-based rally provided an opportunity to sell liquid high-yield positions at prices that we viewed as fully valued. There were several positive developments within our Event Driven book including Black Knight Inc. (NYSE: BKI), Arconic Corp. (NYSE: ARNC), and PDC Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: PDCE) We are watching commercial real estate where defaults mount […]
Highlights June was a good month for the Fund as it harvested returns from several closed merger deals, which we added to at wider spreads in May. The Fund took advantage of recent volatility to bring net exposure to nearly 100%, the highest level this year. The Fund initiated positions in seven new or previously […]
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