Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were up 0.2% respectively1 in December 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 1.3%2. For the full year of 2025 the Funds were up 5.0% and 5.9% respectively while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 10.3%. […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were down -0.5% and -0.6% respectively1 in November 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.3%2. Portfolio Update November was another active month for the Fund, reflecting the continued momentum in the M&A market and a steady cadence […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were 1.0% and 0.8% respectively1 in October 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.1%2. Portfolio Update October saw a flurry of M&A activity allowing the Fund to initiate positions in 18 new merger deals while 16 deals […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were -0.3% and -0.5% respectively1 in September 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.8%2. Portfolio Update September was another active month for the Fund, characterized by steady deal flow and favourable conditions across both merger and SPAC […]
August was a very active month for the Fund, marked by a burst of new deal activity as well as increased attractiveness in several existing deals that progressed into the final stages of closing. During the month, the Fund initiated positions in 30 new or existing deals while nine deals held within the Fund closed. At the end of August 2025, the Fund held 49 active investments in small cap deals under $2 billion, 36 of
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were up 0.6% and 0.9%[1] respectively in July 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 1.1%[2]. Portfolio Update July saw another positive month of performance in the Fund as several key holdings achieved all required regulatory approvals and […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were up 0.4% and 0.7%[1] respectively in June 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 2.7%[2]. Portfolio Update June was another positive month for the Fund, benefiting from tightening spreads in several key deals held within the Fund. […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were up 1.4% and 1.8%[1] respectively in May 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 3.04%[2]. Portfolio Update May was another strong month for the Fund, benefiting from tightening spreads and bumps in deals initiated in the Fund […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were up 1.0% and 1.5%[1] respectively in April 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.22%[2]. Portfolio Update In what was one of the most volatile months in markets since the inception of the Fund, the strategy performed […]
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