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Download the PDF  Dear Investor We deeply appreciate your ongoing support of Pender Credit Opportunities Fund I (PCOF I). Since its inception, the Fund has delivered positive performance of 13.4% net of all fees and expenses, outperforming both the High Yield Market (ICE BofA US High Yield TR USD returned 7.7%) and the CCC index […]

The Pender Value Fund had a strong start to the year, gaining 17.3%[1] in the first quarter of 2024. This result compares with gains of 6.6% in the S&P/TSX Composite Index and 7.9% in the S&P/TSX Small Cap Index. In the US, the Russell 2000 Index (CAD) returned 7.5%. The strength in overall equity market […]

“I predict by the end of the year all of my predictions will be wrong”. Maria Pacella gets an in-depth status report on Generative AI in this fascinating conversation with Duncan Stewart, Director of Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Research at Deloitte Canada.

" In finance textbooks, "risk" is defined as short-term volatility. In the real world, risk is earning low returns, which is often caused by trying to avoid short-term volatility." - Morgan Housel Dear Unitholders, The Pender Strategic Growth & Income Fund (PSGIF) returned 7.1% in the first quarter of 2024. The one year return was […]

Highlights The Fund generated excess returns mainly driven by company-specific performance. Rotation into high quality growth companies is now complete. The Fund exited several smaller positions and created new positions in a Canadian SaaS firm and select U.S.-based companies in the cannabis sector. Fund Performance What a way to start the year! Our Fund had […]

Highlights Fund holding, Everbridge Inc (NASDAQ: EVBG, a critical event management enterprise software company) announced they had entered into an agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. The Fund initiated positions in 10 new merger deals with 9 deals held within the Fund closing. Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund was […]

Highlights Cash and T-bill holdings have been reduced by about 20% of net asset value to improve portfolio yield. Additions to loan holdings, with current yields from mid-7% to mid-8%, include high quality businesses like Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) and Transdigm Group Inc. (NYSE: TDG). The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund finished March […]

Highlights A strong March characterized by strength in credit lifted the Fund into positive territory for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Key contributors included Occidental Petroleum and OPKO Health. Currently the Fund has a 22% weight in non-investment grade holdings achieved though exposure to the Pender Corporate Bond Fund units along with select non-IG […]

Pender Growth Fund Inc. (the “Company”) today announced its financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2023. Financial Highlights Net income was $1,029,528 for the year ended December 31, 2023 (December 31, 2022 – Net loss $127,838,962) primarily the result of positive investment performance during the year. Net income per Class C […]