As published in the Financial Post on 26 April 2024 Question: Some of my security investments have increased in value in both my registered and non-registered accounts. I’m having a hard time knowing when to sell. Can you recommend a checklist of criteria to help me in making a sell or hold decision? – Myles Answer: For an investor, making a sell decision […]
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 […]
Highlights Large positive moves came from some deeply discounted bonds including Esperion’s 2025 notes, Lucid Group’s 2026 convertible bonds, and 2028 bonds of Emergent BioSolutions. Convertible bonds in Equinox Gold (2029) and OPKO Health (2029) provided further gains. The wide valuation divergence between certain pockets in the credit markets and the tight spreads in the […]
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Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund was up 0.9%[1] in February 2024. The Fund’s benchmark, the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned -0.2% during the same period. M&A Market Update Through mid-March Global M&A Activity totaled $630 billion, a 42% increase from last year as M&A activity continues to recover.[2] North America is […]
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 February […]
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