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Highlights Our equity exposure to energy companies led the way with Spartan Delta Corp. (TSX: SDE), ARC Resources Ltd. (TSX: ARX), and Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) among the top five contributors. Defense contractor Northrup Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was also among the top contributors. CCL Industries Inc. (TSX: CCL.B) was a detractor however […]

Highlights The Fund had a nice recovery in the fourth quarter with a return of 9.7%. Maxar Technologies Inc. (TSX: MAXR) was a top contributor to the portfolio after private equity firm Advent International made a bid to acquire the company at a large premium. Maxar was a long-term holding in the portfolio, and we […]

Highlights The Fund’s positive performance was driven by proceeds from several SPAC liquidations and redemptions, tightening of some wide-spread merger arbitrage deals, and the closing of several merger deals. The Fund had its highest positioning in SPACs since inception to benefit from a wave of early liquidations or redemptions with much of that capital redeployed […]

In December, Pender and our employees contributed a combined $64,760 to food banks across Canada.    In a virtual donation drive for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) employees raised over $17,355, with the firm matching each donation, as well as making an additional donation, bringing the total to $54,520 for the Vancouver Food Bank alone. […]

"When we’re relentlessly exposed to too much information, we just can’t cope. So, we reach for shortcuts to help us get through the day." Given how unreliable expert predictions are, why do we pay attention to them, asks Pender's Felix Narhi. Read his latest article in Globe Advisor. Click here to read

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Pender Bond Universe Fund generated a 0.8%[1] return, outperforming its benchmark by approximately 70bp. For the full year of 2022, the Fund returned -6.4%1, realizing a respectable 5.3% of relative outperformance compared to its benchmark. The Fund’s positive return over the last six months of the […]

Highlights The Fund added to loan exposures, participating in the TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG) new term loan, and added a position in Maxar Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: MAXR) 2027 bond. We exited our position in Open Text Corp. (TSX: OTEX) unsecured bonds on strength. The Fund entered the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market, buying a […]

Highlights Positive contributors in December were Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings Company Limited, Emergent BioSolutions Inc., and Carriage Services, Inc., while detractors included National CineMedia LLC, and rising government bond yields that drove investment grade bond prices lower. In December, we initiated a position in Bandwidth Inc., a maker of software for web applications […]

CIO and Portfolio Manager, Felix Narhi penned an article on what makes a contrarian investor a contrarian investor for Benefits and Pensions Monitor. Felix shared his thoughts on the attributes and thought processes that are considered contrarian and what are the common pitfalls to avoid. Article can be accessed on page 30 of the magazine. […]