Emily Wheeler joined Pender in October 2019 and is a Portfolio Manager working on the Pender Corporate Bond Fund and the Pender Bond Universe Fund.
Prior to joining Pender, Emily worked for a Vancouver based investment management firm that ran mandates including value, fixed income, growth and several alternative strategies. She began her career there in 2004 and gained experience in many aspects of the firm’s business. Emily traded equities, fixed income, options and currency for the firm’s growth, value, fixed income and an alternative strategy mandate and most recently held the title of Portfolio Manager working with the firm’s value and high yield teams.
Emily holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. She obtained her Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2010 and is a CFA charterholder and a member of CFA Society Vancouver.
Highlights Positive contributors included OPKO Health Inc. 3.75% 2029 convertible bonds and TXNM Energy Inc. 5.75% 2054 convertible bonds. We extended duration slightly this quarter from 4.74 at June 30 to 5.14 at quarter-end. The three-month return of the Class F units of the Bond Universe Fund was 4.3% to the end of September 2024. […]
Highlights Strength in Q2 was partially attributable to a rally in response to the Bank of Canada’s decision to reduce the overnight lending rate. Areas of focus over the quarter were defensive sectors including Utilities and Consumer Staples. The Fund is underweight in non-Investment Grade. After a slow start to the quarter, the Fund posted […]
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 […]
Highlights The past quarter was characterized by a strong bond market reaction to the disinflationary trend. Longer dated, high grade bonds were the strongest contributors to performance. Favourable performers included Warner Brothers Discovery Inc. (2062), and US TIPS (2052). The Fund’s exposure to credit (via Pender Corporate Bond Fund) remains lower relative to historic weightings. […]
Highlights Positive contributors were shorter-dated, higher-quality lines as well as the Fund’s exposure to credit through the Pender Corporate Bond Fund. With high-yield spreads remaining at approximately 4% at quarter-end and with indicators skewed to the likelihood of recession, the Fund’s exposure to credit remains towards the lowest since the Fund’s inception. --- For the […]
Highlights For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Fund generated a 1.9% return.[1] Several high-quality, defensive, relatively longer-dated lines, such as Loblaw Companies Ltd., Verisign Inc. and Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. bolstered performance. There are signs suggesting the hiking cycle is nearing its peak. Should the rate hikes to date slow the economy […]
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