These are total returns, with dividends presumed to have been reinvested at the bid price on the ex-date. The list has been restricted to issues in the HIMIPref™ indices.
| March 2010 | ||||
| Issue | Index | DBRS Rating | Monthly Performance | Notes (“Now” means “March 31”) |
| HSB.PR.C | Perpetual-Discount | Pfd-2(high) | -8.18% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.26% based on a bid of 20.51 and a limitMaturity. |
| CM.PR.P | Perpetual-Discount | Pfd-1(low) | -5.56% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.25% based on a bid of 22.05 and a limitMaturity. |
| RY.PR.G | Perpetual-Discount | Pfd-1(low) | -5.52% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.01% based on a bid of 19.00 and a limitMaturity. |
| CM.PR.J | Perpetual-Discount | Pfd-1(low) | -5.51% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.14% based on a bid of 18.36 and a limitMaturity. |
| IAG.PR.A | Perpetual-Discount | Pfd-2(high) | -5.46% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.14% based on a bid of 18.86 and a limitMaturity. |
| … | … | … | … | … |
| TRI.PR.B | Floater | Pfd-2(low) | +4.40% | |
| BAM.PR.K | Floater | Pfd-2(low) | +4.55% | The second-best performer in February. |
| BAM.PR.B | Floater | Pfd-2(low) | +4.84% | The third-best performer in February, the best performer in January and the second-best performer in December. |
| BAM.PR.G | FixedFloater | Pfd-2(low) | +7.56% | The fifth-best performer in February. Strong pair with BAM.PR.E |
| BAM.PR.E | Ratchet | Pfd-2(low) | +8.85% | The best performer in February. Strong Pair with BAM.PR.G |
Momentum is still amazing, with the Floating Rate sector continuing to shine.
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