August 22, 2018

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.54%, equivalent to 7.20% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield about 3.90%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) is now about 330bp, a slight (and perhaps spurious) widening from the 325bp reported August 15.

HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices
These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices

Values are provisional and are finalized monthly
Index Mean
Current
Yield
(at bid)
Median
YTW
Median
Average
Trading
Value
Median
Mod Dur
(YTW)
Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value
Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.4303 % 3,116.4
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.4303 % 5,718.4
Floater 3.47 % 3.68 % 45,954 18.07 4 0.4303 % 3,295.5
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.2216 % 3,240.8
SplitShare 4.59 % 4.11 % 50,305 4.87 5 0.2216 % 3,870.2
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.2216 % 3,019.6
Perpetual-Premium 5.62 % -9.47 % 60,793 0.08 10 0.0433 % 2,913.3
Perpetual-Discount 5.41 % 5.54 % 56,118 14.56 25 -0.0259 % 2,991.8
FixedReset 4.31 % 4.70 % 117,678 4.08 107 0.0454 % 2,575.3
Deemed-Retractible 5.13 % 5.94 % 63,927 5.37 26 0.1404 % 2,988.3
FloatingReset 3.43 % 3.68 % 37,978 5.68 7 -0.0130 % 2,841.3
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
GWO.PR.N FixedReset -3.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.33
Bid-YTW : 8.46 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset -1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 23.43
Evaluated at bid price : 24.51
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %
NA.PR.E FixedReset 1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 22.87
Evaluated at bid price : 24.17
Bid-YTW : 4.83 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset 1.50 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 23.25
Evaluated at bid price : 24.33
Bid-YTW : 4.74 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TRP.PR.E FixedReset 127,724 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 21.99
Evaluated at bid price : 22.59
Bid-YTW : 5.00 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset 59,700 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2023-03-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.98
Bid-YTW : 4.71 %
RY.PR.W Perpetual-Discount 59,300 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 24.49
Evaluated at bid price : 24.72
Bid-YTW : 4.97 %
MFC.PR.O FixedReset 53,050 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-06-19
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.25
Bid-YTW : 3.59 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset 40,559 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.33
Bid-YTW : 8.46 %
NA.PR.E FixedReset 37,425 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 22.87
Evaluated at bid price : 24.17
Bid-YTW : 4.83 %
There were 20 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Quote: 18.33 – 19.15
Spot Rate : 0.8200
Average : 0.4825

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 18.33
Bid-YTW : 8.46 %

VNR.PR.A FixedReset Quote: 24.81 – 25.32
Spot Rate : 0.5100
Average : 0.3278

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 23.17
Evaluated at bid price : 24.81
Bid-YTW : 4.91 %

BAM.PF.G FixedReset Quote: 24.51 – 24.90
Spot Rate : 0.3900
Average : 0.2367

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 23.43
Evaluated at bid price : 24.51
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %

BAM.PF.F FixedReset Quote: 24.80 – 25.10
Spot Rate : 0.3000
Average : 0.1727

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 24.43
Evaluated at bid price : 24.80
Bid-YTW : 5.10 %

MFC.PR.L FixedReset Quote: 22.80 – 23.11
Spot Rate : 0.3100
Average : 0.2398

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 22.80
Bid-YTW : 5.93 %

PWF.PR.P FixedReset Quote: 19.30 – 19.80
Spot Rate : 0.5000
Average : 0.4325

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-08-22
Maturity Price : 19.30
Evaluated at bid price : 19.30
Bid-YTW : 4.69 %

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