June 4, 2020

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TXPR closed at 524.36, up 0.80% on the day. Volume today was 2.22-million, a little above average in the context of the past thirty days.

CPD closed at 10.49, up 0.67% on the day. Volume was 75,051, slightly below the average of the past 30 trading days.

ZPR closed at 8.13, up 0.49% on the day. Volume of 455,562 was second-highest of the past 30 trading days, behind only June 2.

Five-year Canada yields were up 3bp at 0.48% today.

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 1.0941 % 1,456.0
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 1.0941 % 2,671.8
Floater 5.30 % 5.63 % 37,244 14.37 4 1.0941 % 1,539.8
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.2123 % 3,452.3
SplitShare 4.87 % 4.92 % 64,445 3.88 7 0.2123 % 4,122.8
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.2123 % 3,216.8
Perpetual-Premium 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1285 % 2,995.1
Perpetual-Discount 5.62 % 5.85 % 78,369 14.06 35 0.1285 % 3,212.5
FixedReset Disc 6.29 % 5.21 % 174,007 14.70 83 1.1013 % 1,811.9
Deemed-Retractible 5.41 % 5.61 % 83,019 14.28 27 0.2395 % 3,159.1
FloatingReset 5.00 % 4.94 % 49,083 15.66 3 0.2334 % 1,742.7
FixedReset Prem 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 1.1013 % 2,505.8
FixedReset Bank Non 1.98 % 3.26 % 150,436 1.62 2 0.0000 % 2,778.7
FixedReset Ins Non 6.59 % 5.33 % 114,598 14.65 22 1.0545 % 1,812.0
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount -1.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 20.25
Evaluated at bid price : 20.25
Bid-YTW : 5.98 %
GWO.PR.F Deemed-Retractible -1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 24.29
Evaluated at bid price : 24.60
Bid-YTW : 5.99 %
SLF.PR.J FloatingReset -1.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 8.66
Evaluated at bid price : 8.66
Bid-YTW : 4.58 %
CU.PR.E Perpetual-Discount -1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 22.13
Evaluated at bid price : 22.57
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc -1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 9.50
Evaluated at bid price : 9.50
Bid-YTW : 5.40 %
BMO.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 17.03
Evaluated at bid price : 17.03
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %
BMO.PR.D FixedReset Disc 1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 17.81
Evaluated at bid price : 17.81
Bid-YTW : 5.21 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset Disc 1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 16.14
Evaluated at bid price : 16.14
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %
TRP.PR.K FixedReset Disc 1.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 22.42
Evaluated at bid price : 22.74
Bid-YTW : 5.41 %
TD.PF.M FixedReset Disc 1.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 21.33
Evaluated at bid price : 21.33
Bid-YTW : 5.04 %
BMO.PR.B FixedReset Disc 1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 22.17
Evaluated at bid price : 22.50
Bid-YTW : 5.02 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.36
Evaluated at bid price : 14.36
Bid-YTW : 5.05 %
GWO.PR.H Deemed-Retractible 1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 21.24
Evaluated at bid price : 21.24
Bid-YTW : 5.72 %
BIK.PR.A FixedReset Disc 1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 22.77
Evaluated at bid price : 23.77
Bid-YTW : 6.12 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 11.16
Evaluated at bid price : 11.16
Bid-YTW : 5.31 %
BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc 1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 17.70
Evaluated at bid price : 17.70
Bid-YTW : 4.63 %
BMO.PR.F FixedReset Disc 1.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 20.85
Evaluated at bid price : 20.85
Bid-YTW : 5.05 %
RY.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.21 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 17.51
Evaluated at bid price : 17.51
Bid-YTW : 4.59 %
TD.PF.F Perpetual-Discount 1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 23.61
Evaluated at bid price : 24.10
Bid-YTW : 5.12 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc 1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 16.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.00
Bid-YTW : 5.07 %
BAM.PF.H FixedReset Disc 1.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 24.39
Evaluated at bid price : 24.90
Bid-YTW : 5.08 %
SLF.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non 1.31 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 12.41
Evaluated at bid price : 12.41
Bid-YTW : 5.24 %
TD.PF.C FixedReset Disc 1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.25
Evaluated at bid price : 15.25
Bid-YTW : 4.96 %
HSE.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 11.00
Evaluated at bid price : 11.00
Bid-YTW : 9.24 %
BAM.PF.I FixedReset Disc 1.46 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 23.39
Evaluated at bid price : 24.40
Bid-YTW : 4.94 %
BMO.PR.Z Perpetual-Discount 1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 23.37
Evaluated at bid price : 23.85
Bid-YTW : 5.26 %
TD.PF.K FixedReset Disc 1.50 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 16.95
Evaluated at bid price : 16.95
Bid-YTW : 5.02 %
TD.PF.L FixedReset Disc 1.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 20.20
Evaluated at bid price : 20.20
Bid-YTW : 5.03 %
RY.PR.J FixedReset Disc 1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 16.10
Evaluated at bid price : 16.10
Bid-YTW : 4.93 %
NA.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.85
Evaluated at bid price : 15.85
Bid-YTW : 5.19 %
TD.PF.J FixedReset Disc 1.61 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 17.07
Evaluated at bid price : 17.07
Bid-YTW : 5.00 %
IAF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 1.63 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 21.14
Evaluated at bid price : 21.14
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %
NA.PR.W FixedReset Disc 1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.26
Evaluated at bid price : 14.26
Bid-YTW : 5.26 %
NA.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.65
Evaluated at bid price : 14.65
Bid-YTW : 5.32 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc 1.69 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.05
Evaluated at bid price : 15.05
Bid-YTW : 5.88 %
PWF.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.90
Evaluated at bid price : 14.90
Bid-YTW : 5.28 %
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset 1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 9.73
Evaluated at bid price : 9.73
Bid-YTW : 5.39 %
SLF.PR.B Deemed-Retractible 1.81 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 22.22
Evaluated at bid price : 22.50
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %
BMO.PR.W FixedReset Disc 1.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.67
Evaluated at bid price : 14.67
Bid-YTW : 5.03 %
TD.PF.B FixedReset Disc 1.97 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.00
Evaluated at bid price : 15.00
Bid-YTW : 4.93 %
BAM.PR.C Floater 1.99 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 7.70
Evaluated at bid price : 7.70
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non 1.99 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 20.50
Evaluated at bid price : 20.50
Bid-YTW : 5.26 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 2.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 11.20
Evaluated at bid price : 11.20
Bid-YTW : 5.94 %
IAF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 2.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.50
Evaluated at bid price : 15.50
Bid-YTW : 5.36 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 2.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 7.75
Evaluated at bid price : 7.75
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc 2.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.86
Evaluated at bid price : 14.86
Bid-YTW : 5.78 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc 2.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.86
Evaluated at bid price : 14.86
Bid-YTW : 5.06 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc 2.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.05
Evaluated at bid price : 14.05
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 2.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 8.89
Evaluated at bid price : 8.89
Bid-YTW : 5.13 %
MFC.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non 2.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 16.70
Evaluated at bid price : 16.70
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 2.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.45
Evaluated at bid price : 14.45
Bid-YTW : 6.89 %
BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc 2.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.40
Evaluated at bid price : 15.40
Bid-YTW : 5.11 %
RY.PR.H FixedReset Disc 2.83 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.25
Evaluated at bid price : 15.25
Bid-YTW : 4.78 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc 2.99 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 12.05
Evaluated at bid price : 12.05
Bid-YTW : 5.95 %
HSE.PR.E FixedReset Disc 3.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 11.61
Evaluated at bid price : 11.61
Bid-YTW : 9.35 %
BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc 3.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 13.58
Evaluated at bid price : 13.58
Bid-YTW : 5.91 %
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc 3.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 16.21
Evaluated at bid price : 16.21
Bid-YTW : 5.14 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc 3.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.58
Evaluated at bid price : 15.58
Bid-YTW : 5.87 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non 3.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 9.39
Evaluated at bid price : 9.39
Bid-YTW : 4.60 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 3.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.15
Evaluated at bid price : 15.15
Bid-YTW : 5.06 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 4.44 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 8.46
Evaluated at bid price : 8.46
Bid-YTW : 5.88 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non 5.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 9.23
Evaluated at bid price : 9.23
Bid-YTW : 5.00 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 5.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 11.95
Evaluated at bid price : 11.95
Bid-YTW : 5.83 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc 6.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.96
Evaluated at bid price : 15.96
Bid-YTW : 4.52 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset 61,600 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 9.73
Evaluated at bid price : 9.73
Bid-YTW : 5.39 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 45,206 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 7.75
Evaluated at bid price : 7.75
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %
NA.PR.C FixedReset Disc 41,864 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 18.25
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc 40,740 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 9.90
Evaluated at bid price : 9.90
Bid-YTW : 5.87 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc 38,300 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.05
Evaluated at bid price : 14.05
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc 36,410 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 14.63
Evaluated at bid price : 14.63
Bid-YTW : 5.55 %
There were 36 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc Quote: 15.05 – 20.10
Spot Rate : 5.0500
Average : 2.7998

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.05
Evaluated at bid price : 15.05
Bid-YTW : 5.88 %

IAF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 15.50 – 16.92
Spot Rate : 1.4200
Average : 0.8569

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 15.50
Evaluated at bid price : 15.50
Bid-YTW : 5.36 %

PVS.PR.G SplitShare Quote: 24.96 – 25.96
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.5559

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Option Certainty
Maturity Date : 2026-02-28
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.96
Bid-YTW : 4.95 %

PVS.PR.D SplitShare Quote: 24.90 – 25.90
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.5727

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2021-10-08
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.90
Bid-YTW : 4.81 %

BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount Quote: 20.25 – 21.31
Spot Rate : 1.0600
Average : 0.6349

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 20.25
Evaluated at bid price : 20.25
Bid-YTW : 5.98 %

SLF.PR.A Deemed-Retractible Quote: 21.76 – 22.65
Spot Rate : 0.8900
Average : 0.5249

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-06-04
Maturity Price : 21.50
Evaluated at bid price : 21.76
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %

4 Responses to “June 4, 2020”

  1. Eric R says:

    I have been a reader of your blog for the last few years (you really are doing a public service by having it by the way). At one point I believe you said that one should not hold pref shares as a hedge against mortgage interest rates. Well… that’s exactly what I was thinking of doing. I was going to get a $500,000 mortgage at prime rate, and hold $250,000 in floating rate prefs. If prime rate increases, so will my dividends and the price of the prefs, offsetting the extra interest I am paying on the mortgage. Is there a specific reason why this would be bad idea? I was thinking BCE.PR.Y, BAM.PR.B, and maybe some other investment grade floaters. I prefer the ones linked to prime rate, but there are not that many to choose from/diversify, so will also consider T-bill linked. It seems like now might be the time to implement such a plan

  2. jiHymas says:

    I don’t think I can do much better than pointing out the risks, as I did in this comment from 2009.

    However, I should point out that I missed (at least!) one risk:

    Basis Risk: Floating Rate mortgages are normally done at a spread to prime and are subject to change without much notice. What if the bank suddenly changes the spread to prime on your mortgage at a time when the preferred share market is depressed? Which, in the case of a bank crisis, will probably happen at the same time.

  3. Eric R says:

    Makes sense, thank you for the response James.

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