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 2009 | ||||
| Issue | Index | DBRS Rating | Monthly Performance | Notes (“Now” means “March 31”) |
| IAG.PR.A | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-2(high) | -8.73% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 8.10% based on a bid of 14.33 and a limitMaturity. |
| MFC.PR.C | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1(low) | -6.25% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.59% based on a bid of 15.01 and a limitMaturity. |
| MFC.PR.B | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1(low) | -5.39% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.54% based on a bid of 15.61 and a limitMaturity. |
| HSB.PR.D | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1 | -3.91% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.73% based on a bid of 16.32 and a limitMaturity. |
| GWO.PR.F | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1(low) | -3.90% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.56% based on a bid of 19.70 and a limitMaturity. |
| … | … | … | … | … |
| RY.PR.H | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1 | +6.24% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.69% based on a bid of 21.45 and a limitMaturity. |
| TD.PR.Q | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1 | +6.71% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.81% based on a bid of 21.00 and a limitMaturity. |
| TD.PR.R | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1 | +6.72% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.72% based on a bid of 20.97 and a limitMaturity. |
| RY.PR.A | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1 | +7.29% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.57% based on a bid of 17.22 and a limitMaturity. |
| BAM.PR.B | Floater | Pfd-2(low) | +9.43% | Nice to see one of the BAM floaters on this side of ledger! |
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