PerpetualDiscounts now yield 4.87%, equivalent to 6.33% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield 3.82%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) has widened to 250bp from the 240bp reported February 2.
| HIMIPref™ Preferred Indices These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ Indices Values are provisional and are finalized monthly |
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| Index | Mean Current Yield (at bid) |
Median YTW |
Median Average Trading Value |
Median Mod Dur (YTW) |
Issues | Day’s Perf. | Index Value |
| Ratchet | 3.02 % | 3.48 % | 41,567 | 20.09 | 1 | -0.1966 % | 2,893.2 |
| FixedFloater | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1975 % | 5,654.8 |
| Floater | 2.82 % | 2.84 % | 62,435 | 20.11 | 3 | 0.1975 % | 3,258.9 |
| OpRet | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0458 % | 3,655.4 |
| SplitShare | 4.64 % | 4.42 % | 33,412 | 3.37 | 6 | 0.0458 % | 4,365.3 |
| Interest-Bearing | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0458 % | 3,406.0 |
| Perpetual-Premium | 5.19 % | -14.37 % | 54,198 | 0.09 | 22 | 0.1572 % | 3,241.7 |
| Perpetual-Discount | 4.78 % | 4.87 % | 62,668 | 15.72 | 11 | 0.0928 % | 3,854.7 |
| FixedReset Disc | 3.91 % | 4.26 % | 117,208 | 16.44 | 44 | -0.0966 % | 2,872.0 |
| Insurance Straight | 4.91 % | 4.58 % | 81,079 | 15.66 | 18 | 0.1042 % | 3,655.4 |
| FloatingReset | 2.67 % | 3.03 % | 53,300 | 19.63 | 2 | -0.2736 % | 2,958.5 |
| FixedReset Prem | 4.76 % | 3.58 % | 104,260 | 1.86 | 26 | -0.1444 % | 2,713.4 |
| FixedReset Bank Non | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -0.0966 % | 2,935.7 |
| FixedReset Ins Non | 4.10 % | 4.12 % | 72,542 | 16.59 | 17 | 0.0535 % | 2,966.2 |
| Performance Highlights | |||
| Issue | Index | Change | Notes |
| TRP.PR.C | FixedReset Disc | -5.56 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 15.30 Evaluated at bid price : 15.30 Bid-YTW : 4.88 % |
| BAM.PR.T | FixedReset Disc | -1.81 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 21.79 Evaluated at bid price : 22.22 Bid-YTW : 4.54 % |
| NA.PR.C | FixedReset Prem | -1.70 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Call Maturity Date : 2022-11-15 Maturity Price : 25.00 Evaluated at bid price : 24.90 Bid-YTW : 4.95 % |
| BMO.PR.Y | FixedReset Disc | -1.44 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Call Maturity Date : 2025-08-25 Maturity Price : 25.00 Evaluated at bid price : 24.00 Bid-YTW : 4.26 % |
| IFC.PR.A | FixedReset Ins Non | -1.36 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 21.11 Evaluated at bid price : 21.11 Bid-YTW : 4.10 % |
| BAM.PF.E | FixedReset Disc | 1.13 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 21.96 Evaluated at bid price : 22.30 Bid-YTW : 4.67 % |
| SLF.PR.G | FixedReset Ins Non | 1.29 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 18.00 Evaluated at bid price : 18.00 Bid-YTW : 4.05 % |
| POW.PR.D | Perpetual-Premium | 2.14 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 24.55 Evaluated at bid price : 24.80 Bid-YTW : 5.08 % |
| FTS.PR.H | FixedReset Disc | 2.31 % | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 17.70 Evaluated at bid price : 17.70 Bid-YTW : 4.18 % |
| Volume Highlights | |||
| Issue | Index | Shares Traded |
Notes |
| RY.PR.J | FixedReset Disc | 352,788 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Call Maturity Date : 2025-05-24 Maturity Price : 25.00 Evaluated at bid price : 24.37 Bid-YTW : 4.00 % |
| RY.PR.Z | FixedReset Disc | 232,346 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 23.02 Evaluated at bid price : 23.85 Bid-YTW : 4.02 % |
| BAM.PR.T | FixedReset Disc | 140,412 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 21.79 Evaluated at bid price : 22.22 Bid-YTW : 4.54 % |
| PWF.PR.S | Perpetual-Discount | 63,630 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Limit Maturity Maturity Date : 2052-02-09 Maturity Price : 24.47 Evaluated at bid price : 24.75 Bid-YTW : 4.87 % |
| TD.PF.D | FixedReset Disc | 58,450 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Call Maturity Date : 2025-07-31 Maturity Price : 25.00 Evaluated at bid price : 24.40 Bid-YTW : 3.99 % |
| BMO.PR.E | FixedReset Prem | 56,296 | YTW SCENARIO Maturity Type : Call Maturity Date : 2023-11-25 Maturity Price : 25.00 Evaluated at bid price : 25.45 Bid-YTW : 3.72 % |
| There were 33 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares. | |||
| Wide Spread Highlights | ||
| Issue | Index | Quote Data and Yield Notes |
| BAM.PF.G | FixedReset Disc | Quote: 23.04 – 23.91 Spot Rate : 0.8700 Average : 0.4914 YTW SCENARIO |
| PWF.PR.L | Perpetual-Premium | Quote: 25.11 – 26.11 Spot Rate : 1.0000 Average : 0.6360 YTW SCENARIO |
| TRP.PR.C | FixedReset Disc | Quote: 15.30 – 16.50 Spot Rate : 1.2000 Average : 0.9110 YTW SCENARIO |
| PVS.PR.G | SplitShare | Quote: 25.50 – 26.10 Spot Rate : 0.6000 Average : 0.4043 YTW SCENARIO |
| SLF.PR.G | FixedReset Ins Non | Quote: 18.00 – 18.66 Spot Rate : 0.6600 Average : 0.4718 YTW SCENARIO |
| CM.PR.Y | FixedReset Prem | Quote: 26.25 – 26.99 Spot Rate : 0.7400 Average : 0.5535 YTW SCENARIO |