Archive for November, 2020

November 11, 2020

Wednesday, November 11th, 2020

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.15%, equivalent to 6.70% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield 2.96%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) has widened to 375bp from the 365bp reported November 4.

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 -1.0821 % 1,753.7
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -1.0821 % 3,218.0
Floater 4.85 % 4.91 % 41,740 15.62 3 -1.0821 % 1,854.5
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0592 % 3,549.1
SplitShare 4.78 % 4.51 % 42,321 3.50 8 0.0592 % 4,238.4
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0592 % 3,307.0
Perpetual-Premium 5.36 % 3.31 % 75,558 0.12 14 -0.0726 % 3,179.7
Perpetual-Discount 5.17 % 5.15 % 80,276 15.19 19 0.1952 % 3,584.9
FixedReset Disc 5.35 % 4.17 % 127,765 16.47 64 0.2192 % 2,163.1
Insurance Straight 5.08 % 4.90 % 104,185 15.14 22 0.1574 % 3,496.9
FloatingReset 1.97 % 1.93 % 52,901 1.21 3 0.0837 % 1,810.4
FixedReset Prem 5.20 % 2.95 % 233,656 0.74 15 0.0762 % 2,662.6
FixedReset Bank Non 1.94 % 2.10 % 181,276 1.20 2 0.0201 % 2,864.2
FixedReset Ins Non 5.36 % 4.28 % 65,746 16.35 22 0.3444 % 2,252.9
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -3.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 10.00
Evaluated at bid price : 10.00
Bid-YTW : 4.52 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc -2.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 10.75
Evaluated at bid price : 10.75
Bid-YTW : 4.88 %
BAM.PR.C Floater -1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 8.81
Evaluated at bid price : 8.81
Bid-YTW : 4.92 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 18.45
Evaluated at bid price : 18.45
Bid-YTW : 4.07 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset Disc -1.31 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 17.33
Evaluated at bid price : 17.33
Bid-YTW : 5.37 %
BAM.PR.B Floater -1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 8.84
Evaluated at bid price : 8.84
Bid-YTW : 4.91 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 9.09
Evaluated at bid price : 9.09
Bid-YTW : 5.61 %
RY.PR.S FixedReset Disc -1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 20.75
Evaluated at bid price : 20.75
Bid-YTW : 3.84 %
BMO.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 23.87
Evaluated at bid price : 24.25
Bid-YTW : 3.96 %
BMO.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 21.12
Evaluated at bid price : 21.12
Bid-YTW : 4.06 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non 1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 11.20
Evaluated at bid price : 11.20
Bid-YTW : 4.30 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 19.36
Evaluated at bid price : 19.36
Bid-YTW : 4.21 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc 1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 16.18
Evaluated at bid price : 16.18
Bid-YTW : 5.32 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc 1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 11.34
Evaluated at bid price : 11.34
Bid-YTW : 5.19 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 13.55
Evaluated at bid price : 13.55
Bid-YTW : 5.67 %
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non 1.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 18.04
Evaluated at bid price : 18.04
Bid-YTW : 4.19 %
CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 19.25
Evaluated at bid price : 19.25
Bid-YTW : 4.09 %
MFC.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non 1.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 21.05
Evaluated at bid price : 21.05
Bid-YTW : 4.14 %
BIK.PR.A FixedReset Prem 1.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2024-03-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.62
Bid-YTW : 5.30 %
CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc 1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 18.60
Evaluated at bid price : 18.60
Bid-YTW : 4.04 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 11.48
Evaluated at bid price : 11.48
Bid-YTW : 4.13 %
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 15.50
Evaluated at bid price : 15.50
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 2.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 8.83
Evaluated at bid price : 8.83
Bid-YTW : 5.00 %
NA.PR.W FixedReset Disc 2.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 17.47
Evaluated at bid price : 17.47
Bid-YTW : 4.28 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 2.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 13.24
Evaluated at bid price : 13.24
Bid-YTW : 5.34 %
BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc 3.81 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 19.88
Evaluated at bid price : 19.88
Bid-YTW : 3.98 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc 68,250 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 11.34
Evaluated at bid price : 11.34
Bid-YTW : 5.19 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc 38,125 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 13.58
Evaluated at bid price : 13.58
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %
RY.PR.Z FixedReset Disc 37,450 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 18.60
Evaluated at bid price : 18.60
Bid-YTW : 3.86 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non 30,100 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 19.36
Evaluated at bid price : 19.36
Bid-YTW : 4.32 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 28,700 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 12.01
Evaluated at bid price : 12.01
Bid-YTW : 5.67 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc 18,700 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 17.94
Evaluated at bid price : 17.94
Bid-YTW : 4.04 %
There were 13 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 18.04 – 21.00
Spot Rate : 2.9600
Average : 2.4036

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 18.04
Evaluated at bid price : 18.04
Bid-YTW : 4.19 %

MFC.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 21.05 – 21.87
Spot Rate : 0.8200
Average : 0.4732

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 21.05
Evaluated at bid price : 21.05
Bid-YTW : 4.14 %

PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc Quote: 10.75 – 11.75
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.7374

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 10.75
Evaluated at bid price : 10.75
Bid-YTW : 4.88 %

GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 10.00 – 10.49
Spot Rate : 0.4900
Average : 0.2999

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 10.00
Evaluated at bid price : 10.00
Bid-YTW : 4.52 %

SLF.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 15.71 – 16.40
Spot Rate : 0.6900
Average : 0.5231

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 15.71
Evaluated at bid price : 15.71
Bid-YTW : 4.28 %

BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.94 – 18.36
Spot Rate : 0.4200
Average : 0.2743

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-11
Maturity Price : 17.94
Evaluated at bid price : 17.94
Bid-YTW : 4.04 %

November 10, 2020

Tuesday, November 10th, 2020
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 2.2121 % 1,772.9
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 2.2121 % 3,253.2
Floater 4.80 % 4.85 % 41,416 15.74 3 2.2121 % 1,874.8
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.2573 % 3,547.0
SplitShare 4.78 % 4.50 % 43,949 3.50 8 0.2573 % 4,235.9
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.2573 % 3,305.0
Perpetual-Premium 5.35 % 0.02 % 78,235 0.12 14 0.0895 % 3,182.0
Perpetual-Discount 5.18 % 5.16 % 82,572 15.17 19 0.1692 % 3,577.9
FixedReset Disc 5.37 % 4.16 % 129,420 16.47 64 0.6511 % 2,158.4
Insurance Straight 5.08 % 4.90 % 105,481 15.14 22 0.0259 % 3,491.4
FloatingReset 1.97 % 2.29 % 51,553 1.21 3 0.1844 % 1,808.8
FixedReset Prem 5.20 % 3.02 % 237,361 0.74 15 0.0894 % 2,660.6
FixedReset Bank Non 1.94 % 2.20 % 184,138 1.21 2 -0.0402 % 2,863.6
FixedReset Ins Non 5.38 % 4.31 % 67,925 16.41 22 1.9550 % 2,245.1
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc -1.79 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 19.15
Evaluated at bid price : 19.15
Bid-YTW : 4.13 %
NA.PR.G FixedReset Disc -1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 20.01
Evaluated at bid price : 20.01
Bid-YTW : 4.42 %
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount -1.50 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 22.72
Evaluated at bid price : 23.00
Bid-YTW : 5.39 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc -1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 19.15
Evaluated at bid price : 19.15
Bid-YTW : 4.26 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc -1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 13.38
Evaluated at bid price : 13.38
Bid-YTW : 5.75 %
MFC.PR.B Insurance Straight -1.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 23.89
Evaluated at bid price : 24.14
Bid-YTW : 4.87 %
CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc -1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.31
Evaluated at bid price : 18.31
Bid-YTW : 4.11 %
RY.PR.J FixedReset Disc 1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 19.90
Evaluated at bid price : 19.90
Bid-YTW : 4.05 %
TD.PF.B FixedReset Disc 1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.35
Evaluated at bid price : 18.35
Bid-YTW : 4.01 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.34
Evaluated at bid price : 18.34
Bid-YTW : 3.99 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non 1.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 19.30
Evaluated at bid price : 19.30
Bid-YTW : 4.34 %
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset 1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 10.27
Evaluated at bid price : 10.27
Bid-YTW : 4.98 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 9.20
Evaluated at bid price : 9.20
Bid-YTW : 5.54 %
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 15.25
Evaluated at bid price : 15.25
Bid-YTW : 5.76 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc 1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 19.98
Evaluated at bid price : 19.98
Bid-YTW : 4.10 %
TD.PF.I FixedReset Disc 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 22.59
Evaluated at bid price : 22.92
Bid-YTW : 3.91 %
TD.PF.C FixedReset Disc 1.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.90
Evaluated at bid price : 18.90
Bid-YTW : 3.95 %
BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc 1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 14.95
Evaluated at bid price : 14.95
Bid-YTW : 5.38 %
MFC.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non 1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 21.35
Evaluated at bid price : 21.35
Bid-YTW : 4.35 %
MFC.PR.Q FixedReset Ins Non 1.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 19.54
Evaluated at bid price : 19.54
Bid-YTW : 4.24 %
RY.PR.H FixedReset Disc 1.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.75
Evaluated at bid price : 18.75
Bid-YTW : 3.89 %
BMO.PR.W FixedReset Disc 1.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.60
Evaluated at bid price : 18.60
Bid-YTW : 3.95 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non 1.65 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 11.08
Evaluated at bid price : 11.08
Bid-YTW : 4.34 %
CU.PR.D Perpetual-Discount 1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 24.21
Evaluated at bid price : 24.45
Bid-YTW : 5.01 %
BIP.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.75 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 21.65
Evaluated at bid price : 22.08
Bid-YTW : 5.72 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc 1.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 13.69
Evaluated at bid price : 13.69
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc 1.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 21.10
Evaluated at bid price : 21.10
Bid-YTW : 3.84 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.40
Evaluated at bid price : 18.40
Bid-YTW : 4.54 %
RY.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 21.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.00
Bid-YTW : 3.79 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc 2.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 17.81
Evaluated at bid price : 17.81
Bid-YTW : 4.07 %
CM.PR.O FixedReset Disc 2.05 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 17.90
Evaluated at bid price : 17.90
Bid-YTW : 4.20 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc 2.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 17.14
Evaluated at bid price : 17.14
Bid-YTW : 5.35 %
BAM.PR.C Floater 2.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 8.96
Evaluated at bid price : 8.96
Bid-YTW : 4.84 %
RY.PR.Z FixedReset Disc 2.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.72
Evaluated at bid price : 18.72
Bid-YTW : 3.84 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 2.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 8.89
Evaluated at bid price : 8.89
Bid-YTW : 4.88 %
MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non 2.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.25
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 4.23 %
BAM.PR.B Floater 2.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 8.95
Evaluated at bid price : 8.95
Bid-YTW : 4.85 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc 2.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 11.00
Evaluated at bid price : 11.00
Bid-YTW : 4.76 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non 2.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 13.10
Evaluated at bid price : 13.10
Bid-YTW : 4.56 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 2.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 8.65
Evaluated at bid price : 8.65
Bid-YTW : 5.11 %
SLF.PR.B Insurance Straight 2.78 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 24.50
Evaluated at bid price : 24.75
Bid-YTW : 4.90 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc 2.80 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.71
Evaluated at bid price : 18.71
Bid-YTW : 4.01 %
MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non 3.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 23.80
Evaluated at bid price : 25.05
Bid-YTW : 4.32 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 3.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 12.90
Evaluated at bid price : 12.90
Bid-YTW : 5.48 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc 6.53 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 13.55
Evaluated at bid price : 13.55
Bid-YTW : 5.34 %
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 30.65 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 20.25
Evaluated at bid price : 20.25
Bid-YTW : 4.27 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
RY.PR.R FixedReset Prem 110,334 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-08-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.52
Bid-YTW : 2.59 %
TD.PF.G FixedReset Prem 92,400 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-04-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.35
Bid-YTW : 2.76 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc 62,800 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 13.38
Evaluated at bid price : 13.38
Bid-YTW : 5.75 %
W.PR.K FixedReset Disc 41,116 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-01-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.17
Bid-YTW : 3.55 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc 38,648 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 11.20
Evaluated at bid price : 11.20
Bid-YTW : 5.26 %
RY.PR.Q FixedReset Prem 28,874 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-05-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.40
Bid-YTW : 2.07 %
There were 13 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 17.81 – 21.00
Spot Rate : 3.1900
Average : 1.7935

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 17.81
Evaluated at bid price : 17.81
Bid-YTW : 4.25 %

MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 11.08 – 12.00
Spot Rate : 0.9200
Average : 0.5449

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 11.08
Evaluated at bid price : 11.08
Bid-YTW : 4.34 %

BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc Quote: 11.20 – 11.95
Spot Rate : 0.7500
Average : 0.4860

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 11.20
Evaluated at bid price : 11.20
Bid-YTW : 5.26 %

CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc Quote: 18.31 – 19.00
Spot Rate : 0.6900
Average : 0.4964

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.31
Evaluated at bid price : 18.31
Bid-YTW : 4.11 %

RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc Quote: 18.78 – 19.85
Spot Rate : 1.0700
Average : 0.8884

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 18.78
Evaluated at bid price : 18.78
Bid-YTW : 4.14 %

BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc Quote: 19.15 – 19.88
Spot Rate : 0.7300
Average : 0.5592

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-10
Maturity Price : 19.15
Evaluated at bid price : 19.15
Bid-YTW : 4.13 %

November 9, 2020

Monday, November 9th, 2020
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There was encouraging coronavirus news today:

Pfizer Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90 per cent effective based on initial trial results, the drugmaker said on Monday, a major victory in the war against a virus that has killed over a million people and battered the world’s economy.

Experts welcomed the first successful interim data from a large-scale clinical test as a watershed moment that showed vaccines could help halt the pandemic, although mass roll-outs, which needs regulatory approval, will not happen this year.

Pfizer … and German partner BioNTech said they had found no serious safety concerns yet and expected to seek U.S. authorization this month for emergency use of the vaccine, raising the chance of a regulatory decision as soon as December.

The financial markets loved it:

The stock market raced toward a post-pandemic existence on Monday when long-struggling airlines, banks, energy producers and theatre chains surged on promising test results for a COVID-19 vaccine that could be cleared for widespread use later this month.

The S&P 500 rose 1.2 per cent, continuing a powerful rally that began last week following the U.S. presidential election. It lost some momentum towards the end of the trading day after touching a record intraday high soon after the start of trading, as technology stocks slumped.

Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite Index also ended the day 1.2 per cent higher, about level where it was a month ago.

Major benchmarks in the U.K. and Germany rose 4.7 per cent and 4.9 per cent, respectively.

The bond market also responded in dramatic fashion, as yields surged to their highest levels in months in anticipation of stronger economic activity. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond jumped to 0.929 per cent, up 11.4 basis points (there are 100 basis points in a percentage point).

Energy stocks also rallied, after the price of West Texas Intermediate crude, a U.S. oil benchmark, rose 7.7 per cent to US$40 per barrel. The gain underpinned a rally in the Canadian energy sector, which saw Suncor Energy Inc. rise 24.7 per cent and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. rise 22.6 per cent.

TXPR closed at 588.47, up 1.07% on the day. Volume today was 1.41-million, below the median of the past thirty days.

CPD closed at 11.73, up 1.38% on the day. Volume was 103,311, well below the median of the past 30 trading days.

ZPR closed at 9.24, up 1.43% on the day. Volume of 371,216 was third-highest of the past 30 trading days, behind only November 2 and October 21.

Five-year Canada yields were up 7bp to 0.47% 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 4.1716 % 1,734.5
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 4.1716 % 3,182.8
Floater 4.91 % 4.96 % 41,385 15.54 3 4.1716 % 1,834.3
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0644 % 3,537.9
SplitShare 4.79 % 4.72 % 42,994 3.50 8 0.0644 % 4,225.0
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0644 % 3,296.5
Perpetual-Premium 5.36 % 0.02 % 81,438 0.12 14 -0.1424 % 3,179.1
Perpetual-Discount 5.19 % 5.15 % 83,526 15.18 19 0.1761 % 3,571.9
FixedReset Disc 5.40 % 4.21 % 128,831 16.50 64 0.9387 % 2,144.4
Insurance Straight 5.09 % 4.95 % 106,876 15.14 22 -0.0537 % 3,490.5
FloatingReset 1.97 % 2.29 % 48,365 1.21 3 0.2859 % 1,805.5
FixedReset Prem 5.21 % 3.18 % 238,978 0.75 15 0.2345 % 2,658.2
FixedReset Bank Non 1.94 % 2.20 % 190,435 1.21 2 -0.0402 % 2,864.8
FixedReset Ins Non 5.49 % 4.38 % 70,459 16.24 22 -0.0379 % 2,202.1
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -21.80 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 15.50
Evaluated at bid price : 15.50
Bid-YTW : 5.60 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc -3.92 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 12.51
Evaluated at bid price : 12.51
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc -3.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 12.72
Evaluated at bid price : 12.72
Bid-YTW : 5.70 %
SLF.PR.B Insurance Straight -2.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.83
Evaluated at bid price : 24.08
Bid-YTW : 5.04 %
MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non -2.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.89
Evaluated at bid price : 24.30
Bid-YTW : 4.51 %
CCS.PR.C Insurance Straight -1.63 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.85
Evaluated at bid price : 24.10
Bid-YTW : 5.24 %
RY.PR.P Perpetual-Premium -1.31 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-02-24
Maturity Price : 26.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.35
Bid-YTW : -0.25 %
CU.PR.D Perpetual-Discount -1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.75
Evaluated at bid price : 24.04
Bid-YTW : 5.09 %
IFC.PR.I Perpetual-Premium -1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2029-03-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.60
Bid-YTW : 5.17 %
W.PR.M FixedReset Prem 1.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-10-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : 4.53 %
TD.PF.I FixedReset Disc 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 22.34
Evaluated at bid price : 22.65
Bid-YTW : 3.96 %
GWO.PR.R Insurance Straight 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 24.21
Evaluated at bid price : 24.48
Bid-YTW : 4.95 %
MFC.PR.B Insurance Straight 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 24.15
Evaluated at bid price : 24.40
Bid-YTW : 4.82 %
RY.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 20.60
Evaluated at bid price : 20.60
Bid-YTW : 3.86 %
CM.PR.Y FixedReset Disc 1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.44
Evaluated at bid price : 25.50
Bid-YTW : 4.12 %
BIP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.48
Evaluated at bid price : 24.58
Bid-YTW : 5.62 %
BAM.PF.A FixedReset Disc 1.16 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 17.45
Evaluated at bid price : 17.45
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 18.15
Evaluated at bid price : 18.15
Bid-YTW : 4.03 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 18.85
Evaluated at bid price : 18.85
Bid-YTW : 4.13 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 12.80
Evaluated at bid price : 12.80
Bid-YTW : 4.67 %
CM.PR.Q FixedReset Disc 1.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 19.38
Evaluated at bid price : 19.38
Bid-YTW : 4.21 %
BIP.PR.F FixedReset Disc 1.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 21.89
Evaluated at bid price : 22.20
Bid-YTW : 5.81 %
MFC.PR.Q FixedReset Ins Non 1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 19.25
Evaluated at bid price : 19.25
Bid-YTW : 4.30 %
TD.PF.B FixedReset Disc 1.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 18.16
Evaluated at bid price : 18.16
Bid-YTW : 4.05 %
BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc 1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 14.75
Evaluated at bid price : 14.75
Bid-YTW : 5.46 %
MFC.PR.C Insurance Straight 1.39 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.83
Evaluated at bid price : 24.08
Bid-YTW : 4.72 %
TD.PF.L FixedReset Disc 1.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.22
Evaluated at bid price : 24.75
Bid-YTW : 3.96 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount 1.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 22.06
Evaluated at bid price : 22.35
Bid-YTW : 5.37 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.46 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 18.05
Evaluated at bid price : 18.05
Bid-YTW : 4.63 %
NA.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 17.97
Evaluated at bid price : 17.97
Bid-YTW : 4.32 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc 1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 15.69
Evaluated at bid price : 15.69
Bid-YTW : 5.34 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non 1.54 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 19.10
Evaluated at bid price : 19.10
Bid-YTW : 4.38 %
BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc 1.57 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 20.71
Evaluated at bid price : 20.71
Bid-YTW : 3.91 %
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset 1.60 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 10.16
Evaluated at bid price : 10.16
Bid-YTW : 5.03 %
BMO.PR.W FixedReset Disc 1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 18.30
Evaluated at bid price : 18.30
Bid-YTW : 4.02 %
TRP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 1.81 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 8.45
Evaluated at bid price : 8.45
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
MFC.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non 1.83 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 17.80
Evaluated at bid price : 17.80
Bid-YTW : 4.25 %
CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc 1.93 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 18.50
Evaluated at bid price : 18.50
Bid-YTW : 4.06 %
IAF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.94 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 19.40
Evaluated at bid price : 19.40
Bid-YTW : 4.39 %
BMO.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.96 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 20.80
Evaluated at bid price : 20.80
Bid-YTW : 4.12 %
IFC.PR.C FixedReset Ins Non 2.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 17.55
Evaluated at bid price : 17.55
Bid-YTW : 4.54 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc 2.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 16.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.00
Bid-YTW : 5.38 %
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc 2.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 15.08
Evaluated at bid price : 15.08
Bid-YTW : 5.82 %
SLF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non 2.20 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 19.55
Evaluated at bid price : 19.55
Bid-YTW : 4.21 %
MFC.PR.F FixedReset Ins Non 2.44 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 10.90
Evaluated at bid price : 10.90
Bid-YTW : 4.42 %
MFC.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non 2.45 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 20.92
Evaluated at bid price : 20.92
Bid-YTW : 4.17 %
SLF.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non 2.64 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 15.54
Evaluated at bid price : 15.54
Bid-YTW : 4.33 %
BIP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 2.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.58
Evaluated at bid price : 24.15
Bid-YTW : 5.59 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc 2.81 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 13.53
Evaluated at bid price : 13.53
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc 3.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 11.18
Evaluated at bid price : 11.18
Bid-YTW : 5.27 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 3.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 9.10
Evaluated at bid price : 9.10
Bid-YTW : 5.60 %
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount 3.23 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.06
Evaluated at bid price : 23.35
Bid-YTW : 5.30 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc 3.68 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 16.90
Evaluated at bid price : 16.90
Bid-YTW : 4.33 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 3.95 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 12.12
Evaluated at bid price : 12.12
Bid-YTW : 5.61 %
BAM.PR.C Floater 4.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 8.77
Evaluated at bid price : 8.77
Bid-YTW : 4.95 %
BAM.PF.I FixedReset Disc 4.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.76
Evaluated at bid price : 24.97
Bid-YTW : 4.79 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non 4.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 10.25
Evaluated at bid price : 10.25
Bid-YTW : 4.41 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 4.09 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 11.20
Evaluated at bid price : 11.20
Bid-YTW : 4.23 %
BAM.PR.B Floater 4.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 8.75
Evaluated at bid price : 8.75
Bid-YTW : 4.96 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 4.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 8.70
Evaluated at bid price : 8.70
Bid-YTW : 4.99 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
CM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 38,100 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.04
Evaluated at bid price : 23.43
Bid-YTW : 4.18 %
BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount 35,600 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 21.92
Evaluated at bid price : 22.16
Bid-YTW : 5.42 %
SLF.PR.E Insurance Straight 25,493 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.63
Evaluated at bid price : 23.90
Bid-YTW : 4.75 %
CCS.PR.C Insurance Straight 24,900 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.85
Evaluated at bid price : 24.10
Bid-YTW : 5.24 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 23,495 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 18.15
Evaluated at bid price : 18.15
Bid-YTW : 4.03 %
TD.PF.J FixedReset Disc 21,611 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 20.65
Evaluated at bid price : 20.65
Bid-YTW : 4.10 %
There were 16 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
MFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 15.50 – 20.60
Spot Rate : 5.1000
Average : 2.7681

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 15.50
Evaluated at bid price : 15.50
Bid-YTW : 5.60 %

BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc Quote: 12.72 – 13.82
Spot Rate : 1.1000
Average : 0.6586

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 12.72
Evaluated at bid price : 12.72
Bid-YTW : 5.70 %

BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc Quote: 12.51 – 13.50
Spot Rate : 0.9900
Average : 0.6443

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 12.51
Evaluated at bid price : 12.51
Bid-YTW : 5.65 %

MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 24.30 – 25.21
Spot Rate : 0.9100
Average : 0.5846

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 23.89
Evaluated at bid price : 24.30
Bid-YTW : 4.51 %

RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc Quote: 18.85 – 19.85
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.6892

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 18.85
Evaluated at bid price : 18.85
Bid-YTW : 4.13 %

IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 12.80 – 13.71
Spot Rate : 0.9100
Average : 0.6392

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-09
Maturity Price : 12.80
Evaluated at bid price : 12.80
Bid-YTW : 4.67 %

November 6, 2020

Friday, November 6th, 2020

Jobs, jobs, jobs!

The American economy gained 638,000 jobs last month, a sign the labor market continues to heal slowly as a resurgence in the coronavirus threatens future growth.

The unemployment rate fell sharply to 6.9 percent, from 7.9 percent in September, the Labor Department reported.

The overall job gain would have been larger without the loss of 147,000 temporary census positions.

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 0.9627 % 1,665.1
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.9627 % 3,055.3
Floater 5.11 % 5.16 % 41,893 15.19 3 0.9627 % 1,760.8
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0842 % 3,535.6
SplitShare 4.80 % 4.71 % 42,923 3.51 8 0.0842 % 4,222.3
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0842 % 3,294.4
Perpetual-Premium 5.35 % 2.96 % 81,541 0.13 14 0.0503 % 3,183.7
Perpetual-Discount 5.20 % 5.14 % 84,655 15.17 19 -0.1648 % 3,565.6
FixedReset Disc 5.45 % 4.17 % 129,080 16.58 64 -0.0074 % 2,124.5
Insurance Straight 5.08 % 4.93 % 107,195 15.18 22 0.1724 % 3,492.4
FloatingReset 1.97 % 2.30 % 48,814 1.22 3 0.0000 % 1,800.4
FixedReset Prem 5.22 % 3.06 % 240,465 0.76 15 0.0105 % 2,652.0
FixedReset Bank Non 1.94 % 2.04 % 186,960 1.22 2 0.0402 % 2,865.9
FixedReset Ins Non 5.48 % 4.26 % 70,808 16.41 22 0.3014 % 2,202.9
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BAM.PF.I FixedReset Disc -3.54 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 23.57
Evaluated at bid price : 24.00
Bid-YTW : 5.04 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc -2.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 16.30
Evaluated at bid price : 16.30
Bid-YTW : 4.36 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -2.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 10.76
Evaluated at bid price : 10.76
Bid-YTW : 4.24 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 8.83
Evaluated at bid price : 8.83
Bid-YTW : 5.51 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non -1.52 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 18.81
Evaluated at bid price : 18.81
Bid-YTW : 4.34 %
CU.PR.G Perpetual-Discount -1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 22.80
Evaluated at bid price : 23.08
Bid-YTW : 4.87 %
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount -1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 22.34
Evaluated at bid price : 22.62
Bid-YTW : 5.47 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc -1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 19.70
Evaluated at bid price : 19.70
Bid-YTW : 4.07 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc -1.07 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 16.70
Evaluated at bid price : 16.70
Bid-YTW : 5.37 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -1.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 9.85
Evaluated at bid price : 9.85
Bid-YTW : 4.36 %
NA.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 20.30
Evaluated at bid price : 20.30
Bid-YTW : 4.25 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc 1.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 13.32
Evaluated at bid price : 13.32
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
TRP.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.37 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 14.76
Evaluated at bid price : 14.76
Bid-YTW : 5.79 %
BAM.PR.C Floater 1.44 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 8.43
Evaluated at bid price : 8.43
Bid-YTW : 5.15 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc 1.56 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 16.30
Evaluated at bid price : 16.30
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %
TRP.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.62 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 13.16
Evaluated at bid price : 13.16
Bid-YTW : 5.70 %
MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non 2.55 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 23.75
Evaluated at bid price : 24.92
Bid-YTW : 4.26 %
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 4.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 17.79
Evaluated at bid price : 17.79
Bid-YTW : 4.59 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
SLF.PR.E Insurance Straight 138,500 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 23.63
Evaluated at bid price : 23.90
Bid-YTW : 4.75 %
BMO.PR.C FixedReset Disc 43,700 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 23.48
Evaluated at bid price : 23.89
Bid-YTW : 3.93 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 34,050 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 17.94
Evaluated at bid price : 17.94
Bid-YTW : 3.97 %
RY.PR.R FixedReset Prem 31,851 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-08-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.45
Bid-YTW : 2.90 %
SLF.PR.C Insurance Straight 28,200 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 23.14
Evaluated at bid price : 23.40
Bid-YTW : 4.80 %
CM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 26,900 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 22.85
Evaluated at bid price : 23.23
Bid-YTW : 4.12 %
There were 19 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc Quote: 10.65 – 11.65
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.5630

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 10.65
Evaluated at bid price : 10.65
Bid-YTW : 4.70 %

BAM.PF.I FixedReset Disc Quote: 24.00 – 24.97
Spot Rate : 0.9700
Average : 0.5746

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 23.57
Evaluated at bid price : 24.00
Bid-YTW : 5.04 %

BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount Quote: 22.03 – 23.00
Spot Rate : 0.9700
Average : 0.6069

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 21.78
Evaluated at bid price : 22.03
Bid-YTW : 5.45 %

BAM.PF.A FixedReset Disc Quote: 17.25 – 17.74
Spot Rate : 0.4900
Average : 0.3280

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 17.25
Evaluated at bid price : 17.25
Bid-YTW : 5.27 %

BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount Quote: 22.62 – 23.50
Spot Rate : 0.8800
Average : 0.7203

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 22.34
Evaluated at bid price : 22.62
Bid-YTW : 5.47 %

SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 10.76 – 11.30
Spot Rate : 0.5400
Average : 0.3871

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-06
Maturity Price : 10.76
Evaluated at bid price : 10.76
Bid-YTW : 4.24 %

November 5, 2020

Thursday, November 5th, 2020
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TXPR closed at 581.28, up 0.58% on the day. Volume today was 1.70-million, below the median of the past thirty days.

CPD closed at 11.58, up 0.43% on the day. Volume was 149,441, near the median of the past 30 trading days.

ZPR closed at 9.11, up 0.11% on the day. Volume of 104,897, well below the median of the past 30 trading days.

Five-year Canada yields were unchanged at 0.38% today.

The FOMC Statement had no surprises:

The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. Economic activity and employment have continued to recover but remain well below their levels at the beginning of the year. Weaker demand and earlier declines in oil prices have been holding down consumer price inflation. Overall financial conditions remain accommodative, in part reflecting policy measures to support the economy and the flow of credit to U.S. households and businesses.

The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the virus. The ongoing public health crisis will continue to weigh on economic activity, employment, and inflation in the near term, and poses considerable risks to the economic outlook over the medium term.

The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. With inflation running persistently below this longer-run goal, the Committee will aim to achieve inflation moderately above 2 percent for some time so that inflation averages 2 percent over time and longer-term inflation expectations remain well anchored at 2 percent. The Committee expects to maintain an accommodative stance of monetary policy until these outcomes are achieved. The Committee decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and expects it will be appropriate to maintain this target range until labor market conditions have reached levels consistent with the Committee’s assessments of maximum employment and inflation has risen to 2 percent and is on track to moderately exceed 2 percent for some time. In addition, over coming months the Federal Reserve will increase its holdings of Treasury securities and agency mortgage-backed securities at least at the current pace to sustain smooth market functioning and help foster accommodative financial conditions, thereby supporting the flow of credit to households and businesses.

In assessing the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook. The Committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary policy as appropriate if risks emerge that could impede the attainment of the Committee’s goals. The Committee’s assessments will take into account a wide range of information, including readings on public health, labor market conditions, inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and financial and international developments.

Voting for the monetary policy action were Jerome H. Powell, Chair; John C. Williams, Vice Chair; Michelle W. Bowman; Lael Brainard; Richard H. Clarida; Mary C. Daly; Patrick Harker; Robert S. Kaplan; Loretta J. Mester; and Randal K. Quarles. Ms. Daly voted as an alternate member at this meeting.

Powell commented:

Mr. Powell said the two biggest economic risks right now are the “further spread of the disease” and the likelihood that households will “run through the savings” they were able to accumulate as a result of government spending early in the pandemic, including stimulus checks and enhanced unemployment benefits.

While the Fed is prepared to act as needed to support the recovery, Mr. Powell once again said more fiscal support will be needed to help mitigate those risks.

“We can obviously support financial stability through our lending programs,” he said. “We’ll have a stronger recovery if we can get at least some more fiscal support, when it’s appropriate and at the size Congress thinks is appropriate.”

Ontario plans to (gasp!) balance the budget someday:

Ontario budget highlights:

  • Ontario’s budget includes an unprecedented deficit of $38.5-billion this year, followed by $33.1-billion in 2021-22 and $28.2-billion in 2022-23;
  • The government has put off its requirement for a plan to balance its books, says it will present a path to balance in a spring budget;
  • To fight COVID-19, the budget includes $7.5-billion in new spending on the health sector over the next 3 years;
  • The government will subsidize hydro rates for large and medium-sized business, cutting their power costs by 14 to 16 per cent;
  • New seniors home tax credit for 25 per cent on renovations to help them stay in their homes;
  • A commitment to develop an Ontario “staycation” 20-per-cent rebate on tourism expenses to encourage local travel in the province;
  • No specific funds are dedicated to a new promise to fund an average four hours a day of direct care in long-term care homes over the next four years;

There is, of course, no mention of actually paying back the borrowed funds. The plan, so far as I can tell, is to get back to the fiscal environment of the early nineties, when interest payments comprised 35%-odd of government budgets. Pay $1 in taxes, get $0.65 in services! That’s good enough for today’s kids. If they had really wanted to get $1 in services for $1 in taxes, they would have been born in an earlier generation. Losers.

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 2.8465 % 1,649.2
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 2.8465 % 3,026.2
Floater 5.16 % 5.22 % 42,263 15.09 3 2.8465 % 1,744.0
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0446 % 3,532.7
SplitShare 4.80 % 4.74 % 43,183 3.51 8 0.0446 % 4,218.8
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0446 % 3,291.6
Perpetual-Premium 5.35 % 2.90 % 84,879 0.31 14 0.0783 % 3,182.1
Perpetual-Discount 5.19 % 5.17 % 86,886 15.17 19 0.3506 % 3,571.5
FixedReset Disc 5.45 % 4.16 % 130,099 16.56 64 0.7589 % 2,124.6
Insurance Straight 5.09 % 4.93 % 111,146 15.15 22 0.2770 % 3,486.4
FloatingReset 1.97 % 2.33 % 50,816 1.22 3 0.0673 % 1,800.4
FixedReset Prem 5.22 % 3.18 % 240,218 0.76 15 0.0976 % 2,651.7
FixedReset Bank Non 1.94 % 2.00 % 185,183 1.22 2 -0.1004 % 2,864.8
FixedReset Ins Non 5.50 % 4.27 % 71,359 16.37 22 -0.1871 % 2,196.3
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non -5.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.01
Evaluated at bid price : 17.01
Bid-YTW : 4.81 %
MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non -2.80 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.89
Evaluated at bid price : 24.30
Bid-YTW : 4.42 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non -1.56 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 12.65
Evaluated at bid price : 12.65
Bid-YTW : 4.56 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non -1.49 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 9.95
Evaluated at bid price : 9.95
Bid-YTW : 4.31 %
MFC.PR.J FixedReset Ins Non 1.00 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 19.10
Evaluated at bid price : 19.10
Bid-YTW : 4.27 %
CU.PR.G Perpetual-Discount 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 22.99
Evaluated at bid price : 23.39
Bid-YTW : 4.79 %
BIP.PR.B FixedReset Disc 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.19
Evaluated at bid price : 24.30
Bid-YTW : 5.68 %
SLF.PR.E Insurance Straight 1.06 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.63
Evaluated at bid price : 23.90
Bid-YTW : 4.75 %
RY.PR.P Perpetual-Premium 1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-02-24
Maturity Price : 26.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.70
Bid-YTW : -4.53 %
BIP.PR.F FixedReset Disc 1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 21.85
Evaluated at bid price : 22.15
Bid-YTW : 5.82 %
TD.PF.E FixedReset Disc 1.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 20.35
Evaluated at bid price : 20.35
Bid-YTW : 4.03 %
TRP.PR.D FixedReset Disc 1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 13.15
Evaluated at bid price : 13.15
Bid-YTW : 5.76 %
SLF.PR.C Insurance Straight 1.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.16
Evaluated at bid price : 23.42
Bid-YTW : 4.79 %
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 1.19 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.01
Evaluated at bid price : 17.01
Bid-YTW : 5.90 %
CM.PR.O FixedReset Disc 1.22 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.47
Evaluated at bid price : 17.47
Bid-YTW : 4.20 %
CM.PR.P FixedReset Disc 1.28 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 18.25
Evaluated at bid price : 18.25
Bid-YTW : 4.02 %
SLF.PR.D Insurance Straight 1.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.14
Evaluated at bid price : 23.40
Bid-YTW : 4.80 %
BMO.PR.D FixedReset Disc 1.32 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 22.64
Evaluated at bid price : 23.00
Bid-YTW : 3.93 %
CU.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 16.70
Evaluated at bid price : 16.70
Bid-YTW : 4.25 %
CM.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.35 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 18.75
Evaluated at bid price : 18.75
Bid-YTW : 4.09 %
TD.PF.B FixedReset Disc 1.36 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.85
Evaluated at bid price : 17.85
Bid-YTW : 4.01 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non 1.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 11.00
Evaluated at bid price : 11.00
Bid-YTW : 4.15 %
BAM.PR.X FixedReset Disc 1.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 10.85
Evaluated at bid price : 10.85
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
BMO.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.47 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.30
Evaluated at bid price : 17.30
Bid-YTW : 4.08 %
CU.PR.F Perpetual-Discount 1.66 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.57
Evaluated at bid price : 23.85
Bid-YTW : 4.71 %
NA.PR.G FixedReset Disc 1.67 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 20.05
Evaluated at bid price : 20.05
Bid-YTW : 4.31 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.70 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 8.98
Evaluated at bid price : 8.98
Bid-YTW : 5.41 %
NA.PR.E FixedReset Disc 1.79 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 18.75
Evaluated at bid price : 18.75
Bid-YTW : 4.26 %
TD.PF.C FixedReset Disc 1.92 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 18.55
Evaluated at bid price : 18.55
Bid-YTW : 3.93 %
BAM.PR.Z FixedReset Disc 1.99 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 16.88
Evaluated at bid price : 16.88
Bid-YTW : 5.31 %
NA.PR.S FixedReset Disc 2.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.75
Evaluated at bid price : 17.75
Bid-YTW : 4.26 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 2.10 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 8.27
Evaluated at bid price : 8.27
Bid-YTW : 5.25 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc 2.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 19.95
Evaluated at bid price : 19.95
Bid-YTW : 4.01 %
TD.PF.I FixedReset Disc 2.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 22.32
Evaluated at bid price : 22.63
Bid-YTW : 3.87 %
BAM.PR.B Floater 2.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 8.35
Evaluated at bid price : 8.35
Bid-YTW : 5.19 %
IFC.PR.C FixedReset Ins Non 2.69 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.20
Evaluated at bid price : 17.20
Bid-YTW : 4.50 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 3.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 13.10
Evaluated at bid price : 13.10
Bid-YTW : 5.22 %
BAM.PR.C Floater 3.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 8.31
Evaluated at bid price : 8.31
Bid-YTW : 5.22 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 99,000 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 18.61
Evaluated at bid price : 18.61
Bid-YTW : 4.05 %
SLF.PR.E Insurance Straight 85,316 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.63
Evaluated at bid price : 23.90
Bid-YTW : 4.75 %
SLF.PR.A Insurance Straight 65,300 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 24.14
Evaluated at bid price : 24.39
Bid-YTW : 4.91 %
CU.PR.I FixedReset Prem 62,700 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2020-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.20
Bid-YTW : -2.77 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 51,216 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.86
Evaluated at bid price : 17.86
Bid-YTW : 3.99 %
BMO.PR.Y FixedReset Disc 50,900 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 19.40
Evaluated at bid price : 19.40
Bid-YTW : 3.99 %
There were 24 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
IFC.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 17.01 – 18.00
Spot Rate : 0.9900
Average : 0.5974

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.01
Evaluated at bid price : 17.01
Bid-YTW : 4.81 %

MFC.PR.M FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 17.85 – 18.85
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.6323

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 17.85
Evaluated at bid price : 17.85
Bid-YTW : 4.22 %

MFC.PR.R FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 24.30 – 25.00
Spot Rate : 0.7000
Average : 0.3900

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.89
Evaluated at bid price : 24.30
Bid-YTW : 4.42 %

CIU.PR.A Perpetual-Discount Quote: 22.88 – 23.83
Spot Rate : 0.9500
Average : 0.6593

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 22.63
Evaluated at bid price : 22.88
Bid-YTW : 5.02 %

MFC.PR.H FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 21.00 – 21.76
Spot Rate : 0.7600
Average : 0.5194

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 21.00
Evaluated at bid price : 21.00
Bid-YTW : 4.32 %

SLF.PR.D Insurance Straight Quote: 23.40 – 23.99
Spot Rate : 0.5900
Average : 0.3937

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-05
Maturity Price : 23.14
Evaluated at bid price : 23.40
Bid-YTW : 4.80 %

November 4, 2020

Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.15%, equivalent to 6.70% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield 3.07%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) has declined slightly (and perhaps spuriously) to 365bp from the 370bp reported October 28.

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 0.4559 % 1,603.6
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.4559 % 2,942.4
Floater 5.31 % 5.36 % 40,712 14.87 3 0.4559 % 1,695.7
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0000 % 3,531.1
SplitShare 4.80 % 4.77 % 44,965 3.51 8 0.0000 % 4,216.9
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0000 % 3,290.2
Perpetual-Premium 5.36 % 0.86 % 81,018 0.14 14 0.0330 % 3,179.6
Perpetual-Discount 5.21 % 5.15 % 88,659 15.21 19 0.3977 % 3,559.0
FixedReset Disc 5.49 % 4.17 % 131,593 16.54 64 0.1263 % 2,108.6
Insurance Straight 5.11 % 4.96 % 109,995 15.13 22 0.1546 % 3,476.8
FloatingReset 1.97 % 2.15 % 48,460 1.23 3 0.0674 % 1,799.2
FixedReset Prem 5.22 % 3.17 % 238,736 0.76 15 0.1614 % 2,649.1
FixedReset Bank Non 1.94 % 2.03 % 186,350 1.22 2 0.2414 % 2,867.7
FixedReset Ins Non 5.49 % 4.26 % 71,886 16.38 22 0.2280 % 2,200.4
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BIP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -1.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 16.81
Evaluated at bid price : 16.81
Bid-YTW : 5.97 %
BAM.PR.B Floater 1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 8.14
Evaluated at bid price : 8.14
Bid-YTW : 5.33 %
BAM.PR.K Floater 1.12 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 8.10
Evaluated at bid price : 8.10
Bid-YTW : 5.36 %
PWF.PR.P FixedReset Disc 1.24 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 10.63
Evaluated at bid price : 10.63
Bid-YTW : 4.71 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount 1.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 21.65
Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
Bid-YTW : 5.48 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non 1.58 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 12.85
Evaluated at bid price : 12.85
Bid-YTW : 4.48 %
MFC.PR.L FixedReset Ins Non 1.74 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 16.40
Evaluated at bid price : 16.40
Bid-YTW : 4.31 %
BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount 1.77 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 21.65
Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
Bid-YTW : 5.48 %
CU.PR.I FixedReset Prem 1.88 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2020-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : -3.97 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc 2.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 11.70
Evaluated at bid price : 11.70
Bid-YTW : 5.66 %
GWO.PR.N FixedReset Ins Non 2.54 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 10.10
Evaluated at bid price : 10.10
Bid-YTW : 4.25 %
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount 3.08 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 22.45
Evaluated at bid price : 22.73
Bid-YTW : 5.44 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
BNS.PR.F FloatingReset 60,251 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.86
Bid-YTW : 1.90 %
IFC.PR.F Insurance Straight 45,000 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2025-09-30
Maturity Price : 25.25
Evaluated at bid price : 25.55
Bid-YTW : 5.12 %
TD.PF.H FixedReset Prem 29,225 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-10-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.27
Bid-YTW : 3.80 %
BMO.PR.B FixedReset Prem 27,500 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-02-25
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.51
Bid-YTW : 3.05 %
TD.PF.A FixedReset Disc 17,390 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 17.69
Evaluated at bid price : 17.69
Bid-YTW : 4.03 %
BNS.PR.Z FixedReset Bank Non 15,500 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.94
Bid-YTW : 2.03 %
There were 3 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
TRP.PR.F FloatingReset Quote: 9.92 – 11.22
Spot Rate : 1.3000
Average : 0.7755

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 9.92
Evaluated at bid price : 9.92
Bid-YTW : 5.12 %

BAM.PF.E FixedReset Disc Quote: 14.65 – 15.49
Spot Rate : 0.8400
Average : 0.5860

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 14.65
Evaluated at bid price : 14.65
Bid-YTW : 5.37 %

RY.PR.P Perpetual-Premium Quote: 26.40 – 26.84
Spot Rate : 0.4400
Average : 0.2522

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-02-24
Maturity Price : 26.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.40
Bid-YTW : -0.86 %

BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount Quote: 21.90 – 22.50
Spot Rate : 0.6000
Average : 0.4588

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 21.65
Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
Bid-YTW : 5.48 %

BIP.PR.E FixedReset Disc Quote: 21.65 – 22.00
Spot Rate : 0.3500
Average : 0.2318

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 21.34
Evaluated at bid price : 21.65
Bid-YTW : 5.84 %

IFC.PR.C FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 16.75 – 17.35
Spot Rate : 0.6000
Average : 0.4881

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-04
Maturity Price : 16.75
Evaluated at bid price : 16.75
Bid-YTW : 4.63 %

MAPF Performance : October, 2020

Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

Malachite Aggressive Preferred Fund’s Net Asset Value per Unit as of the close October 30, 2020, was $7.3270.

Disappointing performance was recorded by TRP.PR.B, PPL.PR.E, PPL.PR.O, TRP.PR.D and CF.PR.C, all returning less than -4% with a total weight in the portfolio of 7.4%. Strong performance was achieved by IFC.PR.C, MFC.PR.G, HSE.PR.G, SLF.PR.G and HSE.PR.C, all returning more than 4.00%, with a total portfolio weight of 15.6% at month-end.

Quote quality improved somewhat this month, with the difference in portfolio values when calculated with closing prices vs. calculation with bid prices decreasing from 1.71% to 0.96%.

Returns to October 30, 2020
Period MAPF BMO-CM “50” Preferred Share Index TXPR*
Total Return
CPD – according to Blackrock
One Month +0.57% -0.59% -0.38% N/A
Three Months +5.09% +5.02% +4.32% N/A
One Year +1.27% +2.08% +2.19% +1.59%
Two Years (annualized) -8.46% -4.17% -2.86% N/A
Three Years (annualized) -5.02% -2.71% -1.83% -2.42%
Four Years (annualized) +2.30% +2.54% +2.36% N/A
Five Years (annualized) +3.19% +3.19% +2.89% +2.35%
Six Years (annualized) -0.90% -0.16% -0.42% N/A
Seven Years (annualized) +0.53% +0.49% +0.48% N/A
Eight Years (annualized) +0.31% +0.47% +0.26% N/A
Nine Years (annualized) +1.46% +1.10% +0.88% N/A
Ten Years (annualized) +1.55% +1.62% +1.23% +0.75%
Eleven Years (annualized) +3.20% +2.71% +2.17%  
Twelve Years (annualized) +7.46% +3.88% +3.26%  
Thirteen Years (annualized) +6.39% +2.55% +3.01%  
Fourteen Years (annualized) +5.69% +2.00%    
Fifteen Years (annualized) +5.73% +2.20%    
Sixteen Years (annualized) +5.77% +2.31%    
Seventeen Years (annualized) +6.32% +2.50%    
Eighteen Years (annualized) +7.35% +2.77%    
Nineteen Years (annualized) +6.88% +2.80%    
MAPF returns assume reinvestment of distributions, and are shown after expenses but before fees.
The full name of the BMO-CM “50” index is the BMO Capital Markets “50” Preferred Share Index. It is calculated without accounting for fees. I am advised that the “BMO50 is expected to be decommissioned at the end of 2020.”
“TXPR” is the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index. It is calculated without accounting for fees, but does assume reinvestment of dividends.
CPD Returns are for the NAV and are after all fees and expenses. Reinvestment of dividends is assumed.
Figures for National Bank Preferred Equity Income Fund (formerly Omega Preferred Equity) (which are after all fees and expenses) for 1-, 3- and 12-months are -0.56%, +4.19% and +1.64%, respectively, according to Globe & Mail / Fundata after all fees & expenses. Three year performance is -1.57%; five year is +2.76%; ten year is +1.75%

Figures from Morningstar are no longer conveniently available.

Manulife Preferred Income Class Adv has been terminated by Manulife. The performance of this fund was last reported here in March, 2018.
Figures for Horizons Active Preferred Share ETF (HPR) (which are after all fees and expenses) for 1-, 3- and 12-months are -0.47%, +4.42% & +1.07%, respectively. Three year performance is -3.56%, five-year is +2.42%
Figures for National Bank Preferred Equity Fund (formerly Altamira Preferred Equity Fund) are -0.56%, +4.31% and +1.31% for one-, three- and twelve months, respectively. Three year performance is -3.40%; five-year is +2.58%.

Acccording to the fund’s fact sheet as of June 30, 2016, the fund’s inception date was October 30, 2015. I do not know how they justify this nonsensical statement, but will assume that prior performance is being suppressed in some perfectly legal manner that somebody at National considers ethical.

The last time Altamira Preferred Equity Fund’s performance was reported here was April, 2014; performance under the National Bank banner was first reported here May, 2014.

The figures for the NAV of BMO S&P/TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (ZPR) is +0.64% for the past twelve months. Two year performance is -5.50%, three year is -3.64%, five year is +1.92%.
Figures for Fiera Canadian Preferred Share Class Cg Series F, (formerly Natixis Canadian Preferred Share Class Series F) (formerly NexGen Canadian Preferred Share Tax Managed Fund) are no longer available as the Fund is now the property of Canoe Financial. The last reported performance for the merged fund was May 2020.
Figures for BMO Preferred Share Fund (advisor series) according to BMO are -0.26%, +4.19% and +1.93% for the past one-, three- and twelve-months, respectively. Two year performance is -5.72%; three year is -4.61%; five-year is +0.26%.
Figures for PowerShares Canadian Preferred Share Index Class, Series F (PPS) are +0.62% for the past twelve months. The three-year figure is -3.24%; five years is +3.09%
Figures for the First Asset Preferred Share Investment Trust (PSF.UN) are no longer available since the fund has merged with First Asset Preferred Share ETF (FPR).

Performance for the fund was last reported here in September, 2016; the first report of unavailability was in October, 2016.

Figures for Lysander-Slater Preferred Share Dividend Fund (Class F) according to the company are -0.65%, +3.28% and -5.56% for the past one, three and twelve months, respectively. Three year performance is -6.32%, five-year is -0.03%.
Figures for the Desjardins Canadian Preferred Share Fund A Class (A Class), as reported by the company are +0.04%, +3.80% and +0.82% for the past one, three and twelve months, respectively. Two year performance is -5.16%, three-year is -3.91%
Figures for the RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF (RPF) as reported by Morningstar are -0.50%, +3.80% and +1.08% for the past one, three and twelve months, respectively. Three-year performance is -4.12%

MAPF returns assume reinvestment of dividends, and are shown after expenses but before fees. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. You can lose money investing in Malachite Aggressive Preferred Fund or any other fund. For more information, see the fund’s main page. The fund is available directly from Hymas Investment Management.

The preferred share market continues to be underpriced relative to other capital markets, leaving a lot of room for outsized gains. The Seniority Spread (the interest-equivalent yield on reasonably liquid, investment-grade PerpetualDiscounts less the yield on long term corporate bonds) is extremely elevated (chart end-date 2020-10-9:

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Note that the Seniority Spread was recorded at 370bp at month-end, a significant narrowing from the 395bp at September month-end. As a good practical example of the spreads between markets, consider that CIU issued a long-term bond in early September, 2019 yielding 2.963%, about 411bp cheaper than the interest-equivalent figure of 7.07% for CIU.PR.A, which was then yielding about 5.44% as a dividend. CIU issued another bond in late September, 2020, yielding 2.609%, which was 399bp cheaper than the interest-equivalent figure of 6.60% for CIU.

… and the relationship between five-year Canada yields and yields on investment-grade FixedResets has gone even deeper into what I consider ‘decoupled panic’ territory (chart end-date 2020-10-9):

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In addition, I feel that the yield on five-year Canadas is unsustainably low (it should be the inflation rate plus an increment of … 1%? 1.5%? 2.0%?),and a return to sustainable levels is likely over the medium term.

It seems clear that many market players are, wittingly or not, using FixedResets to speculate on future moves in the Canada 5-Year yield. This is excellent news for those who take market action based on fundamentals and the long term characteristics of the market because nobody can consistently time the markets. The speculators will, over the long run and in aggregate, lose money, handing it over to more sober investors.

It should be noted that I have been unable to explain the relatively strong performance of Floor issues during the 2018-19 downdraft relative to their non-Floor counterparts. See the discussions on PrefBlog at LINK, LINK and LINK.

I believe the bear-market outperformance by the Floor issues is a behavioural phenomenon with very little basis in fundamentals. When interest rates in general move, FixedReset prices should not change much (to a first approximation, for issues priced near par), since in Fixed Income investing it is spreads that are important, not absolute yields. There should be some effect on Floor issues, which should move up slightly in price as yields go down since the ‘option’ to receive the floor rate will become more valuable. Adjustments due to this effect should be fairly small, however – and over the past year issues with a floor, that started the period being expensive, have simply gotten even more expensive, relative to their non-floored counterparts.

And the tricky thing about behavioural models of investing is that they can lose their explanatory power very quickly when an investment fashion shifts, whereas fundamentals will always be effective – sometimes it just takes a little time! Just to give an example from the preferred share market – until the end of 2014, FixedResets were priced relative to each other according to their initial dividend; when the reset of TRP.PR.A shocked a lot of investors, relative pricing became much more dependent upon the Issue Reset Spread, a much more logical and fundamental property. This paradigm shift was discussed extensively in PrefLetter.

FixedReset (Discount) performance on the month was +0.37% vs. PerpetualDiscounts of +0.16% in October; the two classes finally decoupled in mid-November, 2018, after months of moving in lockstep, but it still appears to me that yields available on FixedResets are keeping the yields of PerpetualDiscounts up, even though a consistent valuation based on an expectation of declining interest rates would greatly increase the attractiveness of PerpetualDiscounts (in other words, PerpetualDiscounts are now priced off FixedResets rather than off Long-term Corporates):

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Floaters performed poorly, returning -6.96% for October and the figure for the past twelve months remains awful at -20.49%. Look at the long-term performance:

himi_floaterperf_201030
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Some Assiduous Readers will be interested to observe that the ‘Quantitative Easing’ decline was not initially as bad as the ‘Credit Crunch’ decline, which took the sector down to the point where the 15-year cumulative total return was negative. I wrote about that at the time. but it became worse in August, 2019! On August 30, 2019 the HIMI Floater Index (total return) value was calculated as 1906.6; the index first surpassed this value on 2003-8-13. Thus, cumulative total return (that is, including dividends) was negative over a period of slightly-over sixteen years. Worse, on March 31, 2020, the index level was 1454.8, a milestone first passed on 1997-7-30; a cumulative negative total return for 22 years and 8 months; at its low on March 18 the index level was 1253.7, first surpassed on 1996-1-4, a span of 24 years and over two months!

It seems clear that Floaters are used, wittingly or otherwise, as a vehicle for speculation on the policy rate and Canada Prime, while FixedResets are being used as a vehicle for speculation on the five-year Canada rate. In support of this idea, I present an Implied Volatility analysis of the TRP series of FixedResets as of October 30, which is comprised of six issues without a Minimum Rate Guarantee and two issues which do have this feature:

impvol_trp_201030
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The two issues with floors, TRP.PR.J (+469, minimum 5.50%) and TRP.PR.K (+385, minimum 4.90%) are $4.59 and $5.50 rich, respectively. These figures are much wider than the 3.44 and 3.95 calculated last month’s figures. The floors have become effective since five-year Canadas dipped below 0.81% and 1.05%, respectively.

It will also be noted that the spread of a notional non-callable TRP FixedReset priced at par has widened significantly from 479bp last month to 439bp this month, while GOC-5 has increased from 0.35% to 0.38%.

I also show results for the BAM series of FixedResets, which includes three issues with dividend floors: BAM.PF.H (+417, Minimum 5.00%); BAM.PF.I (+386, Minimum 4.80%); and BAM.PF.J (+310, Minimum 4.75%); surprisingly, these issues are all rich compared to their non-floor siblings, being rich 0.48, rich 1.24, and rich 0.85 respectively, respectively, much more expensive than last month’s figures of rich 0.12, cheap 0.16 and cheap 0.16.

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It will also be noted that the spread of a notional non-callable BAM FixedReset priced at par has widened; 465bp last month to 475bp this month, while GOC-5 has increased from 0.35% to 0.38%.

Relative performance during the month was uncorrelated with Issue Reset Spreads for both the “Pfd-2 Group” and the “Pfd-3 Group” issues:

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… and no correlations for the three-month period either:

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As for the future, of course, it’s one thing to say that ‘spreads are unsustainable and so are government yields’ and it’s quite another to forecast just how and when a more economically sustainable environment will take effect. It could be years. The same caution applies for an end to the overpricing of issues with a minimum rate guarantee. There could be a reversal, particularly if either Trump’s international trade policies or the economic damage wreaked by the coronavirus approaches the gloomier extreme of current forecasts. And, of course, I could be just plain wrong about the sustainability of the current environment.

On the other hand, I will pass on my observation that international interest in the Canadian preferred share market is increasing, as other Floating Rate indices globally are doing much better. Consider, for example the Solactive Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond Index, which “provides exposure to the largest and most liquid floating rate debt securities issued by selected Australian banks. The index is comprised of investment grade floating rate debt securities denominated in AUD and calculated as a Total Return Index” (LINK although the index constituents currently all have a remaining term of less than five years), and the S&P U.S. Floating Rate Preferred Stock Index.

Yields on preferred shares of all stripes are extremely high compared to those available from other investments of similar quality. As I told John Heinzl in an eMail interview in late November, 2018, the best advice I can offer investors remains Shut up and clip your coupons!

I think that a broad, sustainable rally in FixedResets will require higher five-year Canada yields (or a widespread expectation of them), since paradigm shifts generally require a trigger (a Wile E. Coyote moment, as they say!) … and although I’m sure this will happen eventually, it would be foolish to speculate on just when it will happen.

Calculation of MAPF Sustainable Income Per Unit
Month NAVPU Portfolio
Average
YTW
Leverage
Divisor
Securities
Average
YTW
Capital
Gains
Multiplier
Sustainable
Income
per
current
Unit
June, 2007 9.3114 5.16% 1.03 5.01% 1.3240 0.3524
September 9.1489 5.35% 0.98 5.46% 1.3240 0.3773
December, 2007 9.0070 5.53% 0.942 5.87% 1.3240 0.3993
March, 2008 8.8512 6.17% 1.047 5.89% 1.3240 0.3938
June 8.3419 6.034% 0.952 6.338% 1.3240 $0.3993
September 8.1886 7.108% 0.969 7.335% 1.3240 $0.4537
December, 2008 8.0464 9.24% 1.008 9.166% 1.3240 $0.5571
March 2009 $8.8317 8.60% 0.995 8.802% 1.3240 $0.5872
June 10.9846 7.05% 0.999 7.057% 1.3240 $0.5855
September 12.3462 6.03% 0.998 6.042% 1.3240 $0.5634
December 2009 10.5662 5.74% 0.981 5.851% 1.1141 $0.5549
March 2010 10.2497 6.03% 0.992 6.079% 1.1141 $0.5593
June 10.5770 5.96% 0.996 5.984% 1.1141 $0.5681
September 11.3901 5.43% 0.980 5.540% 1.1141 $0.5664
December 2010 10.7659 5.37% 0.993 5.408% 1.0298 $0.5654
March, 2011 11.0560 6.00% 0.994 5.964% 1.0298 $0.6403
June 11.1194 5.87% 1.018 5.976% 1.0298 $0.6453
September 10.2709 6.10%
Note
1.001 6.106% 1.0298 $0.6090
December, 2011 10.0793 5.63%
Note
1.031 5.805% 1.0000 $0.5851
March, 2012 10.3944 5.13%
Note
0.996 5.109% 1.0000 $0.5310
June 10.2151 5.32%
Note
1.012 5.384% 1.0000 $0.5500
September 10.6703 4.61%
Note
0.997 4.624% 1.0000 $0.4934
December, 2012 10.8307 4.24% 0.989 4.287% 1.0000 $0.4643
March, 2013 10.9033 3.87% 0.996 3.886% 1.0000 $0.4237
June 10.3261 4.81% 0.998 4.80% 1.0000 $0.4957
September 10.0296 5.62% 0.996 5.643% 1.0000 $0.5660
December, 2013 9.8717 6.02% 1.008 5.972% 1.0000 $0.5895
March, 2014 10.2233 5.55% 0.998 5.561% 1.0000 $0.5685
June 10.5877 5.09% 0.998 5.100% 1.0000 $0.5395
September 10.4601 5.28% 0.997 5.296% 1.0000 $0.5540
December, 2014 10.5701 4.83% 1.009 4.787% 1.0000 $0.5060
March, 2015 9.9573 4.99% 1.001 4.985% 1.0000 $0.4964
June, 2015 9.4181 5.55% 1.002 5.539% 1.0000 $0.5217
September 7.8140 6.98% 0.999 6.987% 1.0000 $0.5460
December, 2015 8.1379 6.85% 0.997 6.871% 1.0000 $0.5592
March, 2016 7.4416 7.79% 0.998 7.805% 1.0000 $0.5808
June 7.6704 7.67% 1.011 7.587% 1.0000 $0.5819
September 8.0590 7.35% 0.993 7.402% 1.0000 $0.5965
December, 2016 8.5844 7.24% 0.990 7.313% 1.0000 $0.6278
March, 2017 9.3984 6.26% 0.994 6.298% 1.0000 $0.5919
June 9.5313 6.41% 0.998 6.423% 1.0000 $0.6122
September 9.7129 6.56% 0.998 6.573% 1.0000 $0.6384
December, 2017 10.0566 6.06% 1.004 6.036% 1.0000 $0.6070
March, 2018 10.2701 6.22% 1.007 6.177% 1.0000 $0.6344
June 10.2518 6.22% 0.995 6.251% 1.0000 $0.6408
September 10.2965 6.62% 1.018 6.503% 1.0000 $0.6696
December, 2018 8.6875 7.16% 0.997 7.182% 1.0000 $0.6240
March, 2019 8.4778 7.09% 1.007 7.041% 1.0000 $0.5969
June 8.0896 7.33% 0.996 7.359% 1.0000 $0.5953
September 7.7948 7.96% 0.998 7.976% 1.0000 $0.6217
December, 2019 8.0900 6.03% 0.995 6.060% 1.0000 $0.4903
March 5.5596 7.04% 1.006 6.998% 1.0000 $0.3891
June 6.3568 6.10% 0.9900 6.162% 1.0000 $0.3917
September 7.2852 5.32% 1.00 5.320% 1.0000 $0.3876
October, 2020 7.3270 5.27% 0.998 5.281% 1.0000 $0.3869
NAVPU is shown after quarterly distributions of dividend income and annual distribution of capital gains.
Portfolio YTW includes cash (or margin borrowing), with an assumed interest rate of 0.00%
The Leverage Divisor indicates the level of cash in the account: if the portfolio is 1% in cash, the Leverage Divisor will be 0.99
Securities YTW divides “Portfolio YTW” by the “Leverage Divisor” to show the average YTW on the securities held; this assumes that the cash is invested in (or raised from) all securities held, in proportion to their holdings.
The Capital Gains Multiplier adjusts for the effects of Capital Gains Dividends. On 2009-12-31, there was a capital gains distribution of $1.989262 which is assumed for this purpose to have been reinvested at the final price of $10.5662. Thus, a holder of one unit pre-distribution would have held 1.1883 units post-distribution; the CG Multiplier reflects this to make the time-series comparable. Note that Dividend Distributions are not assumed to be reinvested.
Sustainable Income is the resultant estimate of the fund’s dividend income per current unit, before fees and expenses. Note that a “current unit” includes reinvestment of prior capital gains; a unitholder would have had the calculated sustainable income with only, say, 0.9 units in the past which, with reinvestment of capital gains, would become 1.0 current units.
DeemedRetractibles are comprised of all Straight Perpetuals (both PerpetualDiscount and PerpetualPremium) issued by BMO, BNS, CM, ELF, GWO, HSB, IAG, MFC, NA, RY, SLF and TD, which are not exchangable into common at the option of the company or the regulator (definition refined in May, 2011). These issues are analyzed as if their prospectuses included a requirement to redeem at par on or prior to 2022-1-31 (banks) or the Deemed Maturity date for insurers and insurance holding companies (see below)), in addition to the call schedule explicitly defined. See the Deemed Retractible Review: September 2016 for the rationale behind this analysis.

The same reasoning is also applied to FixedResets from these issuers, other than explicitly defined NVCC from banks.

In November, 2019, the assumption of DeemedRetraction for insurance issues was cancelled in the wake of the IAIS decision included in ICS 2.0. This resulted in a large drop in the yield calculated for these issues

The Deemed Maturity date for insurers was set at 2022-1-31 at the commencement of the process in February, 2011. It was extended to 2025-1-31 in April, 2013 and to 2030-1-31 in December, 2018. In November, 2019, the assumption of DeemedRetraction was cancelled in the wake of the IAIS decision included in ICS 2.0.
Yields for September, 2011, to January, 2012, were calculated by imposing a cap of 10% on the yields of YLO issues held, in order to avoid their extremely high calculated yields distorting the calculation and to reflect the uncertainty in the marketplace that these yields will be realized. From February to September 2012, yields on these issues have been set to zero. All YLO issues held were sold in October 2012.

These calculations were performed assuming constant contemporary GOC-5 and 3-Month Bill rates, as follows:

Canada Yields Assumed in Calculations
Month-end GOC-5 3-Month Bill
September, 2015 0.78% 0.40%
December, 2015 0.71% 0.46%
March, 2016 0.70% 0.44%
June 0.57% 0.47%
September 0.58% 0.53%
December, 2016 1.16% 0.47%
March, 2017 1.08% 0.55%
June 1.35% 0.69%
September 1.79% 0.97%
December, 2017 1.83% 1.00%
March, 2018 2.06% 1.08%
June 1.95% 1.22%
September 2.33% 1.55%
December, 2018 1.88% 1.65%
March, 2019 1.46% 1.66%
June 1.34% 1.66%
September 1.41% 1.66%
December, 2019 1.68% 1.68%
March, 2020 0.57% 0.21%
June 0.37% 0.21%
September 0.35% 0.14%
October, 2020 0.38% 0.09%

I note that the sustainable yield calculated above is not directly comparable with any yield calculation currently reported by any other preferred share fund as far as I am aware. The Sustainable Yield depends on:
i) Calculating Yield-to-Worst for each instrument and using this yield for reporting purposes;
ii) Using the contemporary value of Five-Year Canadas to estimate dividends after reset for FixedResets. The assumption regarding the five-year Canada rate has become more important as the proportion of low-spread FixedResets in the portfolio has increased.
iii) Making the assumption that deeply discounted NVCC non-compliant issues from banks (and insurers, until November 2019), both Straight and FixedResets will be redeemed at par on their DeemedMaturity date as discussed above.

November 3, 2020

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
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 0.1660 % 1,596.3
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.1660 % 2,929.1
Floater 5.33 % 5.39 % 41,332 14.82 3 0.1660 % 1,688.1
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1188 % 3,531.1
SplitShare 4.80 % 4.79 % 46,385 3.52 8 -0.1188 % 4,216.9
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1188 % 3,290.2
Perpetual-Premium 5.35 % 1.12 % 78,037 0.14 14 -0.0028 % 3,178.5
Perpetual-Discount 5.22 % 5.17 % 88,213 15.16 19 -0.2729 % 3,544.9
FixedReset Disc 5.50 % 4.21 % 131,981 16.54 64 0.1329 % 2,106.0
Insurance Straight 5.11 % 4.95 % 110,779 15.17 22 0.2258 % 3,471.4
FloatingReset 1.97 % 2.06 % 49,122 1.23 3 0.1349 % 1,798.0
FixedReset Prem 5.23 % 3.91 % 248,099 0.79 15 -0.0950 % 2,644.9
FixedReset Bank Non 1.95 % 2.16 % 182,285 1.22 2 -0.2008 % 2,860.7
FixedReset Ins Non 5.50 % 4.28 % 74,555 16.38 22 -0.1922 % 2,195.4
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount -4.17 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 22.05
Evaluated at bid price : 22.05
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %
TRP.PR.A FixedReset Disc -2.14 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 11.45
Evaluated at bid price : 11.45
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %
MFC.PR.L FixedReset Ins Non -1.71 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 16.12
Evaluated at bid price : 16.12
Bid-YTW : 4.38 %
BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount -1.69 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 21.25
Evaluated at bid price : 21.52
Bid-YTW : 5.58 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount -1.41 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 21.35
Evaluated at bid price : 21.62
Bid-YTW : 5.55 %
IFC.PR.A FixedReset Ins Non -1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 12.65
Evaluated at bid price : 12.65
Bid-YTW : 4.56 %
SLF.PR.E Insurance Straight 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 23.36
Evaluated at bid price : 23.65
Bid-YTW : 4.79 %
TD.PF.D FixedReset Disc 1.03 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 19.70
Evaluated at bid price : 19.70
Bid-YTW : 4.06 %
MFC.PR.B Insurance Straight 1.13 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 23.82
Evaluated at bid price : 24.07
Bid-YTW : 4.88 %
PWF.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.25 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 17.02
Evaluated at bid price : 17.02
Bid-YTW : 4.44 %
NA.PR.S FixedReset Disc 1.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 17.51
Evaluated at bid price : 17.51
Bid-YTW : 4.32 %
BAM.PF.B FixedReset Disc 1.76 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 15.65
Evaluated at bid price : 15.65
Bid-YTW : 5.38 %
BNS.PR.I FixedReset Disc 2.01 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 20.35
Evaluated at bid price : 20.35
Bid-YTW : 3.88 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc 2.33 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 8.80
Evaluated at bid price : 8.80
Bid-YTW : 5.52 %
NA.PR.C FixedReset Disc 3.43 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 23.47
Evaluated at bid price : 23.80
Bid-YTW : 4.07 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
TD.PF.H FixedReset Prem 98,925 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-10-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.21
Bid-YTW : 4.04 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc 63,007 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 13.10
Evaluated at bid price : 13.10
Bid-YTW : 5.36 %
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc 55,166 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 18.45
Evaluated at bid price : 18.45
Bid-YTW : 4.09 %
RY.PR.Q FixedReset Prem 38,600 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-05-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : 3.09 %
CM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 38,282 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 22.58
Evaluated at bid price : 22.95
Bid-YTW : 4.17 %
CU.PR.H Perpetual-Premium 36,747 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 25.17
Evaluated at bid price : 25.46
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
There were 29 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
RY.PR.M FixedReset Disc Quote: 18.45 – 19.85
Spot Rate : 1.4000
Average : 0.9909

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 18.45
Evaluated at bid price : 18.45
Bid-YTW : 4.09 %

BAM.PF.D Perpetual-Discount Quote: 22.05 – 23.25
Spot Rate : 1.2000
Average : 0.7982

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 22.05
Evaluated at bid price : 22.05
Bid-YTW : 5.63 %

EIT.PR.B SplitShare Quote: 25.20 – 26.17
Spot Rate : 0.9700
Average : 0.5700

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Soft Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-03-14
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.20
Bid-YTW : 4.79 %

BIP.PR.C FixedReset Disc Quote: 23.50 – 24.44
Spot Rate : 0.9400
Average : 0.7282

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 22.92
Evaluated at bid price : 23.50
Bid-YTW : 5.74 %

W.PR.M FixedReset Prem Quote: 24.89 – 25.80
Spot Rate : 0.9100
Average : 0.7138

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 24.51
Evaluated at bid price : 24.89
Bid-YTW : 5.25 %

SLF.PR.G FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 10.85 – 11.35
Spot Rate : 0.5000
Average : 0.3348

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2050-11-03
Maturity Price : 10.85
Evaluated at bid price : 10.85
Bid-YTW : 4.21 %

PPL.PR.I To Reset To 4.302%

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

Pembina Pipeline Corporation has announced:

that it does not intend to exercise its right to redeem the currently outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Rate Reset Class A Preferred Shares, Series 9 (“Series 9 Shares”) (TSX: PPL.PR.I) on December 1, 2020 (the “Conversion Date”).

As a result, subject to certain terms of the Series 9 Shares, the holders of the Series 9 Shares will have the right to convert all or part of their Series 9 Shares on a one-for-one basis into Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate Class A Preferred Shares, Series 10 of Pembina (“Series 10 Shares”) on the Conversion Date. Holders who do not exercise their right to convert their Series 9 Shares into Series 10 Shares will retain their Series 9 Shares.

As provided in the terms of the Series 9 Shares: (i) if Pembina determines that there would remain outstanding immediately following the conversion less than 1,000,000 Series 9 Shares, then all remaining Series 9 Shares will be automatically converted into Series 10 Shares on a one-for-one basis effective December 1, 2020; or (ii) if Pembina determines that there would be less than 1,000,000 Series 10 Shares after December 1, 2020, no Series 9 Shares will be converted into Series 10 Shares on the Conversion Date. There are currently 9,000,000 Series 9 Shares outstanding.

With respect to any Series 9 Shares that remain outstanding after December 1, 2020, holders thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Pembina. The annual dividend rate for the Series 9 Shares for the five-year period from and including December 1, 2020 to, but excluding, December 1, 2025 will be 4.302 percent, being equal to the five-year Government of Canada bond yield of 0.392 percent determined as of today plus 3.91 percent, in accordance with the terms of the Series 9 Shares.

With respect to any Series 10 Shares that may be issued on December 1, 2020, holders thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative preferential cash dividends, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Pembina. The annual dividend rate applicable to Series 10 Shares for the three-month floating rate period from and including December 1, 2020 to, but excluding, March 1, 2021 will be 3.996 percent, being equal to the annual rate of interest for the most recent auction of 90-day Government of Canada treasury bills of 0.086 percent plus 3.91 percent, in accordance with the terms of the Series 10 Shares (the “Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate”). The Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate will be reset every quarter.

Beneficial holders of Series 9 Shares who wish to exercise their right of conversion during the conversion period, which runs from November 2, 2020 until 3:00 (MT) / 5:00 pm (ET) on November 16, 2020, should communicate as soon as possible with their broker or other intermediary for more information. It is recommended that this be done well in advance of the deadline in order to provide the broker or other intermediary with the time to complete the necessary steps. Any notices received after this deadline will not be valid.

As previously announced, the dividend payable on December 1, 2020 to holders of the Series 9 Shares of record on November 2, 2020 will be $0.296875 per Series 9 Share, consistent with the dividend rate in effect since issuance of the Series 9 Shares. For more information on the terms of the Series 9 Shares and the Series 10 Shares, please see the prospectus supplement dated April 2, 2015 which can be found on SEDAR, under the profile of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, at www.sedar.com.

PPL.PR.I is a FixedReset, 4.75%+391, that commenced trading 2015-4-10 after being announced 2015-3-31. It is tracked by HIMIPref™ but relegated to the Scraps index on credit concerns.

CU.PR.I To Reset At 4.50% (Guaranteed Minimum Reset)

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

Canadian Utilities Limited has announced:

that it has notified the registered shareholder of its Cumulative Redeemable Second Preferred Shares Series FF (“Series FF Preferred Shares”) of a conversion privilege and applicable dividend rates. As a result, subject to certain conditions, the holders of Series FF Preferred Shares will have the right to choose one of the following options with regard to their shares:

To retain any or all of their Series FF Preferred Shares and continue to receive a fixed rate quarterly dividend; or
To convert, on a one-for-one basis, any or all of their Series FF Preferred Shares into Cumulative Redeemable Second Preferred Shares Series GG (“Series GG Preferred Shares”) of Canadian Utilities Limited and receive a floating rate quarterly dividend.
Effective December 1, 2020, the annual dividend rate for the Series FF Preferred Shares is set at 4.50% for the five-year period from and including December 1, 2020 to but excluding December 1, 2025 and the dividend rate for the Series GG Preferred Shares is set at an annual rate of 3.78% for the three-month period commencing December 1, 2020 to but excluding March 1, 2021. The dividend rate for the Series GG Preferred Shares will be reset each quarter. Both rates were calculated according to the terms described in the prospectus supplement of Canadian Utilities Limited dated September 16, 2015.

Beneficial owners of Series FF Preferred Shares who wish to exercise their right of conversion should communicate as soon as possible with their broker or other nominee and ensure that they follow their instructions in order to meet the deadline to exercise such right, which is 3 p.m. (Calgary time) / 5 p.m. (Toronto time) on November 16, 2020. Any notices received after this deadline will not be valid. As such, it is recommended that this be done well in advance of the deadline in order to provide the broker or other intermediary with time to complete the necessary steps.

The foregoing conversions are subject to the conditions that: (i) if Canadian Utilities Limited determines that there would be less than 2,000,000 Series FF Preferred Shares outstanding on December 1, 2020, then all remaining Series FF Preferred Shares will automatically be converted into Series GG Preferred Shares on December 1, 2020, and (ii) alternatively, if Canadian Utilities Limited determines that there would be less than 2,000,000 Series GG Preferred Shares outstanding on December 1, 2020 after giving effect to conversion notices received, no Series FF Preferred Shares will be converted into Series GG Preferred Shares. If either of these scenarios occurs, Canadian Utilities Limited will issue a news release to that effect on or before November 23, 2020.

Holders of the Series FF Preferred Shares and the Series GG Preferred Shares, as applicable, will have the opportunity to convert their shares again on December 1, 2025, and every five years thereafter as long as the shares remain outstanding.

For more information on the terms of, and risks associated with an investment in, the Series FF Preferred Shares and the Series GG Preferred Shares, please see Canadian Utilities Limited’s prospectus supplement dated September 16, 2015, which can be found under Canadian Utilities Limited’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

CU.PR.I is a FixedReset, 4.50%+369M450, that commenced trading 2015-9-24 after being announced 2015-9-14. It is tracked by HIMIPref™ and is assigned to the FixedReset-Premium subindex.

It is of interest to note that CU.PR.I is very expensive relative to CU Straights according to Implied Volatility Theory:

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The Current Yield on the issue is 4.49% vs. a theoretical yield (derived from the Straights) of 4.79% – a price difference of $1.59. To rationalize this, one must assume the market is assigning a very high probability to much higher interest rates in the future.