PerpetualDiscounts now yield 4.04%, equivalent to 5.25% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield 2.97%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) has narrowed sharply to 230bp, a dramatic narrowing from the 250bp reported August 18.
The dramatic change in the PerpetualDiscount reported yield is due to a few of the remaining elements of the PerpetualDiscount subindex going to sufficient premia to trigger a change in the YTW scenario with significant effects on the calculated YTW.
| Ticker |
Bid 8/18 |
YTW 8/18 |
Bid 8/25 |
YTW 8/25 |
| BAM.PF.C |
25.23 |
4.45% |
25.31 |
4.04% |
| BAM.PF.D |
25.35 |
4.24% |
25.36 |
4.28% |
| BAM.PR.M |
25.25 |
0.33% |
25.00 |
4.80% |
| BAM.PR.N |
25.15 |
4.78% |
25.18 |
4.77% |
| CIU.PR.A |
25.00 |
2.46% |
25.00 |
3.55% |
| CU.PR.F |
25.20 |
3.28% |
25.15 |
3.63% |
| CU.PR.G |
25.20 |
3.57% |
25.20 |
3.64% |
| ELF.PR.G |
25.00 |
4.78% |
24.87 |
4.82% |
With so few constituents in the sub-index (and all of them near-par), small changes can have disproportionate effects! This measure can no longer be considered reliable, but I’ll keep reporting it … who knows, maybe we’ll get a batch of new issues!
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 |
-0.3102 % |
2,603.8 |
| FixedFloater |
0.00 % |
0.00 % |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
-0.3102 % |
4,777.8 |
| Floater |
3.33 % |
3.38 % |
68,977 |
18.74 |
3 |
-0.3102 % |
2,753.5 |
| OpRet |
0.00 % |
0.00 % |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
-0.0334 % |
3,676.3 |
| SplitShare |
4.61 % |
3.73 % |
26,521 |
3.27 |
7 |
-0.0334 % |
4,390.3 |
| Interest-Bearing |
0.00 % |
0.00 % |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
-0.0334 % |
3,425.5 |
| Perpetual-Premium |
5.14 % |
-22.65 % |
56,160 |
0.09 |
25 |
-0.0077 % |
3,316.5 |
| Perpetual-Discount |
4.67 % |
4.04 % |
81,171 |
0.99 |
8 |
-0.1391 % |
3,987.1 |
| FixedReset Disc |
3.97 % |
3.39 % |
120,148 |
18.08 |
40 |
-0.2470 % |
2,828.0 |
| Insurance Straight |
4.86 % |
-6.43 % |
70,544 |
0.09 |
22 |
0.1579 % |
3,742.5 |
| FloatingReset |
2.90 % |
3.23 % |
33,180 |
19.10 |
2 |
-1.1484 % |
2,565.5 |
| FixedReset Prem |
4.74 % |
2.67 % |
139,119 |
2.19 |
30 |
-0.0206 % |
2,769.3 |
| FixedReset Bank Non |
1.98 % |
2.00 % |
98,218 |
0.43 |
1 |
0.0000 % |
2,890.8 |
| FixedReset Ins Non |
4.04 % |
3.29 % |
104,131 |
18.33 |
20 |
-0.2482 % |
2,952.1 |
| Performance Highlights |
| Issue |
Index |
Change |
Notes |
| SLF.PR.G |
FixedReset Ins Non |
-4.19 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 16.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.00
Bid-YTW : 3.38 % |
| TRP.PR.A |
FixedReset Disc |
-3.38 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 18.02
Evaluated at bid price : 18.02
Bid-YTW : 4.06 % |
| TRP.PR.G |
FixedReset Disc |
-2.57 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 22.38
Evaluated at bid price : 23.10
Bid-YTW : 3.96 % |
| TRP.PR.F |
FloatingReset |
-2.50 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 16.40
Evaluated at bid price : 16.40
Bid-YTW : 3.23 % |
| MFC.PR.F |
FixedReset Ins Non |
-2.49 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 17.20
Evaluated at bid price : 17.20
Bid-YTW : 3.29 % |
| CM.PR.P |
FixedReset Disc |
-1.35 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 22.97
Evaluated at bid price : 24.11
Bid-YTW : 3.27 % |
| CU.PR.C |
FixedReset Disc |
-1.31 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 21.54
Evaluated at bid price : 21.90
Bid-YTW : 3.68 % |
| BAM.PR.M |
Perpetual-Discount |
-1.03 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 24.68
Evaluated at bid price : 25.00
Bid-YTW : 4.80 % |
| IFC.PR.A |
FixedReset Ins Non |
1.12 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 20.80
Evaluated at bid price : 20.80
Bid-YTW : 3.18 % |
| TRP.PR.B |
FixedReset Disc |
1.22 % |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 13.32
Evaluated at bid price : 13.32
Bid-YTW : 3.86 % |
| Volume Highlights |
| Issue |
Index |
Shares Traded |
Notes |
| SLF.PR.D |
Insurance Straight |
739,631 |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-09-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.15
Bid-YTW : -8.01 % |
| SLF.PR.A |
Insurance Straight |
733,164 |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-09-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.97
Bid-YTW : 0.51 % |
| GWO.PR.I |
Insurance Straight |
254,831 |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 24.87
Evaluated at bid price : 25.16
Bid-YTW : 4.52 % |
| GWO.PR.R |
Insurance Straight |
254,100 |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-09-24
Maturity Price : 25.25
Evaluated at bid price : 25.60
Bid-YTW : -3.19 % |
| MFC.PR.B |
Insurance Straight |
190,253 |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-09-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.20
Bid-YTW : -8.73 % |
| SLF.PR.E |
Insurance Straight |
144,409 |
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-09-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.11
Bid-YTW : -6.15 % |
| There were 22 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares. |
| Wide Spread Highlights |
| Issue |
Index |
Quote Data and Yield Notes |
| TRP.PR.G |
FixedReset Disc |
Quote: 23.10 – 24.12
Spot Rate : 1.0200
Average : 0.6436
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 22.38
Evaluated at bid price : 23.10
Bid-YTW : 3.96 % |
| TRP.PR.A |
FixedReset Disc |
Quote: 18.02 – 18.90
Spot Rate : 0.8800
Average : 0.5250
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 18.02
Evaluated at bid price : 18.02
Bid-YTW : 4.06 % |
| GWO.PR.G |
Insurance Straight |
Quote: 25.90 – 26.90
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.6495
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-09-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.90
Bid-YTW : -26.34 % |
| TRP.PR.F |
FloatingReset |
Quote: 16.40 – 17.45
Spot Rate : 1.0500
Average : 0.7732
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 16.40
Evaluated at bid price : 16.40
Bid-YTW : 3.23 % |
| BMO.PR.E |
FixedReset Prem |
Quote: 25.21 – 25.99
Spot Rate : 0.7800
Average : 0.5107
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 23.60
Evaluated at bid price : 25.21
Bid-YTW : 3.52 % |
| SLF.PR.G |
FixedReset Ins Non |
Quote: 16.00 – 17.00
Spot Rate : 1.0000
Average : 0.7372
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2051-08-25
Maturity Price : 16.00
Evaluated at bid price : 16.00
Bid-YTW : 3.38 % |