These are total returns, with dividends presumed to have been reinvested at the bid price on the ex-date. The list has been restricted to issues in the HIMIPref™ indices.
| Issue |
Index |
DBRS Rating |
Monthly Performance |
Notes (“Now” means “October 31”) |
| ELF.PR.F |
PerpetualDiscount |
Pfd-2(low) |
-11.43% |
Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.15% based on a bid of 21.70 and a limitMaturity.
|
| GWO.PR.I |
PerpetualDiscount |
Pfd-1(low) |
-9.77% |
Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.71% based on a bid of 19.95 and a limitMaturity. |
| IAG.PR.A |
PerpetualDiscount |
Pfd-2(high) |
-9.55% |
Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.72% based on a bid of 20.36 and a limitMaturity. |
| SLF.PR.E |
PerpetualDiscount |
Pfd-1(low) |
-9.48% |
Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.66% based on a bid of 20.15 and a limitMaturity. |
| GWO.PR.H |
PerpetualDiscount |
Pfd-1(low) |
-9.09% |
Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.85% based on a bid of 21.01 and a limitMaturity. |
| … |
… |
… |
… |
… |
| BNA.PR.A |
SplitShare |
Pfd-2(low) |
+1.43% |
Assect coverage of 3.8+:1 as of July 31, according to the company. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.65% based on a bid of 25.62 and a call 2008-10-31 at 25.25 |
| PWF.PR.G |
PerpetualPremium |
Pfd-1(low) |
+1.43% |
Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.58% based on a bid of 25.30 and a call 2011-8-16 at 25.00. |
| BCE.PR.C |
FixedFloater |
Pfd-2(low)
Review Negative |
+1.49% |
|
| BAM.PR.H |
OpRet |
Pfd-2(low) |
+2.37% |
Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.00% based on a bid of 25.90 and a softMaturity 2012-3-30 at 25.00. |
| BSD.PR.A |
InterestBearing |
Pfd-2 |
+4.64% |
Asset coverage of just under 1.8:1 according to Brookfield Funds. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.12% (mostly as interest) based on a bid of 9.47 and a hardMaturity 2015-3-31 at 10.00. Performance may have gotten a lift from the pending retraction feature; the capital units are trading fairly close to their NAV, but the NAV is after a $10 allowance on the preferreds. |
The variance of returns was even more bizarre this month than it was in September!
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Best & Worst Performing Issues : October 2007
These are total returns, with dividends presumed to have been reinvested at the bid price on the ex-date. The list has been restricted to issues in the HIMIPref™ indices.
Review Negative
The variance of returns was even more bizarre this month than it was in September!
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