May 31, 2011

There was a yellow cat bounce today.

YLO Issues, 2011-5-31
Ticker Quote
5/30
Quote
5/31
Bid YTW
5/31
YTW
Scenario
5/31
Performance
5/31
(bid/bid)
YLO.PR.A 22.80-90 23.10-23 10.09% Soft Maturity
2012-12-30
-1.46%
YLO.PR.B 15.64-80 16.57-59 13.62% Soft Maturity
2017-06-29
+5.95%
YLO.PR.C 16.57-70 16.89-01 9.88% Limit Maturity +1.93%
YLO.PR.D 17.85-00 17.59-70 9.67% Limit Maturity -1.46%

It was a relatively quite day on the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts up 6bp, FixedResets basically flat and DeemedRetractibles gaining 4bp. Volatility was muted, with only two issues on the Performance Highlights table. FixedResets thoroughly dominated the Volume Highlights table, possibly due to the settlement today of SJR.PR.A; although it looks like HSBC (who?) got some work acting for a big client reducing preferred share exposure in a big way.

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 -0.1631 % 2,458.9
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.1631 % 3,698.1
Floater 2.45 % 2.24 % 42,832 21.63 4 -0.1631 % 2,654.9
OpRet 4.87 % 3.54 % 66,952 0.97 9 -0.0815 % 2,421.3
SplitShare 5.23 % -0.60 % 61,773 0.54 6 0.0644 % 2,506.9
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.0815 % 2,214.1
Perpetual-Premium 5.66 % 5.01 % 163,642 1.43 12 -0.0016 % 2,074.9
Perpetual-Discount 5.45 % 5.52 % 124,707 14.53 18 0.0608 % 2,179.0
FixedReset 5.15 % 3.23 % 194,864 2.85 57 -0.0017 % 2,309.9
Deemed-Retractible 5.08 % 4.91 % 299,630 8.17 47 0.0441 % 2,150.6
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
POW.PR.D Perpetual-Discount -1.38 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2041-05-31
Maturity Price : 23.35
Evaluated at bid price : 23.61
Bid-YTW : 5.36 %
BAM.PR.M Perpetual-Discount 1.29 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2041-05-31
Maturity Price : 21.65
Evaluated at bid price : 22.00
Bid-YTW : 5.47 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
HSE.PR.A FixedReset 191,865 RBC bought blocks of 25,000 and 127,700 from anonymous, both at 25.60.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2041-05-31
Maturity Price : 25.47
Evaluated at bid price : 25.52
Bid-YTW : 4.06 %
SLF.PR.G FixedReset 144,488 HSBC (who?) shold four blocks: three, of 49,200 shares, 25,000 and 45,900 to RBC at 25.25; and one of 10,000 to TD at the same price.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : 3.78 %
TD.PR.Y FixedReset 143,292 TD sold four blocks of 10,000 each to TD at 26.25; then another 30,000 to RBC at the same price. TD crossed 29,400 at the same price; RBC crossed 30,000 at the same price again.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-11-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.25
Bid-YTW : 3.20 %
BNS.PR.Q FixedReset 84,032 TD bought 35,000 from anonymous at 26.15; then bought blocks of 15,000 and 25,000 from HSBC at the same price.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-11-24
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.11
Bid-YTW : 3.23 %
RY.PR.W Perpetual-Discount 75,670 RBC bought blocks of 11,700 shares, 10,300 and 12,000, all at 24.80.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2041-05-31
Maturity Price : 24.47
Evaluated at bid price : 24.78
Bid-YTW : 4.96 %
TD.PR.G FixedReset 65,983 TD bought blocks of 39,800 and 14,100 from HSBC at 27.35.
YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-05-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 27.41
Bid-YTW : 3.09 %
There were 44 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
FTS.PR.G FixedReset Quote: 25.90 – 27.00
Spot Rate : 1.1000
Average : 0.7567

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-10-01
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.90
Bid-YTW : 3.55 %

CIU.PR.C FixedReset Quote: 25.20 – 25.75
Spot Rate : 0.5500
Average : 0.3225

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2041-05-31
Maturity Price : 25.15
Evaluated at bid price : 25.20
Bid-YTW : 3.61 %

IAG.PR.C FixedReset Quote: 26.71 – 27.24
Spot Rate : 0.5300
Average : 0.4162

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-01-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.71
Bid-YTW : 3.32 %

GWO.PR.J FixedReset Quote: 26.60 – 27.00
Spot Rate : 0.4000
Average : 0.2878

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-01-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.60
Bid-YTW : 3.30 %

SLF.PR.F FixedReset Quote: 27.01 – 27.34
Spot Rate : 0.3300
Average : 0.2355

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2014-07-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 27.01
Bid-YTW : 3.17 %

BMO.PR.H Deemed-Retractible Quote: 25.43 – 25.73
Spot Rate : 0.3000
Average : 0.2103

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2013-03-27
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.43
Bid-YTW : 4.37 %

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