November 15, 2017

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.26%, equivalent to 6.84% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield a little under 3.80%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) is now about 305bp, unchanged from November 8.

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 0.9711 % 2,461.7
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.9711 % 4,517.0
Floater 3.67 % 3.90 % 99,104 17.59 3 0.9711 % 2,603.2
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.2679 % 3,091.6
SplitShare 4.72 % 4.68 % 52,505 4.29 6 -0.2679 % 3,692.1
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.2679 % 2,880.7
Perpetual-Premium 5.36 % 4.72 % 45,286 0.13 20 -0.0275 % 2,834.0
Perpetual-Discount 5.23 % 5.26 % 73,352 15.03 15 -0.1221 % 3,000.5
FixedReset 4.24 % 4.25 % 144,703 4.47 99 -0.1266 % 2,488.5
Deemed-Retractible 5.03 % 5.38 % 89,615 5.93 30 -0.0287 % 2,933.5
FloatingReset 2.79 % 2.85 % 42,448 3.97 8 -0.0272 % 2,676.6
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
PVS.PR.F SplitShare -1.57 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2024-09-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.10
Bid-YTW : 4.88 %
BIP.PR.A FixedReset -1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2047-11-15
Maturity Price : 23.13
Evaluated at bid price : 24.20
Bid-YTW : 5.30 %
PWF.PR.A Floater 1.51 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2047-11-15
Maturity Price : 16.85
Evaluated at bid price : 16.85
Bid-YTW : 3.32 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
HSB.PR.D Deemed-Retractible 747,864 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-12-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.25
Bid-YTW : 0.49 %
BNS.PR.H FixedReset 632,800 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-01-26
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.30
Bid-YTW : 3.59 %
NA.PR.X FixedReset 103,571 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-05-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.64
Bid-YTW : 3.61 %
BNS.PR.R FixedReset 101,800 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.05
Bid-YTW : 3.63 %
TD.PF.B FixedReset 81,090 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2047-11-15
Maturity Price : 22.91
Evaluated at bid price : 23.30
Bid-YTW : 4.22 %
CM.PR.R FixedReset 77,712 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-07-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.64
Bid-YTW : 3.87 %
There were 28 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
PVS.PR.F SplitShare Quote: 25.10 – 25.50
Spot Rate : 0.4000
Average : 0.3011

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2024-09-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.10
Bid-YTW : 4.88 %

PWF.PR.O Perpetual-Premium Quote: 25.91 – 26.20
Spot Rate : 0.2900
Average : 0.2034

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2017-12-15
Maturity Price : 25.25
Evaluated at bid price : 25.91
Bid-YTW : -21.58 %

NA.PR.X FixedReset Quote: 26.64 – 26.92
Spot Rate : 0.2800
Average : 0.2052

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2021-05-15
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 26.64
Bid-YTW : 3.61 %

BMO.PR.T FixedReset Quote: 22.95 – 23.20
Spot Rate : 0.2500
Average : 0.1761

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2047-11-15
Maturity Price : 22.59
Evaluated at bid price : 22.95
Bid-YTW : 4.25 %

CU.PR.I FixedReset Quote: 25.85 – 26.23
Spot Rate : 0.3800
Average : 0.3067

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2020-12-01
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.85
Bid-YTW : 3.27 %

BAM.PF.B FixedReset Quote: 23.80 – 24.00
Spot Rate : 0.2000
Average : 0.1341

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2047-11-15
Maturity Price : 23.35
Evaluated at bid price : 23.80
Bid-YTW : 4.54 %

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