November 7, 2018

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.73%, equivalent to 7.45% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long-term corporates now yield about 4.25%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread is now about 320bp, a very sharp narrowing from the 340bp reported October 31.

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 -0.4006 % 3,134.4
FixedFloater 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 -0.4006 % 5,751.4
Floater 3.71 % 3.94 % 39,955 17.52 4 -0.4006 % 3,314.6
OpRet 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0318 % 3,217.4
SplitShare 4.62 % 4.79 % 52,707 4.66 5 0.0318 % 3,842.3
Interest-Bearing 0.00 % 0.00 % 0 0.00 0 0.0318 % 2,997.9
Perpetual-Premium 5.67 % 5.07 % 66,154 14.19 12 0.2691 % 2,893.6
Perpetual-Discount 5.61 % 5.73 % 75,677 14.29 21 0.1730 % 2,924.7
FixedReset Disc 4.36 % 5.36 % 159,877 15.12 46 0.2422 % 2,508.2
Deemed-Retractible 5.32 % 6.63 % 70,255 5.19 27 0.3642 % 2,917.7
FloatingReset 3.78 % 3.94 % 47,492 5.45 4 -0.2597 % 2,795.6
FixedReset Prem 4.92 % 4.47 % 238,773 3.05 34 0.3102 % 2,548.2
FixedReset Bank Non 2.97 % 3.83 % 112,563 0.30 6 0.0274 % 2,577.6
FixedReset Ins Non 4.47 % 6.01 % 127,504 5.31 22 0.3854 % 2,508.8
Performance Highlights
Issue Index Change Notes
PWF.PR.Q FloatingReset -2.22 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 21.12
Evaluated at bid price : 21.12
Bid-YTW : 3.94 %
CU.PR.F Perpetual-Discount -1.27 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 20.14
Evaluated at bid price : 20.14
Bid-YTW : 5.70 %
TRP.PR.C FixedReset Disc -1.15 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 17.13
Evaluated at bid price : 17.13
Bid-YTW : 5.53 %
RY.PR.P Perpetual-Premium 1.02 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 24.39
Evaluated at bid price : 24.85
Bid-YTW : 5.27 %
GWO.PR.L Deemed-Retractible 1.04 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-12-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.17
Bid-YTW : 5.07 %
HSE.PR.C FixedReset Disc 1.11 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 23.11
Evaluated at bid price : 23.62
Bid-YTW : 5.86 %
BAM.PF.F FixedReset Disc 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 23.45
Evaluated at bid price : 24.03
Bid-YTW : 5.52 %
TD.PF.J FixedReset Prem 1.18 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2023-04-30
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.79
Bid-YTW : 4.96 %
TD.PF.K FixedReset Prem 1.26 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 23.11
Evaluated at bid price : 24.86
Bid-YTW : 4.95 %
BIP.PR.D FixedReset Prem 1.30 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-03-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.98
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
BAM.PR.R FixedReset Disc 1.34 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 20.41
Evaluated at bid price : 20.41
Bid-YTW : 5.55 %
ELF.PR.H Perpetual-Discount 1.40 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 23.58
Evaluated at bid price : 23.90
Bid-YTW : 5.80 %
BAM.PF.G FixedReset Disc 1.48 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 23.62
Evaluated at bid price : 24.00
Bid-YTW : 5.47 %
BAM.PR.T FixedReset Disc 1.59 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 20.43
Evaluated at bid price : 20.43
Bid-YTW : 5.55 %
EMA.PR.H FixedReset Prem 1.84 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 23.16
Evaluated at bid price : 24.95
Bid-YTW : 4.88 %
IAG.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non 1.92 % YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.47
Bid-YTW : 5.43 %
Volume Highlights
Issue Index Shares
Traded
Notes
GWO.PR.M Deemed-Retractible 80,000 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2019-03-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.33
Bid-YTW : 4.04 %
BMO.PR.S FixedReset Disc 74,270 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 22.05
Evaluated at bid price : 22.65
Bid-YTW : 5.23 %
RY.PR.H FixedReset Disc 58,299 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 21.95
Evaluated at bid price : 22.50
Bid-YTW : 5.17 %
BNS.PR.D FloatingReset 58,200 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2022-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.19
Bid-YTW : 3.81 %
CM.PR.R FixedReset Prem 52,028 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2022-07-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 24.99
Bid-YTW : 4.47 %
PWF.PR.I Perpetual-Premium 51,200 YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Call
Maturity Date : 2018-12-07
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.40
Bid-YTW : -11.60 %
There were 28 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.
Wide Spread Highlights
Issue Index Quote Data and Yield Notes
MFC.PR.Q FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 23.84 – 24.30
Spot Rate : 0.4600
Average : 0.3097

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.84
Bid-YTW : 5.83 %

SLF.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 23.73 – 24.14
Spot Rate : 0.4100
Average : 0.2722

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.73
Bid-YTW : 5.49 %

PVS.PR.D SplitShare Quote: 25.01 – 25.45
Spot Rate : 0.4400
Average : 0.3077

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2021-10-08
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 25.01
Bid-YTW : 4.79 %

W.PR.J Perpetual-Discount Quote: 24.60 – 25.06
Spot Rate : 0.4600
Average : 0.3333

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 24.29
Evaluated at bid price : 24.60
Bid-YTW : 5.74 %

MFC.PR.I FixedReset Ins Non Quote: 23.69 – 24.14
Spot Rate : 0.4500
Average : 0.3297

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Hard Maturity
Maturity Date : 2025-01-31
Maturity Price : 25.00
Evaluated at bid price : 23.69
Bid-YTW : 5.86 %

PWF.PR.L Perpetual-Discount Quote: 22.36 – 22.74
Spot Rate : 0.3800
Average : 0.2719

YTW SCENARIO
Maturity Type : Limit Maturity
Maturity Date : 2048-11-07
Maturity Price : 22.08
Evaluated at bid price : 22.36
Bid-YTW : 5.73 %

2 Responses to “November 7, 2018”

  1. skeptical says:

    Isn’t ELF.PR.H a deemed retractible due to the non-NVCC insurance company thing that you apply to similar issues?

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