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.
| January 2009 | ||||
| Issue | Index | DBRS Rating | Monthly Performance | Notes (“Now” means “January 30”) |
| BAM.PR.B | Floater | Pfd-2(low) | -18.31% | Up ‘n’ down, up ‘n’ down … this was the best performer in December, second-worst in November. |
| BAM.PR.K | Floater | Pfd-2(low) | -16.46% | Ditto, basically … worst in November, third-best in December. |
| IAG.PR.C | FixedReset | Pfd-2(high) | -9.18% | The underwriters had a sell-off party … and nobody came. |
| SBC.PR.A | SplitShare | Pfd-2 | -8.55% | Asset coverage of 1.4-:1 as of January 29, according to Brompton Group. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 12.43% based on a bid of 7.91 and a hardMaturity 2012-11-30 at 10.00. |
| TD.PR.C | FixedReset | Pfd-1 | -7.16% | |
| … | … | … | … | … |
| PWF.PR.I | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-1(low) | +17.68% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.78% based on a bid of 22.26 and a limitMaturity. |
| W.PR.J | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-2(low) | +17.74% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 7.27% based on a bid of 19.51 and a limitMaturity. |
| BAM.PR.N | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-2(low) | +18.06% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 9.87% based on a bid of 12.29 and a limitMaturity. |
| BAM.PR.M | PerpetualDiscount | Pfd-2(low) | +20.49% | Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 9.87% based on a bid of 12.29 and a limitMaturity. |
| BNA.PR.C | SplitShare | Pfd-2(low) | +28.57% | Asset coverage of 1.8+:1 as of December 31, according to the company – presumably a little better now, since the underlying BAM.A has improved. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 15.65% based on a bid of 11.25 and a hardMaturity 2019-1-10 at 25.00. |