Best & Worst Performers: August 2009

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.

August 2009
Issue Index DBRS Rating Monthly Performance Notes (“Now” means “August 31”)
IGM.PR.A OpRet Pfd-2(high) -3.34% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of -23.52% based on a bid of 26.54 and a call 2009-9-30 at 26.00.
NA.PR.N FixedReset Pfd-2 -1.61% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 3.99% based on a bid of 26.32 and a call 2013-9-14 at 26.32.
BAM.PR.P FixedReset Pfd-2(low) -0.75% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.16% based on a bid of 26.40 and a call 2014-10-30 at 25.00.
BNS.PR.R FixedReset Pfd-1(low) -0.42% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 4.32% based on a bid of 25.79 and a limitMaturity.
TD.PR.G FixedReset Pfd-1(low) -0.29% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 3.99% based on a bid of 27.62 and a call 2014-5-30 at 25.00.
BAM.PR.N Perpetual-Discount Pfd-2(low) +12.92% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.54% based on a bid of 18.53 and a limitMaturity.
IAG.PR.A Perpetual-Discount Pfd-2(high) +13.05% Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.76% based on a bid of 20.00 and a limitMaturity.
BAM.PR.B Floater Pfd-2(low) +19.22%
BAM.PR.K Floater Pfd-2(low) +19.81%
BAM.PR.G FixFloat Pfd-2(low) +24.66%

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  1. […] was the third-worst performer in August, so it’s really just bouncing back. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.62% based on a bid of […]

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