Well, if you thought portfolio composition changed dramatically from April 30 to May 31, just take a gander at the June 29 composition!
| MAPF Sectoral Analysis 2007-6-29 | |||
| HIMI Indices Sector | Weighting | YTW | ModDur |
| Ratchet | 0% | N/A | N/A |
| FixFloat | 0% | N/A | N/A |
| Floater | 0% | N/A | N/A |
| OpRet | 0% | N/A | N/A |
| SplitShare | 25% | 4.62% | 6.15 |
| Interest Rearing | 0% | N/A | N/A |
| PerpetualPremium | 42% | 5.25% | 4.26 |
| PerpetualDiscount | 36% | 5.06% | 15.34 |
| Scraps | 1% | 4.19% | 5.75 |
| Cash | -3% | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| Total | 100% | 5.16% | 8.68 |
Sharp-eyed readers will observe that the “total” reflects the un-leveraged total portfolio (i.e., cash is included in the portfolio calculations and is deemed to have a duration and yield of 0.00.), and may make their own adjustments to reflect interest. The average YTW on the securities-only portion of the portfolio, for instance, is actually about 5.01% … it is the 3% leverage factor that brings it up to 5.16%. MAPF will often have relatively large cash balances to facilitate trading.
These sharp-eyed readers will also note, with a certain amount of glee, that the percentages do not add up to exactly 100% in the above or the following tables. This is due to rounding. You know something? Sharp-eyed readers really bug me.
Credit distribution is:
| MAPF Credit Analysis 2007-6-29 | |
| DBRS Rating | Weighting |
| Pfd-1 | 35.3% |
| Pfd-1(low) | 29.2% |
| Pfd-2(high) | 13.0% |
| Pfd-2 | 25.0% |
| Cash | -2.6% |
Liquidity Distribution is:
| MAPF Liquidity Analysis 2007-6-29 | |
| Average Daily Trading | Weighting |
| <$50,000 | 0.9% |
| $50,000 – $100,000 | 25.8% |
| $100,000 – $200,000 | 24.5% |
| $200,000 – $300,000 | 27.4% |
| >$300,000 | 23.9% |
| Cash | -2.6% |
MAPF is, of course, Malachite Aggressive Preferred Fund, a “unit trust” managed by Hymas Investment Management Inc. Further information and links to performance, audited financials and subscription information are available on the fund’s web page. A “unit trust” is like a regular mutual fund, but is sold by offering memorandum rather than prospectus. This is cheaper, but means subscription is restricted to “accredited investors” (as defined by the Ontario Securities Commission) and those who subscribe for $150,000+. Fund past performances are not a guarantee of future performance. You can lose money investing in MAPF or any other fund.
A discussion of June’s performance is available here.
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