The fund performed well on the month, influenced by the extraordinarily volatile YLO issues. While these fell overall on the month, the fund topped up its holdings following the August 4 release of the 11Q2 …
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MAPF Performance: July 2011
The fund had a disappointing month, dragged down by its holdings in YLO preferreds and the lower-coupon DeemedRetractibles. DeemedRetractibles exhibited a very surprising relationship between Price and Performance, as illustrated by: Click for big As …
MAPF Performance: June 2011
The fund had a poor month, dragged down by its holdings in YLO preferreds and SLF DeemedRetractibles. Some Preferred Share Returns5/31 – 6/30 Ticker Performance Percentage ofMAPF Holdings5/31 SLF.PR.A -1.61% 0 SLF.PR.B -2.26% 0 SLF.PR.C …
MAPF Performance: May 2011
The fund had a superb month, bouncing back from the underperformance of March and April with a return of +3.84%. The highly variable nature of the fund’s recent relative return is attributable to uncertainty and …
MAPF Performance: April 2011
The fund had a poor month with a return of -1.32%. While comparative index figures are not yet available, the Claymore ETF, CPD, was essentially flat on the month, with its NAV dropping $0.07 after …
MAPF Performance: March 2011
The fund had a poor month with a return of -0.44%, underperforming the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index (TXPR), which returned +0.50%. Figures for the BMO-CM “50” index, which I favour, are not yet available. The …
MAPF Performance: February 2011
The fund continued its good start to the year by outperforming its benchmark in February. The fund’s Net Asset Value per Unit as of the close January 31 was $11.2375. Returns to February 28, 2011 …
MAPF Performance: January 2011
This is grossly abbreviated. My apologies, but since the OSFI announcement on extant Tier 1 Capital, time has been at a premium. The fund got the year off to a good start by outperforming its …
HIMIPref™ Index Performance: January 2011
This is grossly abbreviated. My apologies, but since the OSFI announcement on extant Tier 1 Capital, time has been at a premium. Performance of the HIMIPref™ Indices for January, 2011, was: Total Return Index Performance …
HIMIPref™ Index Performance: December 2010
Performance of the HIMIPref™ Indices for December, 2010, was: Total Return Index Performance December 2010 Three Months to December 30, 2010 Ratchet +2.00% *** +7.46% *** FixFloat -0.35% ** +7.19% ** Floater +2.00% +7.46% OpRet …