Performance of the HIMIPref™ Indices for April, 2009, was: Total Return Index Performance April 2009 Three Months to April 30, 2009 Ratchet +11.53% * +13.98% * FixFloat +11.53% ** +13.36% ** Floater +11.53% +28.50% OpRet …
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MAPF Performance: March 2009
The fund performed well in a volatile month, in which a sharp early drop in values was overtaken by a slow and steady gain: And … the end of this month marked the eighth full …
Index Performance: March 2009
Performance of the HIMIPref™ Indices for March, 2009, was: Total Return Index Performance March 2009 Three Months to March 31, 209 Ratchet -2.67% * +5.00% * FixFloat +5.00% ** +12.41% ** Floater +5.00% +10.19% OpRet …
MAPF Performance: February 2009
In a poor month for preferreds, the fund was able to eke out a slight degree of outperformance against its benchmark index. This is actually better than it sounds, given the fund’s overweighting in PerpetualDiscounts, …
Index Performance: February 2009
Performance of the HIMIPref™ Indices for February, 2009, was: Total Return Index Performance February 2009 Three Months to February 27, 2009 Ratchet -2.67% -19.56% FixFloat -3.20% -9.65% Floater +9.73% +40.84% OpRet +1.17% +6.08% SplitShare -8.14% …
MAPF Performance: January 2009
The fund was able to post superb performance in January, greatly in excess of its benchmark. In fact, all I need to do to have a great year is to break even for the next …
Index Performance: January 2009
Performance of the HIMIPref™ Indices for January, 2009, was: Total Return Index Performance January 2009 Three Months to January 30, 209 Ratchet +7.03% -34.62% FixFloat +10.59% -23.58% Floater -4.35% -14.04% OpRet +2.83% +2.63% SplitShare +1.75% …
MAPF Performance: December 2008
Sometimes everything works. There are times – such as June of this year – when everything goes wrong. The market doesn’t just behave in a manner differently from that expected by quantitative models, but differently …
Index Performance: December 2008
Performance of the HIMIPref™ Indices for December, 2008, was: Total Return Index Performance December 2008 Three Months to December 31, 2008 Ratchet -22.78% -45.03 FixFloat -15.60% -39.36% Floater +34.20% -42.10% OpRet +1.96% -4.72% SplitShare +18.39% …
MAPF Performance: November 2008
The fund handsomely outperfomed its benchmark in November, but was dragged down by an unprecedented decline in preferred share prices. The immense volatility of the market is leading to most unusual trading opportunities. How bad …