{"id":1397,"date":"2007-11-01T13:57:52","date_gmt":"2007-11-01T17:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2007-11-01T13:57:52","modified_gmt":"2007-11-01T17:57:52","slug":"best-worst-performing-issues-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=1397","title":{"rendered":"Best &amp; Worst Performing Issues : October 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2122 indices.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>DBRS Rating<\/td>\n<td>Monthly Performance<\/td>\n<td>Notes (&#8220;Now&#8221; means &#8220;October 31&#8221;)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ELF.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-2(low)<\/td>\n<td>-11.43%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 6.15% based on a bid of 21.70 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#limitMaturity\">limitMaturity<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-1(low)<\/td>\n<td>-9.77%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.71% based on a bid of\u00a019.95 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IAG.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-2(high)<\/td>\n<td>-9.55%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.72% based on a bid of 20.36 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-1(low)<\/td>\n<td>-9.48%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.66% based on a bid of 20.15 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualDiscount<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-1(low)<\/td>\n<td>-9.09%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.85% based on a bid of 21.01 and a limitMaturity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&#8230;<\/td>\n<td>&#8230;<\/td>\n<td>&#8230;<\/td>\n<td>&#8230;<\/td>\n<td>&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNA.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-2(low)<\/td>\n<td>+1.43%<\/td>\n<td>Assect coverage of 3.8+:1 as of July 31, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnnsplit.com\/investor_nav.htm\">the company<\/a>. Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.65% based on a bid of 25.62 and a call 2008-10-31 at 25.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>PerpetualPremium<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-1(low)<\/td>\n<td>+1.43%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.58% based on a bid of 25.30 and a call 2011-8-16 at 25.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BCE.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-2(low)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Review Negative<\/td>\n<td>+1.49%<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-2(low)<\/td>\n<td>+2.37%<\/td>\n<td>Now with a pre-tax bid-YTW of 5.00% based on a bid of 25.90 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prefshares.com\/glossary.html#softMaturity\">softMaturity<\/a> 2012-3-30 at 25.00.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BSD.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>InterestBearing<\/td>\n<td>Pfd-2<\/td>\n<td>+4.64%<\/td>\n<td>Asset coverage of just under 1.8:1 according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookfieldfunds.com\/funds\/rising\/nav.htm\">Brookfield Funds<\/a>. 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