{"id":3871,"date":"2008-11-08T23:46:07","date_gmt":"2008-11-09T03:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prefblog.com\/?p=3871"},"modified":"2008-11-08T23:46:07","modified_gmt":"2008-11-09T03:46:07","slug":"mapf-performance-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=3871","title":{"rendered":"MAPF Performance: October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fund handsomely outperfomed its benchmark in October, 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.<\/p>\n

The fund’s price at October 31 was $7.7247, after expenses, but before fees (which are billed individually to each client).<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Returns to October 31, 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Period<\/td>\nMAPF<\/strong><\/td>\nIndex<\/td>\nCPD
according to
Claymore<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One Month<\/td>\n-5.67%<\/strong><\/td>\n-8.16%<\/td>\n-7.21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Three Months<\/td>\n-3.27%<\/strong><\/td>\n-7.96%<\/td>\n-7.68%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One Year<\/td>\n-5.67%<\/strong><\/td>\n-12.19%<\/td>\n-13.12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two Years (annualized)<\/td>\n-4.37%<\/strong><\/td>\n-8.64%<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Three Years (annualized)<\/td>\n-0.94%<\/strong><\/td>\n-4.28%<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Four Years (annualized)<\/td>\n+0.86%<\/strong><\/td>\n-2.27%<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Five Years (annualized)<\/td>\n+3.62%<\/strong><\/td>\n-0.74%<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Six Years (annualized)<\/td>\n+7.11%<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.56%<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seven Years (annualized)<\/td>\n+5.89%<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.98%<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Index is the BMO-CM “50”<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CPD Returns are for the NAV and are after all fees and expenses.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Returns assume reinvestment of dividends, and are shown after expenses but before fees. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. You can lose money investing in Malachite Aggressive Preferred Fund or any other fund. For more information, see the fund’s main page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The yields available on high quality preferred shares remain elevated, which is reflected in the current estimate of sustainable income<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Calculation of MAPF Sustainable Income Per Unit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Month<\/td>\nNAVPU<\/td>\nPortfolio
\nAverage
\nYTW<\/td>\n		Leverage
\nDivisor<\/td>\n		Securities
Average
YTW<\/td>\n		Sustainable
\nIncome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June, 2007<\/td>\n9.3114<\/td>\n5.16%<\/td>\n1.03<\/td>\n5.01%<\/td>\n0.4665<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/td>\n9.1489<\/td>\n5.35%<\/td>\n0.98<\/td>\n5.46%<\/td>\n0.4995<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December, 2007<\/td>\n9.0070<\/td>\n5.53%<\/td>\n0.942<\/td>\n5.87%<\/td>\n0.5288<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March, 2008<\/td>\n8.8512<\/td>\n6.17%<\/td>\n1.047<\/td>\n5.89%<\/td>\n0.5216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June<\/td>\n8.3419<\/td>\n6.034%<\/td>\n0.952<\/td>\n6.338%<\/td>\n$0.5287<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/td>\n8.1886<\/td>\n7.108%<\/td>\n0.969<\/td>\n7.335%<\/td>\n$0.6006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October, 2008<\/td>\n7.7247<\/td>\n8.553%<\/td>\n0.961<\/td>\n8.900%<\/td>\n$0.6875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NAVPU is shown after quarterly distributions.<\/em>
“Portfolio YTW” includes cash (or margin borrowing), with an assumed interest rate of 0.00%<\/em>
“Securities YTW” divides “Portfolio YTW” by the “Leverage Divisor” to show the average YTW on the securities held; this assumes that the cash is invested in (or raised from) all securities held, in proportion to their holdings.
“Sustainable Income” is the best available estimate of the fund’s dividend income per unit<\/u>, before fees and expenses.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The fund has positions in two “Split Share” preferreds – terribly out of fashion at this time and trading at yields higher than the perpetuals – which, as explained in August<\/a> results in the calculation being rendered somewhat suspect. If these positions were sold – at the closing bid on 10\/31 – and all cash reinvested in rest of the portfolio, the resultant portfolio would yield 7.19% and the estimated sustainable dividend per unit (before fees and expenses) would be $0.5554; significantly less than the figure calculated above, but still an increase from last month’s adjusted figure and continuing the long-term upward trend.<\/p>\n

It will be noted that if there was no trading in the portfolio, one would expect the sustainable yield to be constant (before fees and expenses). The success of the fund’s trading is showing up in <\/p>\n