{"id":40199,"date":"2020-01-31T23:32:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T04:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=40199"},"modified":"2020-01-31T23:32:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T04:32:37","slug":"january-31-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=40199","title":{"rendered":"January 31, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/explosion_200131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/explosion_200131-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"explosion_200131\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40201\" \/><\/a>><br \/><i>Click for Big<\/i><\/div>\n<p>The Canadian preferred share market closed the month on a gloomy note.<\/p>\n<p>TXPR <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tmxmoney.com\/quote.php?qm_symbol=txpr\">closed at 612.80<\/a>, down 0.53% on the day. Volume was 1.95-million, below average in the context of the past thirty days, especially if you don&#8217;t consider trading days with holiday-related slowness. That makes the price index down 0.45% on the month, while the total return version managed to eke out a 0.06% gain.<\/p>\n<p>CPD <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tmxmoney.com\/quote.php?qm_symbol=cpd\">closed at 12.27<\/a>, down 0.20% on the day. Volume of 66,531 was a little above the median of the past 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>ZPR <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tmxmoney.com\/quote.php?qm_symbol=zpr\">closed at 9.81<\/a>, down 0.30% on the day. Volume of 367,859 was third-highest of the past 30 days, behind only <a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=40180\">January 27<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=40172\">January 24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Five-year Canada yields were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/rates-bonds\/canada-5-year-bond-yield-historical-data\">down 8bp to 1.28%<\/a> today, a far cry from the December 31 figure of 1.69%. What a difference a month &#8211; and a <a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=40162\">dovish Bank of Canada statement<\/a> &#8211; makes!<\/p>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='8'><strong>HIMIPref&trade; Preferred Indices<br \/>These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref&trade; Indices<\/strong><br \/>Values are provisional and are finalized monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Mean<br \/>Current<br \/>Yield<br \/>(at bid)<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>YTW<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Average<br \/>Trading<br \/>Value<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Mod Dur<br \/>(YTW)<\/td>\n<td>Issues<\/td>\n<td>Day&#8217;s Perf.<\/td>\n<td>Index Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ratchet<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-0.5970 %<\/td>\n<td>2,062.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-0.5970 %<\/td>\n<td>3,785.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>5.93 %<\/td>\n<td>6.08 %<\/td>\n<td>46,997<\/td>\n<td>13.75<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-0.5970 %<\/td>\n<td>2,181.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0000 %<\/td>\n<td>3,462.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.75 %<\/td>\n<td>4.19 %<\/td>\n<td>34,575<\/td>\n<td>3.71<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>0.0000 %<\/td>\n<td>4,134.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interest-Bearing<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.0000 %<\/td>\n<td>3,226.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.58 %<\/td>\n<td>0.93 %<\/td>\n<td>59,773<\/td>\n<td>0.09<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>0.0108 %<\/td>\n<td>3,064.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.23 %<\/td>\n<td>5.32 %<\/td>\n<td>71,460<\/td>\n<td>14.91<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>0.0415 %<\/td>\n<td>3,326.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>5.51 %<\/td>\n<td>5.38 %<\/td>\n<td>194,956<\/td>\n<td>14.84<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<td>-0.4255 %<\/td>\n<td>2,170.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>5.13 %<\/td>\n<td>5.24 %<\/td>\n<td>70,123<\/td>\n<td>14.86<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>-0.1270 %<\/td>\n<td>3,258.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>6.01 %<\/td>\n<td>5.93 %<\/td>\n<td>68,974<\/td>\n<td>13.99<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.1222 %<\/td>\n<td>2,537.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>5.09 %<\/td>\n<td>3.66 %<\/td>\n<td>129,794<\/td>\n<td>1.48<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>-0.0740 %<\/td>\n<td>2,651.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Bank Non<\/td>\n<td>1.93 %<\/td>\n<td>3.54 %<\/td>\n<td>75,402<\/td>\n<td>1.95<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.0446 %<\/td>\n<td>2,745.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>5.35 %<\/td>\n<td>5.34 %<\/td>\n<td>122,192<\/td>\n<td>14.75<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>-0.2414 %<\/td>\n<td>2,194.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'><strong>Performance Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Change<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>-2.76 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.60<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.60<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.65 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-2.28 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.59<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.59<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.14 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.71 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 13.22<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 13.22<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.52 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BIP.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.69 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.40<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.40<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.07 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EMA.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.58 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.07<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.07<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.75 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>-1.53 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 24.23<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.52<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.35 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.47 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.41<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.41<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.33 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>-1.47 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 11.43<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 11.43<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.13 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.29 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.56<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.56<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.44 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.26 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.71<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.71<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.24 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.X<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.25 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 13.46<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 13.46<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.78 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>-1.19 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.80<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.80<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.42 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.13 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.45<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.45<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.16 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.07 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.23 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.Y<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.05 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.81<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.81<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.38 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'><strong>Volume Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Shares<br \/>Traded<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>184,963<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.24<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.24<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.25 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>85,023<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.59<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.59<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.14 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>48,869<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2021-05-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.76<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.88 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNS.PR.Z<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Bank Non<\/td>\n<td>45,440<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2022-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.44<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.55 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>36,330<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.27<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.27<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.28 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.Q<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>34,248<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.65<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.65<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.54 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 21 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='3'><strong>Wide Spread Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Quote Data and Yield Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 17.60 &#8211; 18.44<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.8400<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.5641<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.60<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.60<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.65 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 24.52 &#8211; 24.90<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.3800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.2412<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 24.23<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.52<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.35 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.25 &#8211; 25.51<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2600<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1532<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2020-03-01<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.25<br \/>\nBid-YTW : -10.92 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PVS.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 25.70 &#8211; 25.99<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.2900<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.1856<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2024-09-30<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at 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TXPR closed at 612.80, down 0.53% on the day. 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