{"id":45188,"date":"2023-04-28T21:27:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T02:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=45188"},"modified":"2023-04-28T21:27:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T02:27:43","slug":"april-27-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=45188","title":{"rendered":"April 27, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry this is so late! A month-end jam-up, coupled with a very enjoyable and excellent dinner with an old friend, conspired to cause delays. I won&#8217;t be posting the results for the 28th tonight, but I&#8217;ll catch up on the weekend, I promise! (&#8230; and there&#8217;s another month-end to do for the fund, too!)<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\"><strong>HIMIPref\u2122 Preferred Indices<br \/>\nThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref\u2122 Indices<\/strong><br \/>\nValues are provisional and are finalized monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Mean<br \/>\nCurrent<br \/>\nYield<br \/>\n(at bid)<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>\nYTW<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>\nAverage<br \/>\nTrading<br \/>\nValue<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>\nMod Dur<br \/>\n(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>-0.2079 %<\/td>\n<td>2,306.5<\/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>-0.2079 %<\/td>\n<td>4,423.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>9.77 %<\/td>\n<td>9.95 %<\/td>\n<td>36,483<\/td>\n<td>9.55<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>-0.2079 %<\/td>\n<td>2,549.5<\/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>0.2135 %<\/td>\n<td>3,368.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.99 %<\/td>\n<td>7.11 %<\/td>\n<td>44,559<\/td>\n<td>2.60<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>0.2135 %<\/td>\n<td>4,022.5<\/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>0.2135 %<\/td>\n<td>3,138.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/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>0.0938 %<\/td>\n<td>2,763.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>6.17 %<\/td>\n<td>6.23 %<\/td>\n<td>53,927<\/td>\n<td>13.58<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>0.0938 %<\/td>\n<td>3,013.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>5.73 %<\/td>\n<td>7.58 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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>TD.PF.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-4.29 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 16.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.97 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.L<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>-3.80 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 15.96<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.96<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.23 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.78 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.17<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.17<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.58 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PR.X<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.45 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 14.32<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.32<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.56 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.44 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 13.70<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 13.70<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 9.19 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PF.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.39 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.82<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.82<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.35 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.19 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.29<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.29<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.53 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.Q<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.01 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.01<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.01<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.60 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.Q<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>1.18 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.78<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.78<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.29 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>1.31 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.43<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.69<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.29 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.44 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 16.75<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.75<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.27 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.45 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.47<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.47<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.81 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.59 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.88<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.88<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.42 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.61 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.52<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.52<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.70 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>2.04 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 12.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.19 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTS.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>2.32 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 12.80<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.80<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.24 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BIP.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>3.76 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.30<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.90 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\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 \/>\nTraded<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>71,727<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.20<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.53 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.J<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>69,036<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.17<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.17<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.58 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.W<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>61,892<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 16.88<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.88<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.72 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.Y<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>48,521<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.02<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.02<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.51 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.C<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>47,103<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.30<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.32<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.54 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.W<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>44,400<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.15<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.15<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.59 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">There were 9 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\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>MFC.PR.Q<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 19.78 &#8211; 22.50<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  2.7200<br \/>\nAverage  :  1.5239<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.78<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.78<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.29 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 18.77 &#8211; 21.00<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  2.2300<br \/>\nAverage  :  1.2934<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.77<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.77<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.11 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 20.95 &#8211; 22.40<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  1.4500<br \/>\nAverage  :  1.0349<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.95<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.95<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.23 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.L<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 15.96 &#8211; 17.08<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  1.1200<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.7579<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 15.96<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.96<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 8.23 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 16.50 &#8211; 17.39<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.8900<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.5334<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 16.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.97 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTS.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 16.30 &#8211; 17.35<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  1.0500<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.7672<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2053-04-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 16.30<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 16.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.99 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry this is so late! A month-end jam-up, coupled with a very enjoyable and excellent dinner with an old friend, conspired to cause delays. I won&#8217;t be posting the results for the 28th tonight, but &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-action"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}