{"id":47641,"date":"2024-11-27T22:18:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=47641"},"modified":"2024-11-27T22:18:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T03:18:08","slug":"november-27-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=47641","title":{"rendered":"November 27, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PerpetualDiscounts now yield 6.24%, equivalent to 8.11% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmogam.com\/ca-en\/products\/exchange-traded-fund\/bmo-long-corporate-bond-index-etf-zlc#fund-details\">Long corporates<\/a> yielded 4.56% on 2024-11-29 [have to work backwards here, because I forgot to do this calculation on the 27th] and prior to then the closing price of ZLC changed from 15.53 on the 27th to 15.80 on the 29th, a total return of +2.13%, implying a decrease of yields of 17bp (BMO reports a duration of 12.59, but don\u2019t disclose whether this is Macaulay or Modified; I will assume Modified) from 4.73%.  Therefore, the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the \u201cSeniority Spread\u201d) has widened to 340bp from the 320bp reported <a href=\"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=47609\">November 20<\/a>.<\/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>-0.2472 %<\/td>\n<td>2,213.7<\/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>-0.2472 %<\/td>\n<td>4,245.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>8.60 %<\/td>\n<td>9.05 %<\/td>\n<td>29,772<\/td>\n<td>10.26<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>-0.2472 %<\/td>\n<td>2,446.9<\/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>0.1662 %<\/td>\n<td>3,627.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.76 %<\/td>\n<td>4.39 %<\/td>\n<td>63,002<\/td>\n<td>3.02<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>0.1662 %<\/td>\n<td>4,332.4<\/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>0.1662 %<\/td>\n<td>3,380.3<\/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>0.5232 %<\/td>\n<td>2,833.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>6.08 %<\/td>\n<td>6.24 %<\/td>\n<td>53,163<\/td>\n<td>13.51<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>0.5232 %<\/td>\n<td>3,089.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>5.43 %<\/td>\n<td>6.84 %<\/td>\n<td>105,155<\/td>\n<td>12.57<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<td>0.2484 %<\/td>\n<td>2,735.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>5.96 %<\/td>\n<td>6.12 %<\/td>\n<td>61,585<\/td>\n<td>13.63<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>0.2551 %<\/td>\n<td>3,036.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>6.50 %<\/td>\n<td>6.74 %<\/td>\n<td>40,970<\/td>\n<td>12.77<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>0.6617 %<\/td>\n<td>3,304.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>6.37 %<\/td>\n<td>5.57 %<\/td>\n<td>175,853<\/td>\n<td>3.49<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>-0.1373 %<\/td>\n<td>2,601.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Bank Non<\/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>0.2484 %<\/td>\n<td>2,796.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>5.20 %<\/td>\n<td>6.33 %<\/td>\n<td>83,999<\/td>\n<td>13.46<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>0.2052 %<\/td>\n<td>2,827.7<\/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>BIP.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.71 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.28<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.05<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.30 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BIK.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>-1.26 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2029-04-01<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 26.75<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.99 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PF.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.04 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.48<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.48<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.48 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PF.D<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.04 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.40<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.40<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.44 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FFH.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.08 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.31<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.58<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.58 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.R<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.13 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.17<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.45<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.19 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.18 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.74<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.05<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.20 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FFH.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.20 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.56<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.91<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.15 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BIP.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.24 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.71<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.70<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.66 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FFH.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>1.38 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.83<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.10<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.50 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.56 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.27<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.55<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.12 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PF.C<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.63 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.30<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.41 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>2.02 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.18<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.75<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.19 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>2.15 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.37 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>2.24 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.24<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.06 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>6.25 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.80<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.80<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.69 %<\/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>BN.PF.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>289,700<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.82<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.32 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>262,050<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.64<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.34 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>250,183<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.99<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.98<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.29 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.Y<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>169,200<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 17.72<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 17.72<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.82 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>132,800<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.15<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.15<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.39 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POW.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>106,068<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.64<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.89<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.20 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 23 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>PWF.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 23.25 &#8211; 24.49<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  1.2400<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.6922<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.98<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.25<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.25 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FFH.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 21.58 &#8211; 22.58<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  1.0000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.6590<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.31<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.58<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.58 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 20.22 &#8211; 21.00<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.7800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.4739<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.22<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.22<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.10 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>POW.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 21.73 &#8211; 22.38<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.6500<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.4107<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.47<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.73<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.24 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 19.61 &#8211; 20.23<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.6200<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.4273<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.61<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.61<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.95 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PR.Z<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 20.80 &#8211; 21.50<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.7000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.5361<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2054-11-27<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.80<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.80<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.57 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PerpetualDiscounts now yield 6.24%, equivalent to 8.11% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. 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