{"id":49468,"date":"2025-08-18T22:02:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T02:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=49468"},"modified":"2025-08-18T22:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T02:02:57","slug":"august-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=49468","title":{"rendered":"August 18, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<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>6.86 %<\/td>\n<td>7.33 %<\/td>\n<td>36,671<\/td>\n<td>13.09<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.0000 %<\/td>\n<td>2,405.9<\/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>-0.4586 %<\/td>\n<td>4,568.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>6.65 %<\/td>\n<td>6.92 %<\/td>\n<td>37,658<\/td>\n<td>12.58<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>-0.4586 %<\/td>\n<td>2,632.6<\/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>0.2866 %<\/td>\n<td>3,686.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.75 %<\/td>\n<td>4.37 %<\/td>\n<td>51,178<\/td>\n<td>2.36<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>0.2866 %<\/td>\n<td>4,402.1<\/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>0.2866 %<\/td>\n<td>3,434.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.83 %<\/td>\n<td>2.62 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%<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.1797 %<\/td>\n<td>3,077.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>5.21 %<\/td>\n<td>5.64 %<\/td>\n<td>67,372<\/td>\n<td>14.13<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>0.3983 %<\/td>\n<td>3,073.9<\/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>PWF.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>-1.16 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 13.60<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 13.60<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.42 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>-1.03 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.69<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.74 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.26 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.39<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.72<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.47 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>1.30 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.54<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.80<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>1.39 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.88<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.13<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.74 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>1.39 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity 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Non<\/td>\n<td>1.75 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.52<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.52<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.90 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.Q<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>1.77 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.71<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.67 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.R<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>1.88 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.44<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.70<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.60 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.N<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>2.40 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.90<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.92<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.13 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>3.33 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.80<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.80<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.43 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>3.47 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.47<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.47<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.65 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BIP.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>3.68 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.36<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.10<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.04 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>3.79 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 23.03<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.65 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>5.38 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 24.05<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 24.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.63 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>9.95 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.74<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.99<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.58 %<\/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>PWF.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>232,000<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.36<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.36<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>153,000<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2025-12-01<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.05<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 3.22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.K<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>95,100<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.82<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.06<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.65 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.Z<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>90,100<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.27<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.65<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.72 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>80,000<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Call<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2028-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 25.76<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.71 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FTS.PR.M<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>75,000<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.60<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.51<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.92 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'>There were 37 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 colspan='3'>See <a href='https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=13456'>TMX DataLinx: &#8216;Last&#8217; != &#8216;Close&#8217;<\/a> and the posts linked therein for an idea of why these quotes are so horrible.<\/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>BN.PF.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 21.60 &#8211; 25.00<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  3.4000<br \/>\nAverage  :  2.0645<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.32<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.60<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.40 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ENB.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 19.56 &#8211; 22.05<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  2.4900<br \/>\nAverage  :  2.0299<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.56<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.56<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.86 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BN.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 12.75 &#8211; 13.75<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  1.0000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.5411<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 12.75<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.75<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.92 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>Insurance Straight<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 20.10 &#8211; 22.95<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  2.8500<br \/>\nAverage  :  2.3931<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.10<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.10<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.14 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CU.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 20.59 &#8211; 21.75<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  1.1600<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.9066<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2055-08-18<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.59<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.59<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.49 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PF.A<\/td>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 20.20 &#8211; 20.88<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  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