Commentaries

In November, the S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced, reaching a new record high. In commodity markets, gold prices rose, and silver also hit an all-time high, making Materials one of the month’s strongest-performing sectors, alongside Consumer Staples. A major development during the month was Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget, which outlined new spending aimed […]

Market Environment The first 10 months of the year were exceptionally resilient for US equities, but the market took a pause in November. Even with a solid set of earnings and revenue beats, the momentum did not carry through, and the broader US market advanced only 0.2% during the month. This was somewhat surprising given […]

Market Insights To say 2025 has been an odd year is an understatement. After a series of years with strong returns, everyone began January with muted expectations. Valuations were high and the prospects for earnings growth were low. However, optimists were quick to remind you that President Trump in his first term would often use […]

The Pender Corporate Bond Fund enjoyed a profitable November, returning 1.1%1. The Fund outperformed peers for the period in a credit market that offered relatively muted returns. Leading the way for the Fund were our positions in precious metals, including convertible notes of miners Equinox Gold and Sibanye Stillwater, which rallied on underlying strength in […]

To say 2025 has been an odd year is an understatement. After a series of years with strong returns, everyone began January with muted expectations. Valuations were high and the prospects for earnings growth were low. However, optimists were quick to remind you that President Trump in his first term would often use the stock […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were 1.0% and 0.8% respectively1 in October 2025 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.1%2. Portfolio Update October saw a flurry of M&A activity allowing the Fund to initiate positions in 18 new merger deals while 16 deals […]

The Pender Partners Fund gained 1.5% in October and 4.5% YTD. The Fund’s all-cap mandate provides the flexibility to capture opportunities across market segments and geographies. As of quarter end, the portfolio comprised of 35 holdings with a 44.8% exposure to US equities and 42.1% exposure to Canadian equities. Top holdings are within Industrials, Technology […]

Market Insights Another month is in the books along with another move to all-time highs for many equity indices. The strength of this bull market really has been impressive, and the fact no one was calling for it makes it even more enjoyable. Like the Blue Jays, the year began with very low expectations, but […]

As we enter the final two months of the year, there has been no shortage of excitement for investors.  The month began with a US government shutdown, which has now ended after becoming the longest in history at 43 days. Despite this headline risk, corporate earnings have been robust — with 64% of S&P 500 […]