Sentences with phrase «preferred share index»

«Fiera typically beats the preferred share index by more than the price difference,» says Terry Shaunessy of Shaunessy Investment Counsel.

Not exact matches

The fund is referred to as «aggressive» because the composition of the fund does not necessarily reflect the composition of its benchmark index: it may invest in preferred shares issued by Split Share Corporations, for instance, and is not required to hold such classes of shares as floating rate issues, which are expected to underperform for the foreseeable future.

The preferred share market has had strong performance year to date, with iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (CPD) up around 6 % in share market has had strong performance year to date, with iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (CPD) up around 6 % in Share Index ETF (CPD) up around 6 % in 2017.

In particular, our preferred model finds that a ten percentage point increase in private share of schooling enrollment within a nation, over time, is associated with a 7.4 % of a standard deviation increase in the Political Rights Index and an 8 % of a standard deviation increase in the Economic Freedom of the World Index.

The S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index comprises preferred shares of each dividend payment type.

The preferred share market has had strong performance year to date, with iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (CPD) up around 6 % in share market has had strong performance year to date, with iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (CPD) up around 6 % in Share Index ETF (CPD) up around 6 % in 2017.

The NYSE also has index funds of preferred shares, which I'm into as well.

BMO U.S. Preferred Share Index ETF (ZUP): Cap - weighted fund invested in U.S. preferred shares (which typically have fixed distributions), offering geographical as well as currency diversification.

The appeal of preferred funds is they offer higher yields than bond ETFs, explains Alfred Lee, vice-president of BMO Global Asset Management and lead manager of the bank's Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (TSX: ZPR).

BMO Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF (ZPR): Laddered fund of strictly rate - reset preferreds, 20 % of which will reset their payout in any one year, which reduces the interest rate risk.

iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (CPD): Cap - weighted fund reflecting the broad market for Canadian preferreds.

The iShares S&P / TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (TSX: CPD), one of the longest - trading preferred share ETFs on the market, experienced slumps approaching 30 % in 2008 during the financial crisis and again in 2014 Share Index ETF (TSX: CPD), one of the longest - trading preferred share ETFs on the market, experienced slumps approaching 30 % in 2008 during the financial crisis and again in 2014 share ETFs on the market, experienced slumps approaching 30 % in 2008 during the financial crisis and again in 2014 - 15.

For example, the BMO S&P / TSX Laddered Preferred Share Index ETF, symbol ZPR on the Toronto stock exchange, holds floating - rate preferred shares that pays dividends that fluctuate with changes in interest rates.

The S&P / TSX Preferred Share Index launched on June 12, 2007 and is designed to measure the performance of Canadian preferred stock.

The S&P / TSX Preferred Share Index is comprised of preferred shares issued primarily by financial companies (65 per cent of the index currenIndex is comprised of preferred shares issued primarily by financial companies (65 per cent of the index currenindex currently).

The index comprises about 250 companies, including dividend - paying stocks, real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships, preferred shares and income trusts.

At Canso, we have used the RBC CM Bond Indices since they did not include bank capital securities which are practically and legally preferred shares.

PowerShares Canadian Preferred Share ETF (TSX: PPS) tracks an index of Canadian preferred shares.

In 2015, rate reset preferred shares dropped in value significantly, causing the S&P / TSX Preferred Shares index to fall 20 % between January and Septembershares dropped in value significantly, causing the S&P / TSX Preferred Shares index to fall 20 % between January and SeptemberShares index to fall 20 % between January and September 2015.

In 2013, where the markets saw increased rates, the S&P / TSX Preferred Share Laddered Index which is composed solely of rate - reset preferreds, had a total return of +0.88 %.

Using the empirical method by regressing historical portfolio returns of preferreds (represented by the S&P / TSX Preferred Share Index) to changes in interest rates, we found that preferreds in Canada have a historical duration estimate of -1.7.

Looking at the performance of each preferred share type in 2013 using the S&P / TSX Preferred Share Index, fixed rate preferreds performed the worst and floating rate preferreds performed the share type in 2013 using the S&P / TSX Preferred Share Index, fixed rate preferreds performed the worst and floating rate preferreds performed the Share Index, fixed rate preferreds performed the worst and floating rate preferreds performed the best.

This liquidity can be constrained in areas such as preferred shares and high yield bonds, which makes indexing difficult.

The ETF may also invest in preferred shares of companies located in the United States, fixed income securities of Canadian and U.S. issuers, including other income generating securities, as well as Canadian equity securities and exchange traded funds that issue index participation units.

That was a wise choice, because trying to improve on this simple model is, in my opinion, the biggest knock against many of the competitors to these new ETFs, including the iShares CorePortfolios (CBD and CBN), which hold REITs, high - yield bonds, preferred shares, and track fundamental indexes.