Investment Q&A

Q: Just curious if you can enlighten me on the liquidity/risk of individual preferred shares? Are they liquid and what would you be looking for at this stage of the interest rate cycle. They seem to be beaten down pretty good, and the yields are compelling. Also, would you do perpetual fixed or floater/resets and why? thanks

Q: Hi 5i, Looks like my nee.pr.q is being cashed out. Now I'm thinking of selling my new stock NEE when the transaction completes and buying nee.pr.r, what do you folks think of this. Is there better options out there.

Q: Hi 5i, my NEE.PR.Q shares settled, I had 320 share so was expecting 320 times $50 = $16000, What I got was 218 shares of NEE which is $15097 and the shares immediately went down 4.41% to $14,431. I am very disappointed with these preferred shares. Can you explain what happen.

Q: I am looking at yield opportunities in preferreds given where we are in the rate cycle. Could you please comment on buying high yield individual preferreds from stable companies such as Enb ridge as a strategy, and also why their spreads vary so much. In these two releases the yield for the same company goes from the 6 to 9% range, when the stock yields in the 7s.
Thanks!

Q: Hi, what is your opinion on these minimum raté reset prefs? An 8% yield seems interesting given the solidity of the issuers. Am I wrong to assume that they will one day go back to 25$ ? Even if it takes 5-10 years the total return potential and risk/return ratio seems pretty good (especially in a non registered account). Thanks!

Q: I am a 70-year old retiree interested in purchasing INE.PR.A as a long term investment for income. I am more interested in preserving capital than capital gains. Although this security is rated only “4h” by the rating agencies, Innergex would seem to have good business prospects and sufficient cash flow to continue paying dividends on their preferred shares. What do you think?

Q: Hi 5i, how would you rank these preferred shares for safety and would you consider them all buyable?

Q: I believeI that this rate reset will reset on February 28 2024 at the five year Government of Canada rate +3.96% with a minimum reset of 5.85% . If that happened today it would be approximately 8.1%.. Is that correct? Assuming the 8.1% at the reset what would the probability be that these preferreds are redeemed at $25 per share (currently 22.2)?

Q: What has happened to the Sedar web site? I used to go there reguarly for information but the new site is impossible to navigate. Example I was looking for the formula used to reset the dividend on ECN.PR.C . I was able to find the rate and the dividend and the reset date on the company web site but I could not find the actual reset formula. So is there a way on the new Sedar website to get at documents filed by a listed company? Some thing I used to be able to do with one click. Thanks

Q: Any suggestions for a Web site about US preferred shares?

Thanks

Q: This preferred share is currently yielding 11.3%.
No matter what happens to 5 year government interest rates you are guaranteed 6.25% per annum in the future.
With the dividend tax credit this yield of 11.3 % is approaching close to 15%.

Would you say this is a good buy? Or there are credit issues with the company issuing this preferred share ?
Thanks for your insight

Q: Has the dividend on this B/F company been suspended? I can't seem to find any detail on this.

Q: Are dividends on REIT preferred shares taxed as income or as dividends? For example AX.PR.E

Dennis

Q: I received these preferred shares with the Brookfield change over. I don’t have much of an understanding of preferred’s and would like you to educate me. There's a rating system out on preferred shares so how does this one rank? I understand they are good for income and I currently get $1.5625 US per share, does this dividend ever go up or down? I’m also down over 30% since I received them, will they recover one day and how long will that take(I thought preferred shares were a safer investment vehicle)? Is there a life span on this or can I hold forever? How do interest rates affect preferred shares? I assume when interest rates go up the then I can expect the principle amount goes down as it did in this case🤔 Thank you

Q: I currently own Brookfield Corp Preferred Share, BN.PF.A.
And I'm wondering whether I should hold on to it. It has a dividend yield of 6.31%, but I'm interested in knowing where you see the share price going. Or perhaps you can recommend something with better prospects at this point in the cycle.

John.

Q: I am considering taking a position in BPO.PR.C
Attractive yield, 6% min as well 5.18 above 5yr when resets.
The question is would BPO ever default?
Are they allowed to buy these back on the open market?
Your opinion please,,

Q: Hi 5i Research team -

Can you please give me a “Preferred Shares for Dummies” overview and opinion on this series of preferred from Cenovus? What exactly can I expect for a return when investing in this, and over what period ? I think they are redeemable at $25 (?)

Thanks.

Q: What are the main risks of this debenture? What will happen if the company’s stock price is lower or under the conversion price?

Thanks,
Lipng

Q: I currently hold the above noted preferreds in an unregistered cash account, and they are the worst performers. Would it be advisable to take the losses and move on to something else, or sit tight and continue to get the dividends?

Q: Hello 5i Team,
I have owned perpetual preferred shares in Brookfield Corp. for many years. They formerly traded under the symbol BAM.PR.M, but after the corporate reorganization/spinoff of Brookfield Asset Management, they now trade under the symbol BN.PR.M, which is the parent company.
1. Has the risk profile of this share issue changed post reorganization/spinoff?
2. Is the issue still considered "investment grade" (Pf1 or Pf2?)
3. What is a good source of information on Canadian preferred shares and their risk
ratings?
Much appreciated,
Brian