Investment Q&A

Q: I have BEP.UN shares and have seen the price drop. When should I expect to see the shares of BEPC show up in my portfolio. My understanding is that the value of those shares will roughly cover the loss of value in the BEP.UN shares. Is there a date of record for this transaction?

Q: I hold BEP.UN in my RRSP account. Would you recommend converting all BEP.UN shares to BEPC shares or just keep both shares? Thanks

Q: Hello 5i,

Lots of volatility before and after the split. Obviously people are trying to mimic BIPC game plan and it is not playing out the same way. What do you think the current fair price for BEPC and BEP.UN should be and what do you see the price being 12 months from now?

Q: Hi 5i Team

What happens to outstanding BEP.UN call/put options now that the split has taken place?

Thanks
Peter

Q: Hello 5i. Please list the best Brookfield Groups in order of preference for growth in a TFSA.

Thanks
Dave

Q: I am holding BEP.UN and now BEPC also.
Will the BEPC dividend continue to be in U.S. $ ?
If the dividend on BEPC will be $0.4340 per share, payable Sept. 30 and the previous dividend on BEP.UN was $0.5425 on June 30, I would expect the future dividend on BEP.UN to drop, like the share price approx 25%, correct?
If so this seems to represent an overall dividend increase of about 6% in terms of total holdings, right?

Q: Any explanation for the 20% drop today?

Q: I have in my portfolio AQN with with -6% down. Im thinking of selling AQN and buy BEP.UN as a better performer. My question is when is better time to buy BEP.UN now or after close of the spin out , and why?.
Andrew

Q: Hi folks
Today the 28th Arnold asked if shares of Bip.un will drop and you said yes by 20 to 25 percent. Should I sell my shares today and buy back after the drop? When do you expect the drop? All within my RRIF..
Thankyou

Q: Hello and thanks for your insights. I'm looking at these three as long-term (~5years) paid-to-wait plays on demographics/pandemics/energy respectively. Collectively, 10% of my portfolio. I'm retired and 55 and could manage nicely if all three went to $0.

Question: Do you consider this move to be on the lower end of the risk meter?

Q: To clarify further my question about a 20 or 25% drop in price after the stock distribution, and in order to remove the issue of demand, could you instead tell me how much the future dividends will decline - 20% or 25%.

Q: Will the shares of BIP.un drop 20% or 25% because of the stock distribution?

Q: Hi 5i Team:

I have owned 1300 shares of BEP.un for a number of years and having a good gain. I also, own 300 BIPC for a short while with a small loss. Is there any advantage to buy more BIPC now. I don't really need the monthly income. Thank you.

L

Q: Hello,

On what date can I sell my BEP.UN shares and still receive the split shares from BEPC?

Thanks

Q: why was bep.un down 6.14% last week while the tsx utililities sector index was down only 3.00% ?

Q: Hello 5i Team
I currently own TransAlta Renewables (RNW) in a taxable account with a capital gain.
The current yield on RNW is 6.2% and the current yield for BEP.UN is 3.9 %.
The five year dividend growth for BEP.UN is approximately 5.5 % and the five year dividend growth for RNW is 3.0 % (with no dividend increases in the past two years).
1 - When BEP.UN spins out BEPC and BEPC starts trading, does it make sense to sell my RNW and purchase BEPC? Essentially I am trading dividend income for future capital gains and dividend growth.
2 - What date does BEPC commence trading, the BEP.UN press release July 16, gives a date of July 24 for BEPC.WI/BEPC (NYSE/TSX) and July 31 for BEPC/BEPC (NYSE/TSX)?
Thank you for all the clarifications posted for the BEP/BEPC spin out.

Q: More of a comment then a question - I would think that the market is well aware from what happened with BIP.UN / BIPC, that BEPC will trade at a premium and that premium will be priced in is as soon as it begins to trade and selling your BEP.UN to buy BEPC may not result in any advantage.

Q: After doing quite well selling my BIP and replacing it with BIPC after receiving the "free" BIPC, I intend to do the same with BEP.UN and BEPC. Right now BEP.UN is "overbought" according to its daily RSI and I would expect a minor correction to get the RSI down but should the price of BEP.UN dip on the day this "special dividend" is effective all other things being equal?

Q: Hi 5i Team,
I have to step on my pride here and ask a question as I'm still confused.
If I understand correctly:
1 - If I hold 100 shares of BEP.UN as of July 27, on July 30 I'll hold 100 shares of BEP.UN AND 25 shares of BEPC? Is this correct?
2- If I hold in RRSP or TFSA I should sell the 100 BEP.UN and buy BEPC shares? Should this be done right away? Wait a few days/weeks?
3- If I hold in unregistered margin account I should keep everything as is? 100 BEP.UN and 25 BEPC?

Thanks for you patience.

Q: There have been a few questions related to an upcoming change for BEP.UN. I am not clear on what is actually happening or why.
I hold BEP.un, and would appreciate it if you could please explain what is going on, what you are recommending and why as well as timing of implementing your recommendations. As always, many thanks for your help.