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Pender Global Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund - April 2026

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By David Barr
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The Pender Global Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund returned 6.3%1 in April. Following a pullback of 9.10% from its January high through late March, the S&P 500 rebounded to post a gain of 7.9% for the month and briefly touched new all-time highs.
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Pender Partners Fund - Q1 2026

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By David Barr
| PenderFund
The Fund returned 2.1%1 in Q1 against one of the more disorienting macro backdrops in recent memory. The Iran conflict escalated into a full-scale confrontation, and the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sent shockwaves well beyond oil markets, disrupting fertilizer supply, broader commodity chains, and global trade flows in ways that are still being fully understood. US oil prices approached record highs before pulling back late in the quarter on hopes that a resolution may be near.
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Pender Small Cap Opportunities Fund - Q1 2026

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By David Barr, Amar Pandya
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Markets were volatile this quarter, with small-cap technology in Canada bearing the brunt of the pressure. The S&P/TSX Info-T had one of its worst starts in recent history, driven by intensifying fears of AI-driven disruption and the so-called "SaaS-Pocalypse," even as the S&P/TSX Composite Index reached historic highs near 34,5001.
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