Summary: Margins fall modestly on average; falls outweigh rises by 2:1; margins of WBCPL, WHCPH largest movers over week; 3-month BBSW down 3bps.
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The median margin of ASX-listed hybrids to BBSW finished modestly lower as the number of securities with narrower spreads to BBSW outweighed the number of securities with wider spreads by ratio of about 2:1. At the end of the week, the median trading margin was 1.99%, 4bps lower than the previous week’s closing value.
Margins of the majority of hybrids varied within a range of -25bps to +10bps. Ignoring short-dated securities, the margins of Westpac Capital Notes 9 (WBCPL, -55bps) and Westpac Capital Notes 5 (WBCPH, +42bps) had the largest changes over the week.
3-month BBSW finished the week steady at 4.42%. Add the trading margin from the above chart or from the tables to this figure for an estimate of the gross return per annum in the absence of BBSW rate changes. The gross return may contain imputation credits. BBSW typically is around 15bps (average since 1990) more than the RBA rate.
| COMPANY | CODE | HYBRID TYPE | MATURITY/ CALL DATE | MARGIN INCL. CREDITS | TRADING MARGIN | WEEK CHANGE | WEEK CLOSE | RUNNING YIELD** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nufarm | NFNG | Step Up | Perpetual | 3.90% | 4.70% | 0.00% | 94.39 | 8.82% |
| Ramsay Health Care | RHCPA | Preference Share | Perpetual | 4.85% | 4.63% | 0.09% | 106.15 | 8.75% |
| COMPANY | CODE | HYBRID TYPE | MATURITY/ CALL DATE | MARGIN INCL. CREDITS | TRADING MARGIN | WEEK CHANGE | WEEK CLOSE | RUNNING YIELD** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nufarm | NFNG | Step Up | Perpetual | 3.90% | 4.70% | 0.00% | 94.39 | 8.82% |
| Ramsay Health Care | RHCPA | Preference Share | Perpetual | 4.85% | 4.63% | 0.09% | 106.15 | 8.75% |