PGX: Poor Returns, Almost No Downside Protection, It's A Sell.

PGX has an asymmetric return profile. Moves to the upside are capped, whereas it participates fully in selloffs. While the preferred shares that PGX owns are structurally senior to common equity, debt instruments that rank above it which have defaulted have a median recovery rate of 9%. In times of market stress, PGX has sold off as much if not more than the S&P 500.