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The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

Equity · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 23, 2023

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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in The Bank of Nova Scotia in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $72,260 for a total return of roughly 622.60%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


300.00%400.00%500.00%600.00%700.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
622.60%
285.26%
BNS (The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

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Return

The Bank of Nova Scotia had a return of 0.45% year-to-date (YTD) and -30.53% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, The Bank of Nova Scotia had an annualized return of 3.37%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.73%, indicating that The Bank of Nova Scotia did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-10.53%-3.48%
Year-To-Date0.45%2.54%
6 months-6.03%2.10%
1 year-30.53%-11.75%
5 years (annualized)0.68%8.30%
10 years (annualized)3.37%9.73%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202312.25%-8.59%
2022-13.96%3.21%8.03%-6.17%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current The Bank of Nova Scotia Sharpe ratio is -1.23. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-1.20-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-1.23
-0.50
BNS (The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

The Bank of Nova Scotia granted a 10.10% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $4.89 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$4.89$3.35$4.56$2.67$2.00$2.54$2.41$2.22$3.26$2.98$1.76$2.24

Dividend yield

10.10%6.95%6.82%5.71%4.33%6.49%4.98%5.51%11.65%8.08%4.56%6.46%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for The Bank of Nova Scotia. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.76$0.00
2022$1.00$0.00$0.00$0.80$0.00$0.00$0.80$0.00$0.00$0.75$0.00$0.00
2021$0.71$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.00$0.00$1.63$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.00$0.79
2020$0.69$0.00$0.00$0.64$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.00$0.68$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.65$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.00$0.68$0.00$0.00$0.00
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.63$0.00$0.62$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.62
2017$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.58$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.63$0.00$0.63
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.56$0.00$0.00$0.55
2015$0.56$0.00$0.00$0.54$0.00$0.00$1.13$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.50
2014$0.58$0.00$0.58$0.00$0.00$1.24$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.00$0.00
2013$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.00
2012$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.54$0.00$0.00$0.58$0.00$0.00$0.57

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-35.00%-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-31.28%
-17.92%
BNS (The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the The Bank of Nova Scotia. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the The Bank of Nova Scotia is 63.81%, recorded on Feb 23, 2009. It took 287 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-63.81%Nov 5, 2007327Feb 23, 2009287Apr 14, 2010614
-46.86%Feb 1, 2018538Mar 23, 2020231Feb 22, 2021769
-43.44%Jul 29, 2014373Jan 20, 2016267Feb 9, 2017640
-35.34%Mar 23, 2022141Oct 12, 2022
-24.11%Apr 4, 2011165Nov 25, 2011266Dec 18, 2012431
-21.12%Jun 10, 200286Oct 9, 200246Dec 13, 2002132
-15.68%Apr 8, 200427May 17, 200465Aug 19, 200492
-13.36%Nov 21, 201350Feb 4, 201475May 22, 2014125
-12.51%May 4, 201019May 28, 201073Sep 13, 201092
-12.44%Jun 4, 200752Aug 15, 200722Sep 17, 200774

Volatility Chart

Current The Bank of Nova Scotia volatility is 19.92%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
19.92%
21.56%
BNS (The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Benchmark (^GSPC)