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The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO)

Equity · Currency in CAD · Last updated Mar 21, 2023

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of CA$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 CA$753,696 for a total return of roughly 7,436.96%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
1.86%
8.68%
BNS.TO (The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

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Return

The Bank of Nova Scotia had a return of 0.69% year-to-date (YTD) and -24.99% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, The Bank of Nova Scotia had an annualized return of 5.91%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 7.94%, indicating that The Bank of Nova Scotia did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-9.86%-3.13%
Year-To-Date0.69%2.92%
6 months-4.76%3.21%
1 year-24.99%-12.73%
5 years (annualized)0.77%4.74%
10 years (annualized)5.91%7.94%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202310.29%-6.37%
2022-9.53%1.82%6.58%-5.47%

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 -1.29. 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.


-1.40-1.20-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-1.29
-0.51
BNS.TO (The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

The Bank of Nova Scotia granted a 7.74% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to CA$5.09 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
DividendCA$5.09CA$3.06CA$4.60CA$3.60CA$2.64CA$3.34CA$3.10CA$2.92CA$3.42CA$2.56CA$1.82CA$2.24

Dividend yield

7.74%4.69%5.44%5.87%4.29%6.07%4.95%5.25%8.58%5.73%4.23%6.20%

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
2023CA$1.03CA$0.00
2022CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$1.00CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$1.03CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$1.03CA$0.00CA$0.00
2021CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$1.00
2020CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$0.00
2019CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.87CA$0.00CA$0.87CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.90CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00
2018CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.82CA$0.00CA$0.82CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.85CA$0.00CA$0.85
2017CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.76CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.76CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.79CA$0.00CA$0.79
2016CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.72CA$0.00CA$0.72CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.74CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.74
2015CA$0.66CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.68CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.68CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.70CA$0.00CA$0.70
2014CA$0.62CA$0.00CA$0.64CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.64CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.66CA$0.00CA$0.00
2013CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.60CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.60CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.62CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.00
2012CA$0.55CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.55CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.57CA$0.00CA$0.00CA$0.57

Drawdowns Chart

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


-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-26.36%
-19.26%
BNS.TO (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 52.27%, recorded on Feb 23, 2009. It took 185 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-52.27%May 18, 2007443Feb 23, 2009185Nov 17, 2009628
-45%Apr 17, 1998117Oct 5, 1998458Aug 14, 2000575
-38.94%Nov 21, 2017586Mar 23, 2020230Feb 22, 2021816
-31.97%Jan 4, 1990210Nov 5, 199078Feb 28, 1991288
-29.5%Feb 9, 2022175Oct 20, 2022
-28.29%Jan 18, 1994109Jun 24, 1994373Dec 28, 1995482
-25.54%Jul 31, 2014369Jan 20, 2016150Aug 24, 2016519
-21.3%Apr 22, 2002119Oct 9, 200258Jan 3, 2003177
-19.54%Jan 6, 199812Jan 22, 199814Feb 11, 199826
-19.29%Feb 18, 2011201Dec 6, 2011260Dec 18, 2012461

Volatility Chart

Current The Bank of Nova Scotia volatility is 17.41%. 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.


5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
17.41%
20.82%
BNS.TO (The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Benchmark (^GSPC)