The Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF (CBNK) reported strong 2025 results with net assets increasing by $47.04 million to $130.48 million. The fund distributed $8.67 million in cash distributions to unitholders and generated $48.96 million in income including net gains on investments.
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
Common Stock · Currency in USD · XNYS
The Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider with over CAD 1.46 trillion in assets as of the end of fiscal 2025. The bank has four major business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, and global banking and markets. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. The bank's international operations span numerous countries and are more concentrated in the Latin America region.
Company Info
SIC6022
Composite FIGIBBG000C2RV03
CIK0000009631
IPOJan 27, 1969
Sectorstate commercial banks
Highlights
Market Cap$86.42B
EPS—
P/E Ratio—
Revenue—
Gross Profit—
Net Income—
Employees79,740
WSO1,232,483,540
Phone(416) 866-3672
Websitehttps://www.scotiabank.com
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Analysis
Share Price Chart
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Bank of Nova Scotia, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index.
All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has returned -5.18% so far this year and 55.82% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, BNS has achieved an annualized return of 3.94%, underperforming the Benchmark (SPY), which averaged 12.23% per year.
BNS
1M-4.97%
6M7.46%
YTD-5.18%
1Y55.82%
5Y2.34%
10Y3.94%
Benchmark (SPY)
1M-3.85%
6M-2.35%
YTD-4.36%
1Y34.06%
5Y9.80%
10Y12.23%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.04% | 1.75% | -6.93% | -0.16% | ||||||||
| 2025 | -4.78% | 0.89% | -4.97% | 7.25% | 7.15% | 3.52% | 0.62% | 12.78% | 4.38% | 1.34% | 5.98% | 6.35% |
| 2024 | -1.58% | 3.52% | 6.32% | -10.00% | 2.94% | -3.40% | 1.66% | 6.81% | 9.81% | -5.51% | 10.27% | -5.75% |
| 2023 | 12.09% | -8.59% | 1.94% | 0.58% | -3.17% | 3.01% | 2.21% | -5.03% | -4.52% | -9.40% | 10.24% | 8.78% |
| 2022 | 1.74% | 0.24% | -1.05% | -12.32% | 6.88% | -13.14% | 5.21% | -8.90% | -13.37% | 1.75% | 6.51% | -6.46% |
| 2021 | -0.60% | 8.81% | 5.36% | 1.63% | 5.34% | -4.20% | -4.51% | -1.02% | -1.17% | 6.48% | -5.67% | 12.81% |
| 2020 | -3.50% | -4.35% | -22.28% | 2.82% | 2.33% | 2.41% | -0.56% | 4.95% | -3.67% | -0.55% | 16.10% | 8.56% |
| 2019 | 15.01% | -2.51% | -4.26% | 3.73% | -7.95% | 6.86% | -1.49% | -0.13% | 7.92% | 0.99% | -2.38% | 0.39% |
| 2018 | 2.96% | -6.52% | -0.50% | 0.79% | -1.73% | -3.49% | 4.87% | -2.34% | 4.27% | -10.87% | 0.42% | -9.95% |
| 2017 | 6.56% | -2.64% | 0.02% | -4.86% | 1.27% | 5.90% | 3.54% | -0.51% | 2.64% | 1.14% | -2.42% | 0.64% |
| 2016 | 10.49% | -6.85% | 1.76% | 3.57% | 5.12% | -0.28% | 1.36% | 1.84% | 0.31% |
Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) and compare them to a Benchmark (SPY). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Sharpe ratio
Sortino ratio
Omega ratio
Calmar ratio
Martin ratio
sharpe ratio
The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.
These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns.
The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of BNS compared to the benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.
Volatility Chart
The current Bank of Nova Scotia volatility is 1.38%, representing the standart deviation of percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. It shows the maximum percentage drop from a peak to a trough over a specified period, indicating the risk of significant losses.
Although chart shows positive values, it represents the percentage drop from the peak, so a value of 10% means the portfolio has dropped 10% from its highest point.
News and Insights
Canadian Banc Corp. declared monthly distributions of $0.18138 per Class A share and $0.04958 per Preferred share, payable April 10, 2026. Class A shareholders maintain a stable 15% annualized yield based on VWAP, while the company continues its strategy of investing in six major Canadian banks and employing selective covered call writing to generate additional returns.
Prime Dividend Corp. declared monthly distributions of $0.09817 per Class A share and $0.05667 per Preferred share, payable April 10, 2026. Class A shareholders maintain a stable 10% yield based on volume-weighted average market price, while Preferred shareholders receive Prime plus 2.35% (5-8% range). The company invests in a portfolio of high-yielding Canadian companies including major banks, insurers, and utilities.
Dividend 15 Split Corp. declares monthly distributions of $0.10000 per Class A share and $0.05833 per Preferred share, payable April 10, 2026. The fund invests in a portfolio of 14 leading Canadian dividend-yielding stocks. Since inception, Class A shareholders have received $29.00 per share and Preferred shareholders $11.93 per share.
North American Financial 15 Split Corp. Monthly Dividend Declaration for Class A & Preferred Shareneutral
North American Financial 15 Split Corp. declared its regular monthly distributions of $0.11335 per Class A share (annualized $1.3602) and $0.06250 per Preferred share (annualized $0.750), payable April 10, 2026. Since inception, Class A shareholders have received $18.99 per share and Preferred shareholders $12.74 per share.
Premium Income Corporation's board has approved a proposal to modify the Fund's investment restrictions, allowing it to invest substantially all net assets in shares of six major Canadian banks (BMO, CIBC, NBC, RBC, BNS, TD) either directly or through underlying investment funds, with up to 10% allocated to other securities. Shareholders will vote on the proposal at a special meeting scheduled for April 23, 2026.
Brompton Split Banc Corp. announced a treasury offering of preferred shares priced at $10.40 per share to yield 6.0%, with a sales period ending February 27, 2026 and expected closing on March 6, 2026. The preferred shares offer fixed quarterly distributions of $0.15625 per share and approximately 55% downside protection based on the fund's portfolio of Canada's six largest banks.
Scotiabank announced a quarterly dividend of $1.10 per common share (Dividend No. 627), payable on April 28, 2026, to shareholders of record as of April 7, 2026. Shareholders may elect to receive dividends in common shares through the Bank's Shareholder Dividend and Share Purchase Plan, with share purchases made on the secondary market by Computershare Trust Company of Canada.
Dividend Select 15 Corp. announced its monthly distribution of $0.06133 per Equity share, payable March 10, 2026 to shareholders of record as of February 27, 2026. The distribution is based on a 10% annualized yield calculated using the volume-weighted average market price (VWAP) of $7.36 over the last three trading days of February. Since inception, shareholders have received cumulative distributions of $11.57 per share.
Brompton Split Banc Corp. Announces Class A Share Split and an Increase to Total Distributionsneutral
Brompton Split Banc Corp. announced a 20% stock split of its Class A shares, with shareholders receiving 20 additional shares for every 100 held. The Fund will maintain monthly distributions at $0.10 per share post-split, resulting in a ~20% increase in total distribution dollars. The announcement reflects strong 10-year performance with 20.3% annualized returns, outperforming major Canadian bank and composite indices.