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BNS correlations (Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3)

Which assets move with BNS and which ones diversify it, computed from weekly returns across 4756 stocks and ETFs.

Data as of 2026-08-27 · refreshed every trading day · US Listed

Volatility (ann.)

17.4%

3y weekly

Beta vs S&P 500

0.58

3y weekly

1-year return

+51.9%

price, adjusted

5-year return

+90.5%

price, adjusted

Market cap

$113.3B

latest

P/E ratio

16.9

trailing

Dividend yield

4.74%

trailing

Max drawdown

-19.5%

3y, daily closes

BNS over the last 12 months, weekly closes indexed to 100 at the start.

Stocks and ETFs most correlated with BNS

Asset		Correlation (3Y)
RY	Royal Bank Of Canada	0.74
CM	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	0.73
BMO	Bank Of Montreal	0.64
TD	Toronto Dominion Bank (The)	0.61
GGZ	Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust (The)	0.61

These are the assets whose returns had the least to do with BNS's, historically the most independent picks in our universe.

Asset		Correlation (3Y)
VXX	iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN	-0.43
VXZ	iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN	-0.41
FNGD	MicroSectors FANG Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs due	-0.29

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$ curl https://www.pairbook.io/api/v1/symbols/bns.json

Correlations, diversifiers, beta and volatility for BNS, plus one endpoint per pair. API documentation.

ETF		BNS weight
VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	0.34%
ACWI	iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	0.11%
VT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETF	0.1%