The Canadian banks had a negative return of more than 10% for the 2-year period ending October 31st*. In this 5-minute video, Rob Wessel discusses how rare of an event this has been over the last 20 years, what it has meant in the past, and what this could mean for the Canadian banks in 2024.

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*As at October 31, 2023, based on the S&P/TSX Canadian Diversified Bank Total Return Index. Source: Bloomberg, Hamilton ETFs

1. An estimate of the annualized yield an investor would receive if the most recent distribution remained unchanged for the next 12 months, stated as a percentage of the price per unit on November 30, 2023
2. An estimate of the annualized yield an investor would receive if the initial distribution remained unchanged for the next 12 months, stated as a percentage of the net asset value per unit on January 20, 2023