Royal Bank Of Canada RY
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Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Purchase of AFS Securities (2009 - 2017)

Updated

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) posted Purchase of AFS Securities of -$13.77 billion for fiscal Q4 2017 (quarter ended Oct 31, 2017), compared with -$13.57 billion a year earlier.

Analysis

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Purchase of AFS Securities (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

For FY2017 (ended Oct 31, 2017), Royal Bank Of Canada's Purchase of AFS Securities came in at -$46.16 billion.

  • In prior fiscal years, Royal Bank Of Canada's Purchase of AFS Securities was -$41.75 billion in FY2016, -$41.35 billion in FY2015, -$49.77 billion in FY2014 and -$40.29 billion in FY2013.
  • The fiscal Q4 2017 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Purchase of AFS Securities since fiscal Q3 2015.
  • According to Business Quant data, Purchase of AFS Securities for the three prior fiscal quarters was -$12.11 billion (Q3 2017), -$10.08 billion (Q2 2017) and -$10.31 billion (Q1 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Purchase of AFS Securities (Qtr)
1 Jpmorgan Chase 920.14 Bn 897.90 Bn - 73.61 Bn
2 Banco Santander Chile 407.42 Bn -7,109.68 Bn - -
3 Bank Of America 353.20 Bn -2,022.91 Bn - -69.51 Bn
4 Hsbc Holdings 307.88 Bn -2,967.28 Bn - -
5 Morgan Stanley 298.41 Bn -244.41 Bn - 7.20 Bn
6 Royal Bank Of Canada 283.46 Bn -546.54 Bn - -
7 Goldman Sachs 264.45 Bn -3,478.99 Bn - 25.10 Bn
8 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 259.19 Bn -159.36 Bn 5.24 Bn -
9 Wells Fargo & Company 258.28 Bn 93.72 Bn - 32.96 Bn
10 American Express 215.12 Bn 14.60 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Oct 31, 2017 -13.77 Bn
Jul 31, 2017 -12.11 Bn
Apr 30, 2017 -10.08 Bn
Jan 31, 2017 -10.31 Bn
Oct 31, 2016 -13.57 Bn
Jul 31, 2016 -11.31 Bn
Apr 30, 2016 -10.09 Bn
Jan 31, 2016 -6.93 Bn
Oct 31, 2015 -6.85 Bn
Jul 31, 2015 -14.69 Bn
Apr 30, 2015 -12.67 Bn
Jan 31, 2015 -7.04 Bn
Oct 31, 2014 -14.52 Bn
Jul 31, 2014 -13.29 Bn
Apr 30, 2014 -11.09 Bn
Jan 31, 2014 -10.80 Bn
Oct 31, 2013 -10.35 Bn
Jul 31, 2013 -9.45 Bn
Apr 30, 2013 -8.23 Bn
Jan 31, 2013 -12.30 Bn
API Access

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