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Investment Securities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Disclosure of Carrying Value Of Banks Investment Securities Per Measurement Category | The following table presents the carrying amounts of the Bank’s investment securities per measurement category.
As at October 31 ($ millions) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Debt investment securities measured at FVOCI |  | $ | 123,732 |  |  | $ | 118,226 |
Debt investment securities measured at amortized cost |  |  | 23,722 |  |  |  | 29,412 |
Equity investment securities designated at FVOCI |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | 3,162 |
Equity investment securities measured at FVTPL |  |  | 2,073 |  |  |  | 2,004 |
Debt investment securities measured at FVTPL |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 28 |
Total investment securities |  | $ | 149,948 |  |  | $ | 152,832 |
Disclosure of Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income Securities |
(a) | Debt investment securities measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI)
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
As at October 31 ($ millions) |  | Cost |  |  | Gross unrealized gains |  |  | Gross unrealized losses |  |  | Fair value |  |  | Cost |  |  | Gross unrealized gains |  |  | Gross unrealized losses |  |  | Fair value |
Canadian federal government issued or guaranteed debt |  | $ | 22,815 |  |  | $ | 359 |  |  | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 23,110 |  |  | $ | 21,473 |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 152 |  |  | $ | 21,540 |
Canadian provincial and municipal debt |  |  | 20,490 |  |  |  | 430 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 20,843 |  |  |  | 17,500 |  |  |  | 234 |  |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 17,525 |
U.S. treasury and other U.S. agency debt |  |  | 49,111 |  |  |  | 483 |  |  |  | 558 |  |  |  | 49,036 |  |  |  | 47,156 |  |  |  | 214 |  |  |  | 994 |  |  |  | 46,376 |
Other foreign government debt |  |  | 27,570 |  |  |  | 358 |  |  |  | 202 |  |  |  | 27,726 |  |  |  | 29,505 |  |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  | 29,286 |
Other debt |  |  | 3,007 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 3,017 |  |  |  | 3,514 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 3,499 |
Total |  | $ | 122,993 |  |  | $ | 1,661 |  |  | $ | 922 |  |  | $ | 123,732 |  |  | $ | 119,148 |  |  | $ | 870 |  |  | $ | 1,792 |  |  | $ | 118,226 |
Summary of Analysis of Fair Value and Carrying Value of Investment Securities Measured at Amortized Cost |
(b) | Debt investment securities measured at amortized cost
|  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
As at October 31 ($ millions) |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying value (1) |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying value (1) |
Canadian federal and provincial government issued or guaranteed debt |  | $ | 5,553 |  |  | $ | 5,467 |  |  | $ | 8,722 |  |  | $ | 8,721 |
U.S. treasury and other U.S. agency debt |  |  | 15,178 |  |  |  | 15,758 |  |  |  | 17,440 |  |  |  | 18,440 |
Other foreign government debt |  |  | 2,285 |  |  |  | 2,281 |  |  |  | 2,044 |  |  |  | 2,041 |
Corporate debt |  |  | 223 |  |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 210 |
Total |  | $ | 23,239 |  |  | $ | 23,722 |  |  | $ | 28,422 |  |  | $ | 29,412 |
(1) | Balances are net of allowances, which are $1 (2024 – $1).
Summary of Equity Investment Securities Designated as at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income |
(c) | Equity investment securities designated at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI)
The Bank has designated certain equity securities at FVOCI shown in the following table as these investments are held for strategic purposes.
As at October 31, 2025 ($ millions) |  | Cost |  |  | Gross unrealized gains |  |  | Gross unrealized losses |  |  | Fair value |
Common shares |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 398 |
Total |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 398 |
As at October 31, 2024 ($ millions) |  | Cost |  |  | Gross unrealized gains |  |  | Gross unrealized losses |  |  | Fair value |
Common shares |  | $ | 2,522 |  |  | $ | 713 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 3,162 |
Total |  | $ | 2,522 |  |  | $ | 713 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 3,162 |
Summary of Residual Term to Contractual Maturity of Financial Instruments |
(d) | An analysis of the carrying value of investment securities is as follows:
|  | Remaining term to maturity |  |  |  |
As at October 31, 2025 ($ millions) |  | Within three months |  |  | Three to twelve months |  |  | One to five years |  |  | Five to ten years |  |  | Over ten years |  |  | No specific maturity |  |  | Carrying value |
Fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian federal government issued or guaranteed debt |  | $ | 774 |  |  | $ | 3,596 |  |  | $ | 11,408 |  |  | $ | 6,505 |  |  | $ | 827 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 23,110 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 3.1 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.5 |
Canadian provincial and municipal debt |  |  | 578 |  |  |  | 2,200 |  |  |  | 6,841 |  |  |  | 11,091 |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 20,843 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.6 |
U.S. treasury and other U.S. agency debt |  |  | 694 |  |  |  | 10,216 |  |  |  | 28,156 |  |  |  | 3,240 |  |  |  | 6,730 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 49,036 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 3.7 |  |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.8 |
Other foreign government debt |  |  | 3,884 |  |  |  | 5,054 |  |  |  | 14,192 |  |  |  | 4,312 |  |  |  | 284 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 27,726 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | 5.2 |  |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4.5 |
Other debt |  |  | 159 |  |  |  | 804 |  |  |  | 1,768 |  |  |  | 277 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3,017 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 6.0 |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4.0 |
|  |  | 6,089 |  |  |  | 21,870 |  |  |  | 62,365 |  |  |  | 25,425 |  |  |  | 7,983 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 123,732 |
Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | 398 |
Total FVOCI |  |  | 6,089 |  |  |  | 21,870 |  |  |  | 62,365 |  |  |  | 25,425 |  |  |  | 7,983 |  |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | 124,130 |
Amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian federal and provincial government issued or guaranteed debt |  |  | 294 |  |  |  | 1,110 |  |  |  | 3,853 |  |  |  | 210 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 5,467 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 4.1 |  |  |  | 4.9 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.7 |
U.S. treasury and other U.S. agency debt |  |  | – |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 15,612 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 15,758 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | 3.7 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4.4 |
Other foreign government debt |  |  | 246 |  |  |  | 1,173 |  |  |  | 750 |  |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,281 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.0 |
Corporate debt |  |  | – |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 146 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 216 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | – |  |  |  | 6.8 |  |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 5.5 |
|  |  | 540 |  |  |  | 2,315 |  |  |  | 4,760 |  |  |  | 319 |  |  |  | 15,788 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 23,722 |
Fair value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity instruments |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,073 |  |  |  | 2,073 |
Debt instruments |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 23 |
Total investment securities |  | $ | 6,631 |  |  | $ | 24,185 |  |  | $ | 67,146 |  |  | $ | 25,744 |  |  | $ | 23,771 |  |  | $ | 2,471 |  |  | $ | 149,948 |
Total by currency (in Canadian equivalent): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian dollar |  | $ | 1,611 |  |  | $ | 6,617 |  |  | $ | 19,080 |  |  | $ | 15,402 |  |  | $ | 1,114 |  |  | $ | 552 |  |  | $ | 44,376 |
U.S. dollar |  |  | 1,144 |  |  |  | 11,858 |  |  |  | 38,137 |  |  |  | 7,889 |  |  |  | 22,343 |  |  |  | 1,495 |  |  |  | 82,866 |
Mexican peso |  |  | 234 |  |  |  | 1,131 |  |  |  | 3,052 |  |  |  | 838 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 5,361 |
Other currencies |  |  | 3,642 |  |  |  | 4,579 |  |  |  | 6,877 |  |  |  | 1,615 |  |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | 318 |  |  |  | 17,345 |
Total investment securities |  | $ | 6,631 |  |  | $ | 24,185 |  |  | $ | 67,146 |  |  | $ | 25,744 |  |  | $ | 23,771 |  |  | $ | 2,471 |  |  | $ | 149,948 |
(1) | Represents the weighted-average yield of fixed income securities.
|  | Remaining term to maturity |  |  |  |
As at October 31, 2024 ($ millions) |  | Within three months |  |  | Three to twelve months |  |  | One to five years |  |  | Five to ten years |  |  | Over ten years |  |  | No specific maturity |  |  | Carrying value |
Fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian federal government issued or guaranteed debt |  | $ | 1,873 |  |  | $ | 4,054 |  |  | $ | 11,699 |  |  | $ | 3,072 |  |  | $ | 842 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 21,540 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.9 |
Canadian provincial and municipal debt |  |  | 213 |  |  |  | 1,882 |  |  |  | 8,190 |  |  |  | 6,811 |  |  |  | 429 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 17,525 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 3.7 |  |  |  | 3.9 |  |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.7 |
U.S. treasury and other U.S. agency debt |  |  | 2,308 |  |  |  | 2,209 |  |  |  | 30,098 |  |  |  | 5,387 |  |  |  | 6,374 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 46,376 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | 4.1 |  |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.7 |
Other foreign government debt |  |  | 6,203 |  |  |  | 6,069 |  |  |  | 12,969 |  |  |  | 3,715 |  |  |  | 330 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 29,286 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4.4 |
Other debt |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 452 |  |  |  | 2,768 |  |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3,499 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 10.7 |  |  |  | 6.1 |  |  |  | 3.7 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4.1 |
|  |  | 10,598 |  |  |  | 14,666 |  |  |  | 65,724 |  |  |  | 19,253 |  |  |  | 7,985 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 118,226 |
Equity instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3,162 |  |  |  | 3,162 |
Total FVOCI |  |  | 10,598 |  |  |  | 14,666 |  |  |  | 65,724 |  |  |  | 19,253 |  |  |  | 7,985 |  |  |  | 3,162 |  |  |  | 121,388 |
Amortized cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian federal and provincial government issued or guaranteed debt |  |  | 610 |  |  |  | 2,099 |  |  |  | 5,740 |  |  |  | 272 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 8,721 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 4.6 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 4.7 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 3.6 |
U.S. treasury and other U.S. agency debt |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 18,262 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 18,440 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 4.8 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 4.6 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4.6 |
Other foreign government debt |  |  | 324 |  |  |  | 689 |  |  |  | 858 |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,041 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | 3.6 |  |  |  | 8.6 |  |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 5.2 |
Corporate debt |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 129 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 210 |
Yield (1) % |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 6.4 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 5.8 |
|  |  | 935 |  |  |  | 2,836 |  |  |  | 6,795 |  |  |  | 424 |  |  |  | 18,422 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 29,412 |
Fair value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity instruments |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2,004 |  |  |  | 2,004 |
Debt instruments |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 28 |
Total investment securities |  | $ | 11,535 |  |  | $ | 17,502 |  |  | $ | 72,545 |  |  | $ | 19,677 |  |  | $ | 26,407 |  |  | $ | 5,166 |  |  | $ | 152,832 |
Total by currency (in Canadian equivalent): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian dollar |  | $ | 2,725 |  |  | $ | 6,799 |  |  | $ | 23,034 |  |  | $ | 8,491 |  |  | $ | 1,409 |  |  | $ | 1,464 |  |  | $ | 43,922 |
U.S. dollar |  |  | 2,696 |  |  |  | 3,894 |  |  |  | 40,362 |  |  |  | 8,471 |  |  |  | 24,636 |  |  |  | 3,333 |  |  |  | 83,392 |
Mexican peso |  |  | 948 |  |  |  | 1,215 |  |  |  | 3,139 |  |  |  | 332 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 5,678 |
Other currencies |  |  | 5,166 |  |  |  | 5,594 |  |  |  | 6,010 |  |  |  | 2,383 |  |  |  | 362 |  |  |  | 325 |  |  |  | 19,840 |
Total investment securities |  | $ | 11,535 |  |  | $ | 17,502 |  |  | $ | 72,545 |  |  | $ | 19,677 |  |  | $ | 26,407 |  |  | $ | 5,166 |  |  | $ | 152,832 |
(1) | Represents the weighted-average yield of fixed income securities.
Schdule of Analysis of Net Gain on Sale of Investment Securities |
(e) | Net gain on sale of investment securities
The following table presents the net gain on sale of investment securities:
For the year ended October 31 ($ millions) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Debt investment securities measured at amortized cost |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 1 |
Debt investment securities measured at FVOCI |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 47 |
Net gain on sale of investment securities |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 48 |

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