The Canadian bank has become the third largest issuer as the market rebounds.
The US market collected US$10.3 billion notional from approximately 3,400 structured notes registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June, a 10.8% increase from May or 7.3% higher year-on-year (YoY), SRP data shows.
Despite the rebound, June was the second slowest month, US$1.6 billion shy of the monthly record posted in March.
The S&P 500 was up 4.96% in June, bringing its year-to-date (YTD) return to 5.50%. For Q2 2025, the headline index ticked up 10.57%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed at 44,094.77, up 4.32% (4.47% with dividends) from May’s close of 42,270.07.
The VIX closed at 16.73, trading as high as 22.51 and as low as 16.11, down from 18.57 in May. Gold closed at US$ 3,318.4, up from May’s US$ 3,315.4.
Beyond registered notes, SRP logged 503 exempted structured notes worth US$701m for US investors under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, primarily on the paper of BNP Paribas, an increase from US$462m in May.
Together, the combined sales of structured notes reached US$11.0 billion in June, a rise from the US$9.8 billion seen in May.
June 2025: registered and exempted structured notes sales by issuer group
| Issuer group | Sales (US$m) | Issuer group | Sales (US$m) |
| J.P. Morgan | 1,425 | Bank of Montreal | 683 |
| Barclays | 1,210 | Goldman Sachs | 614 |
| Scotiabank | 1,117 | TD Bank | 485 |
| Bank of America | 861 | HSBC | 429 |
| UBS | 852 | CIBC | 233 |
| Morgan Stanley | 828 | Deutsche Bank | 68 |
| Citi | 750 | Nomura | 19 |
| BNP Paribas | 686 | Société Générale | 11 |
| RBC | 684 | Crédit Agricole | 7 |
Source: SRP
Canada’s Scotiabank stood out during the month as its sales surged 162% to US$1.1 billion month-on-month, making it the third largest provider of structured notes in the US with a 11.4% market share. The Toronto-headquartered issuer is behind six out of 10 best-selling products in June, which had an average size of US$70m.
J.P. Morgan retained the crown with a 14.6% market share while Barclays climbed to second place and owning 12.4% of the market.
In contrast, Goldman Sachs slipped out of the top 10 with sales declining 41.5% to US$614m from May. The largest deal size logged by the US bank was US$34m during the month.
The country’s five best-sellers for June are linked solely to the S&P 500 as investors restored confidence in US equity after April’s sell-off.
Capped Leveraged Index-Linked Notes - S&P 500 (78017K5A6) came to the top with US$126.4m in traded notional on the paper of RBC Capital Markets. The principal-at-risk note with a 13-month tenor has a 200% upside participation and 100% in downside.
The runner-up is a similar structure issued by Scotiabank due in July 2026 - Capped Enhanced Participation Notes - S&P 500 (06418VYN8). It offers a 150% upside participation and 100% in downside while the total payout is capped at 116.245%.
The other three of the five best-sellers were priced on the same day with different payoffs on the paper of Scotiabank and Bank of America.
June 2025: five best-selling structured notes
| Product name | Notional (US$m) | Pricing date | Issuer group |
| Capped Leveraged Index-Linked Notes - S&P 500 (78017K5A6) | 126.4 | 09-Jun | RBC |
| Capped Enhanced Participation Notes - S&P 500 (06418VYN8) | 97.1 | 23-Jun | Scotiabank |
| Accelerated Return Notes - S&P 500 (06419A463) | 95 | 26-Jun | Scotiabank |
| Autocallable Buffered Index-Linked Notes - S&P 500 (09711J2F5) | 71.9 | 26-Jun | Bank of America |
| Capped Notes with Absolute Return Buffer - S&P 500 (06419A471) | 62.3 | 26-Jun | Scotiabank |
Source: SRP
By underlying type, index baskets gained ground with sales volumes up 15.3% to US$2.9 billion from May, or 35.8% of the total. Although the five top sellers tracked the S&P 500, single index structures recorded a stable sales flow at US$3.9 billion while volume on single stocks climbed 18.7% to US$2.3 billion.
June 2025: sales of structured notes by underlying type (US$m)
| Underlying type | May | June | Change |
| Equity (Single Index) | 3,893 | 3,934 | 1.1% |
| Equity (Index Basket) | 2,519 | 2,904 | 15.3% |
| Equity (Single Stock) | 1,915 | 2,273 | 18.7% |
| Hybrid | 466 | 474 | 1.7% |
| Equity (Stock Basket) | 510 | 783 | 53.5% |
| ETF | 448 | 584 | 30.4% |
| Commodity | 13 | 13 | 0.0% |
| FX | 2 | 10 | 400.0% |
| Interest rate | 9 | 30 | 233.3% |
| Total | 9,775 | 11,005 | 12.6% |
Source: SRP
Baskets of stocks and exchange-traded fund (ETF) underliers were also in favour in the primary market, logging a 53.5% and 30.4% increase in sales, respectively.
Three issues are linked to interest rates, namely the 10-year and one-year SOFR constant maturity swap, with total notional of US$30m.
Meanwhile, UBS launched two tranches on unequally weighted currency basket comprising six pairs pegged to US dollar with an 18-month tenor. These principal-protected notes provide an upside participation of 110% and 120% with combined notional of US$10m.
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