Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS

Exchange: NYSE
Industry: State Commercial Banks
SEC CIK: 0000009631

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No open-market purchases or sales by Bank of Nova Scotia insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 537 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $47.7B in total; superinvestors Fairfax Financial and Maverick Capital hold it.

Key figures

Market capClose on Nov 13, 2026: $114.4B
Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days: 0
Insider sellsOpen market, last 90 days: 0
13F holdersQ2 2026, +31 vs. previous quarter: 537
13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026: $47.7B
Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026: 2

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Financials

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From SEC filings, in CAD.

Revenue, FY2025: CAD 37.7B; +12.1% year over year
Net income, FY2025: CAD 7.76B; −1.7% year over year
Free cash flow, FY2025: –; No comparable prior period

Revenue flow, FY2025

Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.

Short interest

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From FINRA, settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

Short interest: 10.5M; Shares sold short
Change: −3.77M; −26.5% vs. previous
Days to cover: 9.06; At average daily volume

Superinvestors holding BNS, Q2 2026

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2 superinvestors report holding Bank of Nova Scotia on Form 13F. Percentages are the stock's share of each portfolio.

Fairfax Financial

Prem Watsa

1.2%

Bank of Nova Scotia's share of the portfolio

Shares: 359,100
Value: $31.2M

Maverick Capital

Lee Ainslie

<0.1%

Bank of Nova Scotia's share of the portfolio

Shares: 46,020
Value: $3.99M

Latest insider trades

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Open-market purchases and sales by Bank of Nova Scotia insiders from Form 4, newest first.

No open-market purchases or sales by Bank of Nova Scotia insiders are on file.

Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026

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The largest institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding BNS in Q2 2026
Institution	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change in shares	Action
Royal Bank of Canada	65,848,379	$5.72B	0.97%	−5,999,289−8.4%	Reduced
Bank of Montreal	51,924,070	$4.51B	1.67%	−4,145,336−7.4%	Reduced
Vanguard Capital Management LLC	35,706,610	$3.10B	0.07%	+23,327+0.1%	Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.	25,213,679	$2.19B	3.68%	−764,102−2.9%	Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC	18,382,643	$1.60B	1.90%	+3,362,613+22.4%	Added
Norges Bank	18,387,259	$1.60B	0.16%	+18,387,259	New
1832 Asset Management L.P.	16,250,132	$1.41B	1.73%	−2,004,144−11.0%	Reduced
National Bank of Canada	15,686,925	$1.36B	1.19%	−723,071−4.4%	Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC	14,311,695	$1.28B	0.07%	+1,471,882+11.5%	Added
TD Asset Management Inc	14,090,469	$1.22B	1.06%	−5,091,494−26.5%	Reduced

Politician trades

All politician trades in BNS

2 members of Congress reported 5 trades in Bank of Nova Scotia since 2020. Newest filings:

Latest politician trades in BNS
Filed	Politician	Type	Amount
Nov 10, 2026	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. House · CA	Buy	$1K-$15K
Nov 7, 2023	Pete Sessions House · TX	Sell	$1K-$15K
Feb 11, 2022	Pete Sessions House · TX	Sell	$1K-$15K
Feb 11, 2022	Pete Sessions House · TX	Buy	$1K-$15K
Jul 9, 2021	Pete Sessions House · TX	Buy	$1K-$15K

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
House · CA · Nov 10, 2026
Buy$1K-$15K
Pete Sessions
House · TX · Nov 7, 2023
Sell$1K-$15K
Pete Sessions
House · TX · Feb 11, 2022
Sell$1K-$15K
Pete Sessions
House · TX · Feb 11, 2022
Buy$1K-$15K
Pete Sessions
House · TX · Jul 9, 2021
Buy$1K-$15K