Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- State Commercial Banks
- SEC CIK
- 0000009631
No open-market purchases or sales by Bank of Nova Scotia insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 535 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $47.7B in total; superinvestors Fairfax Financial and Maverick Capital hold it.
13F holders, Q2 2026
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Jun 30, 2026. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works
- Institutional holders
- 535
- +32 vs. Q1 2026
- Shares held
- 543.9M
- +6.26M (+1.2%) vs. Q1 2026
- Total value
- $47.7B
- +$10.3B (+27.7%) vs. Q1 2026
- New holders
- 75
- 196 more added
- Sold out
- 43
- 154 more reduced
5 institutions that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2026: new holders, sold out and not filed yet
Holders and value by quarter
Institutions reporting BNS on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 535 | $47.7B |
| Q1 2026 | 508 | $37.3B |
| Q4 2025 | 484 | $42.2B |
| Q3 2025 | 460 | $36.2B |
| Q2 2025 | 433 | $39.5B |
| Q1 2025 | 419 | $27.3B |
| Q4 2024 | 442 | $30.9B |
| Q3 2024 | 412 | $31.9B |
| Q2 2024 | 393 | $26.3B |
| Q1 2024 | 399 | $29.8B |
| Q4 2023 | 390 | $26.9B |
| Q3 2023 | 395 | $25.6B |
| Q2 2023 | 386 | $28.4B |
| Q1 2023 | 405 | $28.3B |
| Q4 2022 | 418 | $26.8B |
| Q3 2022 | 415 | $26.9B |
| Q2 2022 | 433 | $33.3B |
| Q1 2022 | 439 | $38.9B |
| Q4 2021 | 438 | $39.4B |
| Q3 2021 | 419 | $36.0B |
| Q2 2021 | 394 | $37.2B |
| Q1 2021 | 385 | $36.4B |
Institutions, Q2 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 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 | 1.64% | −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 |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 12,935,957 | $1.12B | 4.20% | −486,792−3.6% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 12,501,179 | $1.09B | 1.81% | −5,080,205−28.9% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 8,653,592 | $1.07B | 1.07% | +8,238+0.1% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 12,248,949 | $1.06B | 0.76% | +3,206,782+35.5% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 11,709,540 | $1.02B | 0.56% | +2,595,898+28.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 10,923,749 | $949.5M | 0.21% | −46,189−0.4% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 10,757,318 | $938.0M | 2.06% | +1,963,443+22.3% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 10,732,917 | $929.5M | 0.05% | −108,498−1.0% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 9,462,637 | $822.5M | 0.38% | +685,801+7.8% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9,044,903 | $791.3M | 2.08% | −629,165−6.5% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 8,169,732 | $709.8M | 0.15% | −225,452−2.7% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 7,585,057 | $657.1M | 2.01% | −142,301−1.8% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 7,046,510 | $611.9M | 0.19% | +2,041,985+40.8% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 6,724,105 | $583.9M | 0.03% | +2,595,889+62.9% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 6,624,917 | $575.3M | 0.82% | +1,085,288+19.6% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 6,543,050 | $567.3M | 1.07% | −2,788,491−29.9% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6,138,631 | $533.1M | 0.10% | +129,942+2.2% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 4,800,235 | $416.4M | 0.32% | −536,408−10.1% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 4,741,580 | $411.8M | 0.04% | −727,326−13.3% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 4,085,942 | $355.0M | 0.05% | +118,520+3.0% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 4,078,801 | $354.4M | 0.06% | −27,916−0.7% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 3,380,374 | $293.7M | 4.34% | −130,292−3.7% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 3,100,831 | $274.4M | 0.07% | −202,272−6.1% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd | 2,788,559 | $242.4M | 0.16% | +292,788+11.7% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 2,671,719 | $232.0M | 0.07% | +222,862+9.1% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 2,655,580 | $230.6M | 0.08% | −311,984−10.5% | Reduced |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 2,652,600 | $230.4M | 0.70% | −566,693−17.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 2,588,463 | $224.8M | 0.01% | −2,436,245−48.5% | Reduced |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 2,069,239 | $179.7M | 1.60% | +843,053+68.8% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,040,686 | $177.2M | 1.02% | −2,520,935−55.3% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,018,524 | $175.1M | 4.24% | −4,335−0.2% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,970,950 | $171.1M | 0.04% | +86,457+4.6% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1,813,747 | $156.1M | 0.13% | −164,246−8.3% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 1,738,562 | $150.9M | 4.07% | −90,045−4.9% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 1,670,826 | $144.8M | 0.38% | −355,068−17.5% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 1,666,492 | $144.7M | 0.91% | +482,310+40.7% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 1,645,661 | $143.0M | 0.86% | −251,754−13.3% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 1,618,761 | $140.6M | 0.02% | +394,717+32.2% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,578,524 | $136.8M | 0.08% | −62,024−3.8% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,081,272 | $133.3M | 3.62% | +7,674+0.7% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 1,527,011 | $132.6M | 0.01% | −1,153,477−43.0% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 1,381,602 | $120.0M | 0.27% | +168,088+13.9% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,349,041 | $117.1M | 2.67% | +55,809+4.3% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,349,038 | $117.0M | 0.10% | +234,635+21.1% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1,331,905 | $115.7M | 0.00% | −171,144−11.4% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,292,470 | $112.2M | 0.02% | +82,307+6.8% | Added |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 1,284,517 | $111.5M | 20.39% | +319,771+33.1% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,263,100 | $109.7M | 0.94% | +31,900+2.6% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 1,234,064 | $107.2M | 0.05% | +18,618+1.5% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 1,160,563 | $100.7M | 0.15% | +5,695+0.5% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 1,086,517 | $94.4M | 0.06% | +992,572+1,056.5% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 950,832 | $82.6M | 3.36% | −138,562−12.7% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 917,288 | $79.7M | 0.15% | +61,405+7.2% | Added |
| Nuveen, LLC | 878,257 | $76.3M | 0.02% | +10,328+1.2% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 867,372 | $75.3M | 0.01% | −28,719−3.2% | Reduced |
| Blue Sparrow, LLC | 843,000 | $73.2M | 0.71% | +843,000 | New |
| American Century Companies Inc | 823,662 | $71.6M | 0.03% | +201,914+32.5% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 794,347 | $69.0M | 0.63% | −35,817−4.3% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 881,487 | $67.0M | 0.16% | +245,492+38.6% | Added |
| Purpose Unlimited Inc. | 762,723 | $66.3M | 2.54% | −17,653−2.3% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 754,322 | $65.5M | 0.06% | −8,838−1.2% | Reduced |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 735,921 | $63.7M | 0.59% | +696,888+1,785.4% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 719,648 | $62.5M | 0.07% | −415,984−36.6% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 702,129 | $61.0M | 0.18% | +7,428+1.1% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 703,186 | $60.9M | 0.10% | −2730.0% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 681,227 | $59.2M | 0.11% | +58,325+9.4% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 679,868 | $59.0M | 4.12% | −131,760−16.2% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 458,826 | $56.6M | 5.55% | −118,625−20.5% | Reduced |
| BCV Asset Management Inc. | 645,809 | $56.0M | 1.69% | −44,459−6.4% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 642,680 | $55.8M | 0.04% | +146,156+29.4% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 636,765 | $55.3M | 0.03% | −55,973−8.1% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 627,153 | $54.5M | 0.14% | +10,631+1.7% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 594,772 | $51.6M | 0.03% | +284,409+91.6% | Added |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 546,953 | $47.4M | 4.28% | −85,506−13.5% | Reduced |
| SEB Asset Management AB | 530,031 | $46.1M | 0.17% | +93,971+21.6% | Added |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 526,844 | $45.8M | 0.07% | +67,188+14.6% | Added |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 522,360 | $45.3M | 2.93% | −3,963−0.8% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 483,249 | $41.9M | 1.02% | −9,832−2.0% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 429,472 | $37.3M | 0.08% | −2,600−0.6% | Reduced |
| Delaney Capital Management Ltd. | 415,388 | $36.0M | 5.70% | −12,221−2.9% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 400,341 | $34.8M | 0.02% | −45,148−10.1% | Reduced |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 393,737 | $34.2M | 0.03% | −136,489−25.7% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 382,767 | $33.2M | 0.06% | +104,784+37.7% | Added |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 359,243 | $31.2M | 0.23% | +75,600+26.7% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $31.2M | 1.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 353,888 | $30.7M | 1.48% | +192,388+119.1% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 331,636 | $28.8M | 0.08% | +19,790+6.3% | Added |
| Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA | 230,869 | $28.4M | 1.63% | −15,654−6.3% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 326,993 | $28.4M | 0.66% | +64,486+24.6% | Added |
| Andra AP-fonden | 220,260 | $27.2M | 0.31% | +5,700+2.7% | Added |