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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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 2021

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Jun 30, 2021. 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
394
+10 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
568.9M
−9.30M (−1.6%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$37.1B
+$751.3M (+2.1%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
46
169 more added
Sold out
36
97 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q1 2021 haven't filed for Q2 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2021: 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2021: 394 institutions
Q1 2021: 385 institutionsQ2 2021: 394 institutionsQ3 2021: 419 institutionsQ4 2021: 438 institutionsQ1 2022: 440 institutionsQ2 2022: 434 institutionsQ3 2022: 416 institutionsQ4 2022: 418 institutionsQ1 2023: 405 institutionsQ2 2023: 386 institutionsQ3 2023: 395 institutionsQ4 2023: 390 institutionsQ1 2024: 399 institutionsQ2 2024: 393 institutionsQ3 2024: 412 institutionsQ4 2024: 442 institutionsQ1 2025: 419 institutionsQ2 2025: 433 institutionsQ3 2025: 460 institutionsQ4 2025: 484 institutionsQ1 2026: 508 institutionsQ2 2026: 535 institutions
Value heldQ2 2021: $37.1B
Q1 2021: $36.4BQ2 2021: $37.1BQ3 2021: $36.0BQ4 2021: $39.4BQ1 2022: $38.8BQ2 2022: $33.2BQ3 2022: $26.9BQ4 2022: $26.8BQ1 2023: $28.3BQ2 2023: $27.3BQ3 2023: $24.5BQ4 2023: $26.4BQ1 2024: $29.1BQ2 2024: $26.0BQ3 2024: $31.4BQ4 2024: $29.3BQ1 2025: $27.3BQ2 2025: $33.5BQ3 2025: $35.8BQ4 2025: $42.2BQ1 2026: $37.3BQ2 2026: $47.7B
Institutions holding BNS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026535$47.7B
Q1 2026508$37.3B
Q4 2025484$42.2B
Q3 2025460$35.8B
Q2 2025433$33.5B
Q1 2025419$27.3B
Q4 2024442$29.3B
Q3 2024412$31.4B
Q2 2024393$26.0B
Q1 2024399$29.1B
Q4 2023390$26.4B
Q3 2023395$24.5B
Q2 2023386$27.3B
Q1 2023405$28.3B
Q4 2022418$26.8B
Q3 2022416$26.9B
Q2 2022434$33.2B
Q1 2022440$38.8B
Q4 2021438$39.4B
Q3 2021419$36.0B
Q2 2021394$37.1B
Q1 2021385$36.4B

Institutions, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding BNS in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada109,118,558$7.10B1.99%−1,279,776−1.2%Reduced
Bank of Montreal55,878,586$3.63B1.89%+3,987,748+7.7%Added
Vanguard Group Inc37,467,833$2.44B0.06%+671,463+1.8%Added
TD Asset Management Inc25,417,879$1.59B1.61%−424,831−1.6%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp23,261,644$1.51B2.10%−755,364−3.1%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.21,829,015$1.42B4.15%−2,518,581−10.3%Reduced
FIL Ltd21,109,964$1.37B1.47%−2,901,999−12.1%Reduced
Capital World Investors20,879,416$1.36B0.23%+472,126+2.3%Added
1832 Asset Management L.P.17,617,096$1.15B2.21%−279,108−1.6%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd15,947,990$1.04B4.86%−991,235−5.9%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec13,888,600$904.2M1.95%−3,696,400−21.0%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The10,205,018$822.7M0.67%−176,371−1.7%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank12,538,681$817.8M1.27%−3,165,642−20.2%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.12,332,140$801.9M5.99%+171,334+1.4%Added
Norges Bank11,568,424$752.2M0.16%−932,010−7.5%Reduced
Bank of America Corp7,962,796$518.1M0.06%+4,242,963+114.1%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc7,538,522$489.8M1.98%−1,347,683−15.2%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.6,944,750$451.6M2.30%+239,501+3.6%Added
Legal & General Group Plc6,800,905$442.8M0.15%+546,822+8.7%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund6,574,860$427.6M0.95%+113,600+1.8%Added
British Columbia Investment Management Corp6,562,985$426.8M2.62%−971,736−12.9%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.6,427,666$418.2M0.10%+1,569,098+32.3%Added
MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd.5,645,897$367.6M17.70%+1,000,598+21.5%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co4,873,915$317.1M0.04%+1,039,867+27.1%Added
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc4,458,536$290.3M3.87%−216,798−4.6%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec4,441,435$288.6M2.92%−2,1770.0%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,883,965$252.7M0.08%+27,050+0.7%Added
Franklin Resources Inc3,647,715$237.2M0.09%+14,557+0.4%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP3,344,681$217.7M0.04%+215,137+6.9%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.3,229,183$209.8M0.12%−216,029−6.3%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co2,809,422$182.8M0.05%+83,093+3.0%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC2,778,477$180.4M0.02%+278,542+11.1%Added
FMR LLC2,519,690$163.9M0.01%+150,844+6.4%Added
Addenda Capital Inc.1,679,605$135.4M6.36%+154,171+10.1%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.1,903,241$123.3M0.73%−101,609−5.1%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG1,891,388$123.1M0.10%−4,078,673−68.3%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.1,878,426$122.0M6.60%+17,475+0.9%Added
Alberta Investment Management Corp1,819,327$118.4M0.99%+682,882+60.1%Added
Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.1,673,744$109.0M3.27%+228,912+15.8%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board1,655,000$107.7M0.13%−582,000−26.0%Reduced
Cidel Asset Management Inc1,647,213$107.2M4.34%+154,619+10.4%Added
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd.1,631,027$106.1M7.67%−13,870−0.8%Reduced
State of Wisconsin Investment Board1,620,757$105.5M0.22%−197,321−10.9%Reduced
Intact Investment Management Inc.1,264,330$101.9M2.89%+179,090+16.5%Added
Deutsche Bank AG1,462,009$95.1M0.05%+33,671+2.4%Added
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.1,417,362$92.2M0.90%−167,738−10.6%Reduced
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB1,387,369$90.4M0.62%+735,378+112.8%Added
Guardian Capital LP1,385,612$90.2M1.77%+2320.0%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,321,781$86.0M0.02%−64,088−4.6%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC1,297,863$84.5M0.10%+239,683+22.7%Added
Credential Qtrade Securities Inc.1,140,722$74.2M5.83%+261,480+29.7%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.1,112,009$72.4M0.12%+258,532+30.3%Added
Value Partners Investments Inc.1,082,292$70.4M5.75%+3,467+0.3%Added
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd1,044,739$68.0M0.70%+2,550+0.2%Added
Morgan Stanley1,021,925$66.5M0.01%−307,432−23.1%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP1,005,481$65.4M0.07%+81,558+8.8%Added
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.1,006,316$65.4M4.85%+173,913+20.9%Added
QV Investors Inc.989,902$64.4M3.94%−75,983−7.1%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co970,055$63.1M0.14%+38,331+4.1%Added
Korea Investment CORP912,517$59.4M0.17%+185,200+25.5%Added
M&G Investment Management Ltd899,678$58.8M0.31%+4,904+0.5%Added
Marshall Wace Asia Ltd899,114$58.5M1.24%+65,987+7.9%Added
Lincluden Management Ltd871,426$56.7M5.44%−89,240−9.3%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp780,353$50.8M0.01%−186,680−19.3%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc767,747$50.0M0.01%+30,562+4.1%Added
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc762,932$49.6M2.29%+13,594+1.8%Added
Amundi752,642$49.0M0.03%+752,642New
BlackRock Inc.735,204$47.8M0.00%+53,332+7.8%Added
Marshall Wace North America L.P.725,371$47.2M0.20%+352,823+94.7%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.721,407$46.9M1.52%+7,869+1.1%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co666,498$43.4M3.83%−3,447−0.5%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP627,015$40.8M0.22%+100,444+19.1%Added
Marathon Asset Management LLP613,075$39.9M0.48%+178,596+41.1%Added
Guardian Capital Advisors LP581,435$37.6M3.86%+2,171+0.4%Added
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)576,685$37.5M0.23%+341,795+145.5%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)562,975$37.0M0.21%+10,206+1.8%Added
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC566,907$36.9M0.02%+16,119+2.9%Added
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC560,300$36.5M0.18%+554,900+10,275.9%Added
Nexus Investment Management ULC552,106$35.9M3.71%−4,850−0.9%Reduced
AXA S.A.521,578$33.9M0.10%−1,046−0.2%Reduced
Galibier Capital Management Ltd.517,853$33.7M4.53%+1,827+0.4%Added
Unigestion Holding SA498,349$32.3M1.16%+298,905+149.9%Added
Pictet Asset Management Ltd480,462$31.3M0.03%−30,292−5.9%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.464,238$30.2M0.21%+414,849+840.0%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC463,233$30.2M0.01%+177,835+62.3%Added
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.462,441$30.1M0.03%+196,162+73.7%Added
Aviva PLC444,929$28.9M0.13%+40,696+10.1%Added
AMP Capital Investors Ltd439,771$28.6M0.14%+78,437+21.7%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC437,300$28.4M0.04%+338,000+340.4%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC428,018$28.2M0.02%−71,250−14.3%Reduced
Barclays PLC431,120$28.1M0.02%+20,392+5.0%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale427,418$27.6M0.08%+119,323+38.7%Added
UBS Group AG401,431$26.1M0.01%−5,202−1.3%Reduced
Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.390,136$25.4M1.44%−56,934−12.7%Reduced
Evoke Wealth, LLC387,200$25.2M0.96%+6,400+1.7%Added
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.358,370$23.3M1.14%−49,640−12.2%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC337,208$22.0M0.08%−107,367−24.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company335,962$21.9M0.00%+207,752+162.0%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden330,200$21.5M0.25%+43,200+15.1%Added
Schroder Investment Management Group265,920$21.4M0.03%+22,408+9.2%Added