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 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 535 | $47.7B |
| Q1 2026 | 508 | $37.3B |
| Q4 2025 | 484 | $42.2B |
| Q3 2025 | 460 | $35.8B |
| Q2 2025 | 433 | $33.5B |
| Q1 2025 | 419 | $27.3B |
| Q4 2024 | 442 | $29.3B |
| Q3 2024 | 412 | $31.4B |
| Q2 2024 | 393 | $26.0B |
| Q1 2024 | 399 | $29.1B |
| Q4 2023 | 390 | $26.4B |
| Q3 2023 | 395 | $24.5B |
| Q2 2023 | 386 | $27.3B |
| Q1 2023 | 405 | $28.3B |
| Q4 2022 | 418 | $26.8B |
| Q3 2022 | 416 | $26.9B |
| Q2 2022 | 434 | $33.2B |
| Q1 2022 | 440 | $38.8B |
| Q4 2021 | 438 | $39.4B |
| Q3 2021 | 419 | $36.0B |
| Q2 2021 | 394 | $37.1B |
| Q1 2021 | 385 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 109,118,558 | $7.10B | 1.99% | −1,279,776−1.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 55,878,586 | $3.63B | 1.89% | +3,987,748+7.7% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 37,467,833 | $2.44B | 0.06% | +671,463+1.8% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 25,417,879 | $1.59B | 1.61% | −424,831−1.6% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 23,261,644 | $1.51B | 2.10% | −755,364−3.1% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 21,829,015 | $1.42B | 4.15% | −2,518,581−10.3% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 21,109,964 | $1.37B | 1.47% | −2,901,999−12.1% | Reduced |
| Capital World Investors | 20,879,416 | $1.36B | 0.23% | +472,126+2.3% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,617,096 | $1.15B | 2.21% | −279,108−1.6% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 15,947,990 | $1.04B | 4.86% | −991,235−5.9% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 13,888,600 | $904.2M | 1.95% | −3,696,400−21.0% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 10,205,018 | $822.7M | 0.67% | −176,371−1.7% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 12,538,681 | $817.8M | 1.27% | −3,165,642−20.2% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 12,332,140 | $801.9M | 5.99% | +171,334+1.4% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 11,568,424 | $752.2M | 0.16% | −932,010−7.5% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 7,962,796 | $518.1M | 0.06% | +4,242,963+114.1% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 7,538,522 | $489.8M | 1.98% | −1,347,683−15.2% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 6,944,750 | $451.6M | 2.30% | +239,501+3.6% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 6,800,905 | $442.8M | 0.15% | +546,822+8.7% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 6,574,860 | $427.6M | 0.95% | +113,600+1.8% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 6,562,985 | $426.8M | 2.62% | −971,736−12.9% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 6,427,666 | $418.2M | 0.10% | +1,569,098+32.3% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 5,645,897 | $367.6M | 17.70% | +1,000,598+21.5% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4,873,915 | $317.1M | 0.04% | +1,039,867+27.1% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,458,536 | $290.3M | 3.87% | −216,798−4.6% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,441,435 | $288.6M | 2.92% | −2,1770.0% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3,883,965 | $252.7M | 0.08% | +27,050+0.7% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,647,715 | $237.2M | 0.09% | +14,557+0.4% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,344,681 | $217.7M | 0.04% | +215,137+6.9% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,229,183 | $209.8M | 0.12% | −216,029−6.3% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 2,809,422 | $182.8M | 0.05% | +83,093+3.0% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2,778,477 | $180.4M | 0.02% | +278,542+11.1% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 2,519,690 | $163.9M | 0.01% | +150,844+6.4% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,679,605 | $135.4M | 6.36% | +154,171+10.1% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 1,903,241 | $123.3M | 0.73% | −101,609−5.1% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 1,891,388 | $123.1M | 0.10% | −4,078,673−68.3% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,878,426 | $122.0M | 6.60% | +17,475+0.9% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 1,819,327 | $118.4M | 0.99% | +682,882+60.1% | Added |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 1,673,744 | $109.0M | 3.27% | +228,912+15.8% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 1,655,000 | $107.7M | 0.13% | −582,000−26.0% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,647,213 | $107.2M | 4.34% | +154,619+10.4% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,631,027 | $106.1M | 7.67% | −13,870−0.8% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 1,620,757 | $105.5M | 0.22% | −197,321−10.9% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,264,330 | $101.9M | 2.89% | +179,090+16.5% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,462,009 | $95.1M | 0.05% | +33,671+2.4% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,417,362 | $92.2M | 0.90% | −167,738−10.6% | Reduced |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 1,387,369 | $90.4M | 0.62% | +735,378+112.8% | Added |
| Guardian Capital LP | 1,385,612 | $90.2M | 1.77% | +2320.0% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,321,781 | $86.0M | 0.02% | −64,088−4.6% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,297,863 | $84.5M | 0.10% | +239,683+22.7% | Added |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 1,140,722 | $74.2M | 5.83% | +261,480+29.7% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,112,009 | $72.4M | 0.12% | +258,532+30.3% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,082,292 | $70.4M | 5.75% | +3,467+0.3% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 1,044,739 | $68.0M | 0.70% | +2,550+0.2% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,021,925 | $66.5M | 0.01% | −307,432−23.1% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 1,005,481 | $65.4M | 0.07% | +81,558+8.8% | Added |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 1,006,316 | $65.4M | 4.85% | +173,913+20.9% | Added |
| QV Investors Inc. | 989,902 | $64.4M | 3.94% | −75,983−7.1% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 970,055 | $63.1M | 0.14% | +38,331+4.1% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 912,517 | $59.4M | 0.17% | +185,200+25.5% | Added |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 899,678 | $58.8M | 0.31% | +4,904+0.5% | Added |
| Marshall Wace Asia Ltd | 899,114 | $58.5M | 1.24% | +65,987+7.9% | Added |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 871,426 | $56.7M | 5.44% | −89,240−9.3% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 780,353 | $50.8M | 0.01% | −186,680−19.3% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 767,747 | $50.0M | 0.01% | +30,562+4.1% | Added |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 762,932 | $49.6M | 2.29% | +13,594+1.8% | Added |
| Amundi | 752,642 | $49.0M | 0.03% | +752,642 | New |
| BlackRock Inc. | 735,204 | $47.8M | 0.00% | +53,332+7.8% | Added |
| Marshall Wace North America L.P. | 725,371 | $47.2M | 0.20% | +352,823+94.7% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 721,407 | $46.9M | 1.52% | +7,869+1.1% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 666,498 | $43.4M | 3.83% | −3,447−0.5% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 627,015 | $40.8M | 0.22% | +100,444+19.1% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Management LLP | 613,075 | $39.9M | 0.48% | +178,596+41.1% | Added |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 581,435 | $37.6M | 3.86% | +2,171+0.4% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 576,685 | $37.5M | 0.23% | +341,795+145.5% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 562,975 | $37.0M | 0.21% | +10,206+1.8% | Added |
| Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC | 566,907 | $36.9M | 0.02% | +16,119+2.9% | Added |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 560,300 | $36.5M | 0.18% | +554,900+10,275.9% | Added |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 552,106 | $35.9M | 3.71% | −4,850−0.9% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 521,578 | $33.9M | 0.10% | −1,046−0.2% | Reduced |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 517,853 | $33.7M | 4.53% | +1,827+0.4% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 498,349 | $32.3M | 1.16% | +298,905+149.9% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Ltd | 480,462 | $31.3M | 0.03% | −30,292−5.9% | Reduced |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 464,238 | $30.2M | 0.21% | +414,849+840.0% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 463,233 | $30.2M | 0.01% | +177,835+62.3% | Added |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 462,441 | $30.1M | 0.03% | +196,162+73.7% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 444,929 | $28.9M | 0.13% | +40,696+10.1% | Added |
| AMP Capital Investors Ltd | 439,771 | $28.6M | 0.14% | +78,437+21.7% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 437,300 | $28.4M | 0.04% | +338,000+340.4% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 428,018 | $28.2M | 0.02% | −71,250−14.3% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 431,120 | $28.1M | 0.02% | +20,392+5.0% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 427,418 | $27.6M | 0.08% | +119,323+38.7% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 401,431 | $26.1M | 0.01% | −5,202−1.3% | Reduced |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 390,136 | $25.4M | 1.44% | −56,934−12.7% | Reduced |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 387,200 | $25.2M | 0.96% | +6,400+1.7% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 358,370 | $23.3M | 1.14% | −49,640−12.2% | Reduced |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 337,208 | $22.0M | 0.08% | −107,367−24.2% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 335,962 | $21.9M | 0.00% | +207,752+162.0% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 330,200 | $21.5M | 0.25% | +43,200+15.1% | Added |
| Schroder Investment Management Group | 265,920 | $21.4M | 0.03% | +22,408+9.2% | Added |