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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
Sigma Planning Corp3,502$228.0K0.01%+255+7.9%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC3,527$230.0K0.03%+496+16.4%Added
Sterling Manor Financial, LLC3,563$232.0K0.19%+7+0.2%Added
Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC3,670$239.0K0.08%−10,651−74.4%Reduced
qPULA Trading Management LP3,800$247.0K0.44%+3,800New
Gotham Asset Management, LLC3,857$251.0K0.01%+3,857New
Burney Co3,970$258.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
JCIC Asset Management Inc.3,200$258.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC3,991$259.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Enterprise Bank & Trust Co3,977$259.0K0.10%+3,977New
First Manhattan Co4,000$260.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hotaling Investment Management, LLC4,000$260.0K0.11%+4,000New
Cutler Group LP4,068$264.0K0.02%+4,068New
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board4,100$267.0K0.00%−11,720−74.1%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC4,129$269.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Magnus Financial Group LLC4,129$269.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Venture Visionary Partners LLC4,150$270.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Source Financial Advisors LLC4,152$271.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc.4,173$272.0K0.06%+4,173New
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC4,210$274.0K0.01%+3,252+339.5%Added
Sara-Bay Financial4,231$275.0K0.11%+111+2.7%Added
Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.4,259$277.0K0.00%+4,194+6,452.3%Added
BSW Wealth Partners4,336$282.0K0.08%+1,084+33.3%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.4,457$290.0K0.01%+1,144+34.5%Added
West Family Investments, Inc.4,534$295.0K0.08%+4,534New
Cetera Investment Advisers4,560$297.0K0.00%+1,206+36.0%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC4,583$298.0K0.00%+655+16.7%Added
Americana Partners, LLC4,623$300.0K0.15%+4,623New
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC4,683$305.0K0.07%−105,900−95.8%Reduced
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC4,759$310.0K0.01%+117+2.5%Added
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC4,785$311.0K0.04%+320+7.2%Added
Old North State Trust, LLC4,872$317.0K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Unio Capital LLC4,903$319.0K0.14%−1,040−17.5%Reduced
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC4,920$320.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co4,976$324.0K0.00%−114−2.2%Reduced
Ridgewood Investments LLC5,000$325.0K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Evergreen Capital Management LLC5,090$331.0K0.02%+140+2.8%Added
Ballentine Partners, LLC5,166$336.0K0.01%−6−0.1%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP5,320$346.0K0.02%+5,320New
Nwam LLC5,395$351.0K0.03%−350−6.1%Reduced
Henshaw Capital LLC5,471$356.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning5,466$356.0K0.00%−3,622−39.9%Reduced
Macquarie Group Ltd5,510$358.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Boston Private Wealth LLC5,502$358.0K0.00%+1,568+39.9%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.5,557$361.0K0.01%+4,730+571.9%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc5,571$362.0K0.00%+1,660+42.4%Added
JJJ Advisors Inc.5,593$364.0K0.13%+278+5.2%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA5,820$378.7K0.00%+2,320+66.3%Added
Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc.5,825$379.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$390.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA6,035$393.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Baskin Financial Services Inc.6,175$401.0K0.04%−2,494−28.8%Reduced
Eaton Vance Management6,218$404.0K0.00%+6,144+8,302.7%Added
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC6,223$405.0K0.31%+12+0.2%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC6,428$418.0K0.01%+6,428New
Hemenway Trust Co LLC6,550$426.0K0.04%−25−0.4%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.6,610$430.0K0.03%+200+3.1%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH6,699$436.0K0.04%−25,975−79.5%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.6,984$455.0K0.00%−857−10.9%Reduced
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC7,100$462.0K0.11%−350−4.7%Reduced
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC7,230$470.0K0.03%+2,850+65.1%Added
Ritholtz Wealth Management7,362$479.0K0.03%+1,598+27.7%Added
MAI Capital Management7,456$485.0K0.01%+11+0.1%Added
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc7,650$498.0K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Essex Financial Services, Inc.7,795$507.0K0.07%+7,795New
Marathon Capital Management7,895$513.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
FORA Capital, LLC7,895$514.0K0.10%+7,895New
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.8,048$524.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Cresset Asset Management, LLC8,090$527.0K0.01%+2,500+44.7%Added
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA6,578$530.0K0.03%+1,050+19.0%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC8,225$535.0K0.00%+8,225New
Bessemer Group Inc8,534$555.0K0.00%−125−1.4%Reduced
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC8,727$562.0K0.13%−23−0.3%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA8,664$562.0K0.00%+1,047+13.7%Added
Quilter Plc8,782$571.0K0.02%+523+6.3%Added
Veriti Management LLC8,966$583.0K0.09%+1,663+22.8%Added
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.9,110$593.0K0.33%−500−5.2%Reduced
Pacer Advisors, Inc.9,207$599.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Signaturefd, LLC9,280$604.0K0.02%+1,342+16.9%Added
First National Trust Co9,318$606.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Ieq Capital, LLC9,627$626.0K0.02%+20.0%Added
Boston Trust Walden Corp9,725$633.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Simplex Trading, LLC9,755$634.0K0.02%+9,755New
Bluestein R H & Co10,000$651.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Merit Financial Group, LLC10,633$692.0K0.07%+164+1.6%Added
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd10,662$694.0K0.18%+10,662New
Legg Mason Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd.11,500$748.0K0.82%−1,100−8.7%Reduced
Conning Inc.11,539$751.0K0.02%−616−5.1%Reduced
Ethic Inc.12,232$796.0K0.10%+3,248+36.2%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC12,306$801.0K0.00%+6,569+114.5%Added
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd12,483$811.0K0.01%−850−6.4%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC12,741$830.0K0.00%−2,314−15.4%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.12,807$836.0K0.02%+552+4.5%Added
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC12,866$837.0K0.09%+1,123+9.6%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.13,825$899.0K0.01%+13,744+16,967.9%Added
Smithbridge Asset Management Inc14,502$944.0K0.31%−105−0.7%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.14,631$952.0K0.00%+638+4.6%Added
Bogart Wealth, LLC14,685$956.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
M&T Bank Corp14,728$959.0K0.00%−507−3.3%Reduced
Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc.14,870$968.0K0.05%−9,720−39.5%Reduced