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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
Brookstone Capital Management15,518$980.0K0.02%+991+6.8%Added
Bridgefront Capital, LLC15,392$1.00M0.38%+5,468+55.1%Added
Texas Yale Capital Corp.15,750$1.02M0.06%+1,005+6.8%Added
Ravenstone Capital Management Inc.16,057$1.04M0.94%+16,057New
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.16,747$1.09M0.00%+156+0.9%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.17,079$1.11M0.00%−488−2.8%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC17,241$1.12M0.01%−168−1.0%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc17,631$1.15M0.07%+907+5.4%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.17,822$1.16M0.00%+2,685+17.7%Added
Advisor Partners LLC18,377$1.20M0.08%+360+2.0%Added
Cigna Investments Inc18,387$1.20M0.09%−40.0%Reduced
BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S19,476$1.27M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Todd Asset Management LLC20,272$1.32M0.03%+1,877+10.2%Added
Bollard Group LLC20,455$1.33M0.04%+4,633+29.3%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.21,423$1.39M0.02%+4,161+24.1%Added
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc21,506$1.40M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Investments, LP22,156$1.44M0.00%−87,427−79.8%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC22,700$1.48M0.00%+1,468+6.9%Added
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.22,712$1.48M0.38%+500+2.3%Added
Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC23,000$1.50M1.86%00.0%Unchanged
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main24,200$1.58M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Brewin Dolphin Ltd24,792$1.61M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.24,934$1.62M0.01%+24,934New
Callahan Advisors, LLC25,205$1.64M0.21%+5,485+27.8%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC25,895$1.69M0.00%−588−2.2%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp27,893$1.81M0.00%+700+2.6%Added
Pacifica Partners Inc.28,231$1.84M1.40%−80.0%Reduced
Radnor Capital Management, LLC28,335$1.84M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Arnhold LLC28,600$1.86M0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc28,692$1.87M0.00%+2,884+11.2%Added
Resources Management Corp28,710$1.87M0.26%+610+2.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC29,541$1.92M0.00%−641−2.1%Reduced
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC30,000$1.95M0.02%−1,476,700−98.0%Reduced
Group One Trading, L.P.33,806$2.20M0.04%+33,806New
Raymond James & Associates34,835$2.27M0.00%+2,247+6.9%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC35,386$2.30M0.01%+326+0.9%Added
Claret Asset Management Corp36,972$2.40M0.39%+789+2.2%Added
Tacita Capital Inc38,103$2.48M1.49%+1,200+3.3%Added
American Century Companies Inc40,872$2.66M0.00%+8,382+25.8%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.41,234$2.68M0.01%+4,497+12.2%Added
LSV Asset Management41,600$2.71M0.00%+39,900+2,347.1%Added
Keybank National Association43,021$2.80M0.01%−7,576−15.0%Reduced
Davis-Rea Ltd.46,686$3.03M1.51%−513−1.1%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp47,700$3.10M0.01%−2,032−4.1%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management47,954$3.12M0.66%+243+0.5%Added
Pendal Group Limited56,876$3.70M0.03%−68,705−54.7%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc58,306$3.70M0.01%+4,500+8.4%Added
Kempen Capital Management N.V.37,214$3.72M0.13%−5,457−12.8%Reduced
US Bancorp62,126$4.04M0.01%+611+1.0%Added
Comerica Bank67,982$4.22M0.03%+38+0.1%Added
Manitou Investment Management Ltd.65,147$4.24M0.74%+2,039+3.2%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia66,160$4.30M0.01%−2,409−3.5%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.71,736$4.66M0.04%+2,907+4.2%Added
Avalon Investment & Advisory78,740$5.12M0.11%+18,824+31.4%Added
Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc.81,066$5.27M2.59%−1,090−1.3%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC83,409$5.43M0.27%+4,644+5.9%Added
Martin Capital Partners, LLC85,491$5.56M2.82%+439+0.5%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.86,911$5.66M0.00%−15,286−15.0%Reduced
American Assets Investment Management, LLC95,000$6.18M0.81%00.0%Unchanged
Fiera Capital Corp96,474$6.28M0.02%+7,332+8.2%Added
Shell Asset Management Co109,517$7.13M0.14%−19,529−15.1%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.112,626$7.33M0.20%+9,686+9.4%Added
Investment Management Corp of Ontario121,470$7.90M0.34%+121,470New
PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.122,202$7.95M2.98%−43,880−26.4%Reduced
Capital Research Global Investors132,700$8.63M0.00%+132,700New
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC133,940$8.71M0.37%+79,246+144.9%Added
Natixis137,052$8.92M0.04%+91,584+201.4%Added
Cumberland Partners Ltd137,429$8.93M0.70%−11,775−7.9%Reduced
Portland Investment Counsel Inc.140,200$9.12M4.49%−1,700−1.2%Reduced
QS Investors, LLC147,322$9.20M0.11%+53,089+56.3%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc154,127$10.0M0.11%+696+0.5%Added
Artemis Investment Management LLP160,591$10.5M0.09%+79,105+97.1%Added
Barometer Capital Management Inc.139,700$11.1M2.13%+139,700New
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp171,555$11.2M0.02%+171,555New
Howland Capital Management LLC173,401$11.3M0.58%−4,854−2.7%Reduced
Westpac Banking Corp180,075$11.7M0.12%+45,800+34.1%Added
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al193,500$12.6M0.12%+94,400+95.3%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc193,671$12.6M1.80%−31,383−13.9%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH195,238$12.7M0.01%+110,689+130.9%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.203,257$13.2M0.31%+10,205+5.3%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd224,813$14.6M0.06%−10,864−4.6%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.268,573$14.7M0.03%−113,200−29.7%Reduced
Dorchester Wealth Management Co234,027$15.2M3.49%−7,205−3.0%Reduced
Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial247,100$16.1M0.52%00.0%Unchanged
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC249,724$16.2M0.32%−2,814−1.1%Reduced
NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.254,310$16.5M0.09%−115,240−31.2%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC272,499$17.7M0.02%+172,268+171.9%Added
Man Group plc295,909$19.3M0.07%+133,920+82.7%Added
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.299,879$19.5M1.55%+3,970+1.3%Added
Public Sector Pension Investment Board302,264$19.7M0.12%−1,036,885−77.4%Reduced
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.309,000$20.1M2.06%+5,500+1.8%Added
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co313,000$20.4M0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Agf Investments Inc.321,547$20.9M0.16%+79,383+32.8%Added
Citigroup Inc322,778$21.0M0.02%+158,551+96.5%Added
Schroder Investment Management Group265,920$21.4M0.03%+22,408+9.2%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden330,200$21.5M0.25%+43,200+15.1%Added
Wells Fargo & Company335,962$21.9M0.00%+207,752+162.0%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC337,208$22.0M0.08%−107,367−24.2%Reduced
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.358,370$23.3M1.14%−49,640−12.2%Reduced
Evoke Wealth, LLC387,200$25.2M0.96%+6,400+1.7%Added