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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 390,136 | $25.4M | 1.44% | −56,934−12.7% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 401,431 | $26.1M | 0.01% | −5,202−1.3% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 427,418 | $27.6M | 0.08% | +119,323+38.7% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 431,120 | $28.1M | 0.02% | +20,392+5.0% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 428,018 | $28.2M | 0.02% | −71,250−14.3% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 437,300 | $28.4M | 0.04% | +338,000+340.4% | Added |
| AMP Capital Investors Ltd | 439,771 | $28.6M | 0.14% | +78,437+21.7% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 444,929 | $28.9M | 0.13% | +40,696+10.1% | Added |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 462,441 | $30.1M | 0.03% | +196,162+73.7% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 463,233 | $30.2M | 0.01% | +177,835+62.3% | Added |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 464,238 | $30.2M | 0.21% | +414,849+840.0% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Ltd | 480,462 | $31.3M | 0.03% | −30,292−5.9% | Reduced |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 498,349 | $32.3M | 1.16% | +298,905+149.9% | Added |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 517,853 | $33.7M | 4.53% | +1,827+0.4% | Added |
| AXA S.A. | 521,578 | $33.9M | 0.10% | −1,046−0.2% | Reduced |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 552,106 | $35.9M | 3.71% | −4,850−0.9% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 560,300 | $36.5M | 0.18% | +554,900+10,275.9% | Added |
| Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC | 566,907 | $36.9M | 0.02% | +16,119+2.9% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 562,975 | $37.0M | 0.21% | +10,206+1.8% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 576,685 | $37.5M | 0.23% | +341,795+145.5% | Added |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 581,435 | $37.6M | 3.86% | +2,171+0.4% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Management LLP | 613,075 | $39.9M | 0.48% | +178,596+41.1% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 627,015 | $40.8M | 0.22% | +100,444+19.1% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 666,498 | $43.4M | 3.83% | −3,447−0.5% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 721,407 | $46.9M | 1.52% | +7,869+1.1% | Added |
| Marshall Wace North America L.P. | 725,371 | $47.2M | 0.20% | +352,823+94.7% | Added |
| BlackRock Inc. | 735,204 | $47.8M | 0.00% | +53,332+7.8% | Added |
| Amundi | 752,642 | $49.0M | 0.03% | +752,642 | New |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 762,932 | $49.6M | 2.29% | +13,594+1.8% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 767,747 | $50.0M | 0.01% | +30,562+4.1% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 780,353 | $50.8M | 0.01% | −186,680−19.3% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 871,426 | $56.7M | 5.44% | −89,240−9.3% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace Asia Ltd | 899,114 | $58.5M | 1.24% | +65,987+7.9% | Added |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 899,678 | $58.8M | 0.31% | +4,904+0.5% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 912,517 | $59.4M | 0.17% | +185,200+25.5% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 970,055 | $63.1M | 0.14% | +38,331+4.1% | Added |
| QV Investors Inc. | 989,902 | $64.4M | 3.94% | −75,983−7.1% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 1,006,316 | $65.4M | 4.85% | +173,913+20.9% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 1,005,481 | $65.4M | 0.07% | +81,558+8.8% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,021,925 | $66.5M | 0.01% | −307,432−23.1% | Reduced |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 1,044,739 | $68.0M | 0.70% | +2,550+0.2% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,082,292 | $70.4M | 5.75% | +3,467+0.3% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,112,009 | $72.4M | 0.12% | +258,532+30.3% | Added |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 1,140,722 | $74.2M | 5.83% | +261,480+29.7% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,297,863 | $84.5M | 0.10% | +239,683+22.7% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,321,781 | $86.0M | 0.02% | −64,088−4.6% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 1,385,612 | $90.2M | 1.77% | +2320.0% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 1,387,369 | $90.4M | 0.62% | +735,378+112.8% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,417,362 | $92.2M | 0.90% | −167,738−10.6% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,462,009 | $95.1M | 0.05% | +33,671+2.4% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,264,330 | $101.9M | 2.89% | +179,090+16.5% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 1,620,757 | $105.5M | 0.22% | −197,321−10.9% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,631,027 | $106.1M | 7.67% | −13,870−0.8% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,647,213 | $107.2M | 4.34% | +154,619+10.4% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 1,655,000 | $107.7M | 0.13% | −582,000−26.0% | Reduced |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 1,673,744 | $109.0M | 3.27% | +228,912+15.8% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 1,819,327 | $118.4M | 0.99% | +682,882+60.1% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,878,426 | $122.0M | 6.60% | +17,475+0.9% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 1,891,388 | $123.1M | 0.10% | −4,078,673−68.3% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 1,903,241 | $123.3M | 0.73% | −101,609−5.1% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,679,605 | $135.4M | 6.36% | +154,171+10.1% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 2,519,690 | $163.9M | 0.01% | +150,844+6.4% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2,778,477 | $180.4M | 0.02% | +278,542+11.1% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 2,809,422 | $182.8M | 0.05% | +83,093+3.0% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,229,183 | $209.8M | 0.12% | −216,029−6.3% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,344,681 | $217.7M | 0.04% | +215,137+6.9% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,647,715 | $237.2M | 0.09% | +14,557+0.4% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3,883,965 | $252.7M | 0.08% | +27,050+0.7% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,441,435 | $288.6M | 2.92% | −2,1770.0% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,458,536 | $290.3M | 3.87% | −216,798−4.6% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4,873,915 | $317.1M | 0.04% | +1,039,867+27.1% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 5,645,897 | $367.6M | 17.70% | +1,000,598+21.5% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 6,427,666 | $418.2M | 0.10% | +1,569,098+32.3% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 6,562,985 | $426.8M | 2.62% | −971,736−12.9% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 6,574,860 | $427.6M | 0.95% | +113,600+1.8% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 6,800,905 | $442.8M | 0.15% | +546,822+8.7% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 6,944,750 | $451.6M | 2.30% | +239,501+3.6% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 7,538,522 | $489.8M | 1.98% | −1,347,683−15.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 7,962,796 | $518.1M | 0.06% | +4,242,963+114.1% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 11,568,424 | $752.2M | 0.16% | −932,010−7.5% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 12,332,140 | $801.9M | 5.99% | +171,334+1.4% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 12,538,681 | $817.8M | 1.27% | −3,165,642−20.2% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 10,205,018 | $822.7M | 0.67% | −176,371−1.7% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 13,888,600 | $904.2M | 1.95% | −3,696,400−21.0% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 15,947,990 | $1.04B | 4.86% | −991,235−5.9% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,617,096 | $1.15B | 2.21% | −279,108−1.6% | Reduced |
| Capital World Investors | 20,879,416 | $1.36B | 0.23% | +472,126+2.3% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 21,109,964 | $1.37B | 1.47% | −2,901,999−12.1% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 21,829,015 | $1.42B | 4.15% | −2,518,581−10.3% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 23,261,644 | $1.51B | 2.10% | −755,364−3.1% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 25,417,879 | $1.59B | 1.61% | −424,831−1.6% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 37,467,833 | $2.44B | 0.06% | +671,463+1.8% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 55,878,586 | $3.63B | 1.89% | +3,987,748+7.7% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 109,118,558 | $7.10B | 1.99% | −1,279,776−1.2% | Reduced |
| Omers Administration Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,021,648−100.0% | Sold out |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −162,173−100.0% | Sold out |
| MD Financial Management Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −197,965−100.0% | Sold out |
| Andra AP-fonden | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −73,800−100.0% | Sold out |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −59,110−100.0% | Sold out |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −29,575−100.0% | Sold out |