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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Inc | 322,778 | $21.0M | 0.02% | +158,551+96.5% | Added |
| Agf Investments Inc. | 321,547 | $20.9M | 0.16% | +79,383+32.8% | Added |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 313,000 | $20.4M | 0.22% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 309,000 | $20.1M | 2.06% | +5,500+1.8% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 302,264 | $19.7M | 0.12% | −1,036,885−77.4% | Reduced |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 299,879 | $19.5M | 1.55% | +3,970+1.3% | Added |
| Man Group plc | 295,909 | $19.3M | 0.07% | +133,920+82.7% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 272,499 | $17.7M | 0.02% | +172,268+171.9% | Added |
| NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. | 254,310 | $16.5M | 0.09% | −115,240−31.2% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 249,724 | $16.2M | 0.32% | −2,814−1.1% | Reduced |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 247,100 | $16.1M | 0.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 234,027 | $15.2M | 3.49% | −7,205−3.0% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 268,573 | $14.7M | 0.03% | −113,200−29.7% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 224,813 | $14.6M | 0.06% | −10,864−4.6% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 203,257 | $13.2M | 0.31% | +10,205+5.3% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 195,238 | $12.7M | 0.01% | +110,689+130.9% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 193,671 | $12.6M | 1.80% | −31,383−13.9% | Reduced |
| Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al | 193,500 | $12.6M | 0.12% | +94,400+95.3% | Added |
| Westpac Banking Corp | 180,075 | $11.7M | 0.12% | +45,800+34.1% | Added |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 173,401 | $11.3M | 0.58% | −4,854−2.7% | Reduced |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 171,555 | $11.2M | 0.02% | +171,555 | New |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 139,700 | $11.1M | 2.13% | +139,700 | New |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 160,591 | $10.5M | 0.09% | +79,105+97.1% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 154,127 | $10.0M | 0.11% | +696+0.5% | Added |
| QS Investors, LLC | 147,322 | $9.20M | 0.11% | +53,089+56.3% | Added |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 140,200 | $9.12M | 4.49% | −1,700−1.2% | Reduced |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 137,429 | $8.93M | 0.70% | −11,775−7.9% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 137,052 | $8.92M | 0.04% | +91,584+201.4% | Added |
| AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC | 133,940 | $8.71M | 0.37% | +79,246+144.9% | Added |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 132,700 | $8.63M | 0.00% | +132,700 | New |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 122,202 | $7.95M | 2.98% | −43,880−26.4% | Reduced |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 121,470 | $7.90M | 0.34% | +121,470 | New |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 112,626 | $7.33M | 0.20% | +9,686+9.4% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 109,517 | $7.13M | 0.14% | −19,529−15.1% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 96,474 | $6.28M | 0.02% | +7,332+8.2% | Added |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 95,000 | $6.18M | 0.81% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 86,911 | $5.66M | 0.00% | −15,286−15.0% | Reduced |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC | 85,491 | $5.56M | 2.82% | +439+0.5% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 83,409 | $5.43M | 0.27% | +4,644+5.9% | Added |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 81,066 | $5.27M | 2.59% | −1,090−1.3% | Reduced |
| Avalon Investment & Advisory | 78,740 | $5.12M | 0.11% | +18,824+31.4% | Added |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 71,736 | $4.66M | 0.04% | +2,907+4.2% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 66,160 | $4.30M | 0.01% | −2,409−3.5% | Reduced |
| Manitou Investment Management Ltd. | 65,147 | $4.24M | 0.74% | +2,039+3.2% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 67,982 | $4.22M | 0.03% | +38+0.1% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 62,126 | $4.04M | 0.01% | +611+1.0% | Added |
| Kempen Capital Management N.V. | 37,214 | $3.72M | 0.13% | −5,457−12.8% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 58,306 | $3.70M | 0.01% | +4,500+8.4% | Added |
| Pendal Group Limited | 56,876 | $3.70M | 0.03% | −68,705−54.7% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 47,954 | $3.12M | 0.66% | +243+0.5% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 47,700 | $3.10M | 0.01% | −2,032−4.1% | Reduced |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 46,686 | $3.03M | 1.51% | −513−1.1% | Reduced |
| Keybank National Association | 43,021 | $2.80M | 0.01% | −7,576−15.0% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 41,600 | $2.71M | 0.00% | +39,900+2,347.1% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 41,234 | $2.68M | 0.01% | +4,497+12.2% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 40,872 | $2.66M | 0.00% | +8,382+25.8% | Added |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 38,103 | $2.48M | 1.49% | +1,200+3.3% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 36,972 | $2.40M | 0.39% | +789+2.2% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 35,386 | $2.30M | 0.01% | +326+0.9% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 34,835 | $2.27M | 0.00% | +2,247+6.9% | Added |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 33,806 | $2.20M | 0.04% | +33,806 | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 30,000 | $1.95M | 0.02% | −1,476,700−98.0% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 29,541 | $1.92M | 0.00% | −641−2.1% | Reduced |
| Resources Management Corp | 28,710 | $1.87M | 0.26% | +610+2.2% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 28,692 | $1.87M | 0.00% | +2,884+11.2% | Added |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.86M | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 28,335 | $1.84M | 0.62% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 28,231 | $1.84M | 1.40% | −80.0% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 27,893 | $1.81M | 0.00% | +700+2.6% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 25,895 | $1.69M | 0.00% | −588−2.2% | Reduced |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC | 25,205 | $1.64M | 0.21% | +5,485+27.8% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 24,934 | $1.62M | 0.01% | +24,934 | New |
| Brewin Dolphin Ltd | 24,792 | $1.61M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 24,200 | $1.58M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC | 23,000 | $1.50M | 1.86% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 22,712 | $1.48M | 0.38% | +500+2.3% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 22,700 | $1.48M | 0.00% | +1,468+6.9% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 22,156 | $1.44M | 0.00% | −87,427−79.8% | Reduced |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 21,506 | $1.40M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 21,423 | $1.39M | 0.02% | +4,161+24.1% | Added |
| Bollard Group LLC | 20,455 | $1.33M | 0.04% | +4,633+29.3% | Added |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 20,272 | $1.32M | 0.03% | +1,877+10.2% | Added |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 19,476 | $1.27M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 18,387 | $1.20M | 0.09% | −40.0% | Reduced |
| Advisor Partners LLC | 18,377 | $1.20M | 0.08% | +360+2.0% | Added |
| First Republic Investment Management, Inc. | 17,822 | $1.16M | 0.00% | +2,685+17.7% | Added |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 17,631 | $1.15M | 0.07% | +907+5.4% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 17,241 | $1.12M | 0.01% | −168−1.0% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 17,079 | $1.11M | 0.00% | −488−2.8% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 16,747 | $1.09M | 0.00% | +156+0.9% | Added |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 16,057 | $1.04M | 0.94% | +16,057 | New |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 15,750 | $1.02M | 0.06% | +1,005+6.8% | Added |
| Bridgefront Capital, LLC | 15,392 | $1.00M | 0.38% | +5,468+55.1% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 15,518 | $980.0K | 0.02% | +991+6.8% | Added |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. | 14,870 | $968.0K | 0.05% | −9,720−39.5% | Reduced |
| M&T Bank Corp | 14,728 | $959.0K | 0.00% | −507−3.3% | Reduced |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 14,685 | $956.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,631 | $952.0K | 0.00% | +638+4.6% | Added |
| Smithbridge Asset Management Inc | 14,502 | $944.0K | 0.31% | −105−0.7% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 13,825 | $899.0K | 0.01% | +13,744+16,967.9% | Added |