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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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Industry
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
Glassman Wealth Services3,184$207.0K0.04%+9+0.3%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC3,176$207.0K0.00%+3,176New
Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp3,150$205.0K0.10%+3,150New
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co3,100$202.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC3,083$201.0K0.01%+347+12.7%Added
Proequities, Inc.3,077$200.0K0.01%+1,591+107.1%Added
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.3,042$197.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Credit Agricole S A2,835$184.0K0.01%+125+4.6%Added
Quantbot Technologies LP2,482$161.0K0.01%−26,484−91.4%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co2,372$154.0K0.00%−823−25.8%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors2,224$145.0K0.00%+519+30.4%Added
M&R Capital Management Inc2,010$130.0K0.03%−220−9.9%Reduced
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc2,000$130.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont1,531$100.0K0.01%+45+3.0%Added
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise1,369$89.0K0.00%−500−26.8%Reduced
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC1,137$74.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
American Portfolios Advisors1,100$71.6K0.00%+300+37.5%Added
Sandy Spring Bank1,010$66.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co1,000$65.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Graves-Light Private Wealth Management, Inc.1,000$65.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Firestone Capital Management1,000$65.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp1,000$65.0K0.00%+906+963.8%Added
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC903$59.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC885$58.0K0.00%+385+77.0%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC875$57.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC884$57.0K0.01%+98+12.5%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC836$54.0K0.00%+250+42.7%Added
Washington Trust Co800$52.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.800$52.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP800$52.0K0.00%+800New
Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.750$48.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$48.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC728$47.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$46.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co697$45.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Dedication, LLC661$43.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC650$42.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management650$42.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Charter Oak Capital Management, LLC630$41.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett Asset Management, LLC625$41.0K0.00%+600+2,400.0%Added
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC606$39.4K0.01%−387−39.0%Reduced
Hall Laurie J Trustee600$39.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Baldwin Brothers Inc600$39.0K0.00%+600New
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC608$39.0K0.02%+608New
Caldwell Trust Co593$38.6K0.01%−50−7.8%Reduced
Lipe & Dalton575$37.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Security National Trust Co550$36.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.525$34.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.500$33.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NEXT Financial Group, Inc440$29.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Enterprise Financial Services Corp417$27.0K0.00%+64+18.1%Added
Central Trust Co400$26.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Knott David M400$26.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lenox Wealth Advisors, LLC400$26.0K0.00%+400New
Tradition Wealth Management, LLC407$26.0K0.00%+407New
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA400$26.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.368$24.0K0.00%−205−35.8%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC376$24.0K0.00%+376New
Capital Analysts, LLC357$23.0K0.00%+4+1.1%Added
Salem Investment Counselors Inc315$20.0K0.00%+315New
Front Row Advisors LLC300$19.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC265$17.0K0.00%+265New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)229$15.0K0.00%−4,033−94.6%Reduced
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc224$15.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC225$15.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Optiver Holding B.V.225$15.0K0.00%+225New
Manchester Capital Management LLC221$14.0K0.00%+221New
Huntington National Bank200$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Delta Asset Management LLC200$13.0K0.00%+200New
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.202$13.0K0.00%+202New
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC180$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
TSFG, LLC180$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Arkadios Wealth Advisors187$12.0K0.00%+1+0.5%Added
Simon Quick Advisors, LLC178$11.0K0.00%−172−49.1%Reduced
Earnest Partners LLC161$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.130$8.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC117$8.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC119$8.00K0.00%+119New
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA100$7.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NuWave Investment Management, LLC112$7.00K0.01%+112New
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$6.51K0.00%−6,155−98.4%Reduced
HHM Wealth Advisors, LLC85$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Massmutual Trust Co FSB96$6.00K0.00%+96New
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC90$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.69$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Capital Group, LLC57$4.00K0.00%+55+2,750.0%Added
Berman Capital Advisors, LLC48$3.00K0.00%+1+2.1%Added
Archer Investment Corp37$2.41K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gemmer Asset Management LLC27$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc.37$2.00K0.00%+37New
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$1.30K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.25$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Institutional & Family Asset Management, LLC19$1.00K0.00%+19New
Sierra Capital LLC16$1.00K0.00%+16New
Omers Administration Corp0$00.00%−4,021,648−100.0%Sold out
Employees Provident Fund Board0$00.00%−162,173−100.0%Sold out
MD Financial Management Inc.0$00.00%−197,965−100.0%Sold out
Andra AP-fonden0$00.00%−73,800−100.0%Sold out
Twin Tree Management, LP0$00.00%−59,110−100.0%Sold out
Trexquant Investment LP0$00.00%−29,575−100.0%Sold out