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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, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Sep 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
419
+29 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
579.5M
+11.8M (+2.1%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$36.0B
−$1.10B (−3.0%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
55
149 more added
Sold out
26
121 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2021: 419 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 heldQ3 2021: $36.0B
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, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding BNS in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Cordant, Inc.8$00.00%+8New
Institutional & Family Asset Management, LLC19$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sierra Capital LLC16$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.25$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$1.23K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gemmer Asset Management LLC27$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Guidance Point Advisors, LLC48$2.00K0.00%+48New
Archer Investment Corp37$2.28K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
PFG Private Wealth Management, LLC54$3.00K0.00%+54New
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.60$3.69K0.00%+60New
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.69$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Capital Group, LLC57$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Berman Capital Advisors, LLC67$4.00K0.00%+19+39.6%Added
Eagle Bay Advisors LLC64$4.00K0.00%+64New
HHM Wealth Advisors, LLC85$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC90$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ibex Wealth Advisors84$5.00K0.00%+84New
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC80$5.00K0.00%+80New
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA100$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Massmutual Trust Co FSB96$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC103$6.00K0.00%+103New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC119$7.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc116$7.00K0.00%+116New
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC145$9.00K0.00%−730−83.4%Reduced
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC145$9.00K0.00%+145New
Laurel Wealth Planning LLC144$9.00K0.01%+144New
Earnest Partners LLC161$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC180$11.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
TSFG, LLC180$11.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Arkadios Wealth Advisors187$11.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank200$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.202$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.190$12.0K0.00%+60+46.2%Added
Community Bank, N.A.200$12.0K0.00%+200New
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC228$14.0K0.00%+3+1.3%Added
Delta Asset Management LLC225$14.0K0.00%+25+12.5%Added
Manchester Capital Management LLC264$16.0K0.00%+43+19.5%Added
Eaton Vance Management6,538$17.0K0.00%+320+5.1%Added
Front Row Advisors LLC300$18.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Asset Management, LLC287$18.0K0.03%+287New
Salem Investment Counselors Inc315$19.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Analysts, LLC361$22.0K0.00%+4+1.1%Added
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.368$23.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co393$24.2K0.00%−200−33.7%Reduced
Central Trust Co400$25.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Knott David M400$25.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lenox Wealth Advisors, LLC400$25.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NEXT Financial Group, Inc440$27.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Optiver Holding B.V.468$29.0K0.00%+243+108.0%Added
D'Orazio & Associates, Inc.487$30.0K0.01%+487New
Clearstead Advisors, LLC500$31.0K0.00%−385−43.5%Reduced
North Star Investment Management Corp.500$31.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC500$31.0K0.02%+500New
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.525$32.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lipe & Dalton575$35.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC583$36.0K0.00%−3,627−86.2%Reduced
Security National Trust Co550$36.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Hall Laurie J Trustee600$37.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC595$37.0K0.01%+330+124.5%Added
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC606$37.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett Asset Management, LLC625$38.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co630$39.0K0.00%−67−9.6%Reduced
Charter Oak Capital Management, LLC630$39.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Dedication, LLC661$40.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC650$40.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management650$40.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$43.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$45.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.750$46.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC787$48.0K0.01%+59+8.1%Added
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP800$49.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Co800$49.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.800$49.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA800$49.0K0.06%+400+100.0%Added
NuWave Investment Management, LLC809$50.0K0.06%+697+622.3%Added
Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC887$55.0K0.01%+3+0.3%Added
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC903$56.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc934$57.0K0.00%+710+317.0%Added
Sandy Spring Bank1,010$62.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp1,000$62.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co1,000$62.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Graves-Light Private Wealth Management, Inc.1,000$62.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Firestone Capital Management1,000$65.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC1,051$65.0K0.00%+215+25.7%Added
American Portfolios Advisors1,100$67.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC1,137$70.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise1,369$84.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
M&R Capital Management Inc1,840$113.0K0.03%−170−8.5%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)1,866$114.0K0.00%+1,637+714.8%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co1,942$120.0K0.00%−430−18.1%Reduced
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc2,000$123.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors2,224$137.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Macquarie Group Ltd2,873$174.0K0.00%−2,637−47.9%Reduced
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.3,042$187.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC3,062$188.0K0.01%−21−0.7%Reduced
Credit Agricole S A3,091$190.0K0.01%+256+9.0%Added
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co3,100$191.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quadrant Capital Group LLC3,151$194.0K0.03%−376−10.7%Reduced
JCIC Asset Management Inc.3,200$197.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Glassman Wealth Services3,244$200.0K0.04%+60+1.9%Added