Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
- NYSE
- 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, 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.
| 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, Q3 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithbridge Asset Management Inc | 14,387 | $885.0K | 0.29% | −115−0.8% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,461 | $890.0K | 0.00% | −170−1.2% | Reduced |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 14,685 | $904.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 14,823 | $911.0K | 0.01% | +2,340+18.7% | Added |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 15,057 | $920.4K | 0.68% | −1,000−6.2% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 15,497 | $952.0K | 0.00% | −1,250−7.5% | Reduced |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 15,900 | $978.0K | 0.06% | +150+1.0% | Added |
| First Republic Investment Management, Inc. | 16,298 | $1.00M | 0.00% | −1,524−8.6% | Reduced |
| qPULA Trading Management LP | 17,001 | $1.05M | 1.63% | +13,201+347.4% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 16,698 | $1.05M | 0.02% | +1,180+7.6% | Added |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 17,727 | $1.09M | 0.03% | −2,545−12.6% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 17,887 | $1.10M | 0.01% | +646+3.7% | Added |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 17,961 | $1.10M | 0.07% | +330+1.9% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 18,140 | $1.12M | 0.08% | −247−1.3% | Reduced |
| Advisor Partners LLC | 18,165 | $1.12M | 0.08% | −212−1.2% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 18,286 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +1,207+7.1% | Added |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 19,476 | $1.20M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 19,796 | $1.22M | 0.02% | −1,627−7.6% | Reduced |
| Resources Management Corp | 21,485 | $1.32M | 0.19% | −7,225−25.2% | Reduced |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 21,506 | $1.32M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 21,668 | $1.33M | 0.00% | −1,032−4.5% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 20,278 | $1.34M | 0.01% | −47,704−70.2% | Reduced |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. | 21,870 | $1.35M | 0.07% | +7,000+47.1% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 22,269 | $1.37M | 0.03% | −227,455−91.1% | Reduced |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH | 22,271 | $1.37M | 0.24% | +15,572+232.5% | Added |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 22,612 | $1.39M | 0.36% | −100−0.4% | Reduced |
| Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC | 23,000 | $1.42M | 1.72% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 24,168 | $1.49M | 0.00% | −4,524−15.8% | Reduced |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 24,200 | $1.49M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bollard Group LLC | 24,509 | $1.51M | 0.05% | +4,054+19.8% | Added |
| Brewin Dolphin Ltd | 24,597 | $1.51M | 0.06% | −195−0.8% | Reduced |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 25,323 | $1.56M | 0.02% | +25,323 | New |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 25,593 | $1.57M | 0.02% | +25,593 | New |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 25,614 | $1.58M | 0.01% | −15,620−37.9% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 26,052 | $1.59M | 0.00% | +157+0.6% | Added |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 28,211 | $1.75M | 1.27% | −20−0.1% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 28,534 | $1.76M | 0.00% | +641+2.3% | Added |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.76M | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 29,772 | $1.83M | 0.66% | −92,430−75.6% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 29,790 | $1.83M | 0.00% | +249+0.8% | Added |
| Anson Funds Management LP | 30,000 | $1.84M | 0.23% | +30,000 | New |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 30,600 | $1.88M | 0.11% | +30,600 | New |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 31,199 | $1.92M | 0.01% | +18,893+153.5% | Added |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 31,621 | $1.95M | 0.06% | +31,621 | New |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC | 34,831 | $2.14M | 0.27% | +9,626+38.2% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 34,855 | $2.15M | 0.03% | +34,855 | New |
| Raymond James & Associates | 35,355 | $2.17M | 0.00% | +520+1.5% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 36,143 | $2.22M | 0.18% | +36,143 | New |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 37,847 | $2.33M | 0.05% | +4,041+12.0% | Added |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 38,360 | $2.35M | 1.44% | +257+0.7% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 39,369 | $2.42M | 0.02% | +39,369 | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 40,673 | $2.50M | 0.18% | +38,191+1,538.7% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 40,843 | $2.51M | 0.01% | −6,857−14.4% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 41,029 | $2.52M | 0.01% | −55,445−57.5% | Reduced |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 41,512 | $2.55M | 0.44% | +4,540+12.3% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 41,600 | $2.56M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 41,672 | $2.56M | 0.01% | +16,738+67.1% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 42,928 | $2.64M | 0.01% | −93−0.2% | Reduced |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 45,114 | $2.76M | 1.35% | −1,572−3.4% | Reduced |
| Andra AP-fonden | 37,000 | $2.88M | 0.06% | +37,000 | New |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 48,053 | $2.96M | 0.64% | +99+0.2% | Added |
| Cutler Group LP | 50,131 | $3.08M | 0.23% | +46,063+1,132.3% | Added |
| Pendal Group Limited | 51,516 | $3.17M | 0.03% | −5,360−9.4% | Reduced |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 55,638 | $3.42M | 0.08% | −53,879−49.2% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 58,606 | $3.60M | 0.01% | +300+0.5% | Added |
| Kempen Capital Management N.V. | 37,641 | $3.72M | 0.13% | +427+1.1% | Added |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 60,883 | $3.75M | 0.05% | +60,883 | New |
| US Bancorp | 62,520 | $3.85M | 0.01% | +394+0.6% | Added |
| Manitou Investment Management Ltd. | 65,407 | $4.03M | 0.74% | +260+0.4% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 66,488 | $4.09M | 0.01% | +328+0.5% | Added |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 54,600 | $4.21M | 0.81% | −85,100−60.9% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 73,954 | $4.55M | 0.01% | +61,213+480.4% | Added |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 74,393 | $4.58M | 0.07% | +74,393 | New |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 83,500 | $5.14M | 0.09% | +83,500 | New |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC | 84,106 | $5.17M | 2.61% | −1,385−1.6% | Reduced |
| Avalon Investment & Advisory | 84,628 | $5.21M | 0.12% | +5,888+7.5% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 84,938 | $5.23M | 0.00% | −1,973−2.3% | Reduced |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 87,098 | $5.33M | 2.58% | +6,032+7.4% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 87,142 | $5.36M | 0.27% | +3,733+4.5% | Added |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 95,000 | $5.84M | 0.72% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC | 115,467 | $7.11M | 0.37% | −18,473−13.8% | Reduced |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 115,870 | $7.13M | 0.23% | +115,870 | New |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 121,470 | $7.47M | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 121,928 | $7.50M | 0.20% | +9,302+8.3% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 130,667 | $8.04M | 0.01% | −64,571−33.1% | Reduced |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 130,848 | $8.05M | 0.41% | −259,288−66.5% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 132,424 | $8.15M | 0.03% | −163,485−55.2% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 155,973 | $8.28M | 0.01% | −112,600−41.9% | Reduced |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 139,522 | $8.58M | 0.70% | +2,093+1.5% | Added |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 142,000 | $8.74M | 3.98% | +1,800+1.3% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 148,708 | $9.15M | 0.03% | −188,500−55.9% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 152,032 | $9.36M | 0.10% | −2,095−1.4% | Reduced |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 168,984 | $10.4M | 0.55% | −4,417−2.5% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 171,625 | $10.6M | 0.03% | +136,239+385.0% | Added |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 174,347 | $10.7M | 0.25% | +174,347 | New |
| Natixis | 180,261 | $11.1M | 0.04% | +43,209+31.5% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 192,959 | $11.9M | 1.73% | −712−0.4% | Reduced |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 196,437 | $12.1M | 0.25% | +196,437 | New |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 203,635 | $12.5M | 0.10% | +43,044+26.8% | Added |
| Westpac Banking Corp | 163,170 | $12.7M | 0.14% | −16,905−9.4% | Reduced |