Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- 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, Q4 2021
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Dec 31, 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
- 438
- +26 vs. Q3 2021
- Shares held
- 548.6M
- −28.6M (−5.0%) vs. Q3 2021
- Total value
- $39.4B
- +$3.53B (+9.9%) vs. Q3 2021
- New holders
- 64
- 147 more added
- Sold out
- 38
- 139 more reduced
7 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q3 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 111,705,617 | $8.01B | 1.96% | +4,408,275+4.1% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 52,987,256 | $3.84B | 2.07% | −10,960,224−17.1% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 39,675,769 | $2.84B | 0.06% | +988,506+2.6% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 23,822,364 | $1.69B | 1.41% | −902,599−3.7% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 21,777,760 | $1.56B | 5.15% | +1,397,483+6.9% | Added |
| Capital World Investors | 20,685,449 | $1.47B | 0.23% | +22,879+0.1% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 19,968,758 | $1.41B | 1.90% | −2,534,135−11.3% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,219,408 | $1.24B | 2.19% | −491,767−2.8% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 16,957,773 | $1.19B | 5.53% | −581,852−3.3% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 15,207,598 | $1.08B | 1.44% | +2,624,538+20.9% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 11,786,841 | $834.1M | 5.52% | +43,946+0.4% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 10,736,220 | $760.6M | 0.16% | −171,159−1.6% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 7,538,888 | $671.2M | 0.41% | −2,503,585−24.9% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,978,165 | $635.2M | 2.33% | +1,610,943+21.9% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 8,702,225 | $616.5M | 3.01% | +1,376,615+18.8% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 8,696,315 | $615.6M | 0.63% | −2,463,146−22.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 7,528,171 | $539.7M | 0.06% | +150,866+2.0% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,078,454 | $501.8M | 0.15% | +75,731+1.1% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 6,537,651 | $468.7M | 0.11% | −169,285−2.5% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 5,681,682 | $402.5M | 2.26% | −845,032−12.9% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4,880,171 | $349.9M | 0.04% | +339,200+7.5% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 4,744,860 | $336.2M | 0.72% | −1,440,000−23.3% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,696,404 | $332.1M | 3.29% | +134,852+3.0% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,247,731 | $301.1M | 4.31% | −21,900−0.5% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 4,106,820 | $291.0M | 0.10% | −35,259−0.9% | Reduced |
| Omers Administration Corp | 4,021,648 | $285.1M | 3.70% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3,954,431 | $283.5M | 0.09% | +45,085+1.2% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 3,932,702 | $278.8M | 1.71% | +2,102,375+114.9% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,789,092 | $269.1M | 0.04% | +302,949+8.7% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,346,098 | $236.7M | 0.03% | +209,259+6.7% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,307,383 | $234.2M | 0.14% | +241,784+7.9% | Added |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 3,153,600 | $223.6M | 0.48% | −5,805,900−64.8% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 3,049,298 | $216.1M | 9.91% | −8,799,607−74.3% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 3,042,484 | $215.4M | 0.90% | +3,042,484 | New |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 2,598,405 | $186.3M | 0.05% | −24,278−0.9% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 2,550,000 | $180.8M | 0.19% | −3,679,000−59.1% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,636,730 | $148.2M | 6.36% | −2,205−0.1% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,014,362 | $144.4M | 0.12% | −67,001−3.2% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 2,021,877 | $143.1M | 0.01% | −233,636−10.4% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,963,735 | $138.9M | 6.48% | +23,209+1.2% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 1,851,032 | $130.7M | 0.75% | −19,500−1.0% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,765,737 | $125.1M | 8.60% | −42,570−2.4% | Reduced |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 1,677,874 | $119.0M | 2.80% | −39,958−2.3% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,575,186 | $111.7M | 4.15% | −12,924−0.8% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,226,439 | $109.7M | 2.80% | +269,579+28.2% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,376,222 | $98.7M | 0.04% | −133,674−8.9% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,388,773 | $98.4M | 0.10% | −44,770−3.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,334,458 | $95.7M | 0.02% | −37,314−2.7% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,254,008 | $89.9M | 0.01% | +171,228+15.8% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,264,850 | $89.3M | 0.87% | −97,933−7.2% | Reduced |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 1,254,071 | $88.8M | 6.00% | +51,373+4.3% | Added |
| Guardian Capital LP | 1,214,866 | $86.1M | 1.66% | −102,019−7.7% | Reduced |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 1,072,200 | $76.0M | 7.14% | −83,300−7.2% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 1,049,101 | $74.2M | 4.61% | +20,956+2.0% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 1,028,331 | $72.9M | 0.14% | −376,301−26.8% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management SA | 1,025,447 | $72.7M | 0.07% | +365,216+55.3% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 1,024,361 | $72.4M | 3.49% | +765,086+295.1% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 988,337 | $70.8M | 0.88% | +221,458+28.9% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 987,379 | $69.7M | 5.67% | −18,312−1.8% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 972,435 | $69.6M | 0.07% | −108,773−10.1% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 971,982 | $68.7M | 0.14% | +7,355+0.8% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 930,336 | $66.7M | 0.02% | −390,144−29.5% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 892,428 | $65.7M | 0.04% | −1,872,167−67.7% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 882,703 | $62.5M | 5.71% | +17,952+2.1% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 848,804 | $61.2M | 0.15% | +86,581+11.4% | Added |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 812,793 | $57.9M | 0.42% | +21,649+2.7% | Added |
| QV Investors Inc. | 815,268 | $57.8M | 4.02% | −22,588−2.7% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 800,562 | $56.8M | 0.09% | +16,306+2.1% | Added |
| BlackRock Inc. | 789,916 | $56.6M | 0.00% | +60,741+8.3% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 780,015 | $55.9M | 0.11% | +608,390+354.5% | Added |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 759,749 | $53.8M | 2.21% | +3580.0% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 747,359 | $52.9M | 1.56% | +730.0% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 732,517 | $51.9M | 0.13% | −47,700−6.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 694,351 | $49.8M | 4.32% | −695−0.1% | Reduced |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 645,473 | $46.3M | 0.24% | −112,188−14.8% | Reduced |
| Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC | 615,319 | $44.1M | 0.02% | +18,027+3.0% | Added |
| AXA S.A. | 601,791 | $43.1M | 0.11% | +36,844+6.5% | Added |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 586,035 | $42.5M | 4.10% | −3,036−0.5% | Reduced |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 591,005 | $41.9M | 0.02% | +147,460+33.2% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 600,234 | $41.9M | 0.20% | −37,058−5.8% | Reduced |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 554,222 | $39.4M | 0.27% | −403,569−42.1% | Reduced |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 554,881 | $39.3M | 3.99% | +5,050+0.9% | Added |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 522,483 | $37.0M | 5.31% | −5,152−1.0% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 509,051 | $36.5M | 0.01% | +13,635+2.8% | Added |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 479,640 | $34.0M | 0.25% | +276,005+135.5% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 424,735 | $30.4M | 0.06% | −412,061−49.2% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 401,896 | $28.8M | 0.01% | +12,616+3.2% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 399,294 | $28.7M | 0.02% | +11,016+2.8% | Added |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 387,200 | $27.8M | 0.88% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aviva PLC | 386,348 | $27.3M | 0.11% | −63,892−14.2% | Reduced |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 383,308 | $27.2M | 0.10% | +234,600+157.8% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 361,874 | $25.9M | 0.02% | −120,114−24.9% | Reduced |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 350,400 | $24.8M | 0.25% | +38,100+12.2% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 348,247 | $24.7M | 1.65% | +67,963+24.2% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 335,588 | $23.8M | 0.97% | −84,335−20.1% | Reduced |
| Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al | 323,500 | $22.9M | 0.21% | +73,200+29.2% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 317,568 | $22.5M | 0.02% | −672,476−67.9% | Reduced |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 313,000 | $22.1M | 0.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 267,751 | $19.0M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 254,714 | $18.3M | 0.02% | −186,332−42.2% | Reduced |