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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2021: 438 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 heldQ4 2021: $39.4B
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, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding BNS in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada111,705,617$8.01B1.96%+4,408,275+4.1%Added
Bank of Montreal52,987,256$3.84B2.07%−10,960,224−17.1%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc39,675,769$2.84B0.06%+988,506+2.6%Added
TD Asset Management Inc23,822,364$1.69B1.41%−902,599−3.7%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.21,777,760$1.56B5.15%+1,397,483+6.9%Added
Capital World Investors20,685,449$1.47B0.23%+22,879+0.1%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp19,968,758$1.41B1.90%−2,534,135−11.3%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.17,219,408$1.24B2.19%−491,767−2.8%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd16,957,773$1.19B5.53%−581,852−3.3%Reduced
Toronto Dominion Bank15,207,598$1.08B1.44%+2,624,538+20.9%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.11,786,841$834.1M5.52%+43,946+0.4%Added
Norges Bank10,736,220$760.6M0.16%−171,159−1.6%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The7,538,888$671.2M0.41%−2,503,585−24.9%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc8,978,165$635.2M2.33%+1,610,943+21.9%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.8,702,225$616.5M3.01%+1,376,615+18.8%Added
FIL Ltd8,696,315$615.6M0.63%−2,463,146−22.1%Reduced
Bank of America Corp7,528,171$539.7M0.06%+150,866+2.0%Added
Legal & General Group Plc7,078,454$501.8M0.15%+75,731+1.1%Added
Invesco Ltd.6,537,651$468.7M0.11%−169,285−2.5%Reduced
British Columbia Investment Management Corp5,681,682$402.5M2.26%−845,032−12.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co4,880,171$349.9M0.04%+339,200+7.5%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund4,744,860$336.2M0.72%−1,440,000−23.3%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec4,696,404$332.1M3.29%+134,852+3.0%Added
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc4,247,731$301.1M4.31%−21,900−0.5%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc4,106,820$291.0M0.10%−35,259−0.9%Reduced
Omers Administration Corp4,021,648$285.1M3.70%00.0%Unchanged
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3,954,431$283.5M0.09%+45,085+1.2%Added
Alberta Investment Management Corp3,932,702$278.8M1.71%+2,102,375+114.9%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP3,789,092$269.1M0.04%+302,949+8.7%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC3,346,098$236.7M0.03%+209,259+6.7%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.3,307,383$234.2M0.14%+241,784+7.9%Added
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec3,153,600$223.6M0.48%−5,805,900−64.8%Reduced
MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd.3,049,298$216.1M9.91%−8,799,607−74.3%Reduced
National Bank of Canada3,042,484$215.4M0.90%+3,042,484New
Massachusetts Financial Services Co2,598,405$186.3M0.05%−24,278−0.9%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board2,550,000$180.8M0.19%−3,679,000−59.1%Reduced
Addenda Capital Inc.1,636,730$148.2M6.36%−2,205−0.1%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG2,014,362$144.4M0.12%−67,001−3.2%Reduced
FMR LLC2,021,877$143.1M0.01%−233,636−10.4%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.1,963,735$138.9M6.48%+23,209+1.2%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.1,851,032$130.7M0.75%−19,500−1.0%Reduced
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd.1,765,737$125.1M8.60%−42,570−2.4%Reduced
Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.1,677,874$119.0M2.80%−39,958−2.3%Reduced
Cidel Asset Management Inc1,575,186$111.7M4.15%−12,924−0.8%Reduced
Intact Investment Management Inc.1,226,439$109.7M2.80%+269,579+28.2%Added
Deutsche Bank AG1,376,222$98.7M0.04%−133,674−8.9%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC1,388,773$98.4M0.10%−44,770−3.1%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,334,458$95.7M0.02%−37,314−2.7%Reduced
Morgan Stanley1,254,008$89.9M0.01%+171,228+15.8%Added
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.1,264,850$89.3M0.87%−97,933−7.2%Reduced
Credential Qtrade Securities Inc.1,254,071$88.8M6.00%+51,373+4.3%Added
Guardian Capital LP1,214,866$86.1M1.66%−102,019−7.7%Reduced
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.1,072,200$76.0M7.14%−83,300−7.2%Reduced
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.1,049,101$74.2M4.61%+20,956+2.0%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board1,028,331$72.9M0.14%−376,301−26.8%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management SA1,025,447$72.7M0.07%+365,216+55.3%Added
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.1,024,361$72.4M3.49%+765,086+295.1%Added
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd988,337$70.8M0.88%+221,458+28.9%Added
Value Partners Investments Inc.987,379$69.7M5.67%−18,312−1.8%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP972,435$69.6M0.07%−108,773−10.1%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co971,982$68.7M0.14%+7,355+0.8%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc930,336$66.7M0.02%−390,144−29.5%Reduced
Amundi892,428$65.7M0.04%−1,872,167−67.7%Reduced
Lincluden Management Ltd882,703$62.5M5.71%+17,952+2.1%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale848,804$61.2M0.15%+86,581+11.4%Added
M&G Investment Management Ltd812,793$57.9M0.42%+21,649+2.7%Added
QV Investors Inc.815,268$57.8M4.02%−22,588−2.7%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.800,562$56.8M0.09%+16,306+2.1%Added
BlackRock Inc.789,916$56.6M0.00%+60,741+8.3%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC780,015$55.9M0.11%+608,390+354.5%Added
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc759,749$53.8M2.21%+3580.0%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.747,359$52.9M1.56%+730.0%Added
Korea Investment CORP732,517$51.9M0.13%−47,700−6.1%Reduced
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co694,351$49.8M4.32%−695−0.1%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)645,473$46.3M0.24%−112,188−14.8%Reduced
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC615,319$44.1M0.02%+18,027+3.0%Added
AXA S.A.601,791$43.1M0.11%+36,844+6.5%Added
Guardian Capital Advisors LP586,035$42.5M4.10%−3,036−0.5%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC591,005$41.9M0.02%+147,460+33.2%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)600,234$41.9M0.20%−37,058−5.8%Reduced
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB554,222$39.4M0.27%−403,569−42.1%Reduced
Nexus Investment Management ULC554,881$39.3M3.99%+5,050+0.9%Added
Galibier Capital Management Ltd.522,483$37.0M5.31%−5,152−1.0%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp509,051$36.5M0.01%+13,635+2.8%Added
Artemis Investment Management LLP479,640$34.0M0.25%+276,005+135.5%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP424,735$30.4M0.06%−412,061−49.2%Reduced
UBS Group AG401,896$28.8M0.01%+12,616+3.2%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC399,294$28.7M0.02%+11,016+2.8%Added
Evoke Wealth, LLC387,200$27.8M0.88%00.0%Unchanged
Aviva PLC386,348$27.3M0.11%−63,892−14.2%Reduced
Acadian Asset Management LLC383,308$27.2M0.10%+234,600+157.8%Added
Barclays PLC361,874$25.9M0.02%−120,114−24.9%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden350,400$24.8M0.25%+38,100+12.2%Added
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.348,247$24.7M1.65%+67,963+24.2%Added
Unigestion Holding SA335,588$23.8M0.97%−84,335−20.1%Reduced
Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al323,500$22.9M0.21%+73,200+29.2%Added
Citigroup Inc317,568$22.5M0.02%−672,476−67.9%Reduced
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co313,000$22.1M0.26%00.0%Unchanged
USS Investment Management Ltd267,751$19.0M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Citadel Advisors LLC254,714$18.3M0.02%−186,332−42.2%Reduced