Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritholtz Wealth Management | 8,871 | $636.0K | 0.04% | +1,580+21.7% | Added |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 8,918 | $638.0K | 0.00% | −23−0.3% | Reduced |
| Sterling Manor Financial, LLC | 9,137 | $655.0K | 0.51% | +5,567+155.9% | Added |
| 1620 Investment Advisors, Inc. | 9,205 | $660.0K | 0.74% | +9,205 | New |
| Veriti Management LLC | 9,281 | $665.0K | 0.09% | +81+0.9% | Added |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 7,444 | $667.0K | 0.04% | +7,444 | New |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 9,317 | $668.0K | 0.01% | −211−2.2% | Reduced |
| First National Trust Co | 9,318 | $668.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proquility Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 9,348 | $685.0K | 0.24% | +9,348 | New |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 9,684 | $694.0K | 0.02% | −739−7.1% | Reduced |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 9,800 | $694.8K | 0.01% | +9,800 | New |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 9,796 | $702.0K | 0.03% | +1,913+24.3% | Added |
| Legg Mason Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. | 10,000 | $708.0K | 0.78% | −600−5.7% | Reduced |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP | 10,380 | $709.0K | 0.04% | +6,535+170.0% | Added |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. | 9,930 | $712.0K | 0.03% | −11,940−54.6% | Reduced |
| Bluestein R H & Co | 10,000 | $717.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp | 10,075 | $722.0K | 0.01% | +425+4.4% | Added |
| Smithbridge Asset Management Inc | 10,106 | $724.0K | 0.22% | −4,281−29.8% | Reduced |
| MBB Public Markets I LLC | 10,249 | $735.0K | 0.01% | +10,249 | New |
| qPULA Trading Management LP | 10,300 | $738.0K | 1.32% | −6,701−39.4% | Reduced |
| Summit Global Investments | 10,745 | $770.0K | 0.05% | +100+0.9% | Added |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 10,821 | $776.0K | 0.08% | +42+0.4% | Added |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC | 10,970 | $777.0K | 0.02% | +2,671+32.2% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 10,977 | $787.0K | 0.02% | +2,039+22.8% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 11,584 | $820.0K | 0.00% | +3,000+34.9% | Added |
| Pendal Group Limited | 11,752 | $833.0K | 0.01% | −39,764−77.2% | Reduced |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 12,516 | $897.0K | 0.05% | +12,516 | New |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 12,885 | $916.0K | 0.09% | −250−1.9% | Reduced |
| Clear Street Markets LLC | 13,300 | $953.0K | 0.09% | +13,300 | New |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 13,748 | $986.0K | 0.01% | +258+1.9% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 14,092 | $1.01M | 0.00% | −250−1.7% | Reduced |
| First Republic Investment Management, Inc. | 14,469 | $1.04M | 0.00% | −1,829−11.2% | Reduced |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 14,823 | $1.05M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 14,685 | $1.05M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 15,079 | $1.07M | 0.67% | +22+0.1% | Added |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 15,950 | $1.14M | 0.06% | +50+0.3% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 16,100 | $1.15M | 0.00% | +16,100 | New |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 16,193 | $1.16M | 0.01% | −15,006−48.1% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 16,620 | $1.18M | 0.00% | +1,123+7.2% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 16,744 | $1.21M | 0.02% | +46+0.3% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 17,328 | $1.23M | 0.00% | −23,515−57.6% | Reduced |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 17,727 | $1.27M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 17,959 | $1.27M | 0.10% | −181−1.0% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 17,884 | $1.28M | 0.01% | +3,423+23.7% | Added |
| Advisor Partners LLC | 18,158 | $1.30M | 0.08% | −70.0% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 18,217 | $1.31M | 0.01% | +330+1.8% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 18,554 | $1.33M | 0.00% | +268+1.5% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 18,849 | $1.34M | 0.01% | −1,429−7.0% | Reduced |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 18,803 | $1.35M | 0.01% | +18,803 | New |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 19,476 | $1.38M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 19,832 | $1.42M | 0.08% | +1,871+10.4% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 20,017 | $1.44M | 0.02% | +221+1.1% | Added |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 20,435 | $1.45M | 0.01% | +20,435 | New |
| Arnhold LLC | 20,300 | $1.46M | 0.16% | −8,300−29.0% | Reduced |
| Resources Management Corp | 21,359 | $1.53M | 0.20% | −126−0.6% | Reduced |
| Baader Bank INC | 22,000 | $1.56M | 0.12% | +22,000 | New |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 21,781 | $1.56M | 0.03% | −152,566−87.5% | Reduced |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 21,962 | $1.57M | 0.37% | −650−2.9% | Reduced |
| Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC | 23,000 | $1.65M | 1.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 23,656 | $1.70M | 0.05% | +2,150+10.0% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 24,200 | $1.72M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bollard Group LLC | 24,397 | $1.75M | 0.06% | −112−0.5% | Reduced |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 24,513 | $1.76M | 0.04% | −7,108−22.5% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 27,008 | $1.94M | 0.00% | +956+3.7% | Added |
| Andra AP-fonden | 21,900 | $1.96M | 0.04% | −15,100−40.8% | Reduced |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 28,485 | $2.04M | 0.50% | +28,485 | New |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 29,571 | $2.14M | 1.40% | +1,360+4.8% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 30,054 | $2.15M | 0.00% | +1,520+5.3% | Added |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 31,800 | $2.28M | 0.13% | +1,200+3.9% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 35,040 | $2.51M | 0.01% | +9,426+36.8% | Added |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC | 37,267 | $2.67M | 0.30% | +2,436+7.0% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 39,373 | $2.82M | 0.02% | +40.0% | Added |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 39,947 | $2.83M | 1.61% | +1,587+4.1% | Added |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 40,475 | $2.87M | 0.01% | −554−1.4% | Reduced |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 42,067 | $2.98M | 0.01% | +395+0.9% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 41,600 | $2.98M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keybank National Association | 42,607 | $3.06M | 0.01% | −321−0.7% | Reduced |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 43,698 | $3.09M | 1.44% | −1,416−3.1% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 47,080 | $3.15M | 0.00% | +22,912+94.8% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 44,084 | $3.16M | 0.00% | +14,294+48.0% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 45,845 | $3.25M | 0.00% | +10,490+29.7% | Added |
| Cutler Group LP | 45,501 | $3.26M | 0.22% | −4,630−9.2% | Reduced |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | 47,001 | $3.37M | 0.04% | −175,236−78.9% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 47,948 | $3.44M | 0.68% | −105−0.2% | Reduced |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 47,947 | $3.44M | 0.06% | +10,100+26.7% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 52,629 | $3.77M | 0.01% | +30,961+142.9% | Added |
| Kempen Capital Management N.V. | 35,351 | $4.00M | 0.12% | −2,290−6.1% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 58,114 | $4.11M | 0.00% | −479,549−89.2% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 58,606 | $4.16M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 59,047 | $4.17M | 1.06% | +59,047 | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 62,671 | $4.44M | 0.00% | −67,996−52.0% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 62,454 | $4.48M | 0.01% | −66−0.1% | Reduced |
| AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC | 65,228 | $4.68M | 0.17% | −50,239−43.5% | Reduced |
| Avalon Investment & Advisory | 65,461 | $4.69M | 0.12% | −19,167−22.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 70,421 | $4.99M | 0.01% | +3,933+5.9% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 71,338 | $5.06M | 0.10% | +15,700+28.2% | Added |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH | 73,016 | $5.23M | 0.37% | +50,745+227.9% | Added |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 83,500 | $5.91M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC | 85,093 | $6.10M | 2.88% | +987+1.2% | Added |
| Manitou Investment Management Ltd. | 87,727 | $6.20M | 0.99% | +22,320+34.1% | Added |