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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 88,694 | $6.36M | 0.00% | +3,756+4.4% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 89,312 | $6.40M | 0.33% | +2,170+2.5% | Added |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 94,550 | $6.70M | 0.21% | −21,320−18.4% | Reduced |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 95,000 | $6.81M | 0.73% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 96,767 | $6.94M | 0.04% | +88,474+1,066.9% | Added |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 103,494 | $7.42M | 0.19% | −18,434−15.1% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 119,794 | $8.59M | 0.00% | −234,283−66.2% | Reduced |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 121,470 | $8.71M | 0.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 138,032 | $9.77M | 0.69% | −1,490−1.1% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 144,200 | $10.2M | 4.45% | +2,200+1.5% | Added |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 151,942 | $10.8M | 3.79% | +122,170+410.4% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 153,006 | $10.8M | 0.11% | +974+0.6% | Added |
| HAP Trading, LLC | 155,189 | $11.1M | 0.77% | −224,486−59.1% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 163,658 | $11.7M | 0.01% | −179,989−52.4% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 190,373 | $11.9M | 0.02% | +34,400+22.1% | Added |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 165,748 | $11.9M | 0.60% | −3,236−1.9% | Reduced |
| Agf Investments Inc. | 169,775 | $12.0M | 0.09% | −136,688−44.6% | Reduced |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 179,486 | $12.7M | 5.45% | +92,388+106.1% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 189,200 | $13.4M | 1.89% | −3,759−1.9% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 190,445 | $13.6M | 3.06% | +184,624+3,171.7% | Added |
| Schroder Investment Management Group | 152,558 | $13.7M | 0.02% | −85,162−35.8% | Reduced |
| Westpac Banking Corp | 155,270 | $13.9M | 0.14% | −7,900−4.8% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 200,633 | $14.4M | 0.31% | −6,546−3.2% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 203,209 | $14.4M | 0.03% | +129,255+174.8% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 126,325 | $14.4M | 0.03% | −35,909−22.1% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 204,263 | $14.5M | 0.05% | +24,002+13.3% | Added |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 205,529 | $14.6M | 0.69% | +205,529 | New |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 167,448 | $15.0M | 2.52% | +112,848+206.7% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 223,413 | $15.9M | 0.28% | +201,144+903.2% | Added |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 224,439 | $15.9M | 3.15% | −1,778−0.8% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 224,520 | $16.1M | 0.06% | +1,182+0.5% | Added |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 235,100 | $16.6M | 0.16% | +227,600+3,034.7% | Added |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 237,300 | $16.8M | 0.78% | +106,452+81.4% | Added |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 239,020 | $16.9M | 0.11% | −267,196−52.8% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 242,150 | $17.2M | 0.06% | +109,726+82.9% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 246,774 | $17.5M | 0.10% | −17,240−6.5% | Reduced |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 247,100 | $17.5M | 0.56% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. | 253,187 | $18.1M | 0.09% | −6,433−2.5% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 254,714 | $18.3M | 0.02% | −186,332−42.2% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 267,751 | $19.0M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 313,000 | $22.1M | 0.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citigroup Inc | 317,568 | $22.5M | 0.02% | −672,476−67.9% | Reduced |
| Virginia Retirement Systems Et Al | 323,500 | $22.9M | 0.21% | +73,200+29.2% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 335,588 | $23.8M | 0.97% | −84,335−20.1% | Reduced |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 348,247 | $24.7M | 1.65% | +67,963+24.2% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 350,400 | $24.8M | 0.25% | +38,100+12.2% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 361,874 | $25.9M | 0.02% | −120,114−24.9% | Reduced |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 383,308 | $27.2M | 0.10% | +234,600+157.8% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 386,348 | $27.3M | 0.11% | −63,892−14.2% | Reduced |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 387,200 | $27.8M | 0.88% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 399,294 | $28.7M | 0.02% | +11,016+2.8% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 401,896 | $28.8M | 0.01% | +12,616+3.2% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 424,735 | $30.4M | 0.06% | −412,061−49.2% | Reduced |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 479,640 | $34.0M | 0.25% | +276,005+135.5% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 509,051 | $36.5M | 0.01% | +13,635+2.8% | Added |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 522,483 | $37.0M | 5.31% | −5,152−1.0% | Reduced |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 554,881 | $39.3M | 3.99% | +5,050+0.9% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 554,222 | $39.4M | 0.27% | −403,569−42.1% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 600,234 | $41.9M | 0.20% | −37,058−5.8% | Reduced |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 591,005 | $41.9M | 0.02% | +147,460+33.2% | Added |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 586,035 | $42.5M | 4.10% | −3,036−0.5% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 601,791 | $43.1M | 0.11% | +36,844+6.5% | Added |
| Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC | 615,319 | $44.1M | 0.02% | +18,027+3.0% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 645,473 | $46.3M | 0.24% | −112,188−14.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 694,351 | $49.8M | 4.32% | −695−0.1% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 732,517 | $51.9M | 0.13% | −47,700−6.1% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 747,359 | $52.9M | 1.56% | +730.0% | Added |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 759,749 | $53.8M | 2.21% | +3580.0% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 780,015 | $55.9M | 0.11% | +608,390+354.5% | Added |
| BlackRock Inc. | 789,916 | $56.6M | 0.00% | +60,741+8.3% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 800,562 | $56.8M | 0.09% | +16,306+2.1% | Added |
| QV Investors Inc. | 815,268 | $57.8M | 4.02% | −22,588−2.7% | Reduced |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 812,793 | $57.9M | 0.42% | +21,649+2.7% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 848,804 | $61.2M | 0.15% | +86,581+11.4% | Added |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 882,703 | $62.5M | 5.71% | +17,952+2.1% | Added |
| Amundi | 892,428 | $65.7M | 0.04% | −1,872,167−67.7% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 930,336 | $66.7M | 0.02% | −390,144−29.5% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 971,982 | $68.7M | 0.14% | +7,355+0.8% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 972,435 | $69.6M | 0.07% | −108,773−10.1% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 987,379 | $69.7M | 5.67% | −18,312−1.8% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 988,337 | $70.8M | 0.88% | +221,458+28.9% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 1,024,361 | $72.4M | 3.49% | +765,086+295.1% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management SA | 1,025,447 | $72.7M | 0.07% | +365,216+55.3% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 1,028,331 | $72.9M | 0.14% | −376,301−26.8% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 1,049,101 | $74.2M | 4.61% | +20,956+2.0% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 1,072,200 | $76.0M | 7.14% | −83,300−7.2% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 1,214,866 | $86.1M | 1.66% | −102,019−7.7% | Reduced |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 1,254,071 | $88.8M | 6.00% | +51,373+4.3% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,264,850 | $89.3M | 0.87% | −97,933−7.2% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,254,008 | $89.9M | 0.01% | +171,228+15.8% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,334,458 | $95.7M | 0.02% | −37,314−2.7% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,388,773 | $98.4M | 0.10% | −44,770−3.1% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,376,222 | $98.7M | 0.04% | −133,674−8.9% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,226,439 | $109.7M | 2.80% | +269,579+28.2% | Added |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,575,186 | $111.7M | 4.15% | −12,924−0.8% | Reduced |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 1,677,874 | $119.0M | 2.80% | −39,958−2.3% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,765,737 | $125.1M | 8.60% | −42,570−2.4% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 1,851,032 | $130.7M | 0.75% | −19,500−1.0% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,963,735 | $138.9M | 6.48% | +23,209+1.2% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 2,021,877 | $143.1M | 0.01% | −233,636−10.4% | Reduced |