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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,014,362 | $144.4M | 0.12% | −67,001−3.2% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,636,730 | $148.2M | 6.36% | −2,205−0.1% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 2,550,000 | $180.8M | 0.19% | −3,679,000−59.1% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 2,598,405 | $186.3M | 0.05% | −24,278−0.9% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 3,042,484 | $215.4M | 0.90% | +3,042,484 | New |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 3,049,298 | $216.1M | 9.91% | −8,799,607−74.3% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 3,153,600 | $223.6M | 0.48% | −5,805,900−64.8% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,307,383 | $234.2M | 0.14% | +241,784+7.9% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,346,098 | $236.7M | 0.03% | +209,259+6.7% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,789,092 | $269.1M | 0.04% | +302,949+8.7% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 3,932,702 | $278.8M | 1.71% | +2,102,375+114.9% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3,954,431 | $283.5M | 0.09% | +45,085+1.2% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 4,021,648 | $285.1M | 3.70% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 4,106,820 | $291.0M | 0.10% | −35,259−0.9% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,247,731 | $301.1M | 4.31% | −21,900−0.5% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,696,404 | $332.1M | 3.29% | +134,852+3.0% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 4,744,860 | $336.2M | 0.72% | −1,440,000−23.3% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4,880,171 | $349.9M | 0.04% | +339,200+7.5% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 5,681,682 | $402.5M | 2.26% | −845,032−12.9% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 6,537,651 | $468.7M | 0.11% | −169,285−2.5% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,078,454 | $501.8M | 0.15% | +75,731+1.1% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 7,528,171 | $539.7M | 0.06% | +150,866+2.0% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 8,696,315 | $615.6M | 0.63% | −2,463,146−22.1% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 8,702,225 | $616.5M | 3.01% | +1,376,615+18.8% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,978,165 | $635.2M | 2.33% | +1,610,943+21.9% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 7,538,888 | $671.2M | 0.41% | −2,503,585−24.9% | Reduced |
| Norges Bank | 10,736,220 | $760.6M | 0.16% | −171,159−1.6% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 11,786,841 | $834.1M | 5.52% | +43,946+0.4% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 15,207,598 | $1.08B | 1.44% | +2,624,538+20.9% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 16,957,773 | $1.19B | 5.53% | −581,852−3.3% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,219,408 | $1.24B | 2.19% | −491,767−2.8% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 19,968,758 | $1.41B | 1.90% | −2,534,135−11.3% | Reduced |
| Capital World Investors | 20,685,449 | $1.47B | 0.23% | +22,879+0.1% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 21,777,760 | $1.56B | 5.15% | +1,397,483+6.9% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 23,822,364 | $1.69B | 1.41% | −902,599−3.7% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 39,675,769 | $2.84B | 0.06% | +988,506+2.6% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 52,987,256 | $3.84B | 2.07% | −10,960,224−17.1% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 111,705,617 | $8.01B | 1.96% | +4,408,275+4.1% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −820,485−100.0% | Sold out |
| CIBC World Markets Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −542,905−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −662,700−100.0% | Sold out |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −599,500−100.0% | Sold out |
| AMP Capital Investors Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −388,750−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −196,437−100.0% | Sold out |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −74,393−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −60,883−100.0% | Sold out |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −41,512−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −40,673−100.0% | Sold out |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −36,143−100.0% | Sold out |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −34,855−100.0% | Sold out |
| Anson Funds Management LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −30,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25,593−100.0% | Sold out |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25,323−100.0% | Sold out |
| Conning Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,433−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,600−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,869−100.0% | Sold out |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,222−100.0% | Sold out |
| Boston Private Wealth LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,833−100.0% | Sold out |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,190−100.0% | Sold out |
| Winton Group Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,807−100.0% | Sold out |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,492−100.0% | Sold out |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,031−100.0% | Sold out |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,951−100.0% | Sold out |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,649−100.0% | Sold out |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,486−100.0% | Sold out |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,873−100.0% | Sold out |
| Firestone Capital Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| NuWave Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −809−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −500−100.0% | Sold out |
| D'Orazio & Associates, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −487−100.0% | Sold out |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −187−100.0% | Sold out |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −119−100.0% | Sold out |
| Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −103−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ibex Wealth Advisors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −84−100.0% | Sold out |
| Guidance Point Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −48−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cordant, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8−100.0% | Sold out |
| Marshall Wace North America L.P. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Marshall Wace Asia Ltd | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Security National Trust Co | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Knott David M | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Berman Capital Advisors, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |