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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. | 253,187 | $18.1M | 0.09% | −6,433−2.5% | Reduced |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 247,100 | $17.5M | 0.56% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 246,774 | $17.5M | 0.10% | −17,240−6.5% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 242,150 | $17.2M | 0.06% | +109,726+82.9% | Added |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 239,020 | $16.9M | 0.11% | −267,196−52.8% | Reduced |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 237,300 | $16.8M | 0.78% | +106,452+81.4% | Added |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 235,100 | $16.6M | 0.16% | +227,600+3,034.7% | Added |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 224,520 | $16.1M | 0.06% | +1,182+0.5% | Added |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 224,439 | $15.9M | 3.15% | −1,778−0.8% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 223,413 | $15.9M | 0.28% | +201,144+903.2% | Added |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 167,448 | $15.0M | 2.52% | +112,848+206.7% | Added |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 205,529 | $14.6M | 0.69% | +205,529 | New |
| Natixis | 204,263 | $14.5M | 0.05% | +24,002+13.3% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 126,325 | $14.4M | 0.03% | −35,909−22.1% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 203,209 | $14.4M | 0.03% | +129,255+174.8% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 200,633 | $14.4M | 0.31% | −6,546−3.2% | Reduced |
| Westpac Banking Corp | 155,270 | $13.9M | 0.14% | −7,900−4.8% | Reduced |
| Schroder Investment Management Group | 152,558 | $13.7M | 0.02% | −85,162−35.8% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 190,445 | $13.6M | 3.06% | +184,624+3,171.7% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 189,200 | $13.4M | 1.89% | −3,759−1.9% | Reduced |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 179,486 | $12.7M | 5.45% | +92,388+106.1% | Added |
| Agf Investments Inc. | 169,775 | $12.0M | 0.09% | −136,688−44.6% | Reduced |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 165,748 | $11.9M | 0.60% | −3,236−1.9% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 190,373 | $11.9M | 0.02% | +34,400+22.1% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 163,658 | $11.7M | 0.01% | −179,989−52.4% | Reduced |
| HAP Trading, LLC | 155,189 | $11.1M | 0.77% | −224,486−59.1% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 153,006 | $10.8M | 0.11% | +974+0.6% | Added |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 151,942 | $10.8M | 3.79% | +122,170+410.4% | Added |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 144,200 | $10.2M | 4.45% | +2,200+1.5% | Added |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 138,032 | $9.77M | 0.69% | −1,490−1.1% | Reduced |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 121,470 | $8.71M | 0.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 119,794 | $8.59M | 0.00% | −234,283−66.2% | Reduced |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 103,494 | $7.42M | 0.19% | −18,434−15.1% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 96,767 | $6.94M | 0.04% | +88,474+1,066.9% | Added |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 95,000 | $6.81M | 0.73% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 94,550 | $6.70M | 0.21% | −21,320−18.4% | Reduced |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 89,312 | $6.40M | 0.33% | +2,170+2.5% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 88,694 | $6.36M | 0.00% | +3,756+4.4% | Added |
| Manitou Investment Management Ltd. | 87,727 | $6.20M | 0.99% | +22,320+34.1% | Added |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC | 85,093 | $6.10M | 2.88% | +987+1.2% | Added |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 83,500 | $5.91M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH | 73,016 | $5.23M | 0.37% | +50,745+227.9% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 71,338 | $5.06M | 0.10% | +15,700+28.2% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 70,421 | $4.99M | 0.01% | +3,933+5.9% | Added |
| Avalon Investment & Advisory | 65,461 | $4.69M | 0.12% | −19,167−22.6% | Reduced |
| AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC | 65,228 | $4.68M | 0.17% | −50,239−43.5% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 62,454 | $4.48M | 0.01% | −66−0.1% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 62,671 | $4.44M | 0.00% | −67,996−52.0% | Reduced |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 59,047 | $4.17M | 1.06% | +59,047 | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 58,606 | $4.16M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Century Companies Inc | 58,114 | $4.11M | 0.00% | −479,549−89.2% | Reduced |
| Kempen Capital Management N.V. | 35,351 | $4.00M | 0.12% | −2,290−6.1% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 52,629 | $3.77M | 0.01% | +30,961+142.9% | Added |
| 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 |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | 47,001 | $3.37M | 0.04% | −175,236−78.9% | Reduced |
| Cutler Group LP | 45,501 | $3.26M | 0.22% | −4,630−9.2% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 45,845 | $3.25M | 0.00% | +10,490+29.7% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 44,084 | $3.16M | 0.00% | +14,294+48.0% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 47,080 | $3.15M | 0.00% | +22,912+94.8% | Added |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 43,698 | $3.09M | 1.44% | −1,416−3.1% | Reduced |
| Keybank National Association | 42,607 | $3.06M | 0.01% | −321−0.7% | 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 |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 40,475 | $2.87M | 0.01% | −554−1.4% | Reduced |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 39,947 | $2.83M | 1.61% | +1,587+4.1% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 39,373 | $2.82M | 0.02% | +40.0% | Added |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC | 37,267 | $2.67M | 0.30% | +2,436+7.0% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 35,040 | $2.51M | 0.01% | +9,426+36.8% | Added |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 31,800 | $2.28M | 0.13% | +1,200+3.9% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 30,054 | $2.15M | 0.00% | +1,520+5.3% | Added |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 29,571 | $2.14M | 1.40% | +1,360+4.8% | Added |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 28,485 | $2.04M | 0.50% | +28,485 | New |
| Andra AP-fonden | 21,900 | $1.96M | 0.04% | −15,100−40.8% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 27,008 | $1.94M | 0.00% | +956+3.7% | Added |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 24,513 | $1.76M | 0.04% | −7,108−22.5% | Reduced |
| Bollard Group LLC | 24,397 | $1.75M | 0.06% | −112−0.5% | Reduced |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 24,200 | $1.72M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 23,656 | $1.70M | 0.05% | +2,150+10.0% | Added |
| Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC | 23,000 | $1.65M | 1.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 21,962 | $1.57M | 0.37% | −650−2.9% | Reduced |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 21,781 | $1.56M | 0.03% | −152,566−87.5% | Reduced |
| Baader Bank INC | 22,000 | $1.56M | 0.12% | +22,000 | New |
| Resources Management Corp | 21,359 | $1.53M | 0.20% | −126−0.6% | Reduced |
| Arnhold LLC | 20,300 | $1.46M | 0.16% | −8,300−29.0% | Reduced |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 20,435 | $1.45M | 0.01% | +20,435 | New |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 20,017 | $1.44M | 0.02% | +221+1.1% | Added |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 19,832 | $1.42M | 0.08% | +1,871+10.4% | Added |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | 19,476 | $1.38M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 18,803 | $1.35M | 0.01% | +18,803 | New |
| Comerica Bank | 18,849 | $1.34M | 0.01% | −1,429−7.0% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 18,554 | $1.33M | 0.00% | +268+1.5% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 18,217 | $1.31M | 0.01% | +330+1.8% | Added |
| Advisor Partners LLC | 18,158 | $1.30M | 0.08% | −70.0% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 17,884 | $1.28M | 0.01% | +3,423+23.7% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 17,959 | $1.27M | 0.10% | −181−1.0% | Reduced |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 17,727 | $1.27M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 17,328 | $1.23M | 0.00% | −23,515−57.6% | Reduced |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 16,744 | $1.21M | 0.02% | +46+0.3% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 16,620 | $1.18M | 0.00% | +1,123+7.2% | Added |