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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
Guggenheim Capital LLC16,193$1.16M0.01%−15,006−48.1%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC16,100$1.15M0.00%+16,100New
Texas Yale Capital Corp.15,950$1.14M0.06%+50+0.3%Added
Ravenstone Capital Management Inc.15,079$1.07M0.67%+22+0.1%Added
Bogart Wealth, LLC14,685$1.05M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd14,823$1.05M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.14,469$1.04M0.00%−1,829−11.2%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp14,092$1.01M0.00%−250−1.7%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.13,748$986.0K0.01%+258+1.9%Added
Clear Street Markets LLC13,300$953.0K0.09%+13,300New
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC12,885$916.0K0.09%−250−1.9%Reduced
Forum Financial Management, LP12,516$897.0K0.05%+12,516New
Pendal Group Limited11,752$833.0K0.01%−39,764−77.2%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc11,584$820.0K0.00%+3,000+34.9%Added
Signaturefd, LLC10,977$787.0K0.02%+2,039+22.8%Added
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC10,970$777.0K0.02%+2,671+32.2%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC10,821$776.0K0.08%+42+0.4%Added
Summit Global Investments10,745$770.0K0.05%+100+0.9%Added
qPULA Trading Management LP10,300$738.0K1.32%−6,701−39.4%Reduced
MBB Public Markets I LLC10,249$735.0K0.01%+10,249New
Smithbridge Asset Management Inc10,106$724.0K0.22%−4,281−29.8%Reduced
Boston Trust Walden Corp10,075$722.0K0.01%+425+4.4%Added
Bluestein R H & Co10,000$717.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc.9,930$712.0K0.03%−11,940−54.6%Reduced
Aigen Investment Management, LP10,380$709.0K0.04%+6,535+170.0%Added
Legg Mason Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd.10,000$708.0K0.78%−600−5.7%Reduced
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC9,796$702.0K0.03%+1,913+24.3%Added
Employees Provident Fund Board9,800$694.8K0.01%+9,800New
Ieq Capital, LLC9,684$694.0K0.02%−739−7.1%Reduced
Proquility Private Wealth Partners, LLC9,348$685.0K0.24%+9,348New
Pacer Advisors, Inc.9,317$668.0K0.01%−211−2.2%Reduced
First National Trust Co9,318$668.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA7,444$667.0K0.04%+7,444New
Veriti Management LLC9,281$665.0K0.09%+81+0.9%Added
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.9,205$660.0K0.74%+9,205New
Sterling Manor Financial, LLC9,137$655.0K0.51%+5,567+155.9%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA8,918$638.0K0.00%−23−0.3%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management8,871$636.0K0.04%+1,580+21.7%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC8,800$630.0K0.00%+8,800New
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC8,482$606.0K0.14%−245−2.8%Reduced
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.8,238$591.0K0.03%+1,688+25.8%Added
NEIRG Wealth Management, LLC8,246$591.0K0.11%+8,246New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc8,217$589.0K0.00%+2,630+47.1%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.8,113$586.0K0.00%−2,084−20.4%Reduced
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.8,160$585.0K0.27%−200−2.4%Reduced
MAI Capital Management8,127$583.0K0.01%+665+8.9%Added
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc7,650$548.0K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Quilter Plc7,700$546.0K0.01%−1,082−12.3%Reduced
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.7,602$545.0K0.05%+54+0.7%Added
Brewin Dolphin Ltd7,585$544.0K0.02%−17,012−69.2%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC7,531$540.0K0.01%+1,103+17.2%Added
JJJ Advisors Inc.7,411$531.0K0.16%+323+4.6%Added
Evergreen Capital Management LLC7,399$530.0K0.02%+414+5.9%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors7,363$528.0K0.00%+5,139+231.1%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA7,307$523.8K0.00%+1,208+19.8%Added
Blair William & Co7,121$511.0K0.00%−260−3.5%Reduced
Marathon Capital Management7,125$511.0K0.12%−120−1.7%Reduced
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC7,126$510.9K0.27%+7,126New
Henshaw Capital LLC6,943$497.7K0.03%+877+14.5%Added
Eaton Vance Management6,927$496.0K0.00%+389+5.9%Added
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC6,850$491.0K0.10%−250−3.5%Reduced
Edgestream Partners, L.P.6,794$487.0K0.03%+6,794New
Oppenheimer & Co Inc6,721$482.0K0.01%+6,721New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.6,572$472.0K0.00%−386−5.5%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.6,585$472.0K0.03%−175−2.6%Reduced
Creative Planning6,368$456.0K0.00%+766+13.7%Added
Hemenway Trust Co LLC6,260$449.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC6,270$449.0K0.32%+39+0.6%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.6,267$449.0K0.02%+300+5.0%Added
JustInvest LLC6,129$439.0K0.03%+2,679+77.7%Added
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$430.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC5,732$411.0K0.05%+461+8.7%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC5,500$394.0K0.00%+1,184+27.4%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)5,525$388.0K0.01%+3,659+196.1%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers5,352$384.0K0.01%+511+10.6%Added
Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc.5,325$382.0K0.03%−500−8.6%Reduced
Engineers Gate Manager LP5,320$381.0K0.02%+60+1.1%Added
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA5,285$375.0K0.01%−750−12.4%Reduced
Baskin Financial Services Inc.5,275$373.0K0.03%−900−14.6%Reduced
Ballentine Partners, LLC5,109$366.0K0.01%+28+0.6%Added
Nwam LLC5,009$359.0K0.03%−595−10.6%Reduced
Ridgewood Investments LLC5,000$358.0K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.5,000$358.0K0.31%+5,000New
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC4,895$351.0K0.01%−10−0.2%Reduced
Unio Capital LLC4,903$351.0K1.25%00.0%Unchanged
Old North State Trust, LLC4,872$349.0K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Sara-Bay Financial4,695$337.0K0.10%+464+11.0%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC4,653$334.0K0.00%−3,481−42.8%Reduced
Americana Partners, LLC4,623$331.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Corient Capital Partners, LLC4,598$330.0K0.02%−186−3.9%Reduced
West Family Investments, Inc.4,523$324.0K0.09%−357−7.3%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.4,530$324.0K0.00%+773+20.6%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP4,390$315.0K0.00%+4,390New
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.4,331$310.0K0.18%+4,331New
Naples Global Advisors, LLC4,185$300.0K0.03%+4,185New
Venture Visionary Partners LLC4,150$297.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Source Financial Advisors LLC4,152$297.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC4,129$296.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Magnus Financial Group LLC4,129$296.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
XTX Topco Ltd4,127$296.0K0.17%+4,127New