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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, Q1 2022

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Mar 31, 2022. 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
440
+8 vs. Q4 2021
Shares held
539.4M
−9.18M (−1.7%) vs. Q4 2021
Total value
$38.8B
−$501.6M (−1.3%) vs. Q4 2021
New holders
51
168 more added
Sold out
43
134 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q4 2021 haven't filed for Q1 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2022: 440 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 heldQ1 2022: $38.8B
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, Q1 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q4 2021.

Institutions holding BNS in Q1 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Old North State Trust, LLC5$3490.28%−4,867−99.9%Reduced
Dixon Hughes Goodman Wealth Advisors LLC19$1.00K0.00%−185−90.7%Reduced
Gemmer Asset Management LLC27$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Ocean, LLC8$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.25$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$1.43K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Institutional & Family Asset Management, LLC28$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc.37$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sierra Capital LLC23$2.00K0.00%+4+21.1%Added
Money Concepts Capital Corp30$2.00K0.00%+30New
Archer Investment Corp37$2.55K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.42$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
West Bancorporation Inc62$4.00K0.00%−400−86.6%Reduced
PFG Private Wealth Management, LLC54$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Disciplined Investments, LLC50$4.00K0.00%+50New
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.60$4.30K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC90$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC85$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC81$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HHM Wealth Advisors, LLC85$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.88$6.00K0.00%+19+27.5%Added
Private Capital Group, LLC76$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA100$7.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Carolina Wealth Advisors, LLC100$7.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tortoise Investment Management, LLC100$7.00K0.00%+100New
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$7.17K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP132$9.00K0.00%+132New
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC145$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Retirement Group, LLC146$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Laurel Wealth Planning LLC144$10.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc180$10.0K0.00%+180New
Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc.138$10.0K0.00%+138New
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC150$11.0K0.00%−30−16.7%Reduced
Earnest Partners LLC161$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Accel Wealth Management163$12.0K0.01%+163New
TSFG, LLC180$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank200$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC227$14.0K0.00%+227New
Massmutual Trust Co FSB211$15.0K0.00%−6−2.8%Reduced
Cambridge Trust Co223$16.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.235$17.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC234$17.0K0.00%+3+1.3%Added
Manchester Capital Management LLC257$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Asset Management, LLC287$21.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co293$21.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Optiver Holding B.V.312$22.0K0.00%−368−54.1%Reduced
Front Row Advisors LLC300$22.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.310$22.0K0.00%+108+53.5%Added
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC353$25.0K0.00%+226+178.0%Added
CWM, LLC342$25.0K0.00%+330+2,750.0%Added
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.368$26.0K0.00%−20−5.2%Reduced
Capital Analysts, LLC369$26.0K0.00%+4+1.1%Added
Lenox Wealth Advisors, LLC400$28.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc.400$28.0K0.02%+400New
Knott David M Jr400$29.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise420$30.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Charter Oak Capital Management, LLC438$31.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC484$34.7K0.01%+119+32.6%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.500$36.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.525$38.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC565$41.0K0.01%−182−24.4%Reduced
Lipe & Dalton575$41.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC592$42.0K0.00%+8+1.4%Added
Hall Laurie J Trustee600$43.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC595$43.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co630$45.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC650$47.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management650$47.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glassman Wealth Services659$47.0K0.01%+53+8.7%Added
Asset Dedication, LLC661$48.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$50.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$53.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC750$54.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP800$57.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Co800$57.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.800$57.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC903$65.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co900$65.0K0.00%+500+125.0%Added
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc934$67.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co1,000$72.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sandy Spring Bank1,010$72.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Natixis Investment Managers International1,055$75.0K0.00%+1,055New
Lindbrook Capital, LLC1,055$76.0K0.01%+86+8.9%Added
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC1,137$82.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A1,168$84.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC1,287$92.0K0.00%+159+14.1%Added
Addison Advisors LLC1,300$93.0K0.05%+1,300New
Fifth Third Bancorp1,500$108.0K0.00%+500+50.0%Added
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.1,589$114.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
American Portfolios Advisors1,740$124.8K0.00%+640+58.2%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc1,833$131.0K0.01%+1,833New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co1,883$135.0K0.00%−550−22.6%Reduced
Mirova1,884$135.0K0.02%−109−5.5%Reduced
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc2,000$143.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Tobam2,009$144.0K0.01%+2,009New
M&R Capital Management Inc2,140$153.0K0.03%+300+16.3%Added
NuWave Investment Management, LLC2,150$154.0K0.21%+2,150New
First National Bank of Mount Dora, Trust Investment Services14,857$159.0K0.05%+14,857New
Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.2,549$183.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
JCIC Asset Management Inc.2,600$186.0K0.06%−600−18.8%Reduced