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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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, 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
Wealthsimple Inc.2,255$202.0K0.01%−849−27.4%Reduced
Cetera Advisors LLC2,871$206.0K0.00%+2,871New
Pathstone Family Office, LLC2,779$208.0K0.00%−673−19.5%Reduced
Aull & Monroe Investment Management Corp2,900$208.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Fiduciary Trust Co2,912$208.0K0.00%+17+0.6%Added
Stokes Family Office, LLC3,004$215.0K0.03%+23+0.8%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP3,000$215.0K0.00%+3,000New
ING Groep NV3,026$217.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ridgewood Investments LLC3,082$221.0K0.14%−1,918−38.4%Reduced
Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.3,081$221.0K0.00%+3,081New
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co3,100$222.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Credit Agricole S A3,091$222.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.3,125$224.0K0.00%−105−3.3%Reduced
Titus Wealth Management3,124$224.0K0.10%+34+1.1%Added
Commons Capital, LLC3,126$224.0K0.24%+1,434+84.8%Added
Five Oceans Advisors3,141$225.0K0.20%+3,141New
Prudential Financial Inc3,167$228.0K0.00%−167−5.0%Reduced
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA3,207$230.0K0.00%−2,078−39.3%Reduced
Gotham Asset Management, LLC3,202$230.0K0.01%−740−18.8%Reduced
Qtron Investments LLC3,220$231.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Power Corp of Canada3,298$237.0K0.02%+3,298New
Tompkins Financial Corp3,300$237.0K0.03%+3,300New
Parallel Advisors, LLC3,256$239.0K0.01%−427−11.6%Reduced
HB Wealth Management, LLC3,361$241.0K0.00%+3,361New
TrinityPoint Wealth, LLC3,400$244.0K0.04%+344+11.3%Added
TCWP LLC3,418$245.0K0.04%+3,418New
Investors Research Corp3,500$251.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Astrantus Ltd3,600$258.0K0.43%+3,600New
EHP Funds Inc.3,600$258.0K0.04%+3,600New
Centiva Capital, LP3,712$266.0K0.02%+3,712New
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC3,783$271.0K0.01%+3,783New
Lake Street Financial LLC3,924$281.0K0.05%+3,924New
Proequities, Inc.3,960$284.0K0.02%+478+13.7%Added
Vise Technologies, Inc.3,960$284.0K0.11%+3,960New
Enterprise Bank & Trust Co3,977$285.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co4,000$286.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sigma Planning Corp4,097$294.0K0.01%+295+7.8%Added
Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC4,095$294.0K0.03%+966+30.9%Added
Magnus Financial Group LLC4,129$296.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc4,249$305.0K0.01%+4,249New
Quadrant Capital Group LLC4,284$307.0K0.04%+329+8.3%Added
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.4,500$323.0K0.29%−500−10.0%Reduced
West Family Investments, Inc.4,523$324.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Naples Global Advisors, LLC4,585$329.0K0.04%+400+9.6%Added
Americana Partners, LLC4,654$333.0K0.10%+31+0.7%Added
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC4,665$335.0K0.09%+2,498+115.3%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA4,716$338.2K0.00%−2,591−35.5%Reduced
Corient Capital Partners, LLC4,733$339.0K0.02%+135+2.9%Added
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC4,865$349.0K0.01%−30−0.6%Reduced
Ballentine Partners, LLC4,892$351.0K0.01%−217−4.2%Reduced
Unio Capital LLC4,903$352.0K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Truist Financial Corp4,970$356.0K0.00%+1,786+56.1%Added
Nwam LLC5,015$360.0K0.03%+6+0.1%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC5,103$366.0K0.00%+5,103New
Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc.5,125$368.0K0.03%−200−3.8%Reduced
Baskin Financial Services Inc.5,275$378.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Sara-Bay Financial5,321$382.0K0.15%+626+13.3%Added
Running Point Capital Advisors, LLC5,515$396.0K0.23%+5,515New
Cetera Investment Advisers5,548$398.0K0.01%+196+3.7%Added
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd5,981$429.0K0.10%+5,981New
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$430.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC6,011$431.0K0.00%+511+9.3%Added
Henshaw Capital LLC6,046$433.6K0.03%−897−12.9%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.6,067$435.0K0.02%−200−3.2%Reduced
Hemenway Trust Co LLC6,210$445.0K0.04%−50−0.8%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.6,276$451.0K0.00%−296−4.5%Reduced
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC6,311$453.0K0.34%+41+0.7%Added
Moors & Cabot, Inc.6,510$467.0K0.03%−75−1.1%Reduced
Creative Planning6,629$475.0K0.00%+261+4.1%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc6,665$478.0K0.01%−56−0.8%Reduced
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC6,660$478.0K0.05%+928+16.2%Added
Blair William & Co6,779$486.0K0.00%−342−4.8%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors6,833$490.0K0.00%−530−7.2%Reduced
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC6,850$491.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
FORA Capital, LLC6,933$508.0K0.09%+6,933New
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC7,179$514.9K0.29%+53+0.7%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC7,272$522.0K0.00%+2,619+56.3%Added
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.7,355$527.0K0.05%−247−3.2%Reduced
JJJ Advisors Inc.7,530$540.0K0.15%+119+1.6%Added
Sterling Manor Financial, LLC7,562$542.0K0.43%−1,575−17.2%Reduced
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc7,650$549.0K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Evergreen Capital Management LLC7,669$550.0K0.02%+270+3.6%Added
Quilter Plc7,700$552.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC8,172$556.0K0.12%−310−3.7%Reduced
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board7,831$561.0K0.01%+4,798+158.2%Added
Brewin Dolphin Ltd7,850$563.0K0.02%+265+3.5%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.7,874$564.0K0.00%+3,344+73.8%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC7,900$566.0K0.00%−900−10.2%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC7,887$566.0K0.01%+356+4.7%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.7,813$571.0K0.00%−300−3.7%Reduced
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC7,991$573.0K0.05%+4,000+100.2%Added
JustInvest LLC8,094$580.0K0.03%+1,965+32.1%Added
Boston Trust Walden Corp8,250$592.0K0.00%−1,825−18.1%Reduced
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.8,310$596.0K0.33%+150+1.8%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA8,543$612.0K0.00%−375−4.2%Reduced
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.9,205$660.0K0.72%00.0%Unchanged
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.9,323$669.0K0.04%+1,085+13.2%Added
First National Trust Co9,351$671.0K0.03%+33+0.4%Added
Ieq Capital, LLC9,663$693.0K0.02%−21−0.2%Reduced
Smithbridge Asset Management Inc9,731$698.0K0.23%−375−3.7%Reduced