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, 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.
| 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, Q1 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q4 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 2,012,132 | $144.3M | 0.02% | +758,124+60.5% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 2,057,548 | $147.6M | 1.89% | −1,964,100−48.8% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,648,472 | $147.7M | 6.04% | +11,742+0.7% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,179,011 | $156.3M | 0.13% | +164,649+8.2% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 2,433,680 | $174.5M | 0.05% | −164,725−6.3% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 2,494,100 | $178.9M | 0.24% | −55,900−2.2% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 2,520,622 | $180.8M | 0.42% | −632,978−20.1% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 3,033,155 | $217.3M | 0.78% | −1,711,705−36.1% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 3,163,477 | $227.5M | 0.89% | +120,993+4.0% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 3,213,589 | $230.3M | 1.47% | −2,468,093−43.4% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,323,582 | $238.6M | 0.16% | +16,199+0.5% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,509,174 | $251.8M | 0.03% | +163,076+4.9% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,619,620 | $259.6M | 0.04% | −169,472−4.5% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,764,495 | $269.7M | 0.11% | −342,325−8.3% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 3,259,116 | $271.9M | 0.18% | +2,366,688+265.2% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 3,800,000 | $272.5M | 25.10% | +750,702+24.6% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 3,940,571 | $282.7M | 1.62% | +7,869+0.2% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 3,951,491 | $283.5M | 4.23% | −296,240−7.0% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4,119,390 | $295.4M | 0.09% | +164,959+4.2% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,504,354 | $328.2M | 3.17% | −192,050−4.1% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4,968,778 | $356.4M | 0.05% | +88,607+1.8% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 5,363,833 | $384.4M | 0.39% | −3,332,482−38.3% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 5,488,128 | $394.0M | 0.26% | −2,050,760−27.2% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 6,446,126 | $462.3M | 0.12% | −91,525−1.4% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,548,839 | $541.5M | 0.16% | +470,385+6.6% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 9,593,755 | $688.4M | 2.42% | +615,590+6.9% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 10,511,676 | $753.2M | 0.16% | −224,544−2.1% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 10,616,724 | $760.7M | 3.73% | +1,914,499+22.0% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 11,800,730 | $846.3M | 5.39% | +13,889+0.1% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 14,228,018 | $1.02B | 0.11% | +6,699,847+89.0% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 14,618,538 | $1.05B | 5.59% | −2,339,235−13.8% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 16,218,985 | $1.17B | 1.76% | +1,011,387+6.7% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,571,892 | $1.24B | 2.03% | +352,484+2.0% | Added |
| Capital World Investors | 17,550,325 | $1.26B | 0.22% | −3,135,124−15.2% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 18,348,699 | $1.32B | 1.77% | −1,620,059−8.1% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 19,832,079 | $1.42B | 4.82% | −1,945,681−8.9% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 23,145,044 | $1.66B | 1.52% | −677,320−2.8% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 40,996,068 | $2.94B | 0.07% | +1,320,299+3.3% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 54,033,112 | $3.95B | 2.24% | +1,045,856+2.0% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 109,134,324 | $7.83B | 2.07% | −2,571,293−2.3% | Reduced |
| Schroder Investment Management Group | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −152,558−100.0% | Sold out |
| HAP Trading, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −155,189−100.0% | Sold out |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −121,470−100.0% | Sold out |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −94,550−100.0% | Sold out |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −47,001−100.0% | Sold out |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,435−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,017−100.0% | Sold out |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,744−100.0% | Sold out |
| Clear Street Markets LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,300−100.0% | Sold out |
| qPULA Trading Management LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,300−100.0% | Sold out |
| MBB Public Markets I LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,249−100.0% | Sold out |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,317−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,444−100.0% | Sold out |
| MAI Capital Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,127−100.0% | Sold out |
| Marathon Capital Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,125−100.0% | Sold out |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,320−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fox Run Management, L.L.C. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,331−100.0% | Sold out |
| Venture Visionary Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,150−100.0% | Sold out |
| Source Financial Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,152−100.0% | Sold out |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,127−100.0% | Sold out |
| Versor Investments LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,100−100.0% | Sold out |
| Hotaling Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,930−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bridgefront Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,776−100.0% | Sold out |
| Burney Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,745−100.0% | Sold out |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,356−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,344−100.0% | Sold out |
| Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,120−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,109−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,012−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,043−100.0% | Sold out |
| First Heartland Consultants, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,020−100.0% | Sold out |
| Trust Co of Vermont | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,610−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mystic Asset Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,050−100.0% | Sold out |
| Graves-Light Private Wealth Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Barrett Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −625−100.0% | Sold out |
| Retirement Planning Co of New England, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −591−100.0% | Sold out |
| Salem Investment Counselors Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −315−100.0% | Sold out |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −323−100.0% | Sold out |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −225−100.0% | Sold out |
| Community Bank, N.A. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −200−100.0% | Sold out |
| RGT Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −27−100.0% | Sold out |
| Eagle Bay Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −32−100.0% | Sold out |
| Andra AP-fonden | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Legg Mason Asset Management (Japan) Co., Ltd. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Carroll Financial Associates, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| NEXT Financial Group, Inc | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Bell Investment Advisors, Inc | – | – | – | – | Not filed |