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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
Cambridge Trust Co223$16.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Massmutual Trust Co FSB211$15.0K0.00%−6−2.8%Reduced
Huntington National Bank200$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC227$14.0K0.00%+227New
TSFG, LLC180$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Earnest Partners LLC161$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Accel Wealth Management163$12.0K0.01%+163New
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC150$11.0K0.00%−30−16.7%Reduced
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
Allworth Financial LP132$9.00K0.00%+132New
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$7.17K0.00%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
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
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.60$4.30K0.00%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
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.42$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Archer Investment Corp37$2.55K0.00%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
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$1.43K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
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
Old North State Trust, LLC5$3490.28%−4,867−99.9%Reduced
Schroder Investment Management Group0$00.00%−152,558−100.0%Sold out
HAP Trading, LLC0$00.00%−155,189−100.0%Sold out
Investment Management Corp of Ontario0$00.00%−121,470−100.0%Sold out
ClariVest Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−94,550−100.0%Sold out
Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.0$00.00%−47,001−100.0%Sold out
Banque Pictet & Cie SA0$00.00%−20,435−100.0%Sold out
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.0$00.00%−20,017−100.0%Sold out
Brookstone Capital Management0$00.00%−16,744−100.0%Sold out
Clear Street Markets LLC0$00.00%−13,300−100.0%Sold out
qPULA Trading Management LP0$00.00%−10,300−100.0%Sold out
MBB Public Markets I LLC0$00.00%−10,249−100.0%Sold out
Pacer Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−9,317−100.0%Sold out
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA0$00.00%−7,444−100.0%Sold out
MAI Capital Management0$00.00%−8,127−100.0%Sold out
Marathon Capital Management0$00.00%−7,125−100.0%Sold out
Engineers Gate Manager LP0$00.00%−5,320−100.0%Sold out
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−4,331−100.0%Sold out
Venture Visionary Partners LLC0$00.00%−4,150−100.0%Sold out
Source Financial Advisors LLC0$00.00%−4,152−100.0%Sold out
XTX Topco Ltd0$00.00%−4,127−100.0%Sold out
Versor Investments LP0$00.00%−4,100−100.0%Sold out
Hotaling Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−4,000−100.0%Sold out
Essex Financial Services, Inc.0$00.00%−3,930−100.0%Sold out
Bridgefront Capital, LLC0$00.00%−3,776−100.0%Sold out
Burney Co0$00.00%−3,745−100.0%Sold out
PEAK6 Investments LLC0$00.00%−3,356−100.0%Sold out
Baird Financial Group, Inc.0$00.00%−3,344−100.0%Sold out
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−3,120−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−3,109−100.0%Sold out
Cerity Partners LLC0$00.00%−3,012−100.0%Sold out
Mutual Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−3,043−100.0%Sold out
First Heartland Consultants, Inc.0$00.00%−3,020−100.0%Sold out
Trust Co of Vermont0$00.00%−1,610−100.0%Sold out
Mystic Asset Management, Inc.0$00.00%−1,050−100.0%Sold out
Graves-Light Private Wealth Management, Inc.0$00.00%−1,000−100.0%Sold out
Barrett Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−625−100.0%Sold out
Retirement Planning Co of New England, Inc.0$00.00%−591−100.0%Sold out
Salem Investment Counselors Inc0$00.00%−315−100.0%Sold out
CoreCap Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−323−100.0%Sold out
Delta Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−225−100.0%Sold out
Community Bank, N.A.0$00.00%−200−100.0%Sold out
RGT Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−27−100.0%Sold out
Eagle Bay Advisors LLC0$00.00%−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