Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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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, Q2 2022
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Jun 30, 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
- 434
- +2 vs. Q1 2022
- Shares held
- 558.6M
- +20.8M (+3.9%) vs. Q1 2022
- Total value
- $33.2B
- −$5.52B (−14.2%) vs. Q1 2022
- New holders
- 48
- 175 more added
- Sold out
- 46
- 118 more reduced
8 institutions that held it in Q1 2022 haven't filed for Q2 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2022: 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, Q2 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 110,786,192 | $6.56B | 2.03% | +1,651,868+1.5% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 58,793,938 | $3.55B | 2.53% | +4,760,826+8.8% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 41,781,800 | $2.47B | 0.07% | +785,732+1.9% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 22,618,174 | $1.34B | 1.55% | −526,870−2.3% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 21,040,699 | $1.25B | 4.95% | +1,208,620+6.1% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 20,680,567 | $1.22B | 0.15% | +6,452,549+45.4% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 18,508,148 | $1.10B | 2.05% | +2,289,163+14.1% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 17,915,438 | $1.06B | 1.70% | −433,261−2.4% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,509,562 | $1.04B | 2.09% | −62,330−0.4% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 14,487,111 | $855.6M | 5.44% | −131,427−0.9% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 12,336,313 | $730.0M | 2.99% | +2,742,558+28.6% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 11,935,318 | $706.0M | 5.26% | +134,588+1.1% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 10,490,712 | $620.8M | 0.16% | −20,964−0.2% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 10,447,904 | $618.3M | 3.76% | −168,820−1.6% | Reduced |
| Capital World Investors | 9,741,656 | $576.7M | 0.12% | −7,808,669−44.5% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,913,219 | $467.3M | 0.17% | +364,380+4.8% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 7,823,100 | $462.0M | 0.77% | +5,329,000+213.7% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 6,505,346 | $385.2M | 0.12% | +59,220+0.9% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 6,171,930 | $365.3M | 0.43% | +808,097+15.1% | Added |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 5,601,332 | $331.6M | 64.07% | +5,601,332 | New |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,380,683 | $318.6M | 0.05% | +411,905+8.3% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,501,168 | $270.4M | 3.01% | −3,186−0.1% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 4,384,884 | $259.0M | 0.18% | −1,103,244−20.1% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 4,238,436 | $250.3M | 1.79% | +297,865+7.6% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4,210,064 | $249.3M | 0.09% | +90,674+2.2% | Added |
| Amundi | 3,569,496 | $247.1M | 0.20% | +310,380+9.5% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 4,052,196 | $239.5M | 0.05% | +432,576+12.0% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 3,963,656 | $234.1M | 4.14% | +12,165+0.3% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,765,347 | $222.8M | 0.11% | +8520.0% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,646,973 | $216.9M | 0.03% | +137,799+3.9% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 3,507,000 | $207.5M | 0.96% | +473,845+15.6% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 3,369,000 | $200.2M | 1.07% | +205,523+6.5% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,352,751 | $198.5M | 0.03% | +1,340,619+66.6% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,114,143 | $184.3M | 0.14% | −209,439−6.3% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 2,356,852 | $139.5M | 0.05% | −76,828−3.2% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,626,142 | $123.9M | 5.93% | −22,330−1.4% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,052,886 | $121.6M | 0.13% | −126,125−5.8% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 1,880,553 | $111.3M | 0.01% | −81,270−4.1% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,814,206 | $107.4M | 5.93% | +2,499+0.1% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 1,779,900 | $105.3M | 10.05% | +1,489,000+511.9% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 1,750,308 | $103.4M | 0.64% | −45,054−2.5% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1,662,056 | $98.4M | 0.03% | +649,476+64.1% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,606,987 | $95.1M | 7.54% | −113,430−6.6% | Reduced |
| Agf Investments Inc. | 1,603,844 | $94.9M | 0.84% | +1,259,130+365.3% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 1,517,000 | $89.6M | 1.29% | −540,548−26.3% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 1,500,000 | $88.8M | 1.72% | +1,500,000 | New |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 1,414,894 | $83.7M | 5.99% | +68,500+5.1% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,401,472 | $83.0M | 0.02% | +69,034+5.2% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,337,067 | $79.2M | 0.04% | −37,970−2.8% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 1,317,697 | $77.8M | 0.74% | −1,895,892−59.0% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,311,137 | $77.4M | 3.31% | −64,989−4.7% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 1,293,572 | $76.4M | 0.45% | +137,802+11.9% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 1,225,721 | $72.5M | 5.11% | −95,550−7.2% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1,199,841 | $71.0M | 0.24% | +1,126,706+1,540.6% | Added |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 1,092,167 | $64.5M | 1.72% | −272,768−20.0% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 1,047,455 | $62.0M | 0.08% | +132,617+14.5% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 1,034,152 | $61.1M | 0.19% | +282,935+37.7% | Added |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 1,024,753 | $60.6M | 4.33% | +14,309+1.4% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 990,032 | $58.5M | 5.39% | +1,583+0.2% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 977,711 | $57.8M | 0.73% | −45,432−4.4% | Reduced |
| BlackRock Inc. | 944,781 | $55.9M | 0.00% | +73,863+8.5% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 920,263 | $54.4M | 0.14% | −32,076−3.4% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 915,374 | $54.1M | 0.90% | −26,789−2.8% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 903,151 | $54.0M | 0.16% | −10,862−1.2% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 875,622 | $51.7M | 0.14% | −1,645,000−65.3% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 867,334 | $51.3M | 0.10% | +74,667+9.4% | Added |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 839,919 | $49.7M | 5.44% | −43,314−4.9% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 839,703 | $49.7M | 0.08% | −45,818−5.2% | Reduced |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 809,226 | $47.8M | 0.35% | −13,868−1.7% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management SA | 765,668 | $45.2M | 0.06% | −242,869−24.1% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 753,949 | $44.5M | 1.36% | −389,812−34.1% | Reduced |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 745,654 | $44.1M | 2.41% | −15,143−2.0% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 696,903 | $41.3M | 0.15% | +85,355+14.0% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 689,833 | $40.8M | 4.18% | −4,100−0.6% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 668,243 | $39.5M | 1.48% | −70,068−9.5% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 485,790 | $37.0M | 1.16% | −583,439−54.6% | Reduced |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 624,609 | $36.9M | 6.99% | −16,892−2.6% | Reduced |
| QV Investors Inc. | 617,250 | $36.5M | 3.32% | −167,142−21.3% | Reduced |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 595,988 | $35.3M | 0.26% | −173,171−22.5% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 588,385 | $32.7M | 3.75% | +2,295+0.4% | Added |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 538,456 | $31.9M | 3.66% | −4,225−0.8% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 509,259 | $30.1M | 0.16% | +106,448+26.4% | Added |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 508,873 | $30.1M | 0.16% | +381,758+300.3% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 493,180 | $29.1M | 0.08% | +400+0.1% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 485,724 | $28.8M | 0.01% | −9,997−2.0% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 466,096 | $27.9M | 0.03% | +72,082+18.3% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 469,490 | $27.7M | 0.04% | +126,557+36.9% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 458,549 | $27.1M | 2.17% | +132,835+40.8% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 447,161 | $26.5M | 0.01% | +16,086+3.7% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 430,962 | $25.5M | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 422,356 | $25.0M | 0.91% | +50,000+13.4% | Added |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 387,200 | $22.9M | 0.85% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barclays PLC | 357,389 | $21.2M | 0.02% | +81,015+29.3% | Added |
| United Services Automobile Association | 355,435 | $21.0M | 0.55% | +54,568+18.1% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 336,800 | $19.9M | 0.26% | +500+0.1% | Added |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 313,000 | $18.4M | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 297,052 | $17.6M | 0.98% | −17,027−5.4% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 289,247 | $17.1M | 0.01% | −206,773−41.7% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 283,600 | $16.8M | 0.02% | +221,300+355.2% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 279,794 | $16.6M | 0.31% | −22,525−7.5% | Reduced |