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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2022: 434 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 heldQ2 2022: $33.2B
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, Q2 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 2022.

Institutions holding BNS in Q2 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada110,786,192$6.56B2.03%+1,651,868+1.5%Added
Bank of Montreal58,793,938$3.55B2.53%+4,760,826+8.8%Added
Vanguard Group Inc41,781,800$2.47B0.07%+785,732+1.9%Added
TD Asset Management Inc22,618,174$1.34B1.55%−526,870−2.3%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.21,040,699$1.25B4.95%+1,208,620+6.1%Added
Bank of America Corp20,680,567$1.22B0.15%+6,452,549+45.4%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank18,508,148$1.10B2.05%+2,289,163+14.1%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp17,915,438$1.06B1.70%−433,261−2.4%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.17,509,562$1.04B2.09%−62,330−0.4%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd14,487,111$855.6M5.44%−131,427−0.9%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc12,336,313$730.0M2.99%+2,742,558+28.6%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.11,935,318$706.0M5.26%+134,588+1.1%Added
Norges Bank10,490,712$620.8M0.16%−20,964−0.2%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.10,447,904$618.3M3.76%−168,820−1.6%Reduced
Capital World Investors9,741,656$576.7M0.12%−7,808,669−44.5%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc7,913,219$467.3M0.17%+364,380+4.8%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board7,823,100$462.0M0.77%+5,329,000+213.7%Added
Invesco Ltd.6,505,346$385.2M0.12%+59,220+0.9%Added
FIL Ltd6,171,930$365.3M0.43%+808,097+15.1%Added
Murchinson Ltd.5,601,332$331.6M64.07%+5,601,332New
JPMorgan Chase & Co5,380,683$318.6M0.05%+411,905+8.3%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec4,501,168$270.4M3.01%−3,186−0.1%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,384,884$259.0M0.18%−1,103,244−20.1%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp4,238,436$250.3M1.79%+297,865+7.6%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP4,210,064$249.3M0.09%+90,674+2.2%Added
Amundi3,569,496$247.1M0.20%+310,380+9.5%Added
Wellington Management Group LLP4,052,196$239.5M0.05%+432,576+12.0%Added
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc3,963,656$234.1M4.14%+12,165+0.3%Added
Franklin Resources Inc3,765,347$222.8M0.11%+8520.0%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC3,646,973$216.9M0.03%+137,799+3.9%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund3,507,000$207.5M0.96%+473,845+15.6%Added
National Bank of Canada3,369,000$200.2M1.07%+205,523+6.5%Added
Morgan Stanley3,352,751$198.5M0.03%+1,340,619+66.6%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.3,114,143$184.3M0.14%−209,439−6.3%Reduced
Massachusetts Financial Services Co2,356,852$139.5M0.05%−76,828−3.2%Reduced
Addenda Capital Inc.1,626,142$123.9M5.93%−22,330−1.4%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG2,052,886$121.6M0.13%−126,125−5.8%Reduced
FMR LLC1,880,553$111.3M0.01%−81,270−4.1%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.1,814,206$107.4M5.93%+2,499+0.1%Added
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.1,779,900$105.3M10.05%+1,489,000+511.9%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.1,750,308$103.4M0.64%−45,054−2.5%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,662,056$98.4M0.03%+649,476+64.1%Added
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd.1,606,987$95.1M7.54%−113,430−6.6%Reduced
Agf Investments Inc.1,603,844$94.9M0.84%+1,259,130+365.3%Added
Omers Administration Corp1,517,000$89.6M1.29%−540,548−26.3%Reduced
MUFG Securities EMEA plc1,500,000$88.8M1.72%+1,500,000New
Credential Qtrade Securities Inc.1,414,894$83.7M5.99%+68,500+5.1%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,401,472$83.0M0.02%+69,034+5.2%Added
Deutsche Bank AG1,337,067$79.2M0.04%−37,970−2.8%Reduced
British Columbia Investment Management Corp1,317,697$77.8M0.74%−1,895,892−59.0%Reduced
Cidel Asset Management Inc1,311,137$77.4M3.31%−64,989−4.7%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)1,293,572$76.4M0.45%+137,802+11.9%Added
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.1,225,721$72.5M5.11%−95,550−7.2%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP1,199,841$71.0M0.24%+1,126,706+1,540.6%Added
Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.1,092,167$64.5M1.72%−272,768−20.0%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP1,047,455$62.0M0.08%+132,617+14.5%Added
Korea Investment CORP1,034,152$61.1M0.19%+282,935+37.7%Added
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.1,024,753$60.6M4.33%+14,309+1.4%Added
Value Partners Investments Inc.990,032$58.5M5.39%+1,583+0.2%Added
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.977,711$57.8M0.73%−45,432−4.4%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.944,781$55.9M0.00%+73,863+8.5%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co920,263$54.4M0.14%−32,076−3.4%Reduced
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd915,374$54.1M0.90%−26,789−2.8%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale903,151$54.0M0.16%−10,862−1.2%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec875,622$51.7M0.14%−1,645,000−65.3%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.867,334$51.3M0.10%+74,667+9.4%Added
Lincluden Management Ltd839,919$49.7M5.44%−43,314−4.9%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC839,703$49.7M0.08%−45,818−5.2%Reduced
M&G Investment Management Ltd809,226$47.8M0.35%−13,868−1.7%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management SA765,668$45.2M0.06%−242,869−24.1%Reduced
Guardian Capital LP753,949$44.5M1.36%−389,812−34.1%Reduced
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc745,654$44.1M2.41%−15,143−2.0%Reduced
AXA S.A.696,903$41.3M0.15%+85,355+14.0%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co689,833$40.8M4.18%−4,100−0.6%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.668,243$39.5M1.48%−70,068−9.5%Reduced
Intact Investment Management Inc.485,790$37.0M1.16%−583,439−54.6%Reduced
Galibier Capital Management Ltd.624,609$36.9M6.99%−16,892−2.6%Reduced
QV Investors Inc.617,250$36.5M3.32%−167,142−21.3%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)595,988$35.3M0.26%−173,171−22.5%Reduced
Guardian Capital Advisors LP588,385$32.7M3.75%+2,295+0.4%Added
Nexus Investment Management ULC538,456$31.9M3.66%−4,225−0.8%Reduced
Aviva PLC509,259$30.1M0.16%+106,448+26.4%Added
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC508,873$30.1M0.16%+381,758+300.3%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board493,180$29.1M0.08%+400+0.1%Added
Northern Trust Corp485,724$28.8M0.01%−9,997−2.0%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC466,096$27.9M0.03%+72,082+18.3%Added
Citigroup Inc469,490$27.7M0.04%+126,557+36.9%Added
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.458,549$27.1M2.17%+132,835+40.8%Added
UBS Group AG447,161$26.5M0.01%+16,086+3.7%Added
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB430,962$25.5M0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc422,356$25.0M0.91%+50,000+13.4%Added
Evoke Wealth, LLC387,200$22.9M0.85%00.0%Unchanged
Barclays PLC357,389$21.2M0.02%+81,015+29.3%Added
United Services Automobile Association355,435$21.0M0.55%+54,568+18.1%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden336,800$19.9M0.26%+500+0.1%Added
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co313,000$18.4M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Unigestion Holding SA297,052$17.6M0.98%−17,027−5.4%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc289,247$17.1M0.01%−206,773−41.7%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC283,600$16.8M0.02%+221,300+355.2%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC279,794$16.6M0.31%−22,525−7.5%Reduced