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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
Old North State Trust, LLC5$2880.26%00.0%Unchanged
Addison Advisors LLC25$1.00K0.00%−1,275−98.1%Reduced
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.25$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc25$1.00K0.00%+25New
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$1.18K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.42$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Institutional & Family Asset Management, LLC39$2.00K0.00%+11+39.3%Added
Sierra Capital LLC29$2.00K0.00%+6+26.1%Added
Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc.37$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Archer Investment Corp37$2.19K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC50$3.00K0.00%−515−91.2%Reduced
PFG Private Wealth Management, LLC54$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Disciplined Investments, LLC50$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC45$3.00K0.00%+45New
West Bancorporation Inc62$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Optiver Holding B.V.83$5.00K0.00%−229−73.4%Reduced
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC90$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC85$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC81$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HHM Wealth Advisors, LLC85$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$5.92K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA100$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Carolina Wealth Advisors, LLC100$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lee Financial Co100$6.00K0.00%+100New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC111$7.00K0.00%−116−51.1%Reduced
Private Capital Group, LLC113$7.00K0.01%+37+48.7%Added
Schubert & Co118$7.00K0.01%+118New
Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc.138$8.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Field & Main Bank143$8.00K0.01%+143New
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC150$9.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Retirement Group, LLC146$9.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Laurel Wealth Planning LLC144$9.00K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP158$9.00K0.00%+26+19.7%Added
Earnest Partners LLC161$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc180$10.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.175$10.0K0.00%+87+98.9%Added
TSFG, LLC180$11.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Coston, McIsaac & Partners187$11.0K0.01%+187New
Huntington National Bank200$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Trust Co223$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.235$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC240$14.0K0.00%+6+2.6%Added
CWM, LLC245$15.0K0.00%−97−28.4%Reduced
Stephens Inc15,000$15.0K0.00%+15,000New
Strategic Asset Management, LLC287$17.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co293$17.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Front Row Advisors LLC300$18.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Massmutual Trust Co FSB298$18.0K0.00%+87+41.2%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC301$18.0K0.00%+301New
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC365$22.0K0.00%−227−38.3%Reduced
Capital Analysts, LLC373$22.0K0.00%+4+1.1%Added
Knott David M Jr400$24.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc.400$24.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise420$25.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Charter Oak Capital Management, LLC438$26.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.435$26.0K0.00%+67+18.2%Added
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC437$26.0K0.00%+84+23.8%Added
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.470$27.0K0.00%+160+51.6%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.500$30.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clear Street Markets LLC500$30.0K0.01%+500New
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.525$31.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC561$33.0K0.01%+561New
Lipe & Dalton575$34.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Hall Laurie J Trustee600$36.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co630$37.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC631$37.0K0.01%+36+6.1%Added
Spire Wealth Management650$38.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC645$38.0K0.01%+500+344.8%Added
Asset Dedication, LLC661$40.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$41.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Glassman Wealth Services715$42.0K0.01%+56+8.5%Added
Clearstead Advisors, LLC750$44.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$44.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP800$47.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Co800$47.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC852$50.0K0.00%−435−33.8%Reduced
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC850$50.0K0.02%+200+30.8%Added
McMillion Capital Management Inc840$50.0K0.04%+840New
Central Trust Co900$53.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC903$53.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc934$55.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co1,000$59.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC1,137$67.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A1,168$69.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
American Portfolios Advisors1,540$91.2K0.00%−200−11.5%Reduced
Lindbrook Capital, LLC1,549$92.0K0.02%+494+46.8%Added
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.1,589$94.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp1,589$94.0K0.00%+89+5.9%Added
Trust Co of Vermont1,610$96.0K0.01%+1,610New
Venture Visionary Partners LLC1,850$109.5K0.01%+1,850New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co1,900$112.0K0.00%+17+0.9%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,920$114.0K0.01%+1,920New
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc2,000$118.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
M&R Capital Management Inc2,140$126.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Tobam2,536$150.0K0.01%+527+26.2%Added
LSV Asset Management2,600$154.0K0.00%−19,600−88.3%Reduced
First National Bank of Mount Dora, Trust Investment Services14,857$157.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Credit Agricole S A3,091$183.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co3,100$184.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA3,207$190.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged