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, Q3 2022
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Sep 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
- 416
- −14 vs. Q2 2022
- Shares held
- 560.2M
- +1.53M (+0.3%) vs. Q2 2022
- Total value
- $26.9B
- −$6.37B (−19.2%) vs. Q2 2022
- New holders
- 35
- 152 more added
- Sold out
- 49
- 146 more reduced
4 institutions that held it in Q2 2022 haven't filed for Q3 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 112,236,213 | $5.34B | 1.78% | +1,450,021+1.3% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 64,266,814 | $3.09B | 2.43% | +5,472,876+9.3% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 43,204,955 | $2.06B | 0.06% | +1,423,155+3.4% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 24,244,364 | $1.16B | 2.06% | +5,736,216+31.0% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 22,452,023 | $1.07B | 4.58% | +1,411,324+6.7% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 21,173,012 | $1.02B | 1.28% | −1,445,162−6.4% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 16,370,790 | $778.8M | 1.66% | −1,138,772−6.5% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 15,981,508 | $760.2M | 0.10% | −4,699,059−22.7% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,898,260 | $755.3M | 1.30% | −2,017,178−11.3% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 14,141,982 | $676.2M | 4.69% | −345,129−2.4% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 13,297,820 | $635.8M | 1.08% | +5,474,720+70.0% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 12,372,736 | $588.6M | 4.76% | +437,418+3.7% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 11,592,000 | $550.7M | 2.79% | +8,085,000+230.5% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 10,902,509 | $517.9M | 0.14% | +411,797+3.9% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 9,175,039 | $438.2M | 1.97% | −3,161,274−25.6% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 9,054,507 | $430.1M | 2.82% | −1,393,397−13.3% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,332,879 | $350.6M | 0.14% | −580,340−7.3% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 5,650,167 | $268.8M | 0.09% | −855,179−13.1% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 4,018,633 | $242.4M | 0.14% | +449,137+12.6% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,005,254 | $238.1M | 0.04% | −375,429−7.0% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4,997,398 | $237.7M | 0.09% | +787,334+18.7% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,512,950 | $219.3M | 2.60% | +11,782+0.3% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 4,543,101 | $217.2M | 1.67% | +304,665+7.2% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 4,261,062 | $202.7M | 0.26% | −1,910,868−31.0% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,020,596 | $192.2M | 3.81% | +56,940+1.4% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,904,716 | $187.5M | 0.03% | +257,743+7.1% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,926,301 | $186.8M | 0.03% | +573,550+17.1% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,669,302 | $176.2M | 0.12% | −715,582−16.3% | Reduced |
| Capital World Investors | 3,703,653 | $176.2M | 0.04% | −6,038,003−62.0% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,669,814 | $174.3M | 0.09% | −95,533−2.5% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 3,485,607 | $166.4M | 0.96% | +116,607+3.5% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,292,783 | $157.2M | 0.03% | −759,413−18.7% | Reduced |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 2,271,332 | $149.2M | 43.24% | −3,330,000−59.5% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,076,129 | $146.6M | 0.12% | −38,014−1.2% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,892,328 | $137.6M | 0.04% | +1,230,272+74.0% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,174,695 | $103.5M | 0.12% | +121,809+5.9% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 1,966,209 | $93.5M | 0.01% | +85,656+4.6% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 1,902,200 | $90.5M | 0.13% | +1,618,600+570.7% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,868,001 | $89.6M | 5.46% | +53,795+3.0% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,266,403 | $83.2M | 3.80% | −359,739−22.1% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 1,728,201 | $82.8M | 0.56% | −22,107−1.3% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,552,871 | $73.8M | 6.67% | −54,116−3.4% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 1,538,457 | $73.2M | 0.03% | −818,395−34.7% | Reduced |
| Omers Administration Corp | 1,517,000 | $72.5M | 1.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 1,458,476 | $69.4M | 5.38% | +43,582+3.1% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,401,780 | $66.7M | 0.02% | +3080.0% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,315,259 | $62.6M | 0.04% | −21,808−1.6% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1,303,693 | $62.0M | 0.21% | +103,852+8.7% | Added |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,277,889 | $61.1M | 2.91% | −33,248−2.5% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 1,272,598 | $60.5M | 0.08% | +225,143+21.5% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 1,198,771 | $57.3M | 0.34% | −94,801−7.3% | Reduced |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 1,182,202 | $56.2M | 4.56% | −43,519−3.6% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 1,153,596 | $54.8M | 0.62% | −164,101−12.5% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,101,341 | $52.8M | 5.27% | +111,309+11.2% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 801,520 | $52.7M | 1.73% | +315,730+65.0% | Added |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 1,028,854 | $49.3M | 3.67% | +4,101+0.4% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 1,026,000 | $49.2M | 5.40% | −753,900−42.4% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 1,000,000 | $47.6M | 0.94% | −500,000−33.3% | Reduced |
| BlackRock Inc. | 949,835 | $45.2M | 0.00% | +5,054+0.5% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 891,931 | $43.8M | 0.13% | −11,220−1.2% | Reduced |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 914,048 | $43.5M | 0.61% | −63,663−6.5% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 882,973 | $42.2M | 0.12% | −37,290−4.1% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 848,774 | $40.6M | 0.09% | −18,560−2.1% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 829,176 | $39.7M | 1.18% | −86,198−9.4% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 818,104 | $39.1M | 0.12% | −216,048−20.9% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 793,289 | $37.7M | 4.81% | −46,630−5.6% | Reduced |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 747,842 | $35.8M | 0.94% | −344,325−31.5% | Reduced |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 746,788 | $35.5M | 2.12% | +1,134+0.2% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 697,731 | $33.2M | 3.76% | +7,898+1.1% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 664,984 | $31.6M | 1.27% | −3,259−0.5% | Reduced |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 621,059 | $29.7M | 5.99% | −3,550−0.6% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 615,415 | $29.3M | 0.16% | +106,542+20.9% | Added |
| QV Investors Inc. | 601,921 | $28.8M | 2.78% | −15,329−2.5% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management SA | 597,420 | $28.6M | 0.04% | −168,248−22.0% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 570,855 | $27.3M | 0.16% | +61,596+12.1% | Added |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 566,811 | $27.2M | 3.38% | +28,355+5.3% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 559,847 | $26.6M | 0.07% | +367,247+190.7% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 558,067 | $26.5M | 0.21% | −37,921−6.4% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 552,840 | $26.4M | 0.91% | −201,109−26.7% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 564,481 | $26.3M | 3.29% | −23,904−4.1% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 493,259 | $23.7M | 0.04% | −346,444−41.3% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 483,420 | $23.0M | 0.01% | −2,304−0.5% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 476,433 | $22.7M | 0.03% | +284,356+148.0% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 447,599 | $21.4M | 0.02% | −18,497−4.0% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 439,485 | $21.0M | 0.07% | −53,695−10.9% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 403,800 | $19.2M | 12.37% | +260,800+182.4% | Added |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 387,200 | $18.4M | 0.74% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 380,859 | $18.2M | 1.06% | +83,807+28.2% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 379,049 | $18.1M | 0.03% | −90,441−19.3% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 377,981 | $18.0M | 0.07% | −318,922−45.8% | Reduced |
| Agf Investments Inc. | 369,570 | $17.6M | 0.17% | −1,234,274−77.0% | Reduced |
| United Services Automobile Association | 358,824 | $17.1M | 0.48% | +3,389+1.0% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 357,017 | $17.0M | 0.02% | +265,584+290.5% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 347,727 | $16.5M | 0.01% | −99,434−22.2% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 339,204 | $16.1M | 0.02% | −18,185−5.1% | Reduced |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 337,000 | $16.1M | 0.20% | +200+0.1% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 320,450 | $15.2M | 0.02% | +320,450 | New |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 313,000 | $15.0M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 295,995 | $14.2M | 0.12% | +121,184+69.3% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 294,234 | $14.1M | 0.17% | −136,728−31.7% | Reduced |