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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ3 2022: 416 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 heldQ3 2022: $26.9B
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, Q3 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2022.

Institutions holding BNS in Q3 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial289,100$13.8M0.35%+42,000+17.0%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC277,808$13.3M0.07%+39,000+16.3%Added
Janus Henderson Group PLC258,597$12.3M0.01%+109,487+73.4%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC256,720$12.2M0.23%−23,074−8.2%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd253,357$12.1M0.06%−12,885−4.8%Reduced
M&G Investment Management Ltd239,860$11.4M0.10%−569,366−70.4%Reduced
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd126,323$11.4M0.59%−966−0.8%Reduced
Dorchester Wealth Management Co237,583$11.3M2.49%+16,433+7.4%Added
Man Group plc232,404$11.1M0.05%––
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC213,365$10.2M0.08%+158,765+290.8%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.212,126$10.1M0.28%+4,215+2.0%Added
Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC205,200$9.76M0.17%+205,200New
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA187,913$8.94M0.02%+176,610+1,562.5%Added
Achmea Investment Management B.V.180,645$8.64M0.31%−1,957−1.1%Reduced
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC177,304$8.52M2.24%−2,691−1.5%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC174,065$8.32M0.01%−1,799−1.0%Reduced
Pendal Group Limited173,447$8.24M0.08%−60,753−25.9%Reduced
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.170,057$8.08M0.73%−288,492−62.9%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC169,627$8.07M0.02%−17,075−9.1%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd169,206$8.05M0.05%+169,206New
Twin Tree Management, LP159,928$7.61M0.21%+119,955+300.1%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd159,830$7.59M0.12%−93,071−36.8%Reduced
Howland Capital Management LLC157,520$7.49M0.48%−2,113−1.3%Reduced
CenterBook Partners LP137,945$6.56M1.27%+107,748+356.8%Added
Cumberland Partners Ltd134,781$6.43M0.68%−23,299−14.7%Reduced
Rathbone Brothers plc134,066$6.41M0.08%−4,600−3.3%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.125,041$5.98M0.04%+97,480+353.7%Added
Wells Fargo & Company120,236$5.72M0.00%−8,118−6.3%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH114,143$5.46M0.01%+14,840+14.9%Added
Covea Finance112,500$5.38M0.28%+112,500New
American Century Companies Inc104,127$4.95M0.00%−185,120−64.0%Reduced
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd102,830$4.89M0.49%+52,502+104.3%Added
Andra AP-fonden73,500$4.83M0.16%+32,500+79.3%Added
American Assets Investment Management, LLC100,000$4.76M0.62%+5,000+5.3%Added
Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc.97,289$4.66M2.26%+852+0.9%Added
Avalon Investment & Advisory96,602$4.59M0.14%−3,718−3.7%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.89,139$4.24M0.00%+532+0.6%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP87,709$4.17M0.01%−107,400−55.0%Reduced
ClariVest Asset Management LLC86,420$4.13M0.20%−1,560−1.8%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC85,135$4.05M0.18%−1,228−1.4%Reduced
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC84,936$4.04M0.92%+61,287+259.2%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp81,451$3.91M0.01%−22,483−21.6%Reduced
AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC80,651$3.84M0.23%−101,186−55.6%Reduced
Group One Trading, L.P.80,602$3.83M0.13%+80,602New
Banque Pictet & Cie SA79,000$3.78M0.04%+79,000New
LPL Financial LLC77,782$3.70M0.00%−10,202−11.6%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.69,240$3.38M0.01%−12,233−15.0%Reduced
Bank of Nova Scotia70,641$3.36M0.01%+81+0.1%Added
Natixis69,961$3.35M0.02%+42,047+150.6%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp69,841$3.32M0.01%+2,579+3.8%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.69,148$3.31M0.01%+27,755+67.1%Added
US Bancorp66,437$3.16M0.01%−2,802−4.0%Reduced
Ossiam64,559$3.09M0.09%+64,559New
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc58,306$3.03M0.01%−300−0.5%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC62,547$2.98M0.01%+5,550+9.7%Added
Shell Asset Management Co58,738$2.81M0.11%−16,100−21.5%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.58,813$2.80M0.07%−13,918−19.1%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates53,997$2.57M0.00%+4,029+8.1%Added
FORA Capital, LLC51,645$2.46M0.47%+13,294+34.7%Added
Cardinal Capital Management49,126$2.34M0.55%−557−1.1%Reduced
NEIRG Wealth Management, LLC47,443$2.26M0.45%+9,257+24.2%Added
Fiera Capital Corp45,592$2.17M0.01%+1,812+4.1%Added
Stifel Financial Corp43,274$2.06M0.00%−2,614−5.7%Reduced
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc42,058$2.02M0.71%+925+2.2%Added
Davenport & Co LLC41,289$1.96M0.02%−84−0.2%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc40,795$1.96M0.00%+4,720+13.1%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC39,970$1.90M0.02%+39,970New
Callahan Advisors, LLC39,468$1.88M0.27%−863−2.1%Reduced
Keybank National Association38,798$1.85M0.01%+1,256+3.3%Added
Metis Global Partners, LLC38,390$1.83M0.29%−6,387−14.3%Reduced
Davis-Rea Ltd.37,657$1.80M1.16%−49,117−56.6%Reduced
Cutler Group LP37,432$1.78M0.21%−14,017−27.2%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC36,922$1.76M0.02%+16,210+78.3%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.35,076$1.67M0.01%−14,174−28.8%Reduced
PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.34,517$1.64M0.81%−52,650−60.4%Reduced
Tacita Capital Inc33,955$1.63M1.26%00.0%Unchanged
Pacifica Partners Inc.31,307$1.62M1.17%+216+0.7%Added
Bollard Group LLC33,744$1.60M0.07%+342+1.0%Added
Employees Provident Fund Board30,000$1.43M0.04%+7,633+34.1%Added
Highland Capital Management, LLC30,000$1.43M0.11%−2,200−6.8%Reduced
Baader Bank INC29,660$1.41M0.12%+5,200+21.3%Added
Arnhold LLC28,600$1.36M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Radnor Capital Management, LLC28,215$1.34M0.39%+300+1.1%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC27,980$1.34M0.00%−1,401−4.8%Reduced
Principal Financial Group Inc24,903$1.19M0.00%−39,144−61.1%Reduced
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH24,721$1.18M0.07%−5,200−17.4%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main24,200$1.16M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.23,521$1.12M0.01%+3,595+18.0%Added
Cigna Investments Inc23,262$1.11M0.25%+112+0.5%Added
Summit Global Investments23,291$1.11M0.10%−12,458−34.8%Reduced
Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC23,000$1.09M1.42%00.0%Unchanged
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc22,356$1.06M0.04%−400,000−94.7%Reduced
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.22,351$1.06M0.34%+863+4.0%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc22,048$1.05M0.00%+9,580+76.8%Added
Mariner, LLC21,552$1.02M0.00%+5,500+34.3%Added
XTX Topco Ltd21,262$1.01M0.25%+14,344+207.3%Added
Resources Management Corp21,151$1.01M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC21,089$1.00M0.09%−4,131−16.4%Reduced
PDT Partners, LLC20,707$985.0K0.15%−11,800−36.3%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc20,150$959.0K0.07%−7,075−26.0%Reduced