Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- Industry
- 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, Q4 2022
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Dec 31, 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
- 418
- +11 vs. Q3 2022
- Shares held
- 544.4M
- −15.4M (−2.7%) vs. Q3 2022
- Total value
- $26.8B
- −$36.8M (−0.1%) vs. Q3 2022
- New holders
- 53
- 120 more added
- Sold out
- 42
- 171 more reduced
9 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q3 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 104,520,587 | $5.12B | 1.55% | −7,715,626−6.9% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 58,588,696 | $2.95B | 2.31% | −5,678,118−8.8% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 43,732,231 | $2.14B | 0.06% | +527,276+1.2% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 26,507,279 | $1.30B | 1.95% | +2,262,915+9.3% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 23,820,716 | $1.17B | 4.59% | +1,368,693+6.1% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 22,840,226 | $1.12B | 3.03% | +19,354,619+555.3% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 19,725,582 | $965.8M | 1.19% | −1,447,430−6.8% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 16,557,752 | $809.9M | 1.37% | +659,492+4.1% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 16,180,141 | $792.5M | 1.63% | −190,649−1.2% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 15,710,820 | $769.2M | 1.36% | +2,413,000+18.1% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 13,775,260 | $674.5M | 4.41% | −366,722−2.6% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 12,676,606 | $620.3M | 4.77% | +303,870+2.5% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 12,020,177 | $589.0M | 0.14% | +1,117,668+10.3% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 9,350,500 | $457.7M | 2.31% | −2,241,500−19.3% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 8,390,755 | $411.1M | 2.37% | −663,752−7.3% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,213,436 | $402.5M | 1.71% | −961,603−10.5% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 6,641,052 | $325.1M | 0.12% | −691,827−9.4% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,272,802 | $258.3M | 0.03% | −10,708,706−67.0% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,259,169 | $257.6M | 0.09% | +261,771+5.2% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,235,498 | $256.4M | 0.04% | +230,244+4.6% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,238,123 | $253.3M | 0.14% | +219,490+5.5% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,600,673 | $227.2M | 2.69% | +87,723+1.9% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 4,519,879 | $221.4M | 0.06% | −1,130,288−20.0% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,198,896 | $205.6M | 3.70% | +178,300+4.4% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,881,284 | $191.4M | 0.03% | −23,432−0.6% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,857,101 | $188.9M | 0.02% | −69,200−1.8% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 3,789,587 | $185.7M | 0.22% | −471,475−11.1% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,532,038 | $172.9M | 0.11% | −137,264−3.7% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 3,433,624 | $168.1M | 1.02% | +1,705,423+98.7% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,407,641 | $167.0M | 0.09% | −262,173−7.1% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,299,974 | $161.6M | 0.03% | +7,191+0.2% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,023,965 | $148.4M | 0.12% | −52,164−1.7% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,742,603 | $134.3M | 1.19% | −1,800,498−39.6% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,281,386 | $111.7M | 0.12% | +106,691+4.9% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,117,612 | $103.7M | 0.03% | −774,716−26.8% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 1,792,303 | $87.8M | 0.01% | −173,906−8.8% | Reduced |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,715,800 | $84.0M | 2.49% | +1,700,100+10,828.7% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,216,919 | $80.7M | 3.50% | −49,484−3.9% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 1,537,625 | $75.3M | 0.09% | +265,027+20.8% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,532,167 | $75.1M | 6.26% | −20,704−1.3% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 1,500,000 | $73.5M | 1.33% | +500,000+50.0% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 1,500,000 | $73.4M | 7.44% | +474,000+46.2% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,430,833 | $70.1M | 0.91% | +516,785+56.5% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,425,610 | $69.8M | 0.02% | +23,830+1.7% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,916,227 | $69.3M | 3.91% | +48,226+2.6% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,326,448 | $65.0M | 5.64% | +225,107+20.4% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,296,592 | $63.5M | 0.04% | −18,667−1.4% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,068,883 | $52.3M | 2.45% | −209,006−16.4% | Reduced |
| BlackRock Inc. | 989,484 | $48.5M | 0.00% | +39,649+4.2% | Added |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 982,400 | $48.1M | 1.12% | +234,558+31.4% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 981,499 | $48.1M | 0.53% | −172,097−14.9% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 971,608 | $47.6M | 0.15% | +153,504+18.8% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 946,400 | $46.3M | 0.74% | −570,600−37.6% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 934,606 | $45.8M | 5.43% | +141,317+17.8% | Added |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 891,829 | $43.7M | 2.93% | −137,025−13.3% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 857,743 | $42.3M | 0.11% | −34,188−3.8% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 855,370 | $41.9M | 1.82% | +53,850+6.7% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 825,909 | $40.6M | 0.11% | −57,064−6.5% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 816,744 | $40.0M | 1.08% | −12,432−1.5% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 802,542 | $39.3M | 0.08% | −46,232−5.4% | Reduced |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 749,674 | $36.7M | 2.63% | −708,802−48.6% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 746,654 | $36.6M | 0.20% | +131,239+21.3% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 741,962 | $36.3M | 0.19% | −456,809−38.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 685,560 | $33.6M | 3.64% | −12,171−1.7% | Reduced |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 682,550 | $33.4M | 3.78% | +115,739+20.4% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 672,977 | $33.0M | 2.52% | −509,225−43.1% | Reduced |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 631,631 | $30.9M | 6.27% | +10,572+1.7% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 631,058 | $30.9M | 0.04% | +137,799+27.9% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 621,693 | $30.5M | 1.05% | −43,291−6.5% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 566,064 | $28.6M | 3.25% | +1,583+0.3% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 582,837 | $28.6M | 0.14% | +11,982+2.1% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 558,999 | $27.4M | 0.07% | −848−0.2% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 541,585 | $26.5M | 0.87% | −11,255−2.0% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management SA | 506,959 | $24.8M | 0.04% | −90,461−15.1% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 497,000 | $24.3M | 0.03% | −1,405,200−73.9% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 485,556 | $23.8M | 0.00% | +2,136+0.4% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 475,201 | $23.3M | 0.02% | +135,997+40.1% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 408,630 | $20.1M | 1.07% | +27,771+7.3% | Added |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 407,700 | $20.0M | 11.34% | +3,900+1.0% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 402,802 | $19.7M | 0.15% | −155,265−27.8% | Reduced |
| K2 Principal Fund, L.P. | 397,554 | $19.5M | 5.31% | +397,554 | New |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 401,328 | $19.4M | 0.02% | −46,271−10.3% | Reduced |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 387,367 | $19.0M | 0.69% | +1670.0% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 378,285 | $18.5M | 0.06% | −61,200−13.9% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 364,198 | $17.8M | 0.03% | −14,851−3.9% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 355,299 | $17.4M | 0.03% | +185,672+109.5% | Added |
| United Services Automobile Association | 354,624 | $17.4M | 0.40% | −4,200−1.2% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 251,222 | $16.7M | 0.03% | +181,982+262.8% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 339,451 | $16.6M | 0.01% | −8,276−2.4% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 332,828 | $16.3M | 0.06% | +100,424+43.2% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 331,400 | $16.2M | 0.18% | −5,600−1.7% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 315,748 | $15.5M | 0.06% | −62,233−16.5% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 309,153 | $15.1M | 0.02% | −47,864−13.4% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 306,418 | $15.0M | 0.12% | +10,423+3.5% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 298,908 | $14.6M | 0.07% | +21,100+7.6% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 294,234 | $14.5M | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 289,100 | $14.1M | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 257,192 | $12.6M | 1.06% | +87,135+51.2% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 251,362 | $12.3M | 0.20% | −5,358−2.1% | Reduced |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 246,142 | $12.1M | 0.68% | −500,646−67.0% | Reduced |