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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2022: 418 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 heldQ4 2022: $26.8B
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, Q4 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding BNS in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
DecisionPoint Financial, LLC9$4410.00%+9New
Gyon Technologies Capital Management, LP13$6370.00%+13New
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$9800.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.25$1.23K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Archer Investment Corp37$1.81K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.50$2.00K0.00%−100−66.7%Reduced
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.42$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC45$2.00K0.00%+45New
PFG Private Wealth Management, LLC54$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Penserra Capital Management LLC64$3.00K0.00%+64New
Money Concepts Capital Corp77$3.77K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.85$4.00K0.00%+38+80.9%Added
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc86$4.21K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC87$4.26K0.00%+20+29.9%Added
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC89$4.36K0.00%+89New
Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp.89$4.36K0.00%+89New
Advisory Services Network, LLC94$4.60K0.00%+94New
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$4.90K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC100$4.90K0.00%+10+11.1%Added
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA100$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Carolina Wealth Advisors, LLC100$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC100$5.17K0.00%+100New
Schubert & Co117$5.73K0.01%−27−18.8%Reduced
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC135$6.61K0.00%+45+50.0%Added
Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc.138$6.76K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Belpointe Asset Management LLC139$6.81K0.00%+139New
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC150$7.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Retirement Group, LLC146$7.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Laurel Wealth Planning LLC144$7.05K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC158$7.74K0.00%+158New
Jones Financial Companies LLLP159$8.00K0.00%+159New
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC166$8.13K0.00%−94−36.2%Reduced
Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd193$9.00K0.00%−245−55.9%Reduced
Coston, McIsaac & Partners187$9.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Personal Financial Services198$9.70K0.00%−77−28.0%Reduced
Caldwell Trust Co199$9.75K0.00%+6+3.1%Added
Huntington National Bank200$9.80K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Earnest Partners LLC161$10.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc199$11.0K0.00%+2+1.0%Added
Allworth Financial LP240$11.8K0.00%−2−0.8%Reduced
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC245$12.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Accurate Wealth Management, LLC265$13.3K0.00%+265New
New Hampshire Trust300$14.7K0.00%+300New
Stephens Inc15,000$14.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Front Row Advisors LLC300$15.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont310$15.2K0.00%−300−49.2%Reduced
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.329$16.0K0.00%−354−51.8%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC331$16.0K0.00%−330−49.9%Reduced
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC346$16.9K0.00%+62+21.8%Added
Hallmark Capital Management Inc352$17.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Analysts, LLC384$19.0K0.00%+6+1.6%Added
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC396$19.4K0.00%+396New
Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc.400$20.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Knott David M Jr400$20.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise420$21.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.449$22.0K0.00%−22−4.7%Reduced
Central Trust Co500$24.5K0.00%−400−44.4%Reduced
North Star Investment Management Corp.500$24.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.525$26.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Massmutual Trust Co FSB535$26.0K0.00%+402+302.3%Added
One Wealth Advisors, LLC538$26.4K0.01%+538New
CWM, LLC549$27.0K0.00%+133+32.0%Added
Lipe & Dalton575$28.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Hall Laurie J Trustee600$29.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA623$30.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co630$30.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC650$32.0K0.01%−200−23.5%Reduced
Spire Wealth Management650$32.0K0.00%−7−1.1%Reduced
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$34.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$36.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC750$36.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC750$36.7K0.00%+750New
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP800$39.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC836$40.9K0.00%−9−1.1%Reduced
Glassman Wealth Services864$42.3K0.01%+398+85.4%Added
Kempen Capital Management N.V.474$42.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Barometer Capital Management Inc.900$43.4K0.01%−12,790−93.4%Reduced
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc901$44.1K0.00%−8−0.9%Reduced
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC903$44.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co1,000$49.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC1,137$55.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A1,162$57.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC1,210$59.3K0.01%+462+61.8%Added
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC1,213$59.4K0.02%−54−4.3%Reduced
Register Financial Advisors LLC1,324$64.9K0.04%+1,324New
Accel Wealth Management1,335$65.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC1,422$69.7K0.01%−55−3.7%Reduced
Delta Asset Management LLC1,490$73.0K0.01%+1,490New
Mondrian Investment Partners LTD1,172$78.0K0.00%+1,172New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC1,762$86.3K0.01%+1,326+304.1%Added
Fifth Third Bancorp1,824$89.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
M&R Capital Management Inc1,840$90.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.2,115$103.6K0.01%+195+10.2%Added
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc2,385$116.8K0.00%+385+19.3%Added
Addison Advisors LLC2,529$123.9K0.07%+871+52.5%Added
Tobam2,536$125.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
JCIC Asset Management Inc.2,600$127.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC2,611$127.9K0.01%−1,297−33.2%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co2,992$146.6K0.00%−6−0.2%Reduced
Credit Agricole S A3,091$151.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged