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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 126,862 | $6.22M | 0.01% | +12,719+11.1% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 131,717 | $6.45M | 1.06% | −6,228−4.5% | Reduced |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 133,470 | $6.54M | 0.40% | −24,050−15.3% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 136,339 | $6.68M | 0.01% | +32,212+30.9% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 140,991 | $6.91M | 0.02% | +140,991 | New |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd | 104,213 | $6.92M | 0.30% | −22,110−17.5% | Reduced |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 144,110 | $7.05M | 0.01% | −114,487−44.3% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 153,011 | $7.49M | 0.02% | +83,170+119.1% | Added |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 166,129 | $7.62M | 0.26% | −14,516−8.0% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 140,654 | $8.37M | 0.00% | +99,859+244.8% | Added |
| Agf Management Ltd | 175,106 | $8.58M | 0.06% | +175,106 | New |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 178,332 | $8.80M | 2.01% | +1,028+0.6% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 196,164 | $9.61M | 0.00% | −1,342,293−87.2% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 198,730 | $9.74M | 0.14% | +38,900+24.3% | Added |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 215,166 | $10.5M | 2.48% | −22,417−9.4% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 214,392 | $10.5M | 0.26% | +2,266+1.1% | Added |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 237,248 | $11.6M | 0.09% | −2,612−1.1% | Reduced |
| Pendal Group Limited | 236,330 | $11.6M | 0.10% | +62,883+36.3% | Added |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 246,142 | $12.1M | 0.68% | −500,646−67.0% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 251,362 | $12.3M | 0.20% | −5,358−2.1% | Reduced |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 257,192 | $12.6M | 1.06% | +87,135+51.2% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 289,100 | $14.1M | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 294,234 | $14.5M | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 298,908 | $14.6M | 0.07% | +21,100+7.6% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 306,418 | $15.0M | 0.12% | +10,423+3.5% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 309,153 | $15.1M | 0.02% | −47,864−13.4% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 315,748 | $15.5M | 0.06% | −62,233−16.5% | Reduced |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 331,400 | $16.2M | 0.18% | −5,600−1.7% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 332,828 | $16.3M | 0.06% | +100,424+43.2% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 339,451 | $16.6M | 0.01% | −8,276−2.4% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 251,222 | $16.7M | 0.03% | +181,982+262.8% | Added |
| United Services Automobile Association | 354,624 | $17.4M | 0.40% | −4,200−1.2% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 355,299 | $17.4M | 0.03% | +185,672+109.5% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 364,198 | $17.8M | 0.03% | −14,851−3.9% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 378,285 | $18.5M | 0.06% | −61,200−13.9% | Reduced |
| Evoke Wealth, LLC | 387,367 | $19.0M | 0.69% | +1670.0% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 401,328 | $19.4M | 0.02% | −46,271−10.3% | Reduced |
| K2 Principal Fund, L.P. | 397,554 | $19.5M | 5.31% | +397,554 | New |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 402,802 | $19.7M | 0.15% | −155,265−27.8% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 407,700 | $20.0M | 11.34% | +3,900+1.0% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 408,630 | $20.1M | 1.07% | +27,771+7.3% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 475,201 | $23.3M | 0.02% | +135,997+40.1% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 485,556 | $23.8M | 0.00% | +2,136+0.4% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 497,000 | $24.3M | 0.03% | −1,405,200−73.9% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management SA | 506,959 | $24.8M | 0.04% | −90,461−15.1% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 541,585 | $26.5M | 0.87% | −11,255−2.0% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 558,999 | $27.4M | 0.07% | −848−0.2% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 582,837 | $28.6M | 0.14% | +11,982+2.1% | Added |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 566,064 | $28.6M | 3.25% | +1,583+0.3% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 621,693 | $30.5M | 1.05% | −43,291−6.5% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 631,058 | $30.9M | 0.04% | +137,799+27.9% | Added |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 631,631 | $30.9M | 6.27% | +10,572+1.7% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 672,977 | $33.0M | 2.52% | −509,225−43.1% | Reduced |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 682,550 | $33.4M | 3.78% | +115,739+20.4% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 685,560 | $33.6M | 3.64% | −12,171−1.7% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 741,962 | $36.3M | 0.19% | −456,809−38.1% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 746,654 | $36.6M | 0.20% | +131,239+21.3% | Added |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 749,674 | $36.7M | 2.63% | −708,802−48.6% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 802,542 | $39.3M | 0.08% | −46,232−5.4% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 816,744 | $40.0M | 1.08% | −12,432−1.5% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 825,909 | $40.6M | 0.11% | −57,064−6.5% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 855,370 | $41.9M | 1.82% | +53,850+6.7% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 857,743 | $42.3M | 0.11% | −34,188−3.8% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 891,829 | $43.7M | 2.93% | −137,025−13.3% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 934,606 | $45.8M | 5.43% | +141,317+17.8% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 946,400 | $46.3M | 0.74% | −570,600−37.6% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 971,608 | $47.6M | 0.15% | +153,504+18.8% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 981,499 | $48.1M | 0.53% | −172,097−14.9% | Reduced |
| Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. | 982,400 | $48.1M | 1.12% | +234,558+31.4% | Added |
| BlackRock Inc. | 989,484 | $48.5M | 0.00% | +39,649+4.2% | Added |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,068,883 | $52.3M | 2.45% | −209,006−16.4% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,296,592 | $63.5M | 0.04% | −18,667−1.4% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,326,448 | $65.0M | 5.64% | +225,107+20.4% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,916,227 | $69.3M | 3.91% | +48,226+2.6% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,425,610 | $69.8M | 0.02% | +23,830+1.7% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,430,833 | $70.1M | 0.91% | +516,785+56.5% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 1,500,000 | $73.4M | 7.44% | +474,000+46.2% | Added |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 1,500,000 | $73.5M | 1.33% | +500,000+50.0% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,532,167 | $75.1M | 6.26% | −20,704−1.3% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 1,537,625 | $75.3M | 0.09% | +265,027+20.8% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,216,919 | $80.7M | 3.50% | −49,484−3.9% | Reduced |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,715,800 | $84.0M | 2.49% | +1,700,100+10,828.7% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 1,792,303 | $87.8M | 0.01% | −173,906−8.8% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,117,612 | $103.7M | 0.03% | −774,716−26.8% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,281,386 | $111.7M | 0.12% | +106,691+4.9% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,742,603 | $134.3M | 1.19% | −1,800,498−39.6% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 3,023,965 | $148.4M | 0.12% | −52,164−1.7% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,299,974 | $161.6M | 0.03% | +7,191+0.2% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,407,641 | $167.0M | 0.09% | −262,173−7.1% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 3,433,624 | $168.1M | 1.02% | +1,705,423+98.7% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,532,038 | $172.9M | 0.11% | −137,264−3.7% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 3,789,587 | $185.7M | 0.22% | −471,475−11.1% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,857,101 | $188.9M | 0.02% | −69,200−1.8% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,881,284 | $191.4M | 0.03% | −23,432−0.6% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,198,896 | $205.6M | 3.70% | +178,300+4.4% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 4,519,879 | $221.4M | 0.06% | −1,130,288−20.0% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,600,673 | $227.2M | 2.69% | +87,723+1.9% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,238,123 | $253.3M | 0.14% | +219,490+5.5% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,235,498 | $256.4M | 0.04% | +230,244+4.6% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,259,169 | $257.6M | 0.09% | +261,771+5.2% | Added |