Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
- NYSE
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 5,272,802 | $258.3M | 0.03% | −10,708,706−67.0% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 6,641,052 | $325.1M | 0.12% | −691,827−9.4% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,213,436 | $402.5M | 1.71% | −961,603−10.5% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 8,390,755 | $411.1M | 2.37% | −663,752−7.3% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 9,350,500 | $457.7M | 2.31% | −2,241,500−19.3% | Reduced |
| Norges Bank | 12,020,177 | $589.0M | 0.14% | +1,117,668+10.3% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 12,676,606 | $620.3M | 4.77% | +303,870+2.5% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 13,775,260 | $674.5M | 4.41% | −366,722−2.6% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 15,710,820 | $769.2M | 1.36% | +2,413,000+18.1% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 16,180,141 | $792.5M | 1.63% | −190,649−1.2% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 16,557,752 | $809.9M | 1.37% | +659,492+4.1% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 19,725,582 | $965.8M | 1.19% | −1,447,430−6.8% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 22,840,226 | $1.12B | 3.03% | +19,354,619+555.3% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 23,820,716 | $1.17B | 4.59% | +1,368,693+6.1% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 26,507,279 | $1.30B | 1.95% | +2,262,915+9.3% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 43,732,231 | $2.14B | 0.06% | +527,276+1.2% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 58,588,696 | $2.95B | 2.31% | −5,678,118−8.8% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 104,520,587 | $5.12B | 1.55% | −7,715,626−6.9% | Reduced |
| Sierra Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20−100.0% | Sold out |
| Capital World Investors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,703,653−100.0% | Sold out |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,271,332−100.0% | Sold out |
| QV Investors Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −601,921−100.0% | Sold out |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −205,200−100.0% | Sold out |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −174,065−100.0% | Sold out |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −159,928−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −87,709−100.0% | Sold out |
| AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −80,651−100.0% | Sold out |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −79,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| NEIRG Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −47,443−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baader Bank INC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −29,660−100.0% | Sold out |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,707−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −17,979−100.0% | Sold out |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,351−100.0% | Sold out |
| 180 Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,512−100.0% | Sold out |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,924−100.0% | Sold out |
| MQS Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,295−100.0% | Sold out |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,241−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,387−100.0% | Sold out |
| OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,916−100.0% | Sold out |
| J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,725−100.0% | Sold out |
| Legacy Wealth Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,144−100.0% | Sold out |
| Pearl River Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,956−100.0% | Sold out |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,991−100.0% | Sold out |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,614−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,514−100.0% | Sold out |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,708−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,671−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,416−100.0% | Sold out |
| TCWP LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,423−100.0% | Sold out |
| First National Bank of Mount Dora, Trust Investment Services | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,857−100.0% | Sold out |
| McMillion Capital Management Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −840−100.0% | Sold out |
| Washington Trust Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −800−100.0% | Sold out |
| First Horizon Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −377−100.0% | Sold out |
| EdgeRock Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −299−100.0% | Sold out |
| Motco | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −200−100.0% | Sold out |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −145−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lee Financial Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −100−100.0% | Sold out |
| West Bancorporation Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −62−100.0% | Sold out |
| Institutional & Family Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −37−100.0% | Sold out |
| Agf Investments Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Bluestein R H & Co | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Corient Capital Partners, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| NuWave Investment Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Wealthsimple Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Wipfli Financial Advisors LLC, | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| American Portfolios Advisors | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Strategic Asset Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |