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, Q1 2023
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
- 405
- −10 vs. Q4 2022
- Shares held
- 533.8M
- −10.3M (−1.9%) vs. Q4 2022
- Total value
- $28.3B
- +$1.47B (+5.5%) vs. Q4 2022
- New holders
- 47
- 137 more added
- Sold out
- 57
- 139 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q4 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 108,296,712 | $5.45B | 1.63% | +3,776,125+3.6% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 68,431,988 | $4.74B | 3.06% | +9,843,292+16.8% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 44,100,206 | $2.22B | 0.06% | +367,975+0.8% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 25,285,439 | $1.27B | 4.61% | +1,464,723+6.1% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 22,873,072 | $1.15B | 1.88% | −3,634,207−13.7% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 18,725,227 | $942.4M | 2.55% | −4,114,999−18.0% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 17,765,164 | $893.5M | 1.08% | −1,960,418−9.9% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 16,116,927 | $811.6M | 1.67% | −63,214−0.4% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,457,389 | $778.5M | 1.21% | −1,100,363−6.6% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 13,428,850 | $675.4M | 4.16% | −346,410−2.5% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 13,025,275 | $655.8M | 4.79% | +348,669+2.8% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 12,145,231 | $611.7M | 0.13% | +125,054+1.0% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 9,462,958 | $476.6M | 2.58% | +1,072,203+12.8% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 9,087,366 | $457.7M | 0.53% | +5,297,779+139.8% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 8,591,300 | $432.1M | 0.68% | −7,119,520−45.3% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 7,998,583 | $402.5M | 1.63% | −214,853−2.6% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 6,580,459 | $331.0M | 0.12% | −60,593−0.9% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,343,541 | $269.1M | 0.03% | +108,043+2.1% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,334,305 | $268.6M | 0.09% | +75,136+1.4% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,159,269 | $259.8M | 0.03% | −113,533−2.2% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 4,044,338 | $247.4M | 0.13% | −193,785−4.6% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,779,248 | $243.2M | 2.68% | +178,575+3.9% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,205,228 | $211.5M | 3.95% | +6,332+0.2% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 4,124,556 | $207.7M | 0.06% | −395,323−8.7% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,993,499 | $202.5M | 0.03% | +112,215+2.9% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,983,797 | $200.4M | 0.04% | +683,823+20.7% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 3,415,747 | $171.8M | 1.01% | −17,877−0.5% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,345,674 | $168.4M | 0.10% | −186,364−5.3% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 3,267,565 | $164.4M | 1.60% | +524,962+19.1% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,086,082 | $155.4M | 0.08% | −321,559−9.4% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 2,993,204 | $150.7M | 0.11% | −30,761−1.0% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 2,987,000 | $150.4M | 0.85% | −6,363,500−68.1% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 2,335,532 | $117.6M | 0.01% | −1,521,569−39.4% | Reduced |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,249,636 | $113.3M | 0.12% | −31,750−1.4% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,158,347 | $108.7M | 0.03% | +40,735+1.9% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 2,021,575 | $101.7M | 0.77% | +1,715,157+559.7% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,947,945 | $98.0M | 5.32% | +31,718+1.7% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,193,764 | $81.3M | 3.34% | −23,155−1.9% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,607,561 | $81.0M | 6.71% | +75,394+4.9% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 1,604,390 | $80.8M | 0.01% | −187,913−10.5% | Reduced |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 1,500,000 | $75.5M | 7.45% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,391,299 | $70.0M | 0.87% | −39,534−2.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,385,624 | $69.8M | 0.02% | −39,986−2.8% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,328,468 | $66.8M | 5.48% | +2,020+0.2% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,275,404 | $64.2M | 0.04% | −21,188−1.6% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 1,137,130 | $57.2M | 0.17% | +165,522+17.0% | Added |
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,089,678 | $54.9M | 0.00% | +100,194+10.1% | Added |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,068,231 | $53.7M | 2.47% | −652−0.1% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 959,909 | $48.2M | 5.62% | +25,303+2.7% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 946,400 | $47.6M | 0.73% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 919,188 | $46.3M | 0.06% | +288,130+45.7% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 837,474 | $42.2M | 0.10% | +11,565+1.4% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 808,251 | $40.7M | 1.14% | −8,493−1.0% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 733,691 | $36.9M | 2.31% | −158,138−17.7% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 732,370 | $36.9M | 1.52% | −123,000−14.4% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 704,479 | $35.2M | 0.09% | −153,264−17.9% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 698,146 | $35.1M | 0.17% | −43,816−5.9% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 687,177 | $34.6M | 0.05% | +687,177 | New |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 677,905 | $34.1M | 2.82% | +4,928+0.7% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 666,143 | $33.5M | 0.07% | −136,399−17.0% | Reduced |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 654,350 | $32.9M | 3.63% | −28,200−4.1% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 608,958 | $30.7M | 0.15% | −137,696−18.4% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 606,707 | $30.6M | 1.01% | −14,986−2.4% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 574,599 | $28.9M | 3.33% | +8,535+1.5% | Added |
| QV Investors Inc. | 551,001 | $27.7M | 2.59% | +551,001 | New |
| Guardian Capital LP | 538,077 | $27.1M | 0.86% | −3,508−0.6% | Reduced |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 524,948 | $26.4M | 6.25% | −106,683−16.9% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 502,411 | $25.3M | 0.11% | −80,426−13.8% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 500,464 | $25.2M | 0.07% | +122,179+32.3% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 496,127 | $25.0M | 0.03% | +20,926+4.4% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management SA | 482,615 | $24.3M | 0.03% | −24,344−4.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 478,819 | $24.1M | 2.65% | −206,741−30.2% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 478,799 | $24.1M | 0.00% | −6,757−1.4% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 473,467 | $23.8M | 0.04% | +118,168+33.3% | Added |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 467,748 | $23.6M | 0.67% | +467,748 | New |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 432,818 | $21.8M | 0.15% | +30,016+7.5% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 414,088 | $20.5M | 0.02% | +12,760+3.2% | Added |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 396,900 | $20.0M | 9.14% | −10,800−2.6% | Reduced |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 395,478 | $19.8M | 1.08% | −13,152−3.2% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 388,008 | $19.5M | 0.05% | −170,991−30.6% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 349,502 | $17.6M | 0.01% | +10,051+3.0% | Added |
| United Services Automobile Association | 317,569 | $16.0M | 0.51% | −37,055−10.4% | Reduced |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 304,917 | $15.4M | 1.02% | −444,757−59.3% | Reduced |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 305,008 | $15.3M | 0.07% | +6,100+2.0% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 294,234 | $14.9M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 218,170 | $14.6M | 3.75% | +217,270+24,141.1% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 289,100 | $14.5M | 0.83% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citigroup Inc | 288,828 | $14.5M | 0.02% | −75,370−20.7% | Reduced |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 283,700 | $14.3M | 0.17% | −47,700−14.4% | Reduced |
| Agf Management Ltd | 283,019 | $14.3M | 0.10% | +107,913+61.6% | Added |
| AXA S.A. | 276,487 | $13.9M | 0.05% | −39,261−12.4% | Reduced |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 268,955 | $13.5M | 0.10% | +31,707+13.4% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 245,422 | $12.4M | 1.06% | −11,770−4.6% | Reduced |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 235,340 | $11.8M | 2.42% | +20,174+9.4% | Added |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 231,623 | $11.7M | 0.64% | −14,519−5.9% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 225,811 | $11.4M | 0.18% | −25,551−10.2% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 219,399 | $11.1M | 2.37% | +41,067+23.0% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 206,579 | $10.4M | 0.24% | −7,813−3.6% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 159,301 | $10.2M | 0.00% | +18,647+13.3% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 202,829 | $10.2M | 0.11% | −778,670−79.3% | Reduced |