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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Century Companies Inc | 184,721 | $9.30M | 0.01% | +48,382+35.5% | Added |
| Westpac Banking Corp | 140,939 | $9.59M | 0.13% | +140,939 | New |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 198,730 | $10.0M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 202,829 | $10.2M | 0.11% | −778,670−79.3% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 159,301 | $10.2M | 0.00% | +18,647+13.3% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 206,579 | $10.4M | 0.24% | −7,813−3.6% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 219,399 | $11.1M | 2.37% | +41,067+23.0% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 225,811 | $11.4M | 0.18% | −25,551−10.2% | Reduced |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 231,623 | $11.7M | 0.64% | −14,519−5.9% | Reduced |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 235,340 | $11.8M | 2.42% | +20,174+9.4% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 245,422 | $12.4M | 1.06% | −11,770−4.6% | Reduced |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 268,955 | $13.5M | 0.10% | +31,707+13.4% | Added |
| AXA S.A. | 276,487 | $13.9M | 0.05% | −39,261−12.4% | Reduced |
| Agf Management Ltd | 283,019 | $14.3M | 0.10% | +107,913+61.6% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 283,700 | $14.3M | 0.17% | −47,700−14.4% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 288,828 | $14.5M | 0.02% | −75,370−20.7% | Reduced |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 289,100 | $14.5M | 0.83% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 218,170 | $14.6M | 3.75% | +217,270+24,141.1% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 294,234 | $14.9M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 305,008 | $15.3M | 0.07% | +6,100+2.0% | Added |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 304,917 | $15.4M | 1.02% | −444,757−59.3% | Reduced |
| United Services Automobile Association | 317,569 | $16.0M | 0.51% | −37,055−10.4% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 349,502 | $17.6M | 0.01% | +10,051+3.0% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 388,008 | $19.5M | 0.05% | −170,991−30.6% | Reduced |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 395,478 | $19.8M | 1.08% | −13,152−3.2% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 396,900 | $20.0M | 9.14% | −10,800−2.6% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 414,088 | $20.5M | 0.02% | +12,760+3.2% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 432,818 | $21.8M | 0.15% | +30,016+7.5% | Added |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 467,748 | $23.6M | 0.67% | +467,748 | New |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 473,467 | $23.8M | 0.04% | +118,168+33.3% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 478,799 | $24.1M | 0.00% | −6,757−1.4% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 478,819 | $24.1M | 2.65% | −206,741−30.2% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management SA | 482,615 | $24.3M | 0.03% | −24,344−4.8% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 496,127 | $25.0M | 0.03% | +20,926+4.4% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 500,464 | $25.2M | 0.07% | +122,179+32.3% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 502,411 | $25.3M | 0.11% | −80,426−13.8% | Reduced |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 524,948 | $26.4M | 6.25% | −106,683−16.9% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 538,077 | $27.1M | 0.86% | −3,508−0.6% | Reduced |
| QV Investors Inc. | 551,001 | $27.7M | 2.59% | +551,001 | New |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 574,599 | $28.9M | 3.33% | +8,535+1.5% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 606,707 | $30.6M | 1.01% | −14,986−2.4% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 608,958 | $30.7M | 0.15% | −137,696−18.4% | Reduced |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 654,350 | $32.9M | 3.63% | −28,200−4.1% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 666,143 | $33.5M | 0.07% | −136,399−17.0% | Reduced |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 677,905 | $34.1M | 2.82% | +4,928+0.7% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 687,177 | $34.6M | 0.05% | +687,177 | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 698,146 | $35.1M | 0.17% | −43,816−5.9% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 704,479 | $35.2M | 0.09% | −153,264−17.9% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 732,370 | $36.9M | 1.52% | −123,000−14.4% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 733,691 | $36.9M | 2.31% | −158,138−17.7% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 808,251 | $40.7M | 1.14% | −8,493−1.0% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 837,474 | $42.2M | 0.10% | +11,565+1.4% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 919,188 | $46.3M | 0.06% | +288,130+45.7% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 946,400 | $47.6M | 0.73% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 959,909 | $48.2M | 5.62% | +25,303+2.7% | Added |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 1,068,231 | $53.7M | 2.47% | −652−0.1% | Reduced |
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,089,678 | $54.9M | 0.00% | +100,194+10.1% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 1,137,130 | $57.2M | 0.17% | +165,522+17.0% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,275,404 | $64.2M | 0.04% | −21,188−1.6% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,328,468 | $66.8M | 5.48% | +2,020+0.2% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,385,624 | $69.8M | 0.02% | −39,986−2.8% | Reduced |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,391,299 | $70.0M | 0.87% | −39,534−2.8% | Reduced |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 1,500,000 | $75.5M | 7.45% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1,604,390 | $80.8M | 0.01% | −187,913−10.5% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,607,561 | $81.0M | 6.71% | +75,394+4.9% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,193,764 | $81.3M | 3.34% | −23,155−1.9% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,947,945 | $98.0M | 5.32% | +31,718+1.7% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 2,021,575 | $101.7M | 0.77% | +1,715,157+559.7% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,158,347 | $108.7M | 0.03% | +40,735+1.9% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,249,636 | $113.3M | 0.12% | −31,750−1.4% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 2,335,532 | $117.6M | 0.01% | −1,521,569−39.4% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 2,987,000 | $150.4M | 0.85% | −6,363,500−68.1% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 2,993,204 | $150.7M | 0.11% | −30,761−1.0% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,086,082 | $155.4M | 0.08% | −321,559−9.4% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 3,267,565 | $164.4M | 1.60% | +524,962+19.1% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,345,674 | $168.4M | 0.10% | −186,364−5.3% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 3,415,747 | $171.8M | 1.01% | −17,877−0.5% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,983,797 | $200.4M | 0.04% | +683,823+20.7% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3,993,499 | $202.5M | 0.03% | +112,215+2.9% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 4,124,556 | $207.7M | 0.06% | −395,323−8.7% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,205,228 | $211.5M | 3.95% | +6,332+0.2% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,779,248 | $243.2M | 2.68% | +178,575+3.9% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,044,338 | $247.4M | 0.13% | −193,785−4.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,159,269 | $259.8M | 0.03% | −113,533−2.2% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,334,305 | $268.6M | 0.09% | +75,136+1.4% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,343,541 | $269.1M | 0.03% | +108,043+2.1% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 6,580,459 | $331.0M | 0.12% | −60,593−0.9% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 7,998,583 | $402.5M | 1.63% | −214,853−2.6% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 8,591,300 | $432.1M | 0.68% | −7,119,520−45.3% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 9,087,366 | $457.7M | 0.53% | +5,297,779+139.8% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 9,462,958 | $476.6M | 2.58% | +1,072,203+12.8% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 12,145,231 | $611.7M | 0.13% | +125,054+1.0% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 13,025,275 | $655.8M | 4.79% | +348,669+2.8% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 13,428,850 | $675.4M | 4.16% | −346,410−2.5% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,457,389 | $778.5M | 1.21% | −1,100,363−6.6% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 16,116,927 | $811.6M | 1.67% | −63,214−0.4% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 17,765,164 | $893.5M | 1.08% | −1,960,418−9.9% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 18,725,227 | $942.4M | 2.55% | −4,114,999−18.0% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 22,873,072 | $1.15B | 1.88% | −3,634,207−13.7% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 25,285,439 | $1.27B | 4.61% | +1,464,723+6.1% | Added |