Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS

Exchange: NYSE
Industry: State Commercial Banks
SEC CIK: 0000009631

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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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2023: 405 institutions

Value heldQ1 2023: $28.3B

Institutions holding BNS and their total value by quarter
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.

Institutions holding BNS in Q1 2023
Institution	Shares	Value	% of portfolio	Change in shares	Action
Vanguard Group Inc	44,100,206	$2.22B	0.06%	+367,975+0.8%	Added
Bank of Montreal	68,431,988	$4.74B	3.06%	+9,843,292+16.8%	Added
Royal Bank of Canada	108,296,712	$5.45B	1.63%	+3,776,125+3.6%	Added
Quilter Plc	4,000	–	–	−1,000−20.0%	Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC	5,614	–	–	+5,614	New
Quadrature Capital Ltd	0	$0	0.00%	−1,715,800−100.0%	Sold out
MUFG Securities EMEA plc	0	$0	0.00%	−1,500,000−100.0%	Sold out
Renaissance Technologies LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−497,000−100.0%	Sold out
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.	0	$0	0.00%	−397,554−100.0%	Sold out
Evoke Wealth, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−387,367−100.0%	Sold out
Howland Capital Management LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−133,470−100.0%	Sold out
Covea Finance	0	$0	0.00%	−112,500−100.0%	Sold out
Group One Trading, L.P.	0	$0	0.00%	−100,459−100.0%	Sold out
Duality Advisers, LP	0	$0	0.00%	−99,961−100.0%	Sold out
Two Sigma Investments, LP	0	$0	0.00%	−96,551−100.0%	Sold out
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co	0	$0	0.00%	−66,485−100.0%	Sold out
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−59,356−100.0%	Sold out
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−46,800−100.0%	Sold out
Arabesque Asset Management Ltd	0	$0	0.00%	−44,198−100.0%	Sold out
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	0	$0	0.00%	−43,564−100.0%	Sold out
Wolverine Trading, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−38,937−100.0%	Sold out
Walleye Trading LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−38,089−100.0%	Sold out
Summit Global Investments	0	$0	0.00%	−32,726−100.0%	Sold out
FORA Capital, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−31,885−100.0%	Sold out
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−16,768−100.0%	Sold out
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−14,077−100.0%	Sold out
Balentine LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−12,522−100.0%	Sold out
Petrus Trust Company, LTA	0	$0	0.00%	−11,696−100.0%	Sold out
Virtu Financial LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−10,619−100.0%	Sold out
Bridgefront Capital, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−10,503−100.0%	Sold out
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership	0	$0	0.00%	−10,024−100.0%	Sold out
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.	0	$0	0.00%	−9,280−100.0%	Sold out
XTX Topco Ltd	0	$0	0.00%	−9,142−100.0%	Sold out
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−7,700−100.0%	Sold out
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board	0	$0	0.00%	−7,529−100.0%	Sold out
First Heartland Consultants, Inc.	0	$0	0.00%	−6,783−100.0%	Sold out
Proquility Private Wealth Partners, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−6,584−100.0%	Sold out
Sara-Bay Financial	0	$0	0.00%	−5,838−100.0%	Sold out
West Family Investments, Inc.	0	$0	0.00%	−5,667−100.0%	Sold out
Running Point Capital Advisors, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−5,416−100.0%	Sold out
Marathon Capital Management	0	$0	0.00%	−5,400−100.0%	Sold out
Bayesian Capital Management, LP	0	$0	0.00%	−4,700−100.0%	Sold out
Leuthold Group, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−4,192−100.0%	Sold out
Clear Street Markets LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−3,348−100.0%	Sold out
Register Financial Advisors LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−1,324−100.0%	Sold out
Kempen Capital Management N.V.	0	$0	0.00%	−474−100.0%	Sold out
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP	0	$0	0.00%	−800−100.0%	Sold out
One Wealth Advisors, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−538−100.0%	Sold out
Knott David M Jr	0	$0	0.00%	−400−100.0%	Sold out
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−396−100.0%	Sold out
Stephens Inc	0	$0	0.00%	−15,000−100.0%	Sold out
Accurate Wealth Management, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−265−100.0%	Sold out
Huntington National Bank	0	$0	0.00%	−200−100.0%	Sold out
Jones Financial Companies LLLP	0	$0	0.00%	−159−100.0%	Sold out
Laurel Wealth Planning LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−144−100.0%	Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−94−100.0%	Sold out
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−89−100.0%	Sold out
Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp.	0	$0	0.00%	−89−100.0%	Sold out
Money Concepts Capital Corp	0	$0	0.00%	−77−100.0%	Sold out
PFG Private Wealth Management, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−54−100.0%	Sold out
Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC	0	$0	0.00%	−45−100.0%	Sold out
Gyon Technologies Capital Management, LP	0	$0	0.00%	−13−100.0%	Sold out
Pendal Group Limited	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Comerica Bank	–	–	–	–	Not filed
Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc.	–	–	–	–	Not filed