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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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, Q2 2023

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Jun 30, 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
386
−16 vs. Q1 2023
Shares held
542.6M
+8.96M (+1.7%) vs. Q1 2023
Total value
$27.3B
−$938.1M (−3.3%) vs. Q1 2023
New holders
35
136 more added
Sold out
51
134 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q1 2023 haven't filed for Q2 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2023: 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 holdersQ2 2023: 386 institutions
Q1 2021: 385 institutionsQ2 2021: 394 institutionsQ3 2021: 419 institutionsQ4 2021: 438 institutionsQ1 2022: 440 institutionsQ2 2022: 434 institutionsQ3 2022: 416 institutionsQ4 2022: 418 institutionsQ1 2023: 405 institutionsQ2 2023: 386 institutionsQ3 2023: 395 institutionsQ4 2023: 390 institutionsQ1 2024: 399 institutionsQ2 2024: 393 institutionsQ3 2024: 412 institutionsQ4 2024: 442 institutionsQ1 2025: 419 institutionsQ2 2025: 433 institutionsQ3 2025: 460 institutionsQ4 2025: 484 institutionsQ1 2026: 508 institutionsQ2 2026: 535 institutions
Value heldQ2 2023: $27.3B
Q1 2021: $36.4BQ2 2021: $37.1BQ3 2021: $36.0BQ4 2021: $39.4BQ1 2022: $38.8BQ2 2022: $33.2BQ3 2022: $26.9BQ4 2022: $26.8BQ1 2023: $28.3BQ2 2023: $27.3BQ3 2023: $24.5BQ4 2023: $26.4BQ1 2024: $29.1BQ2 2024: $26.0BQ3 2024: $31.4BQ4 2024: $29.3BQ1 2025: $27.3BQ2 2025: $33.5BQ3 2025: $35.8BQ4 2025: $42.2BQ1 2026: $37.3BQ2 2026: $47.7B
Institutions holding BNS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026535$47.7B
Q1 2026508$37.3B
Q4 2025484$42.2B
Q3 2025460$35.8B
Q2 2025433$33.5B
Q1 2025419$27.3B
Q4 2024442$29.3B
Q3 2024412$31.4B
Q2 2024393$26.0B
Q1 2024399$29.1B
Q4 2023390$26.4B
Q3 2023395$24.5B
Q2 2023386$27.3B
Q1 2023405$28.3B
Q4 2022418$26.8B
Q3 2022416$26.9B
Q2 2022434$33.2B
Q1 2022440$38.8B
Q4 2021438$39.4B
Q3 2021419$36.0B
Q2 2021394$37.1B
Q1 2021385$36.4B

Institutions, Q2 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 2023.

Institutions holding BNS in Q2 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada106,810,141$5.34B1.49%−1,486,571−1.4%Reduced
Bank of Montreal83,510,934$4.19B2.57%+15,078,946+22.0%Added
Vanguard Group Inc44,965,609$2.25B0.05%+865,403+2.0%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.25,715,394$1.29B4.43%+429,955+1.7%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank21,830,873$1.09B1.62%−1,042,199−4.6%Reduced
National Bank of Canada19,479,135$973.7M1.96%+753,908+4.0%Added
TD Asset Management Inc16,697,877$836.4M0.95%−1,067,287−6.0%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.16,011,921$801.2M1.56%−105,006−0.7%Reduced
Mackenzie Financial Corp14,427,445$721.8M1.10%−1,029,944−6.7%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.13,204,757$660.5M4.53%+179,482+1.4%Added
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd12,826,024$642.4M3.82%−602,826−4.5%Reduced
Norges Bank11,642,474$582.4M0.11%−502,757−4.1%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.9,818,229$491.1M2.45%+355,271+3.8%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc7,879,445$394.5M1.55%−119,138−1.5%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc6,784,985$339.8M0.11%+204,526+3.1%Added
Bank of America Corp6,101,935$305.3M0.04%+942,666+18.3%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5,614,177$280.9M0.09%+279,872+5.2%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund5,564,203$278.5M1.25%+2,577,203+86.3%Added
MUFG Securities EMEA plc4,040,000$267.8M6.15%+4,040,000New
JPMorgan Chase & Co5,334,979$267.0M0.03%−8,562−0.2%Reduced
FIL Ltd5,066,396$253.5M0.28%−4,020,970−44.2%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,001,735$252.8M2.48%+222,487+4.7%Added
Amundi3,937,586$234.5M0.12%−106,752−2.6%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC4,232,569$212.9M0.03%+239,070+6.0%Added
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc4,170,843$208.9M3.89%−34,385−0.8%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.3,783,136$189.3M0.05%−341,420−8.3%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp3,753,796$188.0M1.81%+486,231+14.9%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board3,462,820$173.4M0.26%−5,128,480−59.7%Reduced
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.3,431,505$171.9M0.96%+15,758+0.5%Added
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The3,371,552$168.6M0.09%+25,878+0.8%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2,934,661$146.9M0.04%+776,314+36.0%Added
Franklin Resources Inc2,763,920$138.3M0.07%−322,162−10.4%Reduced
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.2,500,000$125.2M12.29%+1,000,000+66.7%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.2,475,057$124.0M0.10%−518,147−17.3%Reduced
Morgan Stanley2,131,595$106.7M0.01%−203,937−8.7%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP2,124,722$106.4M0.02%−1,859,075−46.7%Reduced
Credit Suisse AG2,013,573$100.8M0.10%−236,063−10.5%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.1,970,561$98.7M4.94%+22,616+1.2%Added
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd.1,635,756$81.8M6.55%+28,195+1.8%Added
Addenda Capital Inc.1,194,498$79.2M3.32%+734+0.1%Added
FMR LLC1,561,132$78.1M0.01%−43,258−2.7%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,418,249$71.0M0.01%+32,625+2.4%Added
Deutsche Bank AG1,396,662$69.9M0.04%+121,258+9.5%Added
Value Partners Investments Inc.1,331,338$66.6M5.35%+2,870+0.2%Added
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.1,317,017$65.9M0.78%−74,282−5.3%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.1,223,492$61.2M0.00%+133,814+12.3%Added
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.819,925$54.3M3.44%+142,020+20.9%Added
Lincluden Management Ltd1,029,644$51.5M5.93%+69,735+7.3%Added
Cidel Asset Management Inc1,009,048$50.5M2.29%−59,183−5.5%Reduced
Omers Administration Corp946,400$47.4M0.74%00.0%Unchanged
HSBC Holdings PLC904,189$45.2M0.05%−14,999−1.6%Reduced
Aviva PLC891,455$44.6M0.18%+389,044+77.4%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co860,532$43.4M0.10%+23,058+2.8%Added
Korea Investment CORP843,221$42.2M0.12%−293,909−25.8%Reduced
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd791,267$39.7M1.11%−16,984−2.1%Reduced
Public Sector Pension Investment Board744,525$37.3M0.27%−1,277,050−63.2%Reduced
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.737,056$36.9M2.11%+3,365+0.5%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)702,607$35.2M0.16%+4,461+0.6%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department691,444$34.6M0.14%+691,444New
Intact Investment Management Inc.678,660$34.0M1.38%−53,710−7.3%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale671,001$33.7M0.08%−33,478−4.8%Reduced
Nexus Investment Management ULC655,380$32.8M3.57%+1,030+0.2%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.632,515$31.6M0.06%−33,628−5.0%Reduced
Guardian Capital Advisors LP617,855$29.5M3.35%+43,256+7.5%Added
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC559,987$28.0M0.13%−48,971−8.0%Reduced
Marshall Wace, LLP545,803$27.3M0.06%+157,795+40.7%Added
QV Investors Inc.537,630$26.9M2.43%−13,371−2.4%Reduced
Guardian Capital LP526,777$26.4M0.84%−11,300−2.1%Reduced
Galibier Capital Management Ltd.526,199$26.4M6.05%+1,251+0.2%Added
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.522,953$26.2M0.84%−83,754−13.8%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC519,103$26.0M0.03%+517,977+46,001.5%Added
Northern Trust Corp507,788$25.4M0.00%+28,989+6.1%Added
Pictet Asset Management SA495,272$24.8M0.03%+12,657+2.6%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co472,917$23.7M2.47%−5,902−1.2%Reduced
Unigestion Holding SA472,635$23.4M1.35%+77,157+19.5%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd462,400$23.1M0.51%+462,400New
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB457,352$23.0M0.21%+163,118+55.4%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC409,863$20.5M0.02%−4,225−1.0%Reduced
Portland Investment Counsel Inc.398,676$19.9M9.86%+1,776+0.4%Added
State of Wisconsin Investment Board360,772$18.1M0.05%−139,692−27.9%Reduced
Twin Tree Management, LP353,898$17.7M0.36%−113,850−24.3%Reduced
Forsta Ap-Fonden351,700$17.6M0.19%+68,000+24.0%Added
UBS Group AG349,147$17.5M0.01%−355−0.1%Reduced
AXA S.A.316,255$15.8M0.05%+39,768+14.4%Added
United Services Automobile Association316,061$15.8M0.45%−1,508−0.5%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP313,800$15.7M0.03%−373,377−54.3%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC313,600$15.7M0.02%+313,600New
Credential Qtrade Securities Inc.312,725$15.6M0.98%+7,808+2.6%Added
Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial289,100$14.5M0.77%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc265,733$13.3M0.02%−23,095−8.0%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)262,490$13.1M0.09%−170,328−39.4%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd261,629$13.1M0.14%+261,629New
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc255,166$12.8M0.77%+23,543+10.2%Added
M&G Investment Management Ltd246,344$12.3M0.07%−22,611−8.4%Reduced
Dorchester Wealth Management Co229,085$11.4M2.32%−6,255−2.7%Reduced
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC229,144$11.1M2.43%+9,745+4.4%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC213,172$10.7M0.16%−12,639−5.6%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc208,245$10.4M0.01%+23,524+12.7%Added
British Columbia Investment Management Corp205,006$10.3M0.10%+2,177+1.1%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd201,257$10.1M0.12%+2,527+1.3%Added