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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
Bollard Group LLC1$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Natixis1$500.00%00.0%Unchanged
DecisionPoint Financial, LLC9$4510.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.14$7010.00%+14New
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc19$1.06K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.25$1.25K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CVA Family Office, LLC28$1.40K0.00%+28New
Gradient Investments LLC30$1.50K0.00%+30New
Archer Investment Corp37$1.85K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc48$2.40K0.00%−80−62.5%Reduced
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.50$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Penserra Capital Management LLC66$3.00K0.00%+2+3.1%Added
Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd51$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC89$4.40K0.00%+89New
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA100$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Carolina Wealth Advisors, LLC100$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC100$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allianz Asset Management GmbH108,168$5.42K0.00%−91−0.1%Reduced
Lipe & Dalton125$6.00K0.00%−450−78.3%Reduced
Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC129$6.46K0.00%+129New
Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc.138$6.91K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC150$8.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC160$8.01K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Earnest Partners LLC161$8.06K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co193$9.66K0.00%−6−3.0%Reduced
Motco210$10.5K0.00%+210New
Retirement Group, LLC211$10.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont250$12.5K0.00%−60−19.4%Reduced
Allworth Financial LP284$14.2K0.00%+14+5.2%Added
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.292$15.0K0.00%−250−46.1%Reduced
Front Row Advisors LLC300$15.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC332$16.6K0.00%+64+23.9%Added
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.337$16.9K0.00%−84−20.0%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC331$17.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC355$17.8K0.01%+355New
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC372$18.6K0.00%+6+1.6%Added
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC390$19.5K0.00%+86+28.3%Added
Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc.400$20.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Analysts, LLC396$20.0K0.00%+6+1.5%Added
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc400$20.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise420$21.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.415$21.0K0.00%−7−1.7%Reduced
Coston, McIsaac & Partners501$25.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co500$25.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.525$26.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC555$27.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Hall Laurie J Trustee600$31.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA623$31.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co630$31.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC650$32.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management650$32.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$35.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.700$35.0K0.00%+200+40.0%Added
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$36.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC750$37.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
McMillion Capital Management Inc840$42.0K0.04%+840New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc844$42.2K0.00%−6−0.7%Reduced
Massmutual Trust Co FSB850$42.5K0.00%−59−6.5%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC886$44.3K0.00%+50+6.0%Added
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC903$45.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Glassman Wealth Services931$46.6K0.01%+20+2.2%Added
Whittier Trust Co1,000$50.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC1,137$56.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A1,162$58.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mondrian Investment Partners LTD1,197$60.0K0.00%+13+1.1%Added
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC1,214$60.7K0.01%+2+0.2%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC1,545$77.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Addison Advisors LLC1,672$83.7K0.04%−872−34.3%Reduced
Delta Asset Management LLC1,715$85.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Achmea Investment Management B.V.1,721$86.0K0.00%−841−32.8%Reduced
Lindbrook Capital, LLC1,846$92.4K0.01%+656+55.1%Added
Fifth Third Bancorp1,854$92.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.2,063$103.2K0.01%−38−1.8%Reduced
CWM, LLC2,271$114.0K0.00%+894+64.9%Added
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC2,293$114.7K0.01%+12+0.5%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC51,346$116.9K0.02%+51,346New
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc2,385$119.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC2,444$122.3K0.03%+794+48.1%Added
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH2,524$126.4K0.01%−13,008−83.7%Reduced
Tobam2,536$127.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co2,567$128.5K0.00%−108−4.0%Reduced
JCIC Asset Management Inc.2,570$128.6K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
ING Groep NV2,895$144.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Credit Agricole S A3,091$154.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cutler Group LP3,245$162.0K0.04%−1,310−28.8%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC3,288$164.5K0.01%+419+14.6%Added
LSV Asset Management3,300$165.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Investors Research Corp3,500$175.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Quadrant Capital Group LLC3,511$175.7K0.02%+35+1.0%Added
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co3,636$181.9K0.00%+196+5.7%Added
First Manhattan Co4,000$200.2K0.00%−204−4.9%Reduced
JJJ Advisors Inc.4,075$203.9K0.06%−180−4.2%Reduced
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.4,100$205.2K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Grayhawk Investment Strategies Inc.3,102$205.6K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp4,128$206.6K0.00%−50,697−92.5%Reduced
Proequities, Inc.4,151$207.7K0.02%−616−12.9%Reduced
Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC4,280$214.2K0.02%+47+1.1%Added
Tompkins Financial Corp4,300$215.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged