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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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NYSE
Industry
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
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.0$00.00%−10,000−100.0%Sold out
World Equity Group, Inc.0$00.00%−5,524−100.0%Sold out
We Are One Seven, LLC0$00.00%−9,348−100.0%Sold out
Sciencast Management LP0$00.00%−8,903−100.0%Sold out
Prudential PLC0$00.00%−7,690−100.0%Sold out
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−7,162−100.0%Sold out
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.0$00.00%−6,658−100.0%Sold out
Ergoteles LLC0$00.00%−6,334−100.0%Sold out
TCWP LLC0$00.00%−5,886−100.0%Sold out
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC0$00.00%−5,328−100.0%Sold out
Massachusetts Financial Services Co0$00.00%−4,962−100.0%Sold out
Five Oceans Advisors0$00.00%−4,814−100.0%Sold out
Gotham Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−4,772−100.0%Sold out
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−4,551−100.0%Sold out
Wedbush Securities Inc0$00.00%−4,477−100.0%Sold out
Toroso Investments, LLC0$00.00%−4,469−100.0%Sold out
J. W. Coons Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−4,405−100.0%Sold out
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA0$00.00%−4,347−100.0%Sold out
Lincoln National Corp0$00.00%−4,297−100.0%Sold out
Captrust Financial Advisors0$00.00%−4,154−100.0%Sold out
Enterprise Bank & Trust Co0$00.00%−3,977−100.0%Sold out
Belpointe Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−1,843−100.0%Sold out
M&R Capital Management Inc0$00.00%−1,840−100.0%Sold out
Accel Wealth Management0$00.00%−1,335−100.0%Sold out
GWM Advisors LLC0$00.00%−946−100.0%Sold out
HBC Financial Services, PLLC0$00.00%−600−100.0%Sold out
Syverson Strege & Co0$00.00%−215−100.0%Sold out
Clearview Wealth Advisors LLC0$00.00%−212−100.0%Sold out
Hallmark Capital Management Inc0$00.00%−202−100.0%Sold out
New Hampshire Trust0$00.00%−200−100.0%Sold out
Pointe Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−178−100.0%Sold out
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.0$00.00%−96−100.0%Sold out
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−100−100.0%Sold out
Optiver Holding B.V.0$00.00%−76−100.0%Sold out
First Personal Financial Services0$00.00%−62−100.0%Sold out
Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc.0$00.00%−25−100.0%Sold out
Schubert & Co0$00.00%−20−100.0%Sold out
Avalon Investment & Advisory––––Not filed
Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC––––Not filed
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC––––Not filed