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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
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC14,381$720.0K0.00%+14,381New
Capital Fund Management S.A.14,095$705.3K0.01%+592+4.4%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.13,440$672.5K0.01%−385−2.8%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC13,332$667.1K0.01%+1,476+12.4%Added
Wolverine Trading, LLC13,440$664.9K0.01%+13,440New
Signaturefd, LLC13,157$658.4K0.02%−559−4.1%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.13,093$655.2K0.00%−211−1.6%Reduced
Bridgefront Capital, LLC13,085$654.8K0.35%+13,085New
JustInvest LLC12,575$629.2K0.02%+2,766+28.2%Added
Forum Financial Management, LP12,516$626.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Financial Group, LLC12,450$623.0K0.04%−3,366−21.3%Reduced
Callahan Advisors, LLC12,270$614.0K0.07%−15,025−55.0%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP12,126$607.0K0.03%−1,154−8.7%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp12,123$606.6K0.00%+741+6.5%Added
Walleye Capital LLC12,046$602.8K0.01%+12,046New
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd12,044$602.7K0.06%+6,396+113.2%Added
Power Corp of Canada11,623$581.4K0.06%+600+5.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc11,560$578.5K0.00%+1,835+18.9%Added
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.11,301$566.0K0.03%−768−6.4%Reduced
Perpetual Ltd11,293$564.9K0.00%−10,626−48.5%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.11,238$562.3K0.03%+8,995+401.0%Added
Horizon Investments, LLC11,367$559.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd10,719$536.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers10,646$532.7K0.00%+10,646New
Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc.10,564$528.6K0.48%+6,229+143.7%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA10,556$528.2K0.00%+3,530+50.2%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC10,442$522.5K0.02%−97−0.9%Reduced
Ruggaard & Associates LLC10,280$514.4K0.30%+300+3.0%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC10,032$502.0K0.00%+10,032New
Pacer Advisors, Inc.10,016$501.2K0.00%+806+8.8%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.9,839$492.2K0.00%−38−0.4%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC9,663$483.5K0.01%−2,891−23.0%Reduced
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC9,556$478.4K0.01%+9,556New
Evergreen Capital Management LLC9,432$472.0K0.02%+1,734+22.5%Added
First National Trust Co9,351$467.9K0.02%−200−2.1%Reduced
Blair William & Co8,891$444.9K0.00%−105−1.2%Reduced
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC8,415$421.1K0.23%+6+0.1%Added
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC8,157$408.2K0.01%−721−8.1%Reduced
First Affirmative Financial Network7,913$396.0K0.40%+2,879+57.2%Added
John G Ullman & Associates Inc7,900$395.3K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.7,720$386.3K0.01%+7,720New
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC7,669$383.8K0.31%+195+2.6%Added
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc7,650$382.8K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Shipley& Co Ltd7,635$382.4K0.16%+7,635New
Ridgewood Investments LLC7,492$374.9K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Pinebridge Investments, L.P.5,479$363.1K0.00%+5,479New
Ritholtz Wealth Management7,216$361.1K0.02%−65−0.9%Reduced
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC7,191$359.8K0.00%+309+4.5%Added
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC7,191$359.8K0.00%+309+4.5%Added
Cerity Partners LLC7,133$356.9K0.00%+1,519+27.1%Added
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC6,832$341.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baldwin Brothers Inc6,800$340.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.6,710$335.8K0.00%−703−9.5%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc6,639$332.3K0.01%−386−5.5%Reduced
Veriti Management LLC6,587$329.6K0.04%−2,572−28.1%Reduced
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.6,498$325.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
PDS Planning, Inc6,423$321.4K0.04%+856+15.4%Added
Hemenway Trust Co LLC6,175$309.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.6,010$300.7K0.02%−225−3.6%Reduced
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$300.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Advisors LLC5,983$299.4K0.00%+136+2.3%Added
West Family Investments, Inc.5,964$298.4K0.12%+5,964New
Nwam LLC5,532$276.8K0.02%+104+1.9%Added
Prudential Financial Inc5,516$276.0K0.00%+5,516New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)5,497$275.1K0.01%+4,904+827.0%Added
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC5,450$272.7K0.06%−50−0.9%Reduced
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC5,371$268.8K0.02%+694+14.8%Added
HB Wealth Management, LLC5,322$266.3K0.00%−16−0.3%Reduced
Ballentine Partners, LLC5,176$259.0K0.01%+580+12.6%Added
Clarius Group, LLC5,160$258.2K0.02%+610+13.4%Added
Naples Global Advisors, LLC5,045$252.5K0.03%−1,550−23.5%Reduced
Sara-Bay Financial4,982$249.3K0.12%+4,982New
Magnus Financial Group LLC4,916$246.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC4,908$245.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC4,899$245.1K0.01%−5,681−53.7%Reduced
Old North State Trust, LLC4,872$244.0K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Glenmede Trust Co NA4,845$244.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Venture Visionary Partners LLC4,866$243.5K0.01%+4,866New
Applied Capital LLC4,775$238.9K0.23%−100−2.1%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC4,772$238.8K0.00%+214+4.7%Added
Emfo, LLC4,700$235.2K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Family Office, LLC4,388$234.7K0.00%−119−2.6%Reduced
Americana Partners, LLC4,623$231.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Baskin Financial Services Inc.4,473$224.0K0.02%+500+12.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers4,438$222.1K0.00%−286−6.1%Reduced
Tompkins Financial Corp4,300$215.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC4,280$214.2K0.02%+47+1.1%Added
Proequities, Inc.4,151$207.7K0.02%−616−12.9%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp4,128$206.6K0.00%−50,697−92.5%Reduced
Grayhawk Investment Strategies Inc.3,102$205.6K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.4,100$205.2K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
JJJ Advisors Inc.4,075$203.9K0.06%−180−4.2%Reduced
First Manhattan Co4,000$200.2K0.00%−204−4.9%Reduced
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co3,636$181.9K0.00%+196+5.7%Added
Quadrant Capital Group LLC3,511$175.7K0.02%+35+1.0%Added
Investors Research Corp3,500$175.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
LSV Asset Management3,300$165.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC3,288$164.5K0.01%+419+14.6%Added
Cutler Group LP3,245$162.0K0.04%−1,310−28.8%Reduced
Credit Agricole S A3,091$154.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged