Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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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, Q3 2023
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Sep 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
- 395
- +15 vs. Q2 2023
- Shares held
- 535.5M
- −6.62M (−1.2%) vs. Q2 2023
- Total value
- $24.5B
- −$2.74B (−10.0%) vs. Q2 2023
- New holders
- 48
- 119 more added
- Sold out
- 33
- 141 more reduced
6 institutions that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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.
| 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, Q3 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 101,995,675 | $4.65B | 1.36% | −4,814,466−4.5% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 80,253,136 | $3.87B | 2.29% | −3,257,798−3.9% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 45,691,098 | $2.08B | 0.05% | +725,489+1.6% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 24,270,946 | $1.11B | 3.97% | −1,444,448−5.6% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 22,567,680 | $1.03B | 1.70% | +736,807+3.4% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 18,648,497 | $812.3M | 1.49% | −830,638−4.3% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 16,110,360 | $725.4M | 0.88% | −587,517−3.5% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 15,595,485 | $711.0M | 1.48% | −416,436−2.6% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,684,313 | $665.2M | 1.12% | +1,256,868+8.7% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 13,387,765 | $600.2M | 4.34% | +183,008+1.4% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 12,621,147 | $568.3M | 3.70% | −204,877−1.6% | Reduced |
| Norges Bank | 11,820,259 | $529.8M | 0.11% | +177,785+1.5% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 11,058,145 | $495.9M | 2.26% | +5,493,942+98.7% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 9,319,688 | $417.7M | 2.18% | −498,541−5.1% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,194,388 | $368.4M | 1.53% | +314,943+4.0% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,145,226 | $321.7M | 0.11% | +360,241+5.3% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,951,965 | $271.4M | 0.03% | −149,970−2.5% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 4,779,352 | $262.3M | 0.13% | +841,766+21.4% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,671,391 | $258.6M | 0.08% | +57,214+1.0% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,519,128 | $251.6M | 0.03% | +184,149+3.5% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,829,826 | $219.4M | 2.26% | −171,909−3.4% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 4,389,718 | $198.1M | 0.02% | +157,149+3.7% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,213,229 | $189.7M | 3.72% | +42,386+1.0% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 4,015,347 | $180.8M | 1.94% | +261,551+7.0% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 3,889,141 | $177.3M | 0.05% | +106,005+2.8% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 3,914,806 | $175.5M | 0.21% | −1,151,590−22.7% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 3,462,720 | $155.9M | 0.92% | +31,215+0.9% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 3,402,328 | $153.2M | 0.22% | −60,492−1.7% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,318,045 | $149.8M | 0.09% | −53,507−1.6% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,170,601 | $144.5M | 0.01% | +1,039,006+48.7% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 3,137,701 | $140.6M | 0.07% | +373,781+13.5% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 2,782,024 | $125.0M | 0.10% | +306,967+12.4% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,584,934 | $117.8M | 0.03% | −349,727−11.9% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | 1,700,000 | $103.5M | 11.08% | −2,340,000−57.9% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 2,246,758 | $102.0M | 0.02% | +122,036+5.7% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,002,008 | $91.3M | 0.10% | −11,565−0.6% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,960,823 | $88.2M | 4.59% | −9,738−0.5% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1,605,451 | $73.2M | 0.20% | +1,605,451 | New |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,169,712 | $72.5M | 3.15% | −24,786−2.1% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,607,920 | $72.1M | 6.08% | −27,836−1.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,421,255 | $64.8M | 0.01% | +3,006+0.2% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,433,198 | $64.5M | 5.34% | +101,860+7.7% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,284,625 | $57.8M | 0.71% | −32,392−2.5% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,233,921 | $56.3M | 0.04% | −162,741−11.7% | Reduced |
| BlackRock Inc. | 1,001,187 | $45.6M | 0.00% | −222,305−18.2% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 1,010,967 | $45.3M | 5.48% | −18,677−1.8% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 973,795 | $43.8M | 2.19% | −35,253−3.5% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 956,808 | $43.6M | 0.05% | +52,619+5.8% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 888,185 | $40.0M | 0.12% | +44,964+5.3% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 886,338 | $39.9M | 0.17% | −5,117−0.6% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 856,103 | $38.5M | 0.09% | −4,429−0.5% | Reduced |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 558,309 | $34.0M | 5.17% | +558,309 | New |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 734,976 | $33.7M | 2.03% | −2,080−0.3% | Reduced |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 741,525 | $33.4M | 3.06% | −78,400−9.6% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 724,603 | $33.0M | 0.16% | +164,616+29.4% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 705,200 | $31.8M | 0.13% | +551,992+360.3% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 689,844 | $31.6M | 0.98% | −101,423−12.8% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 670,416 | $31.2M | 0.07% | −585−0.1% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 691,444 | $31.1M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 677,982 | $30.4M | 3.40% | +60,127+9.7% | Added |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 653,350 | $29.4M | 3.31% | −2,030−0.3% | Reduced |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 574,571 | $26.0M | 0.25% | +117,219+25.6% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 553,009 | $25.2M | 0.06% | +553,009 | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 548,614 | $24.8M | 0.05% | −83,901−13.3% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 514,803 | $23.2M | 0.03% | +514,803 | New |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 507,302 | $22.8M | 5.08% | −18,897−3.6% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 494,619 | $22.3M | 0.83% | −32,158−6.1% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 472,618 | $21.5M | 0.00% | −35,170−6.9% | Reduced |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 468,141 | $21.0M | 1.29% | −4,494−1.0% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 461,976 | $20.7M | 0.70% | −60,977−11.7% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 440,361 | $19.7M | 0.85% | −238,299−35.1% | Reduced |
| Omers Administration Corp | 432,400 | $19.5M | 0.29% | −514,000−54.3% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 415,181 | $18.7M | 0.08% | −287,426−40.9% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 414,019 | $18.6M | 8.53% | +15,343+3.8% | Added |
| Agf Management Ltd | 406,064 | $18.2M | 0.13% | +406,064 | New |
| QV Investors Inc. | 396,345 | $17.8M | 1.85% | −141,285−26.3% | Reduced |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 384,872 | $17.3M | 0.05% | +24,100+6.7% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 378,700 | $17.1M | 0.19% | +27,000+7.7% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 370,669 | $16.9M | 0.04% | −175,134−32.1% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 363,648 | $16.6M | 0.01% | +14,501+4.2% | Added |
| AXA S.A. | 358,829 | $16.4M | 0.06% | +42,574+13.5% | Added |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 328,912 | $15.0M | 0.07% | +225,754+218.8% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 324,757 | $14.6M | 0.01% | −85,106−20.8% | Reduced |
| United Services Automobile Association | 321,052 | $14.4M | 0.36% | +4,991+1.6% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 315,130 | $14.2M | 0.10% | −429,395−57.7% | Reduced |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 311,199 | $14.0M | 0.92% | −1,526−0.5% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 304,699 | $13.9M | 1.65% | −168,218−35.6% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 227,876 | $13.5M | 0.00% | +85,909+60.5% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 297,569 | $13.4M | 0.02% | +31,836+12.0% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 289,100 | $13.1M | 0.70% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 253,442 | $11.6M | 0.02% | +170,179+204.4% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 240,394 | $10.8M | 2.53% | +11,250+4.9% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 224,741 | $10.2M | 0.01% | −294,362−56.7% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 217,561 | $9.75M | 0.09% | +12,555+6.1% | Added |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 215,891 | $9.64M | 1.95% | −13,194−5.8% | Reduced |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 211,461 | $9.48M | 0.73% | −43,705−17.1% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 205,800 | $9.24M | 0.02% | −107,800−34.4% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 202,746 | $9.09M | 0.10% | +1,489+0.7% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 200,328 | $8.98M | 0.01% | −7,917−3.8% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 199,657 | $8.85M | 0.20% | −1,731−0.9% | Reduced |