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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ3 2023: 395 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 heldQ3 2023: $24.5B
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, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding BNS in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Andra AP-fonden0$00.00%−26,400−100.0%Sold out
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership0$00.00%−32,050−100.0%Sold out
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−15,692−100.0%Sold out
Capital Fund Management S.A.0$00.00%−14,095−100.0%Sold out
Bridgefront Capital, LLC0$00.00%−13,085−100.0%Sold out
Independent Financial Group, LLC0$00.00%−12,450−100.0%Sold out
Walleye Capital LLC0$00.00%−12,046−100.0%Sold out
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd0$00.00%−12,044−100.0%Sold out
Perpetual Ltd0$00.00%−11,293−100.0%Sold out
Vontobel Holding Ltd.0$00.00%−9,839−100.0%Sold out
National Asset Management, Inc.0$00.00%−7,720−100.0%Sold out
Brown Shipley& Co Ltd0$00.00%−7,635−100.0%Sold out
Baldwin Brothers Inc0$00.00%−6,800−100.0%Sold out
Cetera Advisors LLC0$00.00%−5,983−100.0%Sold out
West Family Investments, Inc.0$00.00%−5,964−100.0%Sold out
Clarius Group, LLC0$00.00%−5,160−100.0%Sold out
Naples Global Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−5,045−100.0%Sold out
Glenmede Trust Co NA0$00.00%−4,845−100.0%Sold out
Americana Partners, LLC0$00.00%−4,623−100.0%Sold out
Schechter Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−4,280−100.0%Sold out
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.0$00.00%−4,100−100.0%Sold out
Achmea Investment Management B.V.0$00.00%−1,721−100.0%Sold out
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc0$00.00%−844−100.0%Sold out
HM Payson & Co0$00.00%−630−100.0%Sold out
WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−355−100.0%Sold out
Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC0$00.00%−129−100.0%Sold out
Lipe & Dalton0$00.00%−125−100.0%Sold out
CVA Family Office, LLC0$00.00%−28−100.0%Sold out
Pictet Asset Management SA––––Not filed
Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC––––Not filed
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
McMillion Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.––––Not filed