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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 182,417 | $8.19M | 0.06% | −63,927−26.0% | Reduced |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 134,168 | $8.17M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 177,573 | $8.00M | 1.80% | −1,447−0.8% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 175,894 | $7.89M | 0.02% | +18,524+11.8% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 161,761 | $7.26M | 0.11% | −51,411−24.1% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 158,754 | $7.24M | 0.02% | +112,949+246.6% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 157,487 | $7.05M | 0.65% | +87,420+124.8% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 146,818 | $6.69M | 0.04% | −115,672−44.1% | Reduced |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 140,311 | $6.32M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 139,266 | $6.24M | 0.01% | −2,820−2.0% | Reduced |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 138,419 | $6.23M | 0.00% | −35,143−20.2% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 138,237 | $6.22M | 0.05% | +13,829+11.1% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 134,527 | $6.04M | 0.00% | +16,086+13.6% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 129,145 | $5.89M | 0.23% | +2,063+1.6% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 127,228 | $5.80M | 0.72% | −27,305−17.7% | Reduced |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 125,555 | $5.66M | 2.18% | +7,274+6.1% | Added |
| Group One Trading, L.P. | 121,538 | $5.54M | 0.22% | +121,538 | New |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 120,670 | $5.41M | 0.12% | +4,184+3.6% | Added |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 108,750 | $4.89M | 0.47% | −6,369−5.5% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 101,743 | $4.64M | 0.01% | −2,996−2.9% | Reduced |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $4.56M | 0.51% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 98,824 | $4.45M | 0.01% | −9,344−8.6% | Reduced |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd | 96,523 | $4.33M | 0.23% | +1,226+1.3% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 89,726 | $4.09M | 0.17% | +435+0.5% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 85,348 | $3.89M | 0.00% | +2,239+2.7% | Added |
| La Banque Postale Asset Management SA | 83,980 | $3.78M | 0.08% | +83,980 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 82,329 | $3.75M | 0.01% | −231,471−73.8% | Reduced |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 82,694 | $3.72M | 0.01% | +7,292+9.7% | Added |
| Ossiam | 76,742 | $3.46M | 0.06% | −4,016−5.0% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | – | $3.45M | 0.01% | – | – |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 75,706 | $3.41M | 0.01% | +700+0.9% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 74,256 | $3.34M | 0.14% | −1,191−1.6% | Reduced |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 71,461 | $3.26M | 1.35% | +71,461 | New |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 71,072 | $3.24M | 0.01% | +1,803+2.6% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 67,166 | $3.06M | 0.01% | −4,881−6.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 68,083 | $3.05M | 0.01% | −220.0% | Reduced |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 64,762 | $2.90M | 0.13% | +64,762 | New |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 62,630 | $2.86M | 0.01% | +31,054+98.3% | Added |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 46,314 | $2.82M | 0.01% | −200−0.4% | Reduced |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 58,807 | $2.64M | 0.13% | +1,309+2.3% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 56,560 | $2.58M | 0.00% | +8,360+17.3% | Added |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 56,283 | $2.52M | 0.12% | +2,226+4.1% | Added |
| HAP Trading, LLC | 54,541 | $2.49M | 0.62% | +23,311+74.6% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 52,158 | $2.38M | 0.01% | −1,887−3.5% | Reduced |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 50,609 | $2.27M | 0.00% | +33,409+194.2% | Added |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 49,421 | $2.25M | 1.02% | +49,421 | New |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 47,985 | $2.19M | 0.45% | +810+1.7% | Added |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 47,981 | $2.16M | 0.00% | −800−1.6% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 47,110 | $2.15M | 0.00% | −3,856−7.6% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 46,107 | $2.10M | 0.01% | +902+2.0% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 45,169 | $2.06M | 0.00% | +3,335+8.0% | Added |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 43,302 | $1.97M | 0.20% | +43,302 | New |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 42,444 | $1.94M | 0.58% | +1,399+3.4% | Added |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 42,967 | $1.93M | 0.89% | +10,600+32.7% | Added |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 40,602 | $1.85M | 0.08% | +28,476+234.8% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 39,355 | $1.79M | 0.00% | +4,388+12.5% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 38,825 | $1.77M | 0.01% | −1,485−3.7% | Reduced |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 37,633 | $1.72M | 0.10% | −1,935−4.9% | Reduced |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | 34,396 | $1.57M | 0.06% | +34,396 | New |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 33,137 | $1.51M | 0.00% | −2,873−8.0% | Reduced |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 31,800 | $1.43M | 0.03% | −430,600−93.1% | Reduced |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 30,150 | $1.37M | 0.09% | +200+0.7% | Added |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 30,000 | $1.35M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Millennium Management LLC | 29,151 | $1.33M | 0.00% | +2,131+7.9% | Added |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.30M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 28,685 | $1.29M | 1.01% | +655+2.3% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 27,856 | $1.27M | 0.01% | −789−2.8% | Reduced |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 26,493 | $1.21M | 0.01% | −3,535−11.8% | Reduced |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 26,361 | $1.20M | 0.33% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 24,774 | $1.11M | 0.00% | −1,536,358−98.4% | Reduced |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 24,200 | $1.09M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barclays PLC | 23,676 | $1.08M | 0.00% | −115,294−83.0% | Reduced |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 23,595 | $1.08M | 0.19% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC | 23,000 | $1.05M | 0.51% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 22,413 | $1.02M | 0.00% | +11,857+112.3% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,462 | $1.01M | 0.23% | +176+0.8% | Added |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 22,162 | $1.01M | 0.01% | +718+3.3% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 21,970 | $1.00M | 0.00% | −523−2.3% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 21,473 | $979.0K | 0.01% | +2,310+12.1% | Added |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 21,042 | $959.3K | 0.05% | +416+2.0% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 20,835 | $950.9K | 0.00% | +4,793+29.9% | Added |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 15,364 | $945.0K | 0.01% | +15,364 | New |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 20,725 | $933.2K | 0.01% | −8,188−28.3% | Reduced |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 19,752 | $900.0K | 0.03% | +19,752 | New |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 19,728 | $899.4K | 0.01% | −70−0.4% | Reduced |
| Resources Management Corp | 19,694 | $898.0K | 0.15% | +680+3.6% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 19,363 | $882.8K | 0.00% | −1,608−7.7% | Reduced |
| Pearl River Capital, LLC | 19,400 | $869.6K | 0.14% | +19,400 | New |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 18,846 | $848.6K | 0.13% | −830−4.2% | Reduced |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 18,235 | $831.0K | 0.17% | +18,235 | New |
| Axq Capital, LP | 18,100 | $825.2K | 0.29% | +18,100 | New |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 18,900 | $821.5K | 0.45% | +2,770+17.2% | Added |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 17,935 | $820.4K | 0.44% | −848−4.5% | Reduced |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 17,971 | $819.3K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 17,582 | $802.0K | 0.00% | −117−0.7% | Reduced |
| Truadvice, LLC | 18,171 | $776.8K | 0.30% | +1,998+12.4% | Added |
| True Wealth Design, LLC | 17,006 | $775.3K | 0.26% | +17,006 | New |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 16,852 | $768.3K | 0.02% | −437−2.5% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 16,686 | $751.1K | 0.01% | −376−2.2% | Reduced |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP | 16,641 | $745.9K | 0.14% | +16,641 | New |