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, Q4 2023
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Dec 31, 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
- 390
- +1 vs. Q3 2023
- Shares held
- 541.0M
- +5.63M (+1.1%) vs. Q3 2023
- Total value
- $26.4B
- +$1.87B (+7.6%) vs. Q3 2023
- New holders
- 46
- 132 more added
- Sold out
- 45
- 153 more reduced
6 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q3 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 102,455,575 | $4.99B | 1.24% | +459,900+0.5% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 71,984,792 | $3.51B | 1.89% | −8,268,344−10.3% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 46,971,032 | $2.29B | 0.05% | +1,279,934+2.8% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 28,894,803 | $1.41B | 2.04% | +6,327,123+28.0% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 27,258,429 | $1.33B | 3.76% | +2,987,483+12.3% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 19,841,901 | $970.6M | 0.95% | +3,731,541+23.2% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 17,285,427 | $821.3M | 1.49% | −1,363,070−7.3% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 14,654,741 | $713.5M | 1.35% | −940,744−6.0% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 13,422,200 | $653.7M | 0.99% | −2,262,113−14.4% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 13,420,717 | $653.3M | 4.21% | +32,952+0.2% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 13,402,099 | $652.4M | 0.11% | +1,581,840+13.4% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 13,163,545 | $643.9M | 3.79% | +542,398+4.3% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 12,384,704 | $603.2M | 2.12% | +1,326,559+12.0% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 8,845,705 | $430.6M | 2.01% | −473,983−5.1% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,693,115 | $424.5M | 1.59% | +498,727+6.1% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,217,820 | $353.1M | 0.11% | +72,594+1.0% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,740,536 | $279.5M | 0.03% | +221,408+4.0% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,824,450 | $278.6M | 0.13% | +45,098+0.9% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,615,011 | $273.4M | 0.08% | −56,380−1.0% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,700,174 | $229.5M | 2.15% | −129,652−2.7% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 4,612,979 | $225.8M | 0.02% | +223,261+5.1% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 4,455,174 | $216.9M | 0.02% | −1,496,791−25.1% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,384,022 | $214.4M | 3.91% | +170,793+4.1% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 3,747,584 | $183.3M | 1.72% | −267,763−6.7% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 3,727,278 | $182.3M | 0.23% | +324,950+9.6% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3,600,746 | $175.3M | 0.04% | +1,015,812+39.3% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 3,456,839 | $169.1M | 0.90% | −5,881−0.2% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,396,836 | $165.6M | 0.10% | +78,791+2.4% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 3,197,463 | $155.7M | 0.04% | −691,678−17.8% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,197,044 | $155.7M | 0.01% | +26,443+0.8% | Added |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 3,101,309 | $151.0M | 28.44% | +2,543,000+455.5% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 2,793,862 | $136.4M | 0.10% | +11,838+0.4% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,389,790 | $114.4M | 0.10% | +2,389,790 | New |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 2,280,248 | $111.2M | 0.02% | +33,490+1.5% | Added |
| Credit Suisse AG | 2,071,478 | $100.9M | 0.10% | +69,470+3.5% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 1,879,372 | $91.8M | 4.35% | −81,451−4.2% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 1,807,499 | $88.0M | 0.09% | −2,107,307−53.8% | Reduced |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 1,646,972 | $80.6M | 0.03% | +1,646,972 | New |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,191,484 | $76.9M | 3.00% | +21,772+1.9% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,576,883 | $76.8M | 5.80% | −31,037−1.9% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1,476,551 | $71.9M | 0.17% | −128,900−8.0% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,434,222 | $69.9M | 5.59% | +1,024+0.1% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,362,710 | $66.4M | 0.01% | −58,545−4.1% | Reduced |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,286,439 | $62.7M | 0.70% | +1,814+0.1% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,276,040 | $62.1M | 0.06% | +319,232+33.4% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,242,302 | $60.5M | 0.03% | +8,381+0.7% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 1,026,988 | $50.2M | 0.18% | +140,650+15.9% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,003,657 | $48.9M | 0.02% | −2,134,044−68.0% | Reduced |
| BlackRock Inc. | 963,933 | $46.9M | 0.00% | −37,254−3.7% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 958,630 | $46.9M | 2.01% | −15,165−1.6% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 946,141 | $46.3M | 0.12% | +57,956+6.5% | Added |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 903,271 | $44.0M | 0.17% | +178,668+24.7% | Added |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 890,245 | $43.3M | 5.26% | −120,722−11.9% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 884,329 | $43.0M | 0.09% | +28,226+3.3% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 789,954 | $38.5M | 1.56% | +349,593+79.4% | Added |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 721,604 | $35.3M | 1.88% | −13,372−1.8% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 691,444 | $33.8M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 691,216 | $33.6M | 3.51% | +13,234+2.0% | Added |
| Agf Management Ltd | 528,831 | $32.3M | 0.19% | +122,767+30.2% | Added |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 655,045 | $32.0M | 3.34% | +1,695+0.3% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 632,154 | $30.9M | 0.87% | −57,690−8.4% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 609,530 | $29.7M | 0.06% | +238,861+64.4% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 574,571 | $28.2M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 537,709 | $26.2M | 0.06% | −15,300−2.8% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 524,199 | $25.6M | 0.03% | +9,396+1.8% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 500,000 | $24.5M | 6.90% | +500,000 | New |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 496,951 | $24.2M | 0.74% | +34,975+7.6% | Added |
| Guardian Capital LP | 482,270 | $23.6M | 0.85% | −12,349−2.5% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 467,102 | $22.8M | 0.04% | −81,512−14.9% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 461,869 | $22.5M | 0.00% | −10,749−2.3% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 444,951 | $21.7M | 0.10% | +116,039+35.3% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 442,979 | $21.6M | 1.19% | −25,162−5.4% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 433,078 | $21.2M | 0.08% | +17,897+4.3% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 432,400 | $21.2M | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 432,256 | $21.0M | 0.04% | −238,160−35.5% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 419,191 | $20.4M | 7.30% | +5,172+1.2% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 414,050 | $20.3M | 0.08% | −291,150−41.3% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 395,040 | $19.2M | 0.02% | +141,598+55.9% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 383,460 | $18.7M | 0.01% | +19,812+5.4% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 376,700 | $18.4M | 0.19% | −2,000−0.5% | Reduced |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 354,700 | $17.3M | 0.31% | +322,900+1,015.4% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 331,767 | $16.0M | 0.01% | +7,010+2.2% | Added |
| United Services Automobile Association | 324,978 | $15.8M | 0.35% | +3,926+1.2% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 243,429 | $15.3M | 0.00% | +15,553+6.8% | Added |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. | 292,369 | $14.2M | 0.85% | −18,830−6.1% | Reduced |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 289,100 | $14.1M | 0.96% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| QV Investors Inc. | 287,452 | $14.1M | 1.27% | −108,893−27.5% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 281,723 | $13.7M | 1.54% | −22,976−7.5% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 269,971 | $13.2M | 0.10% | −45,159−14.3% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 256,046 | $12.5M | 0.02% | −41,523−14.0% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 242,152 | $11.7M | 2.50% | +1,758+0.7% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 236,607 | $11.5M | 0.28% | +107,462+83.2% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 228,261 | $11.1M | 0.01% | +27,933+13.9% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 224,665 | $10.9M | 0.01% | +195,514+670.7% | Added |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 217,477 | $10.5M | 1.95% | +1,586+0.7% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 211,443 | $10.3M | 0.02% | +35,549+20.2% | Added |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 198,188 | $9.65M | 0.95% | −13,273−6.3% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 194,959 | $9.49M | 0.20% | −4,698−2.4% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 187,527 | $9.17M | 0.02% | +88,703+89.8% | Added |
| M&G Investment Management Ltd | 185,910 | $9.12M | 0.05% | +3,493+1.9% | Added |