Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
- 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQS Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,290−100.0% | Sold out |
| Horizon Investments, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,367−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,800−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,663−100.0% | Sold out |
| Syon Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,916−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,584−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,338−100.0% | Sold out |
| John G Ullman & Associates Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,900−100.0% | Sold out |
| 1620 Investment Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,432−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,488−100.0% | Sold out |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,384−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baader Bank INC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,017−100.0% | Sold out |
| Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,016−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mission Wealth Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,800−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mirabella Financial Services LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,564−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wade G W & Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,925−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,852−100.0% | Sold out |
| Nwam LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,830−100.0% | Sold out |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,677−100.0% | Sold out |
| State of Wyoming | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,600−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,433−100.0% | Sold out |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,464−100.0% | Sold out |
| ING Groep NV | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,895−100.0% | Sold out |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,524−100.0% | Sold out |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,137−100.0% | Sold out |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −420−100.0% | Sold out |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −331−100.0% | Sold out |
| Trust Co of Vermont | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −250−100.0% | Sold out |
| Earnest Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −161−100.0% | Sold out |
| Assetmark, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −150−100.0% | Sold out |
| Crewe Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −100−100.0% | Sold out |
| Carolina Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −100−100.0% | Sold out |
| Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −51−100.0% | Sold out |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −19−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quilter Plc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Truadvice, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Advisor Partners II, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| First Republic Investment Management, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Old North State Trust, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Pathstone Family Office, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |