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, Q1 2024
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
- 399
- +11 vs. Q4 2023
- Shares held
- 560.3M
- +19.5M (+3.6%) vs. Q4 2023
- Total value
- $29.1B
- +$2.72B (+10.3%) vs. Q4 2023
- New holders
- 53
- 170 more added
- Sold out
- 42
- 104 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q4 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 189,891 | $9.83M | 0.02% | +88,442+87.2% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 186,523 | $9.66M | 0.19% | −8,436−4.3% | Reduced |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 184,289 | $9.53M | 0.95% | −13,899−7.0% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 178,579 | $9.25M | 0.08% | −6,902−3.7% | Reduced |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 171,858 | $8.90M | 2.47% | −8,178−4.5% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 164,118 | $8.50M | 0.06% | −105,853−39.2% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 159,382 | $8.25M | 0.02% | +2,740+1.7% | Added |
| M&G Plc | 158,333 | $8.19M | 0.05% | +158,333 | New |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 158,080 | $8.19M | 0.01% | −16,736−9.6% | Reduced |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 155,686 | $8.06M | 0.04% | +5,700+3.8% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 146,010 | $7.56M | 0.02% | +51,945+55.2% | Added |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 144,781 | $7.49M | 2.34% | +9,532+7.0% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 143,849 | $7.46M | 0.00% | +8,230+6.1% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 142,511 | $7.38M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 139,261 | $7.20M | 1.11% | −28,452−17.0% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 129,263 | $6.69M | 0.07% | −13,845−9.7% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 129,060 | $6.68M | 0.01% | −1,650−1.3% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 125,087 | $6.48M | 0.00% | +66,175+112.3% | Added |
| Ossiam | 124,146 | $6.43M | 0.11% | +23,155+22.9% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 121,958 | $6.31M | 0.04% | −14,829−10.8% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 118,561 | $6.14M | 0.01% | +49,735+72.3% | Added |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 130,141 | $6.04M | 0.12% | +23,744+22.3% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 115,351 | $5.97M | 0.00% | +108,930+1,696.5% | Added |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 114,778 | $5.94M | 0.77% | +114,778 | New |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 111,564 | $5.77M | 2.33% | +292+0.3% | Added |
| Insight Folios Inc | 100,025 | $5.18M | 2.10% | +100,025 | New |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $5.18M | 0.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd | 99,161 | $5.08M | 0.32% | +1,922+2.0% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 97,731 | $5.06M | 0.00% | −126,934−56.5% | Reduced |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 96,075 | $4.97M | 0.16% | +16,939+21.4% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 90,079 | $4.66M | 0.00% | +3,599+4.2% | Added |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 83,706 | $4.45M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 80,592 | $4.17M | 0.35% | −39,000−32.6% | Reduced |
| STRS Ohio | 76,894 | $3.98M | 0.02% | +76,894 | New |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 76,530 | $3.96M | 0.29% | −32,235−29.6% | Reduced |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 76,237 | $3.95M | 1.30% | +29,370+62.7% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 75,719 | $3.92M | 0.01% | +1,921+2.6% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 74,982 | $3.88M | 0.05% | +74,982 | New |
| Duality Advisers, LP | 74,661 | $3.87M | 0.38% | +74,661 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 71,348 | $3.69M | 0.00% | −905−1.3% | Reduced |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 71,156 | $3.68M | 1.33% | +4,937+7.5% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 64,639 | $3.34M | 0.01% | +155+0.2% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 59,546 | $3.08M | 0.02% | +41,278+226.0% | Added |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 57,681 | $2.98M | 0.12% | −1,870−3.1% | Reduced |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 54,606 | $2.82M | 0.10% | −4,459−7.5% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 53,966 | $2.79M | 0.00% | −6,688−11.0% | Reduced |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 53,007 | $2.74M | 0.21% | +32,178+154.5% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 51,788 | $2.68M | 0.44% | +3,623+7.5% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 50,842 | $2.63M | 0.00% | +6,441+14.5% | Added |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 49,401 | $2.56M | 0.06% | +49,401 | New |
| Natixis | 48,394 | $2.50M | 0.01% | +30,219+166.3% | Added |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 46,044 | $2.38M | 0.59% | +2,903+6.7% | Added |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 45,411 | $2.35M | 1.28% | +22,341+96.8% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 43,646 | $2.26M | 0.01% | +30+0.1% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 42,930 | $2.22M | 0.00% | +24,341+130.9% | Added |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH | 42,779 | $2.22M | 0.08% | +42,779 | New |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 42,687 | $2.21M | 0.01% | −1,265−2.9% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 42,352 | $2.19M | 0.00% | +37,779+826.1% | Added |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 44,912 | $2.15M | 0.00% | +772+1.7% | Added |
| United Services Automobile Association | 41,250 | $2.13M | 0.05% | −283,728−87.3% | Reduced |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 42,028 | $2.12M | 0.00% | +16,700+65.9% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 40,788 | $2.11M | 0.00% | +40,788 | New |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 40,714 | $2.11M | 0.00% | +26,036+177.4% | Added |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 39,806 | $2.06M | 0.10% | +3,883+10.8% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 38,500 | $1.99M | 0.01% | −200−0.5% | Reduced |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 38,781 | $1.99M | 0.14% | +25,580+193.8% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 37,542 | $1.94M | 0.00% | +5,020+15.4% | Added |
| Prudential PLC | 37,403 | $1.94M | 0.02% | −1,079−2.8% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 37,055 | $1.92M | 0.00% | +10,822+41.3% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 40,664 | $1.86M | 0.08% | −17,992−30.7% | Reduced |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 34,000 | $1.76M | 0.00% | −1,700−4.8% | Reduced |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP | 33,600 | $1.74M | 0.17% | +33,600 | New |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 31,473 | $1.63M | 1.13% | +1,851+6.2% | Added |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 30,368 | $1.57M | 0.00% | −723−2.3% | Reduced |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 30,000 | $1.55M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 29,950 | $1.55M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Raymond James & Associates | 28,800 | $1.49M | 0.00% | −7,761−21.2% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 423,391 | $1.48M | 0.83% | +4,200+1.0% | Added |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.48M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 28,595 | $1.48M | 0.02% | +4,700+19.7% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 27,728 | $1.43M | 0.00% | −3,009−9.8% | Reduced |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.42M | 0.02% | −300−1.1% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 26,890 | $1.39M | 0.03% | +15,875+144.1% | Added |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 26,486 | $1.37M | 0.32% | +500+1.9% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 26,264 | $1.36M | 0.01% | −392−1.5% | Reduced |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 24,356 | $1.26M | 0.01% | −120.0% | Reduced |
| Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 24,300 | $1.26M | 0.05% | +962+4.1% | Added |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 24,044 | $1.25M | 0.19% | +346+1.5% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 17,200 | $1.21M | 0.01% | −117,429−87.2% | Reduced |
| Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC | 23,000 | $1.19M | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 22,677 | $1.17M | 0.01% | +294+1.3% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,659 | $1.17M | 0.22% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 22,454 | $1.16M | 0.01% | +1,729+8.3% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 21,841 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +14,572+200.5% | Added |
| JustInvest LLC | 21,184 | $1.10M | 0.02% | +4,079+23.8% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 21,068 | $1.09M | 0.01% | +1,340+6.8% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 19,395 | $1.00M | 0.02% | +3,735+23.9% | Added |
| Resources Management Corp | 18,899 | $979.0K | 0.14% | −650−3.3% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 18,716 | $969.1K | 0.08% | +1,402+8.1% | Added |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 18,707 | $968.6K | 0.02% | +13,103+233.8% | Added |