Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- 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, Q2 2024
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Jun 30, 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
- 393
- 0 vs. Q1 2024
- Shares held
- 563.5M
- +5.69M (+1.0%) vs. Q1 2024
- Total value
- $26.0B
- −$3.01B (−10.4%) vs. Q1 2024
- New holders
- 48
- 132 more added
- Sold out
- 48
- 145 more reduced
6 institutions that held it in Q1 2024 haven't filed for Q2 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2024: 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, Q2 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 100,416,648 | $4.59B | 1.11% | +1,346,800+1.4% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 69,432,916 | $3.28B | 1.66% | −147,785−0.2% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 49,339,729 | $2.26B | 0.04% | +1,477,540+3.1% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 29,383,797 | $1.34B | 3.34% | +1,324,577+4.7% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 22,795,264 | $1.04B | 1.67% | −2,155,761−8.6% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 19,401,436 | $882.1M | 1.39% | +91,489+0.5% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,643,699 | $852.6M | 0.80% | −292,070−1.5% | Reduced |
| Norges Bank | 15,544,282 | $711.1M | 0.11% | +1,148,115+8.0% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,091,880 | $690.4M | 1.03% | +683,946+4.7% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 15,096,457 | $690.2M | 1.25% | −1,919,420−11.3% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,957,788 | $683.7M | 4.00% | +764,738+5.4% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 14,341,497 | $655.2M | 3.51% | +9,568,079+200.4% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 12,685,074 | $580.1M | 3.52% | −56,047−0.4% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 9,833,715 | $449.5M | 1.60% | −69,897−0.7% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 9,748,293 | $446.0M | 1.87% | −834,426−7.9% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 9,410,966 | $430.5M | 1.28% | −5,152,371−35.4% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 7,361,945 | $336.7M | 1.79% | −135,960−1.8% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,180,620 | $328.4M | 0.09% | −4,575−0.1% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6,119,978 | $279.8M | 0.02% | +363,874+6.3% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 5,875,063 | $268.6M | 0.05% | −825,749−12.3% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 4,641,648 | $254.8M | 0.10% | −410,561−8.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,346,283 | $244.4M | 0.02% | −1,103,695−17.1% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 5,115,975 | $236.6M | 0.02% | +277,085+5.7% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,091,492 | $232.8M | 0.06% | −195,250−3.7% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,425,402 | $202.4M | 3.84% | −19,295−0.4% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 3,954,624 | $180.9M | 0.18% | −49,872−1.2% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,778,032 | $172.6M | 0.16% | −229,011−5.7% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,603,112 | $164.7M | 0.01% | −105,529−2.8% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,593,815 | $164.4M | 0.03% | +3,593,815 | New |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 3,154,923 | $144.9M | 1.30% | +7,536+0.2% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 2,300,000 | $143.9M | 12.86% | +800,000+53.3% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,657,235 | $121.5M | 0.03% | −398,758−13.0% | Reduced |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 2,634,805 | $120.5M | 0.41% | +2,634,805 | New |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,458,000 | $112.4M | 1.19% | −1,317,400−34.9% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 2,387,231 | $109.2M | 0.02% | +219,880+10.1% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,309,567 | $105.6M | 0.09% | −50,441−2.1% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,055,314 | $94.0M | 3.61% | +137,062+7.1% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,924,792 | $88.0M | 0.03% | +1,924,792 | New |
| FIL Ltd | 1,858,414 | $85.0M | 0.08% | +40,205+2.2% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 1,650,811 | $75.5M | 4.98% | −1,849,820−52.8% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,172,757 | $73.4M | 2.88% | −3,735−0.3% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 1,521,906 | $69.6M | 0.42% | +1,462,360+2,455.8% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,492,947 | $68.3M | 5.23% | −7,850−0.5% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,423,939 | $65.1M | 0.03% | +116,603+8.9% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,410,061 | $64.5M | 5.59% | −10,148−0.7% | Reduced |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 1,399,701 | $64.0M | 0.02% | −480,684−25.6% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 1,293,321 | $59.1M | 0.16% | +247,999+23.7% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,225,956 | $56.1M | 0.59% | −22,024−1.8% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 1,179,052 | $53.9M | 0.20% | +50,730+4.5% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 1,121,928 | $51.3M | 0.05% | +992,868+769.3% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,115,659 | $51.0M | 0.02% | +55,673+5.3% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,117,623 | $51.0M | 0.08% | +638,028+133.0% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,054,474 | $48.2M | 1.80% | +303,970+40.5% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,040,294 | $47.6M | 0.01% | −19,297−1.8% | Reduced |
| BlackRock Inc. | 977,372 | $44.7M | 0.00% | −141,883−12.7% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 967,734 | $44.3M | 0.08% | +22,102+2.3% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 956,772 | $43.8M | 1.37% | −172,800−15.3% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 848,780 | $38.9M | 4.72% | −9,800−1.1% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 816,083 | $37.3M | 0.09% | −135,369−14.2% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 732,127 | $33.5M | 1.68% | −7,479−1.0% | Reduced |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 721,232 | $33.0M | 3.46% | +33,287+4.8% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 693,365 | $31.7M | 0.12% | +1,921+0.3% | Added |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 636,158 | $29.3M | 3.12% | −41,174−6.1% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 620,955 | $28.4M | 0.07% | +620,955 | New |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 612,931 | $28.0M | 7.28% | +165,583+37.0% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 533,710 | $24.8M | 0.03% | +8,941+1.7% | Added |
| Agf Management Ltd | 395,251 | $24.7M | 0.14% | −118,124−23.0% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 539,193 | $24.7M | 0.08% | +127,150+30.9% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 533,986 | $24.4M | 0.01% | +54,103+11.3% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 531,701 | $24.3M | 0.00% | +33,973+6.8% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 531,492 | $24.3M | 0.08% | +61,207+13.0% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 517,136 | $23.7M | 0.02% | +28,135+5.8% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 410,743 | $22.8M | 0.01% | +162,091+65.2% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 474,800 | $21.7M | 0.21% | +42,400+9.8% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 442,979 | $21.6M | 1.19% | +79,079+21.7% | Added |
| Guardian Capital LP | 461,767 | $21.1M | 0.80% | −17,321−3.6% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 423,391 | $19.4M | 6.98% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 421,990 | $19.3M | 0.03% | −156,213−27.0% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 416,755 | $19.1M | 0.06% | +19,734+5.0% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 380,009 | $17.4M | 0.04% | +49,100+14.8% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 342,442 | $15.7M | 0.01% | +7,004+2.1% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 328,600 | $15.0M | 0.13% | −48,200−12.8% | Reduced |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 297,210 | $13.6M | 0.76% | +297,210 | New |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 289,100 | $13.2M | 1.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 286,431 | $13.1M | 1.01% | −3,014−1.0% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 282,548 | $12.9M | 0.01% | +21,215+8.1% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 279,292 | $12.8M | 0.02% | +27,413+10.9% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 276,325 | $12.6M | 0.02% | +4,836+1.8% | Added |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 272,800 | $12.5M | 0.09% | −13,800−4.8% | Reduced |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 263,939 | $12.2M | 0.09% | −310,632−54.1% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 263,979 | $12.1M | 0.35% | −127,465−32.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 256,087 | $11.7M | 1.31% | −22,910−8.2% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 239,224 | $10.9M | 2.17% | −2,743−1.1% | Reduced |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 213,372 | $9.70M | 1.87% | −4,110−1.9% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 211,366 | $9.66M | 0.01% | −80,457−27.6% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 200,387 | $9.16M | 0.01% | −319,797−61.5% | Reduced |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 195,409 | $8.93M | 0.24% | +3,564+1.9% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 194,623 | $8.90M | 0.02% | +4,732+2.5% | Added |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 192,528 | $8.81M | 2.47% | +20,670+12.0% | Added |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 189,407 | $8.66M | 0.07% | +10,828+6.1% | Added |