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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2024: 393 institutions
Q1 2021: 385 institutionsQ2 2021: 394 institutionsQ3 2021: 419 institutionsQ4 2021: 438 institutionsQ1 2022: 440 institutionsQ2 2022: 434 institutionsQ3 2022: 416 institutionsQ4 2022: 418 institutionsQ1 2023: 405 institutionsQ2 2023: 386 institutionsQ3 2023: 395 institutionsQ4 2023: 390 institutionsQ1 2024: 399 institutionsQ2 2024: 393 institutionsQ3 2024: 412 institutionsQ4 2024: 442 institutionsQ1 2025: 419 institutionsQ2 2025: 433 institutionsQ3 2025: 460 institutionsQ4 2025: 484 institutionsQ1 2026: 508 institutionsQ2 2026: 535 institutions
Value heldQ2 2024: $26.0B
Q1 2021: $36.4BQ2 2021: $37.1BQ3 2021: $36.0BQ4 2021: $39.4BQ1 2022: $38.8BQ2 2022: $33.2BQ3 2022: $26.9BQ4 2022: $26.8BQ1 2023: $28.3BQ2 2023: $27.3BQ3 2023: $24.5BQ4 2023: $26.4BQ1 2024: $29.1BQ2 2024: $26.0BQ3 2024: $31.4BQ4 2024: $29.3BQ1 2025: $27.3BQ2 2025: $33.5BQ3 2025: $35.8BQ4 2025: $42.2BQ1 2026: $37.3BQ2 2026: $47.7B
Institutions holding BNS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026535$47.7B
Q1 2026508$37.3B
Q4 2025484$42.2B
Q3 2025460$35.8B
Q2 2025433$33.5B
Q1 2025419$27.3B
Q4 2024442$29.3B
Q3 2024412$31.4B
Q2 2024393$26.0B
Q1 2024399$29.1B
Q4 2023390$26.4B
Q3 2023395$24.5B
Q2 2023386$27.3B
Q1 2023405$28.3B
Q4 2022418$26.8B
Q3 2022416$26.9B
Q2 2022434$33.2B
Q1 2022440$38.8B
Q4 2021438$39.4B
Q3 2021419$36.0B
Q2 2021394$37.1B
Q1 2021385$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.

Institutions holding BNS in Q2 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada100,416,648$4.59B1.11%+1,346,800+1.4%Added
Bank of Montreal69,432,916$3.28B1.66%−147,785−0.2%Reduced
Vanguard Group Inc49,339,729$2.26B0.04%+1,477,540+3.1%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.29,383,797$1.34B3.34%+1,324,577+4.7%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank22,795,264$1.04B1.67%−2,155,761−8.6%Reduced
National Bank of Canada19,401,436$882.1M1.39%+91,489+0.5%Added
TD Asset Management Inc18,643,699$852.6M0.80%−292,070−1.5%Reduced
Norges Bank15,544,282$711.1M0.11%+1,148,115+8.0%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp15,091,880$690.4M1.03%+683,946+4.7%Added
1832 Asset Management L.P.15,096,457$690.2M1.25%−1,919,420−11.3%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.14,957,788$683.7M4.00%+764,738+5.4%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec14,341,497$655.2M3.51%+9,568,079+200.4%Added
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd12,685,074$580.1M3.52%−56,047−0.4%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc9,833,715$449.5M1.60%−69,897−0.7%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.9,748,293$446.0M1.87%−834,426−7.9%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund9,410,966$430.5M1.28%−5,152,371−35.4%Reduced
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.7,361,945$336.7M1.79%−135,960−1.8%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc7,180,620$328.4M0.09%−4,575−0.1%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co6,119,978$279.8M0.02%+363,874+6.3%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc5,875,063$268.6M0.05%−825,749−12.3%Reduced
Amundi4,641,648$254.8M0.10%−410,561−8.1%Reduced
Bank of America Corp5,346,283$244.4M0.02%−1,103,695−17.1%Reduced
Geode Capital Management, LLC5,115,975$236.6M0.02%+277,085+5.7%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5,091,492$232.8M0.06%−195,250−3.7%Reduced
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc4,425,402$202.4M3.84%−19,295−0.4%Reduced
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board3,954,624$180.9M0.18%−49,872−1.2%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The3,778,032$172.6M0.16%−229,011−5.7%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,603,112$164.7M0.01%−105,529−2.8%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc3,593,815$164.4M0.03%+3,593,815New
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.3,154,923$144.9M1.30%+7,536+0.2%Added
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.2,300,000$143.9M12.86%+800,000+53.3%Added
Invesco Ltd.2,657,235$121.5M0.03%−398,758−13.0%Reduced
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC2,634,805$120.5M0.41%+2,634,805New
Alberta Investment Management Corp2,458,000$112.4M1.19%−1,317,400−34.9%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP2,387,231$109.2M0.02%+219,880+10.1%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC2,309,567$105.6M0.09%−50,441−2.1%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.2,055,314$94.0M3.61%+137,062+7.1%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc1,924,792$88.0M0.03%+1,924,792New
FIL Ltd1,858,414$85.0M0.08%+40,205+2.2%Added
MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd.1,650,811$75.5M4.98%−1,849,820−52.8%Reduced
Addenda Capital Inc.1,172,757$73.4M2.88%−3,735−0.3%Reduced
British Columbia Investment Management Corp1,521,906$69.6M0.42%+1,462,360+2,455.8%Added
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd.1,492,947$68.3M5.23%−7,850−0.5%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG1,423,939$65.1M0.03%+116,603+8.9%Added
Value Partners Investments Inc.1,410,061$64.5M5.59%−10,148−0.7%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC1,399,701$64.0M0.02%−480,684−25.6%Reduced
Aviva PLC1,293,321$59.1M0.16%+247,999+23.7%Added
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.1,225,956$56.1M0.59%−22,024−1.8%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC1,179,052$53.9M0.20%+50,730+4.5%Added
First Trust Advisors LP1,121,928$51.3M0.05%+992,868+769.3%Added
Franklin Resources Inc1,115,659$51.0M0.02%+55,673+5.3%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.1,117,623$51.0M0.08%+638,028+133.0%Added
Intact Investment Management Inc.1,054,474$48.2M1.80%+303,970+40.5%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,040,294$47.6M0.01%−19,297−1.8%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.977,372$44.7M0.00%−141,883−12.7%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co967,734$44.3M0.08%+22,102+2.3%Added
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd956,772$43.8M1.37%−172,800−15.3%Reduced
Lincluden Management Ltd848,780$38.9M4.72%−9,800−1.1%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP816,083$37.3M0.09%−135,369−14.2%Reduced
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.732,127$33.5M1.68%−7,479−1.0%Reduced
Nexus Investment Management ULC721,232$33.0M3.46%+33,287+4.8%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department693,365$31.7M0.12%+1,921+0.3%Added
Guardian Capital Advisors LP636,158$29.3M3.12%−41,174−6.1%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP620,955$28.4M0.07%+620,955New
SIG North Trading, ULC612,931$28.0M7.28%+165,583+37.0%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA533,710$24.8M0.03%+8,941+1.7%Added
Agf Management Ltd395,251$24.7M0.14%−118,124−23.0%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC539,193$24.7M0.08%+127,150+30.9%Added
UBS Group AG533,986$24.4M0.01%+54,103+11.3%Added
Northern Trust Corp531,701$24.3M0.00%+33,973+6.8%Added
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)531,492$24.3M0.08%+61,207+13.0%Added
Citigroup Inc517,136$23.7M0.02%+28,135+5.8%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc410,743$22.8M0.01%+162,091+65.2%Added
Omers Administration Corp474,800$21.7M0.21%+42,400+9.8%Added
Unigestion Holding SA442,979$21.6M1.19%+79,079+21.7%Added
Guardian Capital LP461,767$21.1M0.80%−17,321−3.6%Reduced
Portland Investment Counsel Inc.423,391$19.4M6.98%00.0%Unchanged
Marshall Wace, LLP421,990$19.3M0.03%−156,213−27.0%Reduced
AXA S.A.416,755$19.1M0.06%+19,734+5.0%Added
Two Sigma Advisers, LP380,009$17.4M0.04%+49,100+14.8%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC342,442$15.7M0.01%+7,004+2.1%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden328,600$15.0M0.13%−48,200−12.8%Reduced
Aviso Financial Inc.297,210$13.6M0.76%+297,210New
Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial289,100$13.2M1.12%00.0%Unchanged
Cidel Asset Management Inc286,431$13.1M1.01%−3,014−1.0%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc282,548$12.9M0.01%+21,215+8.1%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp279,292$12.8M0.02%+27,413+10.9%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale276,325$12.6M0.02%+4,836+1.8%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.272,800$12.5M0.09%−13,800−4.8%Reduced
AMF Pensionsforsakring AB263,939$12.2M0.09%−310,632−54.1%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.263,979$12.1M0.35%−127,465−32.6%Reduced
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co256,087$11.7M1.31%−22,910−8.2%Reduced
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC239,224$10.9M2.17%−2,743−1.1%Reduced
Dorchester Wealth Management Co213,372$9.70M1.87%−4,110−1.9%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC211,366$9.66M0.01%−80,457−27.6%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH200,387$9.16M0.01%−319,797−61.5%Reduced
Investment Management Corp of Ontario195,409$8.93M0.24%+3,564+1.9%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC194,623$8.90M0.02%+4,732+2.5%Added
Louisbourg Investments Inc.192,528$8.81M2.47%+20,670+12.0%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd189,407$8.66M0.07%+10,828+6.1%Added