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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
Pacifica Partners Inc.19,493$888.7K0.38%+288+1.5%Added
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC19,517$892.3K0.07%+801+4.3%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC19,613$896.7K0.01%−1,455−6.9%Reduced
Summit Global Investments19,964$913.0K0.06%+19,964New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC20,579$941.0K0.00%−55,140−72.8%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers21,203$969.4K0.00%−19,585−48.0%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC21,429$979.7K0.00%−124,581−85.3%Reduced
FMR LLC21,592$987.7K0.00%−6,136−22.1%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors21,793$996.4K0.00%+7,233+49.7%Added
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.21,952$1.00M0.01%−502−2.2%Reduced
Intrua Financial, LLC22,393$1.02M0.17%−1,651−6.9%Reduced
Cigna Investments Inc22,997$1.05M0.20%+338+1.5%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)23,425$1.07M0.02%+17,951+327.9%Added
JustInvest LLC23,747$1.09M0.02%+2,563+12.1%Added
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC23,748$1.09M0.04%−552−2.3%Reduced
Barometer Capital Management Inc.18,134$1.12M0.43%+11,834+187.8%Added
Keybank National Association25,339$1.16M0.00%−925−3.5%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC26,432$1.21M0.00%−131,648−83.3%Reduced
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.26,486$1.21M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Associates Ltd27,500$1.26M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.27,543$1.26M0.01%+3,187+13.1%Added
Allianz SE20,761$1.30M0.04%+14,471+230.1%Added
Arnhold LLC28,600$1.31M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Highland Capital Management, LLC29,300$1.34M0.08%−650−2.2%Reduced
Employees Provident Fund Board30,000$1.37M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates30,964$1.42M0.00%+2,164+7.5%Added
Tacita Capital Inc31,269$1.43M1.01%−204−0.6%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.31,595$1.44M0.02%+3,000+10.5%Added
Principal Financial Group Inc32,300$1.48M0.00%−1,700−5.0%Reduced
Wetherby Asset Management Inc34,057$1.56M0.07%−5,749−14.4%Reduced
Creative Planning35,761$1.63M0.00%−1,781−4.7%Reduced
Mariner, LLC36,154$1.65M0.00%−901−2.4%Reduced
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA37,522$1.72M0.17%−1,259−3.2%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC38,500$1.76M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Credit Agricole S A38,672$1.77M0.01%+32,886+568.4%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC39,950$1.82M0.01%−357,600−90.0%Reduced
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd29,400$1.84M0.02%+12,200+70.9%Added
Bessemer Group Inc40,714$1.86M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quantbot Technologies LP41,259$1.89M0.09%+41,259New
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.43,715$2.00M0.00%+69+0.2%Added
United Services Automobile Association44,884$2.05M0.05%+3,634+8.8%Added
Prudential PLC45,276$2.07M0.01%+7,873+21.0%Added
Natixis Advisors, L.P.45,698$2.09M0.00%+3,011+7.1%Added
Advisors Management Group Inc48,048$2.20M0.55%+2,004+4.4%Added
Cerity Partners LLC51,724$2.36M0.01%+29,883+136.8%Added
Cardinal Capital Management52,266$2.39M0.40%+478+0.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC52,897$2.42M0.00%−1,069−2.0%Reduced
Metis Global Partners, LLC55,732$2.55M0.09%+1,126+2.1%Added
Stifel Financial Corp56,084$2.56M0.00%+5,242+10.3%Added
PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.56,755$2.60M1.08%−19,482−25.6%Reduced
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.57,975$2.65M0.10%+294+0.5%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co61,759$2.82M0.00%+19,407+45.8%Added
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp63,628$2.91M0.01%+21,600+51.4%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia64,279$2.94M0.01%−360−0.6%Reduced
Simplex Trading, LLC64,682$2.96M0.10%+64,682New
US Bancorp67,049$3.07M0.00%−51,512−43.4%Reduced
Eldred Rock Partners, LLC70,739$3.23M1.35%+25,328+55.8%Added
Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC72,474$3.31M1.19%+1,318+1.9%Added
Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC75,456$3.45M0.06%+75,456New
Cumberland Partners Ltd75,579$3.46M0.25%−951−1.2%Reduced
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc83,772$3.92M0.45%−100,517−54.5%Reduced
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc86,506$4.10M0.01%+2,800+3.3%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.95,541$4.37M0.00%+5,462+6.1%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC96,418$4.41M0.13%+343+0.4%Added
American Assets Investment Management, LLC100,000$4.57M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd101,295$4.63M0.23%+2,134+2.2%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC104,092$4.77M0.00%−1,499,816−93.5%Reduced
Insight Folios Inc105,579$4.83M1.98%+5,554+5.6%Added
Gold Investment Management Ltd.110,937$5.07M2.15%−627−0.6%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC120,051$5.49M0.06%−9,212−7.1%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company121,708$5.56M0.00%+50,360+70.6%Added
State Street Corp122,340$5.59M0.00%+122,340New
Ossiam123,256$5.64M0.11%−890−0.7%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP123,807$5.66M0.01%+108,504+709.0%Added
Natixis125,352$5.73M0.04%+76,958+159.0%Added
Keystone Financial Planning, Inc.127,591$5.83M1.93%+127,591New
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.127,589$5.83M0.53%+46,997+58.3%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.139,671$5.96M0.01%+94,759+211.0%Added
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System131,472$6.01M0.11%+1,331+1.0%Added
Rathbone Brothers plc136,337$6.23M0.03%+14,379+11.8%Added
Utah Retirement Systems136,811$6.26M0.07%−5,700−4.0%Reduced
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc137,916$6.31M1.04%−1,345−1.0%Reduced
CenterBook Partners LP138,078$6.31M0.39%+138,078New
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.141,946$6.49M0.01%−174,359−55.1%Reduced
Janus Henderson Group PLC142,549$6.52M0.00%−1,300−0.9%Reduced
Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc.145,160$6.64M2.14%+379+0.3%Added
Intech Investment Management LLC148,110$6.77M0.08%+73,128+97.5%Added
Royal London Asset Management Ltd150,840$6.90M0.02%−8,542−5.4%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)155,686$7.12M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Public Sector Pension Investment Board160,293$7.33M0.05%−3,825−2.3%Reduced
Barclays PLC168,536$7.71M0.00%+43,449+34.7%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.181,230$8.29M0.16%−5,293−2.8%Reduced
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.182,117$8.33M0.66%−14,270−7.3%Reduced
USS Investment Management Ltd189,407$8.66M0.07%+10,828+6.1%Added
Louisbourg Investments Inc.192,528$8.81M2.47%+20,670+12.0%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC194,623$8.90M0.02%+4,732+2.5%Added
Investment Management Corp of Ontario195,409$8.93M0.24%+3,564+1.9%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH200,387$9.16M0.01%−319,797−61.5%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC211,366$9.66M0.01%−80,457−27.6%Reduced
Dorchester Wealth Management Co213,372$9.70M1.87%−4,110−1.9%Reduced