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, Q3 2024
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Sep 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
- 412
- +24 vs. Q2 2024
- Shares held
- 578.9M
- +16.3M (+2.9%) vs. Q2 2024
- Total value
- $31.4B
- +$5.49B (+21.2%) vs. Q2 2024
- New holders
- 57
- 142 more added
- Sold out
- 33
- 140 more reduced
5 institutions that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 102,553,004 | $5.59B | 1.24% | +2,136,356+2.1% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 60,336,460 | $3.28B | 1.54% | −9,096,456−13.1% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 50,393,658 | $2.75B | 0.05% | +1,053,929+2.1% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 28,067,937 | $1.53B | 3.45% | −1,315,860−4.5% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 24,990,868 | $1.36B | 2.41% | +2,195,604+9.6% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,657,241 | $1.02B | 0.90% | +13,542+0.1% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 18,673,937 | $1.02B | 1.38% | −727,499−3.7% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 16,351,993 | $891.0M | 1.50% | +1,255,536+8.3% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,256,935 | $831.3M | 1.16% | +165,055+1.1% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 14,378,574 | $784.0M | 3.87% | +37,077+0.3% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,277,241 | $777.6M | 4.16% | −680,547−4.5% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 13,746,180 | $749.0M | 0.14% | +7,871,117+134.0% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 13,132,987 | $715.5M | 0.10% | −2,411,295−15.5% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 12,392,247 | $676.0M | 3.78% | −292,827−2.3% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 11,757,961 | $640.6M | 1.56% | +2,346,995+24.9% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 10,074,518 | $550.7M | 1.79% | +240,803+2.4% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 7,710,790 | $420.1M | 2.04% | −2,037,503−20.9% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,353,389 | $401.1M | 0.11% | +172,769+2.4% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 7,203,551 | $392.9M | 1.94% | −158,394−2.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 6,379,127 | $347.6M | 0.03% | +1,032,844+19.3% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6,023,560 | $328.2M | 0.03% | −96,418−1.6% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 5,640,471 | $310.8M | 0.03% | +524,496+10.3% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 5,480,486 | $298.6M | 1.79% | +3,958,580+260.1% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,231,871 | $285.1M | 0.07% | +140,379+2.8% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,324,301 | $275.8M | 0.10% | −317,347−6.8% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 4,438,129 | $242.0M | 0.21% | +660,097+17.5% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,244,832 | $231.5M | 4.20% | −180,570−4.1% | Reduced |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,956,174 | $215.6M | 0.70% | +1,321,369+50.2% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 3,882,059 | $211.8M | 0.20% | −72,565−1.8% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,744,062 | $204.2M | 0.04% | +150,247+4.2% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 3,609,908 | $196.7M | 0.01% | +6,796+0.2% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 3,311,716 | $179.1M | 1.45% | +156,793+5.0% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 2,000,000 | $147.4M | 11.70% | −300,000−13.0% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 2,347,204 | $127.9M | 0.02% | −40,027−1.7% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,345,004 | $127.8M | 0.02% | −312,231−11.8% | Reduced |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,266,734 | $123.5M | 0.10% | −42,833−1.9% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,083,696 | $113.7M | 4.68% | +28,382+1.4% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,081,800 | $113.6M | 0.98% | −376,200−15.3% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 1,873,697 | $102.1M | 0.09% | +15,283+0.8% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,738,830 | $94.7M | 0.06% | +1,634,738+1,570.5% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,629,705 | $88.8M | 0.02% | −295,087−15.3% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,582,632 | $86.2M | 0.04% | +158,693+11.1% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,563,594 | $85.2M | 2.83% | +509,120+48.3% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,130,554 | $83.3M | 2.97% | −42,203−3.6% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 1,511,333 | $82.5M | 3.69% | −139,478−8.4% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,468,670 | $80.0M | 5.58% | −24,277−1.6% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,414,842 | $77.2M | 6.25% | +4,781+0.3% | Added |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 1,398,015 | $76.3M | 0.02% | −1,686−0.1% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 1,326,060 | $72.3M | 0.19% | +32,739+2.5% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,322,607 | $72.0M | 0.10% | +204,984+18.3% | Added |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 1,293,209 | $70.5M | 0.26% | +114,157+9.7% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,287,198 | $68.7M | 0.02% | +171,539+15.4% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,234,727 | $67.3M | 0.67% | +8,771+0.7% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,017,465 | $55.4M | 0.01% | −22,829−2.2% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 1,005,367 | $54.8M | 0.13% | +189,284+23.2% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 999,776 | $54.5M | 0.05% | −122,152−10.9% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 978,610 | $53.3M | 0.00% | +978,610 | New |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 946,512 | $51.7M | 0.09% | −21,222−2.2% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 937,577 | $51.2M | 1.41% | −19,195−2.0% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 812,416 | $44.3M | 4.83% | −36,364−4.3% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 796,097 | $43.4M | 0.01% | +262,111+49.1% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 747,863 | $40.8M | 0.12% | +216,371+40.7% | Added |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 743,141 | $40.5M | 1.84% | +11,014+1.5% | Added |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 720,242 | $39.3M | 3.85% | −990−0.1% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 703,382 | $38.4M | 0.13% | +10,017+1.4% | Added |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | 611,777 | $33.3M | 3.28% | −24,381−3.8% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 580,664 | $31.7M | 0.03% | +63,528+12.3% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 578,537 | $31.6M | 0.03% | +44,827+8.4% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 493,603 | $31.5M | 0.01% | +82,860+20.2% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 557,506 | $30.4M | 0.07% | −63,449−10.2% | Reduced |
| Agf Management Ltd | 401,179 | $29.6M | 0.15% | +5,928+1.5% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 542,186 | $29.5M | 0.00% | +10,485+2.0% | Added |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 511,877 | $27.9M | 0.43% | +511,877 | New |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 489,183 | $26.7M | 8.26% | −123,748−20.2% | Reduced |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 486,900 | $26.6M | 0.60% | +486,900 | New |
| Omers Administration Corp | 474,800 | $25.9M | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 457,816 | $25.0M | 0.08% | −81,377−15.1% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 454,367 | $24.8M | 0.91% | −7,400−1.6% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 428,272 | $23.3M | 0.03% | +6,282+1.5% | Added |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 413,029 | $22.5M | 8.08% | −10,362−2.4% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 378,205 | $20.6M | 0.02% | +35,763+10.4% | Added |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 396,756 | $20.4M | 0.16% | +396,756 | New |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 361,352 | $19.7M | 0.02% | +361,352 | New |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 352,700 | $19.2M | 0.15% | +24,100+7.3% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 348,909 | $19.0M | 0.04% | −31,100−8.2% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 359,146 | $18.8M | 0.02% | +79,854+28.6% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 312,594 | $17.0M | 0.01% | +30,046+10.6% | Added |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 310,885 | $16.9M | 0.84% | +13,675+4.6% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 294,030 | $16.0M | 0.77% | −148,949−33.6% | Reduced |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 289,100 | $15.8M | 1.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AXA S.A. | 283,346 | $15.4M | 0.05% | −133,409−32.0% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $14.9M | 0.03% | −3,475−1.3% | Reduced |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 269,220 | $14.7M | 0.87% | +269,220 | New |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 263,939 | $14.5M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 261,300 | $14.3M | 0.10% | −11,500−4.2% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 251,862 | $13.7M | 0.36% | −12,117−4.6% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 237,530 | $13.0M | 2.39% | −1,694−0.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 237,282 | $12.9M | 1.31% | −18,805−7.3% | Reduced |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 217,113 | $11.8M | 3.00% | +24,585+12.8% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 214,957 | $11.7M | 0.01% | +46,421+27.5% | Added |