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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ3 2024: 412 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 heldQ3 2024: $31.4B
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, Q3 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2024.

Institutions holding BNS in Q3 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.14$7630.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$1.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc21$1.14K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mather Group, LLC.36$1.96K0.00%−500−93.3%Reduced
Continuum Advisory, LLC47$2.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC47$2.56K0.00%+47New
Claris Advisors, LLC47$2.56K0.00%+47New
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.54$2.94K0.00%−149−73.4%Reduced
Venturi Wealth Management, LLC54$2.94K0.00%+54New
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.50$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GeoWealth Management, LLC65$3.54K0.00%+65New
Creekmur Asset Management LLC66$3.60K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC77$4.20K0.00%+57+285.0%Added
True Wealth Design, LLC79$4.30K0.00%−17,020−99.5%Reduced
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC89$4.84K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC90$4.90K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc.100$5.00K0.00%−300−75.0%Reduced
Penserra Capital Management LLC105$5.00K0.00%+6+6.1%Added
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA100$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC100$5.45K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$5.45K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cornerstone Planning Group LLC112$5.85K0.00%+44+64.7%Added
CVA Family Office, LLC115$6.27K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc122$6.65K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc122$6.65K0.00%+86+238.9%Added
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.123$7.00K0.00%+57+86.4%Added
Lipe & Dalton125$7.00K0.00%+125New
Grove Bank & Trust140$7.63K0.00%+140New
AlphaMark Advisors, LLC150$8.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.170$9.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Coastline Trust Co195$10.6K0.00%+195New
Asset Dedication, LLC200$10.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FSA Wealth Management LLC200$10.9K0.00%+200New
Alpine Bank Wealth Management200$10.9K0.00%+200New
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC212$11.6K0.00%−23−9.8%Reduced
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC238$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC245$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC250$13.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont250$13.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP289$15.7K0.00%−23−7.4%Reduced
Larson Financial Group LLC300$16.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc.362$19.7K0.00%+6+1.7%Added
Clean Yield Group363$19.8K0.01%+363New
Eastern Bank393$21.4K0.00%+393New
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc400$21.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp422$23.0K0.00%+64+17.9%Added
Capital Analysts, LLC430$23.0K0.00%+7+1.7%Added
Delta Asset Management LLC450$24.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC463$25.2K0.00%+463New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC494$26.9K0.00%+1+0.2%Added
Coston, McIsaac & Partners501$27.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co500$27.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hall Laurie J Trustee600$33.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC624$34.0K0.03%−4−0.6%Reduced
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC650$35.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management650$35.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clear Street Markets LLC700$38.0K0.02%−800−53.3%Reduced
North Star Investment Management Corp.700$38.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$38.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$40.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.819$44.6K0.00%+684+506.7%Added
Principal Securities, Inc.847$46.2K0.00%+447+111.8%Added
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA850$46.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA861$46.9K0.00%+810+1,588.2%Added
Bollard Group LLC906$49.0K0.00%+3+0.3%Added
Whittier Trust Co1,000$54.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NBT Bank N A1,000$54.5K0.00%+1,000New
Massmutual Trust Co FSB1,004$54.7K0.00%+70+7.5%Added
City State Bank1,055$57.5K0.02%+1,055New
Walleye Capital LLC1,071$58.4K0.00%−1,774−62.4%Reduced
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc1,141$62.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Galibier Capital Management Ltd.1,242$67.7K0.02%−220−15.0%Reduced
Tompkins Financial Corp1,300$70.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.1,578$72.1K0.00%+997+171.6%Added
Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC3,972,234$72.9K0.03%+3,899,760+5,380.9%Added
Independence Bank of Kentucky1,394$76.0K0.02%+1,394New
Quadrant Capital Group LLC1,475$80.4K0.01%−110−6.9%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC1,597$87.0K0.00%+101+6.8%Added
Mondrian Investment Partners LTD1,190$87.7K0.00%−201−14.5%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC1,673$91.2K0.01%+85+5.4%Added
Clearstead Advisors, LLC1,679$91.5K0.00%+8+0.5%Added
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main1,805$98.5K0.00%+1,805New
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC2,001$109.0K0.00%−118−5.6%Reduced
Bryn Mawr Trust Co2,039$111.1K0.00%+2,039New
MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH2,065$112.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Live Oak Investment Partners–$122.1K0.09%––
CWM, LLC2,250$123.0K0.00%+105+4.9%Added
Tobam1,749$129.0K0.02%−2,130−54.9%Reduced
Proequities, Inc.2,406$131.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.2,543$138.6K0.00%−63−2.4%Reduced
Spartan Fund Management Inc.2,580$140.6K0.42%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC2,596$141.5K0.01%−171−6.2%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC2,688$146.5K0.00%+431+19.1%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC2,713$147.8K0.01%+288+11.9%Added
Cromwell Holdings LLC2,742$149.4K0.10%−232−7.8%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.2,778$151.4K0.00%+528+23.5%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd2,873$156.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Alta Advisers Ltd3,053$166.5K0.08%+3,053New
Plato Investment Management Ltd3,288$179.2K0.01%+3,288New
LSV Asset Management3,300$180.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged