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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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State Commercial Banks
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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, Q4 2024

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Dec 31, 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
442
+36 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
543.9M
−34.2M (−5.9%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$29.3B
−$2.08B (−6.6%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
69
153 more added
Sold out
33
138 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2024: 442 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 heldQ4 2024: $29.3B
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, Q4 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding BNS in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada99,424,705$5.34B1.16%−3,128,299−3.1%Reduced
Bank of Montreal64,627,855$3.47B1.74%+4,291,395+7.1%Added
Vanguard Group Inc51,363,146$2.76B0.05%+969,488+1.9%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.30,454,527$1.64B3.77%+2,386,590+8.5%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank20,074,039$1.08B2.05%−4,916,829−19.7%Reduced
TD Asset Management Inc18,966,078$1.02B0.90%+308,837+1.7%Added
National Bank of Canada18,636,547$1.00B1.30%−37,390−0.2%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.17,354,714$932.3M1.67%+1,002,721+6.1%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp14,783,625$793.0M1.08%−473,310−3.1%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.14,024,260$752.6M3.96%−252,981−1.8%Reduced
Norges Bank12,879,797$690.7M0.09%−253,190−1.9%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd11,750,934$628.3M3.67%−641,313−5.2%Reduced
CIBC Asset Management Inc10,259,279$551.8M1.81%+184,761+1.8%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec9,384,370$502.5M2.56%−4,994,204−34.7%Reduced
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.8,096,123$434.2M1.96%+385,333+5.0%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC7,433,171$406.1M0.03%+1,792,700+31.8%Added
Legal & General Group Plc7,505,065$402.8M0.11%+151,676+2.1%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.6,492,912$348.5M1.90%−710,639−9.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co5,727,615$307.7M0.02%−295,945−4.9%Reduced
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5,149,870$276.7M0.07%−82,001−1.6%Reduced
Amundi4,222,393$266.7M0.09%−101,908−2.4%Reduced
Bank of America Corp4,518,228$242.7M0.02%−1,860,899−29.2%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The4,509,995$242.5M0.21%+71,866+1.6%Added
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc4,127,370$221.5M4.28%−117,462−2.8%Reduced
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC3,867,989$207.8M0.71%−88,185−2.2%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.3,849,592$206.3M1.66%+537,876+16.2%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc3,820,344$205.0M0.04%+76,282+2.0%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board3,469,657$186.1M0.18%−412,402−10.6%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2,858,865$153.6M0.03%−10,887,315−79.2%Reduced
FIL Ltd2,582,696$138.7M0.13%+708,999+37.8%Added
Morgan Stanley2,566,806$137.9M0.01%−1,043,102−28.9%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.2,363,708$127.0M0.02%+18,704+0.8%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC2,218,646$119.2M0.10%−48,088−2.1%Reduced
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund2,201,543$118.1M0.25%−9,556,418−81.3%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP2,173,374$116.7M0.02%−173,830−7.4%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp2,126,600$114.1M0.76%+44,800+2.2%Added
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.2,067,324$110.8M3.76%−16,372−0.8%Reduced
MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd.1,900,294$102.0M3.68%+388,961+25.7%Added
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd1,799,344$96.5M0.79%+1,799,344New
Deutsche Bank AG1,718,907$92.3M0.04%+136,275+8.6%Added
Addenda Capital Inc.1,175,246$90.7M3.20%+44,692+4.0%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc1,536,085$82.5M0.02%−93,620−5.7%Reduced
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC1,409,616$75.7M0.02%+11,601+0.8%Added
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd.1,396,185$74.9M5.46%−72,485−4.9%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC1,342,932$72.1M0.04%−395,898−22.8%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.1,334,685$71.8M0.10%+12,078+0.9%Added
Franklin Resources Inc1,299,271$69.7M0.02%+12,073+0.9%Added
Aviva PLC1,296,998$69.5M0.18%−29,062−2.2%Reduced
Intact Investment Management Inc.1,221,882$65.6M2.29%−341,712−21.9%Reduced
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.1,217,857$65.3M0.66%−16,870−1.4%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,095,285$58.8M0.01%+77,820+7.6%Added
British Columbia Investment Management Corp1,073,809$57.6M0.34%−4,406,677−80.4%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC1,039,516$55.8M0.20%−253,693−19.6%Reduced
BlackRock, Inc.1,038,410$55.8M0.00%+59,800+6.1%Added
UBS Group AG1,016,547$54.6M0.01%+220,450+27.7%Added
Great West Life Assurance Co1,014,087$54.4M0.09%+67,575+7.1%Added
Korea Investment CORP936,201$50.2M0.12%−69,166−6.9%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP914,201$49.1M0.04%−85,575−8.6%Reduced
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd908,915$48.8M1.36%−28,662−3.1%Reduced
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.883,511$47.4M2.40%+695,519+370.0%Added
Northern Trust Corp835,588$44.9M0.01%+293,402+54.1%Added
Citigroup Inc835,087$44.8M0.04%+254,423+43.8%Added
Lincluden Management Ltd789,620$42.4M5.13%−22,796−2.8%Reduced
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.740,975$39.8M1.84%−2,166−0.3%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department705,514$37.9M0.14%+2,132+0.3%Added
Nexus Investment Management ULC698,537$37.4M3.74%−21,705−3.0%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA684,568$36.7M0.04%+106,031+18.3%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.676,704$35.1M0.10%+676,704New
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)606,233$32.5M0.09%−141,630−18.9%Reduced
Canerector Inc300,000$31.7M15.39%+300,000New
Guardian Partners Inc.609,780$31.5M3.21%+609,780New
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec572,000$30.7M0.06%+572,000New
Agf Management Ltd397,097$30.7M0.15%−4,082−1.0%Reduced
Artemis Investment Management LLP511,877$27.5M0.39%00.0%Unchanged
Guardian Capital LP481,235$25.8M0.96%+26,868+5.9%Added
Galibier Capital Management Ltd.476,721$25.6M7.30%+475,479+38,283.3%Added
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC474,559$25.5M0.08%+16,743+3.7%Added
Omers Administration Corp458,933$24.6M0.22%−15,867−3.3%Reduced
Portland Investment Counsel Inc.409,629$22.0M5.64%−3,400−0.8%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC408,614$21.9M0.02%+30,409+8.0%Added
Marshall Wace, LLP402,248$21.6M0.03%−26,024−6.1%Reduced
AXA S.A.393,798$21.2M0.06%+110,452+39.0%Added
Van Eck Associates Corp364,598$19.6M0.03%+5,452+1.5%Added
Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial359,100$19.3M1.24%+70,000+24.2%Added
Aviso Financial Inc.347,013$18.6M0.94%+36,128+11.6%Added
Barclays PLC343,006$18.4M0.01%+128,049+59.6%Added
American Century Companies Inc337,650$18.1M0.01%+25,056+8.0%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden330,900$17.8M0.13%−21,800−6.2%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.299,730$16.1M0.44%+47,868+19.0%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc279,905$15.7M0.00%−213,698−43.3%Reduced
Generali Asset Management SPA SGR201,326$15.5M0.40%+201,326New
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co286,656$15.4M0.12%−110,100−27.8%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale272,850$14.6M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.265,200$14.2M0.10%+3,900+1.5%Added
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.255,921$13.7M2.67%+129,132+101.8%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd245,396$13.2M0.02%+245,396New
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co237,543$12.8M1.35%+261+0.1%Added
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC233,533$12.6M2.71%−3,997−1.7%Reduced
Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.225,137$12.1M0.68%−44,083−16.4%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC222,516$11.9M0.10%+5,656+2.6%Added