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, 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.
| 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, Q4 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q3 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 99,424,705 | $5.34B | 1.16% | −3,128,299−3.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 64,627,855 | $3.47B | 1.74% | +4,291,395+7.1% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 51,363,146 | $2.76B | 0.05% | +969,488+1.9% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 30,454,527 | $1.64B | 3.77% | +2,386,590+8.5% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 20,074,039 | $1.08B | 2.05% | −4,916,829−19.7% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,966,078 | $1.02B | 0.90% | +308,837+1.7% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 18,636,547 | $1.00B | 1.30% | −37,390−0.2% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,354,714 | $932.3M | 1.67% | +1,002,721+6.1% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 14,783,625 | $793.0M | 1.08% | −473,310−3.1% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,024,260 | $752.6M | 3.96% | −252,981−1.8% | Reduced |
| Norges Bank | 12,879,797 | $690.7M | 0.09% | −253,190−1.9% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 11,750,934 | $628.3M | 3.67% | −641,313−5.2% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 10,259,279 | $551.8M | 1.81% | +184,761+1.8% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 9,384,370 | $502.5M | 2.56% | −4,994,204−34.7% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 8,096,123 | $434.2M | 1.96% | +385,333+5.0% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 7,433,171 | $406.1M | 0.03% | +1,792,700+31.8% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,505,065 | $402.8M | 0.11% | +151,676+2.1% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 6,492,912 | $348.5M | 1.90% | −710,639−9.9% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,727,615 | $307.7M | 0.02% | −295,945−4.9% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,149,870 | $276.7M | 0.07% | −82,001−1.6% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 4,222,393 | $266.7M | 0.09% | −101,908−2.4% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 4,518,228 | $242.7M | 0.02% | −1,860,899−29.2% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 4,509,995 | $242.5M | 0.21% | +71,866+1.6% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,127,370 | $221.5M | 4.28% | −117,462−2.8% | Reduced |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,867,989 | $207.8M | 0.71% | −88,185−2.2% | Reduced |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 3,849,592 | $206.3M | 1.66% | +537,876+16.2% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,820,344 | $205.0M | 0.04% | +76,282+2.0% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 3,469,657 | $186.1M | 0.18% | −412,402−10.6% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,858,865 | $153.6M | 0.03% | −10,887,315−79.2% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 2,582,696 | $138.7M | 0.13% | +708,999+37.8% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 2,566,806 | $137.9M | 0.01% | −1,043,102−28.9% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,363,708 | $127.0M | 0.02% | +18,704+0.8% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,218,646 | $119.2M | 0.10% | −48,088−2.1% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 2,201,543 | $118.1M | 0.25% | −9,556,418−81.3% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 2,173,374 | $116.7M | 0.02% | −173,830−7.4% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,126,600 | $114.1M | 0.76% | +44,800+2.2% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,067,324 | $110.8M | 3.76% | −16,372−0.8% | Reduced |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 1,900,294 | $102.0M | 3.68% | +388,961+25.7% | Added |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd | 1,799,344 | $96.5M | 0.79% | +1,799,344 | New |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,718,907 | $92.3M | 0.04% | +136,275+8.6% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,175,246 | $90.7M | 3.20% | +44,692+4.0% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,536,085 | $82.5M | 0.02% | −93,620−5.7% | Reduced |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | 1,409,616 | $75.7M | 0.02% | +11,601+0.8% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,396,185 | $74.9M | 5.46% | −72,485−4.9% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,342,932 | $72.1M | 0.04% | −395,898−22.8% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,334,685 | $71.8M | 0.10% | +12,078+0.9% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,299,271 | $69.7M | 0.02% | +12,073+0.9% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 1,296,998 | $69.5M | 0.18% | −29,062−2.2% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,221,882 | $65.6M | 2.29% | −341,712−21.9% | Reduced |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,217,857 | $65.3M | 0.66% | −16,870−1.4% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,095,285 | $58.8M | 0.01% | +77,820+7.6% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 1,073,809 | $57.6M | 0.34% | −4,406,677−80.4% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 1,039,516 | $55.8M | 0.20% | −253,693−19.6% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1,038,410 | $55.8M | 0.00% | +59,800+6.1% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 1,016,547 | $54.6M | 0.01% | +220,450+27.7% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 1,014,087 | $54.4M | 0.09% | +67,575+7.1% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 936,201 | $50.2M | 0.12% | −69,166−6.9% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 914,201 | $49.1M | 0.04% | −85,575−8.6% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 908,915 | $48.8M | 1.36% | −28,662−3.1% | Reduced |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 883,511 | $47.4M | 2.40% | +695,519+370.0% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 835,588 | $44.9M | 0.01% | +293,402+54.1% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 835,087 | $44.8M | 0.04% | +254,423+43.8% | Added |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 789,620 | $42.4M | 5.13% | −22,796−2.8% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 740,975 | $39.8M | 1.84% | −2,166−0.3% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 705,514 | $37.9M | 0.14% | +2,132+0.3% | Added |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 698,537 | $37.4M | 3.74% | −21,705−3.0% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 684,568 | $36.7M | 0.04% | +106,031+18.3% | Added |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 676,704 | $35.1M | 0.10% | +676,704 | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 606,233 | $32.5M | 0.09% | −141,630−18.9% | Reduced |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $31.7M | 15.39% | +300,000 | New |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 609,780 | $31.5M | 3.21% | +609,780 | New |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 572,000 | $30.7M | 0.06% | +572,000 | New |
| Agf Management Ltd | 397,097 | $30.7M | 0.15% | −4,082−1.0% | Reduced |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 511,877 | $27.5M | 0.39% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guardian Capital LP | 481,235 | $25.8M | 0.96% | +26,868+5.9% | Added |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 476,721 | $25.6M | 7.30% | +475,479+38,283.3% | Added |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 474,559 | $25.5M | 0.08% | +16,743+3.7% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 458,933 | $24.6M | 0.22% | −15,867−3.3% | Reduced |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 409,629 | $22.0M | 5.64% | −3,400−0.8% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 408,614 | $21.9M | 0.02% | +30,409+8.0% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 402,248 | $21.6M | 0.03% | −26,024−6.1% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 393,798 | $21.2M | 0.06% | +110,452+39.0% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 364,598 | $19.6M | 0.03% | +5,452+1.5% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $19.3M | 1.24% | +70,000+24.2% | Added |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 347,013 | $18.6M | 0.94% | +36,128+11.6% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 343,006 | $18.4M | 0.01% | +128,049+59.6% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 337,650 | $18.1M | 0.01% | +25,056+8.0% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 330,900 | $17.8M | 0.13% | −21,800−6.2% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 299,730 | $16.1M | 0.44% | +47,868+19.0% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 279,905 | $15.7M | 0.00% | −213,698−43.3% | Reduced |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 201,326 | $15.5M | 0.40% | +201,326 | New |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 286,656 | $15.4M | 0.12% | −110,100−27.8% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $14.6M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 265,200 | $14.2M | 0.10% | +3,900+1.5% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 255,921 | $13.7M | 2.67% | +129,132+101.8% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 245,396 | $13.2M | 0.02% | +245,396 | New |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 237,543 | $12.8M | 1.35% | +261+0.1% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 233,533 | $12.6M | 2.71% | −3,997−1.7% | Reduced |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 225,137 | $12.1M | 0.68% | −44,083−16.4% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 222,516 | $11.9M | 0.10% | +5,656+2.6% | Added |