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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 11,257 | $604.7K | 0.02% | −42,035−78.9% | Reduced |
| Executive Wealth Management, LLC | 11,352 | $609.8K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 11,438 | $614.5K | 0.00% | +1,207+11.8% | Added |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 11,646 | $625.7K | 0.01% | +5,825+100.1% | Added |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | 11,646 | $625.7K | 0.01% | +5,825+100.1% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 11,887 | $638.6K | 0.00% | −1,004−7.8% | Reduced |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 12,448 | $666.9K | 0.38% | +4,295+52.7% | Added |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC | 12,485 | $670.7K | 0.01% | +177+1.4% | Added |
| Resources Management Corp | 12,590 | $676.0K | 0.09% | −3,785−23.1% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 12,760 | $685.5K | 0.00% | −20−0.2% | Reduced |
| Cherokee Insurance Co | 12,760 | $685.5K | 0.31% | +12,760 | New |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 12,779 | $686.0K | 0.02% | +12,779 | New |
| Andra AP-fonden | 9,100 | $702.4K | 0.01% | +9,100 | New |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 13,366 | $718.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 13,702 | $736.1K | 0.09% | −2,358−14.7% | Reduced |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 13,790 | $741.0K | 0.12% | −1,000−6.8% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 13,825 | $742.7K | 0.00% | +4,784+52.9% | Added |
| Retirement Planning Group | 13,918 | $747.7K | 0.04% | +881+6.8% | Added |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 14,267 | $766.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 14,369 | $771.9K | 0.01% | +169+1.2% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,472 | $777.0K | 0.00% | −308−2.1% | Reduced |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 14,557 | $782.0K | 0.03% | +500+3.6% | Added |
| Motco | 14,872 | $798.9K | 0.08% | −153−1.0% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 15,035 | $807.7K | 0.02% | +518+3.6% | Added |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 15,118 | $812.1K | 0.02% | +15,118 | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 15,408 | $833.2K | 0.00% | −1,187−7.2% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 15,622 | $839.2K | 0.02% | +15,622 | New |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 15,896 | $853.9K | 0.01% | −2,195−12.1% | Reduced |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 16,534 | $886.7K | 0.00% | −344,818−95.4% | Reduced |
| Orca Wealth Management, LLC | 16,532 | $888.1K | 0.80% | +16,532 | New |
| Plato Investment Management Ltd | 16,667 | $897.9K | 0.07% | +13,379+406.9% | Added |
| Sienna Gestion | 16,954 | $910.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 17,576 | $944.6K | 0.00% | +5,380+44.1% | Added |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 17,905 | $961.9K | 0.08% | +1,214+7.3% | Added |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 18,775 | $1.01M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 18,888 | $1.01M | 0.44% | −235−1.2% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 19,278 | $1.04M | 0.00% | −1,275−6.2% | Reduced |
| Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board | 19,396 | $1.04M | 0.01% | −2,840−12.8% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 20,020 | $1.08M | 0.07% | +401+2.0% | Added |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 20,218 | $1.09M | 0.18% | −1,429−6.6% | Reduced |
| SEI Investments Co | 20,289 | $1.09M | 0.00% | −794−3.8% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 20,621 | $1.11M | 0.00% | −2,037−9.0% | Reduced |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 20,702 | $1.11M | 0.02% | +2,232+12.1% | Added |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 21,690 | $1.17M | 0.19% | +21,690 | New |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 22,070 | $1.18M | 0.01% | −8,215−27.1% | Reduced |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP | 22,257 | $1.20M | 0.21% | +22,257 | New |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 22,629 | $1.22M | 0.00% | +8,018+54.9% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,864 | $1.23M | 0.22% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prudential PLC | 23,767 | $1.27M | 0.01% | −3,388−12.5% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 23,986 | $1.29M | 0.00% | +1,657+7.4% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 24,024 | $1.29M | 0.00% | −706−2.9% | Reduced |
| JustInvest LLC | 26,616 | $1.43M | 0.02% | +1,674+6.7% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.48M | 0.02% | −300−1.1% | Reduced |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 28,350 | $1.52M | 0.09% | −800−2.7% | Reduced |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 28,355 | $1.52M | 0.37% | −1,731−5.8% | Reduced |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 28,500 | $1.53M | 0.00% | −20,129−41.4% | Reduced |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.54M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First National Trust Co | 28,739 | $1.54M | 0.06% | +19,421+208.4% | Added |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 29,247 | $1.58M | 0.04% | −1,152−3.8% | Reduced |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 29,656 | $1.59M | 0.03% | +29,656 | New |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 30,000 | $1.61M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 30,200 | $1.62M | 0.00% | −600−1.9% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 31,106 | $1.67M | 0.01% | −3,643−10.5% | Reduced |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 31,487 | $1.69M | 1.20% | −643−2.0% | Reduced |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 22,065 | $1.70M | 0.59% | +22,065 | New |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 31,940 | $1.72M | 0.00% | +31,940 | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 32,042 | $1.72M | 0.02% | +30,971+2,891.8% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 23,700 | $1.83M | 0.01% | −5,700−19.4% | Reduced |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 35,237 | $1.89M | 0.09% | +706+2.0% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 36,055 | $1.94M | 0.00% | −30,097−45.5% | Reduced |
| Credit Agricole S A | 37,922 | $2.04M | 0.01% | −538−1.4% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 40,894 | $2.20M | 0.00% | +1,570+4.0% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 41,564 | $2.24M | 0.01% | −15,200−26.8% | Reduced |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 42,017 | $2.25M | 0.10% | +1,700+4.2% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 42,088 | $2.26M | 0.00% | +1,374+3.4% | Added |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 43,814 | $2.35M | 0.00% | +18,628+74.0% | Added |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 45,683 | $2.45M | 0.17% | −30,347−39.9% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 46,816 | $2.51M | 0.00% | +10,248+28.0% | Added |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 51,086 | $2.74M | 0.65% | +370+0.7% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 52,451 | $2.82M | 0.08% | −1,266−2.4% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 53,274 | $2.86M | 0.03% | +36,289+213.7% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 54,794 | $2.94M | 0.46% | +3,175+6.2% | Added |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 54,975 | $2.95M | 0.10% | +1,948+3.7% | Added |
| Ninepoint Partners LP | 55,356 | $2.97M | 0.47% | +55,356 | New |
| LPL Financial LLC | 55,386 | $2.98M | 0.00% | −3,708−6.3% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 56,282 | $3.02M | 0.47% | +3,009+5.6% | Added |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 57,775 | $3.10M | 0.02% | +3,804+7.0% | Added |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 64,100 | $3.44M | 1.16% | +19,795+44.7% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 64,078 | $3.44M | 0.01% | +102+0.2% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 64,177 | $3.45M | 0.00% | +328+0.5% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 64,427 | $3.46M | 0.00% | +373+0.6% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 67,001 | $3.60M | 0.00% | +45,361+209.6% | Added |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 72,046 | $3.86M | 0.01% | −8,910−11.0% | Reduced |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 73,690 | $3.96M | 1.33% | −3,898,544−98.1% | Reduced |
| United Services Automobile Association | 39,789 | $4.41M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Millennium Management LLC | 83,274 | $4.47M | 0.00% | +66,932+409.6% | Added |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 86,506 | $4.64M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ossiam | 88,239 | $4.74M | 0.08% | −70,982−44.6% | Reduced |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 90,121 | $4.84M | 0.01% | −1,741−1.9% | Reduced |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 44,302 | $4.92M | 0.37% | +5,316+13.6% | Added |