Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,536,085 | $82.5M | 0.02% | −93,620−5.7% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,175,246 | $90.7M | 3.20% | +44,692+4.0% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,718,907 | $92.3M | 0.04% | +136,275+8.6% | Added |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd | 1,799,344 | $96.5M | 0.79% | +1,799,344 | New |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 1,900,294 | $102.0M | 3.68% | +388,961+25.7% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,067,324 | $110.8M | 3.76% | −16,372−0.8% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,126,600 | $114.1M | 0.76% | +44,800+2.2% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 2,173,374 | $116.7M | 0.02% | −173,830−7.4% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 2,201,543 | $118.1M | 0.25% | −9,556,418−81.3% | Reduced |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,218,646 | $119.2M | 0.10% | −48,088−2.1% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,363,708 | $127.0M | 0.02% | +18,704+0.8% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 2,566,806 | $137.9M | 0.01% | −1,043,102−28.9% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 2,582,696 | $138.7M | 0.13% | +708,999+37.8% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2,858,865 | $153.6M | 0.03% | −10,887,315−79.2% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 3,469,657 | $186.1M | 0.18% | −412,402−10.6% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,820,344 | $205.0M | 0.04% | +76,282+2.0% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 3,849,592 | $206.3M | 1.66% | +537,876+16.2% | Added |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,867,989 | $207.8M | 0.71% | −88,185−2.2% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,127,370 | $221.5M | 4.28% | −117,462−2.8% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 4,509,995 | $242.5M | 0.21% | +71,866+1.6% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 4,518,228 | $242.7M | 0.02% | −1,860,899−29.2% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 4,222,393 | $266.7M | 0.09% | −101,908−2.4% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,149,870 | $276.7M | 0.07% | −82,001−1.6% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 5,727,615 | $307.7M | 0.02% | −295,945−4.9% | Reduced |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 6,492,912 | $348.5M | 1.90% | −710,639−9.9% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,505,065 | $402.8M | 0.11% | +151,676+2.1% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 7,433,171 | $406.1M | 0.03% | +1,792,700+31.8% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 8,096,123 | $434.2M | 1.96% | +385,333+5.0% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 9,384,370 | $502.5M | 2.56% | −4,994,204−34.7% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 10,259,279 | $551.8M | 1.81% | +184,761+1.8% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 11,750,934 | $628.3M | 3.67% | −641,313−5.2% | Reduced |
| Norges Bank | 12,879,797 | $690.7M | 0.09% | −253,190−1.9% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,024,260 | $752.6M | 3.96% | −252,981−1.8% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 14,783,625 | $793.0M | 1.08% | −473,310−3.1% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,354,714 | $932.3M | 1.67% | +1,002,721+6.1% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 18,636,547 | $1.00B | 1.30% | −37,390−0.2% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,966,078 | $1.02B | 0.90% | +308,837+1.7% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 20,074,039 | $1.08B | 2.05% | −4,916,829−19.7% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 30,454,527 | $1.64B | 3.77% | +2,386,590+8.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 51,363,146 | $2.76B | 0.05% | +969,488+1.9% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 64,627,855 | $3.47B | 1.74% | +4,291,395+7.1% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 99,424,705 | $5.34B | 1.16% | −3,128,299−3.1% | Reduced |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,000,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −557,506−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −486,900−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −348,909−100.0% | Sold out |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −90,786−100.0% | Sold out |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −60,409−100.0% | Sold out |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −35,460−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,417−100.0% | Sold out |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,303−100.0% | Sold out |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,515−100.0% | Sold out |
| Veriti Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,890−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,667−100.0% | Sold out |
| Numerai GP LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,403−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,791−100.0% | Sold out |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,742−100.0% | Sold out |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,564−100.0% | Sold out |
| HRT Financial LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,783−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,773−100.0% | Sold out |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,568−100.0% | Sold out |
| Alta Advisers Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,053−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tobam | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,749−100.0% | Sold out |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,805−100.0% | Sold out |
| Clear Street Markets LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −700−100.0% | Sold out |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −170−100.0% | Sold out |
| AlphaMark Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −150−100.0% | Sold out |
| Grove Bank & Trust | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −140−100.0% | Sold out |
| True Wealth Design, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −79−100.0% | Sold out |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −50−100.0% | Sold out |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −47−100.0% | Sold out |
| Claris Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −47−100.0% | Sold out |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −47−100.0% | Sold out |
| Assetmark, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −21−100.0% | Sold out |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −123,358−100.0% | Sold out |
| Guardian Capital Advisors LP | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Insight Folios Inc | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Raymond James & Associates | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Alera Investment Advisors, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Alpine Bank Wealth Management | – | – | – | – | Not filed |