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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd | 106,749 | $11.9M | 0.76% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 218,606 | $11.8M | 0.08% | −45,333−17.2% | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 218,200 | $11.7M | 0.02% | +190,400+684.9% | Added |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | 216,142 | $11.5M | 2.30% | +2,686+1.3% | Added |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 214,903 | $11.5M | 3.04% | +214,903 | New |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 211,809 | $11.4M | 2.98% | −5,304−2.4% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 190,154 | $10.2M | 0.02% | +20.0% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 189,212 | $10.2M | 0.34% | −3,831−2.0% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 185,037 | $9.92M | 0.07% | −4,370−2.3% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 184,492 | $9.91M | 0.07% | +46,723+33.9% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 176,235 | $9.46M | 0.01% | −6,724−3.7% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 172,986 | $9.28M | 0.62% | −850.0% | Reduced |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 160,686 | $8.66M | 0.04% | +5,000+3.2% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 158,523 | $8.50M | 0.49% | −135,507−46.1% | Reduced |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 157,398 | $8.46M | 0.00% | +62,880+66.5% | Added |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 157,428 | $8.45M | 2.45% | +1,398+0.9% | Added |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 155,706 | $8.36M | 0.02% | +2,292+1.5% | Added |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 155,467 | $8.35M | 2.87% | +287+0.2% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 153,991 | $8.27M | 0.15% | −2,068−1.3% | Reduced |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 146,140 | $7.84M | 0.13% | +146,140 | New |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 145,249 | $7.80M | 0.00% | −8,600−5.6% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 143,819 | $7.71M | 0.06% | +82,643+135.1% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 137,431 | $7.38M | 0.03% | +55,202+67.1% | Added |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 137,078 | $7.36M | 0.16% | +4,260+3.2% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 136,811 | $7.34M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 133,404 | $7.17M | 2.22% | −570.0% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 133,328 | $7.16M | 0.03% | −650−0.5% | Reduced |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 132,028 | $7.09M | 2.99% | +2,693+2.1% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 130,751 | $7.02M | 0.02% | −59,317−31.2% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 120,277 | $6.46M | 0.00% | −3,753−3.0% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 119,436 | $6.41M | 0.03% | −41,637−25.8% | Reduced |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 81,793 | $6.31M | 0.19% | +81,793 | New |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 111,609 | $5.99M | 3.38% | −1,303,233−92.1% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 107,572 | $5.78M | 0.01% | +79,621+284.9% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 106,557 | $5.72M | 0.06% | −20,659−16.2% | Reduced |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $5.37M | 0.44% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 99,207 | $5.33M | 0.01% | +14,926+17.7% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 97,878 | $5.26M | 0.00% | −14,607−13.0% | Reduced |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 95,400 | $5.12M | 0.01% | +61,200+178.9% | Added |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 93,995 | $5.05M | 0.05% | +66,200+238.2% | Added |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $5.03M | 0.21% | +93,600 | New |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 92,201 | $4.95M | 0.01% | +40,961+79.9% | Added |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 44,302 | $4.92M | 0.37% | +5,316+13.6% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 90,121 | $4.84M | 0.01% | −1,741−1.9% | Reduced |
| Ossiam | 88,239 | $4.74M | 0.08% | −70,982−44.6% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 86,506 | $4.64M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Millennium Management LLC | 83,274 | $4.47M | 0.00% | +66,932+409.6% | Added |
| United Services Automobile Association | 39,789 | $4.41M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 73,690 | $3.96M | 1.33% | −3,898,544−98.1% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 72,046 | $3.86M | 0.01% | −8,910−11.0% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 67,001 | $3.60M | 0.00% | +45,361+209.6% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 64,427 | $3.46M | 0.00% | +373+0.6% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 64,177 | $3.45M | 0.00% | +328+0.5% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 64,078 | $3.44M | 0.01% | +102+0.2% | Added |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 64,100 | $3.44M | 1.16% | +19,795+44.7% | Added |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 57,775 | $3.10M | 0.02% | +3,804+7.0% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 56,282 | $3.02M | 0.47% | +3,009+5.6% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 55,386 | $2.98M | 0.00% | −3,708−6.3% | Reduced |
| Ninepoint Partners LP | 55,356 | $2.97M | 0.47% | +55,356 | New |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 54,975 | $2.95M | 0.10% | +1,948+3.7% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 54,794 | $2.94M | 0.46% | +3,175+6.2% | Added |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 53,274 | $2.86M | 0.03% | +36,289+213.7% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 52,451 | $2.82M | 0.08% | −1,266−2.4% | Reduced |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 51,086 | $2.74M | 0.65% | +370+0.7% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 46,816 | $2.51M | 0.00% | +10,248+28.0% | Added |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 45,683 | $2.45M | 0.17% | −30,347−39.9% | Reduced |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 43,814 | $2.35M | 0.00% | +18,628+74.0% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 42,088 | $2.26M | 0.00% | +1,374+3.4% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 42,017 | $2.25M | 0.10% | +1,700+4.2% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 41,564 | $2.24M | 0.01% | −15,200−26.8% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 40,894 | $2.20M | 0.00% | +1,570+4.0% | Added |
| Credit Agricole S A | 37,922 | $2.04M | 0.01% | −538−1.4% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 36,055 | $1.94M | 0.00% | −30,097−45.5% | Reduced |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 35,237 | $1.89M | 0.09% | +706+2.0% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 23,700 | $1.83M | 0.01% | −5,700−19.4% | Reduced |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 32,042 | $1.72M | 0.02% | +30,971+2,891.8% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 31,940 | $1.72M | 0.00% | +31,940 | New |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 22,065 | $1.70M | 0.59% | +22,065 | New |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 31,487 | $1.69M | 1.20% | −643−2.0% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 31,106 | $1.67M | 0.01% | −3,643−10.5% | Reduced |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 30,200 | $1.62M | 0.00% | −600−1.9% | Reduced |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 30,000 | $1.61M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 29,656 | $1.59M | 0.03% | +29,656 | New |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 29,247 | $1.58M | 0.04% | −1,152−3.8% | Reduced |
| First National Trust Co | 28,739 | $1.54M | 0.06% | +19,421+208.4% | Added |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.54M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 28,500 | $1.53M | 0.00% | −20,129−41.4% | Reduced |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 28,355 | $1.52M | 0.37% | −1,731−5.8% | Reduced |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 28,350 | $1.52M | 0.09% | −800−2.7% | Reduced |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.48M | 0.02% | −300−1.1% | Reduced |
| JustInvest LLC | 26,616 | $1.43M | 0.02% | +1,674+6.7% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 24,024 | $1.29M | 0.00% | −706−2.9% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 23,986 | $1.29M | 0.00% | +1,657+7.4% | Added |
| Prudential PLC | 23,767 | $1.27M | 0.01% | −3,388−12.5% | Reduced |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,864 | $1.23M | 0.22% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 22,629 | $1.22M | 0.00% | +8,018+54.9% | Added |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP | 22,257 | $1.20M | 0.21% | +22,257 | New |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 22,070 | $1.18M | 0.01% | −8,215−27.1% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 21,690 | $1.17M | 0.19% | +21,690 | New |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 20,702 | $1.11M | 0.02% | +2,232+12.1% | Added |