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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
419
−14 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
573.2M
+31.0M (+5.7%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$27.3B
−$1.95B (−6.7%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
49
152 more added
Sold out
63
142 more reduced

9 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 419 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 heldQ1 2025: $27.3B
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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding BNS in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada99,763,920$4.73B1.06%+339,215+0.3%Added
Bank of Montreal66,267,051$3.14B1.68%+1,639,196+2.5%Added
Vanguard Group Inc53,184,171$2.52B0.05%+1,821,025+3.5%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.30,921,468$1.47B3.35%+466,941+1.5%Added
Toronto Dominion Bank28,960,931$1.37B3.51%+8,886,892+44.3%Added
National Bank of Canada22,228,914$1.05B1.24%+3,592,367+19.3%Added
TD Asset Management Inc18,188,643$862.3M0.79%−777,435−4.1%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.17,717,286$840.3M1.60%+362,572+2.1%Added
Mackenzie Financial Corp15,158,112$718.7M1.02%+374,487+2.5%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.14,141,532$670.5M3.60%+117,272+0.8%Added
Norges Bank14,115,417$669.4M0.09%+1,235,620+9.6%Added
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund10,069,139$477.5M1.06%+7,867,596+357.4%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc10,024,780$475.5M0.09%+7,165,915+250.7%Added
Geode Capital Management, LLC8,403,940$405.6M0.03%+970,769+13.1%Added
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board8,364,411$396.6M0.39%+4,894,754+141.1%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec8,127,094$385.4M1.91%−1,257,276−13.4%Reduced
Legal & General Group Plc8,001,989$379.4M0.10%+496,924+6.6%Added
CIBC Asset Management Inc7,474,945$355.1M1.18%−2,784,334−27.1%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co7,168,917$340.0M0.03%+1,441,302+25.2%Added
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.6,321,716$299.8M1.31%−1,774,407−21.9%Reduced
Bank of America Corp5,883,980$279.1M0.02%+1,365,752+30.2%Added
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5,327,412$252.7M0.06%+177,542+3.4%Added
Amundi4,233,040$241.9M0.09%+10,647+0.3%Added
Morgan Stanley4,875,859$231.3M0.02%+2,309,053+90.0%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.4,655,406$216.9M1.77%+805,814+20.9%Added
Murchinson Ltd.4,300,083$204.0M35.67%+4,300,083New
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc4,011,525$190.2M4.04%−115,845−2.8%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc3,877,489$183.8M0.03%+57,145+1.5%Added
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC3,600,249$170.8M0.62%−267,740−6.9%Reduced
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The3,237,901$154.4M0.15%−1,272,094−28.2%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.2,449,880$116.2M0.02%+86,172+3.6%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.2,312,498$109.6M0.63%−4,180,414−64.4%Reduced
Nicola Wealth Management Ltd.2,300,000$109.1M10.64%+2,300,000New
MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd.2,150,322$101.9M3.55%+250,028+13.2%Added
Alberta Investment Management Corp2,126,600$100.8M0.69%00.0%Unchanged
Clearbridge Investments, LLC2,121,805$100.6M0.09%−96,841−4.4%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.2,061,256$97.8M3.32%−6,068−0.3%Reduced
Wellington Management Group LLP1,985,565$94.2M0.02%−187,809−8.6%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd1,973,640$93.6M0.59%−9,777,294−83.2%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG1,805,936$85.7M0.03%+87,029+5.1%Added
Franklin Resources Inc1,645,990$78.1M0.02%+346,719+26.7%Added
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc1,557,511$73.9M0.02%+21,426+1.4%Added
Aviva PLC1,514,002$71.8M0.17%+217,004+16.7%Added
Addenda Capital Inc.987,155$67.4M2.49%−188,091−16.0%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC1,304,529$61.8M0.04%−38,403−2.9%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.1,258,751$59.8M0.08%−75,934−5.7%Reduced
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.1,204,941$57.2M0.59%−12,916−1.1%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,155,791$54.8M0.01%+60,506+5.5%Added
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd.1,154,576$54.8M4.06%−241,609−17.3%Reduced
Value Partners Investments Inc.1,124,324$53.4M4.61%+1,012,715+907.4%Added
Intact Investment Management Inc.1,095,762$52.0M1.78%−126,120−10.3%Reduced
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.1,092,736$51.8M2.63%+209,225+23.7%Added
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC1,058,540$50.2M0.19%+19,024+1.8%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd1,028,500$49.1M1.09%+1,028,500New
Great West Life Assurance Co1,018,164$48.4M0.09%+4,077+0.4%Added
SIG North Trading, ULC994,399$47.2M9.62%+984,101+9,556.2%Added
BlackRock, Inc.978,948$46.4M0.00%−59,462−5.7%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP974,034$46.2M0.04%+59,833+6.5%Added
Korea Investment CORP941,286$44.6M0.11%+5,085+0.5%Added
UBS Group AG934,973$44.3M0.01%−81,574−8.0%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA901,692$42.7M0.05%+217,124+31.7%Added
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd886,594$42.1M1.29%−22,321−2.5%Reduced
Nuveen, LLC873,668$41.4M0.01%+873,668New
Northern Trust Corp836,622$39.7M0.01%+1,034+0.1%Added
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC811,591$38.5M0.12%+337,032+71.0%Added
Lincluden Management Ltd782,054$37.1M4.71%−7,566−1.0%Reduced
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd770,837$36.6M0.06%+525,441+214.1%Added
FIL Ltd719,697$34.1M0.03%−1,862,999−72.1%Reduced
Citigroup Inc713,931$33.8M0.03%−121,156−14.5%Reduced
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department708,840$33.6M0.13%+3,326+0.5%Added
British Columbia Investment Management Corp692,516$32.8M0.20%−381,293−35.5%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC659,440$31.3M0.03%+561,562+573.7%Added
Guardian Partners Inc.631,738$29.5M3.05%+21,958+3.6%Added
APG Asset Management N.V.666,304$29.2M0.09%−10,400−1.5%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)576,194$27.3M0.08%−30,039−5.0%Reduced
Van Eck Associates Corp526,563$25.0M0.03%+161,965+44.4%Added
Omers Administration Corp466,940$22.1M0.19%+8,007+1.7%Added
Guardian Capital LP465,407$22.1M0.87%−15,828−3.3%Reduced
Canerector Inc300,000$20.5M15.88%00.0%Unchanged
Man Group plc418,297$19.8M0.06%+387,191+1,244.7%Added
Portland Investment Counsel Inc.409,629$19.4M5.90%00.0%Unchanged
Forsta Ap-Fonden393,400$18.6M0.14%+62,500+18.9%Added
AXA S.A.386,759$18.3M0.06%−7,039−1.8%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC391,942$18.3M0.02%−16,672−4.1%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc359,620$17.1M0.01%+21,970+6.5%Added
Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial359,100$17.0M0.92%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc333,404$16.6M0.00%+53,499+19.1%Added
Barclays PLC319,775$15.2M0.01%−23,231−6.8%Reduced
Aviso Financial Inc.303,648$14.4M0.71%−43,365−12.5%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec301,000$14.3M0.03%−271,000−47.4%Reduced
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC292,309$13.9M0.63%+292,309New
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA132,846$13.0M0.75%+88,544+199.9%Added
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale271,489$12.9M0.03%−1,361−0.5%Reduced
Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS180,500$12.3M0.50%+180,500New
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co256,656$12.2M0.10%−30,000−10.5%Reduced
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.252,100$12.0M0.32%−47,630−15.9%Reduced
Natixis239,206$11.3M0.07%+54,714+29.7%Added
Achmea Investment Management B.V.237,355$11.3M0.16%+91,215+62.4%Added
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.227,100$10.8M0.08%−38,100−14.4%Reduced
Investment Management Corp of Ontario222,301$10.5M0.22%+33,089+17.5%Added