Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- 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, 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.
| 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, Q1 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q4 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 99,763,920 | $4.73B | 1.06% | +339,215+0.3% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 66,267,051 | $3.14B | 1.68% | +1,639,196+2.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 53,184,171 | $2.52B | 0.05% | +1,821,025+3.5% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 30,921,468 | $1.47B | 3.35% | +466,941+1.5% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 28,960,931 | $1.37B | 3.51% | +8,886,892+44.3% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 22,228,914 | $1.05B | 1.24% | +3,592,367+19.3% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,188,643 | $862.3M | 0.79% | −777,435−4.1% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,717,286 | $840.3M | 1.60% | +362,572+2.1% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,158,112 | $718.7M | 1.02% | +374,487+2.5% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,141,532 | $670.5M | 3.60% | +117,272+0.8% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 14,115,417 | $669.4M | 0.09% | +1,235,620+9.6% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 10,069,139 | $477.5M | 1.06% | +7,867,596+357.4% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 10,024,780 | $475.5M | 0.09% | +7,165,915+250.7% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 8,403,940 | $405.6M | 0.03% | +970,769+13.1% | Added |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 8,364,411 | $396.6M | 0.39% | +4,894,754+141.1% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 8,127,094 | $385.4M | 1.91% | −1,257,276−13.4% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 8,001,989 | $379.4M | 0.10% | +496,924+6.6% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 7,474,945 | $355.1M | 1.18% | −2,784,334−27.1% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 7,168,917 | $340.0M | 0.03% | +1,441,302+25.2% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 6,321,716 | $299.8M | 1.31% | −1,774,407−21.9% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,883,980 | $279.1M | 0.02% | +1,365,752+30.2% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,327,412 | $252.7M | 0.06% | +177,542+3.4% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,233,040 | $241.9M | 0.09% | +10,647+0.3% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,875,859 | $231.3M | 0.02% | +2,309,053+90.0% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 4,655,406 | $216.9M | 1.77% | +805,814+20.9% | Added |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 4,300,083 | $204.0M | 35.67% | +4,300,083 | New |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,011,525 | $190.2M | 4.04% | −115,845−2.8% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,877,489 | $183.8M | 0.03% | +57,145+1.5% | Added |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,600,249 | $170.8M | 0.62% | −267,740−6.9% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,237,901 | $154.4M | 0.15% | −1,272,094−28.2% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,449,880 | $116.2M | 0.02% | +86,172+3.6% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 2,312,498 | $109.6M | 0.63% | −4,180,414−64.4% | Reduced |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 2,300,000 | $109.1M | 10.64% | +2,300,000 | New |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 2,150,322 | $101.9M | 3.55% | +250,028+13.2% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,126,600 | $100.8M | 0.69% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,121,805 | $100.6M | 0.09% | −96,841−4.4% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,061,256 | $97.8M | 3.32% | −6,068−0.3% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 1,985,565 | $94.2M | 0.02% | −187,809−8.6% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 1,973,640 | $93.6M | 0.59% | −9,777,294−83.2% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,805,936 | $85.7M | 0.03% | +87,029+5.1% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,645,990 | $78.1M | 0.02% | +346,719+26.7% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,557,511 | $73.9M | 0.02% | +21,426+1.4% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 1,514,002 | $71.8M | 0.17% | +217,004+16.7% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 987,155 | $67.4M | 2.49% | −188,091−16.0% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,304,529 | $61.8M | 0.04% | −38,403−2.9% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,258,751 | $59.8M | 0.08% | −75,934−5.7% | Reduced |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,204,941 | $57.2M | 0.59% | −12,916−1.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,155,791 | $54.8M | 0.01% | +60,506+5.5% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,154,576 | $54.8M | 4.06% | −241,609−17.3% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,124,324 | $53.4M | 4.61% | +1,012,715+907.4% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,095,762 | $52.0M | 1.78% | −126,120−10.3% | Reduced |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,092,736 | $51.8M | 2.63% | +209,225+23.7% | Added |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 1,058,540 | $50.2M | 0.19% | +19,024+1.8% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,028,500 | $49.1M | 1.09% | +1,028,500 | New |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 1,018,164 | $48.4M | 0.09% | +4,077+0.4% | Added |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 994,399 | $47.2M | 9.62% | +984,101+9,556.2% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 978,948 | $46.4M | 0.00% | −59,462−5.7% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 974,034 | $46.2M | 0.04% | +59,833+6.5% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 941,286 | $44.6M | 0.11% | +5,085+0.5% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 934,973 | $44.3M | 0.01% | −81,574−8.0% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 901,692 | $42.7M | 0.05% | +217,124+31.7% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 886,594 | $42.1M | 1.29% | −22,321−2.5% | Reduced |
| Nuveen, LLC | 873,668 | $41.4M | 0.01% | +873,668 | New |
| Northern Trust Corp | 836,622 | $39.7M | 0.01% | +1,034+0.1% | Added |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 811,591 | $38.5M | 0.12% | +337,032+71.0% | Added |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 782,054 | $37.1M | 4.71% | −7,566−1.0% | Reduced |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 770,837 | $36.6M | 0.06% | +525,441+214.1% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 719,697 | $34.1M | 0.03% | −1,862,999−72.1% | Reduced |
| Citigroup Inc | 713,931 | $33.8M | 0.03% | −121,156−14.5% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 708,840 | $33.6M | 0.13% | +3,326+0.5% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 692,516 | $32.8M | 0.20% | −381,293−35.5% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 659,440 | $31.3M | 0.03% | +561,562+573.7% | Added |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 631,738 | $29.5M | 3.05% | +21,958+3.6% | Added |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 666,304 | $29.2M | 0.09% | −10,400−1.5% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 576,194 | $27.3M | 0.08% | −30,039−5.0% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 526,563 | $25.0M | 0.03% | +161,965+44.4% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 466,940 | $22.1M | 0.19% | +8,007+1.7% | Added |
| Guardian Capital LP | 465,407 | $22.1M | 0.87% | −15,828−3.3% | Reduced |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $20.5M | 15.88% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc | 418,297 | $19.8M | 0.06% | +387,191+1,244.7% | Added |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 409,629 | $19.4M | 5.90% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 393,400 | $18.6M | 0.14% | +62,500+18.9% | Added |
| AXA S.A. | 386,759 | $18.3M | 0.06% | −7,039−1.8% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 391,942 | $18.3M | 0.02% | −16,672−4.1% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 359,620 | $17.1M | 0.01% | +21,970+6.5% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $17.0M | 0.92% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 333,404 | $16.6M | 0.00% | +53,499+19.1% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 319,775 | $15.2M | 0.01% | −23,231−6.8% | Reduced |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 303,648 | $14.4M | 0.71% | −43,365−12.5% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 301,000 | $14.3M | 0.03% | −271,000−47.4% | Reduced |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | 292,309 | $13.9M | 0.63% | +292,309 | New |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 132,846 | $13.0M | 0.75% | +88,544+199.9% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 271,489 | $12.9M | 0.03% | −1,361−0.5% | Reduced |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 180,500 | $12.3M | 0.50% | +180,500 | New |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 256,656 | $12.2M | 0.10% | −30,000−10.5% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 252,100 | $12.0M | 0.32% | −47,630−15.9% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 239,206 | $11.3M | 0.07% | +54,714+29.7% | Added |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 237,355 | $11.3M | 0.16% | +91,215+62.4% | Added |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 227,100 | $10.8M | 0.08% | −38,100−14.4% | Reduced |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 222,301 | $10.5M | 0.22% | +33,089+17.5% | Added |