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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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.

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
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.4,085$193.8K0.01%+48+1.2%Added
Mutual Advisors, LLC4,117$200.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC4,331$203.0K0.01%+1,518+54.0%Added
Venture Visionary Partners LLC4,326$205.2K0.01%−590−12.0%Reduced
ICONIQ Capital, LLC4,334$205.6K0.00%−1,321−23.4%Reduced
Ritholtz Wealth Management4,369$207.2K0.01%−5,082−53.8%Reduced
HB Wealth Management, LLC4,406$209.0K0.00%+327+8.0%Added
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC4,432$210.2K0.04%+183+4.3%Added
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.4,595$217.9K0.17%−195−4.1%Reduced
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC4,634$219.8K0.01%+596+14.8%Added
Colony Group, LLC4,778$226.6K0.00%−1,704−26.3%Reduced
TownSquare Capital, LLC4,781$226.8K0.00%−979−17.0%Reduced
Syon Capital LLC4,783$226.9K0.02%−59−1.2%Reduced
Nwam LLC4,790$227.2K0.02%+20.0%Added
Westover Capital Advisors, LLC4,850$230.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Callahan Advisors, LLC4,900$232.4K0.02%−1,520−23.7%Reduced
Ascent Group, LLC4,978$236.1K0.01%+4,978New
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC4,992$236.8K0.02%+709+16.6%Added
Corient IA LLC5,000$237.2K0.17%+5,000New
Sara-Bay Financial5,021$239.7K0.11%+294+6.2%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA5,067$240.3K0.00%+1,242+32.5%Added
Magnus Financial Group LLC5,102$242.0K0.02%+20.0%Added
Hemenway Trust Co LLC5,140$243.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Prospera Financial Services Inc5,432$257.6K0.01%+500+10.1%Added
XTX Topco Ltd5,458$258.9K0.01%+5,458New
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC5,461$259.0K0.00%−54−1.0%Reduced
Old North State Trust, LLC4,872$262.0K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Applied Capital LLC5,616$266.4K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc5,804$275.3K0.00%−1,817−23.8%Reduced
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)5,842$276.9K0.00%−653−10.1%Reduced
Danske Bank A/S5,903$280.6K0.00%−1,718−22.5%Reduced
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$284.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.6,199$294.0K0.03%+1,165+23.1%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC6,280$297.8K0.00%−5,366−46.1%Reduced
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC6,280$297.8K0.00%−5,366−46.1%Reduced
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP3,985$307.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SIH Partners, LLLP6,569$311.6K0.03%+6,569New
First Affirmative Financial Network6,795$322.3K0.20%−718−9.6%Reduced
PDS Planning, Inc6,897$327.1K0.03%+1,121+19.4%Added
Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd.7,050$334.2K0.22%+100+1.4%Added
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd7,063$335.0K0.02%−4,121−36.8%Reduced
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.6,272$341.1K0.02%−734,703−99.2%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc7,239$343.3K0.00%+1,297+21.8%Added
Barometer Capital Management Inc.5,205$349.6K0.13%+5,205New
Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd7,536$357.4K0.27%+7,536New
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC7,603$360.6K0.21%−7−0.1%Reduced
Versant Capital Management, Inc7,792$369.6K0.06%+7,655+5,587.6%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC8,235$390.6K0.00%−3,203−28.0%Reduced
Texas Yale Capital Corp.8,413$399.0K0.02%−6,144−42.2%Reduced
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC8,510$403.6K0.15%+6+0.1%Added
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co8,806$417.7K0.01%−92−1.0%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd8,806$417.7K0.00%−92−1.0%Reduced
Ruggaard & Associates LLC8,981$426.0K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Monticello Wealth Management, LLC9,096$431.4K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG9,398$445.5K0.01%+9,398New
Forum Financial Management, LP9,635$457.0K0.01%+9,635New
Pathstone Holdings, LLC9,689$458.3K0.00%−15−0.2%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers9,751$462.5K0.00%−838−7.9%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC9,872$468.2K0.02%−978−9.0%Reduced
Ravenstone Capital Management Inc.9,876$468.5K0.27%−2,572−20.7%Reduced
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc10,170$482.1K0.06%−3,532−25.8%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC10,292$488.1K0.01%−21,750−67.9%Reduced
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc10,381$492.4K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
PEAK6 LLC10,383$492.5K0.02%+10,383New
Park Circle Co10,500$498.0K0.44%+10,500New
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC10,788$511.7K0.02%−469−4.2%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC10,801$512.0K0.00%+442+4.3%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.10,930$518.4K0.00%−2,895−20.9%Reduced
Pacer Advisors, Inc.11,013$522.3K0.00%+315+2.9%Added
M&T Bank Corp11,365$539.0K0.00%−522−4.4%Reduced
Two Sigma Securities, LLC11,469$544.0K0.08%+11,469New
Ballentine Partners, LLC11,576$549.0K0.01%−909−7.3%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.11,704$555.1K0.03%+639+5.8%Added
Truist Financial Corp11,860$562.5K0.00%−900−7.1%Reduced
Vident Advisory, LLC12,024$570.4K0.01%+7,376+158.7%Added
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.12,042$571.2K0.09%+7,146+146.0%Added
Resources Management Corp12,260$581.0K0.08%−330−2.6%Reduced
Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC12,383$587.4K0.24%+1,643+15.3%Added
Cherokee Insurance Co12,760$605.2K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Retirement Planning Group13,008$617.0K0.03%−910−6.5%Reduced
Bogart Wealth, LLC13,366$633.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Marshall Wace, LLP13,448$637.8K0.00%−388,800−96.7%Reduced
Radnor Capital Management, LLC13,700$650.0K0.11%−90−0.7%Reduced
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc14,267$676.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Bayforest Capital Ltd14,296$678.1K0.30%+13,617+2,005.4%Added
Ieq Capital, LLC14,534$689.4K0.01%+165+1.1%Added
Bailard, Inc.14,714$697.9K0.02%−321−2.1%Reduced
Motco14,794$701.7K0.07%−78−0.5%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.14,938$709.0K0.00%+466+3.2%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC15,244$723.0K0.01%−378−2.4%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC15,307$726.0K0.01%+6,699+77.8%Added
Centiva Capital, LP15,679$743.7K0.04%+15,679New
Yousif Capital Management, LLC15,896$753.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC16,037$760.6K0.00%−91,535−85.1%Reduced
Verition Fund Management LLC16,393$777.5K0.00%+16,393New
Orca Wealth Management, LLC16,839$798.7K0.71%+307+1.9%Added
Plato Investment Management Ltd16,667$798.8K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
MQS Management LLC18,055$856.3K0.49%+18,055New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC18,088$858.0K0.00%−1,190−6.2%Reduced
Mediolanum International Funds Ltd18,268$874.3K0.01%+12,823+235.5%Added