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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signaturefd, LLC | 18,478 | $876.4K | 0.02% | −2,224−10.7% | Reduced |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 18,441 | $880.2K | 0.03% | −10,806−36.9% | Reduced |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 18,834 | $893.3K | 0.02% | +59+0.3% | Added |
| Prudential PLC | 19,111 | $906.3K | 0.00% | −4,656−19.6% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 19,096 | $911.5K | 0.00% | +10,056+111.2% | Added |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 18,863 | $913.6K | 0.42% | −25−0.1% | Reduced |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 20,093 | $953.0K | 0.15% | −125−0.6% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 20,535 | $974.0K | 0.07% | +515+2.6% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 20,629 | $978.4K | 0.00% | +340+1.7% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 20,635 | $978.7K | 0.00% | +14+0.1% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,888 | $1.08M | 0.20% | +24+0.1% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 23,356 | $1.11M | 0.00% | −668−2.8% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 23,579 | $1.12M | 0.00% | +6,003+34.2% | Added |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 24,050 | $1.14M | 0.17% | +24,050 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 24,345 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −11,710−32.5% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 24,910 | $1.18M | 0.17% | +3,220+14.8% | Added |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 25,285 | $1.20M | 0.01% | +3,215+14.6% | Added |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 25,945 | $1.23M | 0.02% | +25,945 | New |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 26,005 | $1.23M | 0.31% | −2,350−8.3% | Reduced |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 26,450 | $1.25M | 0.07% | −1,900−6.7% | Reduced |
| JustInvest LLC | 26,766 | $1.27M | 0.02% | +150+0.6% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.30M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.36M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First National Trust Co | 28,739 | $1.36M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 29,700 | $1.41M | 0.00% | −500−1.7% | Reduced |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 30,000 | $1.42M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 30,528 | $1.46M | 0.00% | −13,286−30.3% | Reduced |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 31,887 | $1.51M | 1.09% | +400+1.3% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 32,003 | $1.52M | 0.00% | +63+0.2% | Added |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 32,100 | $1.52M | 0.11% | +32,100 | New |
| Mariner, LLC | 32,899 | $1.56M | 0.00% | −7,995−19.6% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 33,543 | $1.59M | 0.00% | +9,557+39.8% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 23,700 | $1.62M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 34,510 | $1.64M | 0.64% | −29,590−46.2% | Reduced |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 24,995 | $1.71M | 0.54% | +2,930+13.3% | Added |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 36,095 | $1.71M | 0.03% | +36,095 | New |
| Credit Agricole S A | 38,104 | $1.81M | 0.01% | +182+0.5% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 39,855 | $1.89M | 0.00% | −6,961−14.9% | Reduced |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 39,903 | $1.89M | 0.09% | −2,114−5.0% | Reduced |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 39,955 | $1.90M | 0.00% | +24,547+159.3% | Added |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 41,562 | $1.97M | 0.01% | −11,712−22.0% | Reduced |
| United Services Automobile Association | 41,683 | $1.99M | 0.06% | +1,894+4.8% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 42,136 | $2.00M | 0.07% | +40,661+2,756.7% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 42,356 | $2.01M | 0.00% | −49,845−54.1% | Reduced |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 42,706 | $2.03M | 0.00% | +38,462+906.3% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 42,664 | $2.03M | 0.01% | +1,100+2.6% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 43,120 | $2.05M | 0.00% | +36,675+569.0% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 43,429 | $2.06M | 0.13% | +43,429 | New |
| FMR LLC | 44,009 | $2.09M | 0.00% | −22,992−34.3% | Reduced |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 44,351 | $2.10M | 0.16% | −1,332−2.9% | Reduced |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 46,096 | $2.19M | 0.22% | +46,096 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 47,177 | $2.24M | 0.07% | +41,778+773.8% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 50,396 | $2.39M | 0.00% | −39,725−44.1% | Reduced |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 51,190 | $2.43M | 0.53% | +104+0.2% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 51,526 | $2.45M | 0.48% | −3,268−6.0% | Reduced |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 52,234 | $2.48M | 0.07% | −217−0.4% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 53,015 | $2.51M | 0.00% | +30,386+134.3% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 56,446 | $2.68M | 0.00% | +1,060+1.9% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 57,409 | $2.72M | 0.42% | +1,127+2.0% | Added |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 58,073 | $2.75M | 0.02% | +298+0.5% | Added |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 63,084 | $2.99M | 0.09% | +8,109+14.8% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 65,778 | $3.12M | 0.00% | +1,351+2.1% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 67,240 | $3.19M | 0.00% | +3,063+4.8% | Added |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 67,252 | $3.19M | 0.01% | −4,794−6.7% | Reduced |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 70,318 | $3.33M | 0.00% | +41,818+146.7% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 71,286 | $3.38M | 0.01% | +7,208+11.2% | Added |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 71,737 | $3.40M | 1.17% | −1,953−2.7% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 72,955 | $3.46M | 0.00% | +72,158+9,053.7% | Added |
| Ossiam | 73,482 | $3.48M | 0.05% | −14,757−16.7% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 79,406 | $3.76M | 0.01% | −7,100−8.2% | Reduced |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 83,597 | $3.97M | 0.09% | +83,597 | New |
| US Bancorp | 85,672 | $4.06M | 0.01% | −13,535−13.6% | Reduced |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 88,225 | $4.18M | 0.32% | +88,225 | New |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $4.44M | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 93,800 | $4.44M | 0.01% | −1,600−1.7% | Reduced |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 95,467 | $4.53M | 1.21% | +95,467 | New |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $4.74M | 0.41% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Andra AP-fonden | 70,000 | $4.78M | 0.08% | +60,900+669.2% | Added |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 71,293 | $4.86M | 0.16% | −10,500−12.8% | Reduced |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 71,674 | $4.89M | 0.17% | +69,099+2,683.5% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 103,414 | $4.91M | 0.01% | +61,326+145.7% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 110,777 | $5.25M | 0.76% | +110,777 | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 120,236 | $5.70M | 0.02% | +800+0.7% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 123,042 | $5.84M | 0.00% | +2,765+2.3% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 125,546 | $5.95M | 0.02% | −5,205−4.0% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 133,828 | $6.34M | 0.03% | +500+0.4% | Added |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 138,669 | $6.58M | 2.78% | +6,641+5.0% | Added |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 138,907 | $6.59M | 1.96% | +5,503+4.1% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 139,596 | $6.62M | 0.08% | +2,785+2.0% | Added |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 139,887 | $6.63M | 0.39% | −18,636−11.8% | Reduced |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 139,249 | $6.67M | 0.00% | −6,000−4.1% | Reduced |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 146,695 | $6.96M | 0.09% | +52,700+56.1% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 152,056 | $7.21M | 0.03% | +14,625+10.6% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 153,991 | $7.31M | 0.01% | +70,717+84.9% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 156,255 | $7.41M | 0.13% | +2,264+1.5% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 110,738 | $7.50M | 0.01% | +107,865+3,754.4% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 158,171 | $7.50M | 1.48% | −97,750−38.2% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 158,750 | $7.53M | 0.08% | +52,193+49.0% | Added |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 158,946 | $7.54M | 2.20% | +1,518+1.0% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 159,315 | $7.55M | 0.01% | −16,920−9.6% | Reduced |