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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 168,186 | $7.98M | 0.04% | +7,500+4.7% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 171,800 | $8.15M | 0.01% | +155,266+939.1% | Added |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 173,390 | $8.22M | 0.54% | +404+0.2% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 178,463 | $8.42M | 1.53% | −55,070−23.6% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 177,841 | $8.44M | 0.01% | −12,313−6.5% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 181,403 | $8.60M | 0.06% | +37,584+26.1% | Added |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 181,753 | $8.63M | 2.34% | −30,056−14.2% | Reduced |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 182,677 | $8.66M | 0.21% | +45,599+33.3% | Added |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 184,941 | $8.77M | 0.07% | −96−0.1% | Reduced |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 187,515 | $8.89M | 0.00% | +30,117+19.1% | Added |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 200,726 | $9.52M | 0.01% | +200,726 | New |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 204,169 | $9.68M | 0.08% | −18,347−8.2% | Reduced |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 206,876 | $9.83M | 3.00% | +51,409+33.1% | Added |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 145,207 | $9.91M | 0.24% | −56,119−27.9% | Reduced |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 211,051 | $10.0M | 2.81% | −3,852−1.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 214,454 | $10.2M | 1.09% | −23,089−9.7% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 219,422 | $10.4M | 0.02% | +63,716+40.9% | Added |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 218,606 | $10.4M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC | 221,928 | $10.5M | 0.96% | +221,928 | New |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 222,301 | $10.5M | 0.22% | +33,089+17.5% | Added |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 227,100 | $10.8M | 0.08% | −38,100−14.4% | Reduced |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 237,355 | $11.3M | 0.16% | +91,215+62.4% | Added |
| Natixis | 239,206 | $11.3M | 0.07% | +54,714+29.7% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 252,100 | $12.0M | 0.32% | −47,630−15.9% | Reduced |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 256,656 | $12.2M | 0.10% | −30,000−10.5% | Reduced |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 180,500 | $12.3M | 0.50% | +180,500 | New |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 271,489 | $12.9M | 0.03% | −1,361−0.5% | Reduced |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 132,846 | $13.0M | 0.75% | +88,544+199.9% | Added |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | 292,309 | $13.9M | 0.63% | +292,309 | New |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 301,000 | $14.3M | 0.03% | −271,000−47.4% | Reduced |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 303,648 | $14.4M | 0.71% | −43,365−12.5% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 319,775 | $15.2M | 0.01% | −23,231−6.8% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 333,404 | $16.6M | 0.00% | +53,499+19.1% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $17.0M | 0.92% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Century Companies Inc | 359,620 | $17.1M | 0.01% | +21,970+6.5% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 391,942 | $18.3M | 0.02% | −16,672−4.1% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 386,759 | $18.3M | 0.06% | −7,039−1.8% | Reduced |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 393,400 | $18.6M | 0.14% | +62,500+18.9% | Added |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 409,629 | $19.4M | 5.90% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc | 418,297 | $19.8M | 0.06% | +387,191+1,244.7% | Added |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $20.5M | 15.88% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guardian Capital LP | 465,407 | $22.1M | 0.87% | −15,828−3.3% | Reduced |
| Omers Administration Corp | 466,940 | $22.1M | 0.19% | +8,007+1.7% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 526,563 | $25.0M | 0.03% | +161,965+44.4% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 576,194 | $27.3M | 0.08% | −30,039−5.0% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 666,304 | $29.2M | 0.09% | −10,400−1.5% | Reduced |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 631,738 | $29.5M | 3.05% | +21,958+3.6% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 659,440 | $31.3M | 0.03% | +561,562+573.7% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 692,516 | $32.8M | 0.20% | −381,293−35.5% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 708,840 | $33.6M | 0.13% | +3,326+0.5% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 713,931 | $33.8M | 0.03% | −121,156−14.5% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 719,697 | $34.1M | 0.03% | −1,862,999−72.1% | Reduced |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 770,837 | $36.6M | 0.06% | +525,441+214.1% | Added |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 782,054 | $37.1M | 4.71% | −7,566−1.0% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 811,591 | $38.5M | 0.12% | +337,032+71.0% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 836,622 | $39.7M | 0.01% | +1,034+0.1% | Added |
| Nuveen, LLC | 873,668 | $41.4M | 0.01% | +873,668 | New |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 886,594 | $42.1M | 1.29% | −22,321−2.5% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 901,692 | $42.7M | 0.05% | +217,124+31.7% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 934,973 | $44.3M | 0.01% | −81,574−8.0% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 941,286 | $44.6M | 0.11% | +5,085+0.5% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 974,034 | $46.2M | 0.04% | +59,833+6.5% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 978,948 | $46.4M | 0.00% | −59,462−5.7% | Reduced |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 994,399 | $47.2M | 9.62% | +984,101+9,556.2% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 1,018,164 | $48.4M | 0.09% | +4,077+0.4% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,028,500 | $49.1M | 1.09% | +1,028,500 | New |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 1,058,540 | $50.2M | 0.19% | +19,024+1.8% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,092,736 | $51.8M | 2.63% | +209,225+23.7% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,095,762 | $52.0M | 1.78% | −126,120−10.3% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,124,324 | $53.4M | 4.61% | +1,012,715+907.4% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,154,576 | $54.8M | 4.06% | −241,609−17.3% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,155,791 | $54.8M | 0.01% | +60,506+5.5% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,204,941 | $57.2M | 0.59% | −12,916−1.1% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,258,751 | $59.8M | 0.08% | −75,934−5.7% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,304,529 | $61.8M | 0.04% | −38,403−2.9% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 987,155 | $67.4M | 2.49% | −188,091−16.0% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 1,514,002 | $71.8M | 0.17% | +217,004+16.7% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,557,511 | $73.9M | 0.02% | +21,426+1.4% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,645,990 | $78.1M | 0.02% | +346,719+26.7% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 1,805,936 | $85.7M | 0.03% | +87,029+5.1% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 1,973,640 | $93.6M | 0.59% | −9,777,294−83.2% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 1,985,565 | $94.2M | 0.02% | −187,809−8.6% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,061,256 | $97.8M | 3.32% | −6,068−0.3% | Reduced |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,121,805 | $100.6M | 0.09% | −96,841−4.4% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,126,600 | $100.8M | 0.69% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 2,150,322 | $101.9M | 3.55% | +250,028+13.2% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 2,300,000 | $109.1M | 10.64% | +2,300,000 | New |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 2,312,498 | $109.6M | 0.63% | −4,180,414−64.4% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,449,880 | $116.2M | 0.02% | +86,172+3.6% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,237,901 | $154.4M | 0.15% | −1,272,094−28.2% | Reduced |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,600,249 | $170.8M | 0.62% | −267,740−6.9% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,877,489 | $183.8M | 0.03% | +57,145+1.5% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,011,525 | $190.2M | 4.04% | −115,845−2.8% | Reduced |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 4,300,083 | $204.0M | 35.67% | +4,300,083 | New |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 4,655,406 | $216.9M | 1.77% | +805,814+20.9% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,875,859 | $231.3M | 0.02% | +2,309,053+90.0% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,233,040 | $241.9M | 0.09% | +10,647+0.3% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,327,412 | $252.7M | 0.06% | +177,542+3.4% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,883,980 | $279.1M | 0.02% | +1,365,752+30.2% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 6,321,716 | $299.8M | 1.31% | −1,774,407−21.9% | Reduced |