Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
- NYSE
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 7,168,917 | $340.0M | 0.03% | +1,441,302+25.2% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 7,474,945 | $355.1M | 1.18% | −2,784,334−27.1% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 8,001,989 | $379.4M | 0.10% | +496,924+6.6% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 8,127,094 | $385.4M | 1.91% | −1,257,276−13.4% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 8,364,411 | $396.6M | 0.39% | +4,894,754+141.1% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 8,403,940 | $405.6M | 0.03% | +970,769+13.1% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 10,024,780 | $475.5M | 0.09% | +7,165,915+250.7% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 10,069,139 | $477.5M | 1.06% | +7,867,596+357.4% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 14,115,417 | $669.4M | 0.09% | +1,235,620+9.6% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,141,532 | $670.5M | 3.60% | +117,272+0.8% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,158,112 | $718.7M | 1.02% | +374,487+2.5% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,717,286 | $840.3M | 1.60% | +362,572+2.1% | Added |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,188,643 | $862.3M | 0.79% | −777,435−4.1% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 22,228,914 | $1.05B | 1.24% | +3,592,367+19.3% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 28,960,931 | $1.37B | 3.51% | +8,886,892+44.3% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 30,921,468 | $1.47B | 3.35% | +466,941+1.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 53,184,171 | $2.52B | 0.05% | +1,821,025+3.5% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 66,267,051 | $3.14B | 1.68% | +1,639,196+2.5% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 99,763,920 | $4.73B | 1.06% | +339,215+0.3% | Added |
| Proequities, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,406−100.0% | Sold out |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,799,344−100.0% | Sold out |
| Nexus Investment Management ULC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −698,537−100.0% | Sold out |
| Agf Management Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −397,097−100.0% | Sold out |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −511,877−100.0% | Sold out |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −476,721−100.0% | Sold out |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −225,137−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −106,749−100.0% | Sold out |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −218,200−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ninepoint Partners LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −55,356−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −29,656−100.0% | Sold out |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,257−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −19,396−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sienna Gestion | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,954−100.0% | Sold out |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,118−100.0% | Sold out |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,779−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,267−100.0% | Sold out |
| Twinbeech Capital LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,673−100.0% | Sold out |
| AlphaCore Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,687−100.0% | Sold out |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,385−100.0% | Sold out |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,656−100.0% | Sold out |
| May Hill Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,645−100.0% | Sold out |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,248−100.0% | Sold out |
| Arrowpoint Investment Partners (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,940−100.0% | Sold out |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,905−100.0% | Sold out |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,737−100.0% | Sold out |
| West Family Investments, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,702−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,802−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,416−100.0% | Sold out |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,376−100.0% | Sold out |
| Five Oceans Advisors | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,330−100.0% | Sold out |
| Vista Wealth Management Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,096−100.0% | Sold out |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,081−100.0% | Sold out |
| Callan Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,058−100.0% | Sold out |
| Abel Hall, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Manske Wealth Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,995−100.0% | Sold out |
| Enterprise Bank & Trust Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,977−100.0% | Sold out |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,925−100.0% | Sold out |
| Blair William & Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,903−100.0% | Sold out |
| Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,900−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,824−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,800−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,765−100.0% | Sold out |
| Almanack Investment Partners, LLC. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,758−100.0% | Sold out |
| Headlands Technologies LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,439−100.0% | Sold out |
| MEAG MUNICH ERGO, Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,065−100.0% | Sold out |
| Atlas Capital Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,548−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −584−100.0% | Sold out |
| Live Oak Investment Partners | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | – | Sold out |
| Hall Laurie J Trustee | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −600−100.0% | Sold out |
| Central Trust Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −500−100.0% | Sold out |
| GeoWealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −428−100.0% | Sold out |
| Clean Yield Group | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −363−100.0% | Sold out |
| Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −319−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lipe & Dalton | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −125−100.0% | Sold out |
| Transce3nd, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −100−100.0% | Sold out |
| Venturi Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −92−100.0% | Sold out |
| MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −90−100.0% | Sold out |
| Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −89−100.0% | Sold out |
| Creekmur Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −66−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kestra Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −45−100.0% | Sold out |
| Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22−100.0% | Sold out |
| Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14−100.0% | Sold out |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Dorchester Wealth Management Co | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Executive Wealth Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Spartan Fund Management Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |