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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC | 221,928 | $10.5M | 0.96% | +221,928 | New |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 218,606 | $10.4M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 219,422 | $10.4M | 0.02% | +63,716+40.9% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 214,454 | $10.2M | 1.09% | −23,089−9.7% | Reduced |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 211,051 | $10.0M | 2.81% | −3,852−1.8% | Reduced |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 145,207 | $9.91M | 0.24% | −56,119−27.9% | Reduced |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 206,876 | $9.83M | 3.00% | +51,409+33.1% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 204,169 | $9.68M | 0.08% | −18,347−8.2% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 200,726 | $9.52M | 0.01% | +200,726 | New |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 187,515 | $8.89M | 0.00% | +30,117+19.1% | Added |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 184,941 | $8.77M | 0.07% | −96−0.1% | Reduced |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 182,677 | $8.66M | 0.21% | +45,599+33.3% | Added |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 181,753 | $8.63M | 2.34% | −30,056−14.2% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 181,403 | $8.60M | 0.06% | +37,584+26.1% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 177,841 | $8.44M | 0.01% | −12,313−6.5% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 178,463 | $8.42M | 1.53% | −55,070−23.6% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 173,390 | $8.22M | 0.54% | +404+0.2% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 171,800 | $8.15M | 0.01% | +155,266+939.1% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 168,186 | $7.98M | 0.04% | +7,500+4.7% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 159,315 | $7.55M | 0.01% | −16,920−9.6% | Reduced |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 158,946 | $7.54M | 2.20% | +1,518+1.0% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 158,750 | $7.53M | 0.08% | +52,193+49.0% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 158,171 | $7.50M | 1.48% | −97,750−38.2% | Reduced |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 110,738 | $7.50M | 0.01% | +107,865+3,754.4% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 156,255 | $7.41M | 0.13% | +2,264+1.5% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 153,991 | $7.31M | 0.01% | +70,717+84.9% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 152,056 | $7.21M | 0.03% | +14,625+10.6% | Added |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 146,695 | $6.96M | 0.09% | +52,700+56.1% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 139,249 | $6.67M | 0.00% | −6,000−4.1% | Reduced |
| Unigestion Holding SA | 139,887 | $6.63M | 0.39% | −18,636−11.8% | Reduced |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 139,596 | $6.62M | 0.08% | +2,785+2.0% | Added |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 138,907 | $6.59M | 1.96% | +5,503+4.1% | Added |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 138,669 | $6.58M | 2.78% | +6,641+5.0% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 133,828 | $6.34M | 0.03% | +500+0.4% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 125,546 | $5.95M | 0.02% | −5,205−4.0% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 123,042 | $5.84M | 0.00% | +2,765+2.3% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 120,236 | $5.70M | 0.02% | +800+0.7% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 110,777 | $5.25M | 0.76% | +110,777 | New |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 103,414 | $4.91M | 0.01% | +61,326+145.7% | Added |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 71,674 | $4.89M | 0.17% | +69,099+2,683.5% | Added |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 71,293 | $4.86M | 0.16% | −10,500−12.8% | Reduced |
| Andra AP-fonden | 70,000 | $4.78M | 0.08% | +60,900+669.2% | Added |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $4.74M | 0.41% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 95,467 | $4.53M | 1.21% | +95,467 | New |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 93,800 | $4.44M | 0.01% | −1,600−1.7% | Reduced |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $4.44M | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 88,225 | $4.18M | 0.32% | +88,225 | New |
| US Bancorp | 85,672 | $4.06M | 0.01% | −13,535−13.6% | Reduced |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 83,597 | $3.97M | 0.09% | +83,597 | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 79,406 | $3.76M | 0.01% | −7,100−8.2% | Reduced |
| Ossiam | 73,482 | $3.48M | 0.05% | −14,757−16.7% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 72,955 | $3.46M | 0.00% | +72,158+9,053.7% | Added |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 71,737 | $3.40M | 1.17% | −1,953−2.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 71,286 | $3.38M | 0.01% | +7,208+11.2% | Added |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 70,318 | $3.33M | 0.00% | +41,818+146.7% | Added |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 67,252 | $3.19M | 0.01% | −4,794−6.7% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 67,240 | $3.19M | 0.00% | +3,063+4.8% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 65,778 | $3.12M | 0.00% | +1,351+2.1% | Added |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 63,084 | $2.99M | 0.09% | +8,109+14.8% | Added |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 58,073 | $2.75M | 0.02% | +298+0.5% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 57,409 | $2.72M | 0.42% | +1,127+2.0% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 56,446 | $2.68M | 0.00% | +1,060+1.9% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 53,015 | $2.51M | 0.00% | +30,386+134.3% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 52,234 | $2.48M | 0.07% | −217−0.4% | Reduced |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 51,526 | $2.45M | 0.48% | −3,268−6.0% | Reduced |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 51,190 | $2.43M | 0.53% | +104+0.2% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 50,396 | $2.39M | 0.00% | −39,725−44.1% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 47,177 | $2.24M | 0.07% | +41,778+773.8% | Added |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 46,096 | $2.19M | 0.22% | +46,096 | New |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 44,351 | $2.10M | 0.16% | −1,332−2.9% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 44,009 | $2.09M | 0.00% | −22,992−34.3% | Reduced |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 43,429 | $2.06M | 0.13% | +43,429 | New |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 43,120 | $2.05M | 0.00% | +36,675+569.0% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 42,664 | $2.03M | 0.01% | +1,100+2.6% | Added |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 42,706 | $2.03M | 0.00% | +38,462+906.3% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 42,356 | $2.01M | 0.00% | −49,845−54.1% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 42,136 | $2.00M | 0.07% | +40,661+2,756.7% | Added |
| United Services Automobile Association | 41,683 | $1.99M | 0.06% | +1,894+4.8% | Added |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 41,562 | $1.97M | 0.01% | −11,712−22.0% | Reduced |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 39,955 | $1.90M | 0.00% | +24,547+159.3% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 39,903 | $1.89M | 0.09% | −2,114−5.0% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 39,855 | $1.89M | 0.00% | −6,961−14.9% | Reduced |
| Credit Agricole S A | 38,104 | $1.81M | 0.01% | +182+0.5% | Added |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 36,095 | $1.71M | 0.03% | +36,095 | New |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 24,995 | $1.71M | 0.54% | +2,930+13.3% | Added |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 34,510 | $1.64M | 0.64% | −29,590−46.2% | Reduced |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 23,700 | $1.62M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 33,543 | $1.59M | 0.00% | +9,557+39.8% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 32,899 | $1.56M | 0.00% | −7,995−19.6% | Reduced |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 32,100 | $1.52M | 0.11% | +32,100 | New |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 32,003 | $1.52M | 0.00% | +63+0.2% | Added |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 31,887 | $1.51M | 1.09% | +400+1.3% | Added |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 30,528 | $1.46M | 0.00% | −13,286−30.3% | Reduced |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 30,000 | $1.42M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 29,700 | $1.41M | 0.00% | −500−1.7% | Reduced |
| First National Trust Co | 28,739 | $1.36M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.36M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.30M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JustInvest LLC | 26,766 | $1.27M | 0.02% | +150+0.6% | Added |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 26,450 | $1.25M | 0.07% | −1,900−6.7% | Reduced |