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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 26,005 | $1.23M | 0.31% | −2,350−8.3% | Reduced |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 25,945 | $1.23M | 0.02% | +25,945 | New |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 25,285 | $1.20M | 0.01% | +3,215+14.6% | Added |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 24,910 | $1.18M | 0.17% | +3,220+14.8% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 24,345 | $1.16M | 0.00% | −11,710−32.5% | Reduced |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 24,050 | $1.14M | 0.17% | +24,050 | New |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 23,579 | $1.12M | 0.00% | +6,003+34.2% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 23,356 | $1.11M | 0.00% | −668−2.8% | Reduced |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,888 | $1.08M | 0.20% | +24+0.1% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 20,635 | $978.7K | 0.00% | +14+0.1% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 20,629 | $978.4K | 0.00% | +340+1.7% | Added |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 20,535 | $974.0K | 0.07% | +515+2.6% | Added |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 20,093 | $953.0K | 0.15% | −125−0.6% | Reduced |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 18,863 | $913.6K | 0.42% | −25−0.1% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 19,096 | $911.5K | 0.00% | +10,056+111.2% | Added |
| Prudential PLC | 19,111 | $906.3K | 0.00% | −4,656−19.6% | Reduced |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 18,834 | $893.3K | 0.02% | +59+0.3% | Added |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 18,441 | $880.2K | 0.03% | −10,806−36.9% | Reduced |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 18,478 | $876.4K | 0.02% | −2,224−10.7% | Reduced |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd | 18,268 | $874.3K | 0.01% | +12,823+235.5% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 18,088 | $858.0K | 0.00% | −1,190−6.2% | Reduced |
| MQS Management LLC | 18,055 | $856.3K | 0.49% | +18,055 | New |
| Plato Investment Management Ltd | 16,667 | $798.8K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Orca Wealth Management, LLC | 16,839 | $798.7K | 0.71% | +307+1.9% | Added |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 16,393 | $777.5K | 0.00% | +16,393 | New |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 16,037 | $760.6K | 0.00% | −91,535−85.1% | Reduced |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 15,896 | $753.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Centiva Capital, LP | 15,679 | $743.7K | 0.04% | +15,679 | New |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 15,307 | $726.0K | 0.01% | +6,699+77.8% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 15,244 | $723.0K | 0.01% | −378−2.4% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,938 | $709.0K | 0.00% | +466+3.2% | Added |
| Motco | 14,794 | $701.7K | 0.07% | −78−0.5% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 14,714 | $697.9K | 0.02% | −321−2.1% | Reduced |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 14,534 | $689.4K | 0.01% | +165+1.1% | Added |
| Bayforest Capital Ltd | 14,296 | $678.1K | 0.30% | +13,617+2,005.4% | Added |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 14,267 | $676.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 13,700 | $650.0K | 0.11% | −90−0.7% | Reduced |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 13,448 | $637.8K | 0.00% | −388,800−96.7% | Reduced |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 13,366 | $633.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Retirement Planning Group | 13,008 | $617.0K | 0.03% | −910−6.5% | Reduced |
| Cherokee Insurance Co | 12,760 | $605.2K | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 12,383 | $587.4K | 0.24% | +1,643+15.3% | Added |
| Resources Management Corp | 12,260 | $581.0K | 0.08% | −330−2.6% | Reduced |
| Fox Run Management, L.L.C. | 12,042 | $571.2K | 0.09% | +7,146+146.0% | Added |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 12,024 | $570.4K | 0.01% | +7,376+158.7% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 11,860 | $562.5K | 0.00% | −900−7.1% | Reduced |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 11,704 | $555.1K | 0.03% | +639+5.8% | Added |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC | 11,576 | $549.0K | 0.01% | −909−7.3% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 11,469 | $544.0K | 0.08% | +11,469 | New |
| M&T Bank Corp | 11,365 | $539.0K | 0.00% | −522−4.4% | Reduced |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 11,013 | $522.3K | 0.00% | +315+2.9% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 10,930 | $518.4K | 0.00% | −2,895−20.9% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 10,801 | $512.0K | 0.00% | +442+4.3% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 10,788 | $511.7K | 0.02% | −469−4.2% | Reduced |
| Park Circle Co | 10,500 | $498.0K | 0.44% | +10,500 | New |
| PEAK6 LLC | 10,383 | $492.5K | 0.02% | +10,383 | New |
| Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc | 10,381 | $492.4K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 10,292 | $488.1K | 0.01% | −21,750−67.9% | Reduced |
| Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc | 10,170 | $482.1K | 0.06% | −3,532−25.8% | Reduced |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 9,876 | $468.5K | 0.27% | −2,572−20.7% | Reduced |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 9,872 | $468.2K | 0.02% | −978−9.0% | Reduced |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 9,751 | $462.5K | 0.00% | −838−7.9% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 9,689 | $458.3K | 0.00% | −15−0.2% | Reduced |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 9,635 | $457.0K | 0.01% | +9,635 | New |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG | 9,398 | $445.5K | 0.01% | +9,398 | New |
| Monticello Wealth Management, LLC | 9,096 | $431.4K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ruggaard & Associates LLC | 8,981 | $426.0K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Life Insurance Co | 8,806 | $417.7K | 0.01% | −92−1.0% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd | 8,806 | $417.7K | 0.00% | −92−1.0% | Reduced |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 8,510 | $403.6K | 0.15% | +6+0.1% | Added |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 8,413 | $399.0K | 0.02% | −6,144−42.2% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 8,235 | $390.6K | 0.00% | −3,203−28.0% | Reduced |
| Versant Capital Management, Inc | 7,792 | $369.6K | 0.06% | +7,655+5,587.6% | Added |
| Cohen Investment Advisors LLC | 7,603 | $360.6K | 0.21% | −7−0.1% | Reduced |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd | 7,536 | $357.4K | 0.27% | +7,536 | New |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 5,205 | $349.6K | 0.13% | +5,205 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 7,239 | $343.3K | 0.00% | +1,297+21.8% | Added |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 6,272 | $341.1K | 0.02% | −734,703−99.2% | Reduced |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 7,063 | $335.0K | 0.02% | −4,121−36.8% | Reduced |
| Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 7,050 | $334.2K | 0.22% | +100+1.4% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 6,897 | $327.1K | 0.03% | +1,121+19.4% | Added |
| First Affirmative Financial Network | 6,795 | $322.3K | 0.20% | −718−9.6% | Reduced |
| SIH Partners, LLLP | 6,569 | $311.6K | 0.03% | +6,569 | New |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP | 3,985 | $307.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 6,280 | $297.8K | 0.00% | −5,366−46.1% | Reduced |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | 6,280 | $297.8K | 0.00% | −5,366−46.1% | Reduced |
| Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. | 6,199 | $294.0K | 0.03% | +1,165+23.1% | Added |
| Forbes J M & Co LLP | 6,000 | $284.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Danske Bank A/S | 5,903 | $280.6K | 0.00% | −1,718−22.5% | Reduced |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 5,842 | $276.9K | 0.00% | −653−10.1% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 5,804 | $275.3K | 0.00% | −1,817−23.8% | Reduced |
| Applied Capital LLC | 5,616 | $266.4K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Old North State Trust, LLC | 4,872 | $262.0K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 5,461 | $259.0K | 0.00% | −54−1.0% | Reduced |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 5,458 | $258.9K | 0.01% | +5,458 | New |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 5,432 | $257.6K | 0.01% | +500+10.1% | Added |
| Hemenway Trust Co LLC | 5,140 | $243.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Magnus Financial Group LLC | 5,102 | $242.0K | 0.02% | +20.0% | Added |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 5,067 | $240.3K | 0.00% | +1,242+32.5% | Added |
| Sara-Bay Financial | 5,021 | $239.7K | 0.11% | +294+6.2% | Added |