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, Q2 2025
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Jun 30, 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
- 433
- +21 vs. Q1 2025
- Shares held
- 605.0M
- +32.0M (+5.6%) vs. Q1 2025
- Total value
- $33.5B
- +$6.25B (+22.9%) vs. Q1 2025
- New holders
- 53
- 152 more added
- Sold out
- 32
- 150 more reduced
7 institutions that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2025: 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, Q2 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 107,710,257 | $5.95B | 1.16% | +7,946,337+8.0% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 59,406,433 | $3.29B | 1.65% | −6,860,618−10.4% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 55,005,337 | $3.04B | 0.05% | +1,821,166+3.4% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 33,240,457 | $1.84B | 0.30% | +23,215,677+231.6% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 28,324,364 | $1.57B | 3.46% | −2,597,104−8.4% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 20,774,479 | $1.15B | 2.47% | −8,186,452−28.3% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 19,009,442 | $1.05B | 1.13% | −3,219,472−14.5% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,134,031 | $1.00B | 0.85% | −54,612−0.3% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,015,979 | $940.5M | 1.64% | −701,307−4.0% | Reduced |
| Norges Bank | 15,158,298 | $838.7M | 0.10% | +1,042,881+7.4% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,143,129 | $837.9M | 1.09% | −14,983−0.1% | Reduced |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 14,886,681 | $823.8M | 1.65% | +4,817,542+47.8% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,231,690 | $786.7M | 3.72% | +90,158+0.6% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 13,148,255 | $726.7M | 0.05% | +5,979,338+83.4% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 10,088,450 | $564.9M | 0.04% | +1,684,510+20.0% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 7,730,557 | $427.3M | 1.88% | −396,537−4.9% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 7,646,549 | $423.1M | 0.36% | −717,862−8.6% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,635,861 | $421.4M | 0.10% | −366,128−4.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 7,493,437 | $414.2M | 0.03% | +1,609,457+27.4% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 6,792,898 | $376.2M | 1.18% | −682,047−9.1% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 5,918,275 | $327.5M | 1.15% | −403,441−6.4% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,534,089 | $305.9M | 0.07% | +206,677+3.9% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,728,837 | $285.2M | 0.10% | +495,797+11.7% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 4,785,488 | $266.1M | 1.91% | +130,082+2.8% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,123,413 | $227.9M | 0.01% | −752,446−15.4% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,052,095 | $223.6M | 4.28% | +40,570+1.0% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 4,048,212 | $223.4M | 0.04% | +170,723+4.4% | Added |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,565,991 | $197.1M | 0.66% | −34,258−1.0% | Reduced |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,247,234 | $178.6M | 0.16% | +9,333+0.3% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 3,062,126 | $169.0M | 1.33% | +2,595,186+555.8% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 2,932,115 | $161.9M | 0.03% | +946,550+47.7% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 2,873,828 | $159.0M | 0.93% | +2,181,312+315.0% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 2,535,100 | $140.2M | 13.14% | +235,100+10.2% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,297,098 | $127.0M | 0.02% | −152,782−6.2% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 2,281,324 | $126.3M | 0.08% | +976,795+74.9% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,297,775 | $125.2M | 0.10% | +175,970+8.3% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 2,218,560 | $122.6M | 0.05% | +412,624+22.8% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,126,600 | $117.7M | 0.92% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 2,111,548 | $116.6M | 3.55% | −38,774−1.8% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,078,609 | $114.9M | 3.60% | +17,353+0.8% | Added |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,689,235 | $93.4M | 0.02% | +131,724+8.5% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,585,913 | $87.8M | 0.02% | −60,077−3.6% | Reduced |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 1,528,800 | $84.4M | 0.17% | +1,435,000+1,529.9% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 1,490,611 | $82.4M | 0.06% | +1,318,811+767.6% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 1,410,536 | $77.8M | 0.33% | +1,290,300+1,073.1% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1,400,926 | $77.4M | 0.14% | +1,400,926 | New |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 1,363,367 | $75.2M | 0.43% | −610,273−30.9% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 967,921 | $72.9M | 2.62% | −19,234−1.9% | Reduced |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 1,313,286 | $72.6M | 15.91% | +318,887+32.1% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,262,462 | $69.6M | 0.09% | +3,711+0.3% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 1,231,192 | $68.0M | 2.18% | +344,598+38.9% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,200,107 | $66.3M | 0.01% | +44,316+3.8% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,200,811 | $66.3M | 0.65% | −4,130−0.3% | Reduced |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,188,376 | $65.8M | 4.26% | +33,800+2.9% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,128,100 | $62.1M | 1.07% | +99,600+9.7% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,120,920 | $61.9M | 4.84% | −3,404−0.3% | Reduced |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,096,397 | $60.7M | 2.24% | +3,661+0.3% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,092,122 | $60.4M | 2.04% | −3,640−0.3% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 1,082,537 | $59.8M | 0.12% | −431,465−28.5% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1,070,219 | $59.2M | 0.00% | +91,271+9.3% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 976,546 | $53.9M | 0.04% | +262,615+36.8% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 962,697 | $53.2M | 0.05% | +243,000+33.8% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 925,475 | $51.2M | 0.01% | −9,498−1.0% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 880,308 | $48.6M | 0.11% | −60,978−6.5% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 878,892 | $48.6M | 0.18% | −179,648−17.0% | Reduced |
| Nuveen, LLC | 871,866 | $48.1M | 0.01% | −1,802−0.2% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 852,667 | $47.1M | 0.04% | −121,367−12.5% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 848,843 | $46.8M | 0.05% | −52,849−5.9% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 822,787 | $45.5M | 0.05% | +296,224+56.3% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 811,500 | $44.9M | 0.06% | +811,500 | New |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 952,183 | $44.8M | 0.13% | +285,879+42.9% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 809,343 | $44.7M | 0.01% | −27,279−3.3% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 803,125 | $44.4M | 0.07% | −215,039−21.1% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 801,324 | $44.2M | 0.13% | −10,267−1.3% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 764,860 | $42.3M | 4.67% | −17,194−2.2% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 708,840 | $39.1M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 623,144 | $34.4M | 0.08% | +46,950+8.1% | Added |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 600,702 | $33.0M | 2.97% | −31,036−4.9% | Reduced |
| Man Group plc | 577,800 | $31.9M | 0.07% | +159,503+38.1% | Added |
| Agf Management Ltd | 394,484 | $29.7M | 0.13% | +394,484 | New |
| AXA S.A. | 467,865 | $25.9M | 0.07% | +81,106+21.0% | Added |
| Guardian Capital LP | 463,140 | $25.6M | 0.90% | −2,267−0.5% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 451,156 | $24.9M | 0.02% | +59,214+15.1% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 416,509 | $23.0M | 0.05% | +416,509 | New |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 409,629 | $22.6M | 6.66% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $22.6M | 12.81% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | 391,344 | $21.6M | 0.94% | +99,035+33.9% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 386,284 | $21.4M | 0.01% | +26,664+7.4% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 368,000 | $20.3M | 0.13% | −25,400−6.5% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 359,301 | $19.9M | 0.01% | +39,526+12.4% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $19.8M | 1.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Millennium Management LLC | 352,008 | $19.5M | 0.02% | +198,017+128.6% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 337,109 | $18.6M | 0.46% | +85,009+33.7% | Added |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 301,000 | $16.6M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 290,578 | $16.6M | 0.00% | −42,826−12.8% | Reduced |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | 294,262 | $16.3M | 0.56% | +294,262 | New |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 277,979 | $15.4M | 0.69% | −25,669−8.5% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $15.2M | 0.03% | +1,361+0.5% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 271,012 | $15.0M | 0.02% | −499,825−64.8% | Reduced |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 257,656 | $14.2M | 0.10% | +1,000+0.4% | Added |