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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2025: 433 institutions
Q1 2021: 385 institutionsQ2 2021: 394 institutionsQ3 2021: 419 institutionsQ4 2021: 438 institutionsQ1 2022: 440 institutionsQ2 2022: 434 institutionsQ3 2022: 416 institutionsQ4 2022: 418 institutionsQ1 2023: 405 institutionsQ2 2023: 386 institutionsQ3 2023: 395 institutionsQ4 2023: 390 institutionsQ1 2024: 399 institutionsQ2 2024: 393 institutionsQ3 2024: 412 institutionsQ4 2024: 442 institutionsQ1 2025: 419 institutionsQ2 2025: 433 institutionsQ3 2025: 460 institutionsQ4 2025: 484 institutionsQ1 2026: 508 institutionsQ2 2026: 535 institutions
Value heldQ2 2025: $33.5B
Q1 2021: $36.4BQ2 2021: $37.1BQ3 2021: $36.0BQ4 2021: $39.4BQ1 2022: $38.8BQ2 2022: $33.2BQ3 2022: $26.9BQ4 2022: $26.8BQ1 2023: $28.3BQ2 2023: $27.3BQ3 2023: $24.5BQ4 2023: $26.4BQ1 2024: $29.1BQ2 2024: $26.0BQ3 2024: $31.4BQ4 2024: $29.3BQ1 2025: $27.3BQ2 2025: $33.5BQ3 2025: $35.8BQ4 2025: $42.2BQ1 2026: $37.3BQ2 2026: $47.7B
Institutions holding BNS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026535$47.7B
Q1 2026508$37.3B
Q4 2025484$42.2B
Q3 2025460$35.8B
Q2 2025433$33.5B
Q1 2025419$27.3B
Q4 2024442$29.3B
Q3 2024412$31.4B
Q2 2024393$26.0B
Q1 2024399$29.1B
Q4 2023390$26.4B
Q3 2023395$24.5B
Q2 2023386$27.3B
Q1 2023405$28.3B
Q4 2022418$26.8B
Q3 2022416$26.9B
Q2 2022434$33.2B
Q1 2022440$38.8B
Q4 2021438$39.4B
Q3 2021419$36.0B
Q2 2021394$37.1B
Q1 2021385$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.

Institutions holding BNS in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main1$270.00%−1,804−99.9%Reduced
High Note Wealth, LLC4$2210.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kilter Group LLC4$2220.00%+4New
Assetmark, Inc8$4420.00%+8New
Zions Bancorporation, National Association9$4970.00%−40−81.6%Reduced
Sierra Ocean, LLC17$9400.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rossby Financial, LCC20$1.10K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC20$1.10K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC22$1.22K0.00%+22New
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC23$1.26K0.00%−379−94.3%Reduced
Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC28$1.55K0.00%−100−78.1%Reduced
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.30$1.66K0.00%−38−55.9%Reduced
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust47$2.60K0.00%+47New
NewSquare Capital LLC48$2.65K0.00%+38+380.0%Added
Vermillion Wealth Management, Inc.51$2.82K0.00%+51New
GWM Advisors LLC51$2.83K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Optiver Holding B.V.60$3.32K0.00%−164−73.2%Reduced
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.61$3.37K0.00%+61New
Trust Co of Toledo NA75$4.14K0.00%+75New
Highline Wealth Partners LLC77$4.26K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Skopos Labs, Inc.87$4.77K0.00%+81+1,350.0%Added
Penserra Capital Management LLC105$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CVA Family Office, LLC96$5.31K0.00%−19−16.5%Reduced
UMA Financial Services, Inc.100$5.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC100$5.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$5.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC100$5.53K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc.100$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA100$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Leonteq Securities AG120$6.63K0.00%−443−78.7%Reduced
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc122$6.74K0.00%−41−25.2%Reduced
Lipe & Dalton125$7.00K0.00%+125New
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC142$7.85K0.00%−96−40.3%Reduced
Garde Capital, Inc.142$7.85K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AlphaCore Capital LLC145$8.01K0.00%+145New
NBC Securities, Inc.170$9.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cornerstone Planning Group LLC178$9.90K0.00%+66+58.9%Added
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.180$9.95K0.00%+64+55.2%Added
GAMMA Investing LLC190$10.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Coastline Trust Co195$10.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc198$10.9K0.00%−117−37.1%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC200$11.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FSA Wealth Management LLC200$11.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Alpine Bank Wealth Management200$11.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, LLC199$11.2K0.00%+199New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC245$13.5K0.00%+245New
Rothschild Investment LLC250$13.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont250$13.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Consultiva Wealth Management, Corp.270$14.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Crews Bank & Trust300$16.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP322$17.8K0.00%+48+17.5%Added
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.350$19.3K0.00%+350New
BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc.368$20.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Eastern Bank393$21.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp395$21.8K0.00%+26+7.0%Added
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc400$22.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC402$22.2K0.02%−147−26.8%Reduced
Maseco LLP436$24.1K0.00%+436New
Delta Asset Management LLC450$24.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Analysts, LLC449$25.0K0.00%+7+1.6%Added
Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp469$26.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Coston, McIsaac & Partners501$27.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY)601$33.2K0.04%+601New
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC650$35.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management650$35.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC652$36.0K0.00%+352+117.3%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.684$37.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.700$38.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$38.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$40.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ridgewood Investments LLC750$41.5K0.02%−1,745−69.9%Reduced
Massmutual Trust Co FSB863$47.7K0.00%−140−14.0%Reduced
Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA887$48.8K0.01%+13+1.5%Added
Bollard Group LLC912$50.0K0.00%+3+0.3%Added
VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC996$55.0K0.02%+996New
NBT Bank N A1,000$55.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co1,000$55.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC1,009$55.8K0.00%−685−40.4%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.1,033$57.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
City State Bank1,055$58.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Independence Bank of Kentucky1,075$59.4K0.01%−100−8.5%Reduced
Tompkins Financial Corp1,300$71.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Fortitude Family Office, LLC1,350$74.6K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Dunhill Financial, LLC1,371$75.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management1,543$85.3K0.00%+332+27.4%Added
Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd1,597$88.3K0.06%−5,939−78.8%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC1,609$88.9K0.00%+1+0.1%Added
North Capital, Inc.1,707$94.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC1,878$103.8K0.00%+11+0.6%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC1,940$107.2K0.01%−278−12.5%Reduced
Bryn Mawr Trust Co2,039$112.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC2,084$115.0K0.00%+285+15.8%Added
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC2,165$119.7K0.01%+649+42.8%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.2,319$128.2K0.00%+386+20.0%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)2,383$131.7K0.00%−44,794−94.9%Reduced
LSV Asset Management2,700$149.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cromwell Holdings LLC2,955$163.3K0.10%+213+7.8%Added
Parallel Advisors, LLC3,065$169.4K0.00%+1,122+57.7%Added
Investors Research Corp3,200$176.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Addison Advisors LLC3,275$181.0K0.05%+199+6.5%Added