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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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.

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
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co3,350$185.2K0.00%−37−1.1%Reduced
Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc.3,765$208.1K0.03%+3,765New
Triumph Capital Management3,850$212.8K0.06%+3,850New
Bridgewater Advisors Inc.3,821$213.8K0.02%+3,821New
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.3,900$215.6K0.22%+3,900New
Five Oceans Advisors3,938$217.7K0.09%+3,938New
FORA Capital, LLC3,944$218.0K0.02%−42,152−91.4%Reduced
Manske Wealth Management3,945$218.0K0.07%+3,945New
Principal Securities, Inc.3,971$219.5K0.00%+925+30.4%Added
Enterprise Bank & Trust Co3,977$219.8K0.08%+3,977New
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP3,985$220.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Walleye Capital LLC4,002$221.2K0.00%−6,290−61.1%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC4,016$222.0K0.00%+682+20.5%Added
Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC4,142$229.0K0.00%+4,142New
Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC4,156$231.4K0.04%+4,156New
Mutual Advisors, LLC4,158$235.4K0.01%+41+1.0%Added
Venture Visionary Partners LLC4,326$239.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC4,344$241.6K0.00%−10,900−71.5%Reduced
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.4,389$242.6K0.01%+304+7.4%Added
Zevin Asset Management LLC4,390$243.0K0.03%+4,390New
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC4,472$247.1K0.00%+141+3.3%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC4,488$248.0K0.00%+4,488New
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.4,557$251.9K0.18%−38−0.8%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc4,627$255.7K0.00%−805−14.8%Reduced
Ascent Group, LLC4,729$261.4K0.01%−249−5.0%Reduced
Nwam LLC4,796$266.7K0.02%+6+0.1%Added
Westover Capital Advisors, LLC4,850$268.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Sara-Bay Financial4,855$268.3K0.10%−166−3.3%Reduced
Old North State Trust, LLC4,872$269.0K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Buckingham Strategic Partners4,889$270.2K0.00%+4,889New
Colony Group, LLC4,954$273.8K0.00%+176+3.7%Added
Hemenway Trust Co LLC4,995$276.1K0.02%−145−2.8%Reduced
Corient IA LLC5,000$276.4K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC5,086$281.1K0.02%+94+1.9%Added
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.5,093$281.4K0.03%−1,106−17.8%Reduced
Glenmede Investment Management, LP5,110$282.4K0.00%+5,110New
HB Wealth Management, LLC5,224$288.7K0.00%+818+18.6%Added
Gluskin Sheff & Assoc Inc5,502$304.2K0.04%−4,668−45.9%Reduced
Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd.5,610$309.6K0.18%−1,440−20.4%Reduced
Applied Capital LLC5,616$310.4K0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC5,744$317.5K0.02%+5,744New
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)5,842$322.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Danske Bank A/S5,903$325.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Callahan Advisors, LLC5,890$325.5K0.03%+990+20.2%Added
Numerai GP LLC5,959$329.4K0.05%+5,959New
Sivia Capital Partners, LLC5,964$329.6K0.11%+5,964New
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$331.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc6,039$333.8K0.00%+235+4.0%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC6,051$334.4K0.00%+6,051New
Abel Hall, LLC6,100$337.1K0.16%+6,100New
Jain Global LLC6,212$343.3K0.01%+6,212New
Magnus Financial Group LLC6,405$354.0K0.03%+1,303+25.5%Added
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.5,621$361.1K0.01%−651−10.4%Reduced
Syon Capital LLC6,770$374.2K0.02%+1,987+41.5%Added
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC7,018$387.9K0.20%−585−7.7%Reduced
Bayforest Capital Ltd7,089$391.8K0.17%−7,207−50.4%Reduced
Barometer Capital Management Inc.5,285$392.2K0.11%+80+1.5%Added
PDS Planning, Inc7,097$392.3K0.03%+200+2.9%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc7,273$402.0K0.00%+34+0.5%Added
Forum Financial Management, LP7,282$402.5K0.01%−2,353−24.4%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC7,307$403.9K0.00%+7,307New
First Affirmative Financial Network7,349$406.2K0.21%+554+8.2%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA7,674$424.1K0.00%−65,281−89.5%Reduced
Versant Capital Management, Inc7,723$426.9K0.06%−69−0.9%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc7,725$427.0K0.01%+7,725New
HighTower Advisors, LLC8,065$445.8K0.00%−170−2.1%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC8,197$453.1K0.01%−2,591−24.0%Reduced
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC8,198$453.1K0.13%−312−3.7%Reduced
Texas Yale Capital Corp.8,281$457.7K0.01%−132−1.6%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC8,286$458.0K0.01%−1,586−16.1%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC8,369$462.6K0.00%+2,908+53.3%Added
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co8,434$466.1K0.03%−372−4.2%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd8,434$466.1K0.00%−372−4.2%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC8,632$477.1K0.00%−5,902−40.6%Reduced
Ruggaard & Associates LLC8,781$485.3K0.20%−200−2.2%Reduced
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC9,002$497.6K0.00%+9,002New
Monticello Wealth Management, LLC9,096$502.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Rhumbline Advisers9,209$509.0K0.00%−542−5.6%Reduced
Ravenstone Capital Management Inc.9,485$524.3K0.28%−391−4.0%Reduced
ICONIQ Capital, LLC9,953$550.1K0.01%+5,619+129.6%Added
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc10,381$573.8K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.10,468$578.6K0.02%−1,236−10.6%Reduced
Park Circle Co10,500$580.3K0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Vident Advisory, LLC10,694$591.0K0.01%−1,330−11.1%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC10,745$594.0K0.00%−56−0.5%Reduced
Graham Capital Management, L.P.10,981$606.9K0.02%+10,981New
M&T Bank Corp11,212$619.7K0.00%−153−1.3%Reduced
Erste Asset Management GmbH6,048$620.1K0.01%+6,048New
Truist Financial Corp11,480$634.5K0.00%−380−3.2%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC11,592$640.7K0.00%+1,903+19.6%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC11,759$649.9K0.00%+11,759New
Resources Management Corp12,110$669.0K0.09%−150−1.2%Reduced
Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC12,434$687.2K0.26%+51+0.4%Added
Retirement Planning Group12,460$688.7K0.03%−548−4.2%Reduced
Cherokee Insurance Co12,760$705.2K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Bogart Wealth, LLC13,366$738.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.13,788$762.0K0.00%−1,150−7.7%Reduced
Farringdon Capital, Ltd.14,035$775.7K0.26%+14,035New
Radnor Capital Management, LLC14,200$785.0K0.13%+500+3.6%Added
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc14,267$788.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged