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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
Ballentine Partners, LLC14,466$799.5K0.01%+2,890+25.0%Added
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC14,480$800.3K0.01%+8,200+130.6%Added
Bailard, Inc.14,528$803.0K0.02%−186−1.3%Reduced
Motco14,651$814.7K0.08%−143−1.0%Reduced
J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG15,395$849.5K0.01%+5,997+63.8%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC15,377$849.9K0.01%+70+0.5%Added
Ritholtz Wealth Management15,811$873.9K0.02%+11,442+261.9%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC15,881$877.7K0.00%−26,825−62.8%Reduced
Plato Investment Management Ltd16,679$917.2K0.07%+12+0.1%Added
Orca Wealth Management, LLC16,891$933.6K0.79%+52+0.3%Added
Yousif Capital Management, LLC17,116$946.0K0.01%+1,220+7.7%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC17,934$991.0K0.00%−154−0.9%Reduced
Verition Fund Management LLC18,125$1.00M0.01%+1,732+10.6%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.18,266$1.01M0.00%+7,336+67.1%Added
Bridgewater Associates, LP18,739$1.03M0.00%−133,317−87.7%Reduced
Pacifica Partners Inc.18,808$1.04M0.42%−55−0.3%Reduced
Todd Asset Management LLC18,834$1.04M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Intrua Financial, LLC19,635$1.09M0.16%−458−2.3%Reduced
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC20,389$1.13M0.03%+15,755+340.0%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers20,600$1.14M0.00%−35−0.2%Reduced
Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC20,635$1.14M0.07%+100+0.5%Added
Signaturefd, LLC20,756$1.15M0.02%+2,278+12.3%Added
SEI Investments Co21,212$1.17M0.00%+583+2.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company21,299$1.18M0.00%−3,046−12.5%Reduced
Vise Technologies, Inc.21,387$1.18M0.05%+21,387New
Keybank National Association22,144$1.22M0.00%−1,212−5.2%Reduced
Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.22,262$1.23M0.01%−3,023−12.0%Reduced
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board22,270$1.23M0.03%+22,270New
Cigna Investments Inc22,531$1.24M0.21%−357−1.6%Reduced
Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd.24,999$1.38M0.62%+40.0%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc25,381$1.40M0.00%−6,622−20.7%Reduced
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp25,408$1.41M0.00%−17,256−40.4%Reduced
Highland Capital Management, LLC25,650$1.42M0.08%−800−3.0%Reduced
Jones Financial Companies LLLP27,084$1.49M0.00%−3,444−11.3%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.26,875$1.49M0.00%+3,296+14.0%Added
Pinnacle Associates Ltd27,500$1.52M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Financial Group Inc28,400$1.57M0.00%−1,300−4.4%Reduced
Arnhold LLC28,600$1.58M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC28,605$1.58M0.10%−59,620−67.6%Reduced
First National Trust Co28,739$1.59M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd21,200$1.60M0.01%−2,500−10.5%Reduced
Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc.28,905$1.60M0.39%+2,900+11.2%Added
Employees Provident Fund Board30,000$1.66M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
JustInvest LLC30,429$1.68M0.02%+3,663+13.7%Added
Tacita Capital Inc31,487$1.74M1.12%−400−1.3%Reduced
Genus Capital Management Inc.32,694$1.80M0.23%+8,644+35.9%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors34,987$1.93M0.00%+1,444+4.3%Added
ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.36,095$1.99M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ossiam36,503$2.01M0.02%−36,979−50.3%Reduced
Mariner, LLC37,071$2.05M0.00%+4,172+12.7%Added
Wetherby Asset Management Inc37,081$2.05M0.09%+37,081New
Cerity Partners LLC39,782$2.20M0.00%−173−0.4%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.42,290$2.34M0.00%−28,028−39.9%Reduced
Allianz Asset Management GmbH43,704$2.41M0.00%−115,611−72.6%Reduced
FMR LLC43,710$2.42M0.00%−299−0.7%Reduced
Cumberland Partners Ltd44,231$2.44M0.17%−120−0.3%Reduced
Fiera Capital Corp45,269$2.50M0.01%−21,983−32.7%Reduced
Quadrant Capital Group LLC46,683$2.58M0.09%+4,547+10.8%Added
CenterBook Partners LP46,858$2.59M0.14%+3,429+7.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC48,861$2.70M0.00%−7,585−13.4%Reduced
Advisors Management Group Inc50,656$2.80M0.53%−534−1.0%Reduced
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.50,801$2.80M0.00%+405+0.8%Added
PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.51,100$2.83M0.97%+16,590+48.1%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC53,428$2.96M0.00%+413+0.8%Added
Metis Global Partners, LLC55,460$3.07M0.08%+3,226+6.2%Added
Creative Planning55,962$3.09M0.00%+16,107+40.4%Added
DKRT Investments Corp.56,000$3.10M0.75%+56,000New
Natixis Advisors, L.P.56,830$3.14M0.00%+14,474+34.2%Added
Cardinal Capital Management60,074$3.32M0.49%+2,665+4.6%Added
Shell Asset Management Co61,509$3.40M0.12%+21,606+54.1%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc61,630$3.40M0.56%+10,104+19.6%Added
AQR Capital Management LLC62,580$3.46M0.00%+43,484+227.7%Added
Westerkirk Capital Inc.62,925$3.48M0.43%+62,925New
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd62,932$3.48M0.12%−8,742−12.2%Reduced
Bank of Nova Scotia63,266$3.50M0.01%−8,020−11.3%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.64,036$3.54M0.02%+5,963+10.3%Added
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.64,190$3.54M0.65%−93,981−59.4%Reduced
Quantinno Capital Management LP66,962$3.70M0.02%+25,400+61.1%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co68,810$3.80M0.00%+1,570+2.3%Added
Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC69,856$3.86M1.25%−1,881−2.6%Reduced
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.71,677$3.96M0.09%+8,593+13.6%Added
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc72,706$4.01M0.01%−6,700−8.4%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC75,755$4.19M0.00%−583,685−88.5%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp76,318$4.22M0.00%+10,540+16.0%Added
XTX Topco Ltd76,971$4.25M0.18%+71,513+1,310.2%Added
PDT Partners, LLC83,200$4.60M0.26%+51,100+159.2%Added
US Bancorp88,303$4.88M0.01%+2,631+3.1%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.90,880$5.02M0.00%−96,635−51.5%Reduced
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio92,256$5.09M0.02%−33,290−26.5%Reduced
Davis-Rea Ltd.92,963$5.12M1.27%−2,504−2.6%Reduced
Bessemer Group Inc92,641$5.12M0.01%−10,773−10.4%Reduced
Americana Partners, LLC93,600$5.17M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
HAP Trading, LLC71,032$5.35M2.33%+71,032New
American Assets Investment Management, LLC100,000$5.53M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Avanza Fonder AB79,462$5.98M0.18%+8,169+11.5%Added
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd108,750$6.01M0.15%+101,687+1,439.7%Added
Claret Asset Management Corp109,785$6.07M0.79%−992−0.9%Reduced
Trexquant Investment LP116,989$6.47M0.07%+116,989New
Louisbourg Investments Inc.117,292$6.47M1.53%−64,461−35.5%Reduced
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA122,970$6.81M0.34%−9,876−7.4%Reduced