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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballentine Partners, LLC | 14,466 | $799.5K | 0.01% | +2,890+25.0% | Added |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 14,480 | $800.3K | 0.01% | +8,200+130.6% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 14,528 | $803.0K | 0.02% | −186−1.3% | Reduced |
| Motco | 14,651 | $814.7K | 0.08% | −143−1.0% | Reduced |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG | 15,395 | $849.5K | 0.01% | +5,997+63.8% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 15,377 | $849.9K | 0.01% | +70+0.5% | Added |
| Ritholtz Wealth Management | 15,811 | $873.9K | 0.02% | +11,442+261.9% | Added |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | 15,881 | $877.7K | 0.00% | −26,825−62.8% | Reduced |
| Plato Investment Management Ltd | 16,679 | $917.2K | 0.07% | +12+0.1% | Added |
| Orca Wealth Management, LLC | 16,891 | $933.6K | 0.79% | +52+0.3% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 17,116 | $946.0K | 0.01% | +1,220+7.7% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 17,934 | $991.0K | 0.00% | −154−0.9% | Reduced |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 18,125 | $1.00M | 0.01% | +1,732+10.6% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 18,266 | $1.01M | 0.00% | +7,336+67.1% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 18,739 | $1.03M | 0.00% | −133,317−87.7% | Reduced |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 18,808 | $1.04M | 0.42% | −55−0.3% | Reduced |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 18,834 | $1.04M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 19,635 | $1.09M | 0.16% | −458−2.3% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 20,389 | $1.13M | 0.03% | +15,755+340.0% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 20,600 | $1.14M | 0.00% | −35−0.2% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 20,635 | $1.14M | 0.07% | +100+0.5% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 20,756 | $1.15M | 0.02% | +2,278+12.3% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 21,212 | $1.17M | 0.00% | +583+2.8% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 21,299 | $1.18M | 0.00% | −3,046−12.5% | Reduced |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 21,387 | $1.18M | 0.05% | +21,387 | New |
| Keybank National Association | 22,144 | $1.22M | 0.00% | −1,212−5.2% | Reduced |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 22,262 | $1.23M | 0.01% | −3,023−12.0% | Reduced |
| Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board | 22,270 | $1.23M | 0.03% | +22,270 | New |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,531 | $1.24M | 0.21% | −357−1.6% | Reduced |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 24,999 | $1.38M | 0.62% | +40.0% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 25,381 | $1.40M | 0.00% | −6,622−20.7% | Reduced |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 25,408 | $1.41M | 0.00% | −17,256−40.4% | Reduced |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 25,650 | $1.42M | 0.08% | −800−3.0% | Reduced |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 27,084 | $1.49M | 0.00% | −3,444−11.3% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 26,875 | $1.49M | 0.00% | +3,296+14.0% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.52M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 28,400 | $1.57M | 0.00% | −1,300−4.4% | Reduced |
| Arnhold LLC | 28,600 | $1.58M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 28,605 | $1.58M | 0.10% | −59,620−67.6% | Reduced |
| First National Trust Co | 28,739 | $1.59M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 21,200 | $1.60M | 0.01% | −2,500−10.5% | Reduced |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 28,905 | $1.60M | 0.39% | +2,900+11.2% | Added |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 30,000 | $1.66M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JustInvest LLC | 30,429 | $1.68M | 0.02% | +3,663+13.7% | Added |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 31,487 | $1.74M | 1.12% | −400−1.3% | Reduced |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 32,694 | $1.80M | 0.23% | +8,644+35.9% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 34,987 | $1.93M | 0.00% | +1,444+4.3% | Added |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 36,095 | $1.99M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ossiam | 36,503 | $2.01M | 0.02% | −36,979−50.3% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 37,071 | $2.05M | 0.00% | +4,172+12.7% | Added |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 37,081 | $2.05M | 0.09% | +37,081 | New |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 39,782 | $2.20M | 0.00% | −173−0.4% | Reduced |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 42,290 | $2.34M | 0.00% | −28,028−39.9% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 43,704 | $2.41M | 0.00% | −115,611−72.6% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 43,710 | $2.42M | 0.00% | −299−0.7% | Reduced |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 44,231 | $2.44M | 0.17% | −120−0.3% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 45,269 | $2.50M | 0.01% | −21,983−32.7% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 46,683 | $2.58M | 0.09% | +4,547+10.8% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 46,858 | $2.59M | 0.14% | +3,429+7.9% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 48,861 | $2.70M | 0.00% | −7,585−13.4% | Reduced |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 50,656 | $2.80M | 0.53% | −534−1.0% | Reduced |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 50,801 | $2.80M | 0.00% | +405+0.8% | Added |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 51,100 | $2.83M | 0.97% | +16,590+48.1% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 53,428 | $2.96M | 0.00% | +413+0.8% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 55,460 | $3.07M | 0.08% | +3,226+6.2% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 55,962 | $3.09M | 0.00% | +16,107+40.4% | Added |
| DKRT Investments Corp. | 56,000 | $3.10M | 0.75% | +56,000 | New |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 56,830 | $3.14M | 0.00% | +14,474+34.2% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 60,074 | $3.32M | 0.49% | +2,665+4.6% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 61,509 | $3.40M | 0.12% | +21,606+54.1% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 61,630 | $3.40M | 0.56% | +10,104+19.6% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 62,580 | $3.46M | 0.00% | +43,484+227.7% | Added |
| Westerkirk Capital Inc. | 62,925 | $3.48M | 0.43% | +62,925 | New |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 62,932 | $3.48M | 0.12% | −8,742−12.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 63,266 | $3.50M | 0.01% | −8,020−11.3% | Reduced |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 64,036 | $3.54M | 0.02% | +5,963+10.3% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 64,190 | $3.54M | 0.65% | −93,981−59.4% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 66,962 | $3.70M | 0.02% | +25,400+61.1% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 68,810 | $3.80M | 0.00% | +1,570+2.3% | Added |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 69,856 | $3.86M | 1.25% | −1,881−2.6% | Reduced |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 71,677 | $3.96M | 0.09% | +8,593+13.6% | Added |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 72,706 | $4.01M | 0.01% | −6,700−8.4% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 75,755 | $4.19M | 0.00% | −583,685−88.5% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 76,318 | $4.22M | 0.00% | +10,540+16.0% | Added |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 76,971 | $4.25M | 0.18% | +71,513+1,310.2% | Added |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 83,200 | $4.60M | 0.26% | +51,100+159.2% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 88,303 | $4.88M | 0.01% | +2,631+3.1% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 90,880 | $5.02M | 0.00% | −96,635−51.5% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 92,256 | $5.09M | 0.02% | −33,290−26.5% | Reduced |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 92,963 | $5.12M | 1.27% | −2,504−2.6% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 92,641 | $5.12M | 0.01% | −10,773−10.4% | Reduced |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $5.17M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HAP Trading, LLC | 71,032 | $5.35M | 2.33% | +71,032 | New |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $5.53M | 0.44% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 79,462 | $5.98M | 0.18% | +8,169+11.5% | Added |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 108,750 | $6.01M | 0.15% | +101,687+1,439.7% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 109,785 | $6.07M | 0.79% | −992−0.9% | Reduced |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 116,989 | $6.47M | 0.07% | +116,989 | New |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 117,292 | $6.47M | 1.53% | −64,461−35.5% | Reduced |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 122,970 | $6.81M | 0.34% | −9,876−7.4% | Reduced |