Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 129,381 | $7.15M | 0.00% | −9,868−7.1% | Reduced |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 129,370 | $7.15M | 0.08% | −17,325−11.8% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 132,578 | $7.32M | 0.03% | −1,250−0.9% | Reduced |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 139,596 | $7.70M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 139,946 | $7.73M | 2.34% | +1,039+0.7% | Added |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 142,484 | $7.88M | 2.97% | +3,815+2.8% | Added |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 152,982 | $8.46M | 0.05% | −28,421−15.7% | Reduced |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd | 154,686 | $8.51M | 0.10% | +136,418+746.8% | Added |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 115,373 | $8.63M | 0.01% | +4,635+4.2% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 159,184 | $8.80M | 0.14% | +2,929+1.9% | Added |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 119,446 | $8.99M | 0.21% | −25,761−17.7% | Reduced |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 168,991 | $9.35M | 2.44% | +10,045+6.3% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 171,637 | $9.47M | 0.05% | −2,140,861−92.6% | Reduced |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 174,086 | $9.62M | 0.04% | +5,900+3.5% | Added |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 176,053 | $9.72M | 0.58% | +2,663+1.5% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 177,224 | $9.80M | 1.58% | −1,239−0.7% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 180,929 | $10.0M | 0.01% | +3,088+1.7% | Added |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 187,707 | $10.4M | 0.23% | +5,030+2.8% | Added |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 189,697 | $10.5M | 0.07% | +4,756+2.6% | Added |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 194,859 | $10.8M | 0.01% | −5,867−2.9% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 196,496 | $10.8M | 0.10% | +37,746+23.8% | Added |
| Natixis | 199,580 | $11.0M | 0.05% | −39,626−16.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 201,799 | $11.2M | 1.10% | −12,655−5.9% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 205,061 | $11.3M | 0.08% | +892+0.4% | Added |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | 205,851 | $11.4M | 0.29% | +122,254+146.2% | Added |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 206,993 | $11.4M | 3.48% | +117+0.1% | Added |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 210,391 | $11.6M | 3.00% | −660−0.3% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 219,422 | $12.1M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 220,414 | $12.2M | 0.18% | −1,887−0.8% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC | 222,393 | $12.3M | 0.97% | +465+0.2% | Added |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 168,700 | $12.7M | 0.48% | −11,800−6.5% | Reduced |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 239,000 | $13.2M | 0.09% | +11,900+5.2% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 247,552 | $13.7M | 0.02% | +231,515+1,443.6% | Added |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 257,656 | $14.2M | 0.10% | +1,000+0.4% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 271,012 | $15.0M | 0.02% | −499,825−64.8% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $15.2M | 0.03% | +1,361+0.5% | Added |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 277,979 | $15.4M | 0.69% | −25,669−8.5% | Reduced |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | 294,262 | $16.3M | 0.56% | +294,262 | New |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 290,578 | $16.6M | 0.00% | −42,826−12.8% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 301,000 | $16.6M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 337,109 | $18.6M | 0.46% | +85,009+33.7% | Added |
| Millennium Management LLC | 352,008 | $19.5M | 0.02% | +198,017+128.6% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $19.8M | 1.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barclays PLC | 359,301 | $19.9M | 0.01% | +39,526+12.4% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 368,000 | $20.3M | 0.13% | −25,400−6.5% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 386,284 | $21.4M | 0.01% | +26,664+7.4% | Added |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | 391,344 | $21.6M | 0.94% | +99,035+33.9% | Added |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $22.6M | 12.81% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 409,629 | $22.6M | 6.66% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 416,509 | $23.0M | 0.05% | +416,509 | New |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 451,156 | $24.9M | 0.02% | +59,214+15.1% | Added |
| Guardian Capital LP | 463,140 | $25.6M | 0.90% | −2,267−0.5% | Reduced |
| AXA S.A. | 467,865 | $25.9M | 0.07% | +81,106+21.0% | Added |
| Agf Management Ltd | 394,484 | $29.7M | 0.13% | +394,484 | New |
| Man Group plc | 577,800 | $31.9M | 0.07% | +159,503+38.1% | Added |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 600,702 | $33.0M | 2.97% | −31,036−4.9% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 623,144 | $34.4M | 0.08% | +46,950+8.1% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 708,840 | $39.1M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 764,860 | $42.3M | 4.67% | −17,194−2.2% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 801,324 | $44.2M | 0.13% | −10,267−1.3% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 803,125 | $44.4M | 0.07% | −215,039−21.1% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 809,343 | $44.7M | 0.01% | −27,279−3.3% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 952,183 | $44.8M | 0.13% | +285,879+42.9% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 811,500 | $44.9M | 0.06% | +811,500 | New |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 822,787 | $45.5M | 0.05% | +296,224+56.3% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 848,843 | $46.8M | 0.05% | −52,849−5.9% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 852,667 | $47.1M | 0.04% | −121,367−12.5% | Reduced |
| Nuveen, LLC | 871,866 | $48.1M | 0.01% | −1,802−0.2% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 878,892 | $48.6M | 0.18% | −179,648−17.0% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 880,308 | $48.6M | 0.11% | −60,978−6.5% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 925,475 | $51.2M | 0.01% | −9,498−1.0% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 962,697 | $53.2M | 0.05% | +243,000+33.8% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 976,546 | $53.9M | 0.04% | +262,615+36.8% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1,070,219 | $59.2M | 0.00% | +91,271+9.3% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 1,082,537 | $59.8M | 0.12% | −431,465−28.5% | Reduced |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,092,122 | $60.4M | 2.04% | −3,640−0.3% | Reduced |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,096,397 | $60.7M | 2.24% | +3,661+0.3% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,120,920 | $61.9M | 4.84% | −3,404−0.3% | Reduced |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,128,100 | $62.1M | 1.07% | +99,600+9.7% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,188,376 | $65.8M | 4.26% | +33,800+2.9% | Added |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,200,811 | $66.3M | 0.65% | −4,130−0.3% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,200,107 | $66.3M | 0.01% | +44,316+3.8% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 1,231,192 | $68.0M | 2.18% | +344,598+38.9% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,262,462 | $69.6M | 0.09% | +3,711+0.3% | Added |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 1,313,286 | $72.6M | 15.91% | +318,887+32.1% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 967,921 | $72.9M | 2.62% | −19,234−1.9% | Reduced |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 1,363,367 | $75.2M | 0.43% | −610,273−30.9% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 1,400,926 | $77.4M | 0.14% | +1,400,926 | New |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 1,410,536 | $77.8M | 0.33% | +1,290,300+1,073.1% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 1,490,611 | $82.4M | 0.06% | +1,318,811+767.6% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 1,528,800 | $84.4M | 0.17% | +1,435,000+1,529.9% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,585,913 | $87.8M | 0.02% | −60,077−3.6% | Reduced |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,689,235 | $93.4M | 0.02% | +131,724+8.5% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,078,609 | $114.9M | 3.60% | +17,353+0.8% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 2,111,548 | $116.6M | 3.55% | −38,774−1.8% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 2,126,600 | $117.7M | 0.92% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 2,218,560 | $122.6M | 0.05% | +412,624+22.8% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,297,775 | $125.2M | 0.10% | +175,970+8.3% | Added |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 2,281,324 | $126.3M | 0.08% | +976,795+74.9% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,297,098 | $127.0M | 0.02% | −152,782−6.2% | Reduced |