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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
Janus Henderson Group PLC129,381$7.15M0.00%−9,868−7.1%Reduced
Capital Fund Management S.A.129,370$7.15M0.08%−17,325−11.8%Reduced
Rathbone Brothers plc132,578$7.32M0.03%−1,250−0.9%Reduced
Utah Retirement Systems139,596$7.70M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Keystone Financial Planning, Inc.139,946$7.73M2.34%+1,039+0.7%Added
Gold Investment Management Ltd.142,484$7.88M2.97%+3,815+2.8%Added
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd152,982$8.46M0.05%−28,421−15.7%Reduced
Mediolanum International Funds Ltd154,686$8.51M0.10%+136,418+746.8%Added
Macquarie Group Ltd115,373$8.63M0.01%+4,635+4.2%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.159,184$8.80M0.14%+2,929+1.9%Added
Generali Asset Management SPA SGR119,446$8.99M0.21%−25,761−17.7%Reduced
Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc.168,991$9.35M2.44%+10,045+6.3%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.171,637$9.47M0.05%−2,140,861−92.6%Reduced
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ)174,086$9.62M0.04%+5,900+3.5%Added
Cidel Asset Management Inc176,053$9.72M0.58%+2,663+1.5%Added
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC177,224$9.80M1.58%−1,239−0.7%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC180,929$10.0M0.01%+3,088+1.7%Added
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System187,707$10.4M0.23%+5,030+2.8%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd189,697$10.5M0.07%+4,756+2.6%Added
Voya Investment Management LLC194,859$10.8M0.01%−5,867−2.9%Reduced
Intech Investment Management LLC196,496$10.8M0.10%+37,746+23.8%Added
Natixis199,580$11.0M0.05%−39,626−16.6%Reduced
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co201,799$11.2M1.10%−12,655−5.9%Reduced
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC205,061$11.3M0.08%+892+0.4%Added
Twin Tree Management, LP205,851$11.4M0.29%+122,254+146.2%Added
Eldred Rock Partners, LLC206,993$11.4M3.48%+117+0.1%Added
Coleford Investment Management Ltd.210,391$11.6M3.00%−660−0.3%Reduced
Royal London Asset Management Ltd219,422$12.1M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Investment Management Corp of Ontario220,414$12.2M0.18%−1,887−0.8%Reduced
Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC222,393$12.3M0.97%+465+0.2%Added
Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS168,700$12.7M0.48%−11,800−6.5%Reduced
Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.239,000$13.2M0.09%+11,900+5.2%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC247,552$13.7M0.02%+231,515+1,443.6%Added
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co257,656$14.2M0.10%+1,000+0.4%Added
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd271,012$15.0M0.02%−499,825−64.8%Reduced
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale272,850$15.2M0.03%+1,361+0.5%Added
Aviso Financial Inc.277,979$15.4M0.69%−25,669−8.5%Reduced
Eisler Capital Management Ltd.294,262$16.3M0.56%+294,262New
Ameriprise Financial Inc290,578$16.6M0.00%−42,826−12.8%Reduced
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec301,000$16.6M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P.337,109$18.6M0.46%+85,009+33.7%Added
Millennium Management LLC352,008$19.5M0.02%+198,017+128.6%Added
Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial359,100$19.8M1.06%00.0%Unchanged
Barclays PLC359,301$19.9M0.01%+39,526+12.4%Added
Forsta Ap-Fonden368,000$20.3M0.13%−25,400−6.5%Reduced
American Century Companies Inc386,284$21.4M0.01%+26,664+7.4%Added
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC391,344$21.6M0.94%+99,035+33.9%Added
Canerector Inc300,000$22.6M12.81%00.0%Unchanged
Portland Investment Counsel Inc.409,629$22.6M6.66%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Advisers, LP416,509$23.0M0.05%+416,509New
Neuberger Berman Group LLC451,156$24.9M0.02%+59,214+15.1%Added
Guardian Capital LP463,140$25.6M0.90%−2,267−0.5%Reduced
AXA S.A.467,865$25.9M0.07%+81,106+21.0%Added
Agf Management Ltd394,484$29.7M0.13%+394,484New
Man Group plc577,800$31.9M0.07%+159,503+38.1%Added
Guardian Partners Inc.600,702$33.0M2.97%−31,036−4.9%Reduced
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)623,144$34.4M0.08%+46,950+8.1%Added
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department708,840$39.1M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Lincluden Management Ltd764,860$42.3M4.67%−17,194−2.2%Reduced
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC801,324$44.2M0.13%−10,267−1.3%Reduced
Great West Life Assurance Co803,125$44.4M0.07%−215,039−21.1%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp809,343$44.7M0.01%−27,279−3.3%Reduced
APG Asset Management N.V.952,183$44.8M0.13%+285,879+42.9%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC811,500$44.9M0.06%+811,500New
Van Eck Associates Corp822,787$45.5M0.05%+296,224+56.3%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA848,843$46.8M0.05%−52,849−5.9%Reduced
First Trust Advisors LP852,667$47.1M0.04%−121,367−12.5%Reduced
Nuveen, LLC871,866$48.1M0.01%−1,802−0.2%Reduced
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC878,892$48.6M0.18%−179,648−17.0%Reduced
Korea Investment CORP880,308$48.6M0.11%−60,978−6.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG925,475$51.2M0.01%−9,498−1.0%Reduced
FIL Ltd962,697$53.2M0.05%+243,000+33.8%Added
Citigroup Inc976,546$53.9M0.04%+262,615+36.8%Added
BlackRock, Inc.1,070,219$59.2M0.00%+91,271+9.3%Added
Aviva PLC1,082,537$59.8M0.12%−431,465−28.5%Reduced
Intact Investment Management Inc.1,092,122$60.4M2.04%−3,640−0.3%Reduced
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.1,096,397$60.7M2.24%+3,661+0.3%Added
Value Partners Investments Inc.1,120,920$61.9M4.84%−3,404−0.3%Reduced
Quadrature Capital Ltd1,128,100$62.1M1.07%+99,600+9.7%Added
Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd.1,188,376$65.8M4.26%+33,800+2.9%Added
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.1,200,811$66.3M0.65%−4,130−0.3%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,200,107$66.3M0.01%+44,316+3.8%Added
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd1,231,192$68.0M2.18%+344,598+38.9%Added
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.1,262,462$69.6M0.09%+3,711+0.3%Added
SIG North Trading, ULC1,313,286$72.6M15.91%+318,887+32.1%Added
Addenda Capital Inc.967,921$72.9M2.62%−19,234−1.9%Reduced
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd1,363,367$75.2M0.43%−610,273−30.9%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP1,400,926$77.4M0.14%+1,400,926New
Public Sector Pension Investment Board1,410,536$77.8M0.33%+1,290,300+1,073.1%Added
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership1,490,611$82.4M0.06%+1,318,811+767.6%Added
Acadian Asset Management LLC1,528,800$84.4M0.17%+1,435,000+1,529.9%Added
Franklin Resources Inc1,585,913$87.8M0.02%−60,077−3.6%Reduced
UBS Asset Management Americas Inc1,689,235$93.4M0.02%+131,724+8.5%Added
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.2,078,609$114.9M3.60%+17,353+0.8%Added
MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd.2,111,548$116.6M3.55%−38,774−1.8%Reduced
Alberta Investment Management Corp2,126,600$117.7M0.92%00.0%Unchanged
Deutsche Bank AG2,218,560$122.6M0.05%+412,624+22.8%Added
Clearbridge Investments, LLC2,297,775$125.2M0.10%+175,970+8.3%Added
HSBC Holdings PLC2,281,324$126.3M0.08%+976,795+74.9%Added
Invesco Ltd.2,297,098$127.0M0.02%−152,782−6.2%Reduced