Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 2,535,100 | $140.2M | 13.14% | +235,100+10.2% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 2,873,828 | $159.0M | 0.93% | +2,181,312+315.0% | Added |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 2,932,115 | $161.9M | 0.03% | +946,550+47.7% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 3,062,126 | $169.0M | 1.33% | +2,595,186+555.8% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 3,247,234 | $178.6M | 0.16% | +9,333+0.3% | Added |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,565,991 | $197.1M | 0.66% | −34,258−1.0% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 4,048,212 | $223.4M | 0.04% | +170,723+4.4% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 4,052,095 | $223.6M | 4.28% | +40,570+1.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,123,413 | $227.9M | 0.01% | −752,446−15.4% | Reduced |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 4,785,488 | $266.1M | 1.91% | +130,082+2.8% | Added |
| Amundi | 4,728,837 | $285.2M | 0.10% | +495,797+11.7% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,534,089 | $305.9M | 0.07% | +206,677+3.9% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 5,918,275 | $327.5M | 1.15% | −403,441−6.4% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 6,792,898 | $376.2M | 1.18% | −682,047−9.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 7,493,437 | $414.2M | 0.03% | +1,609,457+27.4% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 7,635,861 | $421.4M | 0.10% | −366,128−4.6% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 7,646,549 | $423.1M | 0.36% | −717,862−8.6% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 7,730,557 | $427.3M | 1.88% | −396,537−4.9% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 10,088,450 | $564.9M | 0.04% | +1,684,510+20.0% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 13,148,255 | $726.7M | 0.05% | +5,979,338+83.4% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,231,690 | $786.7M | 3.72% | +90,158+0.6% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 14,886,681 | $823.8M | 1.65% | +4,817,542+47.8% | Added |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 15,143,129 | $837.9M | 1.09% | −14,983−0.1% | Reduced |
| Norges Bank | 15,158,298 | $838.7M | 0.10% | +1,042,881+7.4% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,015,979 | $940.5M | 1.64% | −701,307−4.0% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,134,031 | $1.00B | 0.85% | −54,612−0.3% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 19,009,442 | $1.05B | 1.13% | −3,219,472−14.5% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 20,774,479 | $1.15B | 2.47% | −8,186,452−28.3% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 28,324,364 | $1.57B | 3.46% | −2,597,104−8.4% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 33,240,457 | $1.84B | 0.30% | +23,215,677+231.6% | Added |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 55,005,337 | $3.04B | 0.05% | +1,821,166+3.4% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 59,406,433 | $3.29B | 1.65% | −6,860,618−10.4% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 107,710,257 | $5.95B | 1.16% | +7,946,337+8.0% | Added |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,300,083−100.0% | Sold out |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −237,355−100.0% | Sold out |
| AMF Pensionsforsakring AB | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −218,606−100.0% | Sold out |
| State Street Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −123,042−100.0% | Sold out |
| Andra AP-fonden | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −70,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −43,120−100.0% | Sold out |
| United Services Automobile Association | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −41,683−100.0% | Sold out |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25,945−100.0% | Sold out |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −24,910−100.0% | Sold out |
| Prudential PLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −19,111−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −18,441−100.0% | Sold out |
| MQS Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −18,055−100.0% | Sold out |
| Centiva Capital, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,679−100.0% | Sold out |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,448−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fox Run Management, L.L.C. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,042−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,469−100.0% | Sold out |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,013−100.0% | Sold out |
| PEAK6 LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,383−100.0% | Sold out |
| SIH Partners, LLLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,569−100.0% | Sold out |
| TownSquare Capital, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,781−100.0% | Sold out |
| Hexagon Capital Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,432−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,343−100.0% | Sold out |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,046−100.0% | Sold out |
| Boston Private Wealth LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,449−100.0% | Sold out |
| Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,141−100.0% | Sold out |
| Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,105−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −288−100.0% | Sold out |
| Stonebridge Financial Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −215−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wayfinding Financial, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −226−100.0% | Sold out |
| Coldstream Capital Management Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −208−100.0% | Sold out |
| Capital A Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −74−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −36−100.0% | Sold out |
| Unigestion Holding SA | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Credit Agricole S A | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| JCIC Asset Management Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | – | – | – | – | Not filed |