Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- 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, Q3 2025
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Sep 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
- 460
- +31 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 552.8M
- −36.9M (−6.2%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $35.8B
- +$3.15B (+9.7%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 68
- 158 more added
- Sold out
- 37
- 153 more reduced
4 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 99,696,605 | $6.45B | 1.15% | −8,013,652−7.4% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 56,068,464 | $3.63B | 0.05% | +1,063,127+1.9% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 53,867,081 | $3.48B | 1.53% | −5,539,352−9.3% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 26,342,169 | $1.70B | 3.53% | −1,982,195−7.0% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 18,364,021 | $1.19B | 0.96% | +229,990+1.3% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 17,932,341 | $1.16B | 1.96% | +916,362+5.4% | Added |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 17,919,446 | $1.16B | 2.25% | −2,855,033−13.7% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 17,109,963 | $1.11B | 1.25% | −1,899,479−10.0% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 14,698,686 | $950.2M | 1.15% | −444,443−2.9% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 14,095,456 | $910.8M | 3.87% | −136,234−1.0% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 11,460,515 | $754.1M | 0.05% | +1,372,065+13.6% | Added |
| FIL Ltd | 11,028,488 | $713.1M | 0.56% | +10,065,791+1,045.6% | Added |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 9,800,305 | $635.7M | 1.84% | +3,007,407+44.3% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 8,863,815 | $573.0M | 1.06% | −6,022,866−40.5% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 8,769,838 | $566.9M | 0.40% | +1,123,289+14.7% | Added |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 8,545,168 | $552.6M | 0.96% | +7,016,368+458.9% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 8,082,163 | $522.8M | 2.06% | +351,606+4.5% | Added |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 8,046,647 | $520.4M | 0.12% | +410,786+5.4% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 7,690,883 | $497.2M | 1.57% | +1,772,608+30.0% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 7,578,337 | $489.9M | 0.07% | −25,662,120−77.2% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 6,595,613 | $426.4M | 0.03% | −6,552,642−49.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,800,732 | $375.0M | 0.03% | −1,692,705−22.6% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,717,878 | $369.7M | 0.08% | +183,789+3.3% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 5,464,175 | $353.4M | 0.29% | +2,216,941+68.3% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 4,708,008 | $303.4M | 1.98% | −77,480−1.6% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,336,629 | $280.4M | 0.02% | +213,216+5.2% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 4,051,948 | $262.1M | 0.04% | +3,736+0.1% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 3,980,065 | $257.4M | 4.42% | −72,030−1.8% | Reduced |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,514,124 | $227.2M | 0.72% | −51,867−1.5% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 3,365,388 | $217.6M | 0.04% | +433,273+14.8% | Added |
| Amundi | 3,058,725 | $205.4M | 0.07% | −1,670,112−35.3% | Reduced |
| Omers Administration Corp | 2,665,849 | $172.4M | 1.23% | −396,277−12.9% | Reduced |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 2,436,241 | $157.5M | 0.05% | +217,681+9.8% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,367,830 | $153.1M | 0.02% | +70,732+3.1% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 2,252,532 | $145.6M | 0.11% | −45,243−2.0% | Reduced |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd | 2,142,038 | $138.4M | 0.99% | +2,142,038 | New |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,085,294 | $134.9M | 3.90% | +6,685+0.3% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 2,055,946 | $132.9M | 3.72% | −55,602−2.6% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,910,072 | $123.5M | 0.07% | −371,252−16.3% | Reduced |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 1,716,022 | $110.9M | 17.09% | +402,736+30.7% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,669,108 | $108.1M | 0.12% | +406,646+32.2% | Added |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1,645,842 | $106.4M | 3.22% | +553,720+50.7% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 1,575,602 | $101.9M | 0.38% | +165,066+11.7% | Added |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,555,220 | $100.8M | 0.03% | −30,693−1.9% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 1,541,200 | $99.6M | 0.72% | −585,400−27.5% | Reduced |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,094,330 | $98.5M | 2.91% | +126,409+13.1% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 1,517,072 | $98.1M | 0.07% | +540,526+55.4% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,283,871 | $83.0M | 0.01% | +83,764+7.0% | Added |
| Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd | 1,242,357 | $80.4M | 0.44% | −121,010−8.9% | Reduced |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1,230,467 | $79.5M | 0.00% | +160,248+15.0% | Added |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 1,166,583 | $75.4M | 4.50% | −21,793−1.8% | Reduced |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 1,162,303 | $75.2M | 2.77% | −68,889−5.6% | Reduced |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 1,199,190 | $74.8M | 0.71% | −1,621−0.1% | Reduced |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 1,118,989 | $72.3M | 5.90% | −1,931−0.2% | Reduced |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,094,741 | $70.8M | 2.14% | −1,656−0.2% | Reduced |
| Aviva PLC | 1,064,928 | $68.8M | 0.13% | −17,609−1.6% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,027,679 | $66.4M | 0.06% | +204,892+24.9% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 1,021,231 | $66.0M | 0.01% | +95,756+10.3% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 899,600 | $58.2M | 0.08% | +88,100+10.9% | Added |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 883,751 | $57.1M | 0.09% | −517,175−36.9% | Reduced |
| Nuveen, LLC | 869,274 | $56.2M | 0.01% | −2,592−0.3% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 851,877 | $55.1M | 0.01% | +42,534+5.3% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 847,751 | $54.8M | 0.05% | −1,092−0.1% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 844,191 | $54.6M | 0.08% | +41,066+5.1% | Added |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 953,783 | $52.5M | 0.15% | +1,600+0.2% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 800,578 | $51.8M | 0.11% | −79,730−9.1% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 752,514 | $48.7M | 0.14% | −48,810−6.1% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 742,957 | $48.0M | 0.04% | −109,710−12.9% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 721,148 | $46.6M | 0.04% | +369,140+104.9% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 715,055 | $46.2M | 0.26% | −2,158,773−75.1% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 708,540 | $45.8M | 0.15% | −3000.0% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 698,397 | $44.9M | 5.00% | −66,463−8.7% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 687,610 | $44.5M | 0.08% | +386,610+128.4% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 591,034 | $38.2M | 0.09% | −32,110−5.2% | Reduced |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 587,622 | $38.0M | 3.22% | −13,080−2.2% | Reduced |
| Agf Management Ltd | 388,544 | $35.0M | 0.15% | −5,940−1.5% | Reduced |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 517,300 | $33.5M | 2.98% | −2,017,800−79.6% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 496,676 | $32.1M | 1.04% | +33,536+7.2% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 465,887 | $30.1M | 0.02% | +14,731+3.3% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 450,859 | $29.2M | 0.01% | +64,575+16.7% | Added |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $27.0M | 13.77% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 409,629 | $26.5M | 7.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 401,235 | $25.9M | 0.32% | +401,235 | New |
| AXA Investment Managers S.A. | 379,092 | $24.5M | 0.07% | +379,092 | New |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 368,994 | $23.9M | 0.08% | −509,898−58.0% | Reduced |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 365,500 | $23.6M | 0.14% | −2,500−0.7% | Reduced |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $23.2M | 1.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 345,389 | $22.3M | 0.53% | +8,280+2.5% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 315,550 | $20.4M | 0.01% | −43,751−12.2% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 287,352 | $19.2M | 0.00% | −3,226−1.1% | Reduced |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 292,060 | $18.9M | 1.23% | +247,829+560.3% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 287,390 | $18.6M | 0.03% | +16,378+6.0% | Added |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 286,820 | $18.5M | 0.75% | +8,841+3.2% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 282,000 | $18.2M | 0.22% | −846,100−75.0% | Reduced |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 280,056 | $18.1M | 0.12% | +22,400+8.7% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $17.8M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 244,854 | $15.8M | 0.10% | +73,217+42.7% | Added |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 244,400 | $15.8M | 0.10% | +5,400+2.3% | Added |
| Man Group plc | 232,294 | $15.0M | 0.03% | −345,506−59.8% | Reduced |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 231,004 | $14.9M | 3.72% | +24,011+11.6% | Added |