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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSV Asset Management | 2,700 | $175.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 2,873 | $185.7K | 0.00% | −112,500−97.5% | Reduced |
| Bayforest Capital Ltd | 2,887 | $186.6K | 0.09% | −4,202−59.3% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,954 | $191.0K | 0.00% | −396−11.8% | Reduced |
| Cromwell Holdings LLC | 2,955 | $191.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 3,094 | $200.0K | 0.01% | −1,295−29.5% | Reduced |
| Wealthstream Advisors, Inc. | 3,094 | $200.0K | 0.03% | +3,094 | New |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 3,116 | $201.4K | 0.00% | +3,116 | New |
| Addison Advisors LLC | 3,123 | $201.9K | 0.05% | −152−4.6% | Reduced |
| Atria Investments LLC | 3,155 | $204.0K | 0.00% | +3,155 | New |
| PharVision Advisers, LLC | 3,241 | $209.5K | 0.12% | +3,241 | New |
| Kathmere Capital Management, LLC | 3,318 | $214.5K | 0.02% | +3,318 | New |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 3,326 | $215.0K | 0.00% | +261+8.5% | Added |
| Peregrine Asset Advisers, Inc. | 3,350 | $216.6K | 0.06% | +3,350 | New |
| Leuthold Group, LLC | 3,394 | $219.4K | 0.02% | +3,394 | New |
| Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC | 3,400 | $219.8K | 0.03% | +3,400 | New |
| Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. | 3,420 | $221.1K | 0.04% | +3,420 | New |
| Ascent Group, LLC | 3,438 | $222.3K | 0.01% | −1,291−27.3% | Reduced |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. | 3,458 | $223.6K | 0.02% | +3,458 | New |
| Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc. | 3,468 | $224.2K | 0.03% | +3,468 | New |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC | 3,478 | $224.2K | 0.00% | −680−16.4% | Reduced |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | 3,476 | $224.7K | 0.00% | +3,476 | New |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP | 3,685 | $238.2K | 0.01% | −300−7.5% | Reduced |
| Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc. | 3,765 | $243.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Triumph Capital Management | 3,810 | $246.3K | 0.07% | −40−1.0% | Reduced |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 3,830 | $247.6K | 0.01% | +3,585+1,463.3% | Added |
| Manske Wealth Management | 3,870 | $250.2K | 0.08% | −75−1.9% | Reduced |
| Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc. | 3,900 | $252.1K | 0.23% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Buckingham Strategic Partners | 3,848 | $252.8K | 0.00% | −1,041−21.3% | Reduced |
| Five Oceans Advisors | 3,938 | $254.6K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JCIC Asset Management Inc. | 3,952 | $255.5K | 0.08% | +3,952 | New |
| Bridgewater Advisors Inc. | 3,888 | $256.1K | 0.02% | +67+1.8% | Added |
| Rockland Trust Co | 3,977 | $257.1K | 0.01% | +3,977 | New |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 3,987 | $257.8K | 0.00% | −357−8.2% | Reduced |
| Venture Visionary Partners LLC | 4,026 | $260.3K | 0.01% | −300−6.9% | Reduced |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 4,049 | $261.8K | 0.00% | +4,049 | New |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 4,158 | $268.8K | 0.01% | +16+0.4% | Added |
| Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. | 4,242 | $274.2K | 0.02% | −851−16.7% | Reduced |
| Nwam LLC | 4,431 | $283.9K | 0.02% | −365−7.6% | Reduced |
| Zevin Asset Management LLC | 4,390 | $284.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 4,452 | $287.8K | 0.00% | −175−3.8% | Reduced |
| AlphaCore Capital LLC | 4,489 | $290.2K | 0.01% | +4,344+2,995.9% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 4,490 | $290.3K | 0.00% | +18+0.4% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 4,495 | $290.6K | 0.00% | −1,544−25.6% | Reduced |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 4,602 | $297.5K | 0.00% | +114+2.5% | Added |
| 1620 Investment Advisors, Inc. | 4,650 | $300.6K | 0.20% | +93+2.0% | Added |
| Sara-Bay Financial | 4,855 | $313.9K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Old North State Trust, LLC | 4,872 | $315.0K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC | 4,917 | $317.9K | 0.05% | +761+18.3% | Added |
| Hemenway Trust Co LLC | 4,925 | $318.4K | 0.02% | −70−1.4% | Reduced |
| Corient IA LLC | 5,000 | $323.3K | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC | 5,187 | $335.3K | 0.02% | +101+2.0% | Added |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 5,323 | $344.1K | 0.00% | +99+1.9% | Added |
| Ethic Inc. | 5,375 | $347.5K | 0.01% | +5,375 | New |
| Applied Capital LLC | 5,616 | $363.1K | 0.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 5,822 | $363.7K | 0.01% | +5,822 | New |
| Danske Bank A/S | 5,903 | $377.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 5,842 | $377.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Virtus ETF Advisers LLC | 4,260 | $383.4K | 0.21% | +4,260 | New |
| Sivia Capital Partners, LLC | 5,987 | $387.1K | 0.11% | +23+0.4% | Added |
| Forbes J M & Co LLP | 6,000 | $387.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 6,056 | $391.5K | 0.00% | −12,069−66.6% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 5,692 | $402.3K | 0.01% | +71+1.3% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 6,389 | $413.1K | 0.00% | +338+5.6% | Added |
| Westover Capital Advisors, LLC | 6,400 | $413.8K | 0.08% | +1,550+32.0% | Added |
| Magnus Financial Group LLC | 6,408 | $414.2K | 0.03% | +30.0% | Added |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 6,674 | $431.5K | 0.03% | −423−6.0% | Reduced |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 6,821 | $441.0K | 0.01% | +6,821 | New |
| Syon Capital LLC | 7,131 | $461.0K | 0.02% | +361+5.3% | Added |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 7,139 | $461.5K | 0.01% | +3,168+79.8% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 7,182 | $464.3K | 0.00% | −125−1.7% | Reduced |
| Cohen Investment Advisors LLC | 7,236 | $467.8K | 0.23% | +218+3.1% | Added |
| Versant Capital Management, Inc | 7,350 | $475.2K | 0.06% | −373−4.8% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 7,387 | $477.6K | 0.01% | −338−4.4% | Reduced |
| Capula Management Ltd | 7,465 | $482.6K | 0.00% | +7,465 | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 7,496 | $484.6K | 0.00% | −569−7.1% | Reduced |
| Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 7,505 | $485.4K | 0.27% | +1,895+33.8% | Added |
| Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC | 7,531 | $486.9K | 0.03% | +1,787+31.1% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 7,532 | $486.9K | 0.01% | −665−8.1% | Reduced |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 7,537 | $487.3K | 0.01% | +7,476+12,255.7% | Added |
| Entropy Technologies, LP | 7,587 | $490.5K | 0.04% | +7,587 | New |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 7,737 | $500.2K | 0.00% | −1,472−16.0% | Reduced |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC | 7,785 | $503.3K | 0.04% | +1,895+32.2% | Added |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 7,867 | $508.6K | 0.12% | −331−4.0% | Reduced |
| First Affirmative Financial Network | 7,927 | $512.5K | 0.24% | +578+7.9% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 8,158 | $527.4K | 0.01% | −128−1.5% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Life Insurance Co | 8,233 | $532.3K | 0.02% | −201−2.4% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd | 8,233 | $532.3K | 0.00% | −201−2.4% | Reduced |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 8,331 | $538.6K | 0.02% | +50+0.6% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 8,455 | $546.6K | 0.00% | +8,455 | New |
| Ruggaard & Associates LLC | 8,780 | $567.6K | 0.21% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 8,930 | $577.3K | 0.02% | +6,547+274.7% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 8,931 | $577.4K | 0.01% | +562+6.7% | Added |
| Marshall Wace, LLP | 8,974 | $580.2K | 0.00% | +8,974 | New |
| Monticello Wealth Management, LLC | 9,096 | $588.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 9,182 | $593.6K | 0.01% | +1,900+26.1% | Added |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 9,277 | $599.8K | 0.00% | +2,004+27.6% | Added |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 9,485 | $613.7K | 0.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 9,929 | $641.9K | 0.00% | −5,448−35.4% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 10,021 | $648.0K | 0.11% | +10,021 | New |