Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 10,492 | $678.3K | 0.00% | −1,100−9.5% | Reduced |
| Park Circle Co | 10,500 | $678.8K | 0.59% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc | 10,300 | $679.1K | 0.11% | −81−0.8% | Reduced |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 7,860 | $698.8K | 0.16% | +2,575+48.7% | Added |
| Retirement Planning Group | 10,988 | $710.4K | 0.02% | −1,472−11.8% | Reduced |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG | 11,097 | $717.7K | 0.01% | −4,298−27.9% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 11,948 | $772.4K | 0.00% | +468+4.1% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 11,966 | $774.0K | 0.00% | +1,221+11.4% | Added |
| Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC | 11,997 | $775.6K | 0.27% | −437−3.5% | Reduced |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 12,224 | $790.3K | 0.01% | +1,530+14.3% | Added |
| Cherokee Insurance Co | 12,760 | $824.9K | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 13,079 | $846.0K | 0.00% | +13,079 | New |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 13,317 | $861.0K | 0.01% | +4,315+47.9% | Added |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 13,366 | $864.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 13,476 | $871.2K | 0.03% | +3,008+28.7% | Added |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 13,547 | $875.8K | 0.01% | +13,547 | New |
| HRT Financial LP | 13,977 | $903.0K | 0.00% | +13,977 | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 14,026 | $907.0K | 0.00% | +238+1.7% | Added |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 14,125 | $913.2K | 0.14% | −75−0.5% | Reduced |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 14,211 | $918.7K | 0.01% | −2,905−17.0% | Reduced |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 14,267 | $922.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Colony Group, LLC | 14,834 | $946.3K | 0.00% | +9,880+199.4% | Added |
| Motco | 14,832 | $958.9K | 0.09% | +181+1.2% | Added |
| Wolverine Trading, LLC | 14,857 | $962.3K | 0.02% | +14,857 | New |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC | 15,273 | $987.4K | 0.01% | +807+5.6% | Added |
| Ritholtz Wealth Management | 15,805 | $1.02M | 0.02% | −60.0% | Reduced |
| Orca Wealth Management, LLC | 16,820 | $1.09M | 0.82% | −71−0.4% | Reduced |
| State of Wyoming | 17,010 | $1.10M | 0.13% | +17,010 | New |
| Clear Street Markets LLC | 17,300 | $1.12M | 0.37% | +17,300 | New |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 17,367 | $1.12M | 0.01% | +2,887+19.9% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 17,471 | $1.13M | 0.02% | +2,943+20.3% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 17,514 | $1.13M | 0.00% | −420−2.3% | Reduced |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 18,011 | $1.16M | 0.14% | −1,624−8.3% | Reduced |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 18,021 | $1.17M | 0.01% | −4,241−19.1% | Reduced |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 18,316 | $1.18M | 0.00% | +9,684+112.2% | Added |
| Toroso Investments, LLC | 18,768 | $1.21M | 0.01% | +7,009+59.6% | Added |
| Chesapeake Capital Corp | 18,768 | $1.21M | 1.09% | +18,768 | New |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 18,834 | $1.22M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 18,998 | $1.23M | 0.44% | +190+1.0% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 19,968 | $1.29M | 0.00% | +1,702+9.3% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 21,066 | $1.36M | 0.00% | −233−1.1% | Reduced |
| Keybank National Association | 21,294 | $1.38M | 0.00% | −850−3.8% | Reduced |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 21,562 | $1.39M | 0.00% | −5,522−20.4% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 21,542 | $1.39M | 0.04% | +1,153+5.7% | Added |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 21,650 | $1.40M | 0.08% | +1,015+4.9% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 21,839 | $1.41M | 0.02% | +1,083+5.2% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 21,921 | $1.42M | 0.00% | +709+3.3% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 21,957 | $1.42M | 0.00% | −21,753−49.8% | Reduced |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,354 | $1.45M | 0.20% | −177−0.8% | Reduced |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 22,476 | $1.45M | 0.05% | +1,089+5.1% | Added |
| Employees Provident Fund Board | 23,000 | $1.49M | 0.01% | −7,000−23.3% | Reduced |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 23,403 | $1.51M | 0.65% | −1,596−6.4% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 24,973 | $1.61M | 0.00% | −408−1.6% | Reduced |
| Plato Investment Management Ltd | 26,033 | $1.67M | 0.11% | +9,354+56.1% | Added |
| 111 Capital | 26,116 | $1.69M | 0.32% | +26,116 | New |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 26,200 | $1.69M | 0.00% | −2,200−7.7% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 27,095 | $1.71M | 0.00% | +220+0.8% | Added |
| Shell Asset Management Co | 27,031 | $1.75M | 0.18% | −34,478−56.1% | Reduced |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP | 27,190 | $1.76M | 0.36% | +27,190 | New |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 27,350 | $1.77M | 0.09% | +1,700+6.6% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.78M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 28,450 | $1.84M | 0.00% | −1,660,785−98.3% | Reduced |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 29,223 | $1.89M | 0.10% | −47,748−62.0% | Reduced |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 21,200 | $1.91M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 29,756 | $1.91M | 0.00% | −23,672−44.3% | Reduced |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 29,764 | $1.93M | 0.01% | +11,025+58.8% | Added |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 30,205 | $1.95M | 0.46% | +1,300+4.5% | Added |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 33,752 | $2.18M | 1.32% | +2,265+7.2% | Added |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 33,924 | $2.19M | 0.05% | +33,924 | New |
| Credit Agricole S A | 36,297 | $2.35M | 0.01% | +36,297 | New |
| JustInvest LLC | 36,557 | $2.36M | 0.02% | +6,128+20.1% | Added |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 36,686 | $2.37M | 0.03% | +591+1.6% | Added |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 38,758 | $2.51M | 0.10% | +1,677+4.5% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 39,579 | $2.56M | 0.00% | −203−0.5% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 39,998 | $2.59M | 0.01% | +5,011+14.3% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 40,035 | $2.59M | 0.00% | +2,964+8.0% | Added |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 40,174 | $2.60M | 0.30% | +7,480+22.9% | Added |
| First National Trust Co | 44,415 | $2.87M | 0.10% | +15,676+54.5% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 45,026 | $2.91M | 0.14% | −1,832−3.9% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 45,482 | $2.94M | 0.01% | +213+0.5% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 46,683 | $3.02M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 48,932 | $3.16M | 0.00% | +5,228+12.0% | Added |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 49,406 | $3.20M | 0.01% | −23,300−32.0% | Reduced |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 50,415 | $3.26M | 0.57% | −241−0.5% | Reduced |
| Ossiam | 50,779 | $3.28M | 0.04% | +14,276+39.1% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 51,525 | $3.33M | 0.00% | +724+1.4% | Added |
| Westerkirk Capital Inc. | 52,336 | $3.38M | 0.39% | −10,589−16.8% | Reduced |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 53,341 | $3.45M | 0.01% | +27,933+109.9% | Added |
| DKRT Investments Corp. | 56,000 | $3.62M | 0.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 56,653 | $3.66M | 0.09% | +1,193+2.2% | Added |
| Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC | 57,854 | $3.74M | 0.02% | +57,854 | New |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 57,974 | $3.75M | 0.09% | −50,776−46.7% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 61,388 | $3.97M | 0.55% | +1,314+2.2% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 62,788 | $4.06M | 0.01% | +5,958+10.5% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 63,175 | $4.09M | 0.01% | −91−0.1% | Reduced |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 66,041 | $4.27M | 0.08% | −5,636−7.9% | Reduced |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 66,865 | $4.32M | 1.26% | −2,991−4.3% | Reduced |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 68,630 | $4.44M | 1.23% | +17,530+34.3% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 72,197 | $4.66M | 0.01% | −20,444−22.1% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 72,373 | $4.68M | 0.00% | +3,563+5.2% | Added |