Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 73,063 | $4.72M | 0.00% | −2,692−3.6% | Reduced |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 77,719 | $5.02M | 0.00% | −1,412,892−94.8% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 78,668 | $5.09M | 0.00% | +22,706+40.6% | Added |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 83,088 | $5.37M | 0.01% | +16,126+24.1% | Added |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 83,200 | $5.38M | 0.34% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 85,307 | $5.52M | 0.01% | +64,707+314.1% | Added |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 61,829 | $5.56M | 0.18% | −1,103−1.8% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 87,561 | $5.66M | 0.00% | +38,700+79.2% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 89,110 | $5.76M | 0.01% | +807+0.9% | Added |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 89,109 | $5.77M | 1.40% | −3,854−4.1% | Reduced |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 91,822 | $5.94M | 0.08% | +91,822 | New |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $6.05M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 96,486 | $6.24M | 0.00% | +88,812+1,157.3% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 97,757 | $6.32M | 0.01% | +21,439+28.1% | Added |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | 100,000 | $6.46M | 0.14% | −194,262−66.0% | Reduced |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $6.46M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 102,225 | $6.61M | 0.01% | +102,225 | New |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 103,164 | $6.67M | 1.46% | −14,128−12.0% | Reduced |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 105,125 | $6.80M | 0.81% | −4,660−4.2% | Reduced |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 105,882 | $6.85M | 1.03% | +41,692+65.0% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 106,947 | $6.91M | 0.01% | +106,947 | New |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 110,439 | $7.14M | 0.00% | +47,859+76.5% | Added |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 79,462 | $7.15M | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 121,081 | $7.83M | 0.36% | −1,889−1.5% | Reduced |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 121,228 | $7.84M | 0.00% | +30,348+33.4% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 123,615 | $8.04M | 1.15% | +61,985+100.6% | Added |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 127,329 | $8.24M | 0.01% | −67,530−34.7% | Reduced |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 128,305 | $8.29M | 0.01% | +86,015+203.4% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 128,652 | $8.32M | 0.00% | −729−0.6% | Reduced |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 130,444 | $8.43M | 0.08% | +1,074+0.8% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 132,578 | $8.57M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 138,938 | $8.98M | 2.61% | −1,008−0.7% | Reduced |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 139,596 | $9.03M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 145,611 | $9.42M | 3.16% | +3,127+2.2% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 149,297 | $9.65M | 0.14% | −9,887−6.2% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 155,109 | $10.0M | 0.02% | −261,400−62.8% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 157,361 | $10.2M | 0.03% | +65,105+70.6% | Added |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd | 160,522 | $10.4M | 0.11% | +5,836+3.8% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 175,581 | $10.4M | 1.26% | −1,643−0.9% | Reduced |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 122,774 | $11.0M | 0.24% | +3,328+2.8% | Added |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 173,477 | $11.2M | 2.70% | +4,486+2.7% | Added |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 175,152 | $11.3M | 0.65% | −901−0.5% | Reduced |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 127,900 | $11.5M | 0.44% | −40,800−24.2% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 180,743 | $11.7M | 0.10% | −15,753−8.0% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 181,727 | $11.8M | 0.06% | +28,745+18.8% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 183,693 | $11.9M | 0.02% | +2,764+1.5% | Added |
| Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA | 132,758 | $11.9M | 0.64% | +132,758 | New |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 189,697 | $12.3M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 191,717 | $12.4M | 0.05% | +17,631+10.1% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 192,772 | $12.5M | 0.19% | −27,642−12.5% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 195,553 | $12.6M | 0.01% | −51,999−21.0% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 201,035 | $13.0M | 1.21% | −764−0.4% | Reduced |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 203,112 | $13.1M | 0.28% | +15,405+8.2% | Added |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 205,206 | $13.3M | 3.18% | −5,185−2.5% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 209,951 | $13.6M | 0.07% | +10,371+5.2% | Added |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 210,620 | $13.6M | 0.17% | +210,620 | New |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 212,091 | $13.7M | 0.03% | −7,331−3.3% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC | 218,990 | $14.2M | 0.99% | −3,403−1.5% | Reduced |
| HAP Trading, LLC | 162,647 | $14.7M | 4.04% | +162,647 | New |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 230,914 | $14.9M | 0.09% | +25,853+12.6% | Added |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 231,004 | $14.9M | 3.72% | +24,011+11.6% | Added |
| Man Group plc | 232,294 | $15.0M | 0.03% | −345,506−59.8% | Reduced |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 244,400 | $15.8M | 0.10% | +5,400+2.3% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 244,854 | $15.8M | 0.10% | +73,217+42.7% | Added |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $17.8M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 280,056 | $18.1M | 0.12% | +22,400+8.7% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 282,000 | $18.2M | 0.22% | −846,100−75.0% | Reduced |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 286,820 | $18.5M | 0.75% | +8,841+3.2% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 287,390 | $18.6M | 0.03% | +16,378+6.0% | Added |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 292,060 | $18.9M | 1.23% | +247,829+560.3% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 287,352 | $19.2M | 0.00% | −3,226−1.1% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 315,550 | $20.4M | 0.01% | −43,751−12.2% | Reduced |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 345,389 | $22.3M | 0.53% | +8,280+2.5% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $23.2M | 1.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 365,500 | $23.6M | 0.14% | −2,500−0.7% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 368,994 | $23.9M | 0.08% | −509,898−58.0% | Reduced |
| AXA Investment Managers S.A. | 379,092 | $24.5M | 0.07% | +379,092 | New |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 401,235 | $25.9M | 0.32% | +401,235 | New |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 409,629 | $26.5M | 7.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $27.0M | 13.77% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| American Century Companies Inc | 450,859 | $29.2M | 0.01% | +64,575+16.7% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 465,887 | $30.1M | 0.02% | +14,731+3.3% | Added |
| Guardian Capital LP | 496,676 | $32.1M | 1.04% | +33,536+7.2% | Added |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 517,300 | $33.5M | 2.98% | −2,017,800−79.6% | Reduced |
| Agf Management Ltd | 388,544 | $35.0M | 0.15% | −5,940−1.5% | Reduced |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 587,622 | $38.0M | 3.22% | −13,080−2.2% | Reduced |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 591,034 | $38.2M | 0.09% | −32,110−5.2% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 687,610 | $44.5M | 0.08% | +386,610+128.4% | Added |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 698,397 | $44.9M | 5.00% | −66,463−8.7% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 708,540 | $45.8M | 0.15% | −3000.0% | Reduced |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 715,055 | $46.2M | 0.26% | −2,158,773−75.1% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 721,148 | $46.6M | 0.04% | +369,140+104.9% | Added |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 742,957 | $48.0M | 0.04% | −109,710−12.9% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 752,514 | $48.7M | 0.14% | −48,810−6.1% | Reduced |
| Korea Investment CORP | 800,578 | $51.8M | 0.11% | −79,730−9.1% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 953,783 | $52.5M | 0.15% | +1,600+0.2% | Added |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 844,191 | $54.6M | 0.08% | +41,066+5.1% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 847,751 | $54.8M | 0.05% | −1,092−0.1% | Reduced |
| Northern Trust Corp | 851,877 | $55.1M | 0.01% | +42,534+5.3% | Added |
| Nuveen, LLC | 869,274 | $56.2M | 0.01% | −2,592−0.3% | Reduced |