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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 230,914 | $14.9M | 0.09% | +25,853+12.6% | Added |
| HAP Trading, LLC | 162,647 | $14.7M | 4.04% | +162,647 | New |
| Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC | 218,990 | $14.2M | 0.99% | −3,403−1.5% | Reduced |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 212,091 | $13.7M | 0.03% | −7,331−3.3% | Reduced |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 210,620 | $13.6M | 0.17% | +210,620 | New |
| Natixis | 209,951 | $13.6M | 0.07% | +10,371+5.2% | Added |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 205,206 | $13.3M | 3.18% | −5,185−2.5% | Reduced |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 203,112 | $13.1M | 0.28% | +15,405+8.2% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 201,035 | $13.0M | 1.21% | −764−0.4% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 195,553 | $12.6M | 0.01% | −51,999−21.0% | Reduced |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 192,772 | $12.5M | 0.19% | −27,642−12.5% | Reduced |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 191,717 | $12.4M | 0.05% | +17,631+10.1% | Added |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 189,697 | $12.3M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA | 132,758 | $11.9M | 0.64% | +132,758 | New |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 183,693 | $11.9M | 0.02% | +2,764+1.5% | Added |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 181,727 | $11.8M | 0.06% | +28,745+18.8% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 180,743 | $11.7M | 0.10% | −15,753−8.0% | Reduced |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 127,900 | $11.5M | 0.44% | −40,800−24.2% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 175,152 | $11.3M | 0.65% | −901−0.5% | Reduced |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 173,477 | $11.2M | 2.70% | +4,486+2.7% | Added |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 122,774 | $11.0M | 0.24% | +3,328+2.8% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 175,581 | $10.4M | 1.26% | −1,643−0.9% | Reduced |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd | 160,522 | $10.4M | 0.11% | +5,836+3.8% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 157,361 | $10.2M | 0.03% | +65,105+70.6% | Added |
| Two Sigma Advisers, LP | 155,109 | $10.0M | 0.02% | −261,400−62.8% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 149,297 | $9.65M | 0.14% | −9,887−6.2% | Reduced |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 145,611 | $9.42M | 3.16% | +3,127+2.2% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 139,596 | $9.03M | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 138,938 | $8.98M | 2.61% | −1,008−0.7% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 132,578 | $8.57M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 130,444 | $8.43M | 0.08% | +1,074+0.8% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 128,652 | $8.32M | 0.00% | −729−0.6% | Reduced |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 128,305 | $8.29M | 0.01% | +86,015+203.4% | Added |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 127,329 | $8.24M | 0.01% | −67,530−34.7% | Reduced |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 123,615 | $8.04M | 1.15% | +61,985+100.6% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 121,228 | $7.84M | 0.00% | +30,348+33.4% | Added |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 121,081 | $7.83M | 0.36% | −1,889−1.5% | Reduced |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 79,462 | $7.15M | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 110,439 | $7.14M | 0.00% | +47,859+76.5% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 106,947 | $6.91M | 0.01% | +106,947 | New |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 105,882 | $6.85M | 1.03% | +41,692+65.0% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 105,125 | $6.80M | 0.81% | −4,660−4.2% | Reduced |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 103,164 | $6.67M | 1.46% | −14,128−12.0% | Reduced |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 102,225 | $6.61M | 0.01% | +102,225 | New |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $6.46M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | 100,000 | $6.46M | 0.14% | −194,262−66.0% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 97,757 | $6.32M | 0.01% | +21,439+28.1% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 96,486 | $6.24M | 0.00% | +88,812+1,157.3% | Added |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $6.05M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 91,822 | $5.94M | 0.08% | +91,822 | New |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 89,109 | $5.77M | 1.40% | −3,854−4.1% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 89,110 | $5.76M | 0.01% | +807+0.9% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 87,561 | $5.66M | 0.00% | +38,700+79.2% | Added |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 61,829 | $5.56M | 0.18% | −1,103−1.8% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 85,307 | $5.52M | 0.01% | +64,707+314.1% | Added |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 83,200 | $5.38M | 0.34% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 83,088 | $5.37M | 0.01% | +16,126+24.1% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 78,668 | $5.09M | 0.00% | +22,706+40.6% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 77,719 | $5.02M | 0.00% | −1,412,892−94.8% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 73,063 | $4.72M | 0.00% | −2,692−3.6% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 72,373 | $4.68M | 0.00% | +3,563+5.2% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 72,197 | $4.66M | 0.01% | −20,444−22.1% | Reduced |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 68,630 | $4.44M | 1.23% | +17,530+34.3% | Added |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 66,865 | $4.32M | 1.26% | −2,991−4.3% | Reduced |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 66,041 | $4.27M | 0.08% | −5,636−7.9% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 63,175 | $4.09M | 0.01% | −91−0.1% | Reduced |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 62,788 | $4.06M | 0.01% | +5,958+10.5% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 61,388 | $3.97M | 0.55% | +1,314+2.2% | Added |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 57,974 | $3.75M | 0.09% | −50,776−46.7% | Reduced |
| Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC | 57,854 | $3.74M | 0.02% | +57,854 | New |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 56,653 | $3.66M | 0.09% | +1,193+2.2% | Added |
| DKRT Investments Corp. | 56,000 | $3.62M | 0.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 53,341 | $3.45M | 0.01% | +27,933+109.9% | Added |
| Westerkirk Capital Inc. | 52,336 | $3.38M | 0.39% | −10,589−16.8% | Reduced |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 51,525 | $3.33M | 0.00% | +724+1.4% | Added |
| Ossiam | 50,779 | $3.28M | 0.04% | +14,276+39.1% | Added |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 50,415 | $3.26M | 0.57% | −241−0.5% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 49,406 | $3.20M | 0.01% | −23,300−32.0% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 48,932 | $3.16M | 0.00% | +5,228+12.0% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 46,683 | $3.02M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 45,482 | $2.94M | 0.01% | +213+0.5% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 45,026 | $2.91M | 0.14% | −1,832−3.9% | Reduced |
| First National Trust Co | 44,415 | $2.87M | 0.10% | +15,676+54.5% | Added |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 40,174 | $2.60M | 0.30% | +7,480+22.9% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 40,035 | $2.59M | 0.00% | +2,964+8.0% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 39,998 | $2.59M | 0.01% | +5,011+14.3% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 39,579 | $2.56M | 0.00% | −203−0.5% | Reduced |
| Wetherby Asset Management Inc | 38,758 | $2.51M | 0.10% | +1,677+4.5% | Added |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 36,686 | $2.37M | 0.03% | +591+1.6% | Added |
| JustInvest LLC | 36,557 | $2.36M | 0.02% | +6,128+20.1% | Added |
| Credit Agricole S A | 36,297 | $2.35M | 0.01% | +36,297 | New |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 33,924 | $2.19M | 0.05% | +33,924 | New |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 33,752 | $2.18M | 1.32% | +2,265+7.2% | Added |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 30,205 | $1.95M | 0.46% | +1,300+4.5% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 29,764 | $1.93M | 0.01% | +11,025+58.8% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 29,756 | $1.91M | 0.00% | −23,672−44.3% | Reduced |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 21,200 | $1.91M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 29,223 | $1.89M | 0.10% | −47,748−62.0% | Reduced |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 28,450 | $1.84M | 0.00% | −1,660,785−98.3% | Reduced |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.78M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |