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, Q4 2025
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Dec 31, 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
- 484
- +36 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 569.9M
- +20.3M (+3.7%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $42.2B
- +$6.61B (+18.6%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 69
- 160 more added
- Sold out
- 33
- 157 more reduced
12 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBT Bank N A | 1,000 | $73.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capula Management Ltd | 1,015 | $74.8K | 0.00% | −6,450−86.4% | Reduced |
| Independence Bank of Kentucky | 1,025 | $75.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Toth Financial Advisory Corp | 1,040 | $76.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 1,108 | $81.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 1,220 | $89.9K | 0.00% | +505+70.6% | Added |
| MAI Capital Management | 1,268 | $93.4K | 0.00% | +7+0.6% | Added |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 1,280 | $94.3K | 0.00% | +233+22.3% | Added |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 1,300 | $95.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 1,350 | $99.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 1,371 | $101.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 1,439 | $106.0K | 0.00% | −32,485−95.8% | Reduced |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 1,578 | $116.3K | 0.00% | −300−16.0% | Reduced |
| City State Bank | 1,655 | $122.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LOM Asset Management Ltd | 1,270 | $128.6K | 0.04% | +1,270 | New |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 1,804 | $132.9K | 0.00% | −62−3.3% | Reduced |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 1,832 | $135.5K | 0.01% | +1,049+134.0% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 1,980 | $146.0K | 0.00% | −216−9.8% | Reduced |
| Colonial Trust Co | 2,000 | $147.4K | 0.02% | +2,000 | New |
| Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich | 2,104 | $155.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 2,405 | $177.2K | 0.00% | +2,405 | New |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 2,528 | $186.3K | 0.03% | +1,613+176.3% | Added |
| LSV Asset Management | 2,700 | $199.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. | 2,717 | $200.0K | 0.02% | +2,717 | New |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 2,720 | $200.4K | 0.00% | +2,720 | New |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 2,744 | $202.2K | 0.02% | −15,267−84.8% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 2,748 | $202.5K | 0.01% | +375+15.8% | Added |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 2,802 | $206.5K | 0.01% | −292−9.4% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Group LLC | 2,847 | $209.8K | 0.02% | +2,847 | New |
| Westbourne Investments, Inc. | 2,900 | $213.7K | 0.10% | +2,900 | New |
| Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC | 2,900 | $213.7K | 0.02% | +2,900 | New |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 2,928 | $215.8K | 0.00% | +2,928 | New |
| Venturi Wealth Management, LLC | 2,931 | $216.0K | 0.01% | +2,931 | New |
| Cromwell Holdings LLC | 2,955 | $217.8K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Corient IA LLC | 2,980 | $219.6K | 0.21% | −2,020−40.4% | Reduced |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 3,013 | $222.1K | 0.00% | +3,013 | New |
| Addison Advisors LLC | 3,040 | $224.0K | 0.05% | −83−2.7% | Reduced |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 3,091 | $228.0K | 0.00% | +3,091 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 3,193 | $235.3K | 0.00% | +239+8.1% | Added |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 3,222 | $237.4K | 0.00% | −104−3.1% | Reduced |
| Natural Investments, LLC | 3,230 | $238.0K | 0.06% | +3,230 | New |
| Aprio Wealth Management, LLC | 3,233 | $238.2K | 0.01% | +3,233 | New |
| Atria Investments LLC | 3,294 | $242.7K | 0.00% | +139+4.4% | Added |
| Kathmere Capital Management, LLC | 3,298 | $243.0K | 0.02% | −20−0.6% | Reduced |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 3,325 | $245.0K | 0.00% | −724−17.9% | Reduced |
| Peregrine Asset Advisers, Inc. | 3,340 | $246.1K | 0.07% | −10−0.3% | Reduced |
| Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc. | 3,352 | $247.0K | 0.03% | −413−11.0% | Reduced |
| Leuthold Group, LLC | 3,399 | $250.5K | 0.03% | +5+0.1% | Added |
| Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC | 3,414 | $251.6K | 0.03% | +14+0.4% | Added |
| Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. | 3,420 | $252.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. | 3,467 | $255.5K | 0.02% | +9+0.3% | Added |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | 3,476 | $256.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC | 3,478 | $256.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ascent Group, LLC | 3,523 | $259.6K | 0.01% | +85+2.5% | Added |
| Westerkirk Capital Inc. | 3,536 | $260.9K | 0.03% | −48,800−93.2% | Reduced |
| Greenspring Advisors, LLC | 3,551 | $261.7K | 0.02% | +3,551 | New |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP | 3,610 | $266.3K | 0.01% | −75−2.0% | Reduced |
| Income Insurance Ltd | 3,689 | $272.4K | 0.18% | +3,689 | New |
| Manske Wealth Management | 3,710 | $273.4K | 0.08% | −160−4.1% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 3,847 | $283.5K | 0.00% | −140−3.5% | Reduced |
| Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc. | 3,900 | $287.4K | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Triumph Capital Management | 3,902 | $287.5K | 0.06% | +92+2.4% | Added |
| Bridgewater Advisors Inc. | 3,905 | $288.2K | 0.02% | +17+0.4% | Added |
| Five Oceans Advisors | 3,938 | $290.2K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rockland Trust Co | 3,977 | $293.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| 111 Capital | 3,994 | $294.6K | 0.06% | −22,122−84.7% | Reduced |
| Smithbridge Asset Management Inc | 4,000 | $294.8K | 0.03% | +4,000 | New |
| Venture Visionary Partners LLC | 4,026 | $296.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AlphaCore Capital LLC | 4,109 | $302.8K | 0.01% | −380−8.5% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 4,136 | $304.8K | 0.00% | +4,136 | New |
| Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. | 4,173 | $307.5K | 0.03% | −69−1.6% | Reduced |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP | 4,110 | $308.4K | 0.07% | +4,110 | New |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 4,269 | $314.6K | 0.01% | +111+2.7% | Added |
| JCIC Asset Management Inc. | 4,317 | $318.4K | 0.10% | +365+9.2% | Added |
| Burkett Asset Management Ltd | 4,365 | $322.4K | 0.33% | +4,365 | New |
| Zevin Asset Management LLC | 4,390 | $323.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc. | 4,428 | $326.3K | 0.05% | +960+27.7% | Added |
| Nwam LLC | 4,384 | $329.2K | 0.02% | −47−1.1% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 4,625 | $340.8K | 0.01% | +173+3.9% | Added |
| 1620 Investment Advisors, Inc. | 4,657 | $343.2K | 0.23% | +7+0.2% | Added |
| Hemenway Trust Co LLC | 4,690 | $345.6K | 0.03% | −235−4.8% | Reduced |
| Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC | 4,801 | $353.8K | 0.02% | −386−7.4% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 4,808 | $354.3K | 0.00% | +313+7.0% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 4,844 | $356.9K | 0.00% | +354+7.9% | Added |
| Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 4,853 | $358.4K | 0.20% | −2,652−35.3% | Reduced |
| Old North State Trust, LLC | 4,872 | $359.0K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sara-Bay Financial | 4,855 | $359.1K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC | 4,999 | $368.4K | 0.05% | +82+1.7% | Added |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 5,110 | $376.6K | 0.00% | +508+11.0% | Added |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 5,319 | $392.0K | 0.01% | −3,611−40.4% | Reduced |
| Danske Bank A/S | 5,349 | $395.1K | 0.00% | −554−9.4% | Reduced |
| Applied Capital LLC | 5,616 | $413.8K | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,636 | $415.3K | 0.00% | −753−11.8% | Reduced |
| Buckingham Strategic Partners | 5,661 | $417.2K | 0.01% | +1,813+47.1% | Added |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 5,842 | $431.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Virtus ETF Advisers LLC | 4,332 | $438.5K | 0.21% | +72+1.7% | Added |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 5,961 | $439.3K | 0.00% | +638+12.0% | Added |
| Forbes J M & Co LLP | 6,000 | $442.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 6,089 | $448.7K | 0.01% | +2,973+95.4% | Added |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 4,600 | $452.3K | 0.15% | −3,260−41.5% | Reduced |