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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 6,216 | $458.1K | 0.01% | −1,316−17.5% | Reduced |
| Westover Capital Advisors, LLC | 6,400 | $471.6K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Magnus Financial Group LLC | 6,410 | $472.3K | 0.04% | +20.0% | Added |
| Savvy Advisors, Inc. | 6,509 | $479.7K | 0.02% | +6,509 | New |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 6,708 | $494.3K | 0.03% | +34+0.5% | Added |
| AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC | 6,773 | $499.1K | 0.20% | +6,773 | New |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 6,813 | $502.0K | 0.00% | −924−11.9% | Reduced |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 6,892 | $507.9K | 0.01% | −2,039−22.8% | Reduced |
| Cohen Investment Advisors LLC | 6,955 | $512.5K | 0.24% | −281−3.9% | Reduced |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 7,017 | $517.1K | 0.01% | +7,017 | New |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 7,388 | $544.4K | 0.00% | +206+2.9% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 7,544 | $555.9K | 0.01% | −614−7.5% | Reduced |
| Syon Capital LLC | 7,561 | $557.2K | 0.03% | +430+6.0% | Added |
| Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC | 7,563 | $557.3K | 0.04% | +32+0.4% | Added |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 7,872 | $580.1K | 0.13% | +5+0.1% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 7,873 | $580.2K | 0.00% | +377+5.0% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 8,063 | $594.2K | 0.00% | +8,063 | New |
| Sumitomo Life Insurance Co | 8,227 | $606.2K | 0.02% | −6−0.1% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd | 8,227 | $606.2K | 0.00% | −6−0.1% | Reduced |
| Versant Capital Management, Inc | 8,255 | $608.3K | 0.08% | +905+12.3% | Added |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 8,392 | $618.4K | 0.01% | +2,570+44.1% | Added |
| Wellington-Altus USA Inc. | 8,372 | $623.9K | 0.46% | +8,372 | New |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 8,654 | $637.7K | 0.00% | −1,275−12.8% | Reduced |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 8,745 | $644.4K | 0.01% | −4,802−35.4% | Reduced |
| Ruggaard & Associates LLC | 8,780 | $647.0K | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC | 8,835 | $651.1K | 0.05% | +1,050+13.5% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 8,957 | $660.7K | 0.00% | −97,990−91.6% | Reduced |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 8,975 | $661.4K | 0.02% | +644+7.7% | Added |
| Ethic Inc. | 9,063 | $667.9K | 0.01% | +3,688+68.6% | Added |
| Monticello Wealth Management, LLC | 9,096 | $670.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 9,182 | $676.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 9,397 | $692.5K | 0.00% | −87,089−90.3% | Reduced |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 9,485 | $700.0K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 9,544 | $703.3K | 0.01% | +2,405+33.7% | Added |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 9,611 | $708.2K | 0.00% | +334+3.6% | Added |
| Sivia Capital Partners, LLC | 9,705 | $715.2K | 0.14% | +3,718+62.1% | Added |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 9,309 | $726.5K | 0.02% | +3,617+63.5% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 10,451 | $765.8K | 0.01% | −3,760−26.5% | Reduced |
| Park Circle Co | 10,500 | $773.7K | 0.70% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc | 10,300 | $786.3K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Retirement Planning Group | 10,988 | $809.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 11,218 | $826.6K | 0.00% | +726+6.9% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 11,328 | $835.0K | 0.00% | −638−5.3% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 11,718 | $863.5K | 0.00% | −230−1.9% | Reduced |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 12,145 | $895.0K | 0.03% | +12,145 | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 12,486 | $920.0K | 0.00% | −1,540−11.0% | Reduced |
| Cherokee Insurance Co | 12,760 | $940.3K | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 13,275 | $978.2K | 0.15% | −850−6.0% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 13,430 | $989.7K | 0.01% | +113+0.8% | Added |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 13,694 | $1.01M | 0.04% | +328+2.5% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 13,700 | $1.01M | 0.00% | −64,019−82.4% | Reduced |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG | 13,873 | $1.02M | 0.02% | +2,776+25.0% | Added |
| Motco | 14,261 | $1.05M | 0.10% | −571−3.8% | Reduced |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 14,267 | $1.05M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 14,608 | $1.08M | 0.00% | −6,954−32.3% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 14,641 | $1.08M | 0.00% | +6,186+73.2% | Added |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 15,025 | $1.11M | 0.04% | −6,517−30.3% | Reduced |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC | 15,163 | $1.12M | 0.02% | −110−0.7% | Reduced |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 15,600 | $1.15M | 0.01% | −76,222−83.0% | Reduced |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 15,734 | $1.16M | 0.01% | +3,510+28.7% | Added |
| Ossiam | 16,177 | $1.19M | 0.02% | −34,602−68.1% | Reduced |
| State of Wyoming | 16,260 | $1.20M | 0.13% | −750−4.4% | Reduced |
| Colony Group, LLC | 16,390 | $1.21M | 0.00% | +1,556+10.5% | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | 16,644 | $1.23M | 0.00% | +2,667+19.1% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 17,104 | $1.26M | 0.03% | −367−2.1% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 17,171 | $1.27M | 0.00% | −343−2.0% | Reduced |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 17,634 | $1.30M | 0.02% | +10,813+158.5% | Added |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 17,740 | $1.31M | 0.04% | +4,264+31.6% | Added |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 18,808 | $1.37M | 0.00% | −34,533−64.7% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 18,667 | $1.38M | 0.00% | −2,399−11.4% | Reduced |
| Chesapeake Capital Corp | 18,768 | $1.38M | 1.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Toroso Investments, LLC | 18,768 | $1.38M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 19,250 | $1.42M | 0.03% | +416+2.2% | Added |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 19,776 | $1.46M | 0.01% | +2,409+13.9% | Added |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 20,321 | $1.50M | 0.07% | −24,705−54.9% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 20,601 | $1.52M | 0.00% | −6,494−24.0% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 21,092 | $1.55M | 0.00% | +1,124+5.6% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 21,294 | $1.57M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritholtz Wealth Management | 21,671 | $1.60M | 0.03% | +5,866+37.1% | Added |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 21,687 | $1.60M | 0.01% | +3,666+20.3% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,042 | $1.63M | 0.24% | −312−1.4% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 22,457 | $1.66M | 0.00% | +500+2.3% | Added |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 22,980 | $1.69M | 0.09% | +1,330+6.1% | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 23,024 | $1.70M | 0.01% | −6,740−22.6% | Reduced |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 22,766 | $1.70M | 0.74% | −637−2.7% | Reduced |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 23,102 | $1.70M | 0.03% | +1,263+5.8% | Added |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 24,343 | $1.79M | 0.01% | +6,027+32.9% | Added |
| SEI Investments Co | 24,520 | $1.81M | 0.00% | +2,599+11.9% | Added |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 24,650 | $1.82M | 0.09% | −2,700−9.9% | Reduced |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 24,800 | $1.83M | 0.00% | −1,400−5.3% | Reduced |
| Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC | 25,233 | $1.86M | 0.18% | +25,233 | New |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 26,506 | $1.95M | 0.00% | +1,533+6.1% | Added |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 26,537 | $1.96M | 0.04% | +4,061+18.1% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $2.03M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 28,752 | $2.08M | 0.00% | −1,004−3.4% | Reduced |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 30,005 | $2.21M | 0.51% | −200−0.7% | Reduced |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 30,059 | $2.22M | 0.00% | +16,980+129.8% | Added |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 30,150 | $2.22M | 0.40% | −20,265−40.2% | Reduced |
| Plato Investment Management Ltd | 32,344 | $2.40M | 0.16% | +6,311+24.2% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 24,100 | $2.44M | 0.01% | +2,900+13.7% | Added |