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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 36,686 | $2.71M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 37,662 | $2.78M | 0.07% | +8,439+28.9% | Added |
| JustInvest LLC | 38,758 | $2.86M | 0.03% | +2,201+6.0% | Added |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 38,943 | $2.87M | 1.66% | +5,191+15.4% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 40,504 | $2.98M | 0.01% | +506+1.3% | Added |
| Credit Agricole S A | 41,242 | $3.04M | 0.01% | +4,945+13.6% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 41,474 | $3.06M | 0.07% | −15,179−26.8% | Reduced |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 42,020 | $3.10M | 0.36% | +1,846+4.6% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 42,380 | $3.12M | 0.00% | +2,801+7.1% | Added |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 42,746 | $3.15M | 0.01% | −2,736−6.0% | Reduced |
| Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC | 43,283 | $3.19M | 0.01% | −14,571−25.2% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 44,300 | $3.26M | 0.11% | +44,300 | New |
| First National Trust Co | 44,415 | $3.27M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 46,143 | $3.40M | 0.00% | +6,108+15.3% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 46,683 | $3.44M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 47,626 | $3.52M | 0.01% | −3,899−7.6% | Reduced |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 49,406 | $3.65M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 49,604 | $3.66M | 0.08% | +49,604 | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 52,813 | $3.90M | 0.00% | +3,881+7.9% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 55,744 | $4.11M | 0.00% | −31,817−36.3% | Reduced |
| DKRT Investments Corp. | 56,000 | $4.13M | 1.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 61,376 | $4.52M | 0.01% | −1,412−2.2% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 61,711 | $4.55M | 0.60% | +323+0.5% | Added |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 61,829 | $4.56M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 63,175 | $4.66M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 63,268 | $4.67M | 0.00% | −65,037−50.7% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 64,518 | $4.76M | 0.01% | −7,679−10.6% | Reduced |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 66,845 | $4.93M | 1.43% | −200.0% | Reduced |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 67,305 | $4.96M | 0.09% | +1,264+1.9% | Added |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 71,091 | $5.24M | 0.05% | +71,091 | New |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 72,165 | $5.32M | 0.00% | −208−0.3% | Reduced |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 74,230 | $5.47M | 1.35% | +5,600+8.2% | Added |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 77,235 | $5.70M | 1.14% | −25,929−25.1% | Reduced |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 80,707 | $5.96M | 1.49% | −8,402−9.4% | Reduced |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 83,200 | $6.13M | 0.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 85,189 | $6.28M | 0.01% | −118−0.1% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 89,622 | $6.60M | 0.01% | +512+0.6% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 93,070 | $6.86M | 0.00% | +14,402+18.3% | Added |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $6.90M | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd | 97,721 | $7.22M | 0.18% | +97,721 | New |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $7.37M | 0.51% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 102,293 | $7.54M | 0.01% | +68+0.1% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 103,320 | $7.61M | 0.01% | +5,563+5.7% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 103,236 | $7.61M | 0.88% | −1,889−1.8% | Reduced |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 105,681 | $7.79M | 0.33% | −15,400−12.7% | Reduced |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 79,462 | $8.04M | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 109,276 | $8.05M | 0.02% | +26,188+31.5% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 119,814 | $8.83M | 0.00% | −1,414−1.2% | Reduced |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 123,271 | $9.10M | 1.21% | −344−0.3% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 124,122 | $9.17M | 0.01% | −3,207−2.5% | Reduced |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 124,552 | $9.20M | 0.00% | −4,100−3.2% | Reduced |
| PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab | 127,006 | $9.38M | 0.09% | +127,006 | New |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 128,612 | $9.50M | 0.10% | −82,008−38.9% | Reduced |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 129,807 | $9.59M | 1.44% | +23,925+22.6% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 131,118 | $9.68M | 0.04% | −1,460−1.1% | Reduced |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd | 131,880 | $9.77M | 0.10% | −28,642−17.8% | Reduced |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 137,025 | $10.1M | 3.23% | −8,586−5.9% | Reduced |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 100,400 | $10.2M | 0.38% | −27,500−21.5% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 138,826 | $10.2M | 0.15% | −10,471−7.0% | Reduced |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 139,101 | $10.3M | 2.97% | +163+0.1% | Added |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 139,596 | $10.3M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 144,976 | $10.7M | 0.76% | −30,176−17.2% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 173,579 | $11.0M | 1.22% | −2,002−1.1% | Reduced |
| PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators | 153,616 | $11.3M | 0.16% | +153,616 | New |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 161,443 | $11.9M | 0.01% | +88,380+121.0% | Added |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 169,702 | $12.5M | 2.88% | −3,775−2.2% | Reduced |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 127,615 | $12.9M | 0.26% | +4,841+3.9% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 179,210 | $13.2M | 0.02% | −4,483−2.4% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $13.8M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 189,051 | $13.9M | 0.02% | −694,700−78.6% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 189,697 | $14.0M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Natixis | 194,838 | $14.4M | 0.06% | −15,113−7.2% | Reduced |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 200,326 | $14.8M | 3.60% | −4,880−2.4% | Reduced |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 203,252 | $15.0M | 0.14% | +72,808+55.8% | Added |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 205,623 | $15.2M | 0.31% | +2,511+1.2% | Added |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 207,561 | $15.3M | 3.97% | −23,443−10.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 211,386 | $15.6M | 1.35% | +10,351+5.1% | Added |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 211,912 | $15.6M | 0.03% | −179−0.1% | Reduced |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 215,787 | $15.9M | 0.08% | +34,060+18.7% | Added |
| Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC | 219,961 | $16.2M | 1.06% | +971+0.4% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 235,924 | $17.4M | 0.07% | +44,207+23.1% | Added |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 243,615 | $18.0M | 0.10% | +12,701+5.5% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 243,554 | $18.0M | 0.11% | −1,300−0.5% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 257,253 | $19.0M | 0.06% | +99,892+63.5% | Added |
| Man Group plc | 258,385 | $19.1M | 0.04% | +26,091+11.2% | Added |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 269,856 | $19.9M | 0.12% | −10,200−3.6% | Reduced |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 277,056 | $20.4M | 0.03% | −10,334−3.6% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 274,292 | $20.8M | 0.00% | −13,060−4.5% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 283,816 | $20.9M | 0.02% | +88,263+45.1% | Added |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 285,843 | $21.1M | 0.13% | +41,443+17.0% | Added |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 297,441 | $21.9M | 0.83% | +10,621+3.7% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 300,178 | $22.1M | 0.29% | +107,406+55.7% | Added |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 301,500 | $22.3M | 0.13% | −64,000−17.5% | Reduced |
| Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA | 246,523 | $25.0M | 1.41% | +113,765+85.7% | Added |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $26.5M | 1.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 367,609 | $27.1M | 0.61% | +22,220+6.4% | Added |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 388,700 | $28.6M | 0.04% | −510,900−56.8% | Reduced |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $30.4M | 14.86% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Delaney Capital Management Ltd. | 421,242 | $31.1M | 5.16% | +421,242 | New |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 433,662 | $32.0M | 0.92% | −1,212,180−73.7% | Reduced |