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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 257,253 | $19.0M | 0.06% | +99,892+63.5% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 243,554 | $18.0M | 0.11% | −1,300−0.5% | Reduced |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 243,615 | $18.0M | 0.10% | +12,701+5.5% | Added |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 235,924 | $17.4M | 0.07% | +44,207+23.1% | Added |
| Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC | 219,961 | $16.2M | 1.06% | +971+0.4% | Added |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 215,787 | $15.9M | 0.08% | +34,060+18.7% | Added |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 211,912 | $15.6M | 0.03% | −179−0.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 211,386 | $15.6M | 1.35% | +10,351+5.1% | Added |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 207,561 | $15.3M | 3.97% | −23,443−10.1% | Reduced |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 205,623 | $15.2M | 0.31% | +2,511+1.2% | Added |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 203,252 | $15.0M | 0.14% | +72,808+55.8% | Added |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 200,326 | $14.8M | 3.60% | −4,880−2.4% | Reduced |
| Natixis | 194,838 | $14.4M | 0.06% | −15,113−7.2% | Reduced |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 189,697 | $14.0M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 189,051 | $13.9M | 0.02% | −694,700−78.6% | Reduced |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $13.8M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 179,210 | $13.2M | 0.02% | −4,483−2.4% | Reduced |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 127,615 | $12.9M | 0.26% | +4,841+3.9% | Added |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 169,702 | $12.5M | 2.88% | −3,775−2.2% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 161,443 | $11.9M | 0.01% | +88,380+121.0% | Added |
| PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators | 153,616 | $11.3M | 0.16% | +153,616 | New |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 173,579 | $11.0M | 1.22% | −2,002−1.1% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 144,976 | $10.7M | 0.76% | −30,176−17.2% | Reduced |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 139,596 | $10.3M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 139,101 | $10.3M | 2.97% | +163+0.1% | Added |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 138,826 | $10.2M | 0.15% | −10,471−7.0% | Reduced |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 100,400 | $10.2M | 0.38% | −27,500−21.5% | Reduced |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 137,025 | $10.1M | 3.23% | −8,586−5.9% | Reduced |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd | 131,880 | $9.77M | 0.10% | −28,642−17.8% | Reduced |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 131,118 | $9.68M | 0.04% | −1,460−1.1% | Reduced |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 129,807 | $9.59M | 1.44% | +23,925+22.6% | Added |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 128,612 | $9.50M | 0.10% | −82,008−38.9% | Reduced |
| PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab | 127,006 | $9.38M | 0.09% | +127,006 | New |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 124,552 | $9.20M | 0.00% | −4,100−3.2% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 124,122 | $9.17M | 0.01% | −3,207−2.5% | Reduced |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 123,271 | $9.10M | 1.21% | −344−0.3% | Reduced |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 119,814 | $8.83M | 0.00% | −1,414−1.2% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 109,276 | $8.05M | 0.02% | +26,188+31.5% | Added |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 79,462 | $8.04M | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 105,681 | $7.79M | 0.33% | −15,400−12.7% | Reduced |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 103,236 | $7.61M | 0.88% | −1,889−1.8% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 103,320 | $7.61M | 0.01% | +5,563+5.7% | Added |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 102,293 | $7.54M | 0.01% | +68+0.1% | Added |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $7.37M | 0.51% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd | 97,721 | $7.22M | 0.18% | +97,721 | New |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $6.90M | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 93,070 | $6.86M | 0.00% | +14,402+18.3% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 89,622 | $6.60M | 0.01% | +512+0.6% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 85,189 | $6.28M | 0.01% | −118−0.1% | Reduced |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 83,200 | $6.13M | 0.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 80,707 | $5.96M | 1.49% | −8,402−9.4% | Reduced |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 77,235 | $5.70M | 1.14% | −25,929−25.1% | Reduced |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 74,230 | $5.47M | 1.35% | +5,600+8.2% | Added |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 72,165 | $5.32M | 0.00% | −208−0.3% | Reduced |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 71,091 | $5.24M | 0.05% | +71,091 | New |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 67,305 | $4.96M | 0.09% | +1,264+1.9% | Added |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 66,845 | $4.93M | 1.43% | −200.0% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 64,518 | $4.76M | 0.01% | −7,679−10.6% | Reduced |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 63,268 | $4.67M | 0.00% | −65,037−50.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 63,175 | $4.66M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 61,829 | $4.56M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 61,711 | $4.55M | 0.60% | +323+0.5% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 61,376 | $4.52M | 0.01% | −1,412−2.2% | Reduced |
| DKRT Investments Corp. | 56,000 | $4.13M | 1.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC | 55,744 | $4.11M | 0.00% | −31,817−36.3% | Reduced |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 52,813 | $3.90M | 0.00% | +3,881+7.9% | Added |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 49,604 | $3.66M | 0.08% | +49,604 | New |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 49,406 | $3.65M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 47,626 | $3.52M | 0.01% | −3,899−7.6% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 46,683 | $3.44M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 46,143 | $3.40M | 0.00% | +6,108+15.3% | Added |
| First National Trust Co | 44,415 | $3.27M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 44,300 | $3.26M | 0.11% | +44,300 | New |
| Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC | 43,283 | $3.19M | 0.01% | −14,571−25.2% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 42,746 | $3.15M | 0.01% | −2,736−6.0% | Reduced |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 42,380 | $3.12M | 0.00% | +2,801+7.1% | Added |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 42,020 | $3.10M | 0.36% | +1,846+4.6% | Added |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 41,474 | $3.06M | 0.07% | −15,179−26.8% | Reduced |
| Credit Agricole S A | 41,242 | $3.04M | 0.01% | +4,945+13.6% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 40,504 | $2.98M | 0.01% | +506+1.3% | Added |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 38,943 | $2.87M | 1.66% | +5,191+15.4% | Added |
| JustInvest LLC | 38,758 | $2.86M | 0.03% | +2,201+6.0% | Added |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 37,662 | $2.78M | 0.07% | +8,439+28.9% | Added |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 36,686 | $2.71M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 24,100 | $2.44M | 0.01% | +2,900+13.7% | Added |
| Plato Investment Management Ltd | 32,344 | $2.40M | 0.16% | +6,311+24.2% | Added |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 30,150 | $2.22M | 0.40% | −20,265−40.2% | Reduced |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 30,059 | $2.22M | 0.00% | +16,980+129.8% | Added |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 30,005 | $2.21M | 0.51% | −200−0.7% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 28,752 | $2.08M | 0.00% | −1,004−3.4% | Reduced |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $2.03M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 26,537 | $1.96M | 0.04% | +4,061+18.1% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 26,506 | $1.95M | 0.00% | +1,533+6.1% | Added |
| Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC | 25,233 | $1.86M | 0.18% | +25,233 | New |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 24,800 | $1.83M | 0.00% | −1,400−5.3% | Reduced |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 24,650 | $1.82M | 0.09% | −2,700−9.9% | Reduced |
| SEI Investments Co | 24,520 | $1.81M | 0.00% | +2,599+11.9% | Added |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 24,343 | $1.79M | 0.01% | +6,027+32.9% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 23,102 | $1.70M | 0.03% | +1,263+5.8% | Added |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 22,766 | $1.70M | 0.74% | −637−2.7% | Reduced |