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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 23,024 | $1.70M | 0.01% | −6,740−22.6% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 22,980 | $1.69M | 0.09% | +1,330+6.1% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 22,457 | $1.66M | 0.00% | +500+2.3% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 22,042 | $1.63M | 0.24% | −312−1.4% | Reduced |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 21,687 | $1.60M | 0.01% | +3,666+20.3% | Added |
| Ritholtz Wealth Management | 21,671 | $1.60M | 0.03% | +5,866+37.1% | Added |
| Keybank National Association | 21,294 | $1.57M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 21,092 | $1.55M | 0.00% | +1,124+5.6% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 20,601 | $1.52M | 0.00% | −6,494−24.0% | Reduced |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 20,321 | $1.50M | 0.07% | −24,705−54.9% | Reduced |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 19,776 | $1.46M | 0.01% | +2,409+13.9% | Added |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 19,250 | $1.42M | 0.03% | +416+2.2% | Added |
| Chesapeake Capital Corp | 18,768 | $1.38M | 1.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Toroso Investments, LLC | 18,768 | $1.38M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 18,667 | $1.38M | 0.00% | −2,399−11.4% | Reduced |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 18,808 | $1.37M | 0.00% | −34,533−64.7% | Reduced |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 17,740 | $1.31M | 0.04% | +4,264+31.6% | Added |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 17,634 | $1.30M | 0.02% | +10,813+158.5% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 17,171 | $1.27M | 0.00% | −343−2.0% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 17,104 | $1.26M | 0.03% | −367−2.1% | Reduced |
| HRT Financial LP | 16,644 | $1.23M | 0.00% | +2,667+19.1% | Added |
| Colony Group, LLC | 16,390 | $1.21M | 0.00% | +1,556+10.5% | Added |
| State of Wyoming | 16,260 | $1.20M | 0.13% | −750−4.4% | Reduced |
| Ossiam | 16,177 | $1.19M | 0.02% | −34,602−68.1% | Reduced |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 15,734 | $1.16M | 0.01% | +3,510+28.7% | Added |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 15,600 | $1.15M | 0.01% | −76,222−83.0% | Reduced |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC | 15,163 | $1.12M | 0.02% | −110−0.7% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 15,025 | $1.11M | 0.04% | −6,517−30.3% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 14,641 | $1.08M | 0.00% | +6,186+73.2% | Added |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 14,608 | $1.08M | 0.00% | −6,954−32.3% | Reduced |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 14,267 | $1.05M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Motco | 14,261 | $1.05M | 0.10% | −571−3.8% | Reduced |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG | 13,873 | $1.02M | 0.02% | +2,776+25.0% | Added |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 13,700 | $1.01M | 0.00% | −64,019−82.4% | Reduced |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 13,694 | $1.01M | 0.04% | +328+2.5% | Added |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 13,430 | $989.7K | 0.01% | +113+0.8% | Added |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 13,275 | $978.2K | 0.15% | −850−6.0% | Reduced |
| Cherokee Insurance Co | 12,760 | $940.3K | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 12,486 | $920.0K | 0.00% | −1,540−11.0% | Reduced |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 12,145 | $895.0K | 0.03% | +12,145 | New |
| Truist Financial Corp | 11,718 | $863.5K | 0.00% | −230−1.9% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 11,328 | $835.0K | 0.00% | −638−5.3% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 11,218 | $826.6K | 0.00% | +726+6.9% | Added |
| Retirement Planning Group | 10,988 | $809.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc | 10,300 | $786.3K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Park Circle Co | 10,500 | $773.7K | 0.70% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 10,451 | $765.8K | 0.01% | −3,760−26.5% | Reduced |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 9,309 | $726.5K | 0.02% | +3,617+63.5% | Added |
| Sivia Capital Partners, LLC | 9,705 | $715.2K | 0.14% | +3,718+62.1% | Added |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 9,611 | $708.2K | 0.00% | +334+3.6% | Added |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 9,544 | $703.3K | 0.01% | +2,405+33.7% | Added |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 9,485 | $700.0K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 9,397 | $692.5K | 0.00% | −87,089−90.3% | Reduced |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 9,182 | $676.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Monticello Wealth Management, LLC | 9,096 | $670.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ethic Inc. | 9,063 | $667.9K | 0.01% | +3,688+68.6% | Added |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 8,975 | $661.4K | 0.02% | +644+7.7% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 8,957 | $660.7K | 0.00% | −97,990−91.6% | Reduced |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC | 8,835 | $651.1K | 0.05% | +1,050+13.5% | Added |
| Ruggaard & Associates LLC | 8,780 | $647.0K | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 8,745 | $644.4K | 0.01% | −4,802−35.4% | Reduced |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 8,654 | $637.7K | 0.00% | −1,275−12.8% | Reduced |
| Wellington-Altus USA Inc. | 8,372 | $623.9K | 0.46% | +8,372 | New |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 8,392 | $618.4K | 0.01% | +2,570+44.1% | Added |
| Versant Capital Management, Inc | 8,255 | $608.3K | 0.08% | +905+12.3% | Added |
| 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 |
| M&T Bank Corp | 8,063 | $594.2K | 0.00% | +8,063 | New |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 7,873 | $580.2K | 0.00% | +377+5.0% | Added |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 7,872 | $580.1K | 0.13% | +5+0.1% | Added |
| Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC | 7,563 | $557.3K | 0.04% | +32+0.4% | Added |
| Syon Capital LLC | 7,561 | $557.2K | 0.03% | +430+6.0% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 7,544 | $555.9K | 0.01% | −614−7.5% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 7,388 | $544.4K | 0.00% | +206+2.9% | Added |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 7,017 | $517.1K | 0.01% | +7,017 | New |
| Cohen Investment Advisors LLC | 6,955 | $512.5K | 0.24% | −281−3.9% | Reduced |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 6,892 | $507.9K | 0.01% | −2,039−22.8% | Reduced |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 6,813 | $502.0K | 0.00% | −924−11.9% | Reduced |
| AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC | 6,773 | $499.1K | 0.20% | +6,773 | New |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 6,708 | $494.3K | 0.03% | +34+0.5% | Added |
| Savvy Advisors, Inc. | 6,509 | $479.7K | 0.02% | +6,509 | New |
| Magnus Financial Group LLC | 6,410 | $472.3K | 0.04% | +20.0% | Added |
| Westover Capital Advisors, LLC | 6,400 | $471.6K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 6,216 | $458.1K | 0.01% | −1,316−17.5% | Reduced |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 4,600 | $452.3K | 0.15% | −3,260−41.5% | Reduced |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 6,089 | $448.7K | 0.01% | +2,973+95.4% | Added |
| Forbes J M & Co LLP | 6,000 | $442.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 5,961 | $439.3K | 0.00% | +638+12.0% | Added |
| Virtus ETF Advisers LLC | 4,332 | $438.5K | 0.21% | +72+1.7% | Added |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 5,842 | $431.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Buckingham Strategic Partners | 5,661 | $417.2K | 0.01% | +1,813+47.1% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 5,636 | $415.3K | 0.00% | −753−11.8% | Reduced |
| Applied Capital LLC | 5,616 | $413.8K | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Danske Bank A/S | 5,349 | $395.1K | 0.00% | −554−9.4% | Reduced |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 5,319 | $392.0K | 0.01% | −3,611−40.4% | Reduced |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 5,110 | $376.6K | 0.00% | +508+11.0% | Added |
| Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC | 4,999 | $368.4K | 0.05% | +82+1.7% | Added |
| Sara-Bay Financial | 4,855 | $359.1K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Old North State Trust, LLC | 4,872 | $359.0K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 4,853 | $358.4K | 0.20% | −2,652−35.3% | Reduced |