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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 508
- +30 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 537.6M
- +43.8M (+8.9%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $37.3B
- +$723.9M (+2.0%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 67
- 183 more added
- Sold out
- 37
- 141 more reduced
6 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 71,847,668 | $4.98B | 0.94% | −10,013,275−12.2% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 56,069,406 | $3.89B | 1.64% | −1,830,901−3.2% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 35,683,283 | $2.47B | 0.06% | +35,683,283 | New |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 25,977,781 | $1.80B | 3.16% | −2,594,320−9.1% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 19,181,963 | $1.33B | 1.08% | +507,378+2.7% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 18,254,276 | $1.27B | 1.68% | −506,997−2.7% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 17,581,384 | $1.22B | 2.35% | −4,591,391−20.7% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 16,409,996 | $1.14B | 1.16% | −1,414,079−7.9% | Reduced |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 15,020,030 | $1.04B | 1.47% | +2,153,695+16.7% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 13,422,749 | $929.0M | 3.82% | −394,225−2.9% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 12,839,813 | $916.9M | 0.06% | +579,824+4.7% | Added |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 10,969,938 | $760.7M | 0.19% | +10,969,938 | New |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 10,841,415 | $730.6M | 0.05% | +4,857,890+81.2% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9,674,068 | $675.7M | 2.00% | +5,014,969+107.6% | Added |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 9,331,541 | $647.2M | 1.49% | −856,102−8.4% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 9,113,642 | $632.1M | 0.41% | −1,656,818−15.4% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 9,042,167 | $627.1M | 0.49% | −7,447,373−45.2% | Reduced |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,793,875 | $611.5M | 1.49% | −1,064,012−10.8% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 8,776,836 | $608.7M | 0.33% | +8,776,836 | New |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 8,645,354 | $599.5M | 0.72% | −1,021,646−10.6% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 8,395,184 | $580.3M | 0.13% | −87,945−1.0% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 7,727,358 | $533.4M | 1.92% | −314,207−3.9% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6,008,689 | $416.4M | 0.09% | +154,541+2.6% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 5,539,629 | $384.0M | 0.63% | −3,908,312−41.4% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 5,468,906 | $379.0M | 0.05% | +1,036,000+23.4% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 5,336,643 | $369.7M | 0.32% | −1,632,753−23.4% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,024,708 | $348.3M | 0.03% | +400,382+8.7% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 5,004,525 | $346.9M | 0.12% | +4,016,089+406.3% | Added |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 4,561,621 | $316.4M | 1.95% | +2,920,621+178.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,128,216 | $286.1M | 0.02% | −982,234−19.2% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 4,106,717 | $284.0M | 0.05% | +944,259+29.9% | Added |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,967,422 | $274.3M | 0.04% | −162,974−3.9% | Reduced |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 3,510,666 | $242.7M | 3.91% | −215,124−5.8% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 3,303,103 | $233.0M | 0.06% | +342,204+11.6% | Added |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,219,293 | $223.1M | 0.73% | −107,217−3.2% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 2,967,564 | $203.3M | 0.09% | −588,731−16.6% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,680,488 | $185.8M | 0.02% | +429,037+19.1% | Added |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd | 2,495,771 | $173.1M | 0.15% | +2,495,771 | New |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 2,448,857 | $169.7M | 0.06% | −187,228−7.1% | Reduced |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 2,025,894 | $140.5M | 0.44% | +1,377,474+212.4% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,022,859 | $139.8M | 3.77% | +25,210+1.3% | Added |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1,977,993 | $137.1M | 0.12% | −68,446−3.3% | Reduced |
| Omers Administration Corp | 1,897,415 | $131.2M | 0.84% | −406,035−17.6% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,884,493 | $130.7M | 0.03% | +206,421+12.3% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 1,828,607 | $126.6M | 3.64% | −53,822−2.9% | Reduced |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,640,548 | $113.8M | 0.09% | +443,863+37.1% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1,503,049 | $104.2M | 0.00% | +214,424+16.6% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,073,598 | $103.6M | 2.92% | +2,670+0.2% | Added |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,293,232 | $89.7M | 2.44% | +139,371+12.1% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,231,200 | $85.1M | 1.01% | +1,231,200 | New |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 1,226,186 | $85.0M | 0.90% | +669,541+120.3% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 1,224,044 | $84.8M | 0.02% | +296,351+31.9% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 1,215,446 | $84.0M | 0.05% | −209,837−14.7% | Reduced |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 1,213,514 | $84.0M | 0.21% | +388,390+47.1% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,210,163 | $83.9M | 0.02% | +5,062+0.4% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 1,184,182 | $82.1M | 0.49% | +536,221+82.8% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 1,154,868 | $79.8M | 0.13% | +32,981+2.9% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 1,135,632 | $78.7M | 0.11% | +858,576+309.9% | Added |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,114,403 | $75.9M | 0.08% | +113,702+11.4% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 1,089,394 | $75.3M | 2.89% | −4,732−0.4% | Reduced |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 964,746 | $66.9M | 13.41% | +198,961+26.0% | Added |
| Northern Trust Corp | 896,091 | $62.1M | 0.01% | +2,004+0.2% | Added |
| Nuveen, LLC | 867,929 | $60.0M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Korea Investment CORP | 855,883 | $59.2M | 0.12% | +16,304+1.9% | Added |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 830,164 | $57.4M | 0.56% | +8,386+1.0% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 811,628 | $56.2M | 4.28% | −171,009−17.4% | Reduced |
| Purpose Unlimited Inc. | 780,376 | $54.1M | 2.24% | +73,178+10.3% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 763,160 | $52.7M | 0.06% | −22,794−2.9% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 703,459 | $48.8M | 0.09% | −4,018−0.6% | Reduced |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 694,701 | $48.0M | 0.16% | −380.0% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 692,738 | $48.0M | 0.03% | +31,448+4.8% | Added |
| BCV Asset Management Inc. | 690,268 | $47.7M | 1.64% | −275,246−28.5% | Reduced |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 632,459 | $43.9M | 3.66% | −5,910−0.9% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 621,748 | $43.1M | 0.02% | +105,299+20.4% | Added |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 622,902 | $43.1M | 0.09% | +19,246+3.2% | Added |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 616,522 | $42.8M | 0.12% | +616,522 | New |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 577,451 | $40.7M | 4.33% | −93,715−14.0% | Reduced |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 635,995 | $38.2M | 0.12% | −3,656−0.6% | Reduced |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 530,226 | $36.8M | 0.04% | +195,250+58.3% | Added |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 526,323 | $36.4M | 2.76% | −26,496−4.8% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 493,081 | $34.1M | 0.90% | −3,638−0.7% | Reduced |
| Agf Management Ltd | 352,107 | $34.0M | 0.15% | −24,581−6.5% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 496,524 | $33.8M | 0.03% | −10,336−2.0% | Reduced |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 468,719 | $32.4M | 0.17% | −432,113−48.0% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 459,656 | $31.8M | 0.05% | −71,732−13.5% | Reduced |
| Millennium Management LLC | 445,489 | $30.9M | 0.02% | −322,347−42.0% | Reduced |
| SEB Asset Management AB | 436,060 | $30.1M | 0.13% | +436,060 | New |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 432,072 | $29.9M | 0.07% | −45,700−9.6% | Reduced |
| Delaney Capital Management Ltd. | 427,609 | $29.6M | 4.75% | +6,367+1.5% | Added |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $28.9M | 13.71% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 392,073 | $27.2M | 0.77% | −41,589−9.6% | Reduced |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $24.8M | 1.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA | 246,523 | $23.8M | 1.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 311,846 | $21.6M | 0.07% | +54,593+21.2% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 310,363 | $21.5M | 0.02% | +148,920+92.2% | Added |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 308,341 | $21.4M | 0.76% | +10,900+3.7% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 305,603 | $21.2M | 0.27% | +5,425+1.8% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 290,379 | $21.1M | 0.00% | +16,087+5.9% | Added |
| Andra AP-fonden | 214,560 | $20.7M | 0.26% | +214,560 | New |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 283,643 | $19.6M | 0.13% | −2,200−0.8% | Reduced |