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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA | 918 | $63.5K | 0.02% | +9+1.0% | Added |
| Bollard Group LLC | 918 | $64.0K | 0.00% | +2+0.2% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $69.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBT Bank N A | 1,000 | $69.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Independence Bank of Kentucky | 1,005 | $69.7K | 0.01% | −20−2.0% | Reduced |
| Toth Financial Advisory Corp | 1,040 | $72.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 1,108 | $76.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 1,300 | $90.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 1,312 | $90.9K | 0.00% | +32+2.5% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 1,315 | $91.1K | 0.00% | +382+40.9% | Added |
| MAI Capital Management | 1,342 | $93.0K | 0.00% | +74+5.8% | Added |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 1,371 | $95.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 1,454 | $100.8K | 0.00% | +234+19.2% | Added |
| Colonial Trust Co | 1,500 | $104.0K | 0.01% | −500−25.0% | Reduced |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 1,579 | $106.4K | 0.00% | −253−13.8% | Reduced |
| Danske Bank A/S | 1,618 | $112.0K | 0.00% | −3,731−69.8% | Reduced |
| City State Bank | 1,655 | $114.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LOM Asset Management Ltd | 1,270 | $122.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 1,784 | $123.6K | 0.00% | −20−1.1% | Reduced |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,949 | $135.1K | 0.00% | +1,270+187.0% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 2,018 | $139.9K | 0.00% | +38+1.9% | Added |
| Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich | 2,104 | $145.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 2,139 | $148.3K | 0.00% | −1,054−33.0% | Reduced |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 2,394 | $165.9K | 0.00% | −11−0.5% | Reduced |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 2,556 | $177.2K | 0.03% | +28+1.1% | Added |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 2,692 | $186.6K | 0.01% | −110−3.9% | Reduced |
| LSV Asset Management | 2,700 | $187.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC | 2,900 | $201.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 2,917 | $202.2K | 0.00% | −11−0.4% | Reduced |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 2,921 | $202.5K | 0.00% | −92−3.1% | Reduced |
| Skopos Labs, Inc. | 2,946 | $204.2K | 0.01% | +2,946 | New |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd | 2,949 | $204.4K | 0.03% | +2,949 | New |
| Cromwell Holdings LLC | 2,955 | $204.8K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Corient IA LLC | 2,980 | $206.5K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PCM Encore, LLC | 2,983 | $206.8K | 0.04% | +2,983 | New |
| Addison Advisors LLC | 3,120 | $216.2K | 0.05% | +80+2.6% | Added |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 3,155 | $219.0K | 0.00% | +64+2.1% | Added |
| State of Wyoming | 3,180 | $219.8K | 0.03% | −13,080−80.4% | Reduced |
| Natural Investments, LLC | 3,229 | $223.0K | 0.06% | −10.0% | Reduced |
| Leuthold Group, LLC | 3,300 | $228.7K | 0.02% | −99−2.9% | Reduced |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 3,325 | $230.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Peregrine Asset Advisers, Inc. | 3,340 | $231.5K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc. | 3,352 | $232.3K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC | 3,414 | $236.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. | 3,420 | $237.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aprio Wealth Management, LLC | 3,441 | $238.5K | 0.01% | +208+6.4% | Added |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. | 3,467 | $240.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Venturi Wealth Management, LLC | 3,468 | $240.4K | 0.01% | +537+18.3% | Added |
| Arq Wealth Advisors, LLC | 3,476 | $240.9K | 0.04% | +3,476 | New |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC | 3,478 | $241.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 3,487 | $241.7K | 0.00% | −360−9.4% | Reduced |
| Greenspring Advisors, LLC | 3,503 | $242.8K | 0.01% | −48−1.4% | Reduced |
| Manske Wealth Management | 3,560 | $246.7K | 0.07% | −150−4.0% | Reduced |
| Kathmere Capital Management, LLC | 3,579 | $248.1K | 0.02% | +281+8.5% | Added |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP | 3,610 | $250.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 3,625 | $251.3K | 0.00% | +403+12.5% | Added |
| Income Insurance Ltd | 3,689 | $255.0K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc. | 3,700 | $256.4K | 0.25% | −200−5.1% | Reduced |
| Ascent Group, LLC | 3,732 | $258.7K | 0.01% | +209+5.9% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 3,790 | $262.0K | 0.00% | +3,789+378,900.0% | Added |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 3,825 | $265.1K | 0.00% | +1,105+40.6% | Added |
| Triumph Capital Management | 3,935 | $272.7K | 0.06% | +33+0.8% | Added |
| Five Oceans Advisors | 3,938 | $272.9K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bridgewater Advisors Inc. | 3,595 | $274.9K | 0.02% | −310−7.9% | Reduced |
| Rockland Trust Co | 3,977 | $275.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Venture Visionary Partners LLC | 4,026 | $279.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GAM Holding AG | 4,100 | $283.5K | 0.02% | +4,100 | New |
| Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. | 4,121 | $285.7K | 0.02% | −52−1.2% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 4,153 | $287.8K | 0.00% | +17+0.4% | Added |
| Hemenway Trust Co LLC | 4,280 | $296.6K | 0.02% | −410−8.7% | Reduced |
| Atria Investments LLC | 4,308 | $298.6K | 0.00% | +1,014+30.8% | Added |
| Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management, Inc. | 4,373 | $303.1K | 0.18% | +4,373 | New |
| Nwam LLC | 4,386 | $304.0K | 0.02% | +20.0% | Added |
| Zevin Asset Management LLC | 4,390 | $304.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP | 3,162 | $305.0K | 0.08% | −948−23.1% | Reduced |
| JCIC Asset Management Inc. | 4,412 | $305.3K | 0.09% | +95+2.2% | Added |
| Sara-Bay Financial | 4,410 | $305.7K | 0.09% | −445−9.2% | Reduced |
| Burkett Asset Management Ltd | 4,503 | $311.6K | 0.31% | +138+3.2% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 4,497 | $311.7K | 0.00% | −1,139−20.2% | Reduced |
| Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc | 4,528 | $313.8K | 0.02% | +4,528 | New |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 4,538 | $314.6K | 0.01% | +1,790+65.1% | Added |
| Virtus ETF Advisers LLC | 3,279 | $316.3K | 0.15% | −1,053−24.3% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 4,626 | $320.7K | 0.01% | +10.0% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 4,630 | $320.9K | 0.00% | −178−3.7% | Reduced |
| 1620 Investment Advisors, Inc. | 4,674 | $324.0K | 0.22% | +17+0.4% | Added |
| Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC | 4,694 | $325.3K | 0.01% | +425+10.0% | Added |
| Brown Advisory Inc | 4,742 | $328.7K | 0.00% | +4,742 | New |
| Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC | 4,807 | $333.2K | 0.04% | −192−3.8% | Reduced |
| Old North State Trust, LLC | 4,872 | $338.0K | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC | 4,906 | $340.0K | 0.02% | +105+2.2% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 4,921 | $341.1K | 0.00% | +4,921 | New |
| Hexagon Capital Partners LLC | 5,014 | $347.5K | 0.05% | +5,014 | New |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) | 5,197 | $359.3K | 0.00% | −645−11.0% | Reduced |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 5,328 | $369.3K | 0.01% | −3,064−36.5% | Reduced |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC | 5,443 | $377.3K | 0.00% | +333+6.5% | Added |
| Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc. | 5,491 | $380.6K | 0.05% | +1,063+24.0% | Added |
| Applied Capital LLC | 5,496 | $380.9K | 0.28% | −120−2.1% | Reduced |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 5,568 | $385.9K | 0.00% | +5,568 | New |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 5,720 | $396.5K | 0.00% | +5,720 | New |
| Wellington-Altus USA Inc. | 4,541 | $403.5K | 0.24% | −3,831−45.8% | Reduced |