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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB Wealth Management, LLC | 5,841 | $404.8K | 0.00% | −120−2.0% | Reduced |
| Buckingham Strategic Partners | 5,923 | $410.5K | 0.00% | +262+4.6% | Added |
| Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 5,958 | $411.9K | 0.27% | +1,105+22.8% | Added |
| Forbes J M & Co LLP | 6,000 | $415.9K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS | 6,100 | $421.7K | 0.07% | +6,100 | New |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 6,089 | $422.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 6,177 | $428.0K | 0.02% | +6,177 | New |
| Westover Capital Advisors, LLC | 6,400 | $443.6K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PDS Planning, Inc | 6,408 | $444.1K | 0.03% | −300−4.5% | Reduced |
| Magnus Financial Group LLC | 6,412 | $444.4K | 0.04% | +20.0% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 6,503 | $450.7K | 0.01% | +6,503 | New |
| M&T Bank Corp | 6,734 | $466.7K | 0.00% | −1,329−16.5% | Reduced |
| PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd. | 6,740 | $467.5K | 0.13% | −67,490−90.9% | Reduced |
| AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC | 6,773 | $469.4K | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rhumbline Advisers | 6,801 | $471.4K | 0.00% | −12−0.2% | Reduced |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 6,883 | $477.0K | 0.01% | +667+10.7% | Added |
| Cohen Investment Advisors LLC | 6,884 | $477.1K | 0.23% | −71−1.0% | Reduced |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 7,423 | $511.5K | 0.00% | +7,423 | New |
| Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC | 7,563 | $524.2K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 7,578 | $525.2K | 0.01% | +34+0.5% | Added |
| Syon Capital LLC | 7,667 | $531.4K | 0.03% | +106+1.4% | Added |
| NLB Skladi, upravljanje premozenja, d.o.o. | 7,708 | $534.2K | 0.03% | +7,708 | New |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 7,841 | $543.5K | 0.00% | +7,167+1,063.4% | Added |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 7,851 | $544.1K | 0.11% | −21−0.3% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 8,082 | $560.2K | 0.00% | +209+2.7% | Added |
| Sumitomo Life Insurance Co | 8,584 | $595.0K | 0.01% | +357+4.3% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd | 8,584 | $595.0K | 0.00% | +357+4.3% | Added |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 8,601 | $596.6K | 0.00% | +8,601 | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | 8,654 | $599.8K | 0.00% | +8,654 | New |
| Ruggaard & Associates LLC | 8,680 | $601.6K | 0.24% | −100−1.1% | Reduced |
| Westwood Holdings Group Inc. | 8,727 | $603.3K | 0.00% | +8,727 | New |
| Monticello Wealth Management, LLC | 8,903 | $617.1K | 0.04% | −193−2.1% | Reduced |
| Savvy Advisors, Inc. | 8,963 | $621.3K | 0.02% | +2,454+37.7% | Added |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. | 8,975 | $622.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 8,996 | $623.5K | 0.00% | +342+4.0% | Added |
| First Affirmative Financial Network | 9,039 | $626.5K | 0.24% | +9,039 | New |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. | 8,674 | $636.1K | 0.02% | −635−6.8% | Reduced |
| 111 Capital | 9,176 | $636.3K | 0.16% | +5,182+129.7% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 9,386 | $650.5K | 0.00% | +1,998+27.0% | Added |
| Callahan Advisors, LLC | 9,645 | $668.5K | 0.06% | +810+9.2% | Added |
| Tudor Investment Corp Et Al | 9,880 | $684.8K | 0.00% | +9,880 | New |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | 10,260 | $711.1K | 0.01% | +10,260 | New |
| Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc | 10,300 | $713.9K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 10,387 | $719.9K | 0.01% | +843+8.8% | Added |
| Versant Capital Management, Inc | 10,450 | $724.3K | 0.07% | +2,195+26.6% | Added |
| Yousif Capital Management, LLC | 10,451 | $724.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Park Circle Co | 10,500 | $727.8K | 0.69% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MQS Management LLC | 10,593 | $734.2K | 0.50% | +10,593 | New |
| Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. | 10,705 | $740.0K | 0.37% | +1,220+12.9% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 10,933 | $758.0K | 0.00% | −395−3.5% | Reduced |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 10,966 | $760.1K | 0.01% | +4,074+59.1% | Added |
| Retirement Planning Group | 10,993 | $761.9K | 0.02% | +50.0% | Added |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 11,258 | $780.3K | 0.02% | −887−7.3% | Reduced |
| Hager Investment Management Services, LLC | 11,275 | $781.5K | 0.43% | +11,204+15,780.3% | Added |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 11,433 | $792.4K | 0.00% | +1,822+19.0% | Added |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. | 11,447 | $793.4K | 0.03% | +11,447 | New |
| Truist Financial Corp | 11,718 | $812.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cherokee Insurance Co | 12,760 | $884.4K | 0.34% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 12,774 | $885.0K | 0.00% | +288+2.3% | Added |
| Radnor Capital Management, LLC | 13,275 | $920.1K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 13,130 | $921.6K | 0.01% | +8,286+171.1% | Added |
| Bogart Wealth, LLC | 13,694 | $949.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 13,864 | $960.9K | 0.00% | +2,646+23.6% | Added |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 13,996 | $970.1K | 0.01% | +566+4.2% | Added |
| Voleon Capital Management LP | 14,039 | $973.0K | 0.02% | +14,039 | New |
| Motco | 14,248 | $987.5K | 0.09% | −13−0.1% | Reduced |
| Bowen Hanes & Co Inc | 14,267 | $988.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG | 14,401 | $995.5K | 0.02% | +528+3.8% | Added |
| Ossiam | 15,316 | $1.06M | 0.02% | −861−5.3% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 15,318 | $1.06M | 0.03% | +293+2.0% | Added |
| Ballentine Partners, LLC | 15,524 | $1.08M | 0.01% | +361+2.4% | Added |
| Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC | 16,001 | $1.11M | 0.00% | −27,282−63.0% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 16,172 | $1.12M | 0.00% | −999−5.8% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 16,621 | $1.15M | 0.03% | −483−2.8% | Reduced |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 16,768 | $1.16M | 0.00% | +16,768 | New |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 16,898 | $1.17M | 0.01% | +1,164+7.4% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 17,021 | $1.18M | 0.00% | −3,580−17.4% | Reduced |
| Colony Group, LLC | 17,431 | $1.23M | 0.00% | +1,041+6.4% | Added |
| Fox Run Management, L.L.C. | 18,643 | $1.26M | 0.22% | +18,643 | New |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 18,565 | $1.29M | 0.04% | +825+4.7% | Added |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC | 18,598 | $1.29M | 0.02% | +964+5.5% | Added |
| Walleye Trading LLC | 18,642 | $1.29M | 0.03% | +9,897+113.2% | Added |
| Brinker Capital Investments, LLC | 18,673 | $1.29M | 0.01% | −1,103−5.6% | Reduced |
| Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp | 18,381 | $1.30M | 0.60% | +18,381 | New |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 18,743 | $1.30M | 0.43% | +18,743 | New |
| Chesapeake Capital Corp | 18,768 | $1.30M | 0.94% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Toroso Investments, LLC | 18,768 | $1.30M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Todd Asset Management LLC | 19,294 | $1.34M | 0.03% | +44+0.2% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 19,487 | $1.35M | 0.00% | +820+4.4% | Added |
| Advisors Management Group Inc | 19,699 | $1.36M | 0.25% | −10,451−34.7% | Reduced |
| CenterBook Partners LP | 20,948 | $1.45M | 0.08% | +627+3.1% | Added |
| Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC | 21,318 | $1.48M | 0.13% | −3,915−15.5% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 21,386 | $1.48M | 0.00% | +294+1.4% | Added |
| Cigna Investments Inc | 21,773 | $1.50M | 0.23% | −269−1.2% | Reduced |
| Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. | 22,769 | $1.57M | 0.71% | +30.0% | Added |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 23,839 | $1.62M | 0.00% | +9,231+63.2% | Added |
| Signaturefd, LLC | 23,542 | $1.63M | 0.03% | +440+1.9% | Added |
| Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. | 23,891 | $1.65M | 0.01% | +2,204+10.2% | Added |
| Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC | 24,020 | $1.66M | 0.08% | +1,040+4.5% | Added |
| Highland Capital Management, LLC | 24,550 | $1.70M | 0.09% | −100−0.4% | Reduced |