Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS- Exchange
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethic Inc. | 24,849 | $1.72M | 0.03% | +15,786+174.2% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 24,795 | $1.74M | 0.00% | −3,957−13.8% | Reduced |
| Keybank National Association | 25,475 | $1.77M | 0.01% | +4,181+19.6% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 25,486 | $1.77M | 0.00% | −1,020−3.8% | Reduced |
| Ieq Capital, LLC | 25,558 | $1.77M | 0.01% | +1,215+5.0% | Added |
| Pinnacle Associates Ltd | 27,500 | $1.91M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. | 27,672 | $1.92M | 0.45% | −2,333−7.8% | Reduced |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. | 26,537 | $1.96M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritholtz Wealth Management | 28,421 | $1.97M | 0.03% | +6,750+31.1% | Added |
| Fideuram Asset Management (Ireland) dac | 19,101 | $1.97M | 0.25% | +19,101 | New |
| SEI Investments Co | 30,810 | $2.14M | 0.00% | +6,290+25.7% | Added |
| UniSuper Management Pty Ltd | 24,100 | $2.32M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | 35,308 | $2.42M | 0.01% | +16,500+87.7% | Added |
| JustInvest LLC | 35,867 | $2.49M | 0.02% | −2,891−7.5% | Reduced |
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | 36,605 | $2.53M | 0.29% | −5,415−12.9% | Reduced |
| ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. | 36,686 | $2.54M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital | 36,701 | $2.55M | 0.03% | +36,701 | New |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 37,800 | $2.62M | 0.84% | +37,800 | New |
| Metis Global Partners, LLC | 38,084 | $2.63M | 0.06% | −3,390−8.2% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 38,240 | $2.65M | 0.00% | −2,264−5.6% | Reduced |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | 39,033 | $2.71M | 0.03% | −89,579−69.7% | Reduced |
| Tacita Capital Inc | 39,203 | $2.71M | 1.60% | +260+0.7% | Added |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 39,460 | $2.73M | 0.03% | +32,443+462.3% | Added |
| Plato Investment Management Ltd | 41,863 | $2.90M | 0.19% | +9,519+29.4% | Added |
| Credit Agricole S A | 43,394 | $3.01M | 0.01% | +2,152+5.2% | Added |
| First National Trust Co | 44,415 | $3.08M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc | 44,606 | $3.08M | 0.01% | −4,800−9.7% | Reduced |
| Fiera Capital Corp | 45,098 | $3.12M | 0.01% | +2,352+5.5% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 45,262 | $3.14M | 0.00% | +2,882+6.8% | Added |
| Quadrant Capital Group LLC | 46,596 | $3.23M | 0.10% | −87−0.2% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 47,236 | $3.27M | 0.00% | +1,093+2.4% | Added |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | 47,551 | $3.29M | 0.01% | −75−0.2% | Reduced |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 49,507 | $3.43M | 0.01% | +49,507 | New |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 51,458 | $3.57M | 0.08% | +1,854+3.7% | Added |
| Quantbot Technologies LP | 53,239 | $3.69M | 0.15% | +53,239 | New |
| DKRT Investments Corp. | 56,000 | $3.88M | 0.98% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC | 58,507 | $4.06M | 0.00% | +2,763+5.0% | Added |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 60,795 | $4.20M | 0.00% | +7,982+15.1% | Added |
| Cardinal Capital Management | 62,165 | $4.31M | 0.56% | +454+0.7% | Added |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 63,864 | $4.43M | 0.01% | +689+1.1% | Added |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | 64,823 | $4.49M | 1.27% | −2,022−3.0% | Reduced |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 65,951 | $4.56M | 0.75% | −57,320−46.5% | Reduced |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 67,445 | $4.66M | 0.01% | +2,927+4.5% | Added |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | 73,123 | $5.06M | 0.19% | +73,123 | New |
| Davis-Rea Ltd. | 75,384 | $5.21M | 1.36% | −5,323−6.6% | Reduced |
| Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd | 78,605 | $5.43M | 0.15% | −19,116−19.6% | Reduced |
| FORA Capital, LLC | 79,003 | $5.47M | 0.40% | +79,003 | New |
| Numerai GP LLC | 79,467 | $5.51M | 0.55% | +79,467 | New |
| HRT Financial LP | 81,598 | $5.66M | 0.01% | +64,954+390.3% | Added |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd | 81,740 | $5.67M | 0.11% | +81,740 | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 82,511 | $5.72M | 0.01% | −2,678−3.1% | Reduced |
| PDT Partners, LLC | 83,200 | $5.77M | 0.34% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 83,701 | $5.79M | 0.01% | +83,701 | New |
| O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC | 88,350 | $6.12M | 0.03% | −155,265−63.7% | Reduced |
| Louisbourg Investments Inc. | 89,518 | $6.20M | 1.17% | +12,283+15.9% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 91,134 | $6.32M | 0.01% | +1,512+1.7% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 92,472 | $6.41M | 0.00% | +83,075+884.1% | Added |
| Americana Partners, LLC | 93,600 | $6.49M | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 93,945 | $6.51M | 0.01% | −189,871−66.9% | Reduced |
| Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd | 95,201 | $6.60M | 0.15% | +33,372+54.0% | Added |
| Natixis Advisors, L.P. | 96,396 | $6.68M | 0.01% | +35,020+57.1% | Added |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 96,520 | $6.69M | 0.01% | −5,773−5.6% | Reduced |
| FMR LLC | 96,652 | $6.70M | 0.00% | +74,195+330.4% | Added |
| American Assets Investment Management, LLC | 100,000 | $6.93M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS | 73,100 | $7.05M | 0.28% | −27,300−27.2% | Reduced |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Co | 75,290 | $7.26M | 0.00% | +3,125+4.3% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 104,868 | $7.27M | 0.00% | +11,798+12.7% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 105,602 | $7.32M | 0.87% | +2,366+2.3% | Added |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. | 112,543 | $7.80M | 1.85% | −57,159−33.7% | Reduced |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. | 113,069 | $7.84M | 0.13% | +45,764+68.0% | Added |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 119,581 | $8.29M | 0.32% | +13,900+13.2% | Added |
| Janus Henderson Group PLC | 121,281 | $8.38M | 0.00% | −3,271−2.6% | Reduced |
| Avanza Fonder AB | 86,882 | $8.38M | 0.23% | +7,420+9.3% | Added |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. | 128,680 | $8.90M | 1.34% | −1,127−0.9% | Reduced |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 128,720 | $8.92M | 0.01% | +19,444+17.8% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 128,834 | $8.93M | 0.01% | +25,514+24.7% | Added |
| Rathbone Brothers plc | 130,658 | $9.03M | 0.04% | −460−0.4% | Reduced |
| Capital Fund Management S.A. | 131,793 | $9.13M | 0.08% | −71,459−35.2% | Reduced |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. | 133,707 | $9.27M | 0.14% | −5,119−3.7% | Reduced |
| Utah Retirement Systems | 136,624 | $9.44M | 0.10% | −2,972−2.1% | Reduced |
| Voya Investment Management LLC | 137,920 | $9.53M | 0.01% | +13,798+11.1% | Added |
| Gold Investment Management Ltd. | 138,546 | $9.60M | 2.97% | +1,521+1.1% | Added |
| Keystone Financial Planning, Inc. | 139,101 | $9.64M | 2.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 146,007 | $10.1M | 0.01% | +82,739+130.8% | Added |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 171,686 | $10.5M | 1.04% | −1,893−1.1% | Reduced |
| PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators | 152,831 | $10.6M | 0.16% | −785−0.5% | Reduced |
| Mediolanum International Funds Ltd | 160,374 | $10.8M | 0.11% | +28,494+21.6% | Added |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 158,376 | $10.9M | 0.07% | −85,178−35.0% | Reduced |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 161,500 | $11.2M | 0.61% | +16,524+11.4% | Added |
| PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab | 163,126 | $11.3M | 0.11% | +36,120+28.4% | Added |
| Natixis | 179,401 | $12.4M | 0.05% | −15,437−7.9% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 191,155 | $13.2M | 0.02% | +11,945+6.7% | Added |
| USS Investment Management Ltd | 191,637 | $13.3M | 0.06% | +1,940+1.0% | Added |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 180,613 | $13.3M | 0.00% | +60,799+50.7% | Added |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System | 204,489 | $14.2M | 0.29% | −1,134−0.6% | Reduced |
| Coleford Investment Management Ltd. | 205,396 | $14.2M | 3.48% | +5,070+2.5% | Added |
| Eldred Rock Partners, LLC | 205,596 | $14.2M | 3.63% | −1,965−0.9% | Reduced |
| Danica Pension, Livsforsikringsaktieselskab | 148,691 | $14.3M | 0.27% | +148,691 | New |
| Royal London Asset Management Ltd | 211,912 | $14.7M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co | 213,488 | $14.8M | 1.27% | +2,102+1.0% | Added |