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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC | 215,525 | $14.9M | 0.91% | −4,436−2.0% | Reduced |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 162,727 | $15.7M | 0.33% | +35,112+27.5% | Added |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC | 228,543 | $15.8M | 0.90% | +228,543 | New |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd | 234,921 | $16.3M | 0.08% | +19,134+8.9% | Added |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 262,507 | $18.2M | 0.42% | −105,102−28.6% | Reduced |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 269,856 | $18.7M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 272,850 | $18.7M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc | 277,983 | $19.2M | 0.04% | +19,598+7.6% | Added |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 283,643 | $19.6M | 0.13% | −2,200−0.8% | Reduced |
| Andra AP-fonden | 214,560 | $20.7M | 0.26% | +214,560 | New |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 290,379 | $21.1M | 0.00% | +16,087+5.9% | Added |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 305,603 | $21.2M | 0.27% | +5,425+1.8% | Added |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 308,341 | $21.4M | 0.76% | +10,900+3.7% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 310,363 | $21.5M | 0.02% | +148,920+92.2% | Added |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 311,846 | $21.6M | 0.07% | +54,593+21.2% | Added |
| Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA | 246,523 | $23.8M | 1.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings LtdSuperinvestorFairfax Financial | 359,100 | $24.8M | 1.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 392,073 | $27.2M | 0.77% | −41,589−9.6% | Reduced |
| Canerector Inc | 300,000 | $28.9M | 13.71% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Delaney Capital Management Ltd. | 427,609 | $29.6M | 4.75% | +6,367+1.5% | Added |
| State of Wisconsin Investment Board | 432,072 | $29.9M | 0.07% | −45,700−9.6% | Reduced |
| SEB Asset Management AB | 436,060 | $30.1M | 0.13% | +436,060 | New |
| Millennium Management LLC | 445,489 | $30.9M | 0.02% | −322,347−42.0% | Reduced |
| Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec | 459,656 | $31.8M | 0.05% | −71,732−13.5% | Reduced |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 468,719 | $32.4M | 0.17% | −432,113−48.0% | Reduced |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 496,524 | $33.8M | 0.03% | −10,336−2.0% | Reduced |
| Agf Management Ltd | 352,107 | $34.0M | 0.15% | −24,581−6.5% | Reduced |
| Guardian Capital LP | 493,081 | $34.1M | 0.90% | −3,638−0.7% | Reduced |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | 526,323 | $36.4M | 2.76% | −26,496−4.8% | Reduced |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | 530,226 | $36.8M | 0.04% | +195,250+58.3% | Added |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 635,995 | $38.2M | 0.12% | −3,656−0.6% | Reduced |
| Lincluden Management Ltd | 577,451 | $40.7M | 4.33% | −93,715−14.0% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | 616,522 | $42.8M | 0.12% | +616,522 | New |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 622,902 | $43.1M | 0.09% | +19,246+3.2% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 621,748 | $43.1M | 0.02% | +105,299+20.4% | Added |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 632,459 | $43.9M | 3.66% | −5,910−0.9% | Reduced |
| BCV Asset Management Inc. | 690,268 | $47.7M | 1.64% | −275,246−28.5% | Reduced |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 692,738 | $48.0M | 0.03% | +31,448+4.8% | Added |
| State of Tennessee, Treasury Department | 694,701 | $48.0M | 0.16% | −380.0% | Reduced |
| Great West Life Assurance Co | 703,459 | $48.8M | 0.09% | −4,018−0.6% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 763,160 | $52.7M | 0.06% | −22,794−2.9% | Reduced |
| Purpose Unlimited Inc. | 780,376 | $54.1M | 2.24% | +73,178+10.3% | Added |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 811,628 | $56.2M | 4.28% | −171,009−17.4% | Reduced |
| Intech Investment Management LLC | 830,164 | $57.4M | 0.56% | +8,386+1.0% | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | 855,883 | $59.2M | 0.12% | +16,304+1.9% | Added |
| Nuveen, LLC | 867,929 | $60.0M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northern Trust Corp | 896,091 | $62.1M | 0.01% | +2,004+0.2% | Added |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 964,746 | $66.9M | 13.41% | +198,961+26.0% | Added |
| Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd | 1,089,394 | $75.3M | 2.89% | −4,732−0.4% | Reduced |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1,114,403 | $75.9M | 0.08% | +113,702+11.4% | Added |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 1,135,632 | $78.7M | 0.11% | +858,576+309.9% | Added |
| Aviva PLC | 1,154,868 | $79.8M | 0.13% | +32,981+2.9% | Added |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corp | 1,184,182 | $82.1M | 0.49% | +536,221+82.8% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,210,163 | $83.9M | 0.02% | +5,062+0.4% | Added |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | 1,213,514 | $84.0M | 0.21% | +388,390+47.1% | Added |
| Citigroup Inc | 1,215,446 | $84.0M | 0.05% | −209,837−14.7% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 1,224,044 | $84.8M | 0.02% | +296,351+31.9% | Added |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 1,226,186 | $85.0M | 0.90% | +669,541+120.3% | Added |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1,231,200 | $85.1M | 1.01% | +1,231,200 | New |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 1,293,232 | $89.7M | 2.44% | +139,371+12.1% | Added |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 1,073,598 | $103.6M | 2.92% | +2,670+0.2% | Added |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1,503,049 | $104.2M | 0.00% | +214,424+16.6% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 1,640,548 | $113.8M | 0.09% | +443,863+37.1% | Added |
| MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd. | 1,828,607 | $126.6M | 3.64% | −53,822−2.9% | Reduced |
| Franklin Resources Inc | 1,884,493 | $130.7M | 0.03% | +206,421+12.3% | Added |
| Omers Administration Corp | 1,897,415 | $131.2M | 0.84% | −406,035−17.6% | Reduced |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1,977,993 | $137.1M | 0.12% | −68,446−3.3% | Reduced |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 2,022,859 | $139.8M | 3.77% | +25,210+1.3% | Added |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 2,025,894 | $140.5M | 0.44% | +1,377,474+212.4% | Added |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 2,448,857 | $169.7M | 0.06% | −187,228−7.1% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd | 2,495,771 | $173.1M | 0.15% | +2,495,771 | New |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2,680,488 | $185.8M | 0.02% | +429,037+19.1% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 2,967,564 | $203.3M | 0.09% | −588,731−16.6% | Reduced |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3,219,293 | $223.1M | 0.73% | −107,217−3.2% | Reduced |
| Amundi | 3,303,103 | $233.0M | 0.06% | +342,204+11.6% | Added |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc | 3,510,666 | $242.7M | 3.91% | −215,124−5.8% | Reduced |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 3,967,422 | $274.3M | 0.04% | −162,974−3.9% | Reduced |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 4,106,717 | $284.0M | 0.05% | +944,259+29.9% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,128,216 | $286.1M | 0.02% | −982,234−19.2% | Reduced |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 4,561,621 | $316.4M | 1.95% | +2,920,621+178.0% | Added |
| Barclays PLC | 5,004,525 | $346.9M | 0.12% | +4,016,089+406.3% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 5,024,708 | $348.3M | 0.03% | +400,382+8.7% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 5,336,643 | $369.7M | 0.32% | −1,632,753−23.4% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 5,468,906 | $379.0M | 0.05% | +1,036,000+23.4% | Added |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 5,539,629 | $384.0M | 0.63% | −3,908,312−41.4% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6,008,689 | $416.4M | 0.09% | +154,541+2.6% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 7,727,358 | $533.4M | 1.92% | −314,207−3.9% | Reduced |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 8,395,184 | $580.3M | 0.13% | −87,945−1.0% | Reduced |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 8,645,354 | $599.5M | 0.72% | −1,021,646−10.6% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 8,776,836 | $608.7M | 0.33% | +8,776,836 | New |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 8,793,875 | $611.5M | 1.49% | −1,064,012−10.8% | Reduced |
| FIL Ltd | 9,042,167 | $627.1M | 0.49% | −7,447,373−45.2% | Reduced |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 9,113,642 | $632.1M | 0.41% | −1,656,818−15.4% | Reduced |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 9,331,541 | $647.2M | 1.49% | −856,102−8.4% | Reduced |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9,674,068 | $675.7M | 2.00% | +5,014,969+107.6% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 10,841,415 | $730.6M | 0.05% | +4,857,890+81.2% | Added |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 10,969,938 | $760.7M | 0.19% | +10,969,938 | New |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 12,839,813 | $916.9M | 0.06% | +579,824+4.7% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 13,422,749 | $929.0M | 3.82% | −394,225−2.9% | Reduced |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 15,020,030 | $1.04B | 1.47% | +2,153,695+16.7% | Added |