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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Bank of Canada | 16,409,996 | $1.14B | 1.16% | −1,414,079−7.9% | Reduced |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 17,581,384 | $1.22B | 2.35% | −4,591,391−20.7% | Reduced |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 18,254,276 | $1.27B | 1.68% | −506,997−2.7% | Reduced |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 19,181,963 | $1.33B | 1.08% | +507,378+2.7% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 25,977,781 | $1.80B | 3.16% | −2,594,320−9.1% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 35,683,283 | $2.47B | 0.06% | +35,683,283 | New |
| Bank of Montreal | 56,069,406 | $3.89B | 1.64% | −1,830,901−3.2% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 71,847,668 | $4.98B | 0.94% | −10,013,275−12.2% | Reduced |
| Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,361,500−100.0% | Sold out |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −940,485−100.0% | Sold out |
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −388,700−100.0% | Sold out |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −235,924−100.0% | Sold out |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −189,051−100.0% | Sold out |
| Trexquant Investment LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −71,091−100.0% | Sold out |
| Susquehanna Fundamental Investments, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −44,300−100.0% | Sold out |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −37,662−100.0% | Sold out |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −30,059−100.0% | Sold out |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −24,800−100.0% | Sold out |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −23,024−100.0% | Sold out |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,600−100.0% | Sold out |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,641−100.0% | Sold out |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −13,700−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sivia Capital Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,705−100.0% | Sold out |
| Forum Financial Management, LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −9,182−100.0% | Sold out |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −8,957−100.0% | Sold out |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,600−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,319−100.0% | Sold out |
| AlphaCore Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,109−100.0% | Sold out |
| Smithbridge Asset Management Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −4,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Westerkirk Capital Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,536−100.0% | Sold out |
| Clarkston Capital Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,476−100.0% | Sold out |
| Westbourne Investments, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,900−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fiduciary Group LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,847−100.0% | Sold out |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,744−100.0% | Sold out |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,717−100.0% | Sold out |
| Simplex Trading, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,439−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,350−100.0% | Sold out |
| Capula Management Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,015−100.0% | Sold out |
| EFG International AG | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −865−100.0% | Sold out |
| BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −368−100.0% | Sold out |
| Navalign, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −211−100.0% | Sold out |
| DV Trading LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −100−100.0% | Sold out |
| SageView Advisory Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −47−100.0% | Sold out |
| Resources Management Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −35−100.0% | Sold out |
| Dogwood Wealth Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −27−100.0% | Sold out |
| Vanguard Group Inc | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Norges Bank | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Trust Co of Vermont | – | – | – | – | Not filed |