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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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State Commercial Banks
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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, Q3 2026

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Sep 30, 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

Q3 2026 data is still coming in (13F filing deadline: Nov 16, 2026), so these numbers are incomplete.

Institutional holders
7
0 vs. Q2 2026
Shares held
17.7K
+119 (+0.7%) vs. Q2 2026
Total value
$1.61M
+$81.1K (+5.3%) vs. Q2 2026
New holders
0
1 more added
Sold out
0
0 more reduced

528 institutions that held it in Q2 2026 haven't filed for Q3 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2026: 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.

Institutional holders
Q1 2021: 385 institutionsQ2 2021: 394 institutionsQ3 2021: 419 institutionsQ4 2021: 438 institutionsQ1 2022: 440 institutionsQ2 2022: 434 institutionsQ3 2022: 416 institutionsQ4 2022: 418 institutionsQ1 2023: 405 institutionsQ2 2023: 386 institutionsQ3 2023: 395 institutionsQ4 2023: 390 institutionsQ1 2024: 399 institutionsQ2 2024: 393 institutionsQ3 2024: 412 institutionsQ4 2024: 442 institutionsQ1 2025: 419 institutionsQ2 2025: 433 institutionsQ3 2025: 460 institutionsQ4 2025: 484 institutionsQ1 2026: 508 institutionsQ2 2026: 535 institutions
Value held
Q1 2021: $36.4BQ2 2021: $37.1BQ3 2021: $36.0BQ4 2021: $39.4BQ1 2022: $38.8BQ2 2022: $33.2BQ3 2022: $26.9BQ4 2022: $26.8BQ1 2023: $28.3BQ2 2023: $27.3BQ3 2023: $24.5BQ4 2023: $26.4BQ1 2024: $29.1BQ2 2024: $26.0BQ3 2024: $31.4BQ4 2024: $29.3BQ1 2025: $27.3BQ2 2025: $33.5BQ3 2025: $35.8BQ4 2025: $42.2BQ1 2026: $37.3BQ2 2026: $47.7B
Institutions holding BNS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026535$47.7B
Q1 2026508$37.3B
Q4 2025484$42.2B
Q3 2025460$35.8B
Q2 2025433$33.5B
Q1 2025419$27.3B
Q4 2024442$29.3B
Q3 2024412$31.4B
Q2 2024393$26.0B
Q1 2024399$29.1B
Q4 2023390$26.4B
Q3 2023395$24.5B
Q2 2023386$27.3B
Q1 2023405$28.3B
Q4 2022418$26.8B
Q3 2022416$26.9B
Q2 2022434$33.2B
Q1 2022440$38.8B
Q4 2021438$39.4B
Q3 2021419$36.0B
Q2 2021394$37.1B
Q1 2021385$36.4B

Institutions, Q3 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q2 2026.

Institutions holding BNS in Q3 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Versant Capital Management, Inc10,460$950.2K0.08%+119+1.2%Added
Rockland Trust Co3,977$361.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Tompkins Financial Corp1,300$118.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Eastern Bank1,271$115.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Massmutual Trust Co FSB478$43.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Coastline Trust Co195$17.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Noble Wealth Management PBC16$1.45K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada––––Not filed
Bank of Montreal––––Not filed
Vanguard Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
CIBC World Markets Inc.––––Not filed
Acadian Asset Management LLC––––Not filed
Norges Bank––––Not filed
1832 Asset Management L.P.––––Not filed
National Bank of Canada––––Not filed
Geode Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
TD Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
Scotia Capital Inc.––––Not filed
Toronto Dominion Bank––––Not filed
Mackenzie Financial Corp––––Not filed
FIL Ltd––––Not filed
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board––––Not filed
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co––––Not filed
CIBC Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
JPMorgan Chase & Co––––Not filed
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC––––Not filed
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.––––Not filed
Legal & General Group Plc––––Not filed
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec––––Not filed
Barclays PLC––––Not filed
Morgan Stanley––––Not filed
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund––––Not filed
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.––––Not filed
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP––––Not filed
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The––––Not filed
Goldman Sachs Group Inc––––Not filed
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc––––Not filed
Wellington Management Group LLP––––Not filed
Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc––––Not filed
Amundi––––Not filed
Vanguard Asset Management, Ltd––––Not filed
Deutsche Bank AG––––Not filed
AQR Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC––––Not filed
Bank of America Corp––––Not filed
Artemis Investment Management LLP––––Not filed
Alberta Investment Management Corp––––Not filed
Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Franklin Resources Inc––––Not filed
Clearbridge Investments, LLC––––Not filed
MUFG Securities (Canada), Ltd.––––Not filed
Public Sector Pension Investment Board––––Not filed
British Columbia Investment Management Corp––––Not filed
Omers Administration Corp––––Not filed
UBS Group AG––––Not filed
Van Eck Associates Corp––––Not filed
Addenda Capital Inc.––––Not filed
Invesco Ltd.––––Not filed
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC––––Not filed
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.––––Not filed
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.––––Not filed
BlackRock, Inc.––––Not filed
Bank of New York Mellon Corp––––Not filed
SIG North Trading, ULC––––Not filed
Quadrature Capital Ltd––––Not filed
Citigroup Inc––––Not filed
Aviva PLC––––Not filed
Jane Street Group, LLC––––Not filed
Marathon Asset Mgmt Ltd––––Not filed
Korea Investment CORP––––Not filed
Nuveen, LLC––––Not filed
Northern Trust Corp––––Not filed
Blue Sparrow, LLC––––Not filed
American Century Companies Inc––––Not filed
Intech Investment Management LLC––––Not filed
APG Asset Management N.V.––––Not filed
Purpose Unlimited Inc.––––Not filed
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA––––Not filed
Picton Mahoney Asset Management––––Not filed
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd––––Not filed
State of Tennessee, Treasury Department––––Not filed
Great West Life Assurance Co––––Not filed
Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank)––––Not filed
Value Partners Investments Inc.––––Not filed
Lincluden Management Ltd––––Not filed
BCV Asset Management Inc.––––Not filed
Neuberger Berman Group LLC––––Not filed
First Trust Advisors LP––––Not filed
Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd.––––Not filed
Citadel Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Guardian Partners Inc.––––Not filed
SEB Asset Management AB––––Not filed
Caisse de Depot Et Placement du Quebec––––Not filed
Cumberland Partners Ltd––––Not filed
Guardian Capital LP––––Not filed
State of Wisconsin Investment Board––––Not filed
Delaney Capital Management Ltd.––––Not filed
Millennium Management LLC––––Not filed
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.––––Not filed
Man Group plc––––Not filed