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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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, Q2 2026

Institutional positions in Bank of Nova Scotia as of Jun 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

Institutional holders
535
+32 vs. Q1 2026
Shares held
543.8M
+6.33M (+1.2%) vs. Q1 2026
Total value
$47.7B
+$10.3B (+27.7%) vs. Q1 2026
New holders
75
195 more added
Sold out
43
155 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 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 holdersQ2 2026: 535 institutions
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 heldQ2 2026: $47.7B
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, Q2 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 2026.

Institutions holding BNS in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Leonteq Securities AG3$2610.00%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Financial Designs Inc4$3470.00%00.0%Unchanged
High Note Wealth, LLC4$3470.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nvest Wealth Strategies, Inc.4$3480.00%+4New
Trust Co7$6080.00%00.0%Unchanged
Marshall Investment Management, LLC13$1.13K0.00%+13New
McGuire Capital Advisors Inc16$1.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC16$1.39K0.00%+5+45.5%Added
Noble Wealth Management PBC16$1.39K0.00%+16New
GWM Advisors LLC21$1.81K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, National Association23$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co24$2.08K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard National Trust Co25$2.17K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC28$2.43K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
LRI Investments, LLC29$2.52K0.00%+29New
Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc.30$2.60K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MV Capital Management, Inc.30$2.61K0.00%−31−50.8%Reduced
Financial Consulate, Inc30$2.61K0.00%+18+150.0%Added
Stone House Investment Management, LLC31$2.69K0.00%+10+47.6%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc36$3.13K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC39$3.39K0.00%+19+95.0%Added
Huntington National Bank41$3.56K0.00%+41New
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust47$4.08K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Vermillion Wealth Management, Inc.51$4.43K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Toledo NA52$4.52K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rossby Financial, LCC53$4.60K0.00%+3+6.0%Added
JPL Wealth Management, LLC56$4.86K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UMA Financial Services, Inc.57$4.95K0.00%+7+14.0%Added
Action Point Financial Planning, LLC63$5.47K0.00%+63New
JNBA Financial Advisors69$5.99K0.00%+69New
Penserra Capital Management LLC78$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advocate Investing Services LLC75$6.51K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kilter Group LLC84$7.29K0.00%+50+147.1%Added
VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC85$7.38K0.00%+85New
Assetmark, Inc94$8.16K0.00%−1−1.1%Reduced
CVA Family Office, LLC96$8.34K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Abound Wealth Management98$8.51K0.00%+1+1.0%Added
New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC100$8.68K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Perspectives, Inc100$8.68K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ankerstar Wealth, LLC100$8.68K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
LOM Asset Management Ltd102$8.86K0.00%−1,168−92.0%Reduced
Bayforest Capital Ltd103$8.95K0.01%+103New
Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc.100$9.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Management Professionals, Inc.114$9.90K0.00%−10−8.1%Reduced
Entrust Financial LLC116$10.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Crewe Advisors LLC126$10.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lipe & Dalton125$11.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc.133$11.6K0.00%+133New
ZRC Wealth Management, LLC136$11.8K0.00%+136New
Essential Partners LLC142$12.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC161$14.0K0.00%+19+13.4%Added
NBC Securities, Inc.170$14.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.170$14.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc178$15.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cornerstone Financial Management LLC178$15.5K0.01%+105+143.8%Added
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.184$16.0K0.00%−3,937−95.5%Reduced
GAMMA Investing LLC190$16.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Coastline Trust Co195$16.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A200$17.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bayban200$17.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Highline Wealth Partners LLC204$17.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
RMG Wealth Management LLC198$17.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SHP Wealth Management222$19.3K0.00%+2+0.9%Added
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc.247$21.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC250$21.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co of Vermont250$21.7K0.00%+250New
Cornerstone Planning Group LLC250$21.9K0.00%+24+10.6%Added
Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO255$22.1K0.01%+255New
Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC263$22.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bare Financial Services, Inc275$23.9K0.01%+241+708.8%Added
Private Trust Co NA289$25.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
True Wealth Design, LLC291$25.3K0.01%−36−11.0%Reduced
Crews Bank & Trust300$26.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
LifeSteps Financial, Inc.300$26.1K0.01%+300New
Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc.320$27.8K0.00%+120+60.0%Added
Southern Michigan Bank & Trust340$29.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Groupe la Francaise368$32.0K0.00%+37+11.2%Added
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc400$34.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC440$38.2K0.00%+410+1,366.7%Added
Addison Advisors LLC445$38.6K0.02%−2,675−85.7%Reduced
Delta Asset Management LLC450$39.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co467$40.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp469$40.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Analysts, LLC471$41.0K0.00%+5+1.1%Added
Massmutual Trust Co FSB478$41.5K0.00%−48−9.1%Reduced
Coston, McIsaac & Partners501$43.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC498$43.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc.500$43.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC533$46.3K0.00%+533New
Silver Grove Financial Group, Inc.559$48.5K0.03%+559New
Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY)601$52.2K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC650$56.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management655$56.9K0.00%+5+0.8%Added
Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.700$60.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.714$62.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.735$63.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.770$66.9K0.00%−24−3.0%Reduced
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC801$69.6K0.00%+73+10.0%Added
IFG Advisory, LLC817$70.9K0.00%+267+48.5%Added
PlanVest Financial, Inc888$77.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged