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, 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.
| 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, Q2 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Bank of Nova Scotia; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr Trust Co | 900 | $78.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bollard Group LLC | 919 | $80.0K | 0.00% | +1+0.1% | Added |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 947 | $82.2K | 0.00% | +219+30.1% | Added |
| Colonial Trust Co | 1,000 | $86.8K | 0.01% | −500−33.3% | Reduced |
| NBT Bank N A | 1,000 | $86.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Independence Bank of Kentucky | 1,005 | $87.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Toth Financial Advisory Corp | 1,040 | $90.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 1,103 | $95.8K | 0.00% | −351−24.1% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 1,139 | $98.9K | 0.00% | −176−13.4% | Reduced |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 1,213 | $105.3K | 0.00% | −99−7.5% | Reduced |
| Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA | 1,227 | $106.3K | 0.03% | +309+33.7% | Added |
| Eastern Bank | 1,271 | $110.4K | 0.00% | +878+223.4% | Added |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 1,300 | $112.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 1,356 | $117.5K | 0.00% | +1,356 | New |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 1,371 | $119.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 1,579 | $136.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 1,580 | $137.2K | 0.00% | +580+58.0% | Added |
| Danske Bank A/S | 1,618 | $140.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| City State Bank | 1,655 | $143.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd | 1,682 | $146.1K | 0.02% | +1,662+8,310.0% | Added |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 1,730 | $150.2K | 0.00% | −3,838−68.9% | Reduced |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 1,773 | $154.0K | 0.00% | −11−0.6% | Reduced |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,949 | $169.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 2,338 | $203.0K | 0.00% | +2,338 | New |
| CAP Partners, LLC | 2,340 | $203.2K | 0.10% | +2,340 | New |
| DRW Securities, LLC | 1,679 | $206.6K | 0.01% | +1,679 | New |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 2,383 | $206.9K | 0.00% | +2,383 | New |
| Rehmann Capital Advisory Group | 2,400 | $208.4K | 0.01% | +2,400 | New |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 2,400 | $208.5K | 0.00% | +6+0.3% | Added |
| Naples Global Advisors, LLC | 2,415 | $209.7K | 0.01% | +2,415 | New |
| Braun-Bostich & Associates Inc. | 2,426 | $210.7K | 0.12% | +2,426 | New |
| MQS Management LLC | 2,456 | $213.3K | 0.26% | −8,137−76.8% | Reduced |
| Sym Financial Corp | 2,457 | $213.4K | 0.02% | +2,457 | New |
| Seeds Investor LLC | 2,457 | $213.4K | 0.02% | +2,457 | New |
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 2,458 | $213.5K | 0.03% | −98−3.8% | Reduced |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. | 2,461 | $213.7K | 0.01% | +2,461 | New |
| 55 North Private Wealth, LLC | 2,462 | $213.8K | 0.04% | +2,462 | New |
| World Equity Group, Inc. | 2,464 | $213.8K | 0.05% | +2,464 | New |
| West Family Investments, Inc. | 2,467 | $214.2K | 0.06% | +2,467 | New |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. | 2,475 | $214.9K | 0.00% | −217−8.1% | Reduced |
| Sivia Capital Partners, LLC | 2,587 | $224.7K | 0.03% | +2,587 | New |
| Intrua Financial, LLC | 2,634 | $228.7K | 0.02% | +2,634 | New |
| RSM US Wealth Management LLC | 2,676 | $232.4K | 0.00% | +2,676 | New |
| LSV Asset Management | 2,700 | $234.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Riversedge Advisors, LLC | 2,700 | $234.5K | 0.03% | +2,700 | New |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 3,332 | $234.7K | 0.00% | −2,757−45.3% | Reduced |
| Jain Global LLC | 2,700 | $234.7K | 0.00% | +2,700 | New |
| Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management | 2,739 | $237.9K | 0.00% | +2,739 | New |
| Win Advisors, Inc | 2,756 | $239.3K | 0.09% | +2,756 | New |
| Venture Visionary Partners LLC | 2,800 | $243.2K | 0.01% | −1,226−30.5% | Reduced |
| Crestwood Advisors Group LLC | 2,803 | $243.4K | 0.00% | +2,803 | New |
| Fiduciary Group LLC | 2,847 | $247.3K | 0.02% | +2,847 | New |
| Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC | 2,900 | $251.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Westbourne Investments, Inc. | 2,900 | $251.8K | 0.10% | +2,900 | New |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 2,928 | $254.3K | 0.00% | +7+0.2% | Added |
| Cromwell Holdings LLC | 2,955 | $256.6K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fieldview Capital Management, LLC | 3,094 | $268.9K | 0.08% | +3,094 | New |
| TD Private Client Wealth LLC | 3,098 | $269.0K | 0.00% | +3,059+7,843.6% | Added |
| OneAscent Family Office, LLC | 3,098 | $269.0K | 0.14% | +3,098 | New |
| PCM Encore, LLC | 3,105 | $269.6K | 0.05% | +122+4.1% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 3,137 | $272.4K | 0.00% | −3,597−53.4% | Reduced |
| MAI Capital Management | 3,150 | $273.6K | 0.00% | +1,808+134.7% | Added |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 3,220 | $279.6K | 0.00% | +303+10.4% | Added |
| Natural Investments, LLC | 3,227 | $280.0K | 0.06% | −2−0.1% | Reduced |
| Leuthold Group, LLC | 3,300 | $286.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Peregrine Asset Advisers, Inc. | 3,340 | $290.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 3,353 | $291.0K | 0.00% | +198+6.3% | Added |
| Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc. | 3,352 | $291.1K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 3,375 | $293.1K | 0.00% | +50+1.5% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 3,398 | $295.1K | 0.00% | +1,259+58.9% | Added |
| Buckingham Strategic Partners | 3,419 | $296.9K | 0.00% | −2,504−42.3% | Reduced |
| Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. | 3,420 | $297.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Swiss Re Ltd | 3,453 | $300.0K | 0.03% | +3,043+742.2% | Added |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 3,460 | $300.5K | 0.00% | −165−4.6% | Reduced |
| Venturi Wealth Management, LLC | 3,465 | $300.9K | 0.01% | −3−0.1% | Reduced |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. | 3,471 | $301.4K | 0.02% | +4+0.1% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 3,492 | $303.2K | 0.00% | +2,384+215.2% | Added |
| Arq Wealth Advisors, LLC | 3,476 | $304.4K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Manske Wealth Management | 3,510 | $304.8K | 0.08% | −50−1.4% | Reduced |
| JCIC Asset Management Inc. | 4,412 | $305.3K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC | 3,549 | $308.2K | 0.01% | +71+2.0% | Added |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 3,575 | $310.5K | 0.01% | −963−21.2% | Reduced |
| Evelyn Partners Group Ltd | 3,610 | $313.5K | 0.01% | +3,610 | New |
| Income Insurance Ltd | 3,689 | $320.5K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc. | 3,700 | $321.3K | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bridgewater Advisors Inc. | 3,671 | $324.2K | 0.02% | +76+2.1% | Added |
| Greenspring Advisors, LLC | 3,778 | $328.1K | 0.02% | +275+7.9% | Added |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | 3,791 | $329.4K | 0.00% | +10.0% | Added |
| Triumph Capital Management | 3,840 | $333.5K | 0.06% | −95−2.4% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 3,862 | $335.4K | 0.00% | −291−7.0% | Reduced |
| Aprio Wealth Management, LLC | 3,932 | $341.5K | 0.02% | +491+14.3% | Added |
| Five Oceans Advisors | 3,938 | $342.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rockland Trust Co | 3,977 | $345.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC | 3,977 | $345.4K | 0.08% | +3,977 | New |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 3,979 | $345.6K | 0.01% | +3,979 | New |
| Gsa Capital Partners LLP | 4,011 | $348.0K | 0.02% | +4,011 | New |
| Ascent Group, LLC | 4,140 | $359.5K | 0.01% | +408+10.9% | Added |
| Hemenway Trust Co LLC | 4,280 | $371.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nwam LLC | 4,288 | $372.4K | 0.02% | −98−2.2% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 4,328 | $375.9K | 0.01% | −298−6.4% | Reduced |