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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS
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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, 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
Burkett Asset Management Ltd4,365$378.7K0.35%−138−3.1%Reduced
Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management, Inc.4,373$379.8K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Zevin Asset Management LLC4,390$381.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Sara-Bay Financial4,410$383.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Pure Financial Advisors, Inc.4,410$383.0K0.00%+585+15.3%Added
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc4,528$393.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kathmere Capital Management, LLC4,536$393.9K0.02%+957+26.7%Added
Simplex Trading, LLC4,568$396.7K0.01%+4,568New
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC3,279$404.2K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Baskin Financial Services Inc.4,681$406.0K0.03%+4,681New
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.4,692$407.5K0.25%+18+0.4%Added
Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS4,700$408.4K0.05%−1,400−23.0%Reduced
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC4,955$415.3K0.03%+49+1.0%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC4,852$421.0K0.00%−11,916−71.1%Reduced
Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC4,863$422.3K0.05%+56+1.2%Added
Old North State Trust, LLC4,872$423.0K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC4,891$424.7K0.01%+197+4.2%Added
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC4,977$432.2K0.06%−37−0.7%Reduced
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC5,185$450.3K0.00%+5,185New
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.5,208$452.3K0.00%+4,995+2,345.1%Added
Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd.5,325$462.7K0.26%−633−10.6%Reduced
Applied Capital LLC5,396$468.6K0.31%−100−1.8%Reduced
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd5,701$495.0K0.11%+2,752+93.3%Added
Fulcrum Asset Management LLP5,715$495.4K0.05%+5,715New
Merit Financial Group, LLC5,770$501.1K0.00%+327+6.0%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)5,857$508.6K0.01%+5,857New
Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc.5,932$515.1K0.06%+441+8.0%Added
Arkadios Wealth Advisors5,957$517.3K0.01%+5,957New
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$521.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC6,111$530.7K0.24%−773−11.2%Reduced
HB Wealth Management, LLC6,146$533.7K0.00%+305+5.2%Added
Glenmede Trust Co NA6,296$546.7K0.00%+576+10.1%Added
Ossiam6,326$549.6K0.01%−8,990−58.7%Reduced
Westover Capital Advisors, LLC6,400$555.8K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Magnus Financial Group LLC6,413$556.9K0.04%+10.0%Added
PDS Planning, Inc6,414$557.0K0.03%+6+0.1%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC6,470$561.8K0.01%−413−6.0%Reduced
Wellington-Altus USA Inc.8,372$587.1K0.42%+3,831+84.4%Added
AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC6,773$588.2K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC7,126$618.8K0.12%−725−9.2%Reduced
NLB Skladi, upravljanje premozenja, d.o.o.7,220$627.6K0.02%−488−6.3%Reduced
Rhumbline Advisers7,410$643.5K0.00%+609+9.0%Added
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.7,004$653.4K0.02%−1,670−19.3%Reduced
Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC7,816$678.7K0.07%−13,502−63.3%Reduced
Frank, Rimerman Advisors LLC7,857$682.3K0.04%+294+3.9%Added
Evergreen Capital Management LLC7,865$683.0K0.01%+287+3.8%Added
Syon Capital LLC8,177$710.1K0.03%+510+6.7%Added
Qtron Investments LLC8,254$717.2K0.10%+8,254New
Exit Wealth Advisors, LLC.8,259$717.2K0.33%+8,259New
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co8,400$729.5K0.01%−184−2.1%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd8,400$729.5K0.01%−184−2.1%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.8,487$737.0K0.00%+646+8.2%Added
Ruggaard & Associates LLC8,530$740.7K0.27%−150−1.7%Reduced
Vontobel Holding Ltd.8,601$746.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Donaldson Capital Management, LLC8,700$755.5K0.02%+8,700New
Savant Capital, LLC8,732$758.3K0.00%−654−7.0%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC8,746$759.5K0.00%+664+8.2%Added
Monticello Wealth Management, LLC8,903$773.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Texas Yale Capital Corp.8,975$779.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
CAPROCK Group, Inc.9,066$787.3K0.02%+3,738+70.2%Added
Engineers Gate Manager LP9,468$822.2K0.01%+9,468New
HSBC Holdings PLC9,500$824.0K0.00%+2,077+28.0%Added
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.9,551$829.9K0.01%+824+9.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc9,764$847.9K0.00%+5,134+110.9%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC10,027$878.3K0.00%−14,768−59.6%Reduced
WCG Wealth Advisors LLC10,250$890.1K0.02%−1,008−9.0%Reduced
Mitchell McLeod Pugh & Williams Inc10,300$894.5K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Versant Capital Management, Inc10,341$898.0K0.08%−109−1.0%Reduced
Park Circle Co10,500$911.8K0.80%00.0%Unchanged
Ravenstone Capital Management Inc.10,705$928.6K0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Retirement Planning Group11,050$959.6K0.02%+57+0.5%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC11,341$984.9K0.01%+2,345+26.1%Added
Bowen Hanes & Co Inc14,267$988.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Callahan Advisors, LLC11,395$989.5K0.07%+1,750+18.1%Added
Principal Securities, Inc.11,576$1.01M0.01%+1,189+11.4%Added
Truist Financial Corp11,718$1.02M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC12,103$1.05M0.01%−1,027−7.8%Reduced
Two Sigma Securities, LLC12,201$1.06M0.09%+12,201New
Centiva Capital, LP12,371$1.07M0.04%+12,371New
Savvy Advisors, Inc.12,379$1.07M0.02%+3,416+38.1%Added
Cherokee Insurance Co12,760$1.11M0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.13,131$1.14M0.00%+357+2.8%Added
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC13,197$1.15M0.00%+13,197New
Radnor Capital Management, LLC13,275$1.15M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
State of Wyoming13,640$1.19M0.12%+10,460+328.9%Added
Bogart Wealth, LLC13,743$1.19M0.04%+49+0.4%Added
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC13,932$1.21M0.01%−64−0.5%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc14,348$1.25M0.00%+2,915+25.5%Added
Motco14,390$1.25M0.11%+142+1.0%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC14,651$1.27M0.01%+3,685+33.6%Added
Ballentine Partners, LLC15,454$1.34M0.02%−70−0.5%Reduced
Pathstone Holdings, LLC15,770$1.37M0.00%+1,906+13.7%Added
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC15,784$1.37M0.04%+466+3.0%Added
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP15,801$1.37M0.01%+15,801New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC15,940$1.38M0.00%−232−1.4%Reduced
XTX Topco Ltd15,997$1.39M0.02%+15,997New
J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG19,363$1.43M0.02%+4,962+34.5%Added
Bailard, Inc.16,673$1.45M0.03%+52+0.3%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC16,854$1.46M0.01%−44−0.3%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC17,279$1.50M0.00%−152−0.9%Reduced