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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
Investment Management Corp of Ontario306,867$26.6M0.34%+1,264+0.4%Added
Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc.305,579$26.6M0.41%+305,579New
Canerector Inc300,000$26.0M11.87%00.0%Unchanged
Intact Investment Management Inc.294,148$25.6M0.73%−97,925−25.0%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc273,384$24.5M0.00%−16,995−5.9%Reduced
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co272,156$23.6M0.13%+2,300+0.9%Added
Generali Asset Management SPA SGR191,504$23.6M0.43%+28,777+17.7%Added
Aviso Financial Inc.268,713$23.3M0.81%−39,628−12.9%Reduced
Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd249,271$21.6M0.09%+14,350+6.1%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.305,329$21.2M0.01%+124,716+69.1%Added
Nykredit A/S236,202$20.5M0.08%+236,202New
Natixis234,154$20.3M0.10%+54,753+30.5%Added
Danica Pension, Livsforsikringsaktieselskab157,790$19.5M0.31%+9,099+6.1%Added
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)217,698$18.9M0.08%+212,501+4,088.9%Added
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co215,934$18.8M1.55%+2,446+1.1%Added
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System214,814$18.6M0.32%+10,325+5.0%Added
Cardinal Point Capital Management, ULC214,403$18.6M1.05%−1,122−0.5%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC212,900$18.5M0.03%+212,900New
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale272,850$18.3M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Royal London Asset Management Ltd207,355$18.0M0.03%−4,557−2.2%Reduced
Eldred Rock Partners, LLC205,242$17.8M3.83%−354−0.2%Reduced
Coleford Investment Management Ltd.199,856$17.3M3.78%−5,540−2.7%Reduced
Mediolanum International Funds Ltd191,331$16.6M0.14%+30,957+19.3%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC189,323$16.4M0.02%−1,832−1.0%Reduced
Balyasny Asset Management LLC185,700$16.1M0.03%+185,700New
PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab178,226$15.5M0.13%+15,100+9.3%Added
USS Investment Management Ltd175,425$15.2M0.06%−16,212−8.5%Reduced
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC169,506$13.9M1.62%−2,180−1.3%Reduced
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.157,301$13.7M0.01%+11,294+7.7%Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP155,216$13.5M0.02%+26,496+20.6%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.154,626$13.4M0.10%−3,750−2.4%Reduced
HRT Financial LP154,413$13.4M0.02%+72,815+89.2%Added
Gold Investment Management Ltd.138,750$12.1M3.27%+204+0.1%Added
Avanza Fonder AB96,369$11.9M0.26%+9,487+10.9%Added
Keystone Financial Planning, Inc.136,488$11.9M3.06%−2,613−1.9%Reduced
Voya Investment Management LLC134,397$11.7M0.01%−3,523−2.6%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp133,382$11.6M0.01%+4,548+3.5%Added
Capital Fund Management S.A.132,872$11.5M0.08%+1,079+0.8%Added
Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc.132,356$11.5M0.15%−1,351−1.0%Reduced
Rathbone Brothers plc130,628$11.4M0.04%−300.0%Reduced
Triasima Portfolio Management inc.128,680$11.2M1.51%00.0%Unchanged
Utah Retirement Systems122,977$10.7M0.10%−13,647−10.0%Reduced
Natixis Advisors, L.P.121,276$10.5M0.01%+24,880+25.8%Added
Creative Planning121,017$10.5M0.01%+16,149+15.4%Added
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA118,481$10.3M0.33%−1,100−0.9%Reduced
Jupiter Topco LLC117,681$10.2M0.00%+117,681New
Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc.116,512$10.1M2.08%+3,969+3.5%Added
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC115,525$10.0M0.05%+27,175+30.8%Added
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.112,832$9.81M0.14%−237−0.2%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA110,702$9.61M0.01%+18,230+19.7%Added
Massachusetts Financial Services Co75,793$9.33M0.00%+503+0.7%Added
Claret Asset Management Corp105,482$9.17M0.99%−120−0.1%Reduced
American Assets Investment Management, LLC100,000$8.68M0.53%00.0%Unchanged
PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.99,350$8.61M2.48%+92,610+1,374.0%Added
Lazard Asset Management LLC95,559$8.30M0.01%−961−1.0%Reduced
FMR LLC94,858$8.24M0.00%−1,794−1.9%Reduced
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd93,729$8.14M0.16%−1,472−1.5%Reduced
Americana Partners, LLC93,687$8.14M0.18%+87+0.1%Added
US Bancorp90,371$7.85M0.01%−763−0.8%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers88,657$7.70M0.01%+6,146+7.4%Added
Oddo BHF Asset Management SAS62,300$7.68M0.36%−10,800−14.8%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans86,387$7.51M0.01%+2,686+3.2%Added
Squarepoint Ops LLC80,305$6.97M0.01%+80,305New
Quantbot Technologies LP70,384$6.11M0.24%+17,145+32.2%Added
Bessemer Group Inc67,853$5.89M0.01%+408+0.6%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc65,949$5.72M0.81%−20.0%Reduced
Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC64,602$5.61M1.41%−221−0.3%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP63,554$5.52M0.00%+63,554New
Louisbourg Investments Inc.62,704$5.44M1.00%−26,814−30.0%Reduced
Cardinal Capital Management62,606$5.44M0.66%+441+0.7%Added
Allianz Asset Management GmbH62,323$5.41M0.01%+1,528+2.5%Added
LPL Financial LLC61,292$5.32M0.00%+2,785+4.8%Added
PDT Partners, LLC60,500$5.25M0.28%−22,700−27.3%Reduced
Bank of Nova Scotia58,727$5.10M0.01%−5,137−8.0%Reduced
DKRT Investments Corp.56,000$4.86M1.19%00.0%Unchanged
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC54,998$4.78M0.01%+54,998New
Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC54,827$4.76M0.25%−173,716−76.0%Reduced
Mariner, LLC53,694$4.66M0.00%+6,458+13.7%Added
IMC-Chicago, LLC52,374$4.55M0.04%+52,374New
UniSuper Management Pty Ltd33,278$4.10M0.02%+9,178+38.1%Added
Trexquant Investment LP47,221$4.10M0.03%+47,221New
Quadrant Capital Group LLC46,596$4.05M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC45,997$3.99M0.01%+35,064+320.7%Added
Maverick Capital LtdSuperinvestorMaverick Capital46,020$3.99M0.04%+9,319+25.4%Added
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.45,728$3.97M0.01%−1,823−3.8%Reduced
Sciencast Management LP45,010$3.91M0.81%+45,010New
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc44,606$3.88M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC43,861$3.81M0.07%−7,597−14.8%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC42,980$3.73M0.00%−2,282−5.0%Reduced
Tweedy, Browne Co LLC42,479$3.69M0.28%+42,479New
Twin Tree Management, LP42,268$3.67M0.57%+41,352+4,514.4%Added
Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd41,547$3.61M0.17%−37,058−47.1%Reduced
Plato Investment Management Ltd41,629$3.59M0.21%−234−0.6%Reduced
Jones Financial Companies LLLP41,000$3.53M0.00%+17,161+72.0%Added
Fiera Capital Corp40,106$3.47M0.01%−4,992−11.1%Reduced
Tacita Capital Inc38,834$3.37M1.83%−369−0.9%Reduced
Credit Agricole S A38,665$3.36M0.01%−4,729−10.9%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors38,217$3.32M0.01%−23−0.1%Reduced
JustInvest LLC38,106$3.31M0.03%+2,239+6.2%Added
Portland Investment Counsel Inc.37,800$3.29M0.92%00.0%Unchanged