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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
Magnus Financial Group LLC6,413$556.9K0.04%+10.0%Added
Westover Capital Advisors, LLC6,400$555.8K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Ossiam6,326$549.6K0.01%−8,990−58.7%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA6,296$546.7K0.00%+576+10.1%Added
HB Wealth Management, LLC6,146$533.7K0.00%+305+5.2%Added
Cohen Investment Advisors LLC6,111$530.7K0.24%−773−11.2%Reduced
Forbes J M & Co LLP6,000$521.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Arkadios Wealth Advisors5,957$517.3K0.01%+5,957New
Legacy Financial Advisors, Inc.5,932$515.1K0.06%+441+8.0%Added
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)5,857$508.6K0.01%+5,857New
Merit Financial Group, LLC5,770$501.1K0.00%+327+6.0%Added
Fulcrum Asset Management LLP5,715$495.4K0.05%+5,715New
Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd5,701$495.0K0.11%+2,752+93.3%Added
Applied Capital LLC5,396$468.6K0.31%−100−1.8%Reduced
Asahi Life Asset Management Co., Ltd.5,325$462.7K0.26%−633−10.6%Reduced
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.5,208$452.3K0.00%+4,995+2,345.1%Added
Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC5,185$450.3K0.00%+5,185New
Hexagon Capital Partners LLC4,977$432.2K0.06%−37−0.7%Reduced
Sagespring Wealth Partners, LLC4,891$424.7K0.01%+197+4.2%Added
Old North State Trust, LLC4,872$423.0K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Fiduciary Financial Group, LLC4,863$422.3K0.05%+56+1.2%Added
SG Americas Securities, LLC4,852$421.0K0.00%−11,916−71.1%Reduced
Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC4,955$415.3K0.03%+49+1.0%Added
Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS4,700$408.4K0.05%−1,400−23.0%Reduced
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.4,692$407.5K0.25%+18+0.4%Added
Baskin Financial Services Inc.4,681$406.0K0.03%+4,681New
Virtus ETF Advisers LLC3,279$404.2K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Simplex Trading, LLC4,568$396.7K0.01%+4,568New
Kathmere Capital Management, LLC4,536$393.9K0.02%+957+26.7%Added
Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc4,528$393.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Pure Financial Advisors, Inc.4,410$383.0K0.00%+585+15.3%Added
Sara-Bay Financial4,410$383.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Zevin Asset Management LLC4,390$381.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management, Inc.4,373$379.8K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Burkett Asset Management Ltd4,365$378.7K0.35%−138−3.1%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc4,328$375.9K0.01%−298−6.4%Reduced
Nwam LLC4,288$372.4K0.02%−98−2.2%Reduced
Hemenway Trust Co LLC4,280$371.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ascent Group, LLC4,140$359.5K0.01%+408+10.9%Added
Gsa Capital Partners LLP4,011$348.0K0.02%+4,011New
We Are One Seven, LLC3,979$345.6K0.01%+3,979New
Rockland Trust Co3,977$345.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC3,977$345.4K0.08%+3,977New
Five Oceans Advisors3,938$342.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Aprio Wealth Management, LLC3,932$341.5K0.02%+491+14.3%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC3,862$335.4K0.00%−291−7.0%Reduced
Triumph Capital Management3,840$333.5K0.06%−95−2.4%Reduced
DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main3,791$329.4K0.00%+10.0%Added
Greenspring Advisors, LLC3,778$328.1K0.02%+275+7.9%Added
Bridgewater Advisors Inc.3,671$324.2K0.02%+76+2.1%Added
Alan B. Lancz & Associates, Inc.3,700$321.3K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Income Insurance Ltd3,689$320.5K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Evelyn Partners Group Ltd3,610$313.5K0.01%+3,610New
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC3,575$310.5K0.01%−963−21.2%Reduced
Mutual Advisors, LLC3,549$308.2K0.01%+71+2.0%Added
JCIC Asset Management Inc.4,412$305.3K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Manske Wealth Management3,510$304.8K0.08%−50−1.4%Reduced
Arq Wealth Advisors, LLC3,476$304.4K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC3,492$303.2K0.00%+2,384+215.2%Added
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.3,471$301.4K0.02%+4+0.1%Added
Venturi Wealth Management, LLC3,465$300.9K0.01%−3−0.1%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC3,460$300.5K0.00%−165−4.6%Reduced
Swiss Re Ltd3,453$300.0K0.03%+3,043+742.2%Added
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc.3,420$297.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Buckingham Strategic Partners3,419$296.9K0.00%−2,504−42.3%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co3,398$295.1K0.00%+1,259+58.9%Added
Benjamin Edwards Inc3,375$293.1K0.00%+50+1.5%Added
Jamison Private Wealth Management, Inc.3,352$291.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Park Avenue Securities LLC3,353$291.0K0.00%+198+6.3%Added
Peregrine Asset Advisers, Inc.3,340$290.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Leuthold Group, LLC3,300$286.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Natural Investments, LLC3,227$280.0K0.06%−2−0.1%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC3,220$279.6K0.00%+303+10.4%Added
MAI Capital Management3,150$273.6K0.00%+1,808+134.7%Added
M&T Bank Corp3,137$272.4K0.00%−3,597−53.4%Reduced
PCM Encore, LLC3,105$269.6K0.05%+122+4.1%Added
TD Private Client Wealth LLC3,098$269.0K0.00%+3,059+7,843.6%Added
OneAscent Family Office, LLC3,098$269.0K0.14%+3,098New
Fieldview Capital Management, LLC3,094$268.9K0.08%+3,094New
Cromwell Holdings LLC2,955$256.6K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.2,928$254.3K0.00%+7+0.2%Added
Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC2,900$251.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Westbourne Investments, Inc.2,900$251.8K0.10%+2,900New
Fiduciary Group LLC2,847$247.3K0.02%+2,847New
Crestwood Advisors Group LLC2,803$243.4K0.00%+2,803New
Venture Visionary Partners LLC2,800$243.2K0.01%−1,226−30.5%Reduced
Win Advisors, Inc2,756$239.3K0.09%+2,756New
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management2,739$237.9K0.00%+2,739New
Jain Global LLC2,700$234.7K0.00%+2,700New
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC3,332$234.7K0.00%−2,757−45.3%Reduced
Riversedge Advisors, LLC2,700$234.5K0.03%+2,700New
LSV Asset Management2,700$234.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
RSM US Wealth Management LLC2,676$232.4K0.00%+2,676New
Intrua Financial, LLC2,634$228.7K0.02%+2,634New
Sivia Capital Partners, LLC2,587$224.7K0.03%+2,587New
SBI Securities Co., Ltd.2,475$214.9K0.00%−217−8.1%Reduced
West Family Investments, Inc.2,467$214.2K0.06%+2,467New
World Equity Group, Inc.2,464$213.8K0.05%+2,464New
55 North Private Wealth, LLC2,462$213.8K0.04%+2,462New
SummitTX Capital, L.P.2,461$213.7K0.01%+2,461New