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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Capital Management LLC | 2,458 | $213.5K | 0.03% | −98−3.8% | Reduced |
| Seeds Investor LLC | 2,457 | $213.4K | 0.02% | +2,457 | New |
| Sym Financial Corp | 2,457 | $213.4K | 0.02% | +2,457 | New |
| MQS Management LLC | 2,456 | $213.3K | 0.26% | −8,137−76.8% | Reduced |
| Braun-Bostich & Associates Inc. | 2,426 | $210.7K | 0.12% | +2,426 | New |
| Naples Global Advisors, LLC | 2,415 | $209.7K | 0.01% | +2,415 | New |
| Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich | 2,400 | $208.5K | 0.00% | +6+0.3% | Added |
| Rehmann Capital Advisory Group | 2,400 | $208.4K | 0.01% | +2,400 | New |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 2,383 | $206.9K | 0.00% | +2,383 | New |
| DRW Securities, LLC | 1,679 | $206.6K | 0.01% | +1,679 | New |
| CAP Partners, LLC | 2,340 | $203.2K | 0.10% | +2,340 | New |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 2,338 | $203.0K | 0.00% | +2,338 | New |
| UBS Asset Management Americas Inc | 1,949 | $169.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 1,773 | $154.0K | 0.00% | −11−0.6% | Reduced |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 1,730 | $150.2K | 0.00% | −3,838−68.9% | Reduced |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd | 1,682 | $146.1K | 0.02% | +1,662+8,310.0% | Added |
| City State Bank | 1,655 | $143.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Danske Bank A/S | 1,618 | $140.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 1,580 | $137.2K | 0.00% | +580+58.0% | Added |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 1,579 | $136.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 1,371 | $119.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 1,356 | $117.5K | 0.00% | +1,356 | New |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 1,300 | $112.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eastern Bank | 1,271 | $110.4K | 0.00% | +878+223.4% | Added |
| Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Pzu SA | 1,227 | $106.3K | 0.03% | +309+33.7% | Added |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 1,213 | $105.3K | 0.00% | −99−7.5% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 1,139 | $98.9K | 0.00% | −176−13.4% | Reduced |
| Allworth Financial LP | 1,103 | $95.8K | 0.00% | −351−24.1% | Reduced |
| Toth Financial Advisory Corp | 1,040 | $90.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Independence Bank of Kentucky | 1,005 | $87.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| 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 |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 947 | $82.2K | 0.00% | +219+30.1% | Added |
| Bollard Group LLC | 919 | $80.0K | 0.00% | +1+0.1% | Added |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Co | 900 | $78.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PlanVest Financial, Inc | 888 | $77.1K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFG Advisory, LLC | 817 | $70.9K | 0.00% | +267+48.5% | Added |
| Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC | 801 | $69.6K | 0.00% | +73+10.0% | Added |
| Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. | 770 | $66.9K | 0.00% | −24−3.0% | Reduced |
| Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. | 735 | $63.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 714 | $62.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc. | 700 | $60.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spire Wealth Management | 655 | $56.9K | 0.00% | +5+0.8% | Added |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 650 | $56.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY) | 601 | $52.2K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silver Grove Financial Group, Inc. | 559 | $48.5K | 0.03% | +559 | New |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 533 | $46.3K | 0.00% | +533 | New |
| Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. | 500 | $43.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC | 498 | $43.2K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Coston, McIsaac & Partners | 501 | $43.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Massmutual Trust Co FSB | 478 | $41.5K | 0.00% | −48−9.1% | Reduced |
| Capital Analysts, LLC | 471 | $41.0K | 0.00% | +5+1.1% | Added |
| Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp | 469 | $40.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 467 | $40.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 450 | $39.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Addison Advisors LLC | 445 | $38.6K | 0.02% | −2,675−85.7% | Reduced |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 440 | $38.2K | 0.00% | +410+1,366.7% | Added |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 400 | $34.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Groupe la Francaise | 368 | $32.0K | 0.00% | +37+11.2% | Added |
| Southern Michigan Bank & Trust | 340 | $29.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 320 | $27.8K | 0.00% | +120+60.0% | Added |
| Crews Bank & Trust | 300 | $26.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LifeSteps Financial, Inc. | 300 | $26.1K | 0.01% | +300 | New |
| True Wealth Design, LLC | 291 | $25.3K | 0.01% | −36−11.0% | Reduced |
| Private Trust Co NA | 289 | $25.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bare Financial Services, Inc | 275 | $23.9K | 0.01% | +241+708.8% | Added |
| Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC | 263 | $22.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO | 255 | $22.1K | 0.01% | +255 | New |
| Cornerstone Planning Group LLC | 250 | $21.9K | 0.00% | +24+10.6% | Added |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 250 | $21.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Trust Co of Vermont | 250 | $21.7K | 0.00% | +250 | New |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. | 247 | $21.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SHP Wealth Management | 222 | $19.3K | 0.00% | +2+0.9% | Added |
| RMG Wealth Management LLC | 198 | $17.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 204 | $17.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Umb Bank N A | 200 | $17.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bayban | 200 | $17.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Coastline Trust Co | 195 | $16.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 190 | $16.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. | 184 | $16.0K | 0.00% | −3,937−95.5% | Reduced |
| Bell Investment Advisors, Inc | 178 | $15.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cornerstone Financial Management LLC | 178 | $15.5K | 0.01% | +105+143.8% | Added |
| SJS Investment Consulting Inc. | 170 | $14.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 170 | $14.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC | 161 | $14.0K | 0.00% | +19+13.4% | Added |
| Essential Partners LLC | 142 | $12.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ZRC Wealth Management, LLC | 136 | $11.8K | 0.00% | +136 | New |
| BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. | 133 | $11.6K | 0.00% | +133 | New |
| Lipe & Dalton | 125 | $11.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Crewe Advisors LLC | 126 | $10.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Entrust Financial LLC | 116 | $10.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Management Professionals, Inc. | 114 | $9.90K | 0.00% | −10−8.1% | Reduced |
| Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc. | 100 | $9.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bayforest Capital Ltd | 103 | $8.95K | 0.01% | +103 | New |
| LOM Asset Management Ltd | 102 | $8.86K | 0.00% | −1,168−92.0% | Reduced |
| New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC | 100 | $8.68K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Perspectives, Inc | 100 | $8.68K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ankerstar Wealth, LLC | 100 | $8.68K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Abound Wealth Management | 98 | $8.51K | 0.00% | +1+1.0% | Added |
| CVA Family Office, LLC | 96 | $8.34K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |