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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
Assetmark, Inc94$8.16K0.00%−1−1.1%Reduced
VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC85$7.38K0.00%+85New
Kilter Group LLC84$7.29K0.00%+50+147.1%Added
Advocate Investing Services LLC75$6.51K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Penserra Capital Management LLC78$6.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JNBA Financial Advisors69$5.99K0.00%+69New
Action Point Financial Planning, LLC63$5.47K0.00%+63New
UMA Financial Services, Inc.57$4.95K0.00%+7+14.0%Added
JPL Wealth Management, LLC56$4.86K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Rossby Financial, LCC53$4.60K0.00%+3+6.0%Added
Trust Co of Toledo NA52$4.52K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Vermillion Wealth Management, Inc.51$4.43K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust47$4.08K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank41$3.56K0.00%+41New
Raffa Wealth Management, LLC39$3.39K0.00%+19+95.0%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc36$3.13K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Stone House Investment Management, LLC31$2.69K0.00%+10+47.6%Added
MV Capital Management, Inc.30$2.61K0.00%−31−50.8%Reduced
Financial Consulate, Inc30$2.61K0.00%+18+150.0%Added
Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc.30$2.60K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
LRI Investments, LLC29$2.52K0.00%+29New
Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC28$2.43K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Vanguard National Trust Co25$2.17K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co24$2.08K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, National Association23$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC21$1.81K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
McGuire Capital Advisors Inc16$1.39K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC16$1.39K0.00%+5+45.5%Added
Noble Wealth Management PBC16$1.39K0.00%+16New
Marshall Investment Management, LLC13$1.13K0.00%+13New
Trust Co7$6080.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nvest Wealth Strategies, Inc.4$3480.00%+4New
Creative Financial Designs Inc4$3470.00%00.0%Unchanged
High Note Wealth, LLC4$3470.00%00.0%Unchanged
Leonteq Securities AG3$2610.00%00.0%Unchanged
Agf Management Ltd0$00.00%−352,107−100.0%Sold out
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd0$00.00%−468,719−100.0%Sold out
PBU - The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators0$00.00%−152,831−100.0%Sold out
Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd0$00.00%−81,740−100.0%Sold out
Numerai GP LLC0$00.00%−79,467−100.0%Sold out
FORA Capital, LLC0$00.00%−79,003−100.0%Sold out
Davis-Rea Ltd.0$00.00%−75,384−100.0%Sold out
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC0$00.00%−73,123−100.0%Sold out
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC0$00.00%−49,507−100.0%Sold out
First National Trust Co0$00.00%−44,415−100.0%Sold out
Magnetar Financial LLC0$00.00%−39,460−100.0%Sold out
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp0$00.00%−35,308−100.0%Sold out
Vise Technologies, Inc.0$00.00%−26,537−100.0%Sold out
CenterBook Partners LP0$00.00%−20,948−100.0%Sold out
Fox Run Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−18,643−100.0%Sold out
Voleon Capital Management LP0$00.00%−14,039−100.0%Sold out
Graham Capital Management, L.P.0$00.00%−11,447−100.0%Sold out
Yousif Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−10,451−100.0%Sold out
Tudor Investment Corp Et Al0$00.00%−9,880−100.0%Sold out
111 Capital0$00.00%−9,176−100.0%Sold out
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC0$00.00%−8,654−100.0%Sold out
Virtu Financial LLC0$00.00%−6,177−100.0%Sold out
Blair William & Co0$00.00%−4,921−100.0%Sold out
Brown Advisory Inc0$00.00%−4,742−100.0%Sold out
Private Advisor Group, LLC0$00.00%−4,497−100.0%Sold out
Aigen Investment Management, LP0$00.00%−3,162−100.0%Sold out
Atria Investments LLC0$00.00%−4,308−100.0%Sold out
GAM Holding AG0$00.00%−4,100−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−3,487−100.0%Sold out
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC0$00.00%−3,414−100.0%Sold out
Corient IA LLC0$00.00%−2,980−100.0%Sold out
Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich0$00.00%−2,104−100.0%Sold out
Mondrian Investment Partners LTD0$00.00%−473−100.0%Sold out
Maseco LLP0$00.00%−436−100.0%Sold out
Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−390−100.0%Sold out
Asset Dedication, LLC0$00.00%−200−100.0%Sold out
Evolution Wealth Management Inc.0$00.00%−160−100.0%Sold out
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−100−100.0%Sold out
Ancora Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−62−100.0%Sold out
Hickory Point Bank & Trust0$00.00%−52−100.0%Sold out
Root Financial Partners, LLC0$00.00%−38−100.0%Sold out
Intentional Wealth Strategies, LLC0$00.00%−24−100.0%Sold out
Frazier Financial Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−6−100.0%Sold out
Janus Henderson Group PLC––––Not filed
First Affirmative Financial Network––––Not filed
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP––––Not filed
Skopos Labs, Inc.––––Not filed
CWM, LLC––––Not filed