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Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS)

Current
Institutional Ownership
Percentage
49.13%
Number of
Institutional Buyers
(last 12 months)
281
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$9.89B
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
171
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$2.63B
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Bank of Nova Scotia Major Shareholders & Ownership History

Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
8/15/2026Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec526,844$45.78M0.1%N/A0.043%
8/15/2026Man Group plc382,767$33.24M0.1%N/A0.031%
8/15/2026Jupiter Topco LLC117,681$10.22M0.0%N/A0.010%
8/14/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC9,500$824K0.0%N/A0.001%
8/14/2026PDT Partners LLC60,500$5.25M0.3%N/A0.005%
8/14/2026Canada Pension Plan Investment Board11,709,540$1.02B0.6%N/A0.959%
8/14/2026Legal & General Group Plc8,169,732$709.84M0.1%N/A0.669%
8/14/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 4,800,235$416.40M0.3%N/A0.393%
8/14/2026Jones Financial Companies Lllp700$61K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/13/2026 Portland Investment Counsel Inc.37,800$3.29M0.9%N/A0.003%
8/13/2026 OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp1,645,661$142.99M0.9%N/A0.135%
8/13/2026 Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd41,547$3.61M0.2%N/A0.003%
8/13/2026 Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.6,543,050$567.28M1.1%N/A0.536%
8/13/2026 Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC2,652,600$230.35M0.7%N/A0.217%
8/13/2026 Bank of Nova Scotia58,727$5.10M0.0%N/A0.005%
8/12/2026 Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.3,398$295K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/12/2026 Quantbot Technologies LP70,384$6.11M0.2%N/A0.006%
8/12/2026 Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co272,156$23.65M0.1%N/A0.022%
8/12/2026 Sumitomo Life Insurance Co.8,400$729K0.0%N/A0.001%
8/12/2026 Korea Investment CORP917,288$79.70M0.2%N/A0.075%
8/12/2026 EP Wealth Advisors LLC13,197$1.15M0.0%N/A0.001%
8/12/2026 Ieq Capital LLC24,306$2.11M0.0%N/A0.002%
8/11/2026 OneAscent Family Office LLC3,098$269K0.1%N/A0.000%
8/11/2026 Allworth Financial LP1,103$96K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/11/2026 Greenspring Advisors LLC3,778$328K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/11/2026 Virtus Advisers LLC3,279$404K0.2%N/A0.000%
8/11/2026 PCM Encore LLC3,105$270K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/11/2026 Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD.5,325$463K0.3%N/A0.000%
8/10/2026 Addison Advisors LLC445$39K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/10/2026 West Family Investments Inc.2,467$214K0.1%N/A0.000%
8/10/2026 Tacita Capital Inc38,834$3.37M1.8%N/A0.003%
8/10/2026 Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab157,790$19.45M0.3%N/A0.013%
8/10/2026 Danske Bank A S1,618$140K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/7/2026 Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc4,528$393K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/7/2026 K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc65,949$5.72M0.8%N/A0.005%
8/7/2026 BlackRock Inc.1,331,905$115.66M0.0%N/A0.109%
8/7/2026 Dunhill Financial LLC1,371$119K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/7/2026 Deutsche Bank AG2,671,719$232.01M0.1%N/A0.219%
8/7/2026 Plato Investment Management Ltd41,629$3.59M0.2%N/A0.003%
8/6/2026 Global Retirement Partners LLC533$46K0.0%N/A0.000%
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8/6/2026 Alberta Investment Management Corp2,040,686$177.19M1.0%N/A0.167%
8/6/2026 Silverlake Wealth Management LLC7,126$619K0.1%N/A0.001%
8/6/2026 Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,292,470$112.24M0.0%N/A0.106%
8/6/2026 Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC3,419$297K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/6/2026 State of Wyoming13,640$1.19M0.1%N/A0.001%
8/6/2026 GSA Capital Partners LLP4,011$348K0.0%N/A0.000%
8/5/2026 Bridgewater Advisors Inc.3,671$324K0.0%N/A0.000%
7/10/2026 Cardinal Capital Management Inc.2,018,524$175.10M4.2%-0.2%0.165%
7/9/2026 World Equity Group Inc.2,464$214K0.0%N/A0.000%
7/8/2026 Eldred Rock Partners LLC205,242$17.82M3.8%-0.2%0.017%
7/8/2026 PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab178,226$15.46M0.1%+9.3%0.015%
7/8/2026 Assenagon Asset Management S.A.45,728$3.97M0.0%-3.8%0.004%
7/8/2026 55 North Private Wealth LLC2,462$214K0.0%N/A0.000%
7/7/2026 Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC15,784$1.37M0.0%+3.0%0.001%
7/7/2026 CoreCap Advisors LLC440$38K0.0%+1,366.7%0.000%
7/1/2026 Eastern Bank1,271$110K0.0%+223.4%0.000%
6/26/2026 Ravenstone Capital Management Inc.10,705$740K0.4%+12.9%0.001%
6/9/2026 Rathbones Group PLC130,658$9.03M0.0%-0.4%0.011%
6/3/2026 Parallel Advisors LLC3,625$251K0.0%+12.5%0.000%
5/26/2026 Glenmede Trust Co. NA5,720$396K0.0%N/A0.000%
5/19/2026Bank of America Corp DE5,024,708$348.26M0.0%+8.7%0.409%
5/19/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC121,281$8.38M0.0%-2.6%0.010%
5/19/2026 Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas73,100$5.07M0.2%-27.2%0.006%
5/18/2026 Guardian Partners Inc.632,459$43.86M3.7%-0.9%0.051%
5/18/2026 Amundi3,303,103$233.03M0.1%+11.6%0.269%
5/18/2026 EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC4,538$315K0.0%+65.1%0.000%
5/16/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company5,336,643$369.75M0.3%-23.4%0.434%
5/16/2026Maverick Capital Ltd.36,701$2.55M0.0%N/A0.003%
5/16/2026 Quantinno Capital Management LP128,720$8.92M0.0%+17.8%0.010%
5/16/2026Lazard Asset Management LLC96,520$6.70M0.0%-5.6%0.008%
5/15/2026 OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp1,897,415$131.16M0.8%-17.6%0.154%
5/15/2026Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA119,581$8.29M0.3%+13.2%0.010%
5/15/2026 Cumberland Partners Ltd526,323$36.43M2.8%-4.8%0.043%
5/15/2026 Bridgewater Advisors Inc.3,595$275K0.0%-7.9%0.000%
5/14/2026 Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund5,539,629$384.02M0.6%-41.4%0.451%
5/14/2026Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio311,846$21.56M0.1%+21.2%0.025%
5/14/2026 Compound Planning Inc.18,565$1.29M0.0%+4.7%0.002%
5/14/2026 Bank of Nova Scotia63,864$4.43M0.0%+1.1%0.005%
5/14/2026 Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc.4,373$303K0.2%N/A0.000%
5/14/2026Sei Investments Co.30,810$2.14M0.0%+25.7%0.003%
5/14/2026 State of Wyoming3,180$220K0.0%-80.4%0.000%
5/13/2026 Cetera Investment Advisers82,511$5.72M0.0%-3.1%0.007%
5/13/2026 First Trust Advisors LP692,738$48.02M0.0%+4.8%0.056%
5/8/2026 PNC Financial Services Group Inc.21,386$1.48M0.0%+1.4%0.002%
5/8/2026 Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS6,100$422K0.1%N/A0.000%
5/8/2026Andra AP fonden214,560$14.87M0.2%N/A0.017%
5/7/2026 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6,008,689$416.42M0.1%+2.6%0.489%
5/7/2026 Parallel Advisors LLC3,625$251K0.0%+12.5%0.000%
5/7/2026 SEB Asset Management AB436,060$30.14M0.1%N/A0.035%
5/7/2026 Mediolanum International Funds Ltd160,374$10.82M0.1%+21.6%0.013%
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5/6/2026 Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC171,686$11.90M1.1%-1.1%0.014%
5/6/2026 Bessemer Group Inc.67,445$4.66M0.0%+4.5%0.005%
5/5/2026 Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,210,163$83.88M0.0%+0.4%0.098%
5/5/2026 Maryland State Retirement & Pension System204,489$14.19M0.3%-0.6%0.017%
5/5/2026 Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.1,293,232$89.66M2.4%+12.1%0.105%
5/4/2026 J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG14,401$995K0.0%+3.8%0.001%
5/2/2026 ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC3,476$241K0.0%N/A0.000%
5/1/2026 Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV19,699$1.37M0.2%-34.7%0.002%
5/1/2026 Candriam S.C.A.23,891$1.65M0.0%+10.2%0.002%
5/1/2026 Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC13,996$970K0.0%+4.2%0.001%


BNS Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 474 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of Bank of Nova Scotia. The most heavily invested institutionals were Vanguard Group Inc. ($4.22B), Canerector Inc. ($1.75B), TD Asset Management Inc ($1.38B), Norges Bank ($1.37B), Toronto Dominion Bank ($1.36B), FIL Ltd ($1.22B), and TD Asset Management Inc. ($1.02B).Learn more on Bank of Nova Scotia's institutional investors.

49.13% of Bank of Nova Scotia's stock is owned by institutional investors. Learn more on BNS's institutional investor holdings.

Of the 423 institutional investors that purchased Bank of Nova Scotia's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have bought the highest volume of shares: Norges Bank ($46.59M), Canerector Inc. ($26.70M), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ($16.60M), Legal & General Group Plc ($9.07M), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. ($8.70M), Pathway Financial Advisers LLC ($7.80M), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($7.42M).

Institutional investors have bought a total of 132,368,978 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $9.96B in transactions.

Of the 171 institutional investors that sold Bank of Nova Scotia's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have sold the highest volume of shares: JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($7.16M), Mackenzie Financial Corp ($5.48M), Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund ($3.91M), BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp ($2.16M), Nicola Wealth Management LTD. ($2.02M), Amundi ($1.77M), and UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC ($1.69M).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 38,484,711 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $2.63B in transactions.



Institutional ownership data for NYSE:BNS is compiled from quarterly 13F filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the most recent received on 8/15/2026. New 13F filings are added each quarter as they're published.
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