Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Institutional Ownership

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Current Institutional Ownership Percentage: 49.13%
Number of Institutional Buyers (last 12 months): 302
Total Institutional Inflows (last 12 months): $8.01B

Number of Institutional Sellers (last 12 months): 205
Total Institutional Outflows (last 12 months): $3.04B

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Bank of Nova Scotia Major Shareholders & Ownership History

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Reporting Date	Major Shareholder Name	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
5/16/2026	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	5,336,643	$369.75M	0.3%	-23.4%	0.434%
5/16/2026	Maverick Capital Ltd.	36,701	$2.55M	0.0%	N/A	0.003%
5/16/2026	Quantinno Capital Management LP	128,720	$8.92M	0.0%	+17.8%	0.010%
5/16/2026	Lazard Asset Management LLC	96,520	$6.70M	0.0%	-5.6%	0.008%
5/15/2026	OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp	1,897,415	$131.16M	0.8%	-17.6%	0.154%
5/15/2026	Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA	119,581	$8.29M	0.3%	+13.2%	0.010%
5/15/2026	Cumberland Partners Ltd	526,323	$36.43M	2.8%	-4.8%	0.043%
5/15/2026	Bridgewater Advisors Inc.	3,595	$275K	0.0%	-7.9%	0.000%
5/14/2026	Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund	5,539,629	$384.02M	0.6%	-41.4%	0.451%
5/14/2026	Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio	311,846	$21.56M	0.1%	+21.2%	0.025%
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5/14/2026	Compound Planning Inc.	18,565	$1.29M	0.0%	+4.7%	0.002%
5/14/2026	Bank of Nova Scotia	63,864	$4.43M	0.0%	+1.1%	0.005%
5/14/2026	Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management Inc.	4,373	$303K	0.2%	N/A	0.000%
5/14/2026	Sei Investments Co.	30,810	$2.14M	0.0%	+25.7%	0.003%
5/14/2026	State of Wyoming	3,180	$220K	0.0%	-80.4%	0.000%
5/13/2026	Cetera Investment Advisers	82,511	$5.72M	0.0%	-3.1%	0.007%
5/13/2026	First Trust Advisors LP	692,738	$48.02M	0.0%	+4.8%	0.056%
5/8/2026	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	21,386	$1.48M	0.0%	+1.4%	0.002%
5/8/2026	Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS	6,100	$422K	0.1%	N/A	0.000%
5/8/2026	Andra AP fonden	214,560	$14.87M	0.2%	N/A	0.017%
5/7/2026	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	6,008,689	$416.42M	0.1%	+2.6%	0.489%
5/7/2026	Parallel Advisors LLC	3,625	$251K	0.0%	+12.5%	0.000%
5/7/2026	SEB Asset Management AB	436,060	$30.14M	0.1%	N/A	0.035%
5/7/2026	Mediolanum International Funds Ltd	160,374	$10.82M	0.1%	+21.6%	0.013%
5/6/2026	Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC	171,686	$11.90M	1.1%	-1.1%	0.014%
5/6/2026	Bessemer Group Inc.	67,445	$4.66M	0.0%	+4.5%	0.005%
5/5/2026	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	1,210,163	$83.88M	0.0%	+0.4%	0.098%
5/5/2026	Maryland State Retirement & Pension System	204,489	$14.19M	0.3%	-0.6%	0.017%
5/5/2026	Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	1,293,232	$89.66M	2.4%	+12.1%	0.105%
5/4/2026	J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG	14,401	$995K	0.0%	+3.8%	0.001%
5/2/2026	ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC	3,476	$241K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
5/1/2026	Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV	19,699	$1.37M	0.2%	-34.7%	0.002%
5/1/2026	Candriam S.C.A.	23,891	$1.65M	0.0%	+10.2%	0.002%
5/1/2026	Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC	13,996	$970K	0.0%	+4.2%	0.001%
4/30/2026	Hsbc Holdings PLC	7,423	$512K	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
4/28/2026	Kathmere Capital Management LLC	3,579	$248K	0.0%	+8.5%	0.000%
4/28/2026	K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc	65,951	$4.56M	0.8%	-46.5%	0.005%
4/27/2026	Private Advisor Group LLC	4,497	$312K	0.0%	-20.2%	0.000%
4/27/2026	Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd	81,740	$5.67M	0.1%	N/A	0.007%
4/25/2026	Keybank National Association OH	25,475	$1.77M	0.0%	+19.6%	0.002%
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4/24/2026	USS Investment Management Ltd	191,637	$13.28M	0.1%	+1.0%	0.016%
4/24/2026	MQS Management LLC	10,593	$734K	0.5%	N/A	0.001%
4/23/2026	Pathway Financial Advisers LLC	64,823	$4.49M	1.3%	-3.0%	0.005%
4/23/2026	Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ	5,197	$359K	0.0%	-11.0%	0.000%
4/22/2026	Janney Montgomery Scott LLC	10,933	$758K	0.0%	-3.5%	0.001%
4/22/2026	Louisbourg Investments Inc.	89,518	$6.20M	1.1%	+15.9%	0.007%
4/22/2026	Pictet Asset Management Holding SA	763,160	$52.72M	0.1%	-2.9%	0.062%
4/22/2026	Value Partners Investments Inc.	811,628	$56.17M	4.3%	-17.4%	0.066%
4/22/2026	Venturi Wealth Management LLC	3,468	$240K	0.0%	+18.3%	0.000%
4/21/2026	Maseco LLP	436	$30K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
4/20/2026	Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC	215,525	$14.92M	0.9%	-2.0%	0.018%
4/20/2026	Ritholtz Wealth Management	28,421	$1.97M	0.0%	+31.1%	0.002%
4/18/2026	Cidel Asset Management Inc.	161,500	$11.16M	0.6%	+11.4%	0.013%
4/17/2026	Sara Bay Financial	4,410	$306K	0.1%	-9.2%	0.000%
4/16/2026	SG Americas Securities LLC	16,768	$1.16M	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
3/20/2026	Purpose Unlimited Inc.	707,198	$52.16M	2.4%	N/A	0.057%
3/17/2026	Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.	674	$50K	0.0%	-36.9%	0.000%
3/13/2026	World Investment Advisors	6,089	$449K	0.0%	+95.4%	0.000%
3/9/2026	Corient Private Wealth LLC	179,210	$13.21M	0.0%	-2.4%	0.015%
3/4/2026	Pure Financial Advisors LLC	2,720	$200K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
2/19/2026	Compound Planning Inc.	17,740	$1.31M	0.0%	+31.6%	0.001%
2/19/2026	Invesco Ltd.	2,251,451	$165.91M	0.0%	-4.9%	0.183%
2/19/2026	Corient Private Wealth LLC	182,233	$13.43M	0.0%	-0.8%	0.015%
2/19/2026	Alberta Investment Management Corp	1,641,000	$121.03M	0.6%	+6.5%	0.133%
2/18/2026	Strive Financial Group LLC	1,379	$102K	0.1%	N/A	0.000%
2/18/2026	Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV	9,611	$708K	0.0%	+3.6%	0.001%
2/18/2026	Vident Advisory LLC	15,734	$1.16M	0.0%	+28.7%	0.001%
2/18/2026	State of Tennessee Department of Treasury	694,739	$52.23M	0.2%	-1.9%	0.056%
2/18/2026	Mackenzie Financial Corp	9,667,000	$713.76M	0.8%	-34.2%	0.784%
2/18/2026	XTX Topco Ltd	37,662	$2.78M	0.1%	+28.9%	0.003%
2/18/2026	Wellington Management Group LLP	3,162,458	$233.41M	0.1%	-6.0%	0.257%
2/18/2026	Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC	44,300	$3.26M	0.1%	N/A	0.004%
2/18/2026	Man Group plc	258,385	$19.07M	0.0%	+11.2%	0.021%
2/18/2026	Investment Management Corp of Ontario	300,178	$22.12M	0.3%	+55.7%	0.024%
2/18/2026	Janus Henderson Group PLC	124,552	$9.20M	0.0%	-3.2%	0.010%
2/18/2026	Balyasny Asset Management L.P.	8,957	$661K	0.0%	-91.6%	0.001%
2/17/2026	Guggenheim Capital LLC	8,654	$638K	0.0%	-12.8%	0.001%
2/17/2026	Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec	531,388	$39.24M	0.1%	-22.7%	0.043%
2/17/2026	AQR Capital Management LLC	3,556,295	$262.28M	0.1%	+3,120.1%	0.288%
2/17/2026	EFG International AG	865	$64K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
2/17/2026	BCV Asset Management Inc.	965,514	$71.15M	2.7%	N/A	0.078%
2/17/2026	Guardian Partners Inc.	638,369	$47.52M	3.9%	+8.6%	0.052%
2/17/2026	Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company LLC	49,604	$3.66M	0.1%	N/A	0.004%
2/17/2026	Trexquant Investment LP	71,091	$5.24M	0.0%	N/A	0.006%
2/17/2026	Amundi	2,960,899	$222.44M	0.1%	-3.2%	0.240%
2/17/2026	FIL Ltd	16,489,540	$1.22B	0.9%	+49.5%	1.338%
2/17/2026	Osaic Holdings Inc.	20,601	$1.52M	0.0%	-24.0%	0.002%
2/17/2026	Advisory Services Network LLC	3,847	$283K	0.0%	-3.5%	0.000%
2/17/2026	Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio	257,253	$19.00M	0.1%	+63.5%	0.021%
2/17/2026	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	1,000,701	$73.94M	0.1%	-40.0%	0.081%
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2/17/2026	Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA	105,681	$7.80M	0.3%	-12.7%	0.009%
2/17/2026	Maryland State Retirement & Pension System	205,623	$15.17M	0.3%	+1.2%	0.017%
2/17/2026	State of Wisconsin Investment Board	477,772	$35.28M	0.1%	N/A	0.039%
2/17/2026	Captrust Financial Advisors	40,504	$2.99M	0.0%	+1.3%	0.003%
2/17/2026	ExodusPoint Capital Management LP	15,600	$1.15M	0.0%	-83.0%	0.001%
2/17/2026	Magnetar Financial LLC	7,017	$517K	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
2/17/2026	Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas	100,400	$7.40M	0.3%	-21.5%	0.008%
2/17/2026	Alberta Investment Management Corp	1,641,000	$121.03M	0.4%	N/A	0.133%
2/16/2026	OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp	2,303,450	$170.11M	1.2%	-13.6%	0.187%
2/16/2026	Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC	38,758	$2.86M	0.0%	+6.0%	0.003%

BNS Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 470 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 420 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), Pathway Financial Advisers LLC ($7.87M), BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp ($7.60M), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($7.42M), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ($7.32M), and Vanguard Group Inc. ($6.84M).

Institutional investors have bought a total of 123,758,077 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $8.01B in transactions.

Of the 205 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 ($5.49M), Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund ($3.91M), BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp ($2.16M), Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd. ($2.14M), Nicola Wealth Management LTD. ($2.02M), and Amundi ($1.77M).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 45,940,486 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $3.04B in transactions.

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