Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Institutional Ownership

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As of 09/4/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Current Institutional Ownership Percentage: 49.13%
Number of Institutional Buyers (last 12 months): 288
Total Institutional Inflows (last 12 months): $10.54B

Number of Institutional Sellers (last 12 months): 172
Total Institutional Outflows (last 12 months): $2.71B

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BNS Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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
8/27/2026	Corient Private Wealth LP	189,323	$16.44M	0.0%	-1.0%	0.016%
8/26/2026	Amundi	3,100,831	$274.42M	0.1%	-6.1%	0.254%
8/26/2026	HighTower Advisors LLC	8,746	$759K	0.0%	+8.2%	0.001%
8/23/2026	HB Wealth Management LLC	6,146	$534K	0.0%	+5.2%	0.001%
8/22/2026	Syon Capital LLC	8,177	$710K	0.0%	+6.7%	0.001%
8/22/2026	TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.	9,044,903	$791.30M	2.1%	-6.5%	0.742%
8/21/2026	Greenspring Advisors LLC	3,778	$328K	0.0%	+7.9%	0.000%
8/21/2026	Nykredit A S	278,287	$24.18M	0.1%	N/A	0.023%
8/21/2026	Pacifica Partners Inc.	18,627	$1.59M	0.5%	-0.6%	0.002%
8/21/2026	Legacy Financial Advisors Inc.	5,932	$515K	0.1%	+8.0%	0.000%
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8/20/2026	Mufg Securities Canada LTD.	1,738,562	$150.87M	4.0%	-4.9%	0.143%
8/20/2026	Rehmann Capital Advisory Group	2,400	$208K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/20/2026	Addenda Capital Inc.	1,081,272	$93.90M	3.2%	+0.7%	0.089%
8/20/2026	Two Sigma Securities LLC	12,201	$1.06M	0.1%	N/A	0.001%
8/20/2026	Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.	3,398	$295K	0.0%	+58.9%	0.000%
8/19/2026	Royal London Asset Management Ltd.	207,355	$18.01M	0.0%	-2.2%	0.017%
8/19/2026	Van ECK Associates Corp	1,578,524	$136.84M	0.1%	-3.8%	0.130%
8/19/2026	Hsbc Holdings PLC	9,500	$824K	0.0%	+28.0%	0.001%
8/19/2026	Wellington Management Group LLP	4,078,801	$354.38M	0.1%	N/A	0.335%
8/18/2026	United Capital Financial Advisors LLC	3,220	$280K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/18/2026	Old North State Trust LLC	4,872	$423K	0.2%	N/A	0.000%
8/18/2026	Ruggaard & Associates LLC	8,530	$741K	0.3%	N/A	0.001%
8/18/2026	Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio	331,636	$28.77M	0.1%	N/A	0.027%
8/17/2026	Capstone Investment Advisors LLC	5,185	$450K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/17/2026	Pure Financial Advisors LLC	4,410	$383K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/17/2026	Corient Private Wealth LP	189,359	$16.44M	0.0%	N/A	0.016%
8/17/2026	Bank of America Corp DE	2,588,463	$224.78M	0.0%	N/A	0.212%
8/15/2026	Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec	526,844	$45.78M	0.1%	N/A	0.043%
8/15/2026	Man Group plc	382,767	$33.24M	0.1%	N/A	0.031%
8/15/2026	Jupiter Topco LLC	117,681	$10.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.010%
8/14/2026	Hsbc Holdings PLC	9,500	$824K	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
8/14/2026	PDT Partners LLC	60,500	$5.25M	0.3%	N/A	0.005%
8/14/2026	Canada Pension Plan Investment Board	11,709,540	$1.02B	0.6%	N/A	0.959%
8/14/2026	Legal & General Group Plc	8,169,732	$709.84M	0.1%	N/A	0.669%
8/14/2026	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	4,800,235	$416.40M	0.3%	N/A	0.393%
8/14/2026	Jones Financial Companies Lllp	700	$61K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/13/2026	Portland Investment Counsel Inc.	37,800	$3.29M	0.9%	N/A	0.003%
8/13/2026	OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp	1,645,661	$142.99M	0.9%	N/A	0.135%
8/13/2026	Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd	41,547	$3.61M	0.2%	N/A	0.003%
8/13/2026	Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	6,543,050	$567.28M	1.1%	N/A	0.536%
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8/13/2026	Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC	2,652,600	$230.35M	0.7%	N/A	0.217%
8/13/2026	Bank of Nova Scotia	58,727	$5.10M	0.0%	N/A	0.005%
8/12/2026	Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.	3,398	$295K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/12/2026	Quantbot Technologies LP	70,384	$6.11M	0.2%	N/A	0.006%
8/12/2026	Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co	272,156	$23.65M	0.1%	N/A	0.022%
8/12/2026	Sumitomo Life Insurance Co.	8,400	$729K	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
8/12/2026	Korea Investment CORP	917,288	$79.70M	0.2%	N/A	0.075%
8/12/2026	EP Wealth Advisors LLC	13,197	$1.15M	0.0%	N/A	0.001%
8/12/2026	Ieq Capital LLC	24,306	$2.11M	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
8/11/2026	OneAscent Family Office LLC	3,098	$269K	0.1%	N/A	0.000%
8/11/2026	Allworth Financial LP	1,103	$96K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/11/2026	Greenspring Advisors LLC	3,778	$328K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/11/2026	Virtus Advisers LLC	3,279	$404K	0.2%	N/A	0.000%
8/11/2026	PCM Encore LLC	3,105	$270K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/11/2026	Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD.	5,325	$463K	0.3%	N/A	0.000%
8/10/2026	Addison Advisors LLC	445	$39K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/10/2026	West Family Investments Inc.	2,467	$214K	0.1%	N/A	0.000%
8/10/2026	Tacita Capital Inc	38,834	$3.37M	1.8%	N/A	0.003%
8/10/2026	Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab	157,790	$19.45M	0.3%	N/A	0.013%
8/10/2026	Danske Bank A S	1,618	$140K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/7/2026	Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc	4,528	$393K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/7/2026	K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc	65,949	$5.72M	0.8%	N/A	0.005%
8/7/2026	BlackRock Inc.	1,331,905	$115.66M	0.0%	N/A	0.109%
8/7/2026	Dunhill Financial LLC	1,371	$119K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/7/2026	Deutsche Bank AG	2,671,719	$232.01M	0.1%	N/A	0.219%
8/7/2026	Plato Investment Management Ltd	41,629	$3.59M	0.2%	N/A	0.003%
8/6/2026	Global Retirement Partners LLC	533	$46K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/6/2026	Alberta Investment Management Corp	2,040,686	$177.19M	1.0%	N/A	0.167%
8/6/2026	Silverlake Wealth Management LLC	7,126	$619K	0.1%	N/A	0.001%
8/6/2026	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	1,292,470	$112.24M	0.0%	N/A	0.106%
8/6/2026	Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC	3,419	$297K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/6/2026	State of Wyoming	13,640	$1.19M	0.1%	N/A	0.001%
8/6/2026	GSA Capital Partners LLP	4,011	$348K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
8/5/2026	Bridgewater Advisors Inc.	3,671	$324K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
7/10/2026	Cardinal Capital Management Inc.	2,018,524	$175.10M	4.2%	-0.2%	0.165%
7/9/2026	World Equity Group Inc.	2,464	$214K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
7/8/2026	Eldred Rock Partners LLC	205,242	$17.82M	3.8%	-0.2%	0.017%
7/8/2026	PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab	178,226	$15.46M	0.1%	+9.3%	0.015%
7/8/2026	Assenagon Asset Management S.A.	45,728	$3.97M	0.0%	-3.8%	0.004%
7/8/2026	55 North Private Wealth LLC	2,462	$214K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
7/7/2026	Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC	15,784	$1.37M	0.0%	+3.0%	0.001%
7/7/2026	CoreCap Advisors LLC	440	$38K	0.0%	+1,366.7%	0.000%
7/1/2026	Eastern Bank	1,271	$110K	0.0%	+223.4%	0.000%
6/26/2026	Ravenstone Capital Management Inc.	10,705	$740K	0.4%	+12.9%	0.001%
6/9/2026	Rathbones Group PLC	130,658	$9.03M	0.0%	-0.4%	0.011%
6/3/2026	Parallel Advisors LLC	3,625	$251K	0.0%	+12.5%	0.000%
5/26/2026	Glenmede Trust Co. NA	5,720	$396K	0.0%	N/A	0.000%
5/19/2026	Bank of America Corp DE	5,024,708	$348.26M	0.0%	+8.7%	0.409%
5/19/2026	Janus Henderson Group PLC	121,281	$8.38M	0.0%	-2.6%	0.010%
5/19/2026	Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas	73,100	$5.07M	0.2%	-27.2%	0.006%
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5/18/2026	Guardian Partners Inc.	632,459	$43.86M	3.7%	-0.9%	0.051%
5/18/2026	Amundi	3,303,103	$233.03M	0.1%	+11.6%	0.269%
5/18/2026	EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC	4,538	$315K	0.0%	+65.1%	0.000%
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%

BNS Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 480 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 430 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 ($9.02M), 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 138,587,751 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $10.54B in transactions.

Of the 172 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 ($1.97M), and UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC ($1.69M).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 39,401,966 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $2.71B in transactions.

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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 8/27/2026. New 13F filings are added each quarter as they're published.

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