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Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Institutional Ownership

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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)
321
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$9.06B
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
213
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$2.89B
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Bank of Nova Scotia Major Shareholders & Ownership History

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Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
5/8/2026PNC Financial Services Group Inc.21,386$1.48M0.0%+1.4%0.002%
5/8/2026Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS6,100$422K0.1%N/A0.000%
5/8/2026Andra AP fonden214,560$14.87M0.2%N/A0.017%
5/7/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6,008,689$416.42M0.1%+2.6%0.489%
5/7/2026Parallel Advisors LLC3,625$251K0.0%+12.5%0.000%
5/7/2026SEB 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%
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%
4/30/2026 Hsbc Holdings PLC7,423$512K0.0%N/A0.001%
4/28/2026 Kathmere Capital Management LLC3,579$248K0.0%+8.5%0.000%
4/28/2026 K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc65,951$4.56M0.8%-46.5%0.005%
4/27/2026 Private Advisor Group LLC4,497$312K0.0%-20.2%0.000%
4/27/2026 Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd81,740$5.67M0.1%N/A0.007%
4/25/2026 Keybank National Association OH25,475$1.77M0.0%+19.6%0.002%
4/24/2026 USS Investment Management Ltd191,637$13.28M0.1%+1.0%0.016%
4/24/2026 MQS Management LLC10,593$734K0.5%N/A0.001%
4/23/2026 Pathway Financial Advisers LLC64,823$4.49M1.3%-3.0%0.005%
4/23/2026 Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ 5,197$359K0.0%-11.0%0.000%
4/22/2026 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC10,933$758K0.0%-3.5%0.001%
4/22/2026 Louisbourg Investments Inc.89,518$6.20M1.1%+15.9%0.007%
4/22/2026 Pictet Asset Management Holding SA763,160$52.72M0.1%-2.9%0.062%
4/22/2026 Value Partners Investments Inc.811,628$56.17M4.3%-17.4%0.066%
4/22/2026 Venturi Wealth Management LLC3,468$240K0.0%+18.3%0.000%
4/21/2026 Maseco LLP436$30K0.0%N/A0.000%
4/20/2026 Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC215,525$14.92M0.9%-2.0%0.018%
4/20/2026 Ritholtz Wealth Management28,421$1.97M0.0%+31.1%0.002%
4/18/2026 Cidel Asset Management Inc.161,500$11.16M0.6%+11.4%0.013%
4/17/2026 Sara Bay Financial4,410$306K0.1%-9.2%0.000%
4/16/2026 SG Americas Securities LLC16,768$1.16M0.0%N/A0.001%
3/20/2026Purpose Unlimited Inc.707,198$52.16M2.4%N/A0.057%
3/17/2026Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.674$50K0.0%-36.9%0.000%
3/13/2026 World Investment Advisors6,089$449K0.0%+95.4%0.000%
3/9/2026Corient Private Wealth LLC179,210$13.21M0.0%-2.4%0.015%
3/4/2026 Pure Financial Advisors LLC2,720$200K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/19/2026Compound Planning Inc.17,740$1.31M0.0%+31.6%0.001%
2/19/2026Invesco Ltd.2,251,451$165.91M0.0%-4.9%0.183%
2/19/2026Corient Private Wealth LLC182,233$13.43M0.0%-0.8%0.015%
2/19/2026 Alberta Investment Management Corp1,641,000$121.03M0.6%+6.5%0.133%
2/18/2026Strive Financial Group LLC1,379$102K0.1%N/A0.000%
2/18/2026Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV9,611$708K0.0%+3.6%0.001%
2/18/2026Vident Advisory LLC15,734$1.16M0.0%+28.7%0.001%
2/18/2026State of Tennessee Department of Treasury694,739$52.23M0.2%-1.9%0.056%
2/18/2026Mackenzie Financial Corp9,667,000$713.76M0.8%-34.2%0.784%
2/18/2026XTX Topco Ltd37,662$2.78M0.1%+28.9%0.003%
2/18/2026Wellington Management Group LLP3,162,458$233.41M0.1%-6.0%0.257%
2/18/2026Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC44,300$3.26M0.1%N/A0.004%
2/18/2026Man Group plc258,385$19.07M0.0%+11.2%0.021%
2/18/2026Investment Management Corp of Ontario300,178$22.12M0.3%+55.7%0.024%
2/18/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC124,552$9.20M0.0%-3.2%0.010%
2/18/2026Balyasny Asset Management L.P.8,957$661K0.0%-91.6%0.001%
2/17/2026Guggenheim Capital LLC8,654$638K0.0%-12.8%0.001%
2/17/2026Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec531,388$39.24M0.1%-22.7%0.043%
2/17/2026AQR Capital Management LLC3,556,295$262.28M0.1%+3,120.1%0.288%
2/17/2026EFG International AG865$64K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/17/2026BCV Asset Management Inc.965,514$71.15M2.7%N/A0.078%
2/17/2026Guardian Partners Inc.638,369$47.52M3.9%+8.6%0.052%
2/17/2026Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company LLC49,604$3.66M0.1%N/A0.004%
2/17/2026Trexquant Investment LP71,091$5.24M0.0%N/A0.006%
2/17/2026Amundi2,960,899$222.44M0.1%-3.2%0.240%
2/17/2026FIL Ltd16,489,540$1.22B0.9%+49.5%1.338%
2/17/2026Osaic Holdings Inc.20,601$1.52M0.0%-24.0%0.002%
2/17/2026Advisory Services Network LLC3,847$283K0.0%-3.5%0.000%
2/17/2026Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio257,253$19.00M0.1%+63.5%0.021%
2/17/2026Russell Investments Group Ltd.1,000,701$73.94M0.1%-40.0%0.081%
2/17/2026Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA105,681$7.80M0.3%-12.7%0.009%
2/17/2026 Maryland State Retirement & Pension System205,623$15.17M0.3%+1.2%0.017%
2/17/2026State of Wisconsin Investment Board477,772$35.28M0.1%N/A0.039%
2/17/2026Captrust Financial Advisors40,504$2.99M0.0%+1.3%0.003%
2/17/2026ExodusPoint Capital Management LP15,600$1.15M0.0%-83.0%0.001%
2/17/2026Magnetar Financial LLC7,017$517K0.0%N/A0.001%
2/17/2026Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas100,400$7.40M0.3%-21.5%0.008%
2/17/2026 Alberta Investment Management Corp1,641,000$121.03M0.4%N/A0.133%
2/16/2026OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp2,303,450$170.11M1.2%-13.6%0.187%
2/16/2026Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC38,758$2.86M0.0%+6.0%0.003%
2/16/2026Mufg Securities Canada LTD.1,882,429$138.87M3.9%-8.4%0.153%
2/16/2026Mariner LLC46,143$3.40M0.0%+15.3%0.004%
2/16/2026Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund9,447,941$696.88M1.2%+6.6%0.766%
2/16/2026Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc.9,309$726K0.0%+63.5%0.001%
2/16/2026Arax Advisory Partners985$73K0.0%-86.9%0.000%
2/16/2026Barclays PLC988,436$72.84M0.0%+213.2%0.080%
2/16/2026Aigen Investment Management LP4,110$308K0.1%N/A0.000%
2/13/2026 Kestra Advisory Services LLC4,136$305K0.0%N/A0.000%
2/13/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 6,969,396$515.09M0.4%+27.5%0.564%
2/13/2026CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co707,477$52.24M0.1%-16.2%0.057%
2/13/2026Corient IA LLC2,980$220K0.2%-40.4%0.000%
2/13/2026Bridgewater Associates LP23,024$1.70M0.0%-22.6%0.002%
2/13/2026Stifel Financial Corp103,320$7.61M0.0%+5.7%0.008%
2/13/2026Smartleaf Asset Management LLC1,832$136K0.0%+134.0%0.000%
2/13/2026Morgan Stanley5,110,450$376.59M0.0%+17.8%0.414%
2/13/2026Public Sector Pension Investment Board648,420$47.82M0.2%-58.8%0.053%
2/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP661,290$48.74M0.0%-11.0%0.054%


BNS Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the largest shareholders of BNS shares?

During the previous two years, 473 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.

What percentage of Bank of Nova Scotia's stock is owned by institutional investors?

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

Which institutional investors have been buying Bank of Nova Scotia's stock?

Of the 419 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), Vanguard Group Inc. ($7.74M), BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp ($7.60M), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($7.42M), and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ($7.32M).

How much institutional buying is happening at Bank of Nova Scotia?

Institutional investors have bought a total of 145,734,487 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $9.04B in transactions.

Which of Bank of Nova Scotia's major shareholders have been selling company stock?

Of the 211 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), BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp ($2.54M), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. ($2.18M), Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd. ($2.14M), Nicola Wealth Management LTD. ($2.02M), and Amundi ($1.77M).

How much institutional selling is happening at Bank of Nova Scotia?

Institutional investors have sold a total of 45,513,359 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $2.89B in transactions.


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