BANK NOVA SCOTIA B C (BNS)
Institutional ownership reported to the SEC as of Q2 2026, across 31 quarters.
510
Reporting holders
$49.5B
Reported value
42.8%
Of shares outstanding
6.4%
Held as options
+27
Holder change
Institutions report 528,521,955 shares against 1,236,305,738 outstanding. Shares only - option lines are excluded, which is why this can be compared with the company at all. The count comes from the cover page of the company's own most recent report, so it is dated when that was filed rather than at quarter end. Share count carried from an earlier filing (concept 2025-10-31).
Options share is the part of reported value carried in derivative lines rather than shares. A high figure means institutions are expressing a view on this security without owning much of it.
Holders
| Filer | Value | Shares | Their book | Held | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | $7.3B | 65,848,379 | 1.08% | 31q | -8.4%-$660.6M |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | $4.6B | 51,924,070 | 1.52% | 31q | -7.4%-$368.3M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $3.1B | 35,706,610 | 0.07% | 2q | HELD |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | $2.3B | 25,213,679 | 3.64% | 31q | -2.9%-$68.8M |
| NORGES BANK | $1.6B | 18,387,259 | 0.16% | 32q | -0.9%-$14.5M |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | $1.4B | 15,686,925 | 1.02% | 19q | -4.4%-$66.0M |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | $1.4B | 16,250,132 | 0.71% | 31q | -11.0%-$174.0M |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | $1.3B | 12,501,179 | 1.53% | 31q | -28.9%-$538.8M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $1.3B | 14,311,695 | 0.07% | 31q | +11.5%+$132.1M |
| TD Asset Management Inc | $1.2B | 14,090,469 | 1.06% | 31q | -26.5%-$442.4M |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | $1.1B | 12,935,957 | 4.20% | 24q | -3.6%-$42.2M |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | $1.1B | 8,653,592 | 1.07% | 31q | HELD |
| FIL Ltd | $1.1B | 12,248,949 | 0.76% | 31q | +35.5%+$278.7M |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | $1.0B | 11,709,540 | 0.56% | 28q | +28.5%+$225.4M |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | $949.5M | 10,923,749 | 0.21% | 2q | HELD |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | $938.0M | 10,757,318 | 2.06% | 31q | +22.3%+$171.2M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $929.5M | 10,732,917 | 0.05% | 31q | -1.0%-$9.4M |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | $822.5M | 9,462,637 | 0.38% | 2q | +7.8%+$59.6M |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | $791.3M | 9,044,903 | 2.08% | 10q | -6.5%-$55.0M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | $709.8M | 8,169,732 | 0.15% | 31q | -2.7%-$19.6M |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | $657.1M | 7,585,057 | 2.01% | 38q | -1.8%-$12.3M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | $611.9M | 7,046,510 | 0.12% | 31q | +40.8%+$177.3M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $583.9M | 6,724,105 | 0.03% | 35q | +62.9%+$225.4M |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | $575.3M | 6,624,917 | 0.81% | 26q | +19.6%+$94.2M |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | $567.3M | 6,543,050 | 1.07% | 31q | -29.9%-$241.8M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $533.1M | 6,138,631 | 0.10% | 31q | +2.2%+$11.3M |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | $469.4M | 1,284,517 | 8.65% | 18q | +33.1%+$116.8M |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | $457.7M | 157,301 | 0.22% | 31q | +7.7%+$32.9M |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | $416.4M | 4,800,235 | 0.32% | 31q | -10.1%-$46.5M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | $411.8M | 4,741,580 | 0.04% | 31q | -13.3%-$63.2M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | $355.0M | 4,085,942 | 0.05% | 9q | +3.0%+$10.3M |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | $355.0M | 4,085,942 | 0.05% | new | NEW |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | $354.4M | 4,078,801 | 0.06% | 31q | -0.7%-$2.4M |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC | $293.7M | 3,380,374 | 4.34% | 31q | -3.7%-$11.3M |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | $289.7M | 3,341,652 | 0.37% | 31q | +64.9%+$114.1M |
| Amundi | $274.4M | 3,100,831 | 0.07% | 21q | -6.1%-$17.9M |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | $242.4M | 2,788,559 | 0.16% | 2q | +11.7%+$25.4M |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | $232.0M | 2,671,719 | 0.07% | 34q | +9.1%+$19.4M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $230.6M | 2,655,580 | 0.08% | 9q | -10.5%-$27.1M |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | $230.4M | 2,652,600 | 0.70% | 9q | -17.6%-$49.2M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | $224.8M | 2,588,463 | 0.01% | 31q | -48.5%-$211.6M |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | $179.7M | 2,069,239 | 1.60% | 4q | +68.8%+$73.2M |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | $177.2M | 2,040,686 | 0.99% | 31q | -55.3%-$218.9M |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | $175.1M | 2,018,524 | 4.24% | 31q | HELD |
| Periscope Capital Inc. | $173.9M | options only | 15.26% | 5q | OPTIONS |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | $171.1M | 1,970,950 | 0.04% | 31q | +4.6%+$7.5M |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | $156.1M | 1,813,747 | 0.13% | 11q | -8.3%-$14.1M |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. | $150.9M | 1,738,562 | 4.07% | 17q | -4.9%-$7.8M |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | $144.7M | 1,666,492 | 0.91% | 31q | +40.7%+$41.9M |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp | $143.0M | 1,645,661 | 0.86% | 20q | -13.3%-$21.9M |
| UBS Group AG | $140.6M | 1,618,761 | 0.02% | 31q | +32.2%+$34.3M |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | $136.8M | 1,578,524 | 0.08% | 31q | -3.8%-$5.4M |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | $133.3M | 1,081,272 | 3.62% | 31q | +0.7%+$946.0K |
| Invesco Ltd. | $132.6M | 1,527,011 | 0.01% | 31q | -43.0%-$100.2M |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | $120.0M | 1,381,602 | 0.27% | 13q | +13.9%+$14.6M |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | $117.1M | 1,349,041 | 2.67% | 31q | +4.3%+$4.8M |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | $117.0M | 1,349,038 | 0.10% | 31q | +21.1%+$20.4M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | $115.7M | 1,331,905 | 0.00% | 8q | -11.4%-$14.9M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | $112.2M | 1,292,470 | 0.02% | 31q | +6.8%+$7.1M |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | $109.7M | 1,263,100 | 0.94% | 2q | +2.6%+$2.8M |
| CITIGROUP INC | $107.2M | 1,234,064 | 0.04% | 31q | +1.5%+$1.6M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | $102.8M | 1,086,517 | 0.01% | 31q | +1056.5%+$93.9M |
| AVIVA PLC | $100.7M | 1,160,563 | 0.15% | 31q | HELD |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd | $82.6M | 950,832 | 3.36% | 20q | -12.7%-$12.0M |
| Korea Investment CORP | $79.7M | 917,288 | 0.15% | 31q | +7.2%+$5.3M |
| Nuveen, LLC | $76.3M | 878,257 | 0.02% | 6q | +1.2%+$897.4K |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | $75.3M | 867,372 | 0.01% | 31q | -3.2%-$2.5M |
| Blue Sparrow, LLC /DE | $73.2M | 843,000 | 0.71% | new | NEW |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $71.7M | 400,341 | 0.03% | 20q | -10.1%-$8.1M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $71.6M | 823,662 | 0.03% | 27q | +32.5%+$17.5M |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $69.0M | 794,347 | 0.63% | 10q | -4.3%-$3.1M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | $68.2M | 594,772 | 0.01% | 31q | +91.6%+$32.6M |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | $67.0M | 881,487 | 0.16% | 7q | +38.6%+$18.7M |
| Purpose Unlimited Inc. | $66.3M | 762,723 | 2.54% | 3q | -2.3%-$1.5M |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | $65.5M | 754,322 | 0.06% | 12q | -1.2%-$767.9K |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | $63.7M | 735,921 | 0.47% | 4q | +1785.4%+$60.3M |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | $62.5M | 719,648 | 0.06% | 7q | -36.6%-$36.1M |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury | $61.0M | 702,129 | 0.18% | 13q | +1.1%+$645.4K |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | $59.2M | 681,227 | 0.11% | 31q | +9.4%+$5.1M |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | $59.0M | 679,868 | 4.12% | 27q | -16.2%-$11.4M |
| BCV Asset Management Inc. | $56.0M | 645,809 | 1.69% | 3q | -6.4%-$3.9M |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | $55.8M | 642,680 | 0.04% | 31q | +29.4%+$12.7M |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | $55.3M | 636,765 | 0.03% | 31q | -8.1%-$4.9M |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. | $54.5M | 627,153 | 0.14% | 2q | +1.7%+$924.0K |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | $47.4M | 546,953 | 4.28% | 7q | -13.5%-$7.4M |
| SEB Asset Management AB | $46.1M | 530,031 | 0.17% | 2q | +21.6%+$8.2M |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | $45.8M | 526,844 | 0.07% | 7q | +14.6%+$5.8M |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd | $45.3M | 522,360 | 2.93% | 31q | -0.8%-$343.8K |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP | $41.9M | 483,249 | 1.02% | 31q | -2.0%-$852.9K |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD | $37.3M | 429,472 | 0.08% | 3q | -0.6%-$225.9K |
| Delaney Capital Management Ltd. | $36.0M | 415,388 | 5.70% | 3q | -2.9%-$1.1M |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | $34.2M | 393,737 | 0.03% | 3q | -25.7%-$11.8M |
| Man Group plc | $33.2M | 382,767 | 0.05% | 10q | +37.7%+$9.1M |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | $32.9M | 378,718 | 0.02% | 15q | +98.1%+$16.3M |
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN | $31.2M | 359,100 | 1.18% | 31q | HELD |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | $30.7M | 353,888 | 1.48% | 31q | +119.1%+$16.7M |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO | $28.8M | 331,636 | 0.08% | 8q | +6.3%+$1.7M |
| Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA | $28.4M | 230,869 | 1.63% | 4q | -6.3%-$1.9M |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | $28.4M | 326,993 | 0.66% | 64q | +24.6%+$5.6M |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | $26.6M | 306,867 | 0.34% | 15q | HELD |
Showing the largest 100 of 542 reported holders.
Quarter by quarter
Coverage begins with the quarter ending 2018-12-31. Earlier filings exist only as occasional late amendments, too sparse to describe a market, so they are not shown.
| Quarter | Holders | Value | Shares | New | Added | Trimmed | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 510 | $49.5B | 528,521,955 | 72 | 167 | 134 | 6.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 483 | $38.5B | 518,923,045 | 51 | 158 | 122 | 6.3% |
| Q4 2025 | 459 | $44.5B | 553,159,176 | 45 | 145 | 135 | 7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | 438 | $38.5B | 546,884,165 | 57 | 141 | 133 | 7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | 410 | $42.2B | 707,579,710 | 46 | 128 | 129 | 7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 391 | $28.7B | 567,428,937 | 38 | 128 | 121 | 6.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 411 | $30.2B | 563,624,068 | 45 | 131 | 120 | 5.0% |
| Q3 2024 | 376 | $31.1B | 571,526,235 | 48 | 122 | 121 | 4.3% |
| Q2 2024 | 355 | $25.3B | 559,188,434 | 37 | 117 | 125 | 3.3% |
| Q1 2024 | 358 | $28.5B | 561,233,591 | 40 | 143 | 90 | 2.7% |
| Q4 2023 | 347 | $25.9B | 543,388,175 | 29 | 108 | 134 | 2.6% |
| Q3 2023 | 348 | $24.9B | 549,091,739 | 33 | 102 | 120 | 3.5% |
| Q2 2023 | 339 | $25.4B | 511,880,392 | 29 | 116 | 109 | 3.7% |
| Q1 2023 | 353 | $26.7B | 504,145,155 | 39 | 111 | 120 | 4.6% |
| Q4 2022 | 332 | $24.4B | 492,546,747 | 37 | 89 | 132 | 5.5% |
| Q3 2022 | 421 | $28.3B | 561,896,412 | 34 | 140 | 145 | 5.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 440 | $34.5B | 560,397,910 | 47 | 166 | 116 | 3.5% |
| Q1 2022 | 446 | $39.9B | 540,813,210 | 48 | 153 | 131 | 2.5% |
| Q4 2021 | 445 | $41.0B | 552,074,235 | 43 | 139 | 133 | 3.9% |
| Q3 2021 | 421 | $37.1B | 580,354,008 | 45 | 138 | 115 | 3.0% |
| Q2 2021 | 403 | $37.9B | 570,289,360 | 43 | 155 | 97 | 2.0% |
| Q1 2021 | 398 | $37.4B | 579,874,311 | 55 | 134 | 105 | 2.5% |
| Q4 2020 | 380 | $31.8B | 569,414,739 | 62 | 113 | 101 | 3.1% |
| Q3 2020 | 338 | $24.5B | 576,773,109 | 38 | 91 | 125 | 1.9% |
| Q2 2020 | 331 | $24.3B | 580,146,602 | 31 | 93 | 137 | 1.6% |
| Q1 2020 | 349 | $24.4B | 597,084,394 | 24 | 110 | 125 | 1.0% |
| Q4 2019 | 384 | $33.8B | 591,267,539 | 38 | 123 | 114 | 0.9% |
| Q3 2019 | 368 | $34.9B | 597,736,866 | 33 | 114 | 114 | 2.1% |
| Q2 2019 | 362 | $33.7B | 614,288,022 | 30 | 107 | 130 | 0.9% |
| Q1 2019 | 377 | $32.6B | 597,265,210 | 31 | 103 | 130 | 1.3% |
| Q4 2018 | 372 | $31.2B | 614,981,490 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0.2% |