BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BNS
$85.40
-2.2% 52w: $56.61 – $87.35
Latest 13F among current holders filed 5 days ago (Aug 28, 2026)
Price — last 12 months
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Aug 18, 2025 Jul 2, 2026
Institutional holders
511
+23 QoQ
13F value
$37.36B
-11.6% QoQ
Smart-money holders
42
signal tier ≥ 2
New smart buyers
3
Q1 2026
Options barometer
0.4×
$707.6M calls / $1.60B puts
Institutional value by quarter
Number of holders
Who owns BNS?
Q1 2026 filings| Fund | Type | Shares | Value | % of fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Bank broker | 71.8M | $4.98B | 0.9% | -12.2% |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Bank broker | 56.1M | $3.89B | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Diversified mechanical | 35.7M | $2.47B | — | — |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Diversified mechanical | 26.0M | $1.80B | 3.2% | -9.1% |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Diversified mechanical | 19.2M | $1.33B | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Other | 18.3M | $1.27B | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Bank broker | 17.6M | $1.22B | 2.4% | -20.7% |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Diversified mechanical | 16.4M | $1.14B | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Quant stat arb | 15.0M | $1.04B | 1.5% | +16.7% |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | Other | 13.4M | $929.0M | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Index provider | 12.8M | $916.9M | — | +4.7% |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | Diversified mechanical | 11.0M | $760.7M | — | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Bank broker | 10.8M | $730.6M | 0.0% | +81.2% |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | Diversified mechanical | 9.7M | $675.7M | 2.0% | +107.6% |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Diversified mechanical | 9.3M | $647.2M | — | -8.4% |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Pension sovereign | 9.1M | $632.1M | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| FIL Ltd | Other | 9.0M | $627.1M | 0.5% | -45.2% |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | Diversified mechanical | 8.8M | $611.5M | 1.5% | -10.8% |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | Diversified mechanical | 8.8M | $608.7M | — | — |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Diversified mechanical | 8.6M | $599.5M | 0.7% | -10.6% |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Diversified mechanical | 8.4M | $580.3M | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | Diversified mechanical | 7.7M | $533.4M | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Quant stat arb | 6.0M | $416.4M | — | +2.6% |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Diversified mechanical | 5.5M | $384.0M | 0.6% | -41.4% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Bank broker | 5.5M | $379.0M | 0.0% | +23.4% |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Diversified mechanical | 5.3M | $369.7M | 0.3% | -23.4% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Bank broker | 5.0M | $348.3M | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Bank broker | 5.0M | $346.9M | 0.1% | +406.3% |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | Other | 4.6M | $316.4M | 2.2% | +178.0% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Bank broker | 4.1M | $286.1M | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Long only active | 4.1M | $284.0M | 0.1% | +29.9% |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Index provider | 4.0M | $274.3M | — | -3.9% |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC ★2 | Fundamental diversified | 3.5M | $242.7M | — | -5.8% |
| Amundi | Diversified mechanical | 3.3M | $233.0M | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC | Other | 3.2M | $223.1M | — | -3.2% |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Quant stat arb | 3.0M | $203.3M | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| Invesco Ltd. | Index provider | 2.7M | $185.8M | 0.0% | +19.1% |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd | Diversified mechanical | 2.5M | $173.1M | — | — |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Bank broker | 2.4M | $169.7M | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | Pension sovereign | 2.0M | $140.5M | 0.4% | +212.4% |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. ★2 | Fundamental diversified | 2.0M | $139.8M | — | +1.3% |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Other | 2.0M | $137.1M | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp | Other | 1.9M | $131.2M | 0.8% | -17.6% |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Long only active | 1.9M | $130.7M | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. ★3 | Fundamental concentrated | 1.8M | $126.6M | — | -2.9% |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Diversified mechanical | 1.6M | $113.8M | — | +37.1% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Index provider | 1.5M | $104.2M | 0.0% | +16.6% |
| Addenda Capital Inc. ★2 | Fundamental diversified | 1.1M | $103.6M | — | +0.2% |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | Other | 1.3M | $89.7M | 2.4% | +12.1% |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | Diversified mechanical | 1.2M | $85.1M | — | New |
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