Bank of Nova ScotiaBNS
13F holders, Q1 2025 (March 31)419holders −22
40new positions
61sold out
7famous investors
$47.58avg. 13F price*
At the end of Q1 2025, 419 institutions reported holding Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) in their 13F filings, down 22 from Q4 2024. 40 opened new positions and 61 sold out. The largest holders were Royal Bank of Canada ($4.7B), Bank of Montreal ($3.1B) and Vanguard Group Inc. ($2.5B). 7 famous investors held it, including Prem Watsa (0.9% of Fairfax Financial Holdings's portfolio), Jeremy Grantham (0.1% of GMO's portfolio) and Ray Dalio (0.0% of Bridgewater Associates's portfolio).
- Company
- Bank of Nova Scotia
- Filed as
- BANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX (Q1 2025)
- CUSIP
- 064149107
- Latest filing quarter
- Q2 2026
History
Number of 13F holders
Total Exit/New Position Q4 2024 → Q1 2025
| Institutions | Total Value | |
|---|---|---|
| New Positions | 40 | $440.2M |
| Exits | 61 | $270.8M |
All 13F filers, Q4 2024 → Q1 2025: 62,948,298 shares bought and 32,935,801 shares sold, net +30,012,497 shares. Counts holders who added, trimmed, opened or closed a position; split-adjusted.
Ownership 419 holders
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1.06% | Add +0.3% | 99,763,920 | $4.7B |
| Bank of Montreal | 1.68% | Add +2.5% | 66,267,051 | $3.1B |
| Vanguard Group Inc. | 0.05% | Add +3.5% | 53,184,171 | $2.5B |
| Cibc World Market Inc. | 3.35% | Add +1.5% | 30,921,468 | $1.5B |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 3.54% | Add +44.3% | 28,960,931 | $1.4B |
| National Bank of Canada | 1.24% | Add +19.3% | 22,228,914 | $1.1B |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 0.79% | Reduce -4.1% | 18,188,643 | $862.3M |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 1.60% | Add +2.1% | 17,717,286 | $840.3M |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp. | 1.02% | Add +2.5% | 15,158,112 | $718.7M |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 3.60% | Add +0.8% | 14,141,532 | $670.5M |
| Norges Bank | 0.09% | Add +9.6% | 14,115,417 | $669.4M |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 1.06% | Add +357.4% | 10,069,139 | $477.5M |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 0.09% | Add +250.7% | 10,024,780 | $475.5M |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 0.03% | Add +13.1% | 8,403,940 | $405.6M |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 0.39% | Add +141.1% | 8,364,411 | $396.6M |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 1.91% | Reduce -13.4% | 8,127,094 | $385.4M |
| Legal & General Group Plc | 0.10% | Add +6.6% | 8,001,989 | $379.4M |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 1.18% | Reduce -27.1% | 7,474,945 | $355.1M |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.03% | Add +25.2% | 7,168,917 | $340.0M |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 1.31% | Reduce -21.9% | 6,321,716 | $299.8M |
| Bank of America Corp. | 0.02% | Add +30.2% | 5,883,980 | $279.1M |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 0.06% | Add +3.5% | 5,327,412 | $252.7M |
| Amundi | 0.09% | Add +0.3% | 4,233,040 | $241.9M |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.02% | Add +90.0% | 4,875,859 | $231.3M |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 1.77% | Add +20.9% | 4,655,406 | $216.9M |
| Murchinson Ltd. | 36.32% | New | 4,300,083 | $204.0M |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc. | 4.04% | Reduce -2.8% | 4,011,525 | $190.2M |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. | 0.03% | Add +1.5% | 3,877,489 | $183.8M |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 0.62% | Reduce -6.9% | 3,600,249 | $170.8M |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 0.15% | Reduce -28.2% | 3,237,901 | $154.4M |
| Invesco Ltd. | 0.02% | Add +3.6% | 2,449,880 | $116.2M |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | 0.63% | Reduce -64.4% | 2,312,498 | $109.6M |
| Nicola Wealth Management LTD. | 10.64% | New | 2,300,000 | $109.1M |
| Mufg Securities (canada), LTD. | 3.55% | Add +13.2% | 2,150,322 | $101.9M |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp | 0.72% | No change | 2,126,600 | $100.8M |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 0.09% | Reduce -4.4% | 2,121,805 | $100.6M |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. | 3.32% | Reduce -0.3% | 2,061,256 | $97.8M |
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 0.02% | Reduce -8.6% | 1,985,565 | $94.2M |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd | 0.59% | Reduce -83.2% | 1,973,640 | $93.6M |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 0.03% | Add +5.1% | 1,805,936 | $85.7M |
| Franklin Resources Inc. | 0.02% | Add +26.7% | 1,645,990 | $78.1M |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | 0.02% | Add +1.4% | 1,557,511 | $73.9M |
| Aviva PLC | 0.17% | Add +16.7% | 1,514,002 | $71.8M |
| Addenda Capital Inc. | 2.49% | Reduce -16.0% | 987,155 | $67.4M |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.04% | Reduce -2.9% | 1,304,529 | $61.8M |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 0.08% | Reduce -5.7% | 1,258,751 | $59.8M |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. | 0.59% | Reduce -1.1% | 1,204,941 | $57.2M |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 0.01% | Add +5.5% | 1,155,791 | $54.8M |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. | 4.06% | Reduce -17.3% | 1,154,576 | $54.8M |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | 4.61% | Add +907.4% | 1,124,324 | $53.4M |
| Intact Investment Management Inc. | 1.78% | Reduce -10.3% | 1,095,762 | $52.0M |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. | 2.63% | Add +23.7% | 1,092,736 | $51.8M |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | 0.19% | Add +1.8% | 1,058,540 | $50.2M |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | 1.09% | New | 1,028,500 | $49.1M |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co | 0.09% | Add +0.4% | 1,018,164 | $48.4M |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | 9.62% | Add +9556.2% | 994,399 | $47.2M |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0.00% | Reduce -5.7% | 978,948 | $46.4M |
| First Trust Advisors LP | 0.04% | Add +6.5% | 974,034 | $46.2M |
| Korea Investment CORP | 0.11% | Add +0.5% | 941,286 | $44.6M |
| UBS Group AG | 0.01% | Reduce -8.0% | 934,973 | $44.3M |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 0.05% | Add +31.7% | 901,692 | $42.7M |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd | 1.29% | Reduce -2.5% | 886,594 | $42.1M |
| Nuveen, LLC | 0.01% | — | 873,668 | $41.4M |
| Northern Trust Corp. | 0.01% | Add +0.1% | 836,622 | $39.7M |
| GMO | 0.12% | Add +71.0% | 811,591 | $38.5M |
| MORGUARD LINCLUDEN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS Ltd | 4.71% | Reduce -1.0% | 782,054 | $37.1M |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 0.06% | Add +214.1% | 770,837 | $36.6M |
| FIL Ltd | 0.03% | Reduce -72.1% | 719,697 | $34.1M |
| Citigroup Inc. | 0.03% | Reduce -14.5% | 713,931 | $33.8M |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury | 0.13% | Add +0.5% | 708,840 | $33.6M |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | 0.20% | Reduce -35.5% | 692,516 | $32.8M |
| Citadel Advisors | 0.03% | Add +573.7% | 659,440 | $31.3M |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 3.05% | Add +3.6% | 631,738 | $29.5M |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | 0.09% | Reduce -1.5% | 666,304 | $29.2M |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 0.08% | Reduce -5.0% | 576,194 | $27.3M |
| Van Eck Associates Corp. | 0.03% | Add +44.4% | 526,563 | $25.0M |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp | 0.19% | Add +1.7% | 466,940 | $22.1M |
| Guardian Capital LP | 0.87% | Reduce -3.3% | 465,407 | $22.1M |
| Canerector Inc. | 15.88% | No change | 300,000 | $20.5M |
| Man Group plc | 0.06% | Add +1244.8% | 418,297 | $19.8M |
| Portland Investment Counsel Inc. | 5.90% | No change | 409,629 | $19.4M |
| Forsta Ap-Fonden | 0.14% | Add +18.9% | 393,400 | $18.6M |
| AXA S.A. | 0.06% | Reduce -1.8% | 386,759 | $18.3M |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 0.02% | Reduce -4.1% | 391,942 | $18.3M |
| American Century Companies Inc. | 0.01% | Add +6.5% | 359,620 | $17.1M |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings | 0.92% | No change | 359,100 | $17.0M |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 0.00% | Add +19.1% | 333,404 | $16.6M |
| Barclays PLC | 0.01% | Reduce -6.8% | 319,775 | $15.2M |
| Aviso Financial Inc. | 0.71% | Reduce -12.5% | 303,648 | $14.4M |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | 0.03% | Reduce -47.4% | 301,000 | $14.3M |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | 0.63% | New | 292,309 | $13.9M |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA | 0.75% | Add +199.9% | 132,846 | $13.0M |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale | 0.03% | Reduce -0.5% | 271,489 | $12.9M |
| Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas | 0.51% | New | 180,500 | $12.3M |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co | 0.10% | Reduce -10.5% | 256,656 | $12.2M |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. | 0.32% | Reduce -15.9% | 252,100 | $12.0M |
| Natixis | 0.07% | Add +29.7% | 239,206 | $11.3M |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. | 0.16% | Add +62.4% | 237,355 | $11.3M |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. | 0.08% | Reduce -14.4% | 227,100 | $10.8M |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario | 0.22% | Add +17.5% | 222,301 | $10.5M |
"% of holder's portfolio" is BNS's weight in each manager's 13F, not the share of Bank of Nova Scotia the manager owns.