BNSNYSEState Commercial BanksFiscal year ends October 31
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Financials through Q1 FY2026, quarter ended Jan 31, 2026Last filing: 40-F on Dec 2, 2025
$91.14−0.46 (-0.50%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
44.0%
544M of 1.24B shares
Institutional holders
532
75 new, 43 sold out
Net institutional buying
6M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
0 buys · 0 sales
Open-market trades only
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 64,970,539 | 5.40% | 13G (passive) amendment | Dec 31, 2023 |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia | 3,474,130 | 5.00% | 13G (passive) amendment | Dec 30, 2022 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of BNS | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 65,848,379 | 5.33% | $5.72B | −5,999,289 | 0.85% |
| Bank Of Montreal /Can/ | 51,924,070 | 4.20% | $4.51B | −4,145,336 | 1.48% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 35,706,610 | 2.89% | $3.10B | +23,327 | 0.07% |
| Cibc World Market Inc. | 25,213,679 | 2.04% | $2.19B | −764,102 | 3.51% |
| Norges Bank | 18,387,259 | 1.49% | $1.60B | New | 0.16% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 18,382,643 | 1.49% | $1.60M | +3,362,613 | 1.90% |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 16,250,132 | 1.31% | $1.41B | −2,004,144 | 0.71% |
| National Bank Of Canada /Fi/ | 15,686,925 | 1.27% | $1.36B | −723,071 | 0.97% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 14,311,695 | 1.16% | $1.28B | +1,471,882 | 0.07% |
| TD Asset Management Inc | 14,090,469 | 1.14% | $1.22B | −5,091,494 | 1.06% |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 12,935,957 | 1.05% | $1.12B | −486,792 | 4.20% |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 12,501,179 | 1.01% | $1.09B | −5,080,205 | 1.26% |
| FIL Ltd | 12,248,949 | 0.99% | $1.06B | +3,206,782 | 0.76% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | 11,709,540 | 0.95% | $1.02B | +2,595,898 | 0.56% |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 10,923,749 | 0.88% | $949.46M | −46,189 | 0.21% |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | 10,757,318 | 0.87% | $938.05M | +1,963,443 | 2.06% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 10,732,917 | 0.87% | $929.47M | −108,498 | 0.05% |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 9,462,637 | 0.77% | $822.46M | +685,801 | 0.38% |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9,044,903 | 0.73% | $791.30M | −629,165 | 2.08% |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp | 8,653,592 | 0.70% | $1.07B | +8,238 | 1.07% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 532 | 544M | 44.0% | 75 / 193 | 155 / 43 | 48M | 42M |
| Q1 2026 | 507 | 538M | 43.5% | 67 / 182 | 141 / 39 | 92M | 67M |
| Q4 2025 | 483 | 570M | 46.1% | 68 / 162 | 155 / 33 | 64M | 50M |
| Q3 2025 | 460 | 559M | 45.3% | 68 / 159 | 152 / 38 | 40M | 193M |
| Q2 2025 | 433 | 713M | 57.7% | 53 / 153 | 150 / 32 | 177M | 37M |
| Q1 2025 | 419 | 573M | 46.4% | 49 / 153 | 141 / 62 | 64M | 62M |
| Q4 2024 | 441 | 574M | 46.4% | 69 / 154 | 137 / 33 | 52M | 64M |
| Q3 2024 | 411 | 586M | 47.4% | 57 / 142 | 140 / 33 | 39M | 22M |
| Q2 2024 | 392 | 570M | 46.1% | 47 / 132 | 145 / 48 | 35M | 36M |
| Q1 2024 | 399 | 573M | 46.4% | 53 / 170 | 104 / 42 | 44M | 22M |
| Q4 2023 | 390 | 551M | 44.6% | 46 / 130 | 155 / 44 | 36M | 43M |
| Q3 2023 | 394 | 558M | 45.1% | 48 / 120 | 142 / 34 | 20M | 26M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
| Fund | Shares | % of BNS | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | 18,132,869 | 1.47% | $2.23B | 0.25% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund | 12,051,977 | 0.97% | $1.49B | 0.33% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity SAI Canada Equity Index Fund | 6,373,786 | 0.52% | $398.84M | 3.52% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF | 4,379,449 | 0.35% | $274.04M | 3.54% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-US Index Fund | 2,928,908 | 0.24% | $360.17M | 0.27% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Schwab International Equity ETF | 2,788,396 | 0.23% | $162.54M | 0.34% | May 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Series Global ex U.S. Index Fund | 2,449,510 | 0.20% | $153.28M | 0.29% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| iShares MSCI Canada ETF | 2,203,787 | 0.18% | $128.26M | 3.22% | May 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard International Core Stock Fund | 1,949,085 | 0.16% | $240.26M | 1.64% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | 1,721,349 | 0.14% | $107.71M | 0.26% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| iShares International Select Dividend ETF | 1,559,151 | 0.13% | $97.56M | 1.62% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 1,546,429 | 0.13% | $94.71M | 0.33% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund | 1,413,014 | 0.11% | $173.76M | 0.57% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 1,321,227 | 0.11% | $82.67M | 0.37% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| The Dfa International Value Series | 1,310,049 | 0.11% | $114.98M | 0.60% | Jul 31, 2026 |