Who owns The Bank of Nova Scotia?
Institutional ownership of BNS from SEC Form 13F filings across 315 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
315
13F holders
$40.01B
value, 2026 filers
38.3%
of shares outstanding (475.9M sh)
41
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30· % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of BNS's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 65.8M | $5.72B | 0.9% | 5.3% | -8.4% |
| 2 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 51.9M | $4.51B | 1.5% | 4.2% | -7.4% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 35.7M | $3.10B | 0.1% | 2.9% | -50.0% |
| 4 | CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | 25.2M | $2.19B | 3.5% | 2% | -2.9% |
| 5 | NORGES BANKNEW | 18.4M | $1.60B | 0.2% | 1.5% | new |
| 6 | ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 18.4M | $1.6M | 1.9% | 1.5% | +22.4% |
| 7 | NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | 15.7M | $1.36B | 1.0% | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 14.3M | $1.28B | 0.1% | 1.2% | +11.5% |
| 9 | TD Asset Management Inc | 14.1M | $1.22B | 1.1% | 1.1% | -26.5% |
| 10 | SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. | 12.9M | $1.12B | 4.2% | 1% | -3.6% |
| 11 | TORONTO DOMINION BANK | 12.5M | $1.09B | 1.3% | 1% | -28.9% |
| 12 | FIL Ltd | 12.2M | $1.06B | 0.8% | 1% | +35.5% |
| 13 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 10.9M | $949.5M | 0.2% | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 14 | CIBC Asset Management Inc | 10.8M | $938.0M | 2.1% | 0.9% | +22.3% |
| 15 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 10.7M | $929.5M | 0.1% | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 16 | Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | 9.5M | $822.5M | 0.4% | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 17 | TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 9.0M | $791.3M | 2.1% | 0.7% | -6.5% |
| 18 | MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 8.7M | $1.07B | 1.1% | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 19 | Legal & General Group Plc | 8.2M | $709.8M | 0.1% | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 20 | Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 7.6M | $657.1M | 2.0% | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 21 | BARCLAYS PLC | 7.0M | $611.9M | 0.1% | 0.6% | +40.8% |
| 22 | MORGAN STANLEY | 6.7M | $583.9M | 0.0% | 0.5% | +62.9% |
| 23 | HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | 6.6M | $575.3M | 0.8% | 0.5% | +19.6% |
| 24 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 6.5M | $567.3M | 1.1% | 0.5% | -29.9% |
| 25 | MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | 4.8M | $416.4M | 0.3% | 0.4% | -10.1% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.