Bank of Nova Scotia Ownership | Who Owns Bank of Nova Scotia?

Bank of Nova Scotia Ownership Summary

Bank of Nova Scotia is owned by 60.54% institutional investors, 0.02% insiders, and 39.44% retail investors. Royal bank of canada is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.28% of BNS shares. HSBC Australian Dollar Liqdty X AUD Inc is the top mutual fund, with 5.66% of its assets in Bank of Nova Scotia shares.

BNS Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Bank of Nova Scotia	60.54%	0.02%	39.44%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	736.16%	13.84%	-650.00%
Industry	Diversified Banks Stocks	42.15%	3.52%	54.33%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Royal bank of canada	65.85M	7.28%	$5.72B
Bank of montreal /can/	51.92M	5.74%	$4.51B
Vanguard group	57.24M	4.60%	$4.22B
Vanguard capital management	35.71M	3.95%	$3.10B
Cibc world market	25.21M	2.79%	$2.19B
Norges bank	18.39M	2.03%	$1.60B
Acadian asset management	18.38M	2.03%	$1.60B
1832 asset management	16.25M	1.80%	$1.41B
National bank of canada /fi/	15.69M	1.73%	$1.36B
Geode capital management	14.31M	1.58%	$1.28B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Canerector	300.00K	11.87%	$26.02M
Lincluden management	458.83K	5.55%	$56.56M
Letko, brosseau & associates	3.38M	4.34%	$293.71M
Guardian partners	546.95K	4.28%	$47.45M
Cardinal capital management	2.02M	4.24%	$175.10M
Scotia capital	12.94M	4.20%	$1.12B
Value partners investments	679.87K	4.12%	$58.98M
Mufg securities (canada)	1.74M	4.07%	$150.87M
Eldred rock partners	205.24K	3.83%	$17.82M
Coleford investment management	199.86K	3.78%	$17.34M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	18.39M	0.16%	18.39M
Sixth street partners management company	4.09M	0.05%	4.09M
Acadian asset management	18.38M	1.90%	3.36M
Fil	12.25M	0.76%	3.21M
Canada pension plan investment board	11.71M	0.56%	2.60M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Royal bank of canada	65.85M	0.85%	-6.00M
Td asset management	14.09M	1.06%	-5.09M
Toronto dominion bank	12.50M	1.26%	-5.08M
Murchinson	-	-	-4.30M
Bank of montreal /can/	51.92M	1.48%	-4.15M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	18.39M	0.16%	18.39M	$1.60B
Sixth street partners management company	4.09M	0.05%	4.09M	$355.01M
Zurich insurance group ltd/fi	2.14M	0.99%	2.14M	$138.39M
Clear street	1.40M	0.60%	1.40M	$64.01M
Axa investment managers	379.09K	0.07%	379.09K	$24.51M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Frazier financial advisors	-6.00
Bear mountain capital	-8.00
Decisionpoint financial	-9.00
Caldwell sutter capital	-14.00
Sierra ocean	-17.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	565	4.44%	547,851,978	1.91%	60	1.72%	268	5.51%	158	12.06%
Mar 31, 2026	525	2.54%	527,952,717	-7.28%	42	2.03%	244	8.44%	139	-13.13%
Dec 31, 2025	303	-38.54%	289,534,174	-49.90%	23	1.08%	128	-45.76%	93	-35.86%
Sep 30, 2025	233	-47.76%	147,219,849	-73.91%	11	0.58%	109	-46.57%	65	-54.55%
Jun 30, 2025	454	2.71%	601,830,921	7.75%	48	2.40%	206	7.29%	146	-

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
HSBC Australian Dollar Liqdty X AUD Inc	70.00M	5.66%	70.00M
Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv	18.14M	1.49%	27.23K
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Admiral	12.10M	0.99%	46.09K
BMO Equal Weight Banks ETF	9.63M	0.79%	-117.02K
Vanguard Instl Ttl Intl Stk Mkt Idx TrII	9.19M	0.75%	63.16K
RBC Canadian Dividend Fund A	8.30M	0.68%	64.06K
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Compost ETF	7.75M	0.64%	2.74K
GMO Intl Op Value Composite	7.80M	0.63%	7.80M
iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF	7.36M	0.60%	14.37K
Fidelity SAI Canada Equity Index	6.32M	0.52%	363.99K

BNS Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Bank of Nova Scotia?

Bank of Nova Scotia shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 60.54%, followed by 0.02% insiders and 39.44% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Bank of Nova Scotia's industry, Diversified Banks Stocks, is 42.15%, which Bank of Nova Scotia exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Bank of Nova Scotia?

Bank of Nova Scotia’s largest shareholders are Royal bank of canada (65.85M shares, 7.28%), Bank of montreal /can/ (51.92M shares, 5.74%), and Vanguard group (57.24M shares, 4.60%). Together, they hold 17.62% of Bank of Nova Scotia’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Bank of Nova Scotia?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Bank of Nova Scotia.

Who is Bank of Nova Scotia’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Canerector is Bank of Nova Scotia’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 11.87% of its assets in 300K Bank of Nova Scotia shares, valued at 26.02M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Bank of Nova Scotia shares?

HSBC Australian Dollar Liqdty X AUD Inc is the top mutual fund holder of Bank of Nova Scotia shares, with 5.66% of its total shares outstanding invested in 70M Bank of Nova Scotia shares.

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