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

Bank of Nova Scotia Ownership Summary

Bank of Nova Scotia is owned by 23.27% institutional investors, 0.02% insiders, and 76.71% retail investors. Royal bank of canada is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.01% 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	23.27%	0.02%	76.71%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	32.19%	15.44%	52.37%
Industry	Diversified Banks Stocks	21.49%	0.75%	77.76%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Royal bank of canada	99.70M	8.01%	$6.45B
Vanguard group	57.24M	4.60%	$4.22B
Bank of montreal /can/	56.07M	4.51%	$3.89B
Cibc world market	25.98M	2.09%	$1.80B
Td asset management	19.18M	1.54%	$1.33B
Norges bank	18.55M	1.49%	$1.37B
1832 asset management	18.25M	1.47%	$1.27B
Toronto dominion bank	17.92M	1.44%	$1.16B
National bank of canada /fi/	16.41M	1.32%	$1.14B
Acadian asset management	15.02M	1.21%	$1.04B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Canerector	300.00K	14.86%	$30.37M
Lincluden management	577.45K	4.33%	$40.66M
Value partners investments	811.63K	4.28%	$56.17M
Letko, brosseau & associates	3.51M	3.91%	$242.68M
Scotia capital	13.42M	3.82%	$929.00M
Cardinal capital management	2.02M	3.77%	$139.84M
Mufg securities (canada)	1.83M	3.64%	$126.59M
Eldred rock partners	205.60K	3.63%	$14.25M
Coleford investment management	205.40K	3.48%	$14.20M
Guardian partners	587.62K	3.22%	$38.04B

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	18.55M	0.15%	18.55M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	10.97M	0.19%	10.97M
Fil	11.03M	0.56%	10.07M
Vanguard global advisers	8.78M	0.33%	8.78M
Td waterhouse canada	9.67M	2.00%	5.01M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Canerector	300.00K	14.86%	-26.70M
Royal bank of canada	99.70M	1.06%	-8.01M
Murchinson	-	-	-4.30M
Healthcare of ontario pension plan trust fund	5.54M	0.62%	-3.91M
Goldman sachs group	4.43M	0.04%	-3.15M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	18.55M	0.15%	18.55M	$1.37B
Vanguard fiduciary trust	10.97M	0.19%	10.97M	$760.74M
Vanguard global advisers	8.78M	0.33%	8.78M	$608.66M
Vanguard asset management	2.50M	0.15%	2.50M	$173.08M
Zurich insurance group ltd/fi	2.14M	0.99%	2.14M	$138.39M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Dz bank ag deutsche zentral genossenschafts bank, frankfurt am main	-1.00
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 %
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	-
Mar 31, 2025	439	-6.20%	558,788,823	2.78%	44	2.69%	191	-8.17%	144	-1.37%
Dec 31, 2024	451	2.50%	546,243,210	-3.78%	41	2.26%	198	-4.35%	143	5.93%

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	18.22M	1.48%	-20.67K
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Admiral	12.06M	0.98%	97.60K
Vanguard Instl Ttl Intl Stk Mkt Idx TrII	9.17M	0.74%	28.82K
BMO Equal Weight Banks ETF	8.37M	0.68%	-117.36K
RBC Canadian Dividend Fund A	8.23M	0.67%	-
GMO Intl Op Value Composite	7.80M	0.63%	7.80M
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Compost ETF	7.31M	0.59%	-
iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF	6.97M	0.57%	-14.36K
Scotia Canadian Dividend A	6.14M	0.50%	-

BNS Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Bank of Nova Scotia?

Bank of Nova Scotia shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 23.27%, followed by 0.02% insiders and 76.71% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Bank of Nova Scotia's industry, Diversified Banks Stocks, is 21.49%, 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 (99.7M shares, 8.01%), Vanguard group (57.24M shares, 4.60%), and Bank of montreal /can/ (56.07M shares, 4.51%). Together, they hold 17.12% 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 14.86% of its assets in 300K Bank of Nova Scotia shares, valued at 30.37M$.

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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