$BNS

$93.31 +$0.41 (0.44%) Live

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Ownership

13F as of Q2 2026 · 1.24B shares outstanding

Who owns BNS?

By type of holder

Institutions 43.9% Everyone else 56.1%

No insider has reported a holding in the last two years, so insiders are counted in "Everyone else".

Concentration Top 10 holders own 22.2%

Royal Bank Of Canada 5.3% · Bank Of Montreal /can/ 4.2%

Institutional ownership

43.9%

+0.4 pts vs last qtr

Institutional holders

534

+25 vs last qtr

Net shares bought

+4.8M

by institutions in Q2 2026

New / sold out

74 / 49

positions opened vs closed

How is ownership changing?

Institutions, last 8 quarters

Biggest buyers in Q2 2026

Norges Bank NEW +18.4M
Acadian Asset Management LLC +3.4M

Biggest sellers in Q2 2026

Royal Bank Of Canada −6.0M
TD Asset Management Inc −5.1M

Who is planning to sell?

No insider has filed a notice of proposed sale (Form 144) for Bank of Nova Scotia in the last 12 months.

Is your stake being diluted?

There are not yet two fiscal years of reported share counts for Bank of Nova Scotia.

How patient are the owners?

Institutional shares by how long they've been held

5+ years84% 3–5 years4% 1–3 years6% Under 1 year6%

Quarterly turnover

8.4%

of institutional shares changed hands

Top 10 managers, median time held

5 years

Super Investors

Investment managers reporting BNS on Form 13F

Holder	Shares	% of company	Change vs last qtr	Held since	% of their book
RB Royal Bank Of Canada	65.8M	5.33%	−6.0M (−8.4%)	≤2021	0.9%
Shares held by quarter Peak holding107.7M (Q2'25) Change over 8 quarters−36.7M Share of the company5.330% Royal Bank Of Canada's full portfolio →
BO Bank Of Montreal /can/	51.9M	4.20%	−4.1M (−7.4%)	≤2021	1.5%
Shares held by quarter Peak holding66.3M (Q1'25) Change over 8 quarters−8.4M Share of the company4.200% Bank Of Montreal /can/'s full portfolio →

Royal Bank Of Canada

65.8M

% of company

5.33%

Change vs last qtr

−6.0M (−8.4%)

Held since

≤2021

Bank Of Montreal /can/

51.9M

% of company

4.20%

Change vs last qtr

−4.1M (−7.4%)

Held since

≤2021

28 more super investors behind a free account

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Institutional Funds

Mutual funds and ETFs reporting BNS on Form N-PORT; together they hold 7.1% of the company

Fund	Position value	Shares	% of company	% of the fund	As of
VT Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Vanguard Star Funds	$1.59B	18.1M	1.47%	0.25%	July 31, 2026
VD Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds	$1.05B	12.1M	0.97%	0.33%	June 30, 2026

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

Vanguard Star Funds

Position value

$1.59B

% of company

1.47%

% of the fund

0.25%

As of

July 31, 2026

Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund

Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds

Position value

$1.05B

% of company

0.97%

% of the fund

0.33%

As of

June 30, 2026

23 more funds behind a free account

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