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

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Bank of Nova Scotia Ownership Summary

Bank of Nova Scotia is owned by 41.05% institutional investors, 0.03% insiders, and 58.93% retail investors. Royal bank of canada is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.47% 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	41.05%	0.03%	58.93%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	40.29%	14.61%	45.11%
Industry	Diversified Banks Stocks	29.77%	0.99%	69.24%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Royal bank of canada	99.42M	7.47%	$5.34B
Bank of montreal /can/	64.63M	4.86%	$3.47B
Vanguard group	51.36M	3.86%	$2.76B
Cibc world market	30.45M	2.29%	$1.64B
Toronto dominion bank	25.43M	1.91%	$1.36B
Td asset management	18.97M	1.43%	$1.02B
National bank of canada /fi/	18.64M	1.40%	$1.00B
1832 asset management	17.35M	1.30%	$932.30M
Mackenzie financial	14.78M	1.11%	$800.92M
Scotia capital	14.02M	1.05%	$752.58M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Galibier capital management	476.72K	7.30%	$25.59M
Portland investment counsel	409.63K	5.64%	$22.00M
Scheer, rowlett & associates investment management	1.40M	5.46%	$74.88M
Lincluden management	789.62K	5.13%	$42.40M
Letko, brosseau & associates	4.13M	4.28%	$221.52M
Scotia capital	14.02M	3.96%	$752.58M
Cardinal capital management	2.07M	3.76%	$110.76M
Mufg securities (canada)	1.90M	3.68%	$101.98M
Jarislowsky, fraser	11.75M	3.67%	$628.28M
Cibc world market	30.45M	3.43%	$1.64B

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	12.88M	0.09%	12.88M
Bank of montreal /can/	64.63M	1.61%	4.29M
Cibc world market	30.45M	3.43%	2.39M
Zurich insurance group ltd/fi	1.80M	0.79%	1.80M
Geode capital management	7.43M	0.03%	1.79M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Goldman sachs group	2.86M	0.02%	-10.89M
Healthcare of ontario pension plan trust fund	2.20M	0.25%	-9.56M
Federation des caisses desjardins du quebec	9.38M	2.56%	-4.99M
Pathway financial advisers	73.69K	1.33%	-3.90M
Royal bank of canada	99.42M	1.07%	-3.13M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	12.88M	0.09%	12.88M	$690.75M
Zurich insurance group ltd/fi	1.80M	0.79%	1.80M	$96.53M
Clear street	1.40M	0.60%	1.40M	$64.01M
Guardian partners	609.78K	3.21%	609.78K	$31.52M
Caisse de depot et placement du quebec	572.00K	0.06%	572.00K	$30.70M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Decisionpoint financial	-9.00
Assetmark	-21.00
Cape investment advisory	-25.00
Soa wealth advisors, llc.	-25.00
Archer investment	-37.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	451	2.50%	546,243,210	-3.78%	41	2.26%	198	-4.35%	143	5.93%
Sep 30, 2024	436	4.56%	567,470,235	0.37%	42	2.00%	203	14.04%	136	-5.56%
Jun 30, 2024	417	-0.95%	565,445,658	3.33%	46	2.28%	178	-18.35%	144	33.33%
Mar 31, 2024	421	2.43%	547,230,231	0.99%	45	2.26%	218	23.86%	108	-27.52%
Dec 31, 2023	411	-1.44%	541,884,263	3.03%	44	2.31%	176	6.02%	149	9.56%

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	17.19M	1.38%	32.90K
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Admiral	10.66M	0.86%	20.45K
BMO Equal Weight Banks ETF	9.96M	0.80%	1.26M
RBC Canadian Dividend Fund A	9.83M	0.79%	-
Vanguard Instl Ttl Intl Stk Mkt Idx TrII	8.89M	0.71%	96.29K
GMO Intl Op Value Composite	7.80M	0.63%	7.80M
iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF	6.82M	0.55%	-88.13K
BLK CDN MSCI Can IMI Ext ESG Fcs Idx A	6.33M	0.51%	48.41K
Scotia Canadian Dividend A	6.19M	0.50%	6.19M

BNS Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Bank of Nova Scotia?

Bank of Nova Scotia shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 41.05%, followed by 0.03% insiders and 58.92% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Bank of Nova Scotia's industry, Diversified Banks Stocks, is 29.77%, 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 (99.42M shares, 7.47%), Bank of montreal /can/ (64.63M shares, 4.86%), and Vanguard group (51.36M shares, 3.86%). Together, they hold 16.19% 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?

Galibier capital management is Bank of Nova Scotia’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 7.30% of its assets in 476.72K Bank of Nova Scotia shares, valued at 25.59M$.

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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