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 46.23% institutional investors, 0.03% insiders, and 53.73% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 4.03% 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


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockBank of Nova Scotia46.23%0.03%53.73%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 43.55%12.63%43.82%
IndustryDiversified Banks Stocks37.79%1.27%60.95%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group49.34M4.03%$2.26B
Toronto dominion bank22.80M1.86%$1.04B
National bank of canada /fi/19.40M1.59%$882.12M
Td asset management18.64M1.52%$852.65M
Norges bank15.54M1.27%$711.15M
1832 asset management15.10M1.23%$690.21M
Mackenzie financial15.09M1.23%$690.44M
Scotia capital14.96M1.22%$683.74M
Federation des caisses desjardins du quebec14.34M1.17%$655.21M
Jarislowsky, fraser12.69M1.04%$580.14M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Nicola wealth management2.30M12.86%$143.93M
Portland investment counsel423.39K6.98%$19.37M
Value partners investments1.41M5.59%$88.24M
Scheer, rowlett & associates investment management1.49M5.23%$68.30M
Mufg securities (canada)1.65M4.98%$75.51M
Lincluden management848.78K4.72%$38.85M
Scotia capital14.96M4.00%$683.74M
Letko, brosseau & associates4.43M3.84%$202.39M
Cardinal capital management2.06M3.61%$93.96M
Jarislowsky, fraser12.69M3.52%$580.14M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank15.54M0.11%15.54M
Federation des caisses desjardins du quebec14.34M3.51%9.57M
Charles schwab investment management3.59M0.03%3.59M
Barrow hanley mewhinney & strauss2.63M0.41%2.63M
Ubs asset management americas1.92M0.03%1.92M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Healthcare of ontario pension plan trust fund9.41M1.23%-5.15M
Sumitomo mitsui trust---2.81M
Toronto dominion bank22.80M1.67%-2.16M
1832 asset management15.10M0.56%-1.92M
Mufg securities (canada)1.65M4.98%-1.85M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank15.54M0.11%15.54M$711.15M
Charles schwab investment management3.59M0.03%3.59M$164.36M
Barrow hanley mewhinney & strauss2.63M0.41%2.63M$120.46M
Ubs asset management americas1.92M0.03%1.92M$88.00M
Clear street1.40M0.60%1.40M$64.01M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Decisionpoint financial-9.00
Soa wealth advisors, llc.-25.00
Cape investment advisory-25.00
Archer investment-37.00
Oliver lagore vanvalin investment group-56.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 2024417-0.95%565,445,6583.33%462.28%178-18.35%14433.33%
Mar 31, 20244212.43%547,230,2310.99%452.26%21823.86%108-27.52%
Dec 31, 2023411-1.44%541,884,2633.03%442.31%1766.02%1499.56%
Sep 30, 20234171.46%525,956,790-2.88%432.15%1661.22%136-1.45%
Jun 30, 2023411-4.64%541,577,8091.65%452.26%164-12.77%138-2.82%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
HSBC Australian Dollar Liqdty X AUD Inc70.00M5.66%70.00M
Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv17.03M1.38%-66.37K
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Admiral10.52M0.85%66.43K
RBC Canadian Dividend Fund A9.19M0.74%413.00K
Vanguard Instl Ttl Intl Stk Mkt Idx TrII8.52M0.69%-1.52K
BMO Equal Weight Banks ETF6.76M0.55%-187.24K
iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF6.35M0.51%-6.48K
BLK CDN MSCI Can IMI Ext ESG Fcs Idx A6.21M0.50%9.75K
TD Dividend Growth - I5.70M0.46%-
BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF5.14M0.42%251.87K

BNS Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Bank of Nova Scotia?

Bank of Nova Scotia shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 46.23%, followed by 0.03% insiders and 53.74% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Bank of Nova Scotia's industry, Diversified Banks Stocks, is 37.79%, which Bank of Nova Scotia exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Bank of Nova Scotia?

Bank of Nova Scotia’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (49.34M shares, 4.03%), Toronto dominion bank (22.8M shares, 1.86%), and National bank of canada /fi/ (19.4M shares, 1.59%). Together, they hold 7.48% 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?

Nicola wealth management is Bank of Nova Scotia’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 12.86% of its assets in 2.3M Bank of Nova Scotia shares, valued at 143.93M$.

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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