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BNS Institutional Ownership & 13F Holders | SmartMoneyDB

BNSBANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX

COM · CUSIP 064149107

Smart Money Ownership

Of the 11 tracked institutions holding BNS, 5 have a 3-year clone track record — 4 of them beat the S&P. Average holder's clone alpha: +5.9pt. It's a gauge of who owns the name, not just how many.

BNS (BANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX) Institutional Ownership Summary

Among the 11 tracked institutional investors we monitor, BNS (BANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX) is held with a combined value of $5.00B across 68,353,346 shares. The largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a position worth $4.22B (0.06% of their portfolio). 2 funds opened new positions in the most recent quarter. 7 funds increased their holdings. 2 funds reduced their position.

Total Institutional Value

$5.00B

Total Shares Held

68,353,346

Institutional Holders

% of Shares Outstanding

5.5%

of 1.24B shares · SEC 2025-10-31

Days to Cover

2.5+9.6%

8.05M shares short · FINRA 2026-06-30

Tracked 13F institutions hold 5.5% of BNS's shares outstanding. This is a floor: 13F filings arrive on a ~45-day lag and we track only a subset of institutional filers, so true institutional ownership is higher. Shares-outstanding is the latest SEC cover-page figure (as of 2025-10-31), not a live float.

This Quarter's Biggest Movers

Ranked by estimated dollars moved (share change × implied price). 13F data lags up to 45 days.

Biggest Buyers

VANGUARD GROUP INC+2% shares~$86.8M WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP+30% shares~$65.4M Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC+47% shares~$26.9M BlackRock, Inc.+17% shares~$14.8M CITADEL ADVISORS LLC+92% shares~$10.3M

13F Institutional Holders

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VANGUARD GROUP INC

0.06% of book+2.1%

$4.22B

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

0.05% of book+29.9%

$284.01M

AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

0.21% of book+47.1%

$83.96M

MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC

Point72 Asset Management, L.P.

0.01% of bookNew

$3.21M

Magnetar Financial LLC

0.03% of book+462.3%

$2.73M

#	Fund	Value↓	Shares	Portfolio %	Change
1	VANGUARD GROUP INC	$4.22B	57,237,537	0.06%	+2.1%
2	WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	$284.01M	4,106,717	0.05%	+29.9%
3	AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$203.32M	2,967,564	0.09%	-16.6%
4	BlackRock, Inc.	$104.18M	1,503,049	0.00%	+16.6%
5	Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC	$83.96M	1,213,514	0.21%	+47.1%
6	MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	$64.64M	795,489	0.03%	-57.4%
7	CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	$21.51M	310,363	0.02%	+92.2%
8	FMR LLC	$6.70M	96,652	0.00%	+330.4%
9	Point72 Asset Management, L.P.	$3.21M	46,300	0.01%	New
10	Magnetar Financial LLC	$2.73M	39,460	0.03%	+462.3%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which institutional investors own the most BNS stock?

As of the latest SEC 13F filings, VANGUARD GROUP INC is the largest institutional holder of BNS with a position worth $4.22B, representing 0.06% of their portfolio. In total, 11 institutional investors hold BNS with a combined value of $5.00B.

Are hedge funds buying or selling BNS?

In the most recent quarter, 2 funds opened a new position in BNS. Additionally, 7 increased their holdings and 2 reduced their positions.

What percentage of BNS is owned by institutional investors?

Institutional investors hold $5.00B worth of BNS stock across 11 positions. The largest institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with $4.22B in holdings.

What is a 13F filing and why does it matter for BNS?

A 13F filing is a quarterly report required by the SEC from institutional investment managers with over $100 million in assets. It discloses their holdings in U.S. equities. For BNS, these filings reveal which major funds are accumulating or reducing positions, providing insights into institutional sentiment.

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