Who owns BNS
Which tracked institutional funds hold BNS, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See BNS company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-09-02). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
The tracked-fund tape on BNS is one-sided between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2: 231 added or opened and 65 trimmed or exited — on balance accumulating.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
BNS’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, sizes it at 1.0% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.3% of theirs — a 0.7pp conviction gap — its largest holder concentrates the name more heavily than the typical one.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in BNS divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 501 tracked filers holding BNS, 255 increased or opened the position and 225 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, there were no open-market insider Form 4s.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in BNS between the 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 23
- Blue Sparrow, LLC /DE$73M
- MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC.$27M
- Nykredit A/S$24M
- RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$18M
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.$16M
- Jupiter Topco LLC$10M
Full exits 45
- ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC$1.0B
- Amundi$233M
- CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co$49M
- LINCLUDEN MANAGEMENT LTD$41M
- AGF MANAGEMENT LTD$34M
- JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD$32M
Largest adds
- NORGES BANK$927M
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$739M
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$629M
- BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/$620M
- MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP$467M
- FIL Ltd$438M
Largest trims
- Alberta Investment Management Corp$139M
- TORONTO DOMINION BANK$134M
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/$123M
- TD Asset Management Inc$102M
- Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.$80M
- Invesco Ltd.$31M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA trimmed | 65,848,379 | $5.7B | 12.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ trimmed | 51,924,070 | $4.5B | 10.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 35,706,610 | $3.1B | 7.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. trimmed | 25,213,679 | $2.2B | 4.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORGES BANK added | 18,387,259 | $1.6B | 3.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. trimmed | 16,250,132 | $1.4B | 3.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ trimmed | 15,686,925 | $1.4B | 3.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 14,311,695 | $1.3B | 2.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| TD Asset Management Inc trimmed | 14,090,469 | $1.2B | 2.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. trimmed | 12,935,957 | $1.1B | 2.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK trimmed | 12,501,179 | $1.1B | 2.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIL Ltd added | 12,248,949 | $1.1B | 2.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD added | 11,709,540 | $1.0B | 2.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO trimmed | 10,923,749 | $949M | 2.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc added | 10,757,318 | $938M | 2.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO trimmed | 10,732,917 | $929M | 2.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC added | 9,462,637 | $822M | 1.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. trimmed | 9,044,903 | $791M | 1.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP added | 8,653,592 | $1.1B | 2.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 8,169,732 | $710M | 1.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec trimmed | 7,585,057 | $657M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARCLAYS PLC added | 7,046,510 | $612M | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 6,724,105 | $584M | 1.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND added | 6,624,917 | $575M | 1.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. trimmed | 6,543,050 | $567M | 1.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 6,138,631 | $533M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE trimmed | 4,800,235 | $416M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC trimmed | 4,741,580 | $412M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 4,085,942 | $355M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP trimmed | 4,078,801 | $354M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC trimmed | 3,380,374 | $294M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd added | 2,788,559 | $242M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added | 2,671,719 | $232M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 2,655,580 | $231M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC trimmed | 2,652,600 | $230M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ trimmed | 2,588,463 | $225M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP added | 2,069,239 | $180M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp trimmed | 2,040,686 | $177M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. trimmed | 2,018,524 | $175M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added | 1,970,950 | $171M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC trimmed | 1,813,747 | $156M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. trimmed | 1,738,562 | $151M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board trimmed | 1,670,826 | $145M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp added | 1,666,492 | $145M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp trimmed | 1,645,661 | $143M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG added | 1,618,761 | $141M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP trimmed | 1,578,524 | $137M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. trimmed | 1,527,011 | $133M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC added | 1,381,602 | $120M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. added | 1,349,041 | $117M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. added | 1,349,038 | $117M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlackRock, Inc. trimmed | 1,331,905 | $116M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp added | 1,292,470 | $112M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| SIG North Trading, ULC added | 1,284,517 | $112M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd added | 1,263,100 | $110M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 1,234,064 | $107M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| AVIVA PLC added | 1,160,563 | $101M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added | 1,086,517 | $94M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Addenda Capital Inc. added | 1,081,272 | $133M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd trimmed | 950,832 | $83M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Korea Investment CORP added | 917,288 | $80M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. added | 881,487 | $67M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nuveen, LLC added | 878,257 | $76M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP trimmed | 867,372 | $75M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Blue Sparrow, LLC /DE new | 843,000 | $73M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added | 823,662 | $72M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 794,347 | $69M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Purpose Unlimited Inc. trimmed | 762,723 | $66M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA trimmed | 754,322 | $66M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT added | 735,921 | $64M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd trimmed | 719,648 | $62M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury added | 702,129 | $61M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) added | 681,227 | $59M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. trimmed | 679,868 | $59M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BCV Asset Management Inc. trimmed | 645,809 | $56M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC added | 642,680 | $56M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP trimmed | 636,765 | $55M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. added | 627,153 | $55M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added | 594,772 | $52M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Guardian Partners Inc. trimmed | 546,953 | $47M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| SEB Asset Management AB added | 530,031 | $46M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec added | 526,844 | $46M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cumberland Partners Ltd trimmed | 522,360 | $45M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP trimmed | 483,249 | $42M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD trimmed | 429,472 | $37M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Delaney Capital Management Ltd. trimmed | 415,388 | $36M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 400,341 | $35M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. trimmed | 393,737 | $34M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Man Group plc added | 382,767 | $33M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN | 359,100 | $31M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC added | 353,888 | $31M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO added | 331,636 | $29M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. added | 326,993 | $28M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario added | 306,867 | $27M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. new | 305,579 | $27M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CANERECTOR INC | 300,000 | $26M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. trimmed | 294,148 | $26M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nykredit A/S new | 278,287 | $24M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 273,384 | $25M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Kepler Cheuvreux (Suisse) SA trimmed | 230,869 | $28M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.