Mar 31, 2026 filings. Quarterly 13F reports arrive up to 45 days after quarter end; this register is filed through May 29, 2026.
487 institutional managers reported holding BNS for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026. Together they hold about 43% of shares outstanding; the top 10 hold 25%. 55 opened new positions; 33 closed out. Complete ranked register from SEC 13F filings.
| manager | shares | % out | value (Mar 31, 2026 close) | change | held since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank OF Canada | 71.85M | 5.82% | $4.98B | trimmed -12.2% | ≤2013 |
| Vanguard Group | 58.58M | 4.74% | $4.06B | added +2.3% | 2015 Q1 |
| Bank OF Montreal /CAN/ | 56.07M | 4.54% | $3.89B | trimmed -3.2% | ≤2013 |
| Cibc World Market INC. | 25.98M | 2.10% | $1.80B | trimmed -9.1% | ≤2013 |
| TD Asset Management INC | 19.18M | 1.55% | $1.33B | added +2.7% | ≤2013 |
| 1832 Asset Management L.p. | 18.25M | 1.48% | $1.27B | trimmed -2.7% | ≤2013 |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 17.58M | 1.42% | $1.22B | trimmed -20.7% | ≤2013 |
| National Bank OF Canada /FI/ | 16.41M | 1.33% | $1.14B | trimmed -7.9% | 2021 Q4 |
| Acadian Asset Management | 15.02M | 1.22% | $1.04B | added +16.7% | 2020 Q2 |
| Scotia Capital INC. | 13.42M | 1.09% | $930.5M | trimmed -2.9% | ≤2013 |
| Geode Capital | 12.84M | 1.04% | $890.1M | added +4.7% | 2016 Q4 |
| TD Waterhouse Canada INC. | 9.67M | 0.78% | $670.6M | added +107.6% | 2024 Q1 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management LTD. | 9.33M | 0.76% | $646.9M | trimmed -8.4% | ≤2013 |
| CPP Investment Board | 9.11M | 0.74% | $631.8M | trimmed -15.4% | ≤2013 |
| FIL LTD | 9.04M | 0.73% | $626.8M | trimmed -45.2% | 2016 Q4 |
| Cibc Asset Management INC | 8.79M | 0.71% | $609.6M | trimmed -10.8% | ≤2013 |
| Mackenzie Financial CORP | 8.65M | 0.70% | $599.3M | trimmed -10.6% | ≤2013 |
| Legal & General Group PLC | 8.40M | 0.68% | $582.0M | trimmed -1% | ≤2013 |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 7.73M | 0.63% | $535.7M | trimmed -3.9% | 2017 Q1 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 6.01M | 0.49% | $416.5M | added +2.6% | ≤2013 |
| Healthcare OF Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 5.54M | 0.45% | $384.0M | trimmed -41.4% | 2020 Q1 |
| Goldman Sachs | 5.47M | 0.44% | $379.1M | added +23.4% | ≤2013 |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, THE | 5.34M | 0.43% | $369.9M | trimmed -23.4% | 2015 Q2 |
| Bank OF America CORP /DE/ | 5.02M | 0.41% | $348.3M | added +8.7% | ≤2013 |
| Barclays PLC | 5.00M | 0.41% | $346.9M | added +406.3% | ≤2013 |
| Alberta Investment Management CORP | 4.56M | 0.37% | $316.2M | added +178% | 2025 Q4 |
| Morgan Stanley | 4.13M | 0.33% | $286.2M | trimmed -19.2% | ≤2013 |
| Wellington Management | 4.11M | 0.33% | $284.7M | added +29.9% | ≤2013 |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | 3.97M | 0.32% | $275.0M | trimmed -3.9% | 2024 Q2 |
| Letko, Brosseau & Associates INC | 3.51M | 0.28% | $243.4M | trimmed -5.8% | ≤2013 |
| Amundi | 3.30M | 0.27% | $229.0M | added +11.6% | 2017 Q4 |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 3.22M | 0.26% | $223.2M | trimmed -3.2% | 2024 Q2 |
| AQR Capital | 2.97M | 0.24% | $205.7M | trimmed -16.6% | 2024 Q2 |
| Invesco | 2.68M | 0.22% | $185.8M | added +19.1% | ≤2013 |
| Deutsche Bank AG\ | 2.45M | 0.20% | $169.8M | trimmed -7.1% | 2013 Q3 |
| Cardinal Capital Management, INC. | 2.09M | 0.17% | $144.5M | added +1.2% | ≤2013 |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board | 2.03M | 0.16% | $140.4M | added +212.4% | ≤2013 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1.98M | 0.16% | $137.1M | trimmed -3.3% | 2023 Q4 |
| Omers Administration CORP | 1.90M | 0.15% | $131.5M | trimmed -17.6% | 2015 Q3 |
| Franklin Resources | 1.88M | 0.15% | $130.6M | added +12.3% | ≤2013 |
| Mufg Bank, LTD. | 1.83M | 0.15% | $126.8M | trimmed -2.9% | 2020 Q4 |
| VAN ECK Associates CORP | 1.64M | 0.13% | $113.7M | added +37.1% | 2018 Q1 |
| BlackRock | 1.50M | 0.12% | $104.2M | added +16.6% | 2019 Q3 |
| Hillsdale Investment Management INC. | 1.29M | 0.10% | $89.6M | added +12.1% | ≤2013 |
| Quadrature Capital LTD | 1.23M | 0.10% | $85.3M | opened | 2020 Q2 |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | 1.23M | 0.10% | $85.0M | added +120.3% | 2025 Q3 |
| UBS | 1.23M | 0.10% | $85.0M | added +32.1% | ≤2013 |
| Citigroup INC | 1.22M | 0.10% | $84.3M | trimmed -14.7% | ≤2013 |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & CO. LLC | 1.21M | 0.10% | $84.1M | added +47.1% | 2022 Q4 |
| BNY Mellon | 1.21M | 0.10% | $83.9M | unchanged | ≤2013 |
Largest 50 of 487 shown; the full ranked, searchable register is at boothcheck.com/holders/BNS. Related filers are grouped using the filings' own included-manager declarations. Historically, several managers opening new positions in the same quarter said almost nothing about the quarter that followed (59,118 cases since 2013). A filed record, not a forecast. Nothing here is investment advice.