Bank of Nova Scotia BNS
$91.69 −$0.08 (-0.09%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $91.69 0.00%
Open$91.67
Prev close$91.77
Day range$91.02 – $92.66
Volume596.5K
Market cap$111.57B
P/E (TTM)16.8
Dividend yield3.46%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership48.1%+0.64 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding739+10 vs. prior quarter
Short interest1.17% of floatDays to cover 6.5 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share19.2%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$5.88M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 14.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 0.81% to 1.17% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolve Funds Group Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +494,236 | 0.1% |
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +449,474 | 0.1% |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,362,613 | 1.5% |
| Fidelity International Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,206,782 | 1.0% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,595,898 | 1.0% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,587,695 | 0.5% |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,963,443 | 0.9% |
| Barclays PLC | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,645,490 | 0.3% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,471,882 | 1.2% |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,085,288 | 0.5% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +992,572 | 0.1% |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +843,053 | 0.2% |
| Blue Sparrow, Llc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +843,000 | 0.1% |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +696,888 | 0.1% |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +685,801 | 0.8% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 14,255,176 | 1.2% | 6.5 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 16,154,894 | 1.3% | 9.4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 11,983,323 | 1.0% | 6.0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 12,148,829 | 1.0% | 5.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 7,323,637 | 0.6% | 3.3 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 9,864,440 | 0.8% | 4.4 |
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