Bank of Nova Scotia Ownership

BNS Stock  USD 48.35  0.41  0.84%   
Bank of Nova Scotia holds a total of 1.25 Billion outstanding shares. 30% of Bank of Nova outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. Institutional investors are typically referred to investors that purchase positions in a given stock to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors. Please look out for any change in current institutional holding as this could mean something significant has changed at the company or is about to change. Please note that on November 11, 2024, Representative Ro Khanna of US Congress acquired $50k to $100k worth of Bank of Nova Scotia's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1996-03-31
Previous Quarter
1.2 B
Current Value
1.2 B
Avarage Shares Outstanding
1.1 B
Quarterly Volatility
111.2 M
 
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Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Bank Stock Ownership Analysis

About 49.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.17. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Bank of Nova Scotia has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.38. The entity last dividend was issued on the 1st of April 2025. The firm had 2:1 split on the 29th of April 2004. The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. The Bank of Nova Scotia was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada. Bank of Nova Scotia is traded on New York Stock Exchange in the United States. For more info on Bank of Nova please contact Brian Porter at 416 866 6161 or go to https://www.scotiabank.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Bank of Nova Scotia also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Bank of Nova Scotia's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Bank of Nova Scotia's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Bank of Nova Scotia Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

1.44 Trillion

Bank Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Bank of Nova Scotia is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Bank of Nova backward and forwards among themselves. Bank of Nova Scotia's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Bank of Nova Scotia's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd2024-12-31
11.8 M
Cibc Global Asset Management Inc2024-12-31
10.3 M
Federation Des Caisses Desjardins Du Quebec2024-12-31
9.4 M
Connor Clark & Lunn Inv Mgmt Ltd2024-12-31
8.1 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-12-31
7.5 M
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-12-31
7.4 M
Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.2024-12-31
6.5 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-12-31
5.7 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-12-31
5.1 M
Royal Bank Of Canada2024-12-31
99.4 M
Bank Of Montreal2024-12-31
64.6 M
Note, although Bank of Nova Scotia's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Bank of Nova Scotia's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Bank of Nova Scotia, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Bank of Nova Scotia by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-11-11Representative Ro KhannaAcquired $50K to $100KVerify
2024-10-08Representative Ro KhannaAcquired $15K to $50KVerify

Bank of Nova Scotia Outstanding Bonds

Bank of Nova Scotia issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Bank of Nova Scotia uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Bank bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Bank of Nova has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Bank of Nova Scotia Corporate Filings

18th of March 2025
Prospectus used primarily for registering securities for public sale.
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6K
7th of March 2025
A report filed by foreign private issuers with SEC. A foreign private issuer is a non-U.S. company with securities traded on U.S. exchanges.
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FWP
5th of March 2025
A written communication used by offering participants to offer securities to the public or to solicit securities transactions.
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