Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

Bank of Nova Scotia on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, large holders and 13F holders. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as state commercial banks.

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16.2M

Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

9.4

Days to cover

+3.4 days vs prior

50.9%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

9,502

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-09

As of 2026-10-09.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in BNS is 16,154,894 shares, up 4,006,065 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 5,240,205 shares (27 February 2026) to 41,795,241 shares (31 March 2025). At the reported average volume of 1.7M shares a day that is 9.4 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	16,154,894	+34.8%	1,720,629	9.39
2026-09-15	11,983,323	-1.4%	2,010,931	5.96
2026-08-31	12,148,829	+65.9%	2,193,291	5.54
2026-08-14	7,323,637	-25.8%	2,212,182	3.31
2026-07-31	9,864,440	-13.9%	2,230,323	4.42
2026-07-15	11,451,356	+42.3%	3,270,913	3.50
2026-06-30	8,050,252	+9.6%	3,169,623	2.54
2026-06-15	7,345,050	+9.2%	2,389,650	3.07
2026-05-29	6,727,220	+9.9%	2,553,122	2.63
2026-05-15	6,120,224	+1.4%	1,674,112	3.66
2026-04-30	6,033,471	-30.3%	2,398,014	2.52
2026-04-15	8,650,864	-26.4%	4,058,917	2.13
2026-03-31	11,756,111	+90.1%	2,179,883	5.39
2026-03-13	6,183,278	+18.0%	2,128,381	2.91
2026-02-27	5,240,205	-3.4%	2,060,791	2.54
2026-02-13	5,421,821	-27.9%	1,715,520	3.16
2026-01-30	7,520,099	-58.6%	1,919,042	3.92
2026-01-15	18,153,692	-1.9%	2,486,627	7.30
2025-12-31	18,512,659	+34.2%	2,092,334	8.85
2025-12-15	13,794,839	+7.0%	1,870,305	7.38
2025-11-28	12,890,273	-34.5%	1,678,881	7.68
2025-11-14	19,764,863	-2.7%	1,432,111	13.80
2025-10-31	20,322,347	-3.4%	1,301,246	15.62
2025-10-15	21,031,446	+7.6%	1,735,275	12.12

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of BNS volume is 50.9%, down 10.2 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 24.6% (8 September 2026) to 66.6% (16 September 2026). The latest reading is 3.0 points above the 30-session average of 48.0%, on 228K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-09	116K	228K	50.9%	15
2026-10-08	152K	363K	41.8%	458
2026-10-07	189K	350K	54.0%	100
2026-10-06	99K	228K	43.5%	265
2026-10-05	161K	284K	56.5%	14
2026-10-02	154K	252K	61.1%	104
2026-10-01	172K	303K	56.6%	11
2026-09-30	151K	260K	57.9%	500
2026-09-29	180K	284K	63.4%	1,722
2026-09-28	140K	230K	60.9%	0
2026-09-25	106K	180K	59.0%	3
2026-09-24	166K	261K	63.7%	55
2026-09-23	153K	284K	53.8%	131
2026-09-22	212K	401K	52.9%	156
2026-09-21	129K	216K	59.9%	660
2026-09-18	115K	203K	56.6%	0
2026-09-17	134K	233K	57.7%	809
2026-09-16	312K	468K	66.6%	0
2026-09-15	173K	354K	49.0%	300
2026-09-14	176K	409K	43.1%	701
2026-09-11	129K	356K	36.2%	1,569
2026-09-10	119K	350K	34.0%	113
2026-09-09	89K	276K	32.2%	0
2026-09-08	84K	341K	24.6%	0
2026-09-04	81K	304K	26.8%	571
2026-09-03	123K	391K	31.5%	114
2026-09-02	103K	351K	29.3%	0
2026-09-01	170K	419K	40.5%	128
2026-08-31	137K	425K	32.2%	259
2026-08-28	143K	330K	43.3%	53

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 9 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in BNS is 9,502 shares, down 3,032 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 144 shares (28 August 2026) to 102,899 shares (3 August 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-09	9,502	$92.84	$882K
2026-08-31	12,534	$92.39	$1.2M
2026-08-28	144	$92.93	$13K
2026-08-27	24,300	$93.59	$2.3M
2026-08-25	59,450	$86.86	$5.2M
2026-08-24	717	$87.57	$63K
2026-08-21	200	$86.44	$17K
2026-08-19	1,000	$90.13	$90K
2026-08-18	1,000	$91.35	$91K
2026-08-17	1,000	$91.54	$92K
2026-08-14	46,581	$90.65	$4.2M
2026-08-07	35,355	$88.32	$3.1M
2026-08-06	91,548	$88.55	$8.1M
2026-08-03	102,899	$87.77	$9.0M
2026-07-31	4,169	$87.84	$366K
2026-07-29	18,722	$88.34	$1.7M
2026-07-24	14,442	$86.61	$1.3M
2026-07-23	10,879	$87.57	$953K
2026-07-22	4,493	$87.37	$393K
2026-07-21	37,918	$87.06	$3.3M
2026-07-20	60,981	$89.43	$5.5M
2026-07-17	47,105	$89.64	$4.2M
2026-07-16	93,724	$90.29	$8.5M
2026-07-14	2,552	$88.00	$225K
2026-07-13	1,573	$87.59	$138K
2026-07-08	200	$86.20	$17K
2026-07-07	547	$87.09	$48K
2026-07-01	608	$86.84	$53K
2026-06-30	712	$86.60	$62K
2026-06-23	7,474	$86.90	$649K

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person with its latest filing, newest first. JSON

No holder on file reports 5% or more of BNS in its latest filing.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	Bank of Montrealparent holding company	57.3M	4.6%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BANK OF MONTREAL HOLDING INC.bank	37.3M	3.0%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BMO NESBITT BURNS INC. WEALTH MANAGEMENTbroker-dealer	35.4M	2.9%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.investment adviser	24.5M	2.0%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BMO PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC.investment adviser	2.7M	0.2%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BMO NESBITT BURNS INC.broker-dealer	1.9M	0.1%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BURGUNDY ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD.investment adviser	1.2M	0.1%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	1001271606 ONTARIO INCbank	1.2M	0.1%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BMO NESBITT BURNS SECURITIES LTD.broker-dealer	104K	0.0%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BMO FINANCIAL CORP.parent holding company	4K	0.0%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BMO BANK N.A.bank	2K	0.0%	2026-03-31
2026-05-13	13G/Ano. 3	BMO FAMILY OFFICE, LLCinvestment adviser	2K	0.0%	2026-03-31
2025-11-13	13G/Ano. 1	BANK OF MONTREAL EUROPE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYbank	659K	0.0%	2025-09-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding BNS at their latest 13F. JSON

5 of the 30 tracked managers held BNS at their latest 13F, $349.1M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $230.6M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 2 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	2.7M	$230.6M	0.08%	-312K
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	595K	$51.6M	0.01%	+284K
Millennium Management	2026-06-30	400K	$34.8M	0.01%	-45K
Renaissance Technologies	2026-06-30	213K	$18.5M	0.03%	new
D. E. Shaw & Co.	2026-06-30	157K	$13.7M	0.01%	+11K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

What this page is

Bank of Nova Scotia in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), SEC CIK 9631, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as state commercial banks. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-09.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-09.JSON and CSV
Large holders: SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GSource: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them. A 13D is due within five business days of crossing 5%; a 13G follows the passive schedule. Latest 2026-05-13.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 9631Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of BNS is sold short?

16,154,894 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 9.4 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is BNS's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-09, 115,939 of the 227,621 BNS shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 50.9% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does BNS have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 9,502 BNS shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-09. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are BNS insiders buying or selling?

No Form 4 filings for BNS are on record.

Who owns 5% or more of BNS?

No holder on file reports 5% or more of BNS in its latest filing.

Which tracked 13F managers own BNS?

5 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held BNS shares at their latest filing, $349.1M in all. The largest: Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (2.7M shares, $230.6M), Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (595K shares, $51.6M), Izzy Englander's Millennium Management (400K shares, $34.8M), Renaissance Technologies (213K shares, $18.5M), D. E. Shaw & Co. (157K shares, $13.7M).

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

Short interest

Daily short volume

Fails to deliver

Large holders (13D and 13G)

13F holders

Bank of Nova Scotia in the regulatory record

Source and updates

How to read it

Other companies the SEC classifies as state commercial banks

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions