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Bank of Nova Scotia’s Microsoft MSFT Stock Holding History

Bank of Nova Scotia’s Portfolio MSFT Stock Details MSFT Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1 		$1.77B Sell
4,769,771
-1,152,045
-19% -$482M 3.09% 5
2025
Q4 		$2.86B Buy
5,921,816
+2,134,820
+56% +$1.07B 4.24% 3
2025
Q3 		$1.96B Sell
3,786,996
-321,606
-8% -$164M 3.47% 5
2025
Q2 		$2.04B Sell
4,108,602
-1,528,933
-27% -$664M 4.18% 5
2025
Q1 		$2.12B Sell
5,637,535
-2,749,377
-33% -$1.12B 4.75% 4
2024
Q4 		$3.54B Buy
8,386,912
+1,872,472
+29% +$798M 6.18% 2
2024
Q3 		$2.8B Buy
6,514,440
+235,073
+4% +$100M 5.65% 2
2024
Q2 		$2.81B Buy
6,279,367
+1,221,795
+24% +$516M 5.5% 2
2024
Q1 		$2.13B Sell
5,057,572
-776,857
-13% -$314M 4.29% 4
2023
Q4 		$2.19B Buy
5,834,429
+2,553,412
+78% +$909M 4.11% 3
2023
Q3 		$1.04B Buy
3,281,017
+444,017
+16% +$147M 2.73% 6
2023
Q2 		$966M Buy
2,837,000
+723,277
+34% +$227M 2.53% 10
2023
Q1 		$609M Sell
2,113,723
-14,114
-0.7% -$3.6M 1.81% 13
2022
Q4 		$510M Buy
2,127,837
+1,125,350
+112% +$270M 1.32% 14
2022
Q3 		$233M Sell
1,002,487
-1,337,804
-57% -$353M 0.74% 22
2022
Q2 		$601M Sell
2,340,291
-1,463,838
-38% -$397M 1.43% 13
2022
Q1 		$1.17B Sell
3,804,129
-5,575,775
-59% -$1.68B 2% 7
2021
Q4 		$3.17B Buy
9,379,904
+1,391,227
+17% +$451M 4.44% 2
2021
Q3 		$2.25B Buy
7,988,677
+1,072,225
+16% +$312M 3.96% 2
2021
Q2 		$1.87B Sell
6,916,452
-3,054,867
-31% -$776M 3.45% 3
2021
Q1 		$2.35B Buy
9,971,319
+85,780
+0.9% +$19.9M 4.61% 1
2020
Q4 		$2.2B Buy
9,885,539
+4,106,374
+71% +$883M 4.67% 1
2020
Q3 		$1.22B Buy
5,779,165
+1,751,982
+44% +$368M 3.3% 4
2020
Q2 		$820M Buy
4,027,183
+1,115,842
+38% +$203M 2.83% 3
2020
Q1 		$459M Sell
2,911,341
-3,050,182
-51% -$502M 1.58% 12
2019
Q4 		$940M Buy
5,961,523
+122,669
+2% +$18M 2.29% 3
2019
Q3 		$812M Buy
5,838,854
+1,781,800
+44% +$245M 2.41% 4
2019
Q2 		$532M Sell
4,057,054
-542,570
-12% -$68.9M 2.23% 5
2019
Q1 		$542M Sell
4,599,624
-9,865
-0.2% -$1.08M 2.15% 8
2018
Q4 		$468M Buy
4,609,489
+1,908,549
+71% +$204M 2.19% 5
2018
Q3 		$309M Sell
2,700,940
-425,027
-14% -$46.1M 1.37% 12
2018
Q2 		$308M Sell
3,125,967
-350,944
-10% -$34M 1.69% 8
2018
Q1 		$317M Buy
3,476,911
+917,436
+36% +$83.9M 1.64% 9
2017
Q4 		$219M Buy
2,559,475
+197,490
+8% +$16.2M 1% 17
2017
Q3 		$176M Sell
2,361,985
-383,994
-14% -$28M 1.03% 15
2017
Q2 		$189M Buy
2,745,979
+424,503
+18% +$29.1M 0.99% 17
2017
Q1 		$153M Buy
2,321,476
+1,164,027
+101% +$74.6M 0.65% 24
2016
Q4 		$71.9M Sell
1,157,449
-160,911
-12% -$9.68M 0.37% 43
2016
Q3 		$75.9M Sell
1,318,360
-92,224
-7% -$5.21M 0.43% 39
2016
Q2 		$72.2M Buy
1,410,584
+412,088
+41% +$21.4M 0.43% 41
2016
Q1 		$55.1M Buy
998,496
+673,566
+207% +$35.3M 0.34% 46
2015
Q4 		$18M Buy
324,930
+12,568
+4% +$661K 0.09% 129
2015
Q3 		$13.8M Sell
312,362
-3,481,769
-92% -$156M 0.07% 123
2015
Q2 		$168M Buy
3,794,131
+3,542,620
+1,409% +$162M 0.83% 22
2015
Q1 		$10.2M Sell
251,511
-2,239,352
-90% -$97.5M 0.05% 151
2014
Q4 		$116M Buy
2,490,863
+1,624,660
+188% +$76.3M 0.44% 34
2014
Q3 		$40.2M Buy
866,203
+618,645
+250% +$27.6M 0.16% 65
2014
Q2 		$10.3M Sell
247,558
-5,962
-2% -$241K 0.04% 139
2014
Q1 		$10.4M Sell
253,520
-904,060
-78% -$33.9M 0.04% 154
2013
Q4 		$43.3M Buy
1,157,580
+1,014,806
+711% +$36.9M 0.18% 72
2013
Q3 		$4.75M Sell
142,774
-1,078,476
-88% -$35.5M 0.02% 160
2013
Q2 		$42.2M Buy
+1,221,250
New +$40M 0.21% 63

Other funds holding MSFT

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
State Street
State Street Boston, Massachusetts $2.9T AUM 29.55% 1-Year Est. Return
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return
VPM
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return
Invesco
Invesco Atlanta, Georgia $1.02T AUM 30.18% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of Nova Scotia's MSFT Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Bank of Nova Scotia reduced its Microsoft (MSFT) stake by 19% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $482M and leaving 4,769,771 shares worth $1.77B. The position accounts for 3.09% of the portfolio, ranked #5.

Bank of Nova Scotia first reported a position in MSFT in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $3.54B in Q4 2024. 6,183 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MSFT as of Q1 2026.

  • Bank of Nova Scotia held 4,769,771 shares of Microsoft worth $1.77B as of Q1 2026.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia sold 1,152,045 Microsoft shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $482M.
  • Microsoft made up 3.09% of Bank of Nova Scotia's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #5 holding.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia first reported a position in Microsoft in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia's Microsoft position peaked at $3.54B in Q4 2024.
  • 6,183 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Microsoft as of Q1 2026.

Based on Bank of Nova Scotia's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 14 May 2026.