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Bank of Nova Scotia

Bank of Nova Scotia Portfolio holdings

AUM $57.2B
1-Year Est. Return 35.3%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-12.27%
1 Year Est. Return
+35.3%
3 Year Est. Return
+94.35%
5 Year Est. Return
+115.22%
10 Year Est. Return
+365.97%
AUM
$21.4B
AUM Growth
-$1.13B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
9.05%
Top 10 Hldgs %
23.36%
Holding
967
New
108
Increased
446
Reduced
267
Closed
127

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 21.83%
2 Technology 10.34%
3 Communication Services 9.24%
4 Healthcare 8.36%
5 Energy 7.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
RY icon
1
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$294B
$831M 3.89%
12,126,248
+938,891
+8% +$68.5M
TD icon
2
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$201B
$682M 3.19%
13,719,364
+1,049,770
+8% +$57.5M
BMO icon
3
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$127B
$507M 2.37%
7,756,827
+114,518
+1% +$8.49M
EZU icon
4
iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
EZU
$9.85B
$492M 2.31%
14,042,612
+3,486,820
+33% +$130M
MSFT icon
5
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.64T
$468M 2.19%
4,609,489
+1,908,549
+71% +$204M
CM icon
6
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$108B
$456M 2.13%
12,233,694
+1,213,628
+11% +$51.6M
IVV icon
7
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$901B
$430M 2.01%
1,709,975
-334,344
-16% -$90.8M
AMZN icon
8
Amazon
AMZN
$2.93T
$405M 1.9%
5,393,060
+139,560
+3% +$11.6M
ENB icon
9
Enbridge
ENB
$114B
$369M 1.73%
11,871,528
+3,800,944
+47% +$122M
BCE icon
10
BCE
BCE
$20.3B
$350M 1.64%
8,843,663
+506,546
+6% +$20.7M
EEM icon
11
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.6B
$344M 1.61%
8,807,066
-1,851,204
-17% -$74.2M
VT icon
12
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$79.4B
$323M 1.51%
4,941,185
+4,103,585
+490% +$287M
FXI icon
13
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.3B
$304M 1.43%
7,789,611
+5,855,346
+303% +$237M
GOOG icon
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.41T
$283M 1.32%
5,458,080
+3,285,840
+151% +$176M
EMB icon
15
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.7B
$267M 1.25%
2,574,103
+667,999
+35% +$69.8M
VWO icon
16
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$123B
$253M 1.18%
6,641,916
+6,141,916
+1,228% +$238M
AAPL icon
17
Apple
AAPL
$4.5T
$241M 1.13%
6,112,544
+2,042,148
+50% +$99M
BN icon
18
Brookfield
BN
$109B
$238M 1.11%
17,372,621
+509,573
+3% +$7.6M
CNI icon
19
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$77.2B
$236M 1.1%
3,179,547
+354,781
+13% +$29.4M
BRK.B icon
20
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.11T
$234M 1.09%
1,145,238
+344,832
+43% +$72M
JNJ icon
21
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$623B
$232M 1.08%
1,795,957
-8,762
-0.5% -$1.22M
MFC icon
22
Manulife Financial
MFC
$73.8B
$229M 1.07%
16,150,255
+149,872
+0.9% +$2.38M
TRP icon
23
TC Energy
TRP
$67B
$225M 1.05%
6,311,030
+620,906
+11% +$24.5M
SPY icon
24
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$822B
$204M 0.96%
816,853
-1,482,415
-64% -$400M
SU icon
25
Suncor Energy
SU
$74.9B
$192M 0.9%
6,860,029
+763,344
+13% +$25.4M

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Bank of Nova Scotia's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Bank of Nova Scotia held 967 positions worth $21.4B, down 5% from $22.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.

Bank of Nova Scotia deployed $1.93B of net new capital in Q4 2018, opening 108 new positions and adding to 446 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF: 5,329,545 shares worth $176M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 22% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an estimated $400M trimmed.

  • Bank of Nova Scotia's largest Q4 2018 buy was VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF: 5,329,545 shares worth $176M.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia added most to Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in Q4 2018, an estimated $287M increase.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $400M.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia fully exited WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $464M.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $21.4B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia opened 108 new positions and closed 127 in Q4 2018.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia's portfolio value fell 5% quarter-over-quarter to $21.4B.

Based on Bank of Nova Scotia's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 11 Feb 2019.