BANK MONTREAL QUE BMO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 063671101 · ISIN CA0636711016
Canadian investment bank
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($521.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $83.87. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($466.8m notional), 24 hold puts ($503.2m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 457 |
| Q4 2022 | 478 |
| Q1 2023 | 472 |
| Q2 2023 | 472 |
| Q3 2023 | 460 |
| Q4 2023 | 491 |
| Q1 2024 | 494 |
| Q2 2024 | 479 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 191 | 198 |
| Q1 2023 | 196 | 197 |
| Q2 2023 | 214 | 192 |
| Q3 2023 | 213 | 183 |
| Q4 2023 | 201 | 211 |
| Q1 2024 | 228 | 193 |
| Q2 2024 | 203 | 236 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $484.1m | $340.8m | 0.70 |
| Q4 2023 | $654.6m | $433.8m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2024 | $629.6m | $538.5m | 0.86 |
| Q2 2024 | $466.8m | $503.2m | 1.08 |
Biggest buyers
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | Added | +3.9m |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | Added | +2.8m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | +2.4m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +2.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | New | +1.7m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +1.5m |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd | Added | +1.4m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.3m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | New | +1.1m |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +965.0k |
Biggest sellers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -5.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.6m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -2.5m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -2.4m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Sold out | -1.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -892.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -657.3k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $111.0m1.3m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $76.4m911.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $37.9m452.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $37.8m450.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $29.3m348.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $27.3m325.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $20.1m175.6k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | $19.1m225.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $16.2m193.5k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $13.7m163.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $164.3m2.0m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $117.9m1.4m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | $79.8m952.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $43.1m375.6k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $20.1m236.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $14.2m169.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $11.8m140.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $11.5m137.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.3m111.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $9.0m107.9k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +0.1 pts · filed 2025-07-17 | 5.1% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.17% of their portfolio | 57.8m $4.8bn | Reduced -5.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 29.3m $2.5bn | Added +705.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.70% of their portfolio | 27.3m $2.3bn | Added +1.5m |
| TD Asset Management Inc 1.46% of their portfolio | 18.7m $1.6bn | Reduced -220.3k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 3.63% of their portfolio | 17.4m $1.5bn | Added +2.4m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 1.92% of their portfolio | 14.8m $1.2bn | Added +692.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.99% of their portfolio | 12.1m $1.0bn | Added +551.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.42% of their portfolio | 11.4m $958.3m | Reduced -1.7m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 1.38% of their portfolio | 10.3m $861.8m | Reduced -2.5m |
| FIL Ltd 0.79% of their portfolio | 9.6m $801.7m | Reduced -322.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.11% of their portfolio | 8.6m $724.9m | Added +1.3m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 2.44% of their portfolio | 8.2m $684.5m | Reduced -892.1k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 1.11% of their portfolio | 7.3m $613.1m | Added +463.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.4m $533.8m | Added +530.4k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 2.72% of their portfolio | 6.0m $506.3m | Added +3.9m |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.52% of their portfolio | 5.6m $474.0m | Reduced -46.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.10% of their portfolio | 5.4m $454.8m | Reduced -139.4k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 2.67% of their portfolio | 5.2m $439.7m | Added +1.4m |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 2.46% of their portfolio | 4.9m $407.3m | Added +2.8m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.7m $392.1m | Reduced -186.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $371.1m | Added +952.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.4m $369.5m | Added +2.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.1m $343.8m | Reduced -91.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.5m $295.1m | Reduced -87.1k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.68% of their portfolio | 3.4m $286.3m | Added +11.0k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.89% of their portfolio | 3.4m $285.8m | Added +69.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 1.15% of their portfolio | 3.3m $274.2m | Reduced -1.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $254.9m | Added +164.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $241.4m | Reduced -1.6m |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 8.12% of their portfolio | 2.6m $215.3m | Reduced -67.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.6m $215.1m | Added +579.0k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 1.75% of their portfolio | 2.3m $194.7m | Added +44.2k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 1.84% of their portfolio | 2.1m $174.1m | Added +518.7k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 3.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $163.2m | Reduced -66.1k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.8m $158.8m | Added +34.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $149.9m | Reduced -2.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $146.5m | New |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $136.6m | Added +48.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $132.7m | Reduced -657.3k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $118.4m | Added +14.8k |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. 3.99% of their portfolio | 1.2m $103.9m | Added +5.4k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.2m $98.7m | Reduced -189.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $90.7m | New |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $85.6m | Added +61.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $84.0m | Added +75.6k |
| Aviso Financial Inc. 4.60% of their portfolio | 987.0k $82.6m | First filing |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 965.0k $951.4k | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 962.2k $80.7m | Added +159.1k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 3.88% of their portfolio | 861.3k $98.9m | Reduced -36.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 831.8k $69.7m | Added +65.8k |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. 5.52% of their portfolio | 758.2k $63.6m | Reduced -996 |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 747.6k $62.7m | Reduced -2.4m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 686.7k $57.6m | Reduced -13.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 618.8k $51.9m | Added +2.9k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 602.9k $51.2m | Reduced -25.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 598.6k $50.2m | Reduced -23.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 545.8k $45.8m | Reduced -60.9k |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc 2.43% of their portfolio | 475.0k $54.5m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.07% of their portfolio | 469.0k $39.3m | Added +78.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST CO 4.38% of their portfolio | 467.9k $39.2m | Added +550 |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 435.2k $36.5m | Reduced -87.1k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.13% of their portfolio | 413.6k $34.7m | Added +4.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 410.3k $34.4m | Added +278.1k |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 2.14% of their portfolio | 386.0k $32.4m | Added +385.6k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL ADVISORS LP 3.30% of their portfolio | 365.1k $31.0m | Reduced -39.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 350.6k $29.4m | Added +277.5k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.07% of their portfolio | 340.1k $28.5m | Reduced -445.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 335.5k $28.1m | Added +46.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.7k $26.9m | Reduced -1.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 320.0k $26.8m | Reduced -84.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 314.4k $26.8m | Added +7.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.2k $26.1m | Added +3.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.2k $23.5m | Added +14.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 273.4k $22.9m | Added +50.6k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 264.4k $22.2m | Added +33.1k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.64% of their portfolio | 252.9k $21.2m | Reduced -8.6k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 228.0k $19.1m | Added +220.6k |
| Rempart Asset Management Inc. 3.70% of their portfolio | 224.0k $18.8m | Added +1.1k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 220.0k $18.5m | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 213.3k $17.9m | Reduced -172.6k |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. 1.32% of their portfolio | 205.6k $17.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 0.32% of their portfolio | 177.1k $14.9m | Added +979 |
| DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co 2.84% of their portfolio | 176.3k $14.7m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.8k $14.7m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 166.5k $14.0m | Reduced -3.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 164.5k $13.8m | Added +31.4k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 161.9k $13.6m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 160.0k $13.4m | Unchanged |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.6k $13.0m | Added +25.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.4k $13.0m | Added +5.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 152.3k $12.6m | Added +7.4k |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 0.11% of their portfolio | 151.3k $12.7m | Reduced -9.2k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 144.6k $12.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 142.7k $12.0m | Added +13.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.4k $11.2m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 133.1k $11.2m | Unchanged |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 0.66% of their portfolio | 129.7k $10.9m | Reduced -139.6k |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 2.78% of their portfolio | 127.8k $10.7m | New |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario 0.29% of their portfolio | 127.2k $10.7m | Added +1.7k |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc 1.65% of their portfolio | 119.4k $10.0m | Reduced -36.1k |