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 ($586.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 729.6m as of 2024-10-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $90.51. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($801.7m notional), 25 hold puts ($972.3m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 472 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 196 | 200 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $654.6m | $433.8m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2024 | $629.6m | $538.5m | 0.86 |
| Q2 2024 | $466.8m | $503.2m | 1.08 |
| Q3 2024 | $801.7m | $972.3m | 1.21 |
Biggest buyers
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Added | +3.1m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +1.9m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.8m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | +1.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +1.4m |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd | Added | +1.0m |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. | Added | +762.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +625.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +594.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Added | +475.2k |
Biggest sellers
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -7.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -2.4m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -2.3m |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | Reduced | -1.7m |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -1.6m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -1.5m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $409.9m4.5m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $71.2m789.2k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $61.0m676.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $47.5m526.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $41.9m464.3k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $30.9m342.8k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $29.3m325.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $20.1m223.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $16.8m186.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $14.2m121.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $519.0m5.8m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $162.8m1.8m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $76.8m852.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $42.6m366.5k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $35.9m397.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $34.7m384.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $31.6m350.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $17.5m194.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $12.9m143.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.8m87.0k 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 Q3 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 Q3 2024.
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.11% of their portfolio | 55.3m $5.0bn | Reduced -2.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 29.9m $2.7bn | Added +594.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 1.16% of their portfolio | 27.7m $2.5bn | Added +357.0k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 1.37% of their portfolio | 17.1m $1.6bn | Reduced -1.6m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 3.25% of their portfolio | 16.0m $1.4bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 2.55% of their portfolio | 14.0m $1.3bn | Added +1.9m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 1.65% of their portfolio | 13.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 1.88% of their portfolio | 11.8m $1.1bn | Added +1.5m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.33% of their portfolio | 10.6m $955.1m | Reduced -831.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.4m $942.8m | Added +1.8m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 1.14% of their portfolio | 7.6m $682.4m | Added +252.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.7m $600.2m | Added +287.9k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 1.95% of their portfolio | 6.6m $600.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 3.18% of their portfolio | 6.3m $567.8m | Added +1.0m |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.63% of their portfolio | 5.9m $534.1m | Added +263.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.97% of their portfolio | 5.4m $489.6m | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 2.27% of their portfolio | 5.1m $459.3m | Reduced -909.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.0m $455.4m | Added +625.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.38% of their portfolio | 4.8m $432.8m | Added +114.9k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.93% of their portfolio | 4.2m $383.4m | Added +3.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.1m $374.6m | Added +51.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.6m $320.9m | Added +38.8k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.94% of their portfolio | 3.5m $312.1m | Added +50.3k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.66% of their portfolio | 3.4m $310.4m | Added +23.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $303.1m | Added +307.5k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 1.72% of their portfolio | 3.2m $286.0m | Reduced -1.7m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.5m $228.2m | Reduced -37.1k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 1.86% of their portfolio | 2.5m $228.7m | Added +160.6k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 7.15% of their portfolio | 2.2m $194.9m | Reduced -407.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $190.4m | Reduced -2.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $190.0m | Added +318.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.0m $179.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 3.15% of their portfolio | 1.9m $173.4m | Reduced -24.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $167.0m | Added +103.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $166.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| FIL Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $155.5m | Reduced -7.8m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $147.2m | Added +2.2k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.6m $152.1m | Reduced -203.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $142.4m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. 5.56% of their portfolio | 1.5m $161.6m | Added +762.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $133.3m | Added +475.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $133.2m | Added +1.4m |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $125.2m | Reduced -23.1k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $125.4m | Reduced -686.5k |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. 4.83% of their portfolio | 1.3m $117.3m | Added +60.2k |
| Aviso Financial Inc. 4.49% of their portfolio | 1.0m $90.6m | Added +17.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 939.9k $84.8m | Added +108.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 939.3k $84.7m | Reduced -142.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 847.9k $76.5m | Reduced -114.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 805.5k $72.7m | Reduced -195.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 741.5k $66.9m | Added +331.2k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 3.14% of their portfolio | 720.8k $88.0m | Reduced -140.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 668.6k $60.3m | Reduced -18.1k |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 2.61% of their portfolio | 647.3k $58.5m | Added +261.4k |
| Capital International Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 619.0k $55.9m | Added +187 |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.76% of their portfolio | 588.2k $53.1m | Added +248.1k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 572.1k $51.5m | Reduced -30.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 561.1k $50.6m | First filing |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 532.6k $48.0m | Reduced -13.2k |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc 2.50% of their portfolio | 500.0k $61.0m | Added +25.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST CO 4.56% of their portfolio | 498.2k $44.9m | Added +30.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 483.4k $43.7m | Added +14.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 466.1k $42.1m | Added +30.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 431.9k $39.0m | Added +81.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 424.2k $38.3m | Added +406.9k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.13% of their portfolio | 417.5k $37.7m | Added +3.8k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL ADVISORS LP 3.36% of their portfolio | 374.6k $34.1m | Added +9.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 369.4k $33.3m | Added +89.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 343.2k $31.0m | Added +7.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 339.9k $30.6m | Added +333.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 326.5k $30.8m | Added +5.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 319.8k $29.0m | Added +5.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 308.8k $27.9m | Reduced -2.4k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 272.2k $24.6m | Added +7.8k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.59% of their portfolio | 249.0k $22.5m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Rempart Asset Management Inc. 3.92% of their portfolio | 224.4k $21.1m | Added +450 |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 220.0k $19.9m | Unchanged |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. 1.35% of their portfolio | 214.1k $19.3m | Added +8.5k |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co 0.15% of their portfolio | 211.3k $19.2m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 210.8k $19.0m | Added +35.0k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 208.6k $18.8m | Reduced -4.7k |
| AXA S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 200.2k $18.1m | Reduced -27.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 190.3k $17.8m | Added +35.6k |
| DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co 2.99% of their portfolio | 182.7k $16.4m | Added +6.3k |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 0.13% of their portfolio | 181.6k $16.4m | Added +30.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.9k $16.2m | Added +15.3k |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 0.32% of their portfolio | 177.9k $16.0m | Added +774 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.1k $14.9m | Added +10.8k |
| Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 160.0k $14.4m | Unchanged |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 156.2k $14.1m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 155.1k $14.0m | Reduced -11.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.2k $13.2m | Added +3.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 144.7k $13.0m | Reduced -7.5k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 143.5k $13.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 127.8k $11.5m | Reduced -5.3k |
| Investment Management Corp of Ontario 0.25% of their portfolio | 125.6k $11.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.6k $11.3m | Added +55.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.6k $11.2m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 115.9k $10.5m | Added +5.7k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 0.07% of their portfolio | 114.9k $10.5m | Unchanged |