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 ($606.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $95.70. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($584.4m notional), 24 hold puts ($1.1bn).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 538 |
| Q1 2025 | 559 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 214 | 192 |
| Q3 2023 | 213 | 183 |
| Q4 2023 | 201 | 211 |
| Q1 2024 | 228 | 193 |
| Q2 2024 | 203 | 236 |
| Q3 2024 | 196 | 200 |
| Q4 2024 | 271 | 170 |
| Q1 2025 | 254 | 213 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $466.8m | $503.2m | 1.08 |
| Q3 2024 | $801.7m | $972.3m | 1.21 |
| Q4 2024 | $839.8m | $1.4bn | 1.64 |
| Q1 2025 | $584.4m | $1.1bn | 1.94 |
Biggest buyers
| FIL Ltd | Added | +3.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.7m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.9m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.1m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +904.5k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | +676.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +605.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +503.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +433.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -26.5m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -3.0m |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | Reduced | -1.7m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -817.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -758.1k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -740.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -711.7k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | Reduced | -644.0k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. | Reduced | -506.4k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -498.0k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $124.3m1.3m shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | $92.0m963.7k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $58.3m6.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $56.5m591.1k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $51.6m540.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $48.8m511.1k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | $31.0m325.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $26.7m279.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.3m201.9k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | $17.6m184.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $443.5m4.6m shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | $169.1m1.8m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $136.8m1.4m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $96.8m1.0m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $62.1m650.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $52.2m380.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $44.1m461.8k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | $38.2m400.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $25.7m268.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $16.2m170.0k 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 Q1 2025
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 Q1 2025.
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.23% of their portfolio | 57.6m $5.5bn | Reduced -3.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 31.0m $3.0bn | Added +503.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 1.57% of their portfolio | 30.8m $2.9bn | Added +904.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 1.52% of their portfolio | 17.3m $1.7bn | Reduced -313.4k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 3.72% of their portfolio | 17.1m $1.6bn | Added +676.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 1.46% of their portfolio | 13.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -711.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.14% of their portfolio | 10.4m $993.9m | Reduced -57.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.38% of their portfolio | 10.2m $971.1m | Reduced -26.5m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.80% of their portfolio | 8.4m $803.2m | Reduced -498.0k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 1.98% of their portfolio | 8.1m $775.9m | Reduced -378.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 1.27% of their portfolio | 6.9m $662.9m | Reduced -451.4k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 2.11% of their portfolio | 6.6m $636.7m | Added +260.5k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 3.92% of their portfolio | 6.5m $625.4m | Reduced -162.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.55% of their portfolio | 6.1m $583.8m | Reduced -758.1k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 3.29% of their portfolio | 6.0m $570.3m | Reduced -644.0k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.09% of their portfolio | 5.4m $517.5m | Unchanged |
| FIL Ltd 0.47% of their portfolio | 5.2m $495.3m | Added +3.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.0m $474.8m | Reduced -235.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.9m $476.5m | Added +605.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.3m $413.7m | Added +87.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $390.0m | Added +2.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.9m $376.2m | Added +303.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 1.33% of their portfolio | 3.9m $369.4m | Added +163.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.7m $351.2m | Added +1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $348.2m | Added +1.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.6m $340.4m | Reduced -39.7k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.77% of their portfolio | 3.5m $330.0m | Reduced -29.9k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 1.52% of their portfolio | 3.2m $307.0m | Reduced -1.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $252.8m | Added +1.1m |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 1.83% of their portfolio | 2.3m $223.6m | Reduced -308.2k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 7.76% of their portfolio | 2.1m $197.1m | Reduced -87.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $185.3m | Added +27.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.80% of their portfolio | 1.9m $184.4m | Added +103.1k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 3.71% of their portfolio | 1.8m $174.4m | Reduced -52.4k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 1.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $162.4m | Added +308.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $151.4m | Reduced -23.3k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.4m $136.8m | Reduced -192.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $133.0m | Reduced -72.6k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.4m $129.4m | Reduced -28.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.2m $114.4m | Added +37.3k |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 3.70% of their portfolio | 1.1m $106.2m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. 3.60% of their portfolio | 1.1m $105.9m | Reduced -178.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $103.1m | Added +62.9k |
| Aviso Financial Inc. 4.91% of their portfolio | 1.0m $99.5m | Added +13.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $96.7m | Reduced -81.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $95.7m | Added +66.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 746.6k $71.3m | Added +37.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 705.4k $67.4m | Added +433.7k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 702.0k $67.4m | Reduced -36.2k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 3.52% of their portfolio | 693.0k $95.2m | Reduced -67.6k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 3.11% of their portfolio | 640.3k $61.2m | Added +225.2k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.38% of their portfolio | 634.8k $71.1m | Reduced -346.0k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.37% of their portfolio | 625.1k $59.7m | Added +171.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 622.5k $59.5m | Added +21.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 570.8k $54.5m | Added +33.0k |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. 3.98% of their portfolio | 563.1k $53.8m | Added +206.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 545.4k $52.1m | First filing |
| AVIVA PLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 510.4k $48.8m | Added +71.3k |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. 4.19% of their portfolio | 508.1k $48.6m | Added +395.6k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST CO 5.16% of their portfolio | 506.3k $48.4m | Added +2.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 493.2k $47.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 487.8k $46.6m | Reduced -169.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 477.6k $45.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 464.8k $44.4m | Added +12.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 464.1k $44.3m | Added +3.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 463.9k $44.3m | Reduced -43.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 459.2k $43.8m | Reduced -19.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 432.1k $41.3m | Reduced -450.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 430.6k $41.1m | Reduced -16.9k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.15% of their portfolio | 418.7k $40.0m | Added +411 |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.04% of their portfolio | 398.9k $38.1m | Added +18.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 397.1k $35.1m | Reduced -100 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 380.1k $36.3m | Reduced -80.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 352.5k $33.7m | Added +28.3k |
| Guardian Partners Inc. 3.28% of their portfolio | 349.9k $31.8m | Reduced -27.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 338.9k $32.4m | Added +4.6k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 323.2k $30.9m | Added +299.1k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 305.9k $29.2m | Added +14.6k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 0.95% of their portfolio | 291.1k $27.8m | Reduced -506.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 277.5k $26.5m | Added +82.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 259.9k $24.8m | Added +21.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 242.5k $23.2m | Added +11.3k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 0.30% of their portfolio | 242.3k $23.1m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 238.7k $22.8m | Reduced -29.6k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.48% of their portfolio | 237.2k $22.6m | Added +3.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 231.8k $22.1m | Reduced -39.9k |
| Rempart Asset Management Inc. 4.41% of their portfolio | 223.8k $21.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 220.0k $21.0m | Unchanged |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 0.15% of their portfolio | 208.4k $19.9m | Added +35.4k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.53% of their portfolio | 202.6k $19.4m | Added +58.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.5k $18.8m | Added +2.2k |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 3.67% of their portfolio | 188.6k $18.0m | Added +176.3k |
| Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC 1.60% of their portfolio | 183.4k $17.4m | New |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) 0.10% of their portfolio | 162.5k $15.5m | Added +1.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 160.8k $15.4m | Reduced -20.5k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 158.0k $15.1m | Added +4.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.4k $14.7m | Added +15.8k |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 145.8k $13.9m | Reduced -16.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.03% of their portfolio | 144.9k $13.7m | Added +160 |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. 2.69% of their portfolio | 143.1k $13.7m | Added +141.0k |