Bank of Montreal Ownership | Who Owns Bank of Montreal?

Bank of Montreal Ownership Summary

Bank of Montreal is owned by 45.93% institutional investors, 0.03% insiders, and 54.03% retail investors. Royal bank of canada is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.10% of BMO shares. Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv is the top mutual fund, with 1.49% of its assets in Bank of Montreal shares.

BMO Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Bank of Montreal	45.93%	0.03%	54.03%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	734.95%	13.85%	-648.79%
Industry	Diversified Banks Stocks	40.35%	3.35%	56.30%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Royal bank of canada	52.17M	7.10%	$9.22B
Vanguard group	33.02M	4.57%	$4.29B
Bank of montreal /can/	28.13M	3.83%	$4.97B
Vanguard capital management	20.48M	2.79%	$3.62B
Td asset management	15.23M	2.07%	$2.69B
Cibc world market	12.41M	1.69%	$2.19B
Fil	12.33M	1.68%	$2.18B
National bank of canada /fi/	10.41M	1.42%	$1.84B
Fmr	9.53M	1.30%	$1.68B
1832 asset management	9.30M	1.27%	$1.64B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Canerector	125.00K	10.06%	$22.05M
Bank of nova scotia trust	446.23K	6.54%	$78.85M
Rempart asset management	174.26K	6.30%	$30.74M
Aviso financial	973.58K	5.98%	$172.00M
Scheer, rowlett & associates investment management	447.59K	5.67%	$78.93M
Guardian partners	303.77K	4.84%	$53.67M
Mufg securities (canada)	991.47K	4.72%	$174.96M
Spartan fund management	14.20K	4.60%	$1.38M
Cardinal capital management	999.27K	4.26%	$176.27M
Addenda capital	625.06K	4.26%	$156.68M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	8.80M	0.15%	8.80M
Fmr	9.53M	0.07%	2.23M
Sixth street partners management company	2.08M	0.05%	2.08M
Connor, clark & lunn investment management	3.84M	1.28%	1.75M
Bessemer group	1.47M	0.36%	1.43M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Td asset management	15.23M	2.33%	-3.85M
Sumitomo mitsui trust	-	-	-1.71M
Bank of america corp /de/	588.63K	0.01%	-1.04M
Van eck associates	42.51K	0.00%	-785.68K
Cibc world market	12.41M	3.52%	-774.88K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	8.80M	0.15%	8.80M	$1.55B
Sixth street partners management company	2.08M	0.05%	2.08M	$367.56M
Nearwater capital markets	485.00K	0.84%	485.00K	$63.15M
Polar asset management partners	449.68K	0.34%	449.68K	$20.45M
Axa investment managers	147.67K	0.05%	147.67K	$19.23M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Moisand fitzgerald tamayo	-1.00
Van hulzen asset management	-2.00
Bear mountain capital	-2.00
Frazier financial advisors	-3.00
Quest 10 wealth builders	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	692	3.28%	337,371,510	3.02%	45	2.31%	313	7.93%	214	-0.47%
Mar 31, 2026	651	0.15%	324,268,562	-1.99%	44	2.10%	280	2.19%	211	2.43%
Dec 31, 2025	399	-35.12%	154,511,927	-57.53%	21	0.84%	155	-45.42%	129	-26.29%
Sep 30, 2025	342	-40.73%	106,925,092	-68.39%	14	0.68%	143	-42.57%	101	-47.40%
Jun 30, 2025	582	-	347,587,631	3.88%	47	2.27%	252	-3.08%	191	11.70%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv	10.41M	1.49%	21.06K
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Admiral	6.94M	0.99%	26.92K
RBC Canadian Dividend Fund A	6.39M	0.91%	49.33K
Vanguard Instl Ttl Intl Stk Mkt Idx TrII	5.27M	0.75%	36.02K
BMO Equal Weight Banks ETF	4.77M	0.68%	-31.00K
iShares Core S&P/TSX Cap Composite ETF	4.42M	0.63%	1.56K
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Compost ETF	4.42M	0.63%	1.56K
TD Dividend Growth - I	4.24M	0.60%	-36.10K
iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF	4.20M	0.60%	8.19K
Fidelity SAI Canada Equity Index	3.53M	0.50%	120.28K

BMO Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Bank of Montreal?

Bank of Montreal shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 45.93%, followed by 0.03% insiders and 54.04% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Bank of Montreal's industry, Diversified Banks Stocks, is 40.35%, which Bank of Montreal exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Bank of Montreal?

Bank of Montreal’s largest shareholders are Royal bank of canada (52.17M shares, 7.10%), Vanguard group (33.02M shares, 4.57%), and Bank of montreal /can/ (28.13M shares, 3.83%). Together, they hold 15.51% of Bank of Montreal’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Bank of Montreal?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Bank of Montreal.

Who is Bank of Montreal’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Canerector is Bank of Montreal’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.06% of its assets in 125K Bank of Montreal shares, valued at 22.05M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Bank of Montreal shares?

Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Bank of Montreal shares, with 1.49% of its total shares outstanding invested in 10.41M Bank of Montreal shares.

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