Bank of Montreal BMO
$171.13 −$1.32 (-0.77%)
Market closed · Nov 8, 8:00 pm ET · Last extended-hours $171.13 0.00%
Open$170.35
Prev close$172.45
Day range$170.09 – $172.84
Volume331.2K
Market cap$119.86B
P/E (TTM)19.7
Dividend yield2.79%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership51.4%+0.42 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding840-1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)8 buys / 1 sellsNet buying
Short interest0.68% of floatDays to cover 7.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share24.5%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$2.07M (12 inflow days, 8 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 15.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 1.03% to 0.68% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,232,768 | 1.4% |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,749,052 | 0.6% |
| Bessemer Investment Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,427,492 | 0.2% |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,017,326 | 1.0% |
| Fidelity International Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +834,860 | 1.8% |
| Picton Mahoney Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +707,670 | 0.1% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +685,542 | 0.3% |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +678,753 | 0.6% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +661,553 | 1.1% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +639,749 | 1.3% |
| Two Sigma Investments, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +490,038 | 0.1% |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +449,680 | 0.1% |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +441,974 | 0.8% |
| British Columbia Investment Management Corporation | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +383,861 | 0.2% |
| TD Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +279,595 | 2.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Deland Kamanga | Group Head of Wealth Management | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -18,128 | $171.71 | 4,084 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Nandita Bakhshi | Other Derivative Acquisition | +318 | – | 3,820 | |
| 30 Dec 2025 | William White | Chief Executive Officer | Acquisition Under Employee Benef | +50 | $114.10 | 69,043 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Alan Tannenbaum | CEO & Group Head of BMO Capital Markets | Acquisition Under Employee Benef | +16 | $113.63 | 225 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Darrel Hackett | U.S. CEO of BMO Financial Corp., President & CEO of BMO Bank N.A. | Acquisition Under Employee Benef | +400 | $113.63 | 1,671 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Sharon Haward-Laird | Grp Head of Canadian Banking, NA Intg. Solutions, Co-Head of Canadian Personal & Commercial Banking | Acquisition Under Employee Benef | +168 | $114.18 | 6,517 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Steve Tennyson | Chief Technology & Operations Officer | Acquisition Under Employee Benef | +108 | $114.02 | 25,647 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Deland Kamanga | Group Head of Wealth Management | Acquisition Under Employee Benef | +150 | $112.83 | 4,084 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Mona Malone | Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of People, Culture & Brand | Acquisition Under Employee Benef | +38 | $112.68 | 1,894 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 4,764,112 | 0.7% | 7.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 5,478,539 | 0.8% | 9.4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 4,466,213 | 0.6% | 7.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,828,939 | 0.8% | 5.5 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 5,470,101 | 0.8% | 9.8 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7,306,182 | 1.0% | 7.9 |
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