Figure 10 - Estimated Total Shareholding in Canada by Institutional Investor, 1983 and 1995

1983

• Pension Funds, 21%
• Foreign Holdings, 18%
• Insurance Companies, 8%
• Mutual Funds, 3%
• Trust Companies, 4%
• Retail Investors, 46%

1995

• Pension Funds, 37%
• Foreign Holdings, 10%
• Insurance Companies, 6%
• Mutual Funds, 13%
• Trust Companies, 1%
• Retail Investors, 33%

Note: SEI Inc. has estimated pension fund shareholdings in 1996 to be 40% of total TSE 300 ownership

Source: TSE, 1997

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