BCE INC BCE
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 05534B760 · ISIN CA05534B7604
Bell Canada Enterprises
* 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 ($415.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $34.76. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($476.5m notional), 14 hold puts ($842.0m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 573 |
| Q4 2022 | 597 |
| Q1 2023 | 584 |
| Q2 2023 | 590 |
| Q3 2023 | 568 |
| Q4 2023 | 542 |
| Q1 2024 | 540 |
| Q2 2024 | 503 |
| Q3 2024 | 501 |
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 | 299 | 219 |
| Q1 2023 | 291 | 215 |
| Q2 2023 | 256 | 259 |
| Q3 2023 | 216 | 304 |
| Q4 2023 | 185 | 329 |
| Q1 2024 | 215 | 295 |
| Q2 2024 | 207 | 291 |
| Q3 2024 | 225 | 239 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $171.7m | $55.6m | 0.32 |
| Q1 2024 | $154.3m | $255.7m | 1.66 |
| Q2 2024 | $457.4m | $592.0m | 1.29 |
| Q3 2024 | $476.5m | $842.0m | 1.77 |
Biggest buyers
| FIL Ltd | Added | +3.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.4m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.2m |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.5m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +1.2m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +864.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +860.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Added | +765.9k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC | Added | +756.6k |
Biggest sellers
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -3.5m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -3.4m |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | Reduced | -2.3m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | -1.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -919.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -720.6k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | -588.0k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $186.6m5.4m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $49.0m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $29.7m852.8k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | $25.1m720.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $24.3m700.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $22.8m655.8k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $16.4m466.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $15.8m454.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $14.8m314.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $14.1m405.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $407.3m11.7m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $160.7m4.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $70.5m2.0m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | $69.1m2.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $40.7m1.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $31.0m660.0k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $21.2m603.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $14.2m407.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $10.3m295.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $7.6m217.6k 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.
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 0.39% of their portfolio | 50.3m $1.7bn | Added +305.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.56% of their portfolio | 34.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -3.4m |
| FIL Ltd 0.76% of their portfolio | 24.0m $833.4m | Added +3.2m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 1.67% of their portfolio | 21.3m $741.2m | Reduced -1.6m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.87% of their portfolio | 18.9m $656.4m | Added +864.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.16% of their portfolio | 16.7m $582.5m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.14% of their portfolio | 16.3m $567.5m | Added +654.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.5m $537.7m | Added +392.4k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.33% of their portfolio | 10.8m $379.2m | Reduced -93.1k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.55% of their portfolio | 8.3m $289.3m | Reduced -208.1k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.48% of their portfolio | 7.9m $273.6m | Reduced -588.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3m $254.6m | Added +1.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.4m $223.8m | Added +484.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.0m $207.6m | Added +2.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.9m $203.9m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.97% of their portfolio | 5.7m $196.7m | Reduced -2.3m |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 5.6m $196.2m | Added +756.6k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.62% of their portfolio | 5.5m $190.6m | Reduced -44.3k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 5.4m $188.9m | Added +765.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.1m $144.4m | Reduced -919.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $130.3m | Added +568.0k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 2.26% of their portfolio | 3.6m $124.9m | Added +72.8k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.60% of their portfolio | 3.6m $123.9m | Added +1.2m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.5m $120.6m | Reduced -100.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.2m $110.9m | Added +88.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.0m $103.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $99.2m | Reduced -77.0k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $94.6m | Reduced -51.6k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.71% of their portfolio | 2.5m $88.0m | Reduced -49.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $86.4m | Reduced -36.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $81.6m | Added +2.2m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $78.8m | Added +168.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $77.7m | Reduced -309.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $69.0m | Added +249 |
| Pathway Financial Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $53.2k | Added +1.8m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $64.2m | Reduced -43.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $61.4m | Reduced -46.8k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.4m $64.9m | Added +26.5k |
| MORGUARD LINCLUDEN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS Ltd 5.23% of their portfolio | 1.4m $47.9m | Added +88.9k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.57% of their portfolio | 1.4m $47.3m | Added +543.3k |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 14.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.4m | Reduced -262.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.2m | Reduced -568.5k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.5m | Added +129.7k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.3m | Added +150.5k |
| REAVES W H & CO INC 1.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.3m | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.3m | Reduced -3.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.6m | Added +183.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 988.4k $34.4m | Added +15.0k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST CO 3.35% of their portfolio | 949.3k $33.0m | Added +20.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 879.3k $30.6m | Added +626.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 860.9k $30.0m | New |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 847.5k $28.4m | Added +48.2k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 826.0k $28.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 1.26% of their portfolio | 809.7k $28.2m | Added +326.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 755.3k $26.3m | Added +17.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 752.9k $26.2m | First filing |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 723.1k $28.7m | Added +104.6k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 1.13% of their portfolio | 658.4k $31.6m | Reduced -42.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 608.1k $21.2m | Added +4.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 598.1k $20.8m | Added +122.9k |
| GODSEY & GIBB, INC 1.84% of their portfolio | 554.0k $19.3m | Added +26.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 525.8k $18.3m | Reduced -8.2k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.06% of their portfolio | 522.3k $18.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.36% of their portfolio | 513.4k $17.9m | Reduced -256.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.21% of their portfolio | 495.1k $17.2m | Added +13.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 475.1k $16.5m | Added +11.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.03% of their portfolio | 451.5k $15.7m | Reduced -1.0k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.26% of their portfolio | 434.4k $15.1m | Reduced -129.7k |
| Verity & Verity, LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 425.5k $14.8m | Reduced -408.8k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 403.5k $14.0m | Reduced -49.5k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL ADVISORS LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 393.2k $13.7m | Added +26.1k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 391.4k $13.6m | Reduced -46.7k |
| DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co 2.38% of their portfolio | 374.9k $13.0m | Added +3.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 368.6k $12.8m | Reduced -146.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 357.2k $12.4m | Added +111.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 346.7k $12.1m | Added +26.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.2k $11.7m | Reduced -720.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 328.2k $11.0m | Reduced -490 |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 321.8k $11.2m | Unchanged |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.07% of their portfolio | 315.4k $9.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 302.9k $10.5m | Added +240.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.1k $10.4m | Reduced -3.5m |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 293.4k $10.2m | Added +165.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.1k $9.1m | Added +51.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 244.4k $8.5m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 238.0k $8.3m | Added +23.8k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 235.8k $8.2m | Added +11.0k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 225.6k $7.8m | New |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 222.9k $7.8m | Added +5.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.7k $7.7m | Added +1.9k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 218.6k $7.7m | Added +128.8k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 215.8k $7.5m | Reduced -6.3k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.4k $7.1m | Added +2.1k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 202.7k $7.1m | Unchanged |
| Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. 0.81% of their portfolio | 199.9k $6.9m | Reduced -68.3k |
| LIBERTY ONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 196.9k $6.9m | Reduced -853 |
| Aviso Financial Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 193.3k $6.7m | Reduced -21.5k |
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A. 0.45% of their portfolio | 177.5k $6.2m | Reduced -4.1k |
| AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd 3.50% of their portfolio | 175.0k $6.1m | New |
| PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 167.5k $5.8m | Added +1.2k |