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 ($159.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $22.99. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($434.0m notional), 18 hold puts ($861.4m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 431 |
| Q1 2025 | 401 |
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 | 256 | 259 |
| Q3 2023 | 216 | 304 |
| Q4 2023 | 185 | 329 |
| Q1 2024 | 215 | 295 |
| Q2 2024 | 207 | 291 |
| Q3 2024 | 225 | 239 |
| Q4 2024 | 178 | 296 |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 216 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $457.4m | $592.0m | 1.29 |
| Q3 2024 | $476.5m | $842.0m | 1.77 |
| Q4 2024 | $531.6m | $972.7m | 1.83 |
| Q1 2025 | $434.0m | $861.4m | 1.99 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +7.4m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +6.7m |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | Added | +5.2m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +4.8m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +4.0m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +3.3m |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +2.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +1.9m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | +1.9m |
Biggest sellers
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -4.3m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -2.2m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -1.5m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -886.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Reduced | -737.6k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK | Sold out | -562.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -505.9k |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -444.3k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $186.6m8.1m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $55.6m2.4m shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | $32.3m1.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $31.7m960.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $22.4m973.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $16.8m731.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $14.9m649.6k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Unchanged | $14.7m641.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $11.9m519.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $9.7m423.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $408.8m17.8m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $169.7m7.4m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $83.4m3.6m shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | $50.4m2.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $43.4m1.9m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $42.5m1.9m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $18.2m552.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $12.5m543.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $9.3m407.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.1m396.3k 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 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 0.29% of their portfolio | 55.9m $1.3bn | Added +1.9m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.49% of their portfolio | 40.3m $925.8m | Added +3.3m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 1.38% of their portfolio | 26.3m $603.3m | Added +1.9m |
| FIL Ltd 0.56% of their portfolio | 25.8m $593.3m | Reduced -444.3k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.22% of their portfolio | 25.2m $579.5m | Added +6.7m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.58% of their portfolio | 21.7m $497.1m | Added +4.0m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.95% of their portfolio | 18.4m $423.0m | Reduced -1.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.1m $369.6m | Added +222.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.32% of their portfolio | 14.2m $325.6m | Added +4.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.7m $268.2m | Added +7.4m |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 1.21% of their portfolio | 10.6m $244.0m | Added +5.2m |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.19% of their portfolio | 9.2m $210.7m | Reduced -380.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.13% of their portfolio | 7.0m $161.3m | Added +2.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.8m $157.1m | Added +815.6k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.40% of their portfolio | 6.8m $156.4m | Reduced -223.3k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 6.2m $141.4m | Added +2.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $138.2m | Reduced -505.9k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 2.54% of their portfolio | 5.2m $119.4m | Added +567.7k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.8m $110.7m | Added +218.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.8m $110.0m | Added +403.9k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.57% of their portfolio | 4.7m $107.2m | Reduced -245.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.3m $98.3m | Reduced -392.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $86.8m | Reduced -171.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $85.1m | Reduced -79.0k |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 16.58% of their portfolio | 3.5m $81.3m | Added +301.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.5m $79.9m | Added +214.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $61.2m | Added +258.9k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.87% of their portfolio | 2.4m $54.5m | Added +429.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $52.3m | Added +13.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $49.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| MORGUARD LINCLUDEN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS Ltd 5.53% of their portfolio | 1.9m $43.5m | Added +281.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.9m $42.8m | Reduced -4.3m |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 1.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $31.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $32.8m | Reduced -269.4k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $28.9m | Reduced -109.5k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $28.8m | Added +125.7k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.2m $27.9m | Unchanged |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $27.8m | Reduced -293.7k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $25.7m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $24.1m | Added +151.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 966.2k $22.2m | Added +100.1k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST CO 2.31% of their portfolio | 942.8k $21.6m | Reduced -12.1k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 820.0k $18.8m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 0.86% of their portfolio | 681.3k $23.2m | Reduced -16.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 679.0k $15.6m | Reduced -111.1k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 650.2k $14.9m | Added +332.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 619.6k $14.2m | Added +135.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 619.0k $14.2m | Added +129.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 588.1k $13.5m | Reduced -37.1k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 578.6k $13.3m | Added +206.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 567.7k $13.0m | Added +65.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 566.3k $13.0m | Added +91.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 550.6k $12.6m | Reduced -322.9k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 5.18% of their portfolio | 524.6k $12.0m | New |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 520.2k $11.9m | Reduced -30.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 518.3k $11.9m | Added +273.9k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.04% of their portfolio | 510.3k $11.7m | Reduced -12.9k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 507.2k $11.6m | Added +105.0k |
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. 1.11% of their portfolio | 497.2k $11.4m | Added +109.4k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 0.77% of their portfolio | 490.4k $11.3m | New |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.03% of their portfolio | 484.0k $10.3m | Reduced -56.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.02% of their portfolio | 466.4k $10.7m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 460.2k $10.6m | Added +49.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 432.9k $9.9m | Added +77.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 400.7k $9.2m | Reduced -329 |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.20% of their portfolio | 381.5k $8.8m | Added +320.0k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 336.9k $7.7m | Added +34.6k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 331.2k $7.6m | Added +330.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 319.6k $7.3m | Added +24.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 318.4k $7.3m | Added +34.8k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 317.2k $7.3m | Unchanged |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.5k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 311.5k $8.2m | Reduced -15.9k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 304.8k $7.0m | Added +26.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.8k $6.6m | Added +6.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 285.5k $6.6m | Added +97.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.7k $6.4m | Added +75.1k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 266.8k $6.1m | Added +88.3k |
| Claret Asset Management Corp 0.83% of their portfolio | 250.5k $5.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| CANERECTOR INC 6.30% of their portfolio | 245.8k $8.1m | Added +83.3k |
| Guardian Partners Inc. 0.50% of their portfolio | 226.6k $4.9m | Reduced -90.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 223.9k $5.1m | Reduced -25.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.7k $4.8m | Reduced -4.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.4k $4.8m | Reduced -55.4k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.9k $4.7m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. 0.56% of their portfolio | 189.2k $4.3m | Reduced -64.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.7k $4.3m | Added +140.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.1k $4.2m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.6k $4.1m | Reduced -238.5k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.0k $4.0m | Added +101.2k |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. 1.16% of their portfolio | 173.7k $4.0m | Added +69.8k |
| Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 171.2k $3.9m | Added +3.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.5k $3.7m | Reduced -38.6k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.6k $3.6m | Added +131.0k |
| Aviso Financial Inc. 0.18% of their portfolio | 154.8k $3.6m | Added +6.6k |
| NATIXIS 0.02% of their portfolio | 154.0k $3.6m | Reduced -92.3k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.0k $3.5m | Reduced -148.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.4k $3.5m | Reduced -886.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 151.8k $3.5m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.4k $3.3m | Reduced -1.2m |