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 ($124.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $23.92. Options: 19 managers hold calls ($600.2m notional), 17 hold puts ($872.0m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 391 |
| Q3 2025 | 399 |
| Q4 2025 | 410 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 215 | 295 |
| Q2 2024 | 207 | 291 |
| Q3 2024 | 225 | 239 |
| Q4 2024 | 178 | 296 |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 216 |
| Q2 2025 | 170 | 201 |
| Q3 2025 | 194 | 154 |
| Q4 2025 | 169 | 210 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $434.0m | $861.4m | 1.99 |
| Q2 2025 | $679.0m | $1.1bn | 1.60 |
| Q3 2025 | $590.1m | $948.4m | 1.61 |
| Q4 2025 | $600.2m | $872.0m | 1.45 |
Biggest buyers
| Quadrature Capital Ltd | New | +4.2m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +3.8m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | +2.8m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.8m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +2.3m |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +2.0m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +2.0m |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +1.8m |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +1.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -2.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -2.0m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -1.9m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -1.6m |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -696.2k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -661.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -497.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -497.2k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $225.3m9.5m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $140.5m5.9m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $60.4m2.5m shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | $38.8m1.6m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $31.4m960.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $19.2m805.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $16.7m699.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $13.7m574.6k shares |
| Anson Funds Management LP | New | $11.9m500.0k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $10.5m441.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $263.7m11.1m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $140.2m5.9m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Reduced | $121.3m5.1m shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | $110.3m4.6m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Unchanged | $87.3m3.7m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $50.6m2.1m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Unchanged | $45.9m1.9m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $29.2m892.5k shares |
| DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC | Unchanged | $6.0m2.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.7m195.9k 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 Q4 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 Q4 2025.
Holders, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.24% of their portfolio | 56.4m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| FIL Ltd 0.67% of their portfolio | 37.6m $896.4m | Added +2.0m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.35% of their portfolio | 36.3m $864.7m | Reduced -43.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 1.38% of their portfolio | 34.1m $814.6m | Unchanged |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 1.02% of their portfolio | 23.8m $568.2m | Added +2.8m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.53% of their portfolio | 21.5m $513.5m | Added +1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.0m $429.8m | Added +700.8k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.61% of their portfolio | 17.1m $408.7m | Added +2.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.20% of their portfolio | 14.2m $337.5m | Reduced -2.1m |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.80% of their portfolio | 8.7m $208.5m | Added +511.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.8m $185.9m | Added +1.1m |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 2.87% of their portfolio | 7.3m $175.3m | Added +292.7k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 7.3m $174.2m | Added +2.0m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.30% of their portfolio | 7.1m $169.6m | Added +377.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.4m $152.3m | Reduced -497.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 5.9m $141.7m | Added +2.8m |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 5.7m $135.6m | Reduced -696.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $133.6m | Added +1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $108.5m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 1.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $101.0m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.1m $99.0m | Added +798.7k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.1m $97.9m | Added +3.8m |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.9m $92.0m | Reduced -376.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $91.8m | Not comparable |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 2.64% of their portfolio | 3.8m $91.8m | Added +727.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $74.8m | Reduced -95.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $60.5m | Added +311.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $58.1m | Added +877.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $53.1m | Added +235.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $53.7m | Reduced -18.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $52.5m | Added +229.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $47.6m | Reduced -497.2k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.0m $46.9m | Added +1.4m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $46.7m | Reduced -661.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $52.8m | Added +171.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $46.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| MORGUARD LINCLUDEN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS Ltd 5.24% of their portfolio | 1.9m $61.7m | Reduced -62.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $44.7m | Added +183.7k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $43.4m | Added +1.8m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $43.0m | Added +65.7k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $39.7m | Reduced -33.0k |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.4m $33.9m | Reduced -123.2k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $33.0m | Added +1.0m |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $31.6m | Reduced -317.5k |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.9m | Reduced -89.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.7m | Added +814.6k |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. 0.46% of their portfolio | 1.1m $26.4m | Added +340.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 915.2k $21.8m | Reduced -118.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 902.0k $21.5m | Added +136.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 847.7k $20.2m | Added +228.2k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 817.5k $19.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 792.5k $18.9m | Added +713.2k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 789.3k $18.8m | Reduced -171.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 749.1k $17.8m | New |
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. 1.58% of their portfolio | 729.0k $17.4m | Added +96.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 681.4k $16.2m | Added +130.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.05% of their portfolio | 622.6k $14.9m | Reduced -52.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 604.0k $14.4m | Added +160.4k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 600.9k $14.3m | Added +12.7k |
| Delaney Capital Management Ltd. 2.30% of their portfolio | 580.1k $13.9m | First filing |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.15% of their portfolio | 518.2k $12.3m | Reduced -105.9k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.04% of their portfolio | 500.5k $13.0m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 498.9k $11.9m | Reduced -77.3k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 488.8k $11.7m | Reduced -47.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 477.6k $11.4m | Added +174.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 474.3k $11.3m | Reduced -183.1k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 472.0k $11.2m | Added +67.5k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 463.5k $15.4m | Reduced -31.6k |
| NATIXIS 0.04% of their portfolio | 431.3k $10.3m | Added +178.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.02% of their portfolio | 412.9k $8.4m | Reduced -51.5k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 405.2k $9.7m | Reduced -32.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 402.5k $9.6m | Added +52.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 389.6k $9.3m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Purpose Unlimited Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 350.2k $8.4m | First filing |
| Ninepoint Partners LP 0.98% of their portfolio | 345.0k $8.2m | Added +269.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.7k $8.1m | New |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 335.3k $8.0m | Added +15.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 332.3k $7.9m | Added +285.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 315.6k $7.5m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.6k $7.1m | Added +17.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 284.2k $6.8m | Added +7.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 283.8k $6.8m | Reduced -1.6m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 272.5k $6.5m | Added +264.3k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.5k $6.5m | Added +155.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 262.7k $6.3m | Reduced -201.8k |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc 0.81% of their portfolio | 255.8k $6.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 249.6k $5.9m | Reduced -285.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.9k $5.8m | Added +152.9k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.05% of their portfolio | 240.4k $5.7m | Added +33.6k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.58% of their portfolio | 239.6k $5.7m | Added +27.8k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 235.0k $5.6m | Added +35.0k |
| JOHN G ULLMAN & ASSOCIATES INC 0.74% of their portfolio | 233.3k $5.6m | Added +108.2k |
| Claret Asset Management Corp 0.64% of their portfolio | 230.0k $5.5m | Reduced -15.8k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 219.7k $5.2m | Reduced -97.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.6k $5.2m | Added +61.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.3k $5.1m | Added +63.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.7k $4.9m | Reduced -9.0k |
| FLAX POND CAPITAL, LLC 3.56% of their portfolio | 201.2k $4.8m | First filing |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 197.8k $4.7m | Reduced -16.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.3k $4.7m | Added +166.8k |