BCE
About: BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the Big Three national wireless carriers, with over 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the incumbent local exchange carrier—the legacy telephone provider—throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec. BCE has a media segment that holds television, radio, and digital media assets. BCE licenses the Canadian rights to HBO Max and Starz.
Employees: 40,390
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q1] → 5 (+1) [Q2]
0.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 42.86% [Q1] → 42.12% (-0.74%) [Q2]
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.08B [Q1] → $8.72B (-$364M) [Q2]
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 60
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 135
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 393 [Q1] → 381 (-12) [Q2]
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $527M | Put options by funds: $798M
Financial journalist opinion
