BCE BCE, Inc.

BCE, Inc. is a telecommunications and media company, which engages in the provision of communication services to residential, business, and wholesale customers. It operates through the following segments: Bell Wireless, Bell Wireline and Bell Media. The Bell Wireless segment covers integrated digital wireless voice and data communications products and services to residential and business customers. The Bell Wireline segment offers data, including Internet access and Internet protocol television, local telephone, long distance, as well as other communications services and products to residential, small and medium-sized business, and large enterprise customers. The Bell Media segment includes conventional, specialty and pay television, digital media, radio broadcasting services, and out-of-home advertising services. The company was founded on February 25, 1970 and is headquartered in Verdun, Canada.

Company profile

Ticker

BCE

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.bce.ca

CEO

Mirko Bibic

Location

Quebec, Canada

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Communications > Major Telecommunications

Industry (SEC)

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)

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SEC CIK

0000718940

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

BCE stock data

S&P 500

1M 1Y 2Y 5Y

Company financial data Financial data

Chart BCE financial data

Institutional ownership Q3 2019

BCE institutional ownership history Ownership history

45.6% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	484	487	-0.6%
Opened positions	46	39	+17.9%
Closed positions	49	54	-9.3%
Increased positions	170	186	-8.6%
Reduced positions	176	170	+3.5%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	19.91B	18.02B	+10.5%
Total shares	410.8M	396.79M	+3.5%
Total puts	5.75M	4.64M	+23.8%
Total calls	3.18M	3.69M	-13.8%
Total put/call ratio	1.8	1.3	+43.7%

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
RY Royal Bank of Canada	76.09M	$3.68B	+1.7%
BMO Bank Of Montreal	26.33M	$1.27B	+17.3%
FIL	21.2M	$1.03B	+60.7%
TD Asset Management	15.54M	$752.21M	-12.6%
Capital Research Global Investors	15.43M	$746.35M	+4.8%
CIBC World Markets	12.04M	$583.07M	-7.5%
DB Deutsche Bank	11.56M	$559.61M	-1.8%
BNS The Bank of Nova Scotia	11.09M	$536.94M	+16.1%
1832 Asset Management	10.63M	$514.63M	-2.7%
Vanguard	9.6M	$464.75M	+1.6%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
FIL	21.2M	+8M	+60.7%
BMO Bank Of Montreal	26.33M	+3.87M	+17.3%
Mawer Investment Management	0	-3.47M	EXIT
TD Asset Management	15.54M	-2.25M	-12.6%
TD Toronto Dominion Bank	7.36M	+1.99M	+37.1%
BNS The Bank of Nova Scotia	11.09M	+1.54M	+16.1%
Alberta Investment Management	3.1M	+1.52M	+95.6%
RY Royal Bank of Canada	76.09M	+1.31M	+1.7%
BEN Franklin Resources	7.54M	+1.05M	+16.1%
CIBC World Markets	12.04M	-973.58K	-7.5%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

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Panamsat Holding

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From filing 40-F 2018 FY