Who owns BCE
Which tracked institutional funds hold BCE, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See BCE company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q1 13F filings (latest filed 2026-05-18). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
121 tracked funds added or opened BCE while 53 trimmed or exited it between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
BCE’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, sizes it at 0.3% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.1% of theirs — a 0.2pp conviction gap — its largest holder concentrates the name more heavily than the typical one.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in BCE divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1, across 410 tracked filers holding BCE, 196 increased or opened the position and 177 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, there were no open-market insider Form 4s.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in BCE between the 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 20
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$224M
- Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC$164M
- JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD$84M
- VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$69M
- VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd$14M
- Triasima Portfolio Management inc.$7M
Full exits 17
- VANGUARD GROUP INC$417M
- TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP$58M
- Ninepoint Partners LP$8M
- Point72 Asset Management, L.P.$8M
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP$8M
- Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.$6M
Largest adds
- Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec$209M
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$151M
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$71M
- FIL Ltd$48M
- MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP$45M
- BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/$43M
Largest trims
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$149M
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$134M
- TORONTO DOMINION BANK$48M
- PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT$46M
- Invesco Ltd.$38M
- NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO$31M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, largest reported value first. “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding. Rows marked stale are from an earlier filing than the security’s latest quarter — that fund is absent from the newest snapshot (position exited, or reported under a different name).
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added | 59,242,080 | $1.5B | 13.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIL Ltd trimmed | 37,411,448 | $944M | 8.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ trimmed | 35,980,451 | $908M | 8.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | 34,107,306 | $858M | 7.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. trimmed | 23,359,992 | $589M | 5.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ trimmed | 21,250,639 | $535M | 4.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA added | 17,296,776 | $436M | 3.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec added | 16,616,186 | $417M | 3.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 8,868,566 | $224M | 2.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added | 8,412,506 | $212M | 1.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC added | 7,564,328 | $190M | 1.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP trimmed | 7,465,895 | $188M | 1.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| TD Asset Management Inc added | 7,049,517 | $177M | 1.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD trimmed | 6,752,594 | $170M | 1.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC new | 6,508,315 | $164M | 1.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 6,020,210 | $152M | 1.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC added | 5,966,886 | $151M | 1.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE added | 5,038,362 | $127M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 4,837,452 | $122M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK trimmed | 4,807,070 | $121M | 1.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP added | 3,885,182 | $98M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. trimmed | 3,766,099 | $95M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. trimmed | 3,587,760 | $90M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORGES BANK trimmed | 3,706,845 | $85M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD added | 3,332,879 | $84M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd trimmed | 3,255,392 | $82M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main trimmed | 3,151,822 | $79M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS Group AG added | 2,909,801 | $73M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO new | 2,746,448 | $69M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC trimmed | 2,715,165 | $69M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 2,136,115 | $67M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| Legal & General Group Plc added | 2,660,831 | $67M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added | 2,559,588 | $65M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC added | 2,522,306 | $63M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ trimmed | 1,713,146 | $60M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. added | 2,354,751 | $59M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. added | 2,242,774 | $56M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC trimmed | 2,041,981 | $52M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC added | 1,898,700 | $48M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added | 1,888,784 | $48M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| LINCLUDEN MANAGEMENT LTD trimmed | 1,843,830 | $47M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP trimmed | 1,833,291 | $46M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. added | 1,668,780 | $42M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. trimmed | 1,620,047 | $41M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| SIG North Trading, ULC added | 1,488,567 | $38M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. added | 1,401,984 | $35M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. trimmed | 1,383,221 | $35M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc trimmed | 1,310,254 | $33M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added | 1,181,335 | $30M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| DUFF & PHELPS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO | 1,127,288 | $28M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC added | 1,066,362 | $27M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 965,844 | $24M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. added | 945,994 | $24M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Purpose Unlimited Inc. added | 933,105 | $24M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added | 879,778 | $22M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC trimmed | 811,500 | $20M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Amundi added | 793,416 | $20M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp added | 790,697 | $20M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| NICOLA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD. | 729,000 | $18M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 697,249 | $18M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 676,047 | $17M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Addenda Capital Inc. added | 471,327 | $17M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System trimmed | 662,947 | $17M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. added | 612,415 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC trimmed | 575,984 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 554,240 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd new | 545,022 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND added | 532,508 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury | 500,476 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| NATIXIS added | 494,754 | $12M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM trimmed | 494,158 | $12M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO trimmed | 478,756 | $12M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added | 449,812 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added | 438,580 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC added | 436,333 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC added | 427,900 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. trimmed | 397,331 | $10M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP added | 389,968 | $10M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP added | 374,039 | $9M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Creative Planning added | 352,870 | $9M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN added | 348,595 | $9M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| APG Asset Management N.V. trimmed | 385,727 | $8M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| BARCLAYS PLC trimmed | 308,832 | $8M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. added | 296,421 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 292,656 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added | 286,739 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Ruffer LLP new | 280,040 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Invesco Ltd. trimmed | 263,824 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co added | 262,993 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. added | 262,246 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc trimmed | 254,707 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd added | 252,459 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC added | 17,475,246 | $417M | 3.8% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP added | 2,440,700 | $58M | 0.5% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. added | 490,359 | $11M | 0.1% | 2025-Q1 stale |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC added | 447,827 | $10M | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Ninepoint Partners LP added | 345,023 | $8M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| CANERECTOR INC | 250,000 | $8M | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. added | 337,700 | $8M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP added | 332,278 | $8M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.