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Now that that’s out of the way, let’s discuss the latest info surrounding BCE Inc. (USA) (NYSE:BCE).
Hedge fund activity in BCE Inc. (USA) (NYSE:BCE)
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 15 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 50% from one quarter earlier. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a few notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings significantly.
Out of the hedge funds we follow, Renaissance Technologies, managed by Jim Simons, holds the most valuable position in BCE Inc. (USA) (NYSE:BCE). Renaissance Technologies has a $95.5 million position in the stock, comprising 0.3% of its 13F portfolio. On Renaissance Technologies’s heels is Fairfax Financial Holdings, managed by Prem Watsa, which held a $11 million position; 0.4% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining peers with similar optimism include Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management and Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors.
Consequently, certain money managers were breaking ground themselves. Renaissance Technologies, managed by Jim Simons, assembled the biggest position in BCE Inc. (USA) (NYSE:BCE). Renaissance Technologies had 95.5 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings also initiated a $11 million position during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new BCE investors: Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors, Israel Englander’s Millennium Management, and Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors.
How are insiders trading BCE Inc. (USA) (NYSE:BCE)?
Legal insider trading, particularly when it’s bullish, is particularly usable when the primary stock in question has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the last six-month time period, BCE Inc. (USA) (NYSE:BCE) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also examine the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to BCE Inc. (USA) (NYSE:BCE). These stocks are Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ:WIN), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), and Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:CHT). This group of stocks are in the telecom services – domestic industry and their market caps are closest to BCE’s market cap.
