Royal Caribbean
324 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.17B invested in Royal Caribbean in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 133 increasing their positions, 98 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
81% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 26
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 133 | Existing positions reduced: 98
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.73B → $7.17B (+$447M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 304 → 324 (+20)
2.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.85% → 56.11% (+2.3%)
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $32.6M | Put options by funds: $100M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$99.9M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$70.7M |
| 3 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$51.9M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$38.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$31.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$88.8M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$29.2M |
| 3 |
AI
Ariel Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$27.5M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$23.7M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$20.5M |
RCL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
324 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Caribbean (RCL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $7.17B — up 6.6% from $6.73B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new RCL positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 133 added to existing stakes and 98 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fred Alger Management, adding an estimated $99.9M. The largest seller was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, cutting an estimated $88.8M.
- 324 institutional investors held Royal Caribbean (RCL) as of Q2 2014, up from 304 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $7.17B of Royal Caribbean stock for Q2 2014, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Royal Caribbean positions in Q2 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Royal Caribbean buyer in Q2 2014 was Fred Alger Management, an estimated $99.9M added.
- The largest Royal Caribbean seller in Q2 2014 was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, an estimated $88.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.