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RDS.A

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A

Delisted

RDS.A was delisted on the 28th of January, 2022.

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818 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.4B invested in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 272 increasing their positions, 309 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 842 → 818 (-24)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.6B → $15.4B (-$1.25B)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 272 | Existing positions reduced: 309

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 73

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 11 (-5)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.7M | Put options by funds: $139M

Holders
818
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-2.85%
% of All Funds
22.04%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
60
Increased
272
Reduced
309
Closed
73
Calls
$88.7M
Puts
$139M
Net Calls
-$50M
Net Calls Change
-$15.8M

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$394M
2
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
+$74.6M
3
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$70.3M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$43.7M
5
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Florida
+$37.2M

Top Sellers

1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$303M
2
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$205M
3
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$109M
4
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
-$108M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$107M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WS
426
Wedbush Securities
California
$835K +$96.4K +1,583 +12%
SCA
427
Sippican Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$829K -$33.5K -550 -4%
ACP
428
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$828K – – –
FAAS
429
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$813K +$23K +378 +3%
BB
430
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$803K +$2.5K +41 +0.3%
COI
431
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$801K – – –
MC
432
Middleton & Co
Massachusetts
$791K -$54.8K -900 -6%
RG
433
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$785K – – –
SCA
434
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$780K -$122K -2,000 -13%
BIC
435
Bridges Investment Counsel
Nebraska
$771K +$22.3K +366 +3%
NL
436
NWAM LLC
Washington
$770K +$36.9K +606 +5%
RHDIC
437
R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel
California
$769K – – –
BHIA
438
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$759K – – –
NPA
439
Nichols & Pratt Advisers
Massachusetts
$754K -$18.3K -300 -2%
MJP
440
Michael J. Puzo
$748K +$4.44K +73 +0.6%
SPC
441
Stewart & Patten Company
California
$739K – – –
CT
442
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$736K +$118K +1,933 +18%
CBB
443
Citizens Business Bank
California
$725K -$2.01K -33 -0.3%
FCMC
444
Founders Capital Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$721K – – –
CIC
445
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$719K +$146K +2,393 +23%
LIA
446
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$713K +$1.52K +25 +0.2%
DMC
447
Drexel Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania
$705K +$83.8K +1,376 +13%
KIG
448
Kovitz Investment Group
Illinois
$700K -$15.2K -250 -2%
TYCC
449
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$697K – – –
SRC
450
Stone Run Capital
New York
$695K – – –
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RDS.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

818 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $15.4B — down 7.5% from $16.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of RDS.A and 60 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 309 trimmed existing stakes and 272 added.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $394M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $303M.

  • 818 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) as of Q2 2015, down from 842 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $15.4B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A stock for Q2 2015, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A positions in Q2 2015 and 73 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A buyer in Q2 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $394M added.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A seller in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $303M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.