Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
RDS.A was delisted on the 28th of January, 2022.
779 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7B invested in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 258 increasing their positions, 315 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 818 → 779 (-39)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.4B → $12.7B (-$2.64B)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 258 | Existing positions reduced: 315
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $69.7M | Put options by funds: $90M
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 92
36% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 7 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$607M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$176M |
| 3 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$95.4M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$84.2M |
| 5 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$55.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$316M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
-$218M |
| 3 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$90.6M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$74.9M |
| 5 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$62.3M |
RDS.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
779 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $12.7B — down 17% from $15.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 92 funds closed out of RDS.A and 60 opened new positions — a net loss of 32 holders — while 315 trimmed existing stakes and 258 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $607M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $316M.
- 779 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) as of Q3 2015, down from 818 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $12.7B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 60 funds opened new Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A positions in Q3 2015 and 92 closed out, a net change of -32 holders.
- The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A buyer in Q3 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $607M added.
- The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A seller in Q3 2015 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $316M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.