Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
RDS.A was delisted on the 28th of January, 2022.
868 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.1B invested in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 313 increasing their positions, 285 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
49% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 63
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 847 → 868 (+21)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 313 | Existing positions reduced: 285
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20B → $18.1B (-$1.89B)
32% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 17 (-8)
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $70.1M | Put options by funds: $113M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Highfields Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$195M |
| 2 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$141M |
| 3 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$139M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$113M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$108M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$266M |
| 2 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
-$231M |
| 3 |
NC
Northern Cross
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$215M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$112M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$93.8M |
RDS.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
868 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $18.1B — down 9.4% from $20B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new RDS.A positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 313 added to existing stakes and 285 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Highfields Capital Management, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $266M.
- 868 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) as of Q4 2014, up from 847 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $18.1B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A stock for Q4 2014, down 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 94 funds opened new Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A positions in Q4 2014 and 63 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A buyer in Q4 2014 was Highfields Capital Management, an estimated $195M added.
- The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A seller in Q4 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $266M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.