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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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992 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.5B invested in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 163 funds opening new positions, 319 increasing their positions, 319 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

318% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 163 | Existing positions closed: 39

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 22 (+4)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 874 → 992 (+118)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $18.5B (+$1.95B)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 319 | Existing positions reduced: 319

43% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $280M | Put options by funds: $493M

Holders
992
Holders Change
+118
Holders Change %
+13.5%
% of All Funds
22.5%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
163
Increased
319
Reduced
319
Closed
39
Calls
$280M
Puts
$493M
Net Calls
-$213M
Net Calls Change
-$17.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$398M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$193M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$186M
4
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
+$142M
5
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$109M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$284M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$141M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$139M
4
CI
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
-$103M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$81.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NFGCM
801
Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management
New York
$233K – – –
BMM
802
Buffington Mohr McNeal
Idaho
$232K – – –
BWAM
803
Boyd Watterson Asset Management
Ohio
$232K +$7.06K +112 +3%
BONST
804
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust
Ontario, Canada
$230K -$73.7K -1,169 -25%
IAA
805
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$230K +$210K +3,331 New
ST
806
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$229K – – –
BC
807
Banced Corp
Illinois
$229K +$216K +3,434 New
NERM
808
New England Research & Management
Illinois
$225K -$9.45K -150 -4%
1SB
809
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$224K – – –
FNB
810
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$222K – – –
MWM
811
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$221K +$209K +3,310 New
BSW
812
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$220K +$208K +3,293 New
BCA
813
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$220K +$208K +3,300 New
FPB
814
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$219K +$35.9K +570 +21%
EBSAM
815
Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management
Ohio
$219K +$207K +3,277 New
RCM
816
RB Capital Management
Nevada
$219K +$207K +3,278 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
817
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$218K -$14.4K -229 -7%
VCM
818
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$216K – – –
HW
819
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$214K -$12.1K -192 -6%
BWP
820
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$213K -$13.6K -216 -6%
BFEC
821
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$213K -$4.73K -75 -2%
PCMK
822
Paragon Capital Management (Kansas)
Kansas
$213K +$201K +3,197 New
BP
823
Broadleaf Partners
Ohio
$213K +$202K +3,200 New
FPS
824
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$212K – – –
AUB
825
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$212K +$200K +3,175 New
31 32
33
34 35

RDS.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

992 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $18.5B — up 12% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 163 funds opened new RDS.A positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 124 holders — while 319 added to existing stakes and 319 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boston Partners, adding an estimated $398M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $284M.

  • 992 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) as of Q4 2017, up from 874 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $18.5B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A stock for Q4 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 163 funds opened new Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A positions in Q4 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +124 holders.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A buyer in Q4 2017 was Boston Partners, an estimated $398M added.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A seller in Q4 2017 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $284M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.