We are live on ! Find out more
RDS.A

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A

Delisted

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

Back to rankings

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
Lido Advisors
826
Lido Advisors
California
$212K +$200K +3,180 New
RC
827
RBO & Co
California
$212K +$201K +3,182 New
GFP
828
Gryphon Financial Partners
Ohio
$212K +$201K +3,184 New
BWA
829
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$210K – – –
UIA
830
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$209K +$197K +3,126 New
CB
831
Cadence Bank
Mississippi
$209K +$197K +3,127 New
IT
832
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$209K +$198K +3,140 New
PCP
833
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$208K -$22.4K -356 -10%
RCAG
834
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$207K +$195K +3,096 New
AWM
835
Aries Wealth Management
Maine
$204K +$184K +2,926 New
GP
836
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$204K +$192K +3,051 New
WA
837
Wealth Architects
California
$203K +$192K +3,042 New
GA
838
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$203K +$192K +3,046 New
TF
839
Tompkins Financial
New York
$202K – – –
FNFDCM
840
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$201K +$190K +3,009 New
EM
841
Excalibur Management
Massachusetts
$200K +$189K +3,000 New
PP
842
Pegasus Partners
Wisconsin
$200K +$189K +3,000 New
SL
843
Summitry LLC
California
$200K +$189K +3,000 New
FCBT
844
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$200K +$189K +3,005 New
RCA
845
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$199K -$86.6K -1,374 -32%
WC
846
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$190K +$11.6K +184 +7%
EA
847
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$184K -$16.8K -267 -9%
PSC
848
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$163K – – –
CHP
849
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$153K -$11.7K -186 -8%
KF
850
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$153K -$126 -2 -0.1%
32 33
34
35 36

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.