Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
RDS.A was delisted on the 28th of January, 2022.
819 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, 210 increasing their positions, 543 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 843 → 819 (-24)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.6B → $15.4B (-$1.16B)
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
61% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 210 | Existing positions reduced: 543
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$362M |
| 2 |
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
Santa Fe,
New Mexico
|
+$64.9M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$53.6M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$43.2M |
| 5 |
DRZID
DePrince Race & Zollo Inc (DRZ)
Winter Park,
Florida
|
+$37M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$308M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$217M |
| 3 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$117M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$115M |
| 5 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$108M |
RDS.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
819 of the 3,730 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% 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 543 trimmed existing stakes and 210 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $362M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $308M.
- 819 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) as of Q2 2015, down from 843 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $15.4B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A stock for Q2 2015, down 7% 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 $362M added.
- The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A seller in Q2 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $308M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.