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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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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
779
Holders Change
-39
Holders Change %
-4.77%
% of All Funds
21.75%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-36.36%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
60
Increased
258
Reduced
315
Closed
92
Calls
$69.7M
Puts
$90M
Net Calls
-$20.3M
Net Calls Change
+$29.7M

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$607M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$176M
3
Pzena Investment Management
Pzena Investment Management
New York
+$95.4M
4
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
+$84.2M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$55.4M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$316M
2
TIM
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
-$218M
3
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$90.6M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$74.9M
5
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
-$62.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$2.36B +$607M +11,334,016 +29%
Allianz Asset Management
2
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$636M -$13.8M -257,367 -2%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$627M +$27.4M +512,047 +4%
Capital Research Global Investors
4
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$618M -$316M -5,900,099 -31%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$528M -$3.56M -66,500 -0.6%
Dodge & Cox
6
Dodge & Cox
California
$469M +$8.63M +160,953 +2%
Pzena Investment Management
7
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$439M +$95.4M +1,780,582 +24%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$429M +$2.73M +50,934 +0.6%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$406M +$20.3M +379,162 +5%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
10
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$363M +$1.6M +29,868 +0.4%
TIM
11
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$340M -$218M -4,076,366 -36%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$294M +$176M +3,275,113 +112%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
13
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$253M +$55.4M +1,034,181 +24%
EIP
14
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$228M +$22M +409,668 +9%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
15
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$189M -$1.78M -33,124 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$186M +$4.44M +82,888 +2%
LBA
17
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$178M +$4.67M +87,126 +2%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
18
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$154M – – –
PI
19
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$131M -$19.7M -368,244 -12%
Fayez Sarofim & Co
20
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Texas
$125M -$4.73M -88,217 -3%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$114M +$4.7M +87,771 +4%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$112M -$6.08M -113,412 -5%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$95.4M -$74.9M -1,396,831 -41%
VOYA Investment Management
24
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$87.6M -$12.4M -230,905 -11%
USAA
25
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$86.7M +$11.7M +217,839 +14%
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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.