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RDS.A

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A

Delisted

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

1,006 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.5B invested in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 302 increasing their positions, 386 reducing their positions, and 131 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1822 (+4)

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $215M | Put options by funds: $191M

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0361,006 (-30)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 131

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 302 | Existing positions reduced: 386

46% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.9B → $13.5B (-$11.4B)

Holders
1,006
Holders Change
-30
Holders Change %
-2.9%
% of All Funds
22.42%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.22%
% of All Funds
0.49%
New
110
Increased
302
Reduced
386
Closed
131
Calls
$215M
Puts
$191M
Net Calls
+$24.5M
Net Calls Change
-$231M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$1.07B -$6.28M -101,266 -0.5%
Fisher Asset Management
2
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$740M +$324M +5,220,185 +70%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$680M +$15.7M +253,239 +2%
TIM
4
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$652M -$23.2M -373,845 -3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$564M -$117M -1,889,822 -16%
Boston Partners
6
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$541M -$20.6M -332,260 -3%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$454M -$28.3M -457,076 -6%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$443M -$25.7M -414,830 -5%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$433M -$41M -661,253 -8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$429M -$5.63M -90,788 -1%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$368M -$107M -1,732,632 -22%
Pzena Investment Management
12
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$308M -$31.6M -508,994 -9%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
13
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$289M -$9.66M -155,800 -3%
Capital Research Global Investors
14
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$244M +$62 +1 +0%
EIP
15
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
$230M -$31.4M -506,785 -11%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$190M -$4.05M -65,365 -2%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
17
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois
$189M
CI
18
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$186M -$15.5M -250,373 -7%
Allianz Asset Management
19
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$184M +$30.4M +490,937 +18%
Jennison Associates
20
Jennison Associates
New York
$178M +$4.58M +73,800 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
21
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$176M +$27.2M +438,988 +17%
LBA
22
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$175M -$7.5M -121,015 -4%
PPA
23
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$174M -$6.86M -110,676 -4%
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$148M +$1.4M +22,624 +0.9%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$141M -$21M -339,186 -12%

RDS.A Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

1,006 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $13.5B — down 46% from $24.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 131 funds closed out of RDS.A and 110 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 386 trimmed existing stakes and 302 added.

The largest buyer was Fisher Asset Management, adding an estimated $324M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $455M sold.

  • 1,006 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A (RDS.A) as of Q4 2018, down from 1,036 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $13.5B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A stock for Q4 2018, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 110 funds opened new Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A positions in Q4 2018 and 131 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A buyer in Q4 2018 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $324M added.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A seller in Q4 2018 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $455M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.