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RDS.B

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B

Delisted

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

625 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.5B invested in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 234 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 45

18% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $53.4M | Put options by funds: $45.1M

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 234 | Existing positions reduced: 199

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 601625 (+24)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.9B → $14.5B (-$376M)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2019 (-1)

Holders
625
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+3.99%
% of All Funds
14.33%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5%
% of All Funds
0.44%
New
73
Increased
234
Reduced
199
Closed
45
Calls
$53.4M
Puts
$45.1M
Net Calls
+$8.32M
Net Calls Change
+$43.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Capital World Investors
1
Capital World Investors
California
$5.07B -$327M -4,851,502 -6%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.44B +$4.81M +71,529 +0.3%
Capital International Investors
3
Capital International Investors
California
$750M +$44M +654,300 +6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$577M -$6.52M -96,878 -1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$515M +$42M +624,150 +9%
HL
6
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$462M +$171M +2,538,196 +57%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$295M +$7.79M +115,713 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$278M +$56.5M +839,738 +25%
SCCM
9
Schafer Cullen Capital Management
New York
$203M +$2.49M +36,925 +1%
Franklin Resources
10
Franklin Resources
California
$191M -$9.02M -134,060 -4%
Temasek Holdings
11
Temasek Holdings
Singapore
$188M
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$176M +$5.78M +85,817 +3%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$173M +$14.4M +213,517 +9%
Capital Research Global Investors
14
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$159M +$40.2M +597,000 +33%
Principal Financial Group
15
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$137M -$3.53M -52,509 -2%
OAG
16
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$124M +$18.5M +275,176 +17%
HCM
17
Hamlin Capital Management
New York
$117M -$2.01M -29,809 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
18
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$111M -$348K -5,169 -0.3%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
19
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$108M -$34.7M -515,805 -24%
CBT
20
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$108M +$12.5M +185,051 +13%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$107M +$5.75M +85,480 +6%
Macquarie Group
22
Macquarie Group
Australia
$94.3M -$14.1M -209,747 -13%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$91.4M +$44.7M +664,523 +91%
HA
24
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$88.5M
ORIO
25
Old Republic International (ORI)
Illinois
$86M

RDS.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

625 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B (RDS.B) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $14.5B — down 2.5% from $14.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new RDS.B positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 234 added to existing stakes and 199 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Harding Loevner, adding an estimated $171M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $327M.

  • 625 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B (RDS.B) as of Q1 2018, up from 601 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $14.5B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B stock for Q1 2018, down 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B positions in Q1 2018 and 45 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B buyer in Q1 2018 was Harding Loevner, an estimated $171M added.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B seller in Q1 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $327M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.