Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
RDS.B was delisted on the 28th of January, 2022.
673 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.7B invested in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 213 increasing their positions, 242 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
118% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $59.8M | Put options by funds: $27.5M
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 73
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 649 → 673 (+24)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 14 (-1)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 213 | Existing positions reduced: 242
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.6B → $13.7B (-$2.85B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$138M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$49.3M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$39.9M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$37.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$293M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$268M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$70.6M |
| 4 |
MF
Magnetar Financial
Evanston,
Illinois
|
-$67.4M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$56M |
RDS.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
673 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B (RDS.B) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $13.7B — down 17% from $16.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new RDS.B positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 213 added to existing stakes and 242 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $293M.
- 673 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B (RDS.B) as of Q4 2018, up from 649 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $13.7B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 104 funds opened new Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B positions in Q4 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B buyer in Q4 2018 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $138M added.
- The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B seller in Q4 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $293M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.