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RDS.B

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B

Delisted

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

608 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.01B invested in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 204 increasing their positions, 236 reducing their positions, and 179 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62.3M | Put options by funds: $33.9M

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 204 | Existing positions reduced: 236

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 705608 (-97)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 129 (-3)

49% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 179

61% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.9B → $5.01B (-$7.91B)

Holders
608
Holders Change
-97
Holders Change %
-13.76%
% of All Funds
13.4%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
92
Increased
204
Reduced
236
Closed
179
Calls
$62.3M
Puts
$33.9M
Net Calls
+$28.4M
Net Calls Change
+$8.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$421M +$247M +5,277,273 +69%
Norges Bank
2
Norges Bank
Norway
$401M +$575M +12,264,605 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$272M +$5.2M +111,052 +1%
Capital International Investors
4
Capital International Investors
California
$271M -$773M -16,501,025 -67%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$212M -$1.9B -40,496,738 -86%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$177M +$5.69M +121,499 +2%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$158M -$772M -16,467,976 -77%
T. Rowe Price Associates
8
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$154M -$18.3M -390,007 -8%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$146M +$208M +4,445,329 +31,825%
AllianceBernstein
10
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$123M -$70.9M -1,511,793 -29%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$117M +$155M +3,304,201 +1,183%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$93.2M -$134M -2,850,810 -50%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$90.5M +$16.4M +350,361 +14%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$86.2M +$106M +2,253,184 +586%
OAG
15
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$85.5M +$5.06M +107,897 +4%
Millennium Management
16
Millennium Management
New York
$83.9M +$109M +2,319,010 +926%
SIGI
17
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$79.4M +$114M +2,429,857 New
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$76.8M +$12M +255,265 +12%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$75.7M +$6.34M +135,357 +6%
Capital Research Global Investors
20
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$73M -$260M -5,555,268 -71%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
21
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$71.1M +$45.3M +966,306 +80%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$64.8M +$92.8M +1,981,082 +46,417%
HL
23
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$64.6M -$3.55M -75,700 -4%
Principal Financial Group
24
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$64.6M -$34.7M -739,811 -27%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$63.2M -$25.7M -549,156 -22%

RDS.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

608 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B (RDS.B) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $5.01B — down 61% from $12.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 179 funds closed out of RDS.B and 92 opened new positions — a net loss of 87 holders — while 236 trimmed existing stakes and 204 added.

The largest buyer was Norges Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $575M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.9B.

  • 608 institutional investors held Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B (RDS.B) as of Q1 2020, down from 705 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $5.01B of Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B stock for Q1 2020, down 61% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B positions in Q1 2020 and 179 closed out, a net change of -87 holders.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B buyer in Q1 2020 was Norges Bank, an estimated $575M added.
  • The largest Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B seller in Q1 2020 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.9B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.