Rio Tinto
RIO
About: Rio Tinto is a global diversified miner. Iron ore is the dominant commodity, with significantly lesser contributions from copper, aluminum, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. The 1995 merger of RTZ and CRA, via a dual-listed structure, created the present-day company. The two operate as a single business entity, with shareholders in each company having equivalent economic and voting rights. Major assets included the Pilbara iron ore operations, a 30% stake in the Escondida copper mine, 66%-ownership of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia, the Weipa and Gove bauxite mines in Australia, and six hydro-powered aluminum smelters in Canada.
Employees: 59,594
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $468M | Put options by funds: $416M
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 271 | Existing positions reduced: 265
1.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 10.89% [Q1] → 9.64% (-1.24%) [Q2]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 769 [Q1] → 733 (-36) [Q2]
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8B [Q1] → $7.06B (-$946M) [Q2]
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 100
53% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q1] → 7 (-8) [Q2]
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about RIO published over the past 30 days