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Royal Bank of Canada
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831 hedge funds and large institutions have $90B invested in Royal Bank of Canada in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 299 increasing their positions, 245 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 55

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.13B | Put options by funds: $869M

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 299 | Existing positions reduced: 245

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 57 → 63 (+6)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $83B → $90B (+$6.97B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 799 → 831 (+32)

1.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.6% → 43.36% (-1.2%)

Holders
831
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+4.01%
% of All Funds
10.91%
Holding in Top 10
63
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
0.83%
New
95
Increased
299
Reduced
245
Closed
55
Calls
$1.13B
Puts
$869M
Net Calls
+$265M
Net Calls Change
-$4.47M

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$512M
2
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
+$262M
3
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
+$216M
4
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$206M
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$205M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$494M
2
BGC
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
-$327M
3
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$297M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$221M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$221M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACP
526
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$429K -$1.1K -8 -0.3%
FC
527
Farringdon Capital
United Kingdom
$429K +$73.2K +531 +22%
MWM
528
MGB Wealth Management
Texas
$428K +$551 +4 +0.1%
SSWM
529
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$428K -$4.41K -32 -1%
HTHT
530
Hemenway Trust Hemenway Trust
New Hampshire
$426K -$29.6K -215 -7%
SPWM
531
Schrum Private Wealth Management
Florida
$423K +$395K +2,869 New
CWM
532
Chemistry Wealth Management
New York
$423K – – –
WC
533
Waterloo Capital
Texas
$421K – – –
SW
534
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
$420K -$387K -2,809 -50%
Empower Advisory Group
535
Empower Advisory Group
Colorado
$419K +$111K +804 +39%
WHG
536
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$417K – – –
LWANC
537
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$416K – – –
SPIA
538
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$416K +$12.5K +91 +3%
MSAM
539
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$416K -$39.3K -285 -9%
EM
540
Excalibur Management
Massachusetts
$416K – – –
QPWM
541
Quadrant Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$415K +$49.1K +356 +14%
ATC
542
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$415K -$1.24K -9 -0.3%
FPL
543
Fortress Private Ledger
North Carolina
$415K – – –
SIC
544
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$413K -$276 -2 -0.1%
TSWM
545
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$412K – – –
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
546
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$408K +$2.76K +20 +0.7%
BB
547
Berkshire Bank
Massachusetts
$408K +$3.31K +24 +0.9%
PPWM
548
Paragon Private Wealth Management
Kentucky
$406K -$42.7K -310 -10%
CGL
549
Clarius Group LLC
Washington
$405K -$132K -960 -26%
SHM
550
Sagard Holdings Management
Ontario, Canada
$405K – – –
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RY Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

831 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Bank of Canada (RY) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $90B — up 8.4% from $83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new RY positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 299 added to existing stakes and 245 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $512M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $494M.

  • 831 institutional investors held Royal Bank of Canada (RY) as of Q3 2025, up from 799 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $90B of Royal Bank of Canada stock for Q3 2025, up 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 95 funds opened new Royal Bank of Canada positions in Q3 2025 and 55 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Royal Bank of Canada buyer in Q3 2025 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $512M added.
  • The largest Royal Bank of Canada seller in Q3 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $494M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.