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Royal Bank of Canada

799 hedge funds and large institutions have $83B invested in Royal Bank of Canada in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 282 increasing their positions, 260 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 45

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.03B | Put options by funds: $762M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $71.9B → $83B (+$11.1B)

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5057 (+7)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 765799 (+34)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 282 | Existing positions reduced: 260

0.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.06%44.6% (-0.45%)

Holders
799
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+4.44%
% of All Funds
10.52%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14%
% of All Funds
0.75%
New
88
Increased
282
Reduced
260
Closed
45
Calls
$1.03B
Puts
$762M
Net Calls
+$269M
Net Calls Change
+$164M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ClearBridge Investments
51
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$181M -$8.93M -72,970 -5%
William Blair Investment Management
52
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$178M -$39.2M -320,806 -19%
Bank of New York Mellon
53
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$177M +$4.94M +40,373 +3%
SRAIM
54
Scheer Rowlett & Associates Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$174M +$4.3M +35,190 +3%
BlackRock
55
BlackRock
New York
$172M +$1.4M +11,411 +0.9%
Northern Trust
56
Northern Trust
Illinois
$155M -$11.2M -91,617 -7%
Canada Life
57
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$152M +$9.18M +75,058 +7%
D.E. Shaw & Co
58
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$146M +$127M +1,036,994 +1,401%
AllianceBernstein
59
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$140M -$2.79M -22,839 -2%
Aviva
60
Aviva
United Kingdom
$139M +$8.5M +69,495 +7%
CF
61
Canoe Financial
Alberta, Canada
$137M -$2.01M -16,397 -2%
N
62
Nuveen
North Carolina
$133M -$425K -3,471 -0.3%
Korea Investment Corp
63
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$133M -$8.92M -72,905 -7%
Axa
64
Axa
France
$126M +$39.1M +319,503 +50%
AC
65
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$123M -$1.92M -15,734 -2%
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
66
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Germany
$123M -$543K -4,438 -0.5%
CCMIC
67
Cardinal Capital Management Inc (Canada)
Manitoba, Canada
$121M -$394K -3,221 -0.4%
DMIC
68
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel
British Columbia, Canada
$117M +$3.49M +28,548 +3%
Ameriprise
69
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$114M -$273K -2,229 -0.3%
HIM
70
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$110M -$16.1M -131,428 -14%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
71
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$109M
RFC
72
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$104M
UBS Group
73
UBS Group
Switzerland
$103M +$1.69M +13,802 +2%
APG Asset Management
74
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$102M -$68.9M -563,073 -38%
Russell Investments Group
75
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$101M +$3.67M +30,027 +4%

RY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

799 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Bank of Canada (RY) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $83B — up 16% from $71.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new RY positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 282 added to existing stakes and 260 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fisher Asset Management, adding an estimated $647M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $729M.

  • 799 institutional investors held Royal Bank of Canada (RY) as of Q2 2025, up from 765 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $83B of Royal Bank of Canada stock for Q2 2025, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 88 funds opened new Royal Bank of Canada positions in Q2 2025 and 45 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Royal Bank of Canada buyer in Q2 2025 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $647M added.
  • The largest Royal Bank of Canada seller in Q2 2025 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $729M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.