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939 hedge funds and large institutions have $98.1B invested in Royal Bank of Canada in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 107 funds opening new positions, 329 increasing their positions, 286 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 63

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.23B | Put options by funds: $727M

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 329 | Existing positions reduced: 286

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 912 → 939 (+27)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 64 → 65 (+1)

0.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44% → 43.29% (-0.71%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $105B → $98.1B (-$7.25B)

Holders
939
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+2.96%
% of All Funds
11.55%
Holding in Top 10
65
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.56%
% of All Funds
0.8%
New
107
Increased
329
Reduced
286
Closed
63
Calls
$1.23B
Puts
$727M
Net Calls
+$505M
Net Calls Change
+$212M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TWC
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.08B
2
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$693M
3
BSL
Blue Sparrow LLC
Delaware
+$545M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$421M
5
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
+$275M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
-$455M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$414M
3
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$257M
4
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$189M
5
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$125M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
101
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$59.9M +$9.12M +54,486 +17%
CP
102
Cumberland Partners
Ontario, Canada
$58.2M -$5.06M -30,223 -8%
Lazard Asset Management
103
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$55.9M +$43M +257,138 +290%
RG
104
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$54.7M +$2.46M +14,697 +5%
Neuberger Berman Group
105
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$54.4M +$6.24M +37,321 +12%
First Trust Advisors
106
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$53.5M +$5.06M +30,241 +10%
LF
107
Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning
Sweden
$52.9M +$612K +3,656 +1%
VPI
108
Value Partners Investments
Manitoba, Canada
$52.3M -$1.18M -7,036 -2%
MSV
109
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$51.9M +$402K +2,400 +0.8%
Creative Planning
110
Creative Planning
Kansas
$47.9M +$1.78M +10,630 +4%
ZIG
111
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$47.6M -$69.9M -417,993 -59%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
112
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$46.1M +$1.71M +10,197 +4%
MBI
113
Montrusco Bolton Investments
Quebec, Canada
$44.8M -$1.22M -7,272 -3%
AF
114
Aviso Financial
Ontario, Canada
$44.7M -$295K -1,766 -0.6%
IMCOOI
115
Investment Management Corp of Ontario (IMCO)
Canada
$42.2M -$560K -3,346 -1%
Allianz Asset Management
116
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$40.9M +$10.2M +61,186 +32%
TPM
117
Triasima Portfolio Management
Quebec, Canada
$40.8M +$2.1M +12,553 +5%
Vontobel Holding
118
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$40.2M -$33.3M -198,829 -44%
KC
119
Kepler Cheuvreux
$40M – – –
VMPIC
120
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$38.8M – – –
CS
121
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$37.4M +$9.97M +59,590 +35%
UIM
122
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$37M +$462K +2,760 +1%
TWC
123
The Woodbridge Company
Ontario, Canada
$36M – – –
MSR
124
Main Street Research
Connecticut
$36M +$37.2M +222,568 New
AAF
125
Andra AP-fonden
Sweden
$35.3M +$23.6M +140,974 +875%
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RY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

939 of the 8,128 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Bank of Canada (RY) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $98.1B — down 6.9% from $105B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 107 funds opened new RY positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 329 added to existing stakes and 286 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TD Waterhouse Canada, adding an estimated $1.08B. The largest seller was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $455M.

  • 939 institutional investors held Royal Bank of Canada (RY) as of Q1 2026, up from 912 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $98.1B of Royal Bank of Canada stock for Q1 2026, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 107 funds opened new Royal Bank of Canada positions in Q1 2026 and 63 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest Royal Bank of Canada buyer in Q1 2026 was TD Waterhouse Canada, an estimated $1.08B added.
  • The largest Royal Bank of Canada seller in Q1 2026 was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $455M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.