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Royal Bank of Canada

566 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.8B invested in Royal Bank of Canada in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 174 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

128% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $653M | Put options by funds: $286M

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 42

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 536566 (+30)

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.17%42.93% (-0.23%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $50.4B → $49.8B (-$598M)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 174 | Existing positions reduced: 182

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5150 (-1)

Holders
566
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+5.6%
% of All Funds
11.15%
Holding in Top 10
50
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.96%
% of All Funds
0.99%
New
84
Increased
174
Reduced
182
Closed
42
Calls
$653M
Puts
$286M
Net Calls
+$367M
Net Calls Change
+$209M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.85B +$56.3M +699,346 +1%
Bank of Montreal
2
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$4.96B -$12.9M -160,552 -0.3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.33B +$31.2M +387,025 +0.9%
TD Asset Management
4
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.4B +$5.02M +62,323 +0.2%
Bank of Nova Scotia
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.82B +$296M +3,672,013 +19%
Fidelity International
6
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$1.71B -$459M -5,697,483 -21%
CIBC World Market
7
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.57B +$42M +520,963 +3%
Mackenzie Financial
8
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$1.52B +$66.8M +828,998 +5%
BGC
9
Beutel, Goodman & Co
Ontario, Canada
$1.42B -$2.95M -36,649 -0.2%
Toronto Dominion Bank
10
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.27B +$17.7M +219,406 +1%
PFO
11
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$1.17B -$317K -3,941 -0.3%
Norges Bank
12
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.14B
1832 Asset Management
13
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.08B +$2.77M +34,339 +0.3%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
14
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.08B -$755K -9,373 -0.1%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
15
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$1.01B
Canada Life
16
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$967M -$4.7M -58,299 -0.5%
CIBC Asset Management
17
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$963M +$739K +9,172 +0.1%
JFL
18
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd
Quebec, Canada
$925M -$1.69M -21,021 -0.2%
Capital Research Global Investors
19
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$889M +$539K +6,697 +0.1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
20
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$812M +$57.6M +714,706 +7%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$695M +$6M +74,449 +0.9%
Legal & General Group
22
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$527M +$13.9M +172,305 +3%
SC
23
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$523M +$5.83M +72,419 +1%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$468M +$308M +3,821,775 +183%
Acadian Asset Management
25
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$468M -$166M -2,058,497 -26%

RY Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

566 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Bank of Canada (RY) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $49.8B — down 1.2% from $50.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new RY positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 174 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $308M. The largest seller was Fidelity International, cutting an estimated $459M.

  • 566 institutional investors held Royal Bank of Canada (RY) as of Q4 2019, up from 536 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $49.8B of Royal Bank of Canada stock for Q4 2019, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new Royal Bank of Canada positions in Q4 2019 and 42 closed out, a net change of +42 holders.
  • The largest Royal Bank of Canada buyer in Q4 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $308M added.
  • The largest Royal Bank of Canada seller in Q4 2019 was Fidelity International, an estimated $459M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.