Shell
SHEL
1,203 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.6B invested in Shell in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 414 increasing their positions, 422 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.
58% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $793M | Put options by funds: $500M
28% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 74
23% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 32 (+6)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.3B → $18.6B (+$1.35B)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,190 → 1,203 (+13)
0.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 4.5% → 4.65% (+0.16%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 414 | Existing positions reduced: 422
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE
Prague,
Czech Republic
|
+$326M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$197M |
| 3 |
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
|
+$185M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$86.1M |
| 5 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$84.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$444M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$178M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$100M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$83.1M |
| 5 |
Holocene Advisors
New York
|
-$72.1M |
SHEL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
1,203 of the 6,383 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Shell (SHEL) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $18.6B — up 7.8% from $17.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new SHEL positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 414 added to existing stakes and 422 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Pale Fire Capital SE, opening a new position worth an estimated $326M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $444M.
- 1,203 institutional investors held Shell (SHEL) as of Q2 2023, up from 1,190 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $18.6B of Shell stock for Q2 2023, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 95 funds opened new Shell positions in Q2 2023 and 74 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Shell buyer in Q2 2023 was Pale Fire Capital SE, an estimated $326M added.
- The largest Shell seller in Q2 2023 was Norges Bank, an estimated $444M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.