SHELL PLC SHEL
SPON ADS · ADR · CUSIP 780259305 · ISIN US7802593050
British multinational oil and gas company
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($48.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $73.39. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($992.9m notional), 28 hold puts ($530.1m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,101 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,185 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,195 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,206 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,267 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,316 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,345 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,388 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,355 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,382 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,420 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 493 | 498 |
| Q3 2023 | 587 | 459 |
| Q4 2023 | 483 | 611 |
| Q1 2024 | 602 | 534 |
| Q2 2024 | 607 | 520 |
| Q3 2024 | 560 | 599 |
| Q4 2024 | 498 | 640 |
| Q1 2025 | 646 | 571 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $951.1m | $450.3m | 0.47 |
| Q3 2024 | $953.3m | $468.0m | 0.49 |
| Q4 2024 | $891.4m | $370.7m | 0.42 |
| Q1 2025 | $992.9m | $530.1m | 0.53 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +7.1m |
| Capital World Investors | New | +7.0m |
| GQG Partners LLC | Added | +2.9m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Added | +1.2m |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | Added | +1.0m |
| EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +926.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | New | +869.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +632.2k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -3.5m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -2.5m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -803.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -795.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -688.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -683.8k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $119.1m1.6m shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $107.0m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $106.2m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $84.1m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $75.1m1.0m shares |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | New | $73.3m1.0m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $73.2m998.8k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $58.1m793.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $52.3m713.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $51.3m700.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Added | $171.7m2.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $72.9m994.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $47.1m642.9k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $36.1m493.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $32.9m449.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $26.6m362.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $25.6m350.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $19.7m269.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $16.3m221.9k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | $15.1m206.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q1 2025.
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 93.5m $6.9bn | Added +7.1m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 25.5m $1.9bn | Added +574.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 23.3m $1.7bn | Added +451.2k |
| EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.19% of their portfolio | 15.7m $1.1bn | Added +926.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 10.3m $751.6m | Added +67.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.6m $627.2m | Reduced -345.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 7.9m $578.1m | Reduced -94.1k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 7.4m $544.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.3m $531.5m | Added +352.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.0m $512.3m | New |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.7m $492.0m | Reduced -795.1k |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd 2.71% of their portfolio | 6.5m $473.1m | Reduced -206.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.53% of their portfolio | 6.1m $446.8m | Reduced -1.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.0m $442.1m | Added +9.6k |
| Standard Investments LLC 24.42% of their portfolio | 5.5m $401.6m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.3m $387.3m | Added +632.2k |
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 1.74% of their portfolio | 4.9m $361.2m | Reduced -216.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.9m $283.9m | Reduced -84.6k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 3.6m $263.2m | Added +15.0k |
| Harding Loevner LP 1.88% of their portfolio | 3.4m $245.8m | Added +67.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.3m $238.9m | Added +158.9k |
| WGI DM, LLC 16.46% of their portfolio | 3.2m $233.9m | First filing |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.0m $220.3m | Reduced -38.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.0m $217.3m | Added +1.5m |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.9m $213.2m | Added +415.0k |
| GQG Partners LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.9m $210.2m | Added +2.9m |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $189.8m | Reduced -803.4k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 1.86% of their portfolio | 2.5m $182.9m | Added +1.0m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $180.4m | First filing |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 6.34% of their portfolio | 2.4m $174.5m | Added +118.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $173.1m | Reduced -18.4k |
| Empyrean Capital Partners, LP 9.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $168.5m | Unchanged |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 2.1m $152.7m | Reduced -591.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $145.8m | Reduced -51.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.9m $140.1m | Added +1.3m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.9m $138.1m | Reduced -1.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $138.0m | Reduced -3.5m |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $129.9m | Reduced -394.8k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $136.2m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.8m $133.4m | Added +32.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $130.3m | Reduced -210.0k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.7m $125.7m | Reduced -33.7k |
| Mondrian Investment Partners LTD 2.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $121.3m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.6m $119.7m | Added +95.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $96.4m | Reduced -2.5m |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.3m $95.1m | Reduced -83.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $93.4m | Added +29.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.9m | Reduced -25.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $89.2m | Added +1.2m |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 2.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.9m | Reduced -1.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.4m | Reduced -20.6k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.0m | Added +220.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $75.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| EQUITY INVESTMENT CORP 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.0m $75.4m | Added +5.9k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.0m $75.2m | Reduced -301.9k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $73.6m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Energy Income Partners, LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 991.7k $72.7m | Added +43.6k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 967.4k $57.8m | Added +37.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 951.6k $69.7m | Added +54.5k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 908.6k $66.6m | Added +23.7k |
| Boston Partners 0.08% of their portfolio | 895.4k $65.6m | Added +89.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.09% of their portfolio | 869.5k $63.7m | New |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.12% of their portfolio | 865.0k $63.4m | Added +65.0k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 4.59% of their portfolio | 854.4k $62.6m | Added +168.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 815.8k $59.8m | Added +92.3k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 812.7k $59.6m | Reduced -63.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 773.3k $56.7m | Reduced -328.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 767.9k $56.3m | Added +2.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 764.5k $56.0m | Added +95.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.50% of their portfolio | 762.2k $55.9m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 736.3k $54.0m | Reduced -5.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 712.8k $52.2m | Reduced -290.4k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 1.01% of their portfolio | 646.7k $47.4m | Reduced -12.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 645.2k $47.3m | Reduced -61.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 632.7k $46.4m | Reduced -123.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 599.5k $43.9m | Reduced -74.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 580.1k $42.5m | Added +12.6k |
| Fayez Sarofim & Co 0.10% of their portfolio | 535.5k $39.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 526.4k $38.6m | Reduced -64.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 515.4k $37.8m | Reduced -31.5k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 514.5k $37.7m | Reduced -103.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 513.8k $37.6m | Added +36.4k |
| PENN DAVIS MCFARLAND INC 4.41% of their portfolio | 509.2k $37.3m | Added +4.2k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 505.4k $37.0m | Reduced -442 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 495.1k $36.3m | Added +7.3k |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 460.0k $33.7m | Added +16.2k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 456.5k $33.4m | Reduced -42.2k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.67% of their portfolio | 443.8k $32.5m | Added +1.5k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 415.4k $30.4m | Reduced -44.7k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 394.6k $28.9m | Added +750 |
| Aventail Capital Group, LP 1.41% of their portfolio | 389.2k $28.5m | Reduced -110.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 381.1k $27.9m | Added +13.1k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 380.6k $27.9m | Added +112 |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 378.2k $27.7m | Reduced -16.4k |
| Thomasville National Bank 2.01% of their portfolio | 375.5k $27.5m | Added +25.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 366.1k $26.8m | Reduced -65.7k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 359.3k $26.3m | Reduced -8.0k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 357.3k $26.2m | Reduced -65.1k |
| EVERETT HARRIS & CO /CA/ 0.33% of their portfolio | 353.8k $25.9m | Added +44.6k |
| STANSBERRY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.06% of their portfolio | 347.8k $25.5m | Added +5.2k |