ROYAL GOLD INC RGLD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 780287108 · ISIN US7802871084
American mining company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryMineral Royalty Traders
- HeadquartersDenver, CO
- Founded1991
- Websiteroyalgold.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($17.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 65.6m as of 2023-02-09, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $112.80. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($183.3m notional), 16 hold puts ($55.0m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 391 |
| Q4 2022 | 404 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $185.2m | $76.8m | 0.41 |
| Q4 2022 | $183.3m | $55.0m | 0.30 |
Biggest buyers
| Findlay Park Partners LLP | New | +1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +319.3k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +249.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +245.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +210.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +194.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +151.7k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | +140.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +135.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +111.6k |
Biggest sellers
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -155.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -129.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -121.7k |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC | Reduced | -111.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -63.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -61.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -54.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -48.1k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -46.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -45.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $75.0m665.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $22.7m201.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $21.6m192.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $19.6m174.2k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $11.7m104.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $11.7m103.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.8m60.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.7m41.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.8m34.1k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $2.3m20.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $13.2m117.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $13.1m115.8k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $7.1m62.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.1m54.4k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $5.7m50.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.9m25.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $2.4m21.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m12.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.0m8.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Unchanged | $811.6k7.2k 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.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution -2.1 pts · filed 2026-02-13 | 11.6% |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 13G · institution filed 2025-11-12 | 7.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), STATE STREET CORP (4.4%, 2026-02-09)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
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.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $150.0k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $75.0k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $163.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | Libner Paul CFO & Treasurer | Sold | $57.5k500 shares |
| 2022-11-16 | Shefman Randy VP & General Counsel | Sold | $106.1k1.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.1m $795.0m | Added +194.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.6m $747.0m | Added +56.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.15% of their portfolio | 6.3m $710.1m | Added +1.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $453.0m | Added +319.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.16% of their portfolio | 4.0m $450.0m | Added +135.4k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 3.6m $404.0m | Added +249.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $239.6m | Reduced -22.2k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 1.46% of their portfolio | 1.2m $134.2m | New |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.1m $123.7m | Added +17.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 943.5k $106.3m | Reduced -121.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 872.1k $98.3m | Added +32.1k |
| Kopernik Global Investors, LLC 7.12% of their portfolio | 624.6k $70.4m | Reduced -111.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 561.3k $63.3m | Added +1.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 536.0k $60.4m | Reduced -155.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 521.9k $58.8m | Reduced -11.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 520.8k $58.7m | Added +32.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 490.0k $55.2m | Added +27.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 443.5k $50.0m | Added +13.6k |
| ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 435.7k $49.1m | Added +47.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.70% of their portfolio | 422.4k $47.6m | Reduced -28.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 420.5k $47.4m | Reduced -129.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 413.5k $46.6m | Unchanged |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.13% of their portfolio | 373.1k $42.1m | Reduced -41.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 369.5k $41.7m | Added +210.2k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 362.5k $45.1m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 360.1k $40.6m | Reduced -20.9k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 352.1k $39.7m | Added +91.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 349.1k $39.4m | Added +245.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 296.2k $33.4m | Added +151.7k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 269.1k $30.3m | Added +995 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 257.6k $29.0m | Added +1.6k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.61% of their portfolio | 235.6k $26.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 235.0k $26.5m | Added +7.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 234.9k $26.5m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.81% of their portfolio | 234.3k $26.4m | Added +140.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 220.7k $24.9m | Reduced -8.3k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.48% of their portfolio | 217.1k $24.5m | Reduced -12.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.4k $22.8m | Reduced -33.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.4k $22.4m | Reduced -48.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 195.8k $22.1m | Added +4.2k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 187.5k $21.1m | Added +30.0k |
| ARMOR ADVISORS, L.L.C. 19.44% of their portfolio | 186.6k $21.0m | Added +25.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 170.2k $19.2m | Added +2.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 160.5k $18.1m | Added +4.0k |
| America First Investment Advisors, LLC 5.28% of their portfolio | 158.7k $17.9m | Added +2.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 158.5k $17.9m | Added +2.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.4k $17.5m | Reduced -34.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 143.3k $16.2m | Reduced -14.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.9k $15.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 138.6k $15.6m | Reduced -3.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.7k $15.3m | Reduced -46.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.4k $14.4m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.3k $14.2m | Reduced -6.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.6k $13.4m | Added +23.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.4k $13.1m | Reduced -2.7k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.80% of their portfolio | 112.4k $12.7m | Added +45.7k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 111.9k $12.6m | Added +111.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 110.0k $12.3m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 105.0k $11.8m | Added +4.3k |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC 2.63% of their portfolio | 104.8k $11.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| SPROTT INC. 1.04% of their portfolio | 103.6k $11.7m | Added +6.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.3k $11.6m | Reduced -23.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.6k $11.6m | Added +381 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 102.3k $11.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.6k $11.5m | Added +4.0k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 100.0k $11.3m | Added +22.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 91.8k $10.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 91.5k $10.3m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.0k $9.9m | Reduced -3.0k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 87.6k $9.9m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 86.5k $9.8m | Added +588 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 85.6k $9.6m | Added +54.7k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 83.6k $9.4m | Reduced -8.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.4k $9.4m | Added +923 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.0k $8.7m | Added +1.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 74.8k $8.4m | Added +1.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.8k $8.1m | Unchanged |
| Crestline Management, L.P. 1.18% of their portfolio | 71.4k $8.0m | Reduced -616 |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.8k $8.0m | Added +7.0k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 70.8k $8.0m | Reduced -10.8k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.04% of their portfolio | 67.8k $7.6m | Unchanged |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.6k $7.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 62.6k $7.1m | Reduced -4.0k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 53.9k $6.1m | Added +1.2k |
| HIGHLAND PEAK CAPITAL, LLC 5.40% of their portfolio | 53.0k $6.0m | First filing |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.0k $6.0m | Reduced -186 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.3k $5.7m | Added +3.5k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 49.6k $5.6m | Reduced -16.1k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 49.1k $5.5m | Added +379 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.4k $5.5m | Added +3.3k |
| Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 47.1k $5.3m | Added +37.6k |
| MUHLENKAMP & CO INC 2.24% of their portfolio | 46.9k $5.3m | Added +77 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.1k $5.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $5.1m | Reduced -548 |
| AXA S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 45.1k $5.1m | Reduced -14.0k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.3k $5.0m | First filing |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 44.1k $5.0m | Reduced -3.1k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.6k $4.7m | Reduced -17 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 41.5k $4.7m | Reduced -831 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.2k $4.6m | Added +215 |