ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP RCL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP V7780T103
Cruise holding company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryWater Transportation
- HeadquartersMiami, FL
- Founded1997
- Websiteroyalcaribbeangroup.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 ($58.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 256.2m as of 2023-10-23, 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 ≈ $92.30. Options: 47 managers hold calls ($1.4bn notional), 60 hold puts ($3.4bn).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 577 |
| Q4 2022 | 608 |
| Q1 2023 | 644 |
| Q2 2023 | 754 |
| Q3 2023 | 736 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 259 | 258 |
| Q1 2023 | 306 | 241 |
| Q2 2023 | 365 | 288 |
| Q3 2023 | 343 | 326 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $760.3m | $1.6bn | 2.14 |
| Q1 2023 | $616.3m | $2.2bn | 3.65 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.3bn | $3.7bn | 2.80 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.4bn | $3.4bn | 2.36 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.3m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +945.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +844.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +813.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +684.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +487.3k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +389.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +385.3k |
Biggest sellers
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -713.7k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -668.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -630.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -542.3k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Sold out | -504.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -459.8k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -441.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -390.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -344.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $292.3m3.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $280.8m3.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $160.6m1.7m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $98.0m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $78.8m855.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $72.8m790.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $56.3m611.4k shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | $41.5m450.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $38.5m418.3k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $30.2m328.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $462.2m5.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $423.4m4.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $420.8m4.6m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $213.2m2.3m shares |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Unchanged | $147.4m1.6m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $121.2m1.3m shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $119.7m13.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Unchanged | $117.5m1.3m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $104.1m1.1m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $89.5m971.4k 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 International Investors 13G · institution -4.1 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 9.5% |
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution +1.0 pts · filed 2026-05-14 | 7.6% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-10-17 | 7.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 6.9% |
| Capital Research Global Investors 13G · institution -6.4 pts · filed 2026-10-06 | 6.4% |
| AWILHELMSEN AS 13G · exempt (held before listing) -0.7 pts · filed 2026-05-12 | 6.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $226.6k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $149.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $85.9m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $446.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $76.0m | $4.6m |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $103.7k | 3 | $4.7m | $2.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-12 | Bayley Michael W Pres& CEO,Royal Caribbean Intl | Sold plan | $1.0m10.0k shares |
| 2023-09-06 | Bayley Michael W Pres& CEO,Royal Caribbean Intl | Sold plan | $974.3k10.0k shares |
| 2023-08-10 | Montiel Maritza Gomez Director | Bought | $103.7k1.0k shares |
| 2023-08-01 | Pujol Henry L Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $2.0m18.9k shares |
| 2023-07-28 | Holtz Naftali Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $658.1k5.9k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.75% of their portfolio | 29.5m $2.7bn | Added +1.3m |
| Capital International Investors 0.68% of their portfolio | 29.0m $2.7bn | Reduced -713.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 24.9m $2.3bn | Added +487.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.8m $1.5bn | Added +945.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.6m $789.8m | Added +332.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.48% of their portfolio | 6.2m $570.5m | Reduced -77.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.1m $464.5m | Added +362.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.73% of their portfolio | 4.8m $443.4m | Added +1.0m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.57% of their portfolio | 4.2m $387.2m | Reduced -180.8k |
| Capital World Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $242.3m | Added +1.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.6m $238.8m | Reduced -62.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $216.5m | Added +40.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $215.2m | Added +148.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $211.9m | Added +64.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.2m $207.0m | Added +44.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.0m $184.0m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $176.5m | Added +215.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.9m $175.3m | Added +684.8k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 1.6m $146.3m | Reduced -441.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $144.9m | Added +310.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $141.3m | Added +10.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $140.8m | Reduced -24.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $129.9m | Reduced -92.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.4m $125.3m | Added +77.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $115.2m | Reduced -542.3k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 4.52% of their portfolio | 1.2m $113.7m | Added +234.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $108.6m | Reduced -119.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $103.5m | Added +813.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $99.9m | Added +354.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 979.4k $90.2m | Added +844.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 869.7k $80.1m | Reduced -80.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 829.4k $76.4m | Added +61.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 761.7k $70.2m | Added +102.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 740.3k $68.2m | Reduced -89.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 738.8k $68.1m | Added +4.7k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.57% of their portfolio | 715.0k $65.9m | Reduced -49.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 705.0k $69.6m | Added +101.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 624.9k $57.6m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 592.8k $54.6m | Reduced -11.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 560.4k $51.6m | Reduced -61.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 553.8k $51.0m | Reduced -45.6k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.95% of their portfolio | 537.0k $49.5m | Reduced -16.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 497.4k $45.8m | Added +11.7k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 495.5k $42.7m | Added +175.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 492.0k $45.3m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.55% of their portfolio | 491.5k $45.3m | Added +15.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.48% of their portfolio | 470.8k $43.4m | Added +389.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 449.4k $41.4m | Reduced -126.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 449.1k $41.4m | Reduced -247.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 445.7k $41.1m | Added +10.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 427.0k $39.3m | Added +11.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 421.2k $38.8m | Reduced -68.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 409.1k $37.7m | Added +44.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.10% of their portfolio | 387.6k $35.7m | Added +385.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 378.9k $34.9m | Reduced -630.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.07% of their portfolio | 376.4k $34.7m | Reduced -13.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 373.8k $34.4m | Added +2.7k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.63% of their portfolio | 365.2k $33.6m | Reduced -102.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 355.7k $32.8m | Added +116.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 351.6k $32.4m | Added +22.2k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.64% of their portfolio | 350.8k $32.3m | Added +38.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 349.5k $32.2m | Reduced -21.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 346.6k $31.9m | Reduced -47.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 328.8k $30.3m | Added +32.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 323.9k $29.8m | New |
| CAPITAL GROUP INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. 1.88% of their portfolio | 312.7k $28.8m | Reduced -99.8k |
| Silvant Capital Management LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 309.8k $28.5m | Reduced -1.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 301.8k $27.8m | Reduced -18.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.13% of their portfolio | 292.3k $26.9m | Added +242.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 289.7k $26.7m | New |
| AVIVA PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 279.1k $25.7m | Added +44.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 274.9k $25.3m | Added +18.3k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 258.6k $23.8m | Reduced -24.3k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.99% of their portfolio | 241.8k $22.3m | Added +8.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.11% of their portfolio | 241.7k $22.3m | Added +1.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 236.0k $21.7m | Reduced -4.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 234.3k $21.6m | Added +53.9k |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. 1.31% of their portfolio | 230.3k $21.2m | Added +57.5k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 221.7k $20.4m | Added +40.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 217.2k $20.0m | Reduced -4.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 216.6k $20.0m | Reduced -16.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 215.9k $18.7m | Added +15.7k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 214.7k $19.8m | Added +132.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 214.0k $19.7m | Added +27.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 202.0k $18.6m | Added +92.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 201.0k $18.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 200.8k $18.5m | Reduced -3.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 200.7k $18.5m | Added +63.0k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 191.2k $17.6m | Reduced -5.6k |
| Connectus Wealth, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 187.6k $17.3m | New |
| GRS Advisors, LLC 3.05% of their portfolio | 187.2k $17.2m | New |
| Laurion Capital Management LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 182.0k $16.8m | Added +175.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 181.9k $16.8m | Reduced -344.8k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 179.3k $16.5m | Added +85.8k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL 0.75% of their portfolio | 178.1k $16.4m | Reduced -17.9k |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC 1.75% of their portfolio | 178.0k $16.4m | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 169.5k $15.5m | Added +58.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.8k $15.5m | Added +72.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.3k $15.0m | Added +8.2k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 160.6k $14.8m | Reduced -17.9k |