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 ($77.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 257.3m as of 2024-04-22, 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 ≈ $138.85. Options: 47 managers hold calls ($1.6bn notional), 49 hold puts ($2.2bn).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 834 |
| Q1 2024 | 844 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 371 | 339 |
| Q1 2024 | 405 | 360 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $1.3bn | $3.7bn | 2.80 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.4bn | $3.4bn | 2.36 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.8bn | $5.0bn | 2.83 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.6bn | $2.2bn | 1.36 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.2m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +2.2m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | New | +2.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +740.8k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. | New | +735.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +608.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +500.9k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | +476.8k |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Added | +467.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +399.6k |
Biggest sellers
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -3.4m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -1.0m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -600.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -583.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -545.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -544.4k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -530.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -496.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -465.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $281.3m2.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $267.6m1.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $194.4m1.4m shares |
| Skaana Management L.P. | Added | $141.0m10.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $123.5m888.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $86.0m618.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $71.0m510.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $67.6m486.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $41.8m301.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $32.3m232.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $337.4m2.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $273.0m2.0m shares |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Unchanged | $222.4m1.6m shares |
| Sculptor Capital LP | Unchanged | $116.9m841.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $115.5m830.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $113.6m817.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $101.4m729.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $80.5m579.4k shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | $76.5m550.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $71.1m684.3k 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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $124.3m | $819.0k |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | Fain Richard D Director | Sold | $1.0m8.2k shares |
| 2024-02-13 | Bayley Michael W Pres&CEO, Royal Caribbean Intl | Sold | $1.4m11.8k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital International Investors 0.83% of their portfolio | 29.6m $4.1bn | Added +286.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.92% of their portfolio | 29.3m $4.1bn | Reduced -465.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 25.4m $3.5bn | Added +132.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 16.4m $2.3bn | Added +323.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -76.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.6m $1.1bn | Added +35.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.9m $957.1m | Added +2.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.4m $748.3m | Added +205.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.52% of their portfolio | 5.0m $695.2m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Capital World Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.8m $671.3m | Added +2.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.77% of their portfolio | 4.3m $603.2m | Reduced -544.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $380.4m | Added +240.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.6m $356.0m | Added +399.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.2m $302.7m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $296.9m | Reduced -132.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.1m $292.6m | Added +373.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $229.1m | Added +500.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $227.7m | Reduced -583.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $219.3m | Reduced -9.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.5m $209.8m | Added +243.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $207.8m | Added +153.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $207.5m | Added +248.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $204.2m | Reduced -59.3k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.68% of their portfolio | 1.2m $171.3m | Reduced -137.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.2m $162.7m | Reduced -81.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $157.9m | Added +251.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.1m $153.1m | Added +608.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $152.7m | Reduced -25.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 999.2k $138.9m | Reduced -545.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 851.4k $118.3m | Reduced -220.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 842.6k $117.1m | Reduced -20.2k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 2.58% of their portfolio | 837.3k $116.4m | Added +467.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 795.6k $110.6m | Reduced -132.7k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 787.9k $110.7m | Added +174.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 772.1k $107.3m | Added +396.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 750.3k $104.3m | Added +740.8k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 1.55% of their portfolio | 735.0k $102.2m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 728.9k $101.3m | Reduced -32.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 709.8k $98.8m | Added +23.7k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 690.1k $88.1m | Added +322.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 683.5k $95.0m | Reduced -600.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 658.5k $91.5m | Added +51.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 614.4k $85.4m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 1.13% of their portfolio | 601.9k $83.7m | Added +19.1k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.52% of their portfolio | 599.5k $83.3m | Reduced -23.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 578.4k $80.4m | Added +41.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 568.7k $79.1m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 2.47% of their portfolio | 540.2k $75.1m | Reduced -81.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 528.6k $73.5m | Added +41.9k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.75% of their portfolio | 528.2k $73.4m | Added +47.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 514.7k $71.5m | Added +12.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 512.2k $71.2m | Reduced -47.1k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.58% of their portfolio | 476.8k $66.3m | New |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.22% of their portfolio | 462.9k $64.3m | Reduced -22.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 444.2k $57.2m | Added +2.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 443.0k $61.6m | Added +12.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 435.0k $60.5m | Added +95.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 431.7k $60.0m | Added +7.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.11% of their portfolio | 423.3k $58.8m | Added +118.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 422.8k $58.8m | Reduced -18.2k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 389.2k $54.1m | Added +10.7k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 382.9k $53.2m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 372.5k $51.8m | Added +95.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 372.0k $51.7m | Reduced -982 |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.78% of their portfolio | 356.3k $49.5m | Added +3.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 334.4k $46.5m | Reduced -50.5k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.75% of their portfolio | 331.2k $46.0m | Reduced -38.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 305.5k $42.5m | Reduced -263.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 304.5k $42.3m | Added +7.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 293.6k $40.8m | Added +176.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 293.0k $40.7m | Reduced -20.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.16% of their portfolio | 291.1k $40.5m | Added +115 |
| Silvant Capital Management LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 286.0k $39.8m | Reduced -20.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 284.1k $39.5m | Added +44.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 281.3k $39.1m | Reduced -68.6k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 276.8k $38.5m | Added +101.1k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 267.7k $37.2m | New |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.35% of their portfolio | 266.0k $37.0m | Added +57.1k |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 262.6k $36.5m | Added +41.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 260.9k $36.3m | Added +18.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.3k $35.4m | Added +32.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 253.0k $35.2m | Reduced -64.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 248.7k $16.2m | Added +6.9k |
| Newbrook Capital Advisors LP 4.19% of their portfolio | 232.3k $32.3m | New |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC 2.18% of their portfolio | 232.0k $32.3m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 229.2k $31.9m | Added +5.5k |
| Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 0.74% of their portfolio | 227.6k $31.6m | Added +201.3k |
| Columbus Hill Capital Management, L.P. 6.85% of their portfolio | 226.4k $31.5m | New |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 225.7k $31.4m | Added +73.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 216.0k $30.0m | Reduced -939 |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 214.8k $29.9m | Added +17.5k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.52% of their portfolio | 214.0k $29.8m | Reduced -119.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.8k $28.3m | Added +34.6k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 201.9k $28.1m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 6.01% of their portfolio | 199.0k $27.7m | Added +44.0k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL 0.90% of their portfolio | 194.8k $27.1m | Added +1.1k |
| Interval Partners, LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 193.2k $26.9m | Reduced -70.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 189.2k $26.2m | Reduced -4.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 188.3k $26.1m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 185.1k $25.7m | Added +60.4k |