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 ($79.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 257.4m as of 2024-07-22, 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 ≈ $159.37. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($1.8bn notional), 52 hold puts ($1.8bn).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 912 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 446 | 352 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $1.4bn | $3.4bn | 2.36 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.8bn | $5.0bn | 2.83 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.6bn | $2.2bn | 1.36 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.8bn | 1.01 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +5.9m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +2.6m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.2m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +970.1k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. | Added | +777.1k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +423.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +422.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +404.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +400.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +330.4k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.9m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -844.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -786.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -750.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -647.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -608.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -565.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -496.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $337.7m2.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $266.5m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $221.4m1.4m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $132.9m833.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $97.6m612.0k shares |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC | Added | $80.0m501.5k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $78.1m490.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $58.0m363.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $56.9m357.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $56.7m355.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $319.4m2.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $245.0m1.5m shares |
| Sculptor Capital LP | Unchanged | $134.1m841.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $133.9m840.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $130.2m816.7k shares |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $119.6m750.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $96.6m605.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $81.5m511.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $62.0m388.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $51.8m325.2k 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 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $23.2m | $11.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-13 | Fain Richard D Director | Sold | $3.0m19.6k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Lake Robert Alexander SVP, CLO, Secretary & CCO | Sold plan | $1.2m7.8k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | Bayley Michael W Pres&CEO, Royal Caribbean Intl | Sold plan | $7.3m49.2k shares |
| 2024-05-15 | Bayley Michael W Pres&CEO, Royal Caribbean Intl | Sold plan | $3.4m24.2k shares |
| 2024-04-30 | Pujol Henry L Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $1.4m9.9k shares |
| 2024-04-26 | Liberty Jason T President & CEO | Sold | $7.0m50.0k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.06% of their portfolio | 30.3m $4.8bn | Added +970.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.96% of their portfolio | 29.3m $4.7bn | Reduced -263.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 25.8m $4.1bn | Added +404.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 16.7m $2.7bn | Added +307.1k |
| Capital World Investors 0.28% of their portfolio | 10.7m $1.7bn | Added +5.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 9.1m $1.5bn | Added +294.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.7m $905.0m | Reduced -1.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.6m $892.8m | Added +212.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.56% of their portfolio | 4.9m $777.1m | Reduced -126.8k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.83% of their portfolio | 4.7m $756.8m | Added +2.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $477.9m | Added +261.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 2.9m $467.0m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $422.2m | Added +87.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $369.2m | Reduced -4.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $339.0m | Reduced -9.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.0m $326.6m | Added +400.6k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 4.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $241.1m | Added +777.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $238.7m | Added +4.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $232.3m | Reduced -647.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $229.9m | Reduced -26.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $222.3m | Reduced -183.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $206.1m | Reduced -201.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $201.7m | Added +422.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $197.8m | Added +1.2m |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $188.8m | Reduced -48.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $179.5m | Added +330.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.56% of their portfolio | 1.1m $173.4m | Reduced -421.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $171.1m | Reduced -25.2k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.83% of their portfolio | 987.2k $154.5m | Added +199.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 946.9k $151.0m | Added +288.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 917.3k $146.2m | Reduced -218.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 793.9k $126.6m | Reduced -844.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.30% of their portfolio | 729.2k $116.3m | Added +423.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 721.8k $115.1m | Reduced -7.1k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 719.4k $111.8m | Added +29.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 701.3k $111.8m | Reduced -297.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 643.6k $102.6m | Added +65.3k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 2.22% of their portfolio | 633.9k $101.1m | Reduced -203.4k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 1.33% of their portfolio | 626.7k $99.9m | Added +24.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 623.9k $100.3m | Reduced -86.0k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.74% of their portfolio | 578.0k $92.2m | Reduced -21.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 570.6k $91.0m | Added +1.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 560.3k $89.3m | Reduced -211.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.21% of their portfolio | 554.3k $88.4m | Reduced -60.1k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.73% of their portfolio | 498.1k $79.4m | Added +21.3k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 492.9k $78.6m | Reduced -608.1k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.26% of their portfolio | 490.8k $78.3m | Added +28.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 476.8k $76.0m | Reduced -51.8k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.75% of their portfolio | 471.2k $75.1m | Reduced -57.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.12% of their portfolio | 461.8k $68.7m | Added +17.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 459.5k $73.3m | Added +24.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 441.2k $70.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 438.0k $69.8m | Added +6.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 426.1k $67.9m | Added +3.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 424.5k $67.7m | Reduced -259.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.07% of their portfolio | 395.9k $63.1m | Added +91.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 383.9k $61.2m | Reduced -786.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.11% of their portfolio | 383.6k $61.2m | Reduced -5.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 376.7k $60.1m | Added +172.9k |
| AXA S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 370.6k $59.1m | Added +199.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 368.5k $58.8m | Reduced -14.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 367.4k $58.6m | Reduced -4.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 366.7k $58.5m | Reduced -5.8k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.87% of their portfolio | 349.9k $55.8m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 327.3k $52.2m | Added +43.3k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 322.8k $51.5m | Reduced -191.9k |
| Silvant Capital Management LLC 2.22% of their portfolio | 313.4k $50.0m | Added +27.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 307.1k $49.1m | Added +13.5k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 1.84% of their portfolio | 300.1k $47.8m | Reduced -240.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 290.5k $46.3m | Added +9.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 290.1k $46.2m | Added +283.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 285.6k $45.5m | Reduced -565.8k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.80% of their portfolio | 282.2k $45.0m | Reduced -49.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.17% of their portfolio | 277.7k $44.3m | Reduced -13.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.1k $44.2m | Added +22.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 271.9k $43.4m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 270.5k $43.1m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.6k $41.9m | Added +33.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 258.5k $41.2m | Added +32.8k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.39% of their portfolio | 255.7k $40.8m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Newbrook Capital Advisors LP 5.92% of their portfolio | 252.4k $40.2m | Added +20.1k |
| Columbus Hill Capital Management, L.P. 8.00% of their portfolio | 244.8k $39.0m | Added +18.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 238.1k $38.0m | Reduced -54.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 237.0k $37.8m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 5.62% of their portfolio | 235.9k $37.6m | Added +36.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.07% of their portfolio | 227.1k $36.2m | Reduced -196.2k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 4.85% of their portfolio | 219.8k $35.0m | New |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 213.8k $34.1m | Reduced -53.9k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.37% of their portfolio | 211.4k $33.7m | Added +74.2k |
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 210.8k $33.6m | Reduced -4.1k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.21% of their portfolio | 201.2k $32.1m | Added +181.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 200.7k $32.0m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Generate Investment Management Ltd 2.28% of their portfolio | 196.3k $31.3m | Added +41.2k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL 0.94% of their portfolio | 193.6k $30.9m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Shellback Capital, LP 2.22% of their portfolio | 190.0k $30.3m | Added +55.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.1k $30.1m | Added +63.8k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 188.1k $30.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 188.0k $30.0m | Added +176.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 176.7k $28.2m | Added +20.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 175.6k $28.0m | Reduced -85.3k |