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 ($44.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 268.9m as of 2024-10-25, 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 ≈ $177.14. Options: 44 managers hold calls ($1.8bn notional), 51 hold puts ($2.3bn).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 951 |
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 455 | 413 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $1.8bn | $5.0bn | 2.83 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.6bn | $2.2bn | 1.36 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.8bn | 1.01 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.8bn | $2.3bn | 1.25 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | Added | +3.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +671.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +437.5k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +406.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +352.7k |
| Amundi | Added | +317.0k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas | New | +250.0k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +240.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +234.6k |
| NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN | Added | +223.0k |
Biggest sellers
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -730.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -651.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. | Reduced | -420.9k |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Reduced | -406.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -399.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -383.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Reduced | -297.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -260.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $338.7m1.9m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $302.4m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $188.5m1.1m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $121.3m683.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $105.5m595.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $86.2m486.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $75.1m423.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $64.2m361.7k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $63.3m357.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $60.7m342.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $381.9m2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $349.3m2.0m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $209.1m1.2m shares |
| Sculptor Capital LP | Unchanged | $149.2m841.2k shares |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Unchanged | $133.0m750.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $115.6m652.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $114.2m644.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $107.4m605.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $91.8m517.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $60.0m337.7k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $749.0k | 3 | $4.5m | $518.4k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-29 | BETHGE LAURA H President, Celebrity Cruises | Sold plan | $518.4k3.1k shares |
| 2024-08-15 | Sorensen Vagn O Director | Sold | $919.3k5.8k shares |
| 2024-08-02 | Holtz Naftali Chief Financial Officer | Bought | $749.0k5.3k shares |
| 2024-07-30 | Fain Richard D Director | Sold | $3.0m19.3k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.12% of their portfolio | 30.5m $5.4bn | Added +240.9k |
| Capital International Investors 1.00% of their portfolio | 29.4m $5.2bn | Added +101.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.0m $4.6bn | Added +190.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 16.7m $3.0bn | First filing |
| Capital World Investors 0.38% of their portfolio | 13.7m $2.4bn | Added +3.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.7bn | Added +352.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.0bn | Added +63.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.6m $993.6m | Added +7.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.62% of their portfolio | 4.8m $848.0m | Reduced -93.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.3m $588.8m | Added +671.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $534.6m | Added +16.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $488.3m | Added +437.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.53% of their portfolio | 2.3m $404.1m | Reduced -651.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $388.5m | Added +141.9k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.1m $379.5m | Reduced -2.6m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.0m $362.8m | Reduced -81.0k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 5.38% of their portfolio | 1.6m $278.5m | Added +58.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $270.9m | Added +234.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $264.8m | Added +98.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $260.8m | Reduced -26.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $249.9m | Reduced -33.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $245.8m | Reduced -72.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $226.1m | Added +9.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $223.0m | Added +131.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $195.5m | Reduced -138.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $193.4m | Added +17.5k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 1.0m $184.8m | Reduced -142.4k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $190.1m | Added +317.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 961.2k $170.5m | Added +14.3k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.01% of their portfolio | 877.6k $197.7m | Reduced -109.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 839.8k $149.0m | Added +138.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 725.6k $128.7m | Added +3.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 719.3k $127.6m | Reduced -198.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 638.7k $113.3m | Reduced -4.9k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 1.41% of their portfolio | 629.5k $111.7m | Added +2.8k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 1.98% of their portfolio | 591.6k $104.9m | Added +13.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 587.1k $104.2m | Reduced -36.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 581.6k $103.1m | Added +140.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.32% of their portfolio | 575.6k $102.1m | Added +84.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 565.8k $100.3m | Added +141.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 562.8k $99.8m | Added +86.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 551.0k $97.7m | Reduced -19.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 526.1k $93.3m | Reduced -28.1k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.79% of their portfolio | 497.5k $88.2m | Reduced -628 |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.77% of their portfolio | 454.5k $80.6m | Reduced -16.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 451.6k $80.1m | Added +13.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 440.2k $78.1m | Reduced -52.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 440.2k $78.1m | Reduced -19.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 421.9k $74.8m | Reduced -4.3k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 409.9k $2.3k | Added +406.0k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 1.41% of their portfolio | 400.0k $70.9m | Added +129.5k |
| NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN 0.43% of their portfolio | 383.7k $68.1m | Added +223.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 378.1k $67.1m | Reduced -5.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 361.8k $64.2m | Reduced -5.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 361.7k $64.2m | Reduced -6.8k |
| Shellback Capital, LP 5.12% of their portfolio | 357.5k $63.4m | Added +167.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 355.6k $63.1m | Added +28.3k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.78% of their portfolio | 353.2k $45.7m | Added +3.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 337.3k $59.8m | Reduced -39.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 330.1k $58.5m | Reduced -399.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 329.1k $58.4m | Reduced -66.8k |
| Silvant Capital Management LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 312.8k $55.6m | Reduced -605 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 300.2k $53.2m | Reduced -260.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 291.6k $51.7m | Added +29.1k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.89% of their portfolio | 289.5k $51.3m | Added +7.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 283.3k $50.2m | Reduced -83.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 280.9k $49.8m | Reduced -4.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 279.4k $49.6m | Added +7.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.4k $46.2m | Reduced -16.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.17% of their portfolio | 257.6k $45.7m | Reduced -20.2k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.38% of their portfolio | 250.0k $44.3m | New |
| Newbrook Capital Advisors LP 5.69% of their portfolio | 238.1k $42.2m | Reduced -14.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 232.0k $41.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 231.9k $41.1m | Reduced -58.6k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 0.91% of their portfolio | 227.1k $40.3m | Reduced -406.8k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 4.86% of their portfolio | 225.9k $40.1m | Added +6.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.07% of their portfolio | 223.2k $39.6m | Reduced -3.9k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL 0.98% of their portfolio | 214.8k $38.1m | Added +21.1k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 207.3k $36.8m | Reduced -6.5k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 207.3k $36.8m | Added +18.2k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.52% of their portfolio | 203.8k $36.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.22% of their portfolio | 202.4k $35.9m | Added +1.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 201.3k $35.7m | Added +42.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 197.7k $35.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Columbus Hill Capital Management, L.P. 7.12% of their portfolio | 196.2k $34.8m | Reduced -48.6k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.30% of their portfolio | 195.3k $34.6m | Added +20.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 191.3k $33.3m | Reduced -115.7k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 187.0k $33.2m | Added +147.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 186.0k $32.3m | Reduced -2.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 185.3k $32.9m | Reduced -185.3k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 4.10% of their portfolio | 184.2k $32.7m | Reduced -51.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 180.7k $32.0m | Added +4.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 179.3k $31.8m | Reduced -110.7k |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. 1.31% of their portfolio | 171.7k $30.5m | Added +5.3k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.10% of their portfolio | 168.3k $29.8m | Added +69.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.07% of their portfolio | 166.4k $29.5m | Added +28.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 166.1k $29.5m | Reduced -9.5k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 161.8k $28.7m | Added +93.9k |
| Generate Investment Management Ltd 1.91% of their portfolio | 161.4k $28.6m | Reduced -34.9k |
| STRS OHIO 0.10% of their portfolio | 153.0k $27.1m | Added +792 |