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 ($62.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 269.1m as of 2025-02-11, 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 ≈ $230.67. Options: 42 managers hold calls ($1.7bn notional), 47 hold puts ($2.8bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,039 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 499 | 401 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $1.6bn | $2.2bn | 1.36 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.8bn | 1.01 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.8bn | $2.3bn | 1.25 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7bn | $2.8bn | 1.59 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.1m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +2.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +936.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +802.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +767.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +763.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +697.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +520.4k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +513.7k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -2.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Reduced | -583.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -531.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -512.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Reduced | -414.0k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -407.5k |
| Sculptor Capital LP | Sold out | -400.0k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -389.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $295.2m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $256.5m1.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $244.3m1.1m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $147.2m632.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $114.0m494.3k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $82.4m357.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $60.7m263.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $60.6m262.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $57.3m248.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $55.3m239.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $409.3m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $371.0m1.6m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $272.1m1.2m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $205.3m890.0k shares |
| Sculptor Capital LP | Unchanged | $194.1m841.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $146.8m636.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $139.7m605.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $123.1m533.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $112.9m489.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $94.3m408.8k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $252.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-21 | Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander Director · See Footnote | Sold | $33.2m139.4k shares |
| 2024-11-20 | Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander Director · See Footnote | Sold | $58.9m250.0k shares |
| 2024-11-20 | Kulovaara Harri U EVP, Maritime | Sold | $763.9k3.3k shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander Director · See Footnote | Sold | $53.7m230.0k shares |
| 2024-11-18 | Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander Director | Sold | $44.8m193.2k shares |
| 2024-11-18 | Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander Director · See Footnote | Sold | $550.7k2.4k shares |
| 2024-11-15 | Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander Director · See Footnote | Sold | $42.9m185.0k shares |
| 2024-11-15 | Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander Director | Sold | $3.5m15.0k shares |
| 2024-11-05 | Kulovaara Harri U EVP, Maritime | Sold | $4.1m19.4k shares |
| 2024-10-31 | Fain Richard D Director | Sold | $3.9m18.9k shares |
| 2024-10-30 | Fain Richard D Director | Sold | $5.3m25.0k shares |
| 2024-10-30 | Pujol Henry L Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $1.4m6.7k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital International Investors 1.29% of their portfolio | 29.7m $6.9bn | Added +278.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.34% of their portfolio | 28.2m $6.5bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 28.1m $6.5bn | Added +2.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.9m $4.1bn | Added +1.2m |
| Capital World Investors 0.55% of their portfolio | 15.8m $3.6bn | Added +2.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.2m $2.4bn | Added +767.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.4bn | Added +353.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.76% of their portfolio | 4.3m $984.7m | Reduced -512.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.1m $707.8m | Added +54.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $657.2m | Added +95.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.8m $643.1m | Reduced -531.8k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.65% of their portfolio | 2.7m $612.1m | Added +513.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.4m $545.5m | Added +319.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.1m $485.8m | Added +697.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $435.0m | Reduced -305.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $392.1m | Reduced -4.0m |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 6.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $362.2m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $350.4m | Added +48.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $310.6m | Added +385.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $309.3m | Reduced -152.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $307.0m | Reduced -53.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $297.4m | Reduced -238.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $293.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $255.7m | Added +17.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $253.9m | Reduced -156.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $253.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $245.8m | First filing |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $236.2m | Reduced -78.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 963.0k $222.2m | Added +936.6k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 950.7k $219.3m | Added +763.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 938.7k $216.6m | Added +98.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 865.6k $199.7m | Added +802.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.19% of their portfolio | 864.0k $199.3m | Added +502.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 784.3k $180.9m | Added +202.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 735.2k $169.6m | Added +172.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.11% of their portfolio | 690.8k $159.4m | Reduced -34.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 659.8k $152.2m | Added +94.0k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 646.5k $146.9m | Reduced -389.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 605.9k $139.8m | Reduced -32.8k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 2.56% of their portfolio | 583.4k $134.6m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 569.9k $131.5m | Added +18.9k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 1.46% of their portfolio | 537.4k $124.0m | Reduced -92.1k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 2.46% of their portfolio | 535.2k $123.5m | Added +308.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.34% of their portfolio | 530.6k $122.4m | Added +520.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.35% of their portfolio | 503.2k $116.1m | Reduced -72.3k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 1.03% of their portfolio | 483.2k $111.5m | Added +28.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.09% of their portfolio | 480.9k $110.9m | Added +151.8k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 1.02% of their portfolio | 475.9k $109.8m | Reduced -21.6k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 457.9k $105.6m | Reduced -583.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.09% of their portfolio | 451.4k $104.1m | Reduced -189 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 395.1k $91.2m | Reduced -26.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 387.4k $88.7m | Added +31.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 386.5k $89.4m | Added +248.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 386.1k $89.1m | Reduced -333.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 373.7k $86.2m | Reduced -66.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.15% of their portfolio | 366.5k $84.6m | Reduced -11.6k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 354.0k $81.7m | Added +351.7k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.17% of their portfolio | 351.3k $81.0m | Added +282.6k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.70% of their portfolio | 346.9k $80.0m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 345.6k $79.7m | Reduced -16.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 326.0k $75.2m | Added +34.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 325.1k $75.0m | Reduced -201.0k |
| Silvant Capital Management LLC 2.99% of their portfolio | 312.5k $72.1m | Reduced -280 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 301.0k $69.4m | Reduced -36.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 297.9k $68.7m | Added +37.4k |
| NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPAN 0.42% of their portfolio | 297.5k $69.2m | Reduced -86.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 291.0k $67.1m | Added +7.7k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.12% of their portfolio | 287.8k $66.4m | Added +179.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 270.8k $62.5m | Reduced -316.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 270.6k $62.4m | Reduced -8.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.0k $61.5m | Reduced -14.8k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL SARL 1.33% of their portfolio | 250.3k $57.7m | Added +35.5k |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.49% of their portfolio | 250.0k $57.7m | Unchanged |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.78% of their portfolio | 249.0k $57.4m | Reduced -104.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 234.4k $54.1m | Added +2.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 232.1k $53.6m | Added +264 |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.09% of their portfolio | 231.1k $53.3m | Added +7.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 213.8k $49.3m | Added +12.5k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.87% of their portfolio | 208.7k $48.1m | Reduced -80.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 201.0k $46.4m | Reduced -6.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.14% of their portfolio | 198.4k $45.8m | Added +36.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 198.2k $45.7m | Added +47.4k |
| Columbus Hill Capital Management, L.P. 8.72% of their portfolio | 196.2k $45.3m | Unchanged |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.37% of their portfolio | 194.3k $44.8m | New |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.41% of their portfolio | 192.0k $44.3m | Reduced -3.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 191.9k $44.3m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.16% of their portfolio | 188.8k $43.6m | Reduced -68.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 187.7k $43.3m | Reduced -112.5k |
| AXA S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 187.0k $43.1m | Added +1.7k |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.25% of their portfolio | 178.5k $41.2m | Reduced -23.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 176.6k $40.7m | Reduced -4.1k |
| DANSKE BANK A/S 0.12% of their portfolio | 169.5k $39.1m | Added +1.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 167.7k $38.7m | Added +1.4k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 3.59% of their portfolio | 165.4k $38.1m | Reduced -60.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 162.2k $37.7m | Reduced -23.8k |
| Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ) 0.14% of their portfolio | 159.2k $36.7m | First filing |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 157.2k $36.5m | Reduced -34.1k |
| Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc. 1.66% of their portfolio | 156.1k $36.1m | Reduced -15.7k |
| CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LTD /CA/ 1.46% of their portfolio | 155.6k $35.9m | Added +17.4k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.31% of their portfolio | 151.5k $34.9m | Added +300 |