At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed 3,981 13F filings for the 12/31/2014 reporting period, and looked at the various S&P 500 components held by each of these reporting hedge funds and other 13F filers. For each component, we totaled the number of shares across across all of these funds.
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However, we believe that looking at groups of 13F filings can be an interesting exercise, especially when comparing one holding period to another. So, let's take a look at the change in RCL positions across that group of 3,981 funds we have looked at that have filed for the 12/31/2014 period, versus back at their 09/30/2014 report. We found that between these two periods, funds increased their holdings by 29,058,428 shares in the aggregate, from 112,710,974 up to 141,769,402 for a share count increase of approximately 25.78%.
The overall top three funds holding RCL on 12/31/2014 were:
Fund | Shares of RCL Held | |
---|---|---|
1. | Baillie Gifford & Co. | 14,422,083 |
2. | Vanguard Group Inc. | 11,678,325 |
3. | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 7,885,596 |
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We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL).
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