Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.· RCL

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Consumer Cyclical Travel Services Website

Price: $245.81
Day: -1.57%
Mkt Cap: $65.93B
52W Range: $232.10 – $356.39
Volume: 3.20M
Beta: 1.75

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 3.5 / 5 (Bullish), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 1,304 institutions hold; 611 added, 465 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: no purchases, 1 sale ($4.0M)

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

RCL|Consumer Cyclical|Travel Services

Current price: $246

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

0.0x

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

1 seller

vs 3.8 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+204

784 adding vs 580 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

88.8%

1,304 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS

34.3M

+21.7%

CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS

24.5M

-1.9%

BLACKROCK, INC.

20.6M

-6.1%

CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS

18.7M

-6.6%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

16.0M

+0.0%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

12.2M

+0.1%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

36 buying94 unchanged45 selling

174 funds held RCL in Q2 2026, holding 48.6M shares between them, down 1.5% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

RMB INVESTORS TRUST24.5K sh

VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS18.1K sh

TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST15.1K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Feb 26

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

$49.9M

Sale · Feb 27

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

$47.4M

Sale · Feb 24

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

$38.4M

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Smart Money Sentiment

RCL Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

3.5/5

Bullish

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+52

Fund Flow

10% weight

-25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 3.5/5 (Bullish) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 20, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for RCL

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Routine insider selling in Q3 2026

1 sale totaling $4.0M (12.8K shares)

Share volume is well below the historical pace (0.0x average), insiders are holding more

Buying seen in 2 of 15 quarters

0.0x

Selling pace

quarter in progress, filings still arriving

0.03%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

1 seller

Seller breadth

vs 3.2 avg per quarter

Q3 2024

Last insider purchase

buying in 2 of 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, RCL

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

Director

Sell

156,628 shares at $318.64

≈0.9% of their stake at the time

Feb 26, 2026$49.91M

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

Director

Sell

152,515 shares at $310.78

≈0.9% of their stake at the time

Feb 27, 2026$47.40M

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

Director

Sell

121,143 shares at $316.59

≈0.7% of their stake at the time

Feb 24, 2026$38.35M

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

Director

Sell

161,732 shares at $235.62

≈0.9% of their stake at the time

Nov 20, 2024$38.11M

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

Director

Sell

106,947 shares at $317.71

≈0.6% of their stake at the time

Feb 26, 2026$33.98M

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

Director

Sell

93,423 shares at $317.32

≈0.5% of their stake at the time

Feb 24, 2026$29.64M

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

Director

Sell

122,695.7 shares at $231.05

≈0.6% of their stake at the time

Nov 15, 2024$28.35M

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

Director

Sell

103,514 shares at $233.70

≈0.6% of their stake at the time

Nov 19, 2024$24.19M

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for RCL

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bullish Signal

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

88.8% institutional ownership

Slight accumulation: 784 adding vs 580 reducing

13F shares increased by 6.5%, a significant shift

+204

Net breadth

784 adding vs 580 reducing

Accumulating

1.35

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+58

New − closed

173 initiated, 115 exited

6 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+784 growing-580 shrinkingNet: +204

173

611

465

115

New (173)

Increased (611)

Reduced (465)

Closed (115)

Top Institutional Holders, RCL

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS

34.3M

$10.9B

Ownership

12.73%

+21.7%

CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS

24.5M

$7.8B

Ownership

9.11%

-1.9%

BLACKROCK, INC.

20.6M

$6.5B

Ownership

7.67%

-6.1%

CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS

18.7M

$5.9B

Ownership

6.94%

-6.6%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

16.0M

$5.1B

Ownership

5.96%

+0.0%

VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC

12.2M

$3.9B

Ownership

4.55%

+0.1%

OSIRIS HOLDINGS INC.

11.7M

$3.7B

Ownership

4.35%

+100.0%

STATE STREET CORP

10.7M

$3.4B

Ownership

3.97%

+3.0%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 175 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

36 buying45 sellingNet: -9

Buying (36)

Unchanged (94)

Selling (45)

In total, funds bought 1.4M shares and sold 2.1M this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bearish Signal

Funds distributing in Q2 2026

175 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

45 funds selling vs 36 buying

Top Fund Holders, RCL

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

RMB INVESTORS TRUST

24.5K

Weight

0.59%

Jun 30, 2026No change

VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS

18.1K

Weight

0.12%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST

15.1K

Weight

0.04%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

T. Rowe Price Exchange-Traded Funds, Inc.

14.6K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

Mutual Fund & Variable Insurance Trust

11.9K

Weight

0.05%

Jun 30, 2026No change

MASSMUTUAL SELECT FUNDS

11.8K

Weight

0.66%

Jun 30, 2026No change

PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC

11.2K

Weight

0.04%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

VICTORY PORTFOLIOS

10.7K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026Decreased

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.· RCL

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History227Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings179Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History227Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings179Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights