Business Context and Reporting Period
This filing is a Form 13F-HR submitted by Royal Bank of Canada for the reporting period ended March 31, 2020. The report was signed on May 14, 2020, by Shaine Pollock, Managing Director. This filing serves as a consolidated report covering the holdings of Royal Bank of Canada and 27 other included institutional investment managers, including subsidiaries such as RBC Global Asset Management Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and BlueBay Asset Management LLP.
Key Financial Metrics
As a Form 13F filing, this document reports investment holdings rather than the operating financial performance (revenue, profit, cash flow) of the reporting manager itself. The following aggregate metrics regarding the reported portfolio are provided:
- Total Value of Reported Holdings: $207,858,040,000 (reported in thousands).
- Total Number of Holdings Entries: 25,059.
- Number of Included Managers: 27.
Note: The filing text does not provide clear values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity for Royal Bank of Canada as an operating entity.
Material Changes
The filing text does not provide comparative data against the prior quarter (December 31, 2019) to calculate material changes in holdings value or composition. The document lists the current holdings snapshot but does not explicitly detail the net change in value or specific additions/deletions relative to the previous period within the provided text.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
This filing type does not contain management commentary, forward-looking guidance, or specific risk factors regarding the bank's future operations. The document includes a standard disclaimer stating that the Securities and Exchange Commission has not reviewed the information and that readers should not assume it is accurate or complete. No unusual items or contingencies are described in the provided text.
Important Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the total reported value of $207.86 billion represents the aggregate holdings of the parent bank and its 27 affiliated managers.
- Confirm the specific breakdown of holdings for individual subsidiaries (e.g., RBC Global Asset Management, BlueBay Asset Management) by reviewing the detailed schedules not included in this summary text.
- Note that this filing reflects the portfolio status as of March 31, 2020, a date coinciding with significant global market volatility due to the emerging pandemic, though the filing itself does not quantify the impact of these events.
- Understand that this document reports long-only equity holdings and does not disclose short positions, derivatives, or non-equity assets held by the institution.