Business Context and Reporting Period
This filing is a Form 13F-HR submitted by Royal Bank of Canada for the reporting period ended June 30, 2017. The report was signed on August 10, 2017, by David Lang, SVP-Regulatory Compliance & Global Chief Compliance Officer. This filing serves as a consolidated report covering the holdings of Royal Bank of Canada and 28 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 on equity holdings rather than the operating financial performance (revenue, profit, cash flow) of Royal Bank of Canada itself. The filing provides the following aggregate data regarding the reported portfolio:
- Total Value of Reported Holdings: $193,636,703,000 (reported in thousands).
- Total Number of Holdings Entries: 25,274.
- Number of Included Managers: 28.
Note: The filing text does not provide clear values for Royal Bank of Canada's corporate revenue, profit, margins, debt, or liquidity, as these metrics are not disclosed in Form 13F reports.
Material Changes
The filing text does not provide comparative data for the prior quarter or year. Consequently, material changes in holdings value or composition versus the prior comparable period cannot be determined from this document alone.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
This filing contains no management commentary, forward-looking guidance, or specific risk factors related to the bank's operations. The document includes a standard SEC disclaimer stating that the Commission has not reviewed the information for accuracy or completeness and that readers should not assume the information is accurate or complete.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the total reported value of $193.6 billion against the bank's total assets in its 10-K or 10-Q filings to understand the proportion of equity holdings.
- Confirm the list of 28 included managers to ensure all relevant RBC subsidiaries are accounted for in this consolidated report.
- Review the specific Schedule 13F holdings (not included in this summary text) to analyze sector concentration and top 10 positions.
- Check subsequent filings for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, to assess changes in the portfolio composition.