56% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
14 more new buyers than exits, ownership fell 10.48 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 1 well-known fund manager in the top 25.
56% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
36.5% institutional ownership
SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Airlines, Airports & Air Services peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in RYAAY across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in RYAAY held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital World Investors | 38.0M | $2.19B | +22.2% | 7.272% | 0.30% |
| 2 | Capital International Investors | 32.0M | $1.84B | -19.9% | 6.131% | 0.43% |
| 3 | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 24.1M | $1.42B | -10.4% | 4.622% | 0.48% |
| 4 | FMR LLC | 10.7M | $615.8M | -15.0% | 2.041% | 0.03% |
| 5 | BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | 9.2M | $533.2M | -18.7% | 1.768% | 0.54% |
| 6 | HARDING LOEVNER LP | 6.2M | $357.8M | +24.6% | 1.186% | 3.68% |
| 7 | JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 5.8M | $332.5M | +3.3% | 1.102% | 0.16% |
| 8 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 4.0M | $230.8M | +2.5% | 0.765% | 0.04% |
| 9 | Metropolis Capital Ltd | 3.9M | $228.3M | +10.8% | 0.757% | 7.71% |
| 10 | SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 3.8M | $222.1M | -15.3% | 0.736% | 35.54% |
| 11 | Trinity Street Asset Management LLP | 3.5M | $199.8M | -6.1% | 0.662% | 13.70% |
| 12 | Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC | 3.0M | $175.7M | -0.6% | 0.582% | 4.35% |
| 13 | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 2.3M | $165.3M | +3.6% | 0.439% | 0.05% |
| 14 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 2.6M | $152.2M | -20.5% | 0.505% | 0.03% |
| 15 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 2.2M | $125.6M | +34.3% | 0.416% | 0.12% |
| 16 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 2.1M | $118.6M | +9.0% | 0.393% | 0.01% |
| 17 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 1.8M | $105.0M | -13.9% | 0.348% | 0.16% |
| 18 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1.7M | $100.3M | +103.1% | 0.333% | 0.02% |
| 19 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.6M | $93.7M | -10.0% | 0.310% | 0.01% |
| 20 | FIL Ltd | 1.6M | $90.5M | +1.6% | 0.300% | 0.07% |
| 21 | CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC /CA/ | 1.5M | $86.3M | +9.8% | 0.286% | 0.67% |
| 22 | FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ | 1.4M | $83.3M | -6.1% | 0.276% | 1.03% |
| 23 | Ovata Capital Management Ltd | 1.3M | $75.6M | +34.6% | 0.253% | 10.56% |
| 24 | Artemis Investment Management LLP | 1.3M | $72.7M | -13.2% | 0.241% | 0.77% |
| 25 | Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 1.2M | $69.2M | +4.5% | 0.229% | 0.11% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in RYAAY — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in RYAAY during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 427 | +3.4% | 36.53% | 10.48 pp | $11.32B | 24% |
| Q4 2025 | 413 | +11% | 47.01% | 152.98 pp | $14.85B | 88% |
| Q3 2025 | 371 | +12% | 199.99% | +156.51 pp | $125.00B | +810% |
| Q2 2025 | 332 | +7.1% | 43.48% | +14.48 pp | $13.73B | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | 310 | +3.3% | 29.00% | 2.62 pp | $8.99B | 10% |
| Q4 2024 | 300 | +5.6% | 31.62% | 1.68 pp | $9.99B | 5.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 284 | 3.4% | 33.30% | 27.53 pp | $10.52B | 45% |
| Q2 2024 | 294 | — | 60.83% | — | $19.15B | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for RYAAY.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying RYAAY stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Ryanair Holdings plc stands at 36.5%, held across 427 reporting institutions.
Capital World Investors is the largest reported institutional holder of RYAAY, with approximately 37,951,484 shares worth $2.19B as of Q1 2026.
Yes — 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of RYAAY, including RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for RYAAY is 41 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
69 institutions opened new positions in RYAAY during Q1 2026, while 55 fully exited. 73 added to existing positions and 282 trimmed.
RYAAY institutional ownership fell by 10.48 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +14 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 70.4% of all reported 13F value in RYAAY, and the top 25 account for 85.6%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.