Holder evidence
50
SEC ownership of ROYAL GOLD INC
Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000085535.
Lead holder
Capital World Investors
13D/G signal
Capital World Investors
Latest evidence
11 May 2026
- CIK
- 0000085535
- Symbol
- RGLD on Nasdaq
- Location
- Denver, CO
- SEC evidence mix
- 13F, 13D/G, and 3/4/5
- Lead holder
- Capital World Investors
- Latest large-stake holder
- Capital World Investors
- Latest evidence date
- 11 May 2026
Issuer identity
Ownership snapshot
Ownership snapshot
Top shareholders of ROYAL GOLD INC (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)
Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.
Lead holder
Capital World Investors
13D/G signal
Capital World Investors
Evidence rows
50
Latest as of
11 May 2026
13F
13D/G
3/4/5
Lead comparable stake: 12%
13D/G row: Capital World Investors
Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.
Rank 1 holder
Capital World Investors
13F
13D/G
- Ownership
- 12%
- Position
- $2.68B
Rank 2 holder
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP
13D/G
13F
- Ownership
- 7.6%
- Position
- $1.01B
Rank 3 holder
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
13D/G
13F
- Ownership
- 5.2%
- Position
- $1.12B
| Holder | Evidence | Ownership % | Position | 12M Net Δ | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors |
13F
13D/G
Company
|
12%
from 13D/G
|
$2,676,235,433
10,516,187 shares
|
— | 31 Mar 2026 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP |
13D/G
13F
Company
|
7.6%
|
$1,007,152,497
5,021,201 shares
|
$0 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
13D/G
13F
Vanguard Capital Management · Company
|
5.2%
|
$1,117,311,115
4,390,393 shares
|
$0 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| STATE STREET CORP |
13D/G
13F
STATE STREET CORPORATION · Company
|
4.4%
|
$918,431,189
3,718,646 shares
|
+$97,996,230 | 31 Dec 2025 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC |
13D/G
13F
Company
|
3.4%
|
$450,878,768
2,247,875 shares
|
$0 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| William Holmes Heissenbuttel |
3/4/5
President & CEO, Director
|
0.15%
|
$37,974,479
124,797 shares
|
— | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Daniel Breeze |
3/4/5
SVP Corp Dev of RGLD Gold AG
|
0.02%
|
$6,082,280
20,140 shares
|
-$617,374 | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Paul Libner |
3/4/5
SVP & CFO
|
0.02%
|
$4,564,007
15,967 shares
|
-$1,261,039 | 04 Mar 2026 |
How to read this table
Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
Forms 3/4/5 flow
Insider trading overview
Net insider flow leans to selling over the last 12 months. Net value: -$4,002,730.
Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$4,002,730
Insiders: 6
Net
-$4,002,730
Shares: -15,543
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value
Sell value
Shares: 0
Shares: 15,543
| Window (months) | Buy shares | Sell shares | Buy value | Sell value | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 0 | 7,600 | $0 | $2,121,730 | -$2,121,730 |
| 3-6 | 0 | 5,943 | $0 | $1,527,080 | -$1,527,080 |
| 6-9 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 2,000 | $0 | $353,920 | -$353,920 |
Reporting owners
Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5
Showing 1-15 of 15 reporting-owner rows connected to ROYAL GOLD INC. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.
Rows
15
Lead holder
William Holmes Heissenbuttel
Net 12M change
-$4,002,730
Latest report
11 May 2026
| Name | Relationship | Holdings Value | Past Year Net Change | Change % | Valuation | Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Holmes Heissenbuttel | President & CEO, Director | $37,974,479 | Mixed | 26 Feb 2026 | ||
| Daniel Breeze | SVP Corp Dev of RGLD Gold AG | $6,082,280 | -$617,374 | -9.2% | Filing P/S | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Mark Isto | Director | $5,508,417 | -$549,660 | -9.1% | Filing P/S | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Paul Libner | Svp & Cfo | $4,564,007 | -$1,261,039 | -22% | Filing P/S | 04 Mar 2026 |
| Martin Raffield | SVP, Operations | $3,366,360 | Mixed | 26 Feb 2026 | ||
| Randy Shefman | SVP & General Counsel | $2,213,646 | -$243,740 | -9.9% | Filing P/S | 11 May 2026 |
| William M. Hayes | Director | $1,965,053 | -$1,156,213 | -37% | Mixed | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Ronald J. Vance | Director | $1,841,770 | -$174,704 | -8.7% | Filing P/S | 26 Feb 2026 |
| David R. Crandall | VP, Corporate Secretary & CCO | $1,221,312 | Mixed | 11 Mar 2026 | ||
| Margaret McCandless | Asst. GC, CCO & Corp. Sec. | $375,227 | Mixed | 24 Aug 2021 | ||
| Laura Gill | VP, Corp. Sec. & CCO | $315,701 | Mixed | 02 Mar 2023 | ||
| Fabiana Chubbs | Director | $164,782 | Mixed | 26 Feb 2026 | ||
| Sybil E. Veenman | Director | Mixed | 26 Feb 2026 | |||
| Jamie C. Sokalsky | Director | Mixed | 26 Feb 2026 | |||
| C. Kevin McArthur | Director | Mixed | 27 Feb 2025 |
Recent insider transactions for ROYAL GOLD INC
Showing up to 300 most recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.
| Insider | Symbol | Class | Transaction | % | Reported value | Reported price | Shares | Shares owned | Date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Shefman | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -9.92% | $243,740 | $243.74 | -1,000 | 9,082 | 11 May 2026 | Direct |
| Mark Isto | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -9.07% | $549,660 | $274.83 | -2,000 | 20,043 | 12 Mar 2026 | Direct |
| David R. Crandall | RGLD | Common Stock | Gift | -3.38% | -150 | 4,282 | 11 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -16.7% | $907,119 | $283.47 | -3,200 | 15,967 | 04 Mar 2026 | Direct |
| Randy Shefman | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -2.97% | -309 | 10,082 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Martin Raffield | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.89% | -213 | 11,063 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -2.62% | -515 | 19,167 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Daniel Breeze | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -6.5% | $421,211 | $300.86 | -1,400 | 20,140 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct |
| William Holmes Heissenbuttel | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.11% | -1,395 | 124,797 | 02 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| David R. Crandall | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -4.97% | -232 | 4,432 | 01 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Randy Shefman | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -3.42% | -368 | 10,391 | 01 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Martin Raffield | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -3.04% | -354 | 11,276 | 01 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -3.06% | -622 | 19,682 | 01 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| William Holmes Heissenbuttel | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.27% | -1,624 | 126,192 | 01 Mar 2026 | Direct | ||
| David R. Crandall | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -3.95% | -192 | 4,664 | 27 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Randy Shefman | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -2.82% | -312 | 10,759 | 27 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Martin Raffield | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -2.62% | -313 | 11,630 | 27 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -2.31% | -480 | 20,304 | 27 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| William Holmes Heissenbuttel | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -0.94% | -1,216 | 127,816 | 27 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Jamie C. Sokalsky | RGLD | Phantom Stock | Award | 561 | 561 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | |||
| Ronald J. Vance | RGLD | Phantom Stock | Award | 561 | 561 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | |||
| Sybil E. Veenman | RGLD | Phantom Stock | Award | 561 | 561 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | |||
| Mark Isto | RGLD | Phantom Stock | Award | 561 | 561 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | |||
| Fabiana Chubbs | RGLD | Common Stock | Award | 561 | 561 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | |||
| William M. Hayes | RGLD | Common Stock | Award | 9.15% | 561 | 6,690 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| David R. Crandall | RGLD | Common Stock | Award | 23.2% | 914 | 4,856 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Randy Shefman | RGLD | Common Stock | Award | 20.7% | 1,897 | 11,071 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Martin Raffield | RGLD | Common Stock | Award | 19.5% | 1,948 | 11,943 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Award | 10.4% | 1,952 | 20,784 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Daniel Breeze | RGLD | Common Stock | Award | 11% | 2,131 | 21,540 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| William Holmes Heissenbuttel | RGLD | Common Stock | Award | 3.94% | 4,892 | 129,032 | 26 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| William M. Hayes | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -40.5% | $1,156,213 | $277.07 | -4,173 | 6,129 | 20 Feb 2026 | Direct |
| Mark Isto | RGLD | Common Stock | Gift | -2.56% | -580 | 22,043 | 03 Feb 2026 | Direct | ||
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Gift | -2.4% | -463 | 18,832 | 17 Dec 2025 | Direct | ||
| Ronald J. Vance | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -3.44% | $65,559 | $218.53 | -300 | 8,428 | 17 Dec 2025 | Family Trust |
| Ronald J. Vance | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -5.42% | $109,145 | $218.29 | -500 | 8,728 | 11 Dec 2025 | Family Trust |
| Daniel Breeze | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -4.76% | $196,163 | $202.23 | -970 | 19,409 | 04 Dec 2025 | Direct |
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Gift | -1.15% | -225 | 19,295 | 24 Nov 2025 | Direct | ||
| Martin Raffield | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -0.18% | -18 | 9,995 | 14 Sep 2025 | Direct | ||
| William Holmes Heissenbuttel | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -0.53% | -657 | 124,140 | 18 Aug 2025 | Direct | ||
| Randy Shefman | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.99% | -186 | 9,174 | 18 Aug 2025 | Direct | ||
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Tax liability | -1.16% | -229 | 19,520 | 18 Aug 2025 | Direct | ||
| Paul Libner | RGLD | Common Stock | Sale | -9.2% | $353,920 | $176.96 | -2,000 | 19,749 | 10 Jun 2025 | Direct |
* indicates a reported price that failed the local validity check.