Here’s Why Gator Capital Management Became Optimistic in Royal Bank of Canada (RY) Gator Capital Management, an investment management firm, published its first quarter 2021 investor letter – a copy of which can be downloaded here. A return of 10.64% was recorded by the fund for the Q1 of 2021, outperforming the S&P 500 Total Return Index that delivered a 6.18% return, but below the S&P 1500 Financials Index that had a 16.32% gain for the same period. You can view the fund’s top 5 holdings to have a peek at their top bets for 2021. Gator Capital Management, in its Q1 2021 investor letter, mentioned Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), and shared their insights on the company. Royal Bank of Canada is a Toronto, Canada-based financial services company that currently has a $139.6 billion market capitalization. Since the beginning of the year, CS delivered a 20.51% return, extending its 12-month gains to 61.24%. As of May 06, 2021, the stock closed at $98.32 per share.