SEC FORM 13F-HR

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0006
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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09-30-2018
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Address: ROYAL BANK PLAZA
200 BAY STREET
TORONTO, A6  M5J2J5
Form 13F File Number: 028-11396
CRD Number (if applicable):
SEC File Number (if applicable):

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Kelley Hoffer
Title: Vice President, RBC Capital Markets & Wealth Management Comp
Phone: 416-842-2927
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Kelley Hoffer Toronto,  A6 11-08-2018
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 34
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 27,379
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 240,501,775
(round to nearest dollar)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Name Form 13F File No. CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
1 RBC Global Asset Management Inc. 028-14116     0001508208
2 RBC Capital Markets Arbitrage S.A. 028-11273     0001316278
3 RBC Capital Markets, LLC 028-04069     0000050916
4 RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) 028-10228     0001179454
5 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. 028-11322     0001317808
6 BlueBay Asset Management LLP 028-12524     0001402568
7 RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel Inc. 028-11271     0001317823
8 RBC Private Counsel (USA) Inc. 028-11454     0001332123
9 ROYAL TRUST CORP OF CANADA/ 028-11393     0001082817
11 RBC TRUSTEES (Jersey) LTD 028-13008     0001368871
13 RBC cees Trustee LTD 028-11601     0001351870
14 RBC Trust Co (International) Ltd 028-13471     0001456584
15 RBC Trust Co (Delaware) Ltd 028-13779     0001483254
16 RBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) Ltd 028-16409     0001628493
18 RBC Investment Solutions (CI) LTD 028-12564     0001409526
19 CITY NATIONAL BANK 028-04805     0000275216
21 CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE, LLC 028-05392     0001009289
23 LMCG INVESTMENTS, LLC 028-13608     0001470944
24 MID CONTINENT CAPITAL LLC/IL 028-05684     0001015887
25 Symphonic Financial Advisors LLC 028-12672     0001416208
26 SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORP 028-16475     0000907692
27 Aston Asset Management, LLC 028-12347     0001386714
28 UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC 028-02682     0000861177
29 RBC Dominion Securities Global Ltd 028-17163     0001666157
30 JACKSON NATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 028-06761     0001164772
31 ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 028-13411     0001407543
32 CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 028-02028     0000820743
33 Lomas Capital Management, LLC 028-15278     0001559972
34 CYPRESS FUNDS LLC 028-04707     0001081198
37 Blackstart Capital LP 028-17673     0001666647
38 Context BH Capital Management, LP 028-17208     0001618872
39 Azora Capital LP 028-18527     0001700272
41 CARBONADO CAPITAL 028-17121     0001641865
42 BlueMar Capital Management, LLC 028-15913     0001582635