McKay, David Ian — Insider Profile

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McKay, David Ian

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$RY · President & CEO

Companies Filed At

Open-Market Buys (2yr)

$153.8M

Buy Value (2yr, open-market)

Jun 23, 2026

Most Recent Trade

Credibility
Score

65%

Hit Rate

+4.1%

Avg 90d Return

+6.6%

Median 90d Return

Evaluated Trades

+21.7%

Best Trade

-15.1%

Worst Trade

Hit rate and returns are based on 75 open-market buys with evaluable 90-day outcomes. Score reflects historical conviction, not a guarantee of future performance. Limited signal — either below-average timing or insufficient trade history.

Cross-Company Track Record

62%

Hit Rate · 90d

+0.4%

Median Alpha · 90d

Closed Buys Evaluated

58%

Beat XIU

All-insider base rate: 59% hit rate · +1.3% mean alpha (n=11504)

cluster buyer high frequency size concentrated

Entry: closing price on SEDI filing date (point-in-time). Exit: 90 calendar days later. Alpha vs XIU.TO (iShares TSX 60). Closed trades only. Not investment advice.

Research 26 closed buys with individual return outcomes available on the Research plan.

Date	Company	Role	Nature	Dir.	Shares	Price	Value	Score
Jun 23, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	133,130	$96.55	$12.9M	73
Jun 23, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	133,130	$96.55	$12.9M	73
Jun 23, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	133,130	$287.21	$38.2M	73
Jun 22, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Jun 22, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	23,089	$284.86	$6.6M	73
Jun 22, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Apr 22, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Apr 22, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	23,089	$242.82	$5.6M	73
Apr 22, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Mar 20, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Mar 20, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Mar 20, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	23,089	$220.19	$5.1M	73
Feb 24, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	161	$233.79	$38K	73
Feb 24, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	43	$233.79	$10K	73
Feb 24, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	1,390	$233.79	$325K	73
Feb 23, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	23,089	$236.62	$5.5M	73
Feb 23, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Feb 23, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Jan 21, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Jan 21, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	23,089	$230.51	$5.3M	73
Jan 21, 2026	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	23,089	$90.23	$2.1M	73
Dec 31, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Plan / DRIP	Buy	2,456	—	—	73
Dec 16, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	44,302	$228.43	$10.1M	73
Dec 16, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	65,948	$230.00	$15.2M	73
Dec 16, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	6,186	$228.43	$1.4M	73
Dec 13, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Other	Sell	73,125	$227.70	$16.7M	73
Dec 12, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	91,288	$228.75	$20.9M	73
Dec 12, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	91,288	$228.75	$20.9M	73
Dec 12, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	91,288	$102.33	$9.3M	73
Dec 12, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	91,288	$102.33	$9.3M	73
Dec 12, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	91,288	$229.66	$21.0M	73
Nov 24, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	168	$208.64	$35K	73
Nov 24, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	1,663	$208.64	$347K	73
Aug 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	184	$188.94	$35K	73
Aug 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	20,300	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Aug 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	20,300	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Aug 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	20,300	$189.57	$3.8M	73
Aug 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	1,823	$188.94	$344K	73
Jul 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Jul 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Jul 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	20,304	$182.30	$3.7M	73
Jun 20, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	20,304	$175.47	$3.6M	73
Jun 20, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Jun 20, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
May 23, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	1,873	$175.12	$328K	73
May 23, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	189	$175.12	$33K	73
May 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
May 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
May 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	20,304	$174.06	$3.5M	73
Apr 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Apr 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Apr 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	20,304	$160.27	$3.3M	73
Mar 21, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Mar 21, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Mar 21, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	20,304	$161.89	$3.3M	73
Feb 24, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	1,912	$170.07	$325K	73
Feb 24, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	193	$170.07	$33K	73
Jan 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	20,304	$175.12	$3.6M	73
Jan 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Jan 22, 2025	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	20,304	$74.39	$1.5M	73
Dec 31, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Plan / DRIP	Buy	2,841	—	—	73
Dec 17, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	87,200	$177.97	$15.5M	73
Dec 17, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	53,196	$177.83	$9.5M	73
Dec 17, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	22,493	$177.83	$4.0M	73
Dec 17, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	87,200	$177.97	$15.5M	73
Dec 13, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Other	Sell	68,581	$178.27	$12.2M	73
Nov 22, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	1,743	$171.90	$300K	73
Nov 22, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	183	$171.90	$31K	73
Sep 04, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	74,852	$78.59	$5.9M	73
Sep 04, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	74,852	$78.59	$5.9M	73
Sep 04, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	74,852	$164.59	$12.3M	73
Aug 23, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	1,931	$153.65	$297K	73
Aug 23, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	201	$153.65	$31K	73
May 24, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	205	$144.57	$30K	73
May 24, 2024	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	1,976	$144.57	$286K	73
Dec 14, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Other	Sell	79,870	$125.82	$10.0M	73
Dec 13, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	154,596	$125.37	$19.4M	73
Dec 13, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	70,595	$124.87	$8.8M	73
Nov 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	2,388	$119.69	$286K	73
Nov 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	239	$119.69	$29K	73
Nov 21, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Nov 21, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,131	$120.85	$499K	73
Nov 21, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Oct 23, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Oct 23, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,131	$111.32	$460K	73
Oct 23, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Sep 22, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Sep 22, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Sep 22, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,131	$120.72	$499K	73
Aug 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	2,337	$121.03	$283K	73
Aug 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Corp. Event	Buy	234	$121.03	$28K	73
Aug 22, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Aug 22, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Aug 22, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,131	$120.22	$497K	73
Jul 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Jul 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Jul 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,131	$132.02	$545K	73
May 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	214	$127.58	$27K	73
May 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	2,144	$127.58	$274K	73
May 19, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
May 19, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
May 19, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,131	$127.97	$529K	73
Apr 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Apr 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,131	$133.35	$551K	73
Apr 24, 2023	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,131	$69.17	$286K	73
Dec 13, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	132,616	$131.64	$17.5M	73
Dec 13, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	65,375	$131.70	$8.6M	73
Oct 24, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,078	$58.65	$239K	73
Oct 24, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,078	$58.65	$239K	73
Oct 24, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,078	$124.89	$509K	73
Mar 21, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,077	$58.65	$239K	73
Mar 21, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,077	$58.65	$239K	73
Mar 21, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,077	$142.44	$581K	73
Feb 24, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	167	$142.04	$24K	73
Feb 24, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	1,747	$142.04	$248K	73
Feb 22, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,077	$141.68	$578K	73
Feb 22, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,077	$58.65	$239K	73
Feb 22, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,077	$58.65	$239K	73
Jan 24, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	4,077	$141.40	$576K	73
Jan 24, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	4,077	$58.65	$239K	73
Jan 24, 2022	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	4,077	$58.65	$239K	73
Dec 31, 2021	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Plan / DRIP	Buy	2,329	—	—	73
Dec 14, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	71,240	$106.12	$7.6M	73
Dec 14, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	149,464	$106.00	$15.8M	73
Dec 11, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Other	Sell	69,936	$105.88	$7.4M	73
Nov 24, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	195	$104.29	$20K	73
Nov 24, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	2,249	$104.29	$235K	73
Nov 20, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	7,515	$103.80	$780K	73
Nov 20, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Buy	7,515	$52.59	$395K	73
Nov 20, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	7,515	$52.59	$395K	73
Oct 22, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Open Market	Buy	7,515	$97.19	$730K	73
Oct 22, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Exercise	Sell	7,515	$52.59	$395K	73
Oct 22, 2020	$RY Royal Bank of Canada	President & CEO	Comp. Grant	Buy	7,515	$52.59	$395K	73

Muted rows are plan purchases, compensation grants, or DRIP — not open-market. Confluence Scores reflect the company's current score, not the score at time of trade.