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Canadian Natural Resources

318 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.6B invested in Canadian Natural Resources in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 115 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 36

44% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1623 (+7)

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.1B → $20.6B (+$4.47B)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 304318 (+14)

1.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 140.66%142.2% (+1.5%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 115

78% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $74.4M | Put options by funds: $332M

Holders
318
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.61%
% of All Funds
8.47%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+43.75%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
53
Increased
105
Reduced
115
Closed
36
Calls
$74.4M
Puts
$332M
Net Calls
-$257M
Net Calls Change
-$187M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GCC
26
Guardian Capital (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$206M +$14.2M +1,332,863 +9%
IGIM
27
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$200M -$37.1M -3,479,441 -19%
AIMCA
28
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$182M +$17.3M +1,622,360 +18%
Swiss National Bank
29
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$156M +$25.6M +2,398,686 +24%
APG Asset Management
30
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$154M +$4.34M +407,090 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
31
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$141M -$2.59M -243,189 -2%
BGIM
32
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$127M -$7.28M -683,115 -7%
Legal & General Group
33
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$127M +$5.1M +478,614 +5%
Canada Life
34
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$124M -$17.9M -1,682,195 -15%
RFC
35
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$113M -$6.49M -608,743 -7%
Massachusetts Financial Services
36
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$109M -$6.27M -588,679 -7%
GMI
37
Greystone Managed Investments
Saskatchewan, Canada
$103M -$17.3M -1,625,614 -17%
Capital World Investors
38
Capital World Investors
California
$101M +$82.6M +7,754,334 New
Bank of America
39
Bank of America
North Carolina
$99.7M +$9.09M +852,969 +13%
Franklin Resources
40
Franklin Resources
California
$98.2M -$28.1M -2,640,685 -26%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
41
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$96.6M +$1.8M +168,704 +2%
SRAIM
42
Scheer Rowlett & Associates Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$95.7M -$15M -1,408,142 -16%
AII
43
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$81.7M -$2.82M -265,016 -4%
Bank of Nova Scotia
44
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$81.2M -$11.7M -1,098,464 -15%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
45
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$80.8M -$408K -38,268 -0.6%
Mawer Investment Management
46
Mawer Investment Management
Alberta, Canada
$79.7M +$3.1M +291,238 +5%
MAMU
47
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$76.7M -$6.15M -577,334 -9%
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$73.5M +$14M +1,311,398 +30%
CAM
49
Cidel Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$69.8M -$3.06M -287,164 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
50
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$68.7M +$24.9M +2,333,992 +80%

CNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

318 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $20.6B — up 28% from $16.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new CNQ positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 105 added to existing stakes and 115 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital Research Global Investors, adding an estimated $452M. The largest seller was Mackenzie Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $219M sold.

  • 318 institutional investors held Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) as of Q1 2016, up from 304 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.6B of Canadian Natural Resources stock for Q1 2016, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Canadian Natural Resources positions in Q1 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Canadian Natural Resources buyer in Q1 2016 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $452M added.
  • The largest Canadian Natural Resources seller in Q1 2016 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $219M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.