Murphy Oil
355 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.32B invested in Murphy Oil in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
199% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $73.9M | Put options by funds: $24.7M
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 32
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.35B → $5.32B (+$971M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 349 → 355 (+6)
6.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.2% → 91.13% (-6.1%)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 127
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$34.7M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$32.9M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$25M |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$15.3M |
| 5 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$12.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
-$85.2M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$67M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$59.6M |
| 4 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$41.3M |
| 5 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$33.3M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
355 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.32B — up 22% from $4.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new MUR positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 110 added to existing stakes and 127 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $34.7M. The largest seller was Pzena Investment Management, cutting an estimated $85.2M.
- 355 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q2 2018, up from 349 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $5.32B of Murphy Oil stock for Q2 2018, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q2 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q2 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $34.7M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q2 2018 was Pzena Investment Management, an estimated $85.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.