Murphy Oil
445 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.87B invested in Murphy Oil in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.56B → $9.87B (+$310M)
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 38
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 452 → 445 (-7)
2.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.83% → 82.77% (-2.1%)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 198
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $94.5M | Put options by funds: $196M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$92.4M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$42.6M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$41.4M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$36.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCM
Herndon Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$140M |
| 2 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$68M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$49.1M |
| 4 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$47.2M |
| 5 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$44.6M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
445 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $9.87B — up 3.2% from $9.56B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of MUR and 35 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 198 trimmed existing stakes and 125 added.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Herndon Capital Management, cutting an estimated $140M.
- 445 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q2 2014, down from 452 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $9.87B of Murphy Oil stock for Q2 2014, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q2 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $105M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q2 2014 was Herndon Capital Management, an estimated $140M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.