Murphy Oil
470 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.4B invested in Murphy Oil in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 152 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
61% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $115M | Put options by funds: $71.9M
12% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 49
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.47B → $10.4B (+$980M)
2.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 84.19% → 86.27% (+2.1%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 464 → 470 (+6)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 152 | Existing positions reduced: 188
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 8 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$95.2M |
| 2 |
HCM
Herndon Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$69.7M |
| 3 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$63.8M |
| 4 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
+$62.6M |
| 5 |
PAM
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$56.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$54.6M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$36.4M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$36.1M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$26.2M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$26.2M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
470 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $10.4B — up 10% from $9.47B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new MUR positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 152 added to existing stakes and 188 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, adding an estimated $95.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $54.6M.
- 470 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q4 2013, up from 464 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $10.4B of Murphy Oil stock for Q4 2013, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q4 2013 and 49 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q4 2013 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $95.2M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q4 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $54.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.