Murphy Oil
360 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.12B invested in Murphy Oil in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $62.7M | Put options by funds: $45.5M
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 41
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.66B → $4.12B (+$465M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 353 → 360 (+7)
1.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.86% → 96.46% (+1.6%)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 122
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$137M |
| 2 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$122M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$59.4M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$43.5M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$43.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$207M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$85M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$41.5M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$14M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$13.4M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
360 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $4.12B — up 13% from $3.66B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new MUR positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 122 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $137M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $207M.
- 360 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q1 2016, up from 353 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $4.12B of Murphy Oil stock for Q1 2016, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q1 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q1 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $137M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q1 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $207M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.