Murphy Oil
374 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.8B invested in Murphy Oil in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
160% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $54.4M | Put options by funds: $20.9M
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 121
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 39
3.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.53% → 97.37% (+3.8%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.01B → $4.8B (-$211M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 378 → 374 (-4)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$333M |
| 2 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$91.1M |
| 3 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$61.3M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$60M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$33.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$115M |
| 2 |
Los Angeles Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$27.3M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$22.6M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$14.9M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$11.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EF
401
Empirical Finance
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$3K | -79 | Closed |
|
|
WPA
402
West Paces Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$2.18K | -70 | Closed |
|
|
ZB
403
Zions Bancorporation
Salt Lake City,
Utah
| – | -$2K | -62 | Closed |
|
|
MDCM
404
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management
Menomonee Falls,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -45 | Closed |
|
|
MRCM
405
M&R Capital Management
Summit,
New Jersey
| – | -$1K | -35 | Closed |
|
406
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1K | -23 | Closed |
|
|
WTB
407
Washington Trust Bank
Spokane,
Washington
| – | -$1K | -17 | Closed |
|
|
GWS
408
Glassman Wealth Services
Vienna,
Virginia
| – | -$86 | -3 | -17% |
|
|
EA
409
Edge Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | +$231 | +8 | New |
|
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
374 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.8B — down 4.2% from $5.01B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new MUR positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 143 added to existing stakes and 121 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $333M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $115M.
- 374 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q1 2017, down from 378 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $4.8B of Murphy Oil stock for Q1 2017, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q1 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $333M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q1 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $115M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.