Murphy Oil
311 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.67B invested in Murphy Oil in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 124 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
1.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.45% → 85.7% (-1.7%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 331 → 311 (-20)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.43B → $3.67B (-$767M)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 124
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 53
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $23.5M | Put options by funds: $33.4M
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 4 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
CCP
Caymus Capital Partners
The Woodlands,
Texas
|
+$47.6M |
| 3 |
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
|
+$15.3M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$14.9M |
| 5 |
KBC Group
Brussels,
Belgium
|
+$13.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$49.2M |
| 2 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$40.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$33.1M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$26M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$24.2M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
311 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $3.67B — down 17% from $4.43B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of MUR and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 124 trimmed existing stakes and 95 added.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $185M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $49.2M.
- 311 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q2 2019, down from 331 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $3.67B of Murphy Oil stock for Q2 2019, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q2 2019 and 53 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q2 2019 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $185M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $49.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.