Murphy Oil
452 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.56B invested in Murphy Oil in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 147 increasing their positions, 200 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
74% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $127M | Put options by funds: $72.9M
1.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.27% → 84.83% (-1.4%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 470 → 452 (-18)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.4B → $9.56B (-$892M)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 46
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 200
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$32M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$30.2M |
| 3 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$23.6M |
| 4 |
PI
PGGM Investments
Zeist,
Netherlands
|
+$23.1M |
| 5 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
+$21.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$226M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$108M |
| 3 |
OH
Orbis Holdings
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$77.3M |
| 4 |
SCP
Seizert Capital Partners
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$69.2M |
| 5 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$47.3M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
452 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $9.56B — down 8.5% from $10.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of MUR and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 200 trimmed existing stakes and 147 added.
The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, adding an estimated $32M. The largest seller was AJO LP, cutting an estimated $226M.
- 452 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q1 2014, down from 470 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $9.56B of Murphy Oil stock for Q1 2014, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q1 2014 and 46 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q1 2014 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $32M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q1 2014 was AJO LP, an estimated $226M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.