Murphy Oil
337 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.5B invested in Murphy Oil in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.
123% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39.8M | Put options by funds: $17.9M
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.39B → $4.5B (+$114M)
0.96% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.23% → 98.27% (-0.96%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 123
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 365 → 337 (-28)
37% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 65
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$114M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$30.3M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$21.8M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$21.3M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$16.8M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$99.4M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$53.4M |
| 3 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$40.2M |
| 4 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$26.6M |
| 5 |
BO
Bank OZK
Little Rock,
Arkansas
|
-$22.8M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
337 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $4.5B — up 2.6% from $4.39B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 65 funds closed out of MUR and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 123 trimmed existing stakes and 111 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $114M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $99.4M.
- 337 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q3 2017, down from 365 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $4.5B of Murphy Oil stock for Q3 2017, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q3 2017 and 65 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $114M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q3 2017 was State Street, an estimated $99.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.