Murphy Oil
MUR
380 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.44B invested in Murphy Oil in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 126 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
97% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 33
60% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.4M | Put options by funds: $23.4M
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.74B → $5.44B (+$699M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 351 → 380 (+29)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 126 | Existing positions reduced: 129
2.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.33% → 76.79% (-2.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$43.2M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$36.5M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.1M |
| 4 |
ACG
Aventail Capital Group
New York
|
+$31.9M |
| 5 |
HHAM
HITE Hedge Asset Management
Braintree,
Massachusetts
|
+$19.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$200M |
| 2 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$98.2M |
| 3 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$36.1M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$29.9M |
| 5 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
-$19M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review
380 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $5.44B — up 15% from $4.74B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new MUR positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 126 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fisher Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $43.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $200M.
- 380 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q3 2023, up from 351 in Q2 2023.
- Funds reported $5.44B of Murphy Oil stock for Q3 2023, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 65 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q3 2023 and 33 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q3 2023 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $43.2M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q3 2023 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $200M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.