Murphy Oil
414 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.77B invested in Murphy Oil in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 174 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $63.2M | Put options by funds: $45.1M
3.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 83.59% → 86.85% (+3.3%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 429 → 414 (-15)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.44B → $7.77B (-$664M)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 58
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 174
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$217M |
| 2 |
SAM
Southeastern Asset Management
Memphis,
Tennessee
|
+$127M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$68.4M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$53.5M |
| 5 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$36M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$73.9M |
| 2 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$58.8M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$35.6M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$31.7M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$31.1M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
414 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $7.77B — down 7.9% from $8.44B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of MUR and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 174 trimmed existing stakes and 127 added.
The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, adding an estimated $217M. The largest seller was Axa, cutting an estimated $73.9M.
- 414 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q4 2014, down from 429 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $7.77B of Murphy Oil stock for Q4 2014, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q4 2014 and 58 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q4 2014 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $217M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q4 2014 was Axa, an estimated $73.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.