Murphy Oil
429 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.45B invested in Murphy Oil in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 194 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
149% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $82.6M | Put options by funds: $33.2M
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
0.82% more ownership
Funds ownership: 82.77% → 83.59% (+0.82%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 445 → 429 (-16)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.87B → $8.45B (-$1.43B)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 47
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 194
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$160M |
| 2 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$155M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$42.9M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$41M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$31.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$97.2M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$69.7M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$35.9M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$35.5M |
| 5 |
BCM
Becker Capital Management
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$32.7M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
429 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $8.45B — down 14% from $9.87B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of MUR and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 194 trimmed existing stakes and 127 added.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $160M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $97.2M.
- 429 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q3 2014, down from 445 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $8.45B of Murphy Oil stock for Q3 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q3 2014 and 47 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q3 2014 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $160M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $97.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.