Murphy Oil
351 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.74B invested in Murphy Oil in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 126 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
137% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56.9M | Put options by funds: $24M
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.45B → $4.74B (+$292M)
2.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.25% → 79.33% (+2.1%)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 126
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 371 → 351 (-20)
35% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 55
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$64.9M |
| 2 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$32M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$30.3M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.8M |
| 5 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$28.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACG
Aventail Capital Group
New York
|
-$52.6M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$44.7M |
| 3 |
HHAM
HITE Hedge Asset Management
Braintree,
Massachusetts
|
-$42.6M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$22.5M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$17.1M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
351 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $4.74B — up 6.6% from $4.45B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of MUR and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 126 trimmed existing stakes and 127 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $64.9M. The largest seller was Aventail Capital Group, cutting an estimated $52.6M.
- 351 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q2 2023, down from 371 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $4.74B of Murphy Oil stock for Q2 2023, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q2 2023 and 55 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $64.9M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q2 2023 was Aventail Capital Group, an estimated $52.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.