APA CORPORATION APA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 03743Q108 · ISIN US03743Q1085
- SectorEnergy
- IndustryCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas
- HeadquartersHouston, TX
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($48.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 350.4m as of 2026-07-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $32.69. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($269.9m notional), 29 hold puts ($231.2m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 649 |
| Q4 2022 | 715 |
| Q1 2023 | 653 |
| Q2 2023 | 623 |
| Q3 2023 | 646 |
| Q4 2023 | 667 |
| Q1 2024 | 665 |
| Q2 2024 | 665 |
| Q3 2024 | 627 |
| Q4 2024 | 651 |
| Q1 2025 | 609 |
| Q2 2025 | 625 |
| Q3 2025 | 682 |
| Q4 2025 | 725 |
| Q1 2026 | 817 |
| Q2 2026 | 813 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 300 | 323 |
| Q4 2024 | 317 | 298 |
| Q1 2025 | 276 | 343 |
| Q2 2025 | 354 | 258 |
| Q3 2025 | 382 | 254 |
| Q4 2025 | 365 | 286 |
| Q1 2026 | 453 | 322 |
| Q2 2026 | 424 | 369 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $232.6m | $204.2m | 0.88 |
| Q4 2025 | $246.7m | $216.7m | 0.88 |
| Q1 2026 | $403.8m | $317.2m | 0.79 |
| Q2 2026 | $269.9m | $231.2m | 0.86 |
Biggest buyers
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +2.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +2.2m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | New | +1.4m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +1.1m |
| Covalis Capital LLP | New | +1.0m |
| EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +962.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +956.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | New | +862.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +805.5k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.9m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -2.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -2.0m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -724.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -710.5k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -660.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -555.2k |
| Smead Capital Management, Inc. | Reduced | -461.2k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | Reduced | -441.4k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $83.4m2.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $46.0m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $34.1m1.0m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $15.4m471.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $15.0m460.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $12.7m391.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.1m277.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $7.5m229.3k shares |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | Reduced | $6.9m210.9k shares |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP | New | $5.6m170.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $88.3m2.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $37.8m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $19.7m605.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $11.7m359.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $8.1m247.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $7.8m240.9k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $7.4m226.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $6.6m203.1k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $5.6m172.3k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $5.4m165.1k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution -1.0 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 9.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +2.0 pts · filed 2026-04-24 | 8.3% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P (3.3%, 2026-02-17)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $100.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $1.4m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $833.3k | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $392.4k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Maddox Mark D Executive VP - Administration | Sold | $392.4k9.8k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.0m $1.2bn | Added +2.2m |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.01% of their portfolio | 31.7m $1.0bn | Reduced -319.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.2m $820.2m | Added +377.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.1m $752.3m | Added +124.9k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.3m $564.5m | Added +51.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 16.8m $548.4m | Added +461.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.3m $498.9m | Reduced -436.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.3m $433.1m | Added +956.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 12.9m $431.8m | Added +2.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.8m $320.3m | Reduced -2.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.1m $297.2m | Added +125.1k |
| Smead Capital Management, Inc. 5.46% of their portfolio | 7.8m $254.3m | Reduced -461.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.1m $231.5m | Reduced -2.1m |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.3m $172.2m | Reduced -288.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.9m $159.0m | Added +550.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $156.5m | Reduced -141.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $134.6m | Reduced -41.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $116.8m | Added +700.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $92.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.8m $90.7m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $82.4m | Reduced -439.3k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.5m $81.5m | Added +184.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $105.3m | Added +1.1m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $69.0m | Added +527.9k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $64.6m | Reduced -11.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $62.6m | Reduced -2.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $62.7m | Added +284.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $58.3m | Added +589.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $58.0m | Reduced -111.3k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 1.20% of their portfolio | 1.8m $57.6m | Reduced -24.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $54.1m | Reduced -724.9k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.2m | Reduced -386.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $48.0m | Reduced -150.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $47.0m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $47.0m | Reduced -54.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $46.1m | Reduced -104.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.7m | Reduced -35.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.1m | Added +716.8k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.0m | Added +805.5k |
| EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.8m | Added +962.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $40.0m | Added +258.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.6m | Reduced -710.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.4m | Added +25.3k |
| Sagefield Capital LP 2.60% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.0m | Added +191.4k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.0m | Added +513.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.9m | Reduced -175.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.0m | Added +277.9k |
| Covalis Capital LLP 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.0m $32.8m | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 988.7k $32.2m | Added +179.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 893.8k $29.5m | Reduced -100.8k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 873.0k $28.4m | Added +608.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 862.9k $28.1m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 851.9k $27.7m | Added +33.6k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 778.3k $25.4m | Added +34.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 760.0k $24.8m | Added +36.3k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 718.0k $23.4m | Added +532.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 708.8k $23.1m | Added +6.1k |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super 0.32% of their portfolio | 693.3k $22.6m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 691.0k $22.5m | Added +516.0k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 681.4k $22.2m | Added +384.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 646.8k $21.1m | Added +76.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 642.2k $20.9m | Reduced -395.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 634.4k $20.7m | Added +103.0k |
| Aventail Capital Group, LP 1.17% of their portfolio | 625.8k $20.4m | Reduced -359.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 624.2k $20.3m | Reduced -153.2k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.21% of their portfolio | 604.3k $19.7m | Reduced -408.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 603.1k $19.6m | Reduced -44.6k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 600.0k $19.5m | Added +50.0k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.32% of their portfolio | 577.8k $18.8m | Reduced -19.3k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 575.1k $18.7m | Added +170.7k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.16% of their portfolio | 558.2k $18.2m | Reduced -17.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 553.7k $18.0m | New |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 543.3k $17.7m | Added +228.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 535.8k $17.4m | Reduced -93.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 526.6k $16.8m | Added +241.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 500.5k $16.3m | Added +1.1k |
| swisspartners Advisors Ltd 10.84% of their portfolio | 494.2k $16.1m | Reduced -6.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 493.1k $16.1m | Added +149.9k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 488.1k $15.9m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 467.1k $15.2m | Added +37.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 454.7k $14.8m | Reduced -22.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 454.4k $14.8m | Added +44.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 443.3k $14.4m | Added +121.0k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 434.5k $14.2m | Added +154.2k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.10% of their portfolio | 432.6k $14.1m | Unchanged |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 429.1k $14.0m | Reduced -185 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 426.1k $13.9m | New |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 417.2k $13.6m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 411.3k $13.4m | Reduced -1.7k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.22% of their portfolio | 410.4k $13.4m | Reduced -39.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 401.8k $13.1m | Added +290.7k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 398.0k $13.0m | Added +111.2k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.03% of their portfolio | 390.5k $12.7m | Added +117.6k |
| BOKF, NA 0.17% of their portfolio | 380.7k $12.4m | Reduced -17.1k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 376.6k $12.3m | Added +52.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.5k $12.2m | New |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.10% of their portfolio | 370.7k $12.1m | Reduced -25.6k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.14% of their portfolio | 369.7k $12.0m | Added +40.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 363.0k $11.8m | Added +28.5k |
| WOODSTOCK CORP 0.94% of their portfolio | 348.9k $11.4m | Reduced -3.8k |