CANADIAN NAT RES LTD CNQ
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 136385101 · ISIN CA1363851017
- SectorEnergy
- IndustryCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas
- 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 ($363.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.1bn as of 2023-12-31, 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 ≈ $64.88. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($445.1m notional), 30 hold puts ($592.6m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 455 |
| Q4 2022 | 502 |
| Q1 2023 | 510 |
| Q2 2023 | 504 |
| Q3 2023 | 537 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 223 | 223 |
| Q1 2023 | 258 | 223 |
| Q2 2023 | 219 | 237 |
| Q3 2023 | 252 | 223 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $1.2bn | $1.5bn | 1.20 |
| Q1 2023 | $318.8m | $484.4m | 1.52 |
| Q2 2023 | $345.1m | $494.5m | 1.43 |
| Q3 2023 | $445.1m | $592.6m | 1.33 |
Biggest buyers
| GQG Partners LLC | New | +20.1m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | New | +5.0m |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Added | +2.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.8m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +1.8m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Added | +1.7m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | +1.7m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +1.1m |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | Added | +975.7k |
Biggest sellers
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Reduced | -8.0m |
| MUFG Securities EMEA plc | Sold out | -6.1m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -5.5m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -3.4m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Reduced | -3.1m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -3.1m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -2.6m |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | Reduced | -1.7m |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $61.7m954.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $60.4m934.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $50.8m785.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $50.4m779.5k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $35.7m552.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $33.5m517.3k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | $29.9m462.0k shares |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | Unchanged | $26.4m300.0k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | $15.2m231.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $14.8m228.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $139.0m2.1m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | $111.6m1.7m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $68.7m1.1m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Unchanged | $52.7m800.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $45.2m519.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $42.8m661.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $37.4m578.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $27.7m429.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $13.9m215.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.9m138.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| Capital World Investors 13G · institution filed 2025-05-13 | 10.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-27 | 5.7% |
| Capital Research Global Investors 13G · institution -1.4 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 5.6% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
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.
None reported in Q3 2023.
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors 1.90% of their portfolio | 148.6m $9.6bn | Reduced -273.7k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 1.58% of their portfolio | 88.8m $5.7bn | Reduced -3.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.19% of their portfolio | 62.7m $4.1bn | Added +369.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 44.4m $2.9bn | Reduced -5.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 42.3m $2.7bn | Added +98.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.85% of their portfolio | 35.2m $2.3bn | Reduced -648.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 2.25% of their portfolio | 23.7m $1.5bn | Reduced -3.1m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 1.25% of their portfolio | 23.3m $1.5bn | Added +886.0k |
| FIL Ltd 1.76% of their portfolio | 23.1m $1.5bn | Reduced -480.3k |
| GQG Partners LLC 3.02% of their portfolio | 20.1m $1.3bn | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 1.36% of their portfolio | 17.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -589.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.82% of their portfolio | 17.1m $1.1bn | Reduced -342.1k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 2.85% of their portfolio | 16.7m $1.1bn | Reduced -8.0m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 2.11% of their portfolio | 15.7m $1.0bn | Added +704.5k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 9.61% of their portfolio | 15.1m $975.2m | Reduced -29.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.49% of their portfolio | 12.9m $837.1m | Added +1.8m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 3.15% of their portfolio | 11.7m $757.8m | Reduced -274.5k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 2.45% of their portfolio | 10.6m $683.3m | Added +1.7m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 9.9m $637.7m | Added +353.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.8m $507.5m | Added +6.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 2.25% of their portfolio | 7.6m $494.3m | Added +2.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.3m $472.8m | Added +1.8m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 2.39% of their portfolio | 7.1m $457.0m | Added +1.7m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.74% of their portfolio | 6.4m $405.2m | Reduced -3.1m |
| Boston Partners 0.57% of their portfolio | 6.3m $409.9m | Reduced -1.3m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.39% of their portfolio | 5.0m $322.5m | New |
| Capital International Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.8m $312.3m | Reduced -2.6m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 4.5m $290.6m | Added +247.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.5m $289.1m | Added +158.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.4m $284.6m | Added +238.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.1m $266.4m | Added +156.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $258.7m | Reduced -69.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.8m $246.4m | Added +30.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.7m $241.9m | Reduced -457.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.6m $235.6m | Added +2.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.5m $225.2m | Reduced -354.3k |
| Amundi 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.4m $228.6m | Added +58.6k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 2.25% of their portfolio | 3.2m $210.4m | Added +17.1k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 1.85% of their portfolio | 3.0m $194.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 2.58% of their portfolio | 2.6m $171.1m | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.6m $170.4m | Added +277.8k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 2.26% of their portfolio | 2.5m $217.4m | Added +49.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $152.7m | Reduced -153.5k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 5.60% of their portfolio | 2.3m $150.5m | Reduced -104.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $148.7m | Reduced -567.3k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.99% of their portfolio | 2.2m $139.9m | Reduced -562.5k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $139.2m | Added +226.1k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 5.27% of their portfolio | 1.8m $114.8m | Reduced -169.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $112.9m | Reduced -704.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.7m $111.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.7m $107.5m | Added +14.9k |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 3.36% of their portfolio | 1.6m $108.3m | Reduced -251.3k |
| INGALLS & SNYDER LLC 5.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $103.6m | Reduced -20.8k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 1.99% of their portfolio | 1.6m $101.4m | Reduced -58.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.4m $92.8m | Added +97.9k |
| CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 4.43% of their portfolio | 1.4m $88.7m | Reduced -22.1k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 5.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $119.1m | Added +60.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $84.7m | Added +160.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $82.2m | Reduced -32.9k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 1.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.1m | Added +975.7k |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. 5.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $78.7m | Added +12.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $77.3m | Added +389.5k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.2m $81.0m | Added +311.1k |
| Soroban Capital Partners LP 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $74.4m | Unchanged |
| Canoe Financial LP 1.87% of their portfolio | 1.0m $66.9m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Ninepoint Partners LP 6.94% of their portfolio | 1.0m $65.4m | Reduced -750.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 958.0k $62.0m | Added +27.8k |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. 3.58% of their portfolio | 903.4k $59.3m | Reduced -1.9k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 875.9k $56.6m | Reduced -22.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 873.8k $56.5m | Reduced -49.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 866.2k $56.0m | Reduced -12.0k |
| TrinityBridge Ltd 2.86% of their portfolio | 857.4k $55.5m | Reduced -132.6k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 841.8k $54.4m | Reduced -19.0k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.16% of their portfolio | 825.8k $53.7m | Added +151.7k |
| Triasima Portfolio Management inc. 4.80% of their portfolio | 805.2k $52.3m | Added +31.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 787.9k $51.0m | Added +522.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.16% of their portfolio | 765.8k $49.8m | Added +730.9k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.47% of their portfolio | 761.9k $49.3m | Reduced -1.7m |
| PointState Capital LP 1.62% of their portfolio | 731.3k $47.3m | New |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 723.3k $46.8m | Added +33.0k |
| BOWEN HANES & CO INC 1.49% of their portfolio | 685.0k $44.3m | Added +135 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 618.7k $40.0m | Reduced -20.8k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.16% of their portfolio | 618.3k $40.2m | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 603.1k $39.0m | Reduced -63.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 594.5k $38.4m | Added +43.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 574.3k $37.2m | Added +30.1k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.54% of their portfolio | 550.5k $35.6m | Reduced -39.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 541.7k $35.0m | Added +2.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 526.9k $34.1m | Reduced -245.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 521.4k $33.7m | Added +391.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 516.4k $33.4m | Added +253.8k |
| Galibier Capital Management Ltd. 7.04% of their portfolio | 487.1k $31.6m | Added +21.1k |
| Scheer, Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. 2.48% of their portfolio | 455.3k $29.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. 2.94% of their portfolio | 448.7k $29.0m | Added +1.7k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 428.3k $27.7m | Added +80.8k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.57% of their portfolio | 427.3k $27.8m | New |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 421.9k $27.3m | Added +20.3k |
| QV Investors Inc. 2.81% of their portfolio | 417.4k $27.1m | Reduced -990 |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 411.8k $26.6m | Added +60.9k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 400.6k $25.9m | Added +6.9k |