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 ($462.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 2.1bn as of 2024-12-31, 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 ≈ $30.82. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($399.2m notional), 30 hold puts ($453.0m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 565 |
| Q1 2024 | 601 |
| Q2 2024 | 616 |
| Q3 2024 | 625 |
| Q4 2024 | 632 |
| Q1 2025 | 627 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 219 | 237 |
| Q3 2023 | 252 | 223 |
| Q4 2023 | 269 | 239 |
| Q1 2024 | 319 | 236 |
| Q2 2024 | 295 | 274 |
| Q3 2024 | 341 | 246 |
| Q4 2024 | 279 | 298 |
| Q1 2025 | 325 | 282 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $314.8m | $408.6m | 1.30 |
| Q3 2024 | $278.8m | $370.5m | 1.33 |
| Q4 2024 | $452.7m | $588.7m | 1.30 |
| Q1 2025 | $399.2m | $453.0m | 1.13 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +43.8m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Added | +16.9m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +16.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +15.7m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Added | +11.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +9.9m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | New | +9.8m |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Added | +8.8m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | +7.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +6.7m |
Biggest sellers
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -61.6m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -57.4m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -25.8m |
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -18.9m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -6.5m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Reduced | -5.1m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -3.6m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -2.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.3m |
Biggest calls
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $40.0m1.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $36.6m1.2m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $36.1m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $33.4m1.1m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $32.5m1.1m shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $22.5m7.3k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $20.9m677.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $18.9m612.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $18.9m426.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $17.2m557.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $77.1m2.5m shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $63.9m2.1m shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | Reduced | $48.8m1.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $36.5m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $31.3m1.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $31.0m1.0m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $24.7m801.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $18.8m425.0k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Unchanged | $18.5m600.0k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | $16.7m543.6k 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 Q1 2025
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 Q1 2025.
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Capital World Investors 1.04% of their portfolio | 208.9m $6.4bn | Reduced -57.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.04% of their portfolio | 150.7m $4.6bn | Added +43.8m |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.67% of their portfolio | 100.0m $3.1bn | Added +3.3m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 87.7m $2.7bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 1.25% of their portfolio | 75.9m $2.3bn | Added +16.5m |
| FMR LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 66.8m $2.1bn | Reduced -25.8m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 45.9m $1.4bn | Added +1.8m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.90% of their portfolio | 44.0m $1.4bn | Added +9.9m |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 1.25% of their portfolio | 41.8m $1.3bn | Added +4.8m |
| TD Asset Management Inc 1.17% of their portfolio | 41.3m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.45% of their portfolio | 33.1m $1.0bn | Reduced -61.6m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 2.31% of their portfolio | 32.9m $1.0bn | Added +7.1m |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 1.87% of their portfolio | 31.8m $980.1m | Added +603.1k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 11.04% of their portfolio | 27.3m $839.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.73% of their portfolio | 24.8m $767.7m | Reduced -5.1m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 1.68% of their portfolio | 24.3m $746.7m | Added +11.3m |
| FIL Ltd 0.68% of their portfolio | 23.4m $719.0m | Reduced -18.9m |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 1.80% of their portfolio | 22.9m $704.8m | Added +16.9m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 2.35% of their portfolio | 22.9m $706.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 22.3m $688.3m | Added +15.7m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.61% of their portfolio | 16.8m $517.9m | Added +2.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.6m $479.0m | Added +6.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.6m $448.6m | Added +5.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.3m $450.1m | Added +1.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.7m $421.7m | Reduced -201.3k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.75% of their portfolio | 11.1m $340.1m | Added +8.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 10.9m $336.8m | Added +146.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 1.44% of their portfolio | 10.7m $330.5m | Reduced -2.7m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.25% of their portfolio | 9.8m $303.2m | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 8.4m $255.7m | Added +562.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.3m $255.1m | Added +1.3m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.8m $238.6m | Added +44.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.28% of their portfolio | 7.4m $227.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Amundi 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.3m $218.9m | Added +244.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.61% of their portfolio | 7.0m $216.2m | Added +6.7m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.26% of their portfolio | 7.0m $215.1m | Added +4.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.9m $213.9m | Reduced -253.8k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 1.02% of their portfolio | 6.2m $191.1m | Added +241.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.2m $189.9m | Added +318.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.0m $184.9m | Reduced -130.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.9m $182.3m | Added +253.7k |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 1.50% of their portfolio | 5.9m $183.2m | Reduced -205.7k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.97% of their portfolio | 5.7m $183.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.5m $169.3m | Added +2.2m |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 1.12% of their portfolio | 5.3m $163.4m | Reduced -430.5k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.91% of their portfolio | 4.8m $147.8m | Added +1.8m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $146.5m | Added +385.0k |
| Canoe Financial LP 2.34% of their portfolio | 4.7m $145.8m | Added +3.8m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $145.3m | Added +279.7k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.71% of their portfolio | 4.6m $142.8m | Added +247.5k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 4.5m $136.4m | Added +121.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.3m $131.4m | Added +3.0m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 4.2m $129.7m | Added +527.6k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 2.47% of their portfolio | 3.6m $111.4m | Added +2.5m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $110.6m | Added +1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $101.4m | Added +217.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 3.2m $98.9m | Added +712.0k |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 3.44% of their portfolio | 3.2m $98.7m | Reduced -15.7k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.84% of their portfolio | 3.1m $95.9m | Unchanged |
| Ninepoint Partners LP 16.71% of their portfolio | 3.1m $95.2m | Added +1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.0m $91.7m | Added +2.3m |
| Aviso Financial Inc. 4.45% of their portfolio | 2.9m $90.2m | Added +55.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.7m $83.1m | Reduced -21.1k |
| INGALLS & SNYDER LLC 2.62% of their portfolio | 2.6m $79.3m | Reduced -40.5k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 3.08% of their portfolio | 2.5m $78.3m | Reduced -562.5k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.25% of their portfolio | 2.3m $70.7m | Added +129.5k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.3m $69.5m | Reduced -713.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $68.3m | First filing |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.2m $67.2m | Added +470.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.2m $67.1m | Added +703.1k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 3.55% of their portfolio | 2.1m $95.9m | Reduced -191.8k |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. 2.92% of their portfolio | 2.1m $64.7m | Added +78.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $61.8m | Added +162.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.0m $60.3m | Added +800.8k |
| Marathon Asset Management Ltd 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.9m $60.5m | Reduced -71.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $58.7m | Added +242.0k |
| Merewether Investment Management, LP 2.12% of their portfolio | 1.9m $58.3m | Added +1.3m |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.92% of their portfolio | 1.8m $56.0m | Added +842.7k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.8m $55.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $51.1m | Reduced -190.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $50.4m | Reduced -2.8m |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 3.43% of their portfolio | 1.6m $50.4m | Reduced -89.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $50.2m | Added +566.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $45.8m | Added +703.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $45.0m | Reduced -63.6k |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 1.41% of their portfolio | 1.4m $44.3m | Added +338.0k |
| Yaupon Capital Management LP 3.17% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.2m | New |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $42.3m | Reduced -27.1k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.5m | Reduced -24.6k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 1.4m $42.0m | Reduced -299.6k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $38.9m | Reduced -129.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $38.8m | Reduced -344.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.2m | Added +726.5k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.1m | Added +48.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.7m | Reduced -22.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.2m | Added +43.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $33.5m | Reduced -159.2k |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. 2.51% of their portfolio | 1.0m $30.9m | Added +8.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 995.9k $30.7m | Reduced -28.5k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 2.65% of their portfolio | 979.9k $30.2m | Added +709.1k |