SM ENERGY CO SM
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 78454L100 · ISIN US78454L1008
Petroleum and natural gas exploration company
- SectorEnergy
- IndustryCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas
- HeadquartersDenver, CO
- Founded1908
- Websitesm-energy.com
- 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 ($11.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 114.4m as of 2024-07-31, 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 ≈ $43.24. Options: 16 managers hold calls ($63.4m notional), 9 hold puts ($31.6m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 310 |
| Q4 2022 | 343 |
| Q1 2023 | 296 |
| Q2 2023 | 308 |
| Q3 2023 | 373 |
| Q4 2023 | 371 |
| Q1 2024 | 391 |
| Q2 2024 | 423 |
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 | 183 | 130 |
| Q1 2023 | 149 | 184 |
| Q2 2023 | 164 | 140 |
| Q3 2023 | 194 | 156 |
| Q4 2023 | 176 | 187 |
| Q1 2024 | 171 | 204 |
| Q2 2024 | 241 | 164 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $44.1m | $22.2m | 0.50 |
| Q4 2023 | $45.9m | $20.6m | 0.45 |
| Q1 2024 | $79.6m | $33.2m | 0.42 |
| Q2 2024 | $63.4m | $31.6m | 0.50 |
Biggest buyers
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +1.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +585.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +539.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | +525.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +384.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +340.0k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | New | +326.6k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Added | +325.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +277.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +275.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -3.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.9m |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -676.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Sold out | -489.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -482.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -358.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -248.8k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -227.8k |
Biggest calls
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Unchanged | $16.0m323.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $10.2m235.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $8.0m184.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $6.3m146.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.8m111.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $3.2m74.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $3.1m72.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.6m60.8k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $2.6m60.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $1.5m34.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.1m163.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $6.9m159.8k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $6.5m149.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.9m112.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.8m64.4k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $1.3m27.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $1.1m26.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $605.2k14.0k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $363.1k8.4k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +4.5 pts · filed 2026-03-04 | 14.0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.4% |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 13G · institution no change · filed 2026-05-15 | 6.1% |
| ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C. 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: STATE STREET CORP (4.9%, 2026-08-07), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (4.9%, 2026-01-21)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $857.2k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $954.2k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $146.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $3.9m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.9m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-21 | Knott Kenneth J. SVP - Bus Dev & Land | Sold | $804.5k16.0k shares |
| 2024-05-20 | SULLIVAN WILLIAM D Director | Sold | $3.0m60.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.7m $852.1m | Reduced -227.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.3m $620.1m | Added +119.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.4m $364.1m | Added +261.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.3m $274.2m | Added +384.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.2m $266.9m | Reduced -80.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $115.2m | Added +80.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $102.1m | Added +28.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $97.0m | Added +104.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $93.7m | Added +241.7k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $76.9m | Added +21.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $74.0m | Added +585.8k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 1.7m $73.9m | Added +157.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $71.1m | Added +82.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $67.7m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.7m | Added +4.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.5m | Added +87.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.6m | Reduced -34.6k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.9m | Added +18.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $51.5m | Reduced -482.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.9m | Added +94.7k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.47% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.1m | Added +1.0m |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.8m | Added +101.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.7m | Reduced -2.9m |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.5m | Added +8.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 942.9k $40.8m | Reduced -21.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 936.8k $40.5m | Added +275.6k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.29% of their portfolio | 915.8k $39.6m | Added +325.7k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 901.0k $39.0m | Added +136.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 859.0k $37.1m | Reduced -248.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 828.8k $35.8m | Reduced -96.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 684.5k $29.6m | Reduced -158.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 636.5k $27.5m | Added +111.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 612.8k $26.5m | Reduced -26.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 597.5k $25.8m | Added +40.4k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.45% of their portfolio | 593.2k $25.6m | Added +27.4k |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 569.3k $24.6m | Added +1.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 566.1k $24.5m | Added +75.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 555.3k $24.0m | Added +539.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 525.1k $22.7m | New |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 1.97% of their portfolio | 457.9k $19.8m | Added +270.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 447.4k $19.3m | Added +340.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 438.1k $18.9m | Reduced -17.3k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.09% of their portfolio | 422.1k $18.2m | Added +3.4k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 411.1k $17.8m | Added +185.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 397.9k $17.2m | Reduced -9.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 379.7k $16.4m | Added +218.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 372.5k $16.1m | Added +277.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 371.3k $16.2m | Added +186.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 362.0k $15.6m | Reduced -19.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 337.1k $14.6m | Reduced -768 |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 332.1k $14.4m | Added +29.1k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 326.6k $14.1m | New |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 320.6k $13.9m | Reduced -89.7k |
| Diversify Advisory Services, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 310.6k $13.5m | Added +247.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 305.5k $13.2m | Added +206.9k |
| Oslo Asset Management AS 14.50% of their portfolio | 290.1k $12.5m | Reduced -30.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.8k $11.8m | Added +105.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.13% of their portfolio | 267.2k $11.6m | New |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 0.68% of their portfolio | 258.6k $11.2m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 253.1k $10.9m | Added +16.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 252.0k $10.9m | Added +136.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 232.6k $10.1m | Reduced -10.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.4k $9.9m | Reduced -215.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.8k $9.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.2k $9.8m | Added +8.2k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 214.3k $9.3m | Added +32.5k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 206.7k $8.9m | Added +70.6k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 204.7k $8.8m | New |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 0.42% of their portfolio | 202.7k $8.8m | New |
| LSP Investment Advisors, LLC 4.87% of their portfolio | 198.2k $8.6m | Added +64.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.8k $8.4m | Added +87.4k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 194.4k $8.4m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.2k $8.1m | Reduced -5.5k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 181.0k $7.8m | Added +33.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 176.6k $7.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 169.9k $7.3m | Added +21 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.1k $7.3m | Reduced -179.8k |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. 0.99% of their portfolio | 166.6k $7.2m | Reduced -51.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.6k $6.9m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.16% of their portfolio | 153.3k $6.6m | Unchanged |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.4k $6.5m | Added +7.0k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 151.1k $6.5m | New |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.44% of their portfolio | 148.2k $6.4m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.1k $6.2m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.3k $6.1m | Added +74.6k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 128.7k $5.6m | Added +26.4k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 126.4k $5.5m | New |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 124.4k $5.4m | Added +9.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.9k $5.3m | Reduced -70.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 122.3k $5.3m | Added +79.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.0k $5.2m | Added +38.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.8k $5.2m | Added +18.3k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 119.6k $5.2m | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.7k $4.9m | Reduced -3.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 109.7k $4.7m | Reduced -24.9k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 108.4k $4.7m | Added +3.9k |
| F/m Investments LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 108.2k $4.7m | New |
| Castellan Group 2.21% of their portfolio | 107.5k $4.6m | New |