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 ($7.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 114.5m as of 2025-04-24, 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 ≈ $29.95. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($49.6m notional), 14 hold puts ($22.5m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q3 2024 | 421 |
| Q4 2024 | 426 |
| Q1 2025 | 408 |
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 | 164 | 140 |
| Q3 2023 | 194 | 156 |
| Q4 2023 | 176 | 187 |
| Q1 2024 | 171 | 204 |
| Q2 2024 | 241 | 164 |
| Q3 2024 | 243 | 195 |
| Q4 2024 | 195 | 220 |
| Q1 2025 | 220 | 223 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $63.4m | $31.6m | 0.50 |
| Q3 2024 | $72.8m | $53.7m | 0.74 |
| Q4 2024 | $76.8m | $27.2m | 0.35 |
| Q1 2025 | $49.6m | $22.5m | 0.45 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC | New | +1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.2m |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | Added | +1.1m |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | New | +846.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +788.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +533.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +523.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +428.1k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC | Added | +391.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Sold out | -4.1m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -841.2k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Sold out | -624.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -518.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -463.9k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -388.8k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Reduced | -386.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -385.1k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $17.8m594.5k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Unchanged | $11.4m380.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Unchanged | $5.7m191.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.7m122.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.3m78.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m44.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.3m44.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.2m40.3k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $781.7k26.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $737.9k25.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.5m215.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Unchanged | $4.5m150.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $2.8m92.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $2.5m83.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.3m42.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $790.9k26.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | $781.7k26.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $781.7k26.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $697.8k23.3k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $631.9k21.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $946.3k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 3 | $418.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | PERU RAMIRO G Director | Bought | $143.6k5.0k shares |
| 2025-03-03 | Vogel Herbert S President & CEO, director | Bought | $14.8k500 shares |
| 2025-02-26 | BROOKMAN BARTON R JR Director | Bought | $226.5k7.0k shares |
| 2025-02-25 | Vogel Herbert S President & CEO, director | Bought | $16.8k500 shares |
| 2025-02-24 | Vogel Herbert S President & CEO, director | Bought | $17.0k500 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.7m $530.4m | Reduced -356.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.3m $457.3m | Added +69.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.3m $190.2m | Added +237.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.3m $188.9m | Reduced -245.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.3m $127.8m | Reduced -365.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.9m $117.1m | Added +226.9k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.73% of their portfolio | 3.2m $96.1m | Added +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $80.6m | Added +13.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $74.2m | Added +61.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $72.4m | Added +788.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $56.4m | Added +1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $56.1m | Added +1.2m |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.8m $52.7m | Reduced -10.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $48.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 1.6m $46.7m | Added +391.5k |
| HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC 2.73% of their portfolio | 1.5m $44.0m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $41.9m | Reduced -51.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $38.7m | Reduced -120.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $37.7m | Added +172.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.9m | Reduced -23.7k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.7m | Added +383.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $35.4m | Reduced -52.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $30.5m | Reduced -4.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 939.5k $28.1m | Added +428.1k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 861.9k $25.8m | Added +342.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 846.8k $25.4m | New |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 831.3k $24.9m | Reduced -386.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 710.9k $21.3m | Reduced -463.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 701.4k $21.0m | Reduced -32.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 687.9k $20.6m | Reduced -31.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 653.7k $19.6m | Added +17.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 639.9k $19.2m | Added +533.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 631.4k $18.9m | First filing |
| Tributary Capital Management, LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 583.0k $17.5m | Added +25.0k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.34% of their portfolio | 582.4k $17.4m | Added +22.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 523.0k $15.7m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 516.6k $15.5m | Reduced -52.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 510.1k $15.3m | Reduced -841.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 506.6k $15.2m | Added +64.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 499.9k $15.0m | Reduced -45.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 462.3k $13.8m | Added +127.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 461.6k $13.8m | Added +128.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 461.0k $13.8m | Reduced -12.7k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 448.6k $13.4m | Added +150.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 446.8k $13.4m | Added +64.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 433.8k $13.0m | Added +317.4k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.07% of their portfolio | 424.0k $12.7m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 405.3k $12.1m | Added +120.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 402.9k $12.1m | Added +9.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 388.6k $11.6m | Added +2.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 383.3k $11.5m | Added +98.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 375.9k $11.3m | Added +4.1k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 347.0k $10.4m | Added +305.2k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 333.6k $10.0m | Added +324.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 330.1k $9.9m | Reduced -8.5k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 329.1k $9.9m | Added +90.9k |
| Corigliano Investment Advisers, LLC 4.39% of their portfolio | 329.0k $9.9m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 328.9k $9.9m | Reduced -10.7k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 308.8k $9.2m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 298.9k $9.0m | Reduced -200.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 284.3k $8.5m | Added +264.9k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 277.3k $8.3m | Added +36.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.3k $8.1m | Added +230 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 270.1k $8.1m | Added +37.5k |
| Jain Global LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 242.8k $7.3m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 221.6k $6.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.3k $6.6m | Added +96.8k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 218.2k $6.5m | Added +22.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.6k $6.5m | Reduced -45.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 211.7k $6.3m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.8k $6.2m | Reduced -647 |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 202.8k $6.1m | New |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 199.4k $6.0m | Reduced -111.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.7k $5.9m | Added +121.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.6k $5.8m | Added +102.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.9k $5.7m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. 0.68% of their portfolio | 186.7k $5.6m | Added +14.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 178.9k $5.4m | Added +78.2k |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 175.4k $5.3m | Added +18.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 175.1k $5.2m | Reduced -11.5k |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 172.3k $5.2m | Added +59.8k |
| Aventail Capital Group, LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 167.5k $5.0m | Reduced -82.5k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 162.8k $4.9m | Added +39.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.8k $4.8m | Reduced -385.1k |
| EVOKE WEALTH, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 148.2k $4.4m | Reduced -4.7k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 147.0k $4.4m | First filing |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.9k $4.4m | Added +44.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.6k $4.2m | Added +2.5k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 135.1k $4.0m | Added +2.8k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 132.8k $4.0m | Added +16.2k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 128.9k $3.9m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.6k $3.7m | Reduced -72.4k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 123.3k $3.7m | Added +734 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.1k $3.5m | Reduced -3.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.3k $3.3m | Reduced -1.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.5k $3.2m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.7k $3.1m | Reduced -101.8k |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 104.2k $3.1m | Reduced -312.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.2k $3.1m | Reduced -518.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.9k $3.1m | Reduced -5.9k |