CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES (CNQ) Stock Institutional Trading Activity


CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES (CNQ) position changes reported by tracked institutional filers across multiple SEC 13F reporting periods. Based on recent SEC 13F filings (Q1 2026), investors with some of the largest reported share count changes include Yacktman Asset Management, Sequoia Financial Advisors, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Fairholme Capital Management, and Scion Asset Management. Explore insights into buying and selling patterns, position changes, and investment conviction levels to understand institutional trading behavior and market dynamics.

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Portfolio quarterNameTypeQuantityRemainingReported stock balance
Q2 2023Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-50,300433,000$24,360
Q2 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy3938,719$490,776
Q2 2023Yacktman Asset ManagementSell-105,37415,108,455$850,001,678
Q1 2023Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-456,800483,300$26,751
Q1 2023Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy1,4168,326$460,845
Q1 2023Yacktman Asset ManagementBuy41,68615,213,829$842,085,435
Q4 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy705,000940,100$52,219
Q4 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy2,3506,910$383,712
Q4 2022Yacktman Asset ManagementSell-635,42115,172,143$842,509,101
Q3 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsSell-594,560$212
Q3 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-507,100235,100$10,942
Q3 2022Yacktman Asset ManagementSell-1,085,44815,807,564$736,158
Q2 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy8114,619$248
Q2 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy710,400742,200$39,879
Q2 2022Yacktman Asset ManagementSell-60,95716,893,012$906,817
Q1 2022Sequoia Financial AdvisorsBuy3,8083,808$236
Q1 2022Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-497,30031,800$1,971
Q1 2022Yacktman Asset ManagementSell-73,79416,953,969$1,050,807
Q4 2021Yacktman Asset ManagementBuy386,15917,027,763$719,423
Q3 2021Yacktman Asset ManagementBuy3,870,37816,641,604$608,084
Q2 2021Yacktman Asset ManagementBuy6,072,61212,771,226$463,340
Q1 2021Yacktman Asset ManagementBuy6,698,6146,698,614$206,786
Q4 2020Fairholme Capital ManagementBuy184,800475,300$11,431
Q3 2020Fairholme Capital ManagementSell-816,600290,500$4,651
Q3 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-473,500529,100$8,480
Q2 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy683,7001,002,600$17,379
Q1 2020Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-207,454318,900$4,321
Q3 2019Scion Asset ManagementBuy150,000150,000$3,995
Q3 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCBuy324,054526,354$14,017
Q1 2019Renaissance Technologies LLCSell-168,200202,300$5,561

Frequently asked questions about CNQ activity

  • Which institutional owners are buying CNQ?

    Institutional owners buying CNQ include investors who have either initiated new positions or increased their existing holdings based on recent SEC 13F filings. The activity table above highlights which funds added shares in the latest reporting periods and how their positions changed over time.

  • What does "buy" mean in CNQ activity?

    "Buy" means an investor increased their reported position in CNQ compared to the prior reporting period. This reflects growing exposure to CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES (CNQ) rather than necessarily a brand-new position (though new positions also appear as buys when prior quantity was zero).

  • Is institutional interest in CNQ increasing?

    Institutional interest in CNQ can be assessed by comparing the number of tracked funds adding or increasing positions versus those trimming or exiting across the periods shown. A higher number of additions typically signals increasing participation among large filers, but it should be read alongside position sizes and the full table.