Canadian Natural Resources Ownership | Who Owns Canadian Natural Resources?

Canadian Natural Resources Ownership Summary

Canadian Natural Resources is owned by 48.71% institutional investors, 2.18% insiders, and 49.11% retail investors. Capital world investors is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.66% of CNQ shares. American Funds American Balanced A is the top mutual fund, with 2.64% of its assets in Canadian Natural Resources shares.

CNQ Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Canadian Natural Resources	48.71%	2.18%	49.11%
Sector	Energy Stocks	147.72%	15.00%	-62.72%
Industry	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks	33.96%	15.19%	50.85%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Capital world investors	199.82M	9.66%	$6.77B
Capital research global investors	146.33M	7.07%	$4.96B
Royal bank of canada	133.68M	6.39%	$4.27B
Vanguard group	93.31M	4.51%	$3.16B
Fmr	76.91M	3.67%	$2.46B
Bank of montreal /can/	69.49M	3.36%	$2.35B
Fisher asset management	45.02M	2.15%	$2.19B
Cibc world market	44.15M	2.13%	$1.50B
T. rowe price investment management	41.36M	1.98%	$1.32B
Canada pension plan investment board	41.16M	1.97%	$1.32B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Yacktman asset management lp	16.54M	10.75%	$806.07M
Goehring & rozencwajg associates	2.83M	7.41%	$137.88M
Galibier capital management	633.54K	6.75%	$20.26M
Mudita advisors llp	637.04K	5.89%	$20.36M
Epacria capital partners	225.49K	5.85%	$7.21M
Rempart asset management	563.47K	5.76%	$27.40M
Heathbridge capital management	338.10K	4.38%	$11.47M
Investment management associates inc /adv	360.87K	4.19%	$17.59M
Viewpoint investment partners	182.99K	4.16%	$8.98M
Baskin financial services	979.21K	3.91%	$47.77M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital research global investors	146.33M	0.91%	35.07M
Cibc world market	44.15M	2.41%	21.34M
Healthcare of ontario pension plan trust fund	34.32M	1.99%	19.42M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	17.98M	0.22%	17.98M
Toronto dominion bank	31.61M	1.57%	17.49M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Goldman sachs group	3.83M	0.02%	-15.46M
Bank of montreal /can/	69.49M	0.82%	-10.78M
T. rowe price investment management	41.36M	0.81%	-7.58M
National bank of canada /fi/	12.78M	0.41%	-7.19M
Fil	14.88M	0.37%	-6.66M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Vanguard fiduciary trust	17.98M	0.22%	17.98M	$876.89M
Vanguard global advisers	14.52M	0.38%	14.52M	$708.30M
Vanguard asset management	3.85M	0.16%	3.85M	$187.73M
Nearwater capital markets	2.04M	0.88%	2.04M	$65.50M
Ninety one uk	1.19M	0.13%	1.19M	$58.07M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Point72 asia (singapore) pte.	-1.00
West branch capital	-2.00
Total investment management	-4.00
Gps wealth strategies group	-5.00
Stone house investment management	-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	562	-17.60%	1,007,880,558	-31.08%	48	1.00%	284	-11.80%	168	-17.24%
Sep 30, 2025	654	-1.51%	1,459,778,792	-1.40%	69	1.40%	307	-6.69%	194	-2.02%
Jun 30, 2025	649	-2.70%	1,480,224,503	-3.66%	70	1.32%	321	-2.13%	196	-7.11%
Mar 31, 2025	659	-1.64%	1,536,330,261	5.14%	73	1.54%	323	8.75%	209	-9.91%
Dec 31, 2024	653	-1.06%	1,460,776,782	-3.72%	68	1.35%	287	-15.84%	228	20.00%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
American Funds American Balanced A	55.16M	2.64%	16.25M
American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc A	42.76M	2.05%	9.89M
Capital Group World Growth & Inc Cmp	42.76M	2.05%	9.89M
American Funds Income Fund of Amer A	38.27M	1.83%	-1.00M
American Funds Capital Income Bldr A	37.94M	1.82%	5.43M
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer A	32.37M	1.55%	6.95M
Capital Group Investment Co of Amer Comp	32.37M	1.55%	6.95M
Capital Group EuroPacific Growth Comp	31.97M	1.52%	-2.62M
American Funds Europacific Growth A	31.97M	1.52%	-2.62M
Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv	29.81M	1.43%	-95.44K

CNQ Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Canadian Natural Resources?

Canadian Natural Resources shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 48.71%, followed by 2.18% insiders and 49.11% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Canadian Natural Resources's industry, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks, is 33.96%, which Canadian Natural Resources exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Canadian Natural Resources?

Canadian Natural Resources’s largest shareholders are Capital world investors (199.82M shares, 9.66%), Capital research global investors (146.33M shares, 7.07%), and Royal bank of canada (133.68M shares, 6.39%). Together, they hold 23.12% of Canadian Natural Resources’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Canadian Natural Resources?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Canadian Natural Resources.

Who is Canadian Natural Resources’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Yacktman asset management lp is Canadian Natural Resources’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.75% of its assets in 16.54M Canadian Natural Resources shares, valued at 806.07M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Canadian Natural Resources shares?

American Funds American Balanced A is the top mutual fund holder of Canadian Natural Resources shares, with 2.64% of its total shares outstanding invested in 55.16M Canadian Natural Resources shares.

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