Canadian Natural Resources Ownership | Who Owns Canadian Natural Resources?

Canadian Natural Resources Ownership Summary

Canadian Natural Resources is owned by 43.07% institutional investors, 2.17% insiders, and 54.75% retail investors. Capital world investors is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.45% of CNQ shares. American Funds American Balanced A is the top mutual fund, with 3.34% of its assets in Canadian Natural Resources shares.

CNQ Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Canadian Natural Resources	43.07%	2.17%	54.75%
Sector	Energy Stocks	44.25%	15.20%	40.55%
Industry	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks	47.40%	15.66%	36.94%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Capital world investors	197.68M	9.45%	$9.64B
Capital research global investors	164.43M	7.86%	$8.02B
Royal bank of canada	124.81M	5.97%	$6.08B
Vanguard group	93.31M	4.51%	$3.16B
Fmr	85.20M	4.07%	$4.16B
Bank of montreal /can/	63.90M	3.06%	$3.12B
Fisher asset management	45.02M	2.15%	$2.19B
Cibc world market	44.89M	2.15%	$2.19B
Canada pension plan investment board	40.28M	1.93%	$1.97B
Td asset management	39.94M	1.91%	$1.94B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Yacktman asset management lp	16.54M	10.75%	$806.07M
Epacria capital partners	233.21K	8.80%	$11.36M
Guardian point capital, lp	400.00K	8.03%	$19.49M
Goehring & rozencwajg associates	2.83M	7.41%	$137.88M
Galibier capital management	633.54K	6.75%	$20.26M
Mudita advisors llp	532.37K	5.29%	$25.94M
Aviso financial	2.68M	4.64%	$130.55M
Guardian capital lp	3.45M	4.44%	$167.91M
Mufg securities (canada)	3.09M	4.32%	$150.36M
Investment management associates inc /adv	360.87K	4.19%	$17.59M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	28.96M	0.76%	28.96M
Goldman sachs group	26.16M	0.15%	22.33M
Capital research global investors	164.43M	1.24%	18.10M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	17.98M	0.22%	17.98M
Gqg partners	17.56M	1.35%	17.56M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
T. rowe price investment management	12.24M	0.41%	-21.94M
Massachusetts financial services co /ma/	2.38M	0.05%	-9.24M
National bank of canada /fi/	12.00M	0.52%	-6.56M
Fmr	85.20M	0.22%	-6.02M
Egerton capital (uk) llp	-	-	-5.69M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Vanguard fiduciary trust	17.98M	0.22%	17.98M	$876.89M
Gqg partners	17.56M	1.35%	17.56M	$853.65M
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

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 %
Mar 31, 2026	523	-26.96%	897,237,311	-38.44%	43	0.87%	273	-23.10%	145	-33.18%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
American Funds American Balanced A	69.67M	3.34%	14.50M
American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc A	42.76M	2.05%	9.89M
American Funds Income Fd of Amer A	38.27M	1.83%	-
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 Capital Inc Bldr A	33.72M	1.62%	-4.22M
Capital Group World Growth & Inc Cmp	32.64M	1.56%	-10.12M
American Funds Cptl Wld Gr&Inc A	32.64M	1.56%	-10.12M
Capital Group EuroPacific Growth Comp	31.97M	1.52%	-2.62M
American Funds Europacific Growth A	31.97M	1.52%	-2.62M

CNQ Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Canadian Natural Resources?

Canadian Natural Resources shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 43.07%, followed by 2.17% insiders and 54.76% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Canadian Natural Resources's industry, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks, is 47.40%, which Canadian Natural Resources falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Canadian Natural Resources?

Canadian Natural Resources’s largest shareholders are Capital world investors (197.68M shares, 9.45%), Capital research global investors (164.43M shares, 7.86%), and Royal bank of canada (124.81M shares, 5.97%). Together, they hold 23.29% 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 3.34% of its total shares outstanding invested in 69.67M Canadian Natural Resources shares.

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