57% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
6 more new buyers than exits, ownership rose 13.47 percentage points vs the prior quarter, and 4 well-known fund managers in the top 25.
57% buyers of institutions opening or closing positions this quarter
25.7% institutional ownership
Spark Investment Management portfolio allocation
Institutional ownership vs Oil & Gas Exploration & Production peers
No Form 4 insider transactions on file
Latest positioning in OBE across 13F flow, ownership shift, marquee holders, and holder-count growth.
Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in OBE held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 4.4M | $42.1M | +31.4% | 6.603% | 0.01% |
| 2 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 3.0M | $28.5M | +137.8% | 4.452% | 0.02% |
| 3 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 1.6M | $15.2M | +250.6% | 2.388% | 0.01% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.4M | $13.0M | +5.2% | 2.035% | 0.00% |
| 5 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.2M | $11.0M | +5.7% | 1.721% | 0.01% |
| 6 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 1.0M | $9.6M | +18.3% | 1.494% | 0.01% |
| 7 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 945K | $9.0M | +11.8% | 1.404% | 0.02% |
| 8 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 907K | $8.6M | +105.1% | 1.348% | 0.00% |
| 9 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 642K | $6.1M | +87.3% | 0.954% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Pembroke Management, LTD | 639K | $6.1M | β | 0.950% | 0.88% |
| 11 | UBS Group AG | 574K | $5.4M | +51.7% | 0.853% | 0.00% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY | 514K | $4.9M | -2.6% | 0.763% | 0.00% |
| 13 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 436K | $4.1M | +8.6% | 0.647% | 0.00% |
| 14 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 392K | $3.7M | +25.1% | 0.582% | 0.00% |
| 15 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 353K | $3.3M | +12.9% | 0.525% | 0.00% |
| 16 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 319K | $3.0M | -34.6% | 0.474% | 0.00% |
| 17 | Quadrature Capital Ltd | 301K | $2.8M | -11.1% | 0.447% | 0.03% |
| 18 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 268K | $2.5M | +23.5% | 0.398% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 211K | $2.0M | +416.3% | 0.314% | 0.00% |
| 20 | GMT CAPITAL CORP | 180K | $1.7M | β | 0.267% | 0.08% |
| 21 | TORONTO DOMINION BANK | 163K | $1.5M | +942.5% | 0.242% | 0.00% |
| 22 | Man Group plc | 144K | $1.4M | -3.4% | 0.213% | 0.00% |
| 23 | Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 127K | $1.2M | +6.4% | 0.189% | 0.00% |
| 24 | Spark Investment Management LLC | 108K | $1.0M | +11.3% | 0.161% | 2.47% |
| 25 | TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 92K | $874K | +10.6% | 0.137% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in OBE β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in OBE during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 96 | +6.7% | 25.66% | +13.47 pp | $200M | +110% |
| Q4 2025 | 90 | +3.4% | 12.19% | +0.86 pp | $95M | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | 87 | 3.3% | 11.33% | +2.87 pp | $88M | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | 90 | 8.2% | 8.46% | 0.39 pp | $66M | 4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 98 | 5.8% | 8.85% | +0.06 pp | $69M | +0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | 104 | +2.0% | 8.79% | +2.33 pp | $68M | +36% |
| Q3 2024 | 102 | +0.0% | 6.46% | 23.16 pp | $50M | 78% |
| Q2 2024 | 102 | β | 29.62% | β | $230M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
No recent Form 4 insider transactions on file for OBE.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying OBE stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Obsidian Energy Ltd. stands at 25.7%, held across 96 reporting institutions.
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA is the largest reported institutional holder of OBE, with approximately 4,444,416 shares worth $0.04B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 4 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of OBE, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, Point72 Asset Management, L.P., Spark Investment Management LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for OBE is 71 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
25 institutions opened new positions in OBE during Q1 2026, while 19 fully exited. 65 added to existing positions and 5 trimmed.
OBE institutional ownership rose by 13.47 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of β holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 74.6% of all reported 13F value in OBE, and the top 25 account for 94.5%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.