Amid rising gas prices, Wellington Management Group LLP added nearly 25 million shares of Coterra Energy Inc., further boosting its stake in the shale gas driller to 7.69% as of June 30, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
The Boston-headquartered money manager reported a 4.58% stake in Coterra Energy at the end of the first quarter.
Coterra Energy, the resulting entity from the $10.41 billion merger of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. and Cimarex Energy Co., is among the shale gas drillers grappling with inflation concerns, although higher prices are still offsetting such worries.
Based on Form 13F filings, the value of Wellington's holdings in the energy and utilities sectors dropped to $34.81 billion in the second quarter, from $37.04 billion in the previous three-month period.
During the second quarter, the firm sold about 3.8 million shares of Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and nearly 3 million shares of
As of June 30, Wellington held a 2.41% interest in Pioneer Natural Resources
In the same period, Wellington dumped 12 companies, all of which were related to the oil and gas industry. The firm's largest exits by market value were its $14.6 million stake in Hess Corp. and its $12.7 million stake in Oneok Inc.
A Market Intelligence analysis of the 13F filings found that Wellington also added the same number of companies into its portfolio. Wellington's largest entries in the quarter included a 4.93% stake in Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. worth $29.1 million and a less than 1% interest in EQT Corp. worth $5.3 million.
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