Murphy Oil
403 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.01B invested in Murphy Oil in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 152 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
87% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $55.6M | Put options by funds: $29.8M
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 36
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.75B → $4.01B (+$260M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 387 → 403 (+16)
2.59% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.47% → 89.88% (-2.6%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 152
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$188M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$17M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$15M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$14.1M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$12.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$86M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$47.3M |
| 3 |
SCM
SIR Capital Management
New York
|
-$30.2M |
| 4 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$26.8M |
| 5 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$24.3M |
MUR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
403 of the 8,267 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Murphy Oil (MUR) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $4.01B — up 6.9% from $3.75B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new MUR positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 152 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $188M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $86M.
- 403 institutional investors held Murphy Oil (MUR) as of Q4 2025, up from 387 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $4.01B of Murphy Oil stock for Q4 2025, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new Murphy Oil positions in Q4 2025 and 36 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest Murphy Oil buyer in Q4 2025 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $188M added.
- The largest Murphy Oil seller in Q4 2025 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.