Murphy Oil Ownership | Who Owns Murphy Oil?

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Murphy Oil Ownership Summary

Murphy Oil is owned by 91.80% institutional investors, 5.69% insiders, and 2.51% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.95% of MUR shares. Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.26% of its assets in Murphy Oil shares.

MUR Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Murphy Oil	91.80%	5.69%	2.51%
Sector	Energy Stocks	62.94%	15.44%	21.62%
Industry	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks	70.46%	15.33%	14.22%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	21.29M	13.95%	$878.15M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	19.24M	13.45%	$626.51M
Vanguard group	14.44M	10.09%	$451.11M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	8.39M	5.86%	$273.08M
American century companies	7.32M	5.11%	$238.23M
State street	7.31M	5.11%	$237.88M
Vanguard capital management	6.11M	4.27%	$199.09M
Charles schwab investment management	5.11M	3.57%	$166.46M
Sixth street partners management company	5.11M	3.57%	$166.46M
Geode capital management	4.37M	3.05%	$142.20M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Cadence bank	1.75M	3.20%	$54.64M
Sailingstone capital partners	486.85K	2.97%	$15.85M
Barnett & company	110.38K	2.66%	$3.59M
Encompass capital advisors	2.25M	2.61%	$73.26M
Poplar forest capital	339.71K	1.89%	$10.28M
Security national bank	198.38K	0.77%	$6.46M
Pacific heights asset management	550.00K	0.76%	$22.69M
Grace & white inc /ny	138.10K	0.71%	$4.50M
Summerhaven investment management	29.85K	0.52%	$972.05K
Fruth investment management	59.32K	0.46%	$1.93M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Sixth street partners management company	5.11M	0.02%	5.11M
Encompass capital advisors	2.25M	2.61%	2.25M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	19.24M	0.01%	1.01M
Geode capital management	4.37M	0.01%	684.05K
Blackrock	21.29M	0.02%	663.90K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Vaughan nelson investment management	-	-	-1.58M
Fuller & thaler asset management	-	-	-1.36M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	2.44M	0.04%	-873.85K
Kgh	-	-	-790.43K
Victory capital management	1.20M	0.02%	-789.67K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Sixth street partners management company	5.11M	0.02%	5.11M	$166.46M
Encompass capital advisors	2.25M	2.61%	2.25M	$73.26M
Sailingstone capital partners	486.85K	2.97%	486.85K	$15.85M
Axa investment managers	207.78K	0.02%	207.78K	$5.90M
Phocas financial	101.37K	0.46%	101.37K	$3.30M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Ameritas advisory services	-2.00
Curio wealth	-4.00
Toronto dominion bank	-4.00
Toth financial advisory	-6.00
Sound income strategies	-7.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	442	-6.75%	131,351,878	2.53%	91	1.15%	209	-7.52%	145	-4.61%
Mar 31, 2026	246	-42.25%	41,235,874	-67.88%	28	0.36%	111	-40.32%	77	-50.00%
Dec 31, 2025	167	-59.56%	26,561,228	-79.83%	18	0.22%	73	-57.56%	52	-65.10%
Sep 30, 2025	174	-56.06%	37,657,834	-72.11%	26	0.29%	65	-68.75%	67	-43.70%
Jun 30, 2025	393	-4.38%	134,742,655	2.82%	94	1.14%	207	-7.59%	117	3.54%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	4.67M	3.26%	7.40K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	4.63M	3.23%	142.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	4.55M	3.12%	3.27K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	4.34M	3.03%	15.74K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	4.32M	3.02%	-3.25K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	4.32M	3.02%	-3.25K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	3.54M	2.47%	-62.78K
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™	3.54M	2.47%	8.96K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	3.13M	2.18%	6.71K
Strategic Advisers Fidelity US TtlStk	2.83M	1.98%	34.30K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 11, 2026	Hanchera Daniel R	Senior Vice President	Sell	$1.60M
Mar 03, 2026	Martinez Maria A	Senior Vice President	Sell	$300.65K
Mar 05, 2025	Nolan Jeffrey W	-	Buy	$117.10K
Mar 05, 2025	Nolan Jeffrey W	-	Buy	$116.85K
Feb 21, 2025	Utsch Louis W	Vice President	Sell	$269.31K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	-
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	2
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	-

MUR Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Murphy Oil?

Murphy Oil shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 91.80%, followed by 5.69% insiders and 2.51% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Murphy Oil's industry, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks, is 70.46%, which Murphy Oil exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Murphy Oil?

Murphy Oil’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (21.29M shares, 13.95%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (19.24M shares, 13.45%), and Vanguard group (14.44M shares, 10.09%). Together, they hold 37.48% of Murphy Oil’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Murphy Oil?

Yes, BlackRock owns 13.95% of Murphy Oil, totaling 21.29M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 878.15M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 663.9K shares, a 3.22% change.

Who is Murphy Oil’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Cadence bank is Murphy Oil’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 3.20% of its assets in 1.75M Murphy Oil shares, valued at 54.64M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Murphy Oil shares?

Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Murphy Oil shares, with 3.26% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.67M Murphy Oil shares.

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