Hess Ownership | Who Owns Hess?

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Hess Ownership Summary

Hess is owned by 38.99% institutional investors, 9.57% insiders, and 51.44% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.80% of HES shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.85% of its assets in Hess shares.

HES Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Hess	38.99%	9.57%	51.44%
Sector	Energy Stocks	44.64%	13.74%	41.61%
Industry	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks	53.43%	15.47%	31.10%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	33.14M	10.80%	$4.41B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	27.23M	8.87%	$3.62B
Blackrock	25.16M	8.21%	$3.71B
State street	17.87M	5.83%	$2.64B
Adage capital partners gp	11.44M	3.73%	$1.52B
Primecap management co/ca/	7.77M	2.53%	$1.03B
Hbk investments l p	7.24M	2.36%	$962.71M
Geode capital management	6.70M	2.18%	$888.24M
Pentwater capital management lp	5.31M	1.73%	$706.28M
Wellington management group llp	3.84M	1.25%	$511.32M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Psquared asset management	1.16M	70.49%	$154.48M
Samson rock capital llp	640.00K	65.24%	$85.13M
Kryger capital	989.49K	34.13%	$131.61M
Packer	662.62K	28.17%	$88.14M
Nekton capital	64.77K	22.65%	$8.61M
Kapitalo investimentos ltda	221.81K	19.74%	$29.50M
Hbk investments l p	7.24M	16.84%	$962.71M
Burren capital advisors	18.15K	14.38%	$2.41M
Murchinson	250.00K	14.23%	$33.25M
Alpine associates management	1.66M	13.39%	$220.76M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock	25.16M	0.08%	2.51M
State street	17.87M	0.12%	1.21M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	27.23M	0.07%	1.03M
Toms capital investment management lp	956.70K	5.30%	956.70K
Bank of new york mellon	2.93M	0.08%	927.09K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Millennium management	2.41M	0.16%	-1.65M
Bank of montreal /can/	344.17K	0.02%	-1.28M
Fmr	3.32M	0.03%	-1.15M
Marshall wace, llp	417.62K	0.07%	-876.96K
Voloridge investment management	162.00K	0.08%	-830.96K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Toms capital investment management lp	956.70K	5.30%	956.70K	$141.13M
Raymond james financial	234.76K	0.01%	234.76K	$31.23M
Governors lane lp	191.50K	2.37%	191.50K	$28.25M
Fort baker capital management lp	119.26K	2.55%	119.26K	$15.86M
Proficio capital partners	114.01K	0.01%	114.01K	$114.01K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Financial network wealth advisors	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Scarborough advisors	-1.00
West branch capital	-1.00
Arvest investments	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	483	-42.70%	119,671,975	-51.15%	38	0.61%	225	-38.69%	161	-45.61%
Sep 30, 2024	834	-0.83%	244,391,576	-0.49%	79	1.24%	361	-4.50%	293	8.92%
Jun 30, 2024	833	-4.58%	245,550,618	2.49%	80	1.31%	374	1.08%	267	-15.24%
Mar 31, 2024	873	-1.91%	239,581,068	-4.71%	78	1.17%	370	-16.48%	315	19.32%
Dec 31, 2023	890	6.71%	251,425,135	-1.12%	81	1.19%	443	22.71%	264	-6.05%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	8.79M	2.85%	-475.83K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	8.75M	2.84%	29.32K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	7.66M	2.49%	50.35K
The Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF	6.05M	1.96%	-7.70K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	5.99M	1.94%	25.35K
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv	4.76M	1.54%	-12.94K
Fidelity 500 Index	3.46M	1.12%	15.41K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	3.44M	1.12%	-50.22K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	3.37M	1.09%	9.78K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	3.35M	1.09%	-17.50K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 27, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$1.95M
Mar 28, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$20.78M
Mar 27, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$13.82M
Mar 27, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$12.11M
Mar 28, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$6.95M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q1	-	13
2024 Q4	-	21
2024 Q3	-	-
2024 Q1	-	16
2023 Q4	-	-

HES Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Hess?

Hess shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 38.99%, followed by 9.57% insiders and 51.44% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Hess's industry, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks, is 53.43%, which Hess falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Hess?

Hess’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (33.14M shares, 10.80%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (27.23M shares, 8.87%), and Blackrock (25.16M shares, 8.21%). Together, they hold 27.88% of Hess’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Hess?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.21% of Hess, totaling 25.16M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.08% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.71B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 2.51M shares, a 11.10% change.

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

Psquared asset management is Hess’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 70.49% of its assets in 1.16M Hess shares, valued at 154.48M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Hess shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Hess shares, with 2.85% of its total shares outstanding invested in 8.79M Hess shares.

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