Hess Ownership | Who Owns Hess?

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Hess Ownership Summary

Hess is owned by 77.11% institutional investors, 8.81% insiders, and 14.08% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.80% of HES shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.03% of its assets in Hess shares.

HES Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Hess	77.11%	8.81%	14.08%
Sector	Energy Stocks	42.55%	14.74%	42.71%
Industry	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks	50.17%	17.49%	32.33%

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
Holocene advisors, lp	-	-	-1.28M
Fmr	3.32M	0.03%	-1.15M
Marshall wace, llp	417.62K	0.07%	-876.96K

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
Whitebox advisors	107.56K	0.41%	107.56K	$14.31M
683 capital management	107.30K	0.88%	107.30K	$14.27M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2025	904	0.11%	237,968,189	-4.05%	77	1.19%	437	2.58%	291	-0.68%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	9.39M	3.03%	139.01K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	8.79M	2.85%	-475.83K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	7.81M	2.52%	125.18K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	6.36M	2.06%	60.91K
The Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF	5.48M	1.77%	-48.27K
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv	4.42M	1.43%	-333.96K
Fidelity 500 Index	3.47M	1.12%	5.98K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	3.44M	1.12%	-50.22K
Vanguard Growth Index Investor	3.37M	1.09%	31.99K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	3.35M	1.09%	-17.50K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jun 05, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$1.55M
Jun 06, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$660.52K
Jun 06, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$29.15M
Jun 06, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$4.20M
Jun 05, 2025	HESS JOHN B	Chief Executive Officer	Sell	$28.41M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	5
2025 Q1	-	13
2024 Q4	-	21
2024 Q3	-	-
2024 Q1	-	16

HES Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Hess?

Hess shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 77.11%, followed by 8.81% insiders and 14.08% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Hess's industry, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks, is 50.17%, which Hess exceeds.

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 Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Hess shares, with 3.03% of its total shares outstanding invested in 9.39M Hess shares.

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