Hess Ownership | Who Owns Hess?

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Hess Ownership Summary

Hess is owned by 81.38% institutional investors, 8.81% insiders, and 9.81% 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 2.89% of its assets in Hess shares.

HES Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Hess	81.38%	8.81%	9.81%
Sector	Energy Stocks	108.48%	14.45%	-22.93%
Industry	Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks	257.82%	16.79%	-174.61%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	33.14M	10.80%	$4.41B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	25.85M	8.38%	$3.58B
Blackrock	25.16M	8.21%	$3.71B
State street	17.87M	5.83%	$2.64B
Adage capital partners gp	9.76M	3.16%	$1.35B
Hbk investments l p	9.00M	2.92%	$1.25B
Primecap management co/ca/	7.65M	2.48%	$1.06B
Pentwater capital management lp	7.32M	2.37%	$1.01B
Geode capital management	6.70M	2.18%	$888.24M
Farallon capital management	5.80M	1.88%	$804.22M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Packer	662.62K	28.17%	$88.14M
Kryger capital	1.03M	26.48%	$143.14M
Hbk investments l p	9.00M	26.42%	$1.25B
Nekton capital	64.77K	18.19%	$8.97M
Twin securities	204.13K	16.05%	$28.28M
Melqart asset management (uk)	757.22K	14.99%	$104.91M
Taconic capital advisors lp	1.14M	14.43%	$157.56M
Sand grove capital management llp	307.80K	13.27%	$45.41M
Flow state investments	259.11K	12.05%	$38.22M
Alpine associates management	1.53M	11.32%	$212.17M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock	25.16M	0.08%	2.51M
Hbk investments l p	9.00M	26.42%	1.64M
Pentwater capital management lp	7.32M	6.58%	1.50M
State street	17.87M	0.12%	1.21M
Toms capital investment management lp	956.70K	5.30%	956.70K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Ubs oconnor	1.06M	7.49%	-1.86M
Millennium management	2.41M	0.16%	-1.65M
Bank of montreal /can/	344.17K	0.02%	-1.28M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	25.85M	0.07%	-1.27M
Fmr	3.32M	0.03%	-1.15M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Toms capital investment management lp	956.70K	5.30%	956.70K	$141.13M
Soundwatch capital	690.03K	0.12%	690.03K	$686.55K
Spx gestao de recursos ltda	151.79K	1.96%	151.79K	$21.03M
One68 global capital	80.14K	5.67%	80.14K	$10.66M
Nine masts capital	70.00K	3.54%	70.00K	$9.70M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Financial network wealth advisors	-1.00
Scarborough advisors	-1.00
West branch capital	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Blume capital management	-1.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	872	-4.60%	251,145,071	0.59%	81	1.24%	402	-8.43%	298	1.71%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	8.95M	2.89%	-447.99K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	8.79M	2.85%	-475.83K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	7.87M	2.54%	6.01K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	7.86M	2.54%	53.66K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	6.14M	1.99%	-283.07K
The Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF	5.54M	1.79%	-22.88K
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv	4.82M	1.56%	397.60K
Fidelity 500 Index	3.51M	1.14%	25.81K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	3.44M	1.12%	-50.22K
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 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	5
2025 Q1	-	13
2024 Q4	-	21
2024 Q3	-	-

HES Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Hess?

Hess shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 81.38%, followed by 8.81% insiders and 9.81% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Hess's industry, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks, is 257.82%, 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 (25.85M shares, 8.38%), and Blackrock (25.16M shares, 8.21%). Together, they hold 27.39% 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?

Packer is Hess’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 28.17% of its assets in 662.62K Hess shares, valued at 88.14M$.

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 2.89% of its total shares outstanding invested in 8.95M Hess shares.

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