Hershey Ownership | Who Owns Hershey?

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Hershey Ownership Summary

Hershey is owned by 63.05% institutional investors, 0.34% insiders, and 36.61% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 9.46% of HSY shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 2.31% of its assets in Hershey shares.

HSY Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Hershey	63.05%	0.34%	36.61%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	51.48%	16.38%	32.14%
Industry	Confectionery Stocks	56.97%	17.74%	25.30%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	19.16M	9.46%	$3.25B
Blackrock	12.82M	6.28%	$2.36B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	12.25M	6.04%	$2.03B
Capital investors	10.66M	5.26%	$1.77B
State street	6.64M	3.25%	$1.22B
Charles schwab investment management	4.64M	2.29%	$785.00M
Geode capital management	3.80M	1.88%	$642.14M
Jpmorgan chase	2.90M	1.43%	$491.37M
Morgan stanley	2.41M	1.18%	$442.29M
Royal bank of canada	2.20M	1.08%	$371.89M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Drh investments	58.87K	10.10%	$9.77M
Kennon-green & company	32.36K	4.74%	$5.48M
Hershey trust	2.07M	3.64%	$342.92M
Lipe & dalton	31.99K	2.87%	$5.31M
Tobam	43.31K	2.81%	$7.19M
Value partners investments	214.41K	2.78%	$35.58M
Monte financial group	41.37K	2.67%	$6.86M
Scharf investments	545.86K	2.61%	$90.59M
Miramar capital	64.32K	2.52%	$10.67M
Amussen hunsaker associates	123.97K	2.29%	$20.57M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital research global investors	1.50M	0.05%	1.50M
Van eck associates	1.06M	0.20%	1.03M
Balyasny asset management	758.47K	0.19%	758.47K
Scharf investments	545.86K	2.61%	545.86K
Squarepoint ops	544.90K	0.09%	540.92K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Jpmorgan chase	2.90M	0.04%	-1.80M
Blackrock	12.82M	0.05%	-1.19M
Two sigma advisers, lp	-	-	-1.15M
Capital investors	10.66M	0.30%	-944.91K
Citadel advisors	40.88K	0.00%	-382.44K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Scharf investments	545.86K	2.61%	545.86K	$90.59M
Equity investment	444.15K	1.61%	444.15K	$73.71M
Candlestick capital management lp	300.00K	1.52%	300.00K	$55.15M
Madison investment advisors	98.69K	0.19%	98.69K	$16.71M
St. james investment company	64.95K	1.90%	64.95K	$11.00M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Trunorth capital management	-1.00
Valued wealth advisors	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-1.00
Clarivest asset management	-2.00
Strengthening families & communities	-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	1,315	-4.78%	127,901,938	5.90%	63	1.78%	615	-10.48%	437	-0.23%
Mar 31, 2025	1,356	-2.16%	120,422,951	-0.61%	59	1.66%	671	7.53%	434	-17.02%
Dec 31, 2024	893	-37.02%	66,162,907	-45.57%	32	0.91%	371	-43.27%	366	-21.63%
Sep 30, 2024	1,404	-	121,238,792	3.43%	59	1.82%	651	-7.13%	458	6.51%
Jun 30, 2024	1,381	-0.65%	116,165,826	0.89%	56	1.79%	683	-0.58%	427	3.89%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	4.68M	2.31%	3.34K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	4.65M	2.30%	-107.50K
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF™	4.21M	2.08%	-720.00
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	4.20M	2.07%	29.39K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	3.66M	1.81%	-536.44K
Capital Group American Mutual Comp	3.33M	1.65%	-444.90K
American Funds American Mutual A	3.33M	1.65%	-444.90K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	3.30M	1.63%	35.58K
American Funds American Balanced A	2.53M	1.25%	-
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp	2.14M	1.06%	2.14M

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Sep 18, 2025	Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$283.68K
Aug 18, 2025	Voskuil Steven E	SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Sell	$267.80K
Jul 30, 2025	Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sell	$3.74M
Jul 23, 2025	Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sell	$3.57M
Jul 21, 2025	Buck Michele	Chairman, President and CEO	Sell	$3.47M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q3	-	10
2025 Q2	-	6
2025 Q1	-	2
2024 Q4	-	3
2024 Q3	-	12

HSY Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Hershey?

Hershey shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 63.05%, followed by 0.34% insiders and 36.61% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Hershey's industry, Confectionery Stocks, is 56.97%, which Hershey exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Hershey?

Hershey’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (19.16M shares, 9.46%), Blackrock (12.82M shares, 6.28%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (12.25M shares, 6.04%). Together, they hold 21.78% of Hershey’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Hershey?

Yes, BlackRock owns 6.28% of Hershey, totaling 12.82M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.05% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 2.36B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -1.191M shares, a -8.50% change.

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

Drh investments is Hershey’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.10% of its assets in 58.87K Hershey shares, valued at 9.77M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Hershey shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Hershey shares, with 2.31% of its total shares outstanding invested in 4.68M Hershey shares.

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