Hess
HES was delisted on the 17th of July, 2025.
488 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4B invested in Hess in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 164 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.2B → $13.4B (+$1.19B)
2.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.71% → 90.35% (+2.6%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 500 → 488 (-12)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 52
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $326M | Put options by funds: $387M
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 164 | Existing positions reduced: 195
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$221M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$123M |
| 3 |
EM
Elliott Management
New York
|
+$98.1M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$71.1M |
| 5 |
PC
Packer & Co
Cottesloe,
Australia
|
+$48.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$109M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$42.8M |
| 3 |
KL
KGH Ltd
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
-$35.8M |
| 4 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
-$31.8M |
| 5 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
-$29M |
HES Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
488 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hess (HES) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $13.4B — up 9.7% from $12.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 52 funds closed out of HES and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 195 trimmed existing stakes and 164 added.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $221M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $109M.
- 488 institutional investors held Hess (HES) as of Q3 2017, down from 500 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $13.4B of Hess stock for Q3 2017, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Hess positions in Q3 2017 and 52 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Hess buyer in Q3 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $221M added.
- The largest Hess seller in Q3 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $109M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.