Hess
HES was delisted on the 17th of July, 2025.
524 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.7B invested in Hess in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 189 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 49
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 488 → 524 (+36)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.4B → $13.7B (+$306M)
0.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.35% → 91.12% (+0.76%)
3% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $362M | Put options by funds: $372M
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 189
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$236M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$89.3M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$64.8M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$57M |
| 5 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$53.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$108M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$100M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$80.3M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$65.8M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$59.7M |
HES Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
524 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hess (HES) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $13.7B — up 2.3% from $13.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new HES positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 189 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $236M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $108M.
- 524 institutional investors held Hess (HES) as of Q4 2017, up from 488 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $13.7B of Hess stock for Q4 2017, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 87 funds opened new Hess positions in Q4 2017 and 49 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest Hess buyer in Q4 2017 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $236M added.
- The largest Hess seller in Q4 2017 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $108M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.