Hess
HES was delisted on the 17th of July, 2025.
535 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.1B invested in Hess in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 172 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
71% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 12 (+5)
66% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $273M | Put options by funds: $164M
54% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.1B → $17.1B (+$6B)
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 69
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 517 → 535 (+18)
1.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.74% → 93.88% (+1.1%)
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 172
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$688M |
| 2 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$113M |
| 4 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$90.3M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$75.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$197M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$109M |
| 3 |
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
|
-$91.7M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$82.5M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$68.2M |
HES Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
535 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hess (HES) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $17.1B — up 54% from $11.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new HES positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 172 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $688M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $197M.
- 535 institutional investors held Hess (HES) as of Q1 2019, up from 517 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $17.1B of Hess stock for Q1 2019, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 92 funds opened new Hess positions in Q1 2019 and 69 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Hess buyer in Q1 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $688M added.
- The largest Hess seller in Q1 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $197M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.