Hess
HES was delisted on the 17th of July, 2025.
518 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.5B invested in Hess in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 155 increasing their positions, 211 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
18% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $284M | Put options by funds: $242M
10% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.7B → $14.5B (+$727M)
0.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.12% → 90.73% (-0.39%)
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 62
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 524 → 518 (-6)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 155 | Existing positions reduced: 211
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$206M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$80.3M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$43.2M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$39.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$118M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$66.8M |
| 3 |
LCS
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
|
-$59M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$53.2M |
| 5 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$48.8M |
HES Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
518 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hess (HES) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $14.5B — up 5.3% from $13.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of HES and 59 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 211 trimmed existing stakes and 155 added.
The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $118M.
- 518 institutional investors held Hess (HES) as of Q1 2018, down from 524 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $14.5B of Hess stock for Q1 2018, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Hess positions in Q1 2018 and 62 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Hess buyer in Q1 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $206M added.
- The largest Hess seller in Q1 2018 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $118M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.