Hess
HES was delisted on the 17th of July, 2025.
542 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.1B invested in Hess in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 189 increasing their positions, 187 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $485M | Put options by funds: $297M
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 49
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 12 (+1)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 520 → 542 (+22)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 187
3.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.46% → 87.55% (-3.9%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.6B → $16.1B (-$1.5B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$317M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$184M |
| 3 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$99.1M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$28.7M |
| 5 |
ECP
Empyrean Capital Partners
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$23.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EM
Elliott Management
New York
|
-$595M |
| 2 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$230M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$183M |
| 4 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$62.8M |
| 5 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$54.3M |
HES Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
542 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hess (HES) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $16.1B — down 8.5% from $17.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new HES positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 189 added to existing stakes and 187 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Dodge & Cox, adding an estimated $317M. The largest seller was Elliott Management, cutting an estimated $595M.
- 542 institutional investors held Hess (HES) as of Q3 2019, up from 520 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $16.1B of Hess stock for Q3 2019, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new Hess positions in Q3 2019 and 49 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Hess buyer in Q3 2019 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $317M added.
- The largest Hess seller in Q3 2019 was Elliott Management, an estimated $595M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.