Hess
HES was delisted on the 17th of July, 2025.
520 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.6B invested in Hess in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 194 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.1B → $17.6B (+$507M)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $367M | Put options by funds: $382M
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 194
2.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.88% → 91.46% (-2.4%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 535 → 520 (-15)
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 57
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dodge & Cox
San Francisco,
California
|
+$597M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$394M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$86.6M |
| 4 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$40.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$37.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EM
Elliott Management
New York
|
-$352M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$236M |
| 3 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$199M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$106M |
| 5 |
Viking Global Investors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$98.8M |
HES Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
520 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hess (HES) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $17.6B — up 3% from $17.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 57 funds closed out of HES and 51 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 194 trimmed existing stakes and 181 added.
The largest buyer was Dodge & Cox, opening a new position worth an estimated $597M. The largest seller was Elliott Management, cutting an estimated $352M.
- 520 institutional investors held Hess (HES) as of Q2 2019, down from 535 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $17.6B of Hess stock for Q2 2019, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 51 funds opened new Hess positions in Q2 2019 and 57 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Hess buyer in Q2 2019 was Dodge & Cox, an estimated $597M added.
- The largest Hess seller in Q2 2019 was Elliott Management, an estimated $352M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.