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1,401 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.8B invested in Hershey in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 537 increasing their positions, 505 reducing their positions, and 176 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $238M | Put options by funds: $210M

3.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.08%87.69% (+3.6%)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 537 | Existing positions reduced: 505

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4771,401 (-76)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.9B → $22.8B (-$3.06B)

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1410 (-4)

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 121 | Existing positions closed: 176

Holders
1,401
Holders Change
-76
Holders Change %
-5.15%
% of All Funds
16.92%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
121
Increased
537
Reduced
505
Closed
176
Calls
$238M
Puts
$210M
Net Calls
+$27.6M
Net Calls Change
-$51.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$2.3B +$66.2M +350,826 +3%
Vanguard Capital Management
2
Vanguard Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.7B +$10.7M +56,829 +0.6%
Vanguard Portfolio Management
3
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Pennsylvania
$1.28B +$12.6M +66,727 +0.9%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.27B -$17.5M -92,760 -1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$991M +$321M +1,704,037 +43%
Charles Schwab
6
Charles Schwab
California
$835M +$87.1M +461,752 +11%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$748M +$16.1M +85,113 +2%
Capital World Investors
8
Capital World Investors
California
$614M +$141M +750,000 +27%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$527M +$2.57M +13,631 +0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$507M -$27.3M -144,778 -5%
GQG Partners
11
GQG Partners
Florida
$485M +$522M +2,766,786 New
Capital Research Global Investors
12
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$474M +$59.7M +316,544 +13%
Invesco
13
Invesco
Georgia
$355M +$60.4M +320,415 +19%
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$311M -$1.55M -8,206 -0.5%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$300M +$23.6M +125,240 +8%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$275M +$32.3M +171,018 +12%
HTC
17
Hershey Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$234M -$115M -610,000 -31%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$234M +$252M +1,333,760 New
Dimensional Fund Advisors
19
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$223M +$11.1M +58,614 +5%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$218M +$4.69M +24,861 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$204M +$4.14M +21,945 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$198M +$22.4M +118,825 +12%
UBS AM
23
UBS AM
Illinois
$197M +$6.58M +34,873 +3%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$184M +$6.76M +35,851 +4%
Nordea Investment Management
25
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$183M +$153M +809,083 +371%

HSY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

1,401 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hershey (HSY) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $22.8B — down 12% from $25.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 176 funds closed out of HSY and 121 opened new positions — a net loss of 55 holders — while 505 trimmed existing stakes and 537 added.

The largest buyer was GQG Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $522M. The largest seller was Two Sigma Investments, cutting an estimated $364M.

  • 1,401 institutional investors held Hershey (HSY) as of Q2 2026, down from 1,477 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $22.8B of Hershey stock for Q2 2026, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 121 funds opened new Hershey positions in Q2 2026 and 176 closed out, a net change of -55 holders.
  • The largest Hershey buyer in Q2 2026 was GQG Partners, an estimated $522M added.
  • The largest Hershey seller in Q2 2026 was Two Sigma Investments, an estimated $364M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.