The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (HSY) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · HSY · as of Sep 30, 2024
Ownership Breakdown
1,443
Institutional Holders
▲ 15 vs Q2
$23.53B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $1.98B vs Q2
202.84M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.13%
123.31M
13F Shares Held
▲ 6.07M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
HSY largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2024 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC sugar & confectionery products | 19.39M | 9.57% | 9.57% | $3.72T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▼ 3.0K |
BLACKROCK, INC. sugar & confectionery products | 12.26M | 6.05% | 6.05% | $2.35T | Nov 13, 2024 | NEW |
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS sugar & confectionery products | 9.48M | 4.68% | 4.68% | $1.82T | Nov 13, 2024 | ▲ 8.78M |
STATE STREET CORP sugar & confectionery products | 7.03M | 3.47% | 3.47% | $1.35T | Nov 14, 2024 | ▲ 386.7K |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO sugar & confectionery products | 4.70M | 2.32% | 2.32% | $901.51B | Dec 26, 2024 | ▲ 782.0K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC sugar & confectionery products | 4.39M | 2.17% | 2.17% | $841.48B | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 109.3K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC sugar & confectionery products | 3.75M | 1.85% | 1.85% | $717.61B | Nov 12, 2024 | ▲ 35.7K |
MORGAN STANLEY sugar & confectionery products | 2.73M | 1.35% | 1.35% | $524.27B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 327.7K |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA sugar & confectionery products | 2.22M | 1.10% | 1.10% | $425.52B | Nov 14, 2024 | ▼ 65.1K |
HERSHEY TRUST CO sugar & confectionery products | 2.07M | 1.02% | 1.02% | $396.24B | Nov 12, 2024 | — held |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2024 vs prior quarter
Q3 2024
22
Increased
+12.18M shares2
New Positions
first time holders25
Decreased
−2.49M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+9.69M
+12.18M / −2.49M
Net new holders
-1
2 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
HSY insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been primarily selling shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
10
Buy transactions
231
Sell transactions
0.04
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 106 | $183.86 | $19.5K | 1.54M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 1,317 | $184.75 | $243.3K | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 5,983 | $185.47 | $1.11M | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 657 | $186.20 | $122.3K | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 386 | $187.58 | $72.4K | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 837 | $188.55 | $157.8K | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 543 | $189.44 | $102.9K | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 51 | $190.27 | $9.7K | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 17 | $191.54 | $3.3K | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
HERSHEY TRUST CO TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL 10 percent owner | Jun 1, 2026 | Sale | 103 | $192.30 | $19.8K | 1.53M | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
The Hershey Company (HSY) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 60.8% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.87%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 37.34%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Hershey Company is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 19.39 million shares — equal to 9.57% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2024.
A total of 1,443 institutional investors currently hold HSY stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $23.53 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
HSY ownershipThe Hershey Company (HSY) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 60.8% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.57% stake. Company insiders hold 1.87%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2024.