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, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,401
Institutional Holders
▲ 39 vs Q2
$23.64B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $2.35B vs Q2
202.84M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 98.13%
126.36M
13F Shares Held
▼ 1.94M 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 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC sugar & confectionery products | 18.88M | 9.30% | 9.30% | $3.53T | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 35.0K |
BLACKROCK, INC. sugar & confectionery products | 12.09M | 5.96% | 5.96% | $2.26T | Nov 12, 2025 | ▼ 166.5K |
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS sugar & confectionery products | 8.94M | 4.41% | 4.41% | $1.67T | Nov 13, 2025 | ▼ 1.73M |
STATE STREET CORP sugar & confectionery products | 7.25M | 3.58% | 3.58% | $1.36T | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 129.0K |
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC sugar & confectionery products | 5.19M | 2.56% | 2.56% | $971.01B | Nov 10, 2025 | ▲ 74.5K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC sugar & confectionery products | 4.73M | 2.33% | 2.33% | $881.28B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 159.7K |
MORGAN STANLEY sugar & confectionery products | 3.65M | 1.80% | 1.80% | $683.54B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 157.3K |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA sugar & confectionery products | 3.02M | 1.49% | 1.49% | $564.09B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 68.2K |
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC sugar & confectionery products | 2.51M | 1.24% | 1.24% | $469.24B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▲ 1.38M |
HERSHEY TRUST CO sugar & confectionery products | 2.07M | 1.02% | 1.02% | $386.49B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 178 |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
22
Increased
+5.52M shares1
New Positions
first time holders27
Decreased
−6.12M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
598.2K
+5.52M / −6.12M
Net new holders
-4
1 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 62.3% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 1.87%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 35.83%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Hershey Company is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 18.88 million shares — equal to 9.30% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 1,401 institutional investors currently hold HSY stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $23.64 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 62.3% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 9.30% stake. Company insiders hold 1.87%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.