Chevron CVX
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$2.45M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 28.8% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 1.03% to 1.30% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +10,104,591 | 7.9% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,873,465 | 0.3% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,655,618 | 0.3% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,800,132 | 0.3% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,562,514 | 1.0% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,296,233 | 0.1% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,069,743 | 0.2% |
| Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,898,450 | 0.3% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,768,565 | 0.7% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,596,728 | 1.9% |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,481,714 | 0.1% |
| Squarepoint OPS LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,358,689 | 0.1% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,337,304 | 0.9% |
| Voloridge Investment Management, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,217,423 | 0.1% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,043,871 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | R. Pate | Chief Legal Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -43,100 | $226.65 | 29,350 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | R. Pate | Chief Legal Officer | Intent to Sell (Form 144) | -43,100 | $224.99 | – |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Marillyn Hewson | Independent Director | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +213 | – | 6,400 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Cynthia Warner | Independent Director | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +19 | – | 426 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | R. Pate | Chief Legal Officer | Open Market Disposition | -2,470 | $205.11 | 29,197 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Andrew Walz | President of Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -16,800 | $201.06 | 9,004 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Dambisa Moyo | Independent Director | Other Disposition | -350 | – | 7,171 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Michael Wirth | Chairperson & CEO | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -317,100 | $201.05 | 63,179 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Jeff Gustavson | President of Chevron New Energies | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -14,044 | $194.95 | 3,789 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Michael Wirth | Chairperson & CEO | Open Market Disposition | -5,547 | $187.00 | 63,179 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | John Hess | Director | Other Acquisition | +457,006 | – | 6,332,394 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | John Hess | Director | Other Disposition | -2,244,497 | – | 6,332,394 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | John Hess | Director | Open Market Disposition | -101,303 | $195.14 | 6,332,394 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | John Hess | Director | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -709,362 | $195.28 | 6,332,394 |
| 31 May 2026 | Marillyn Hewson | Independent Director | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +209 | – | 6,131 |
| 31 May 2026 | Cynthia Warner | Independent Director | Derivative Acquisition Under Emp | +20 | – | 403 |
| 26 May 2026 | Thomas Horton | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,272 | – | 1,734 |
| 26 May 2026 | John Hess | Director | Other Acquisition | +1,272 | – | 2,523 |
| 26 May 2026 | Enrique Hernandez | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,272 | – | 34,859 |
| 26 May 2026 | Debra Reed-Klages | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,272 | – | 17,420 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 25,658,771 | 1.3% | 3.7 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 23,657,838 | 1.2% | 2.1 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 20,765,075 | 1.1% | 2.6 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 20,585,159 | 1.0% | 2.6 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 15,741,465 | 0.8% | 1.9 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 20,250,198 | 1.0% | 2.8 |
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