Hilton Worldwide HLT
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: +$2.73M (7 inflow days, 13 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 26.5% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 2.03% to 2.19% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,736,216 | 0.9% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,083,927 | 0.5% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,041,069 | 0.7% |
| Hudson River Trading LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +636,379 | 0.3% |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +597,696 | 0.3% |
| Millennium Management LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +538,478 | 0.3% |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +442,156 | 1.0% |
| National Bank Investments Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +423,354 | 0.3% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +416,722 | 1.1% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +415,202 | 0.2% |
| Invesco Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +344,369 | 0.9% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +320,952 | 4.4% |
| Susquehanna Advisors Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +320,700 | 0.1% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +316,052 | 0.4% |
| Menora Mivtachim Provident Funds | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +307,700 | 0.3% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Jonathan Gray | Non-Executive Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +4 | – | 9,298 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Douglas Steenland | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +9 | – | 21,024 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Raymond Mabus | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5 | – | 14,529 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Charlene Begley | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +6 | – | 15,451 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Elizabeth Smith | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +8 | – | 21,168 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Melanie Healey | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +6 | – | 14,684 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Marissa Mayer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +0 | – | 1,789 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Chris Carr | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2 | – | 5,926 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Chris Carr | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -439 | $310.34 | 2,329 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Laura Fuentes | Executive VP, Chief Human Resources Officer & Head of Hilton Supply Management | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -7,289 | $309.83 | 29,894 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Laura Fuentes | Executive VP, Chief Human Resources Officer & Head of Hilton Supply Management | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +5,535 | $58.02 | 29,894 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Christian Charnaux | Chief Development Officer | Sale to Issuer | -1,854 | $324.56 | 5,702 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Jonathan Gray | Non-Executive Chairperson | Other Acquisition | +4 | – | 9,294 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Douglas Steenland | Lead Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +8 | – | 21,015 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Raymond Mabus | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5 | – | 14,523 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Charlene Begley | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +5 | – | 15,445 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Elizabeth Smith | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +8 | – | 21,159 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Melanie Healey | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +6 | – | 14,678 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Marissa Mayer | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +0 | – | 1,788 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Chris Carr | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +2 | – | 8,674 |
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 | 4,938,805 | 2.2% | 3.9 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 5,579,089 | 2.5% | 3.1 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 5,161,369 | 2.3% | 3.4 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,111,967 | 2.3% | 2.8 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 4,961,117 | 2.2% | 2.4 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4,564,321 | 2.0% | 2.0 |
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