Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in HRL held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STATE STREET CORP | 27.5M | $622.4M | +0.6% | 4.993% | 0.02% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 23.7M | $537.1M | -4.3% | 4.309% | 0.01% |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 19.3M | $436.5M | β | 3.502% | 0.01% |
| 4 | Invesco Ltd. | 14.9M | $337.9M | +51.0% | 2.711% | 0.05% |
| 5 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 14.7M | $332.6M | β | 2.668% | 0.02% |
| 6 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 12.0M | $271.5M | +169.7% | 2.178% | 0.22% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 8.2M | $184.3M | +1.1% | 1.484% | 0.01% |
| 8 | MORGAN STANLEY | 7.1M | $161.7M | +10.6% | 1.298% | 0.01% |
| 9 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 6.8M | $155.2M | +2.0% | 1.245% | 0.03% |
| 10 | ProShare Advisors LLC | 6.8M | $154.5M | +3.1% | 1.240% | 0.23% |
| 11 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 5.0M | $114.0M | -25.4% | 0.914% | 0.05% |
| 12 | UBS Group AG | 4.8M | $107.8M | +56.5% | 0.865% | 0.02% |
| 13 | MAIRS & POWER INC | 3.4M | $77.4M | -9.8% | 0.621% | 0.79% |
| 14 | Nuveen, LLC | 3.1M | $70.8M | +358.2% | 0.568% | 0.02% |
| 15 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 3.1M | $69.1M | +26.3% | 0.554% | 0.01% |
| 16 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 3.0M | $67.5M | -2.7% | 0.542% | 0.01% |
| 17 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 2.8M | $64.4M | -3.2% | 0.517% | 0.05% |
| 18 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.8M | $64.0M | +95.1% | 0.514% | 0.04% |
| 19 | Atlas FRM LLC | 2.8M | $64.0M | β | 0.513% | 4.19% |
| 20 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 2.4M | $54.6M | +1337.1% | 0.438% | 0.08% |
| 21 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 2.4M | $54.5M | +3.4% | 0.437% | 0.00% |
| 22 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 2.2M | $50.3M | +5.1% | 0.403% | 0.01% |
| 23 | CBOE Vest Financial, LLC | 2.1M | $48.0M | +3.8% | 0.385% | 0.58% |
| 24 | BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST | 2.1M | $47.2M | 0.0% | 0.379% | 0.15% |
| 25 | UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC | 2.0M | $45.4M | +4.9% | 0.364% | 0.01% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in HRL β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in HRL during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new HRL position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their HRL position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 622 | +0.0% | 41.11% | 1.21 pp | $5.60B | 2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 622 | +6.3% | 42.32% | +0.36 pp | $5.76B | +0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | 585 | 7.6% | 41.96% | 8.70 pp | $5.71B | 17% |
| Q2 2025 | 633 | +1.0% | 50.66% | +0.24 pp | $6.90B | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 627 | +0.2% | 50.42% | 1.11 pp | $6.87B | 2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | 626 | +3.6% | 51.53% | +2.52 pp | $7.02B | +5.1% |
| Q3 2024 | 604 | +1.0% | 49.01% | 8.75 pp | $6.67B | 15% |
| Q2 2024 | 598 | β | 57.76% | β | $7.87B | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HRL stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Hormel Foods Corporation stands at 41.1%, held across 622 reporting institutions.
STATE STREET CORP is the largest reported institutional holder of HRL, with approximately 27,478,133 shares worth $0.62B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 5 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of HRL, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, Point72 Asset Management, L.P., BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST.
Our composite Smart Money Score for HRL is 57 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
93 institutions opened new positions in HRL during Q1 2026, while 93 fully exited. 191 added to existing positions and 333 trimmed.
HRL institutional ownership fell by 1.21 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +0 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 57.0% of all reported 13F value in HRL, and the top 25 account for 74.9%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Institutional Ownership