Chevron CVX insider John B. Hess discloses multi-day stock sales
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Chevron Corporation (CVX) director John B. Hess reported multiple stock sales by affiliated entities. On 11/20/2025, a trust for his benefit sold blocks of Chevron common stock, including 220,250 shares at a weighted-average price of $150.5122, 37,441 shares at $151.3677, and 17,309 shares at $152.4329. On 11/21/2025, the trust sold additional blocks, including 31,076 shares at $149.4779, 226,367 shares at $150.1976 and 17,557 shares at $150.8494.
After these transactions, he continued to report substantial indirect ownership of Chevron shares held through a trust, a limited partnership, family and other limited liability companies, and another trust. The prices disclosed are weighted-average sale prices for multiple trades within stated price ranges, and the reporting person has undertaken to provide detailed trade-breakdown information upon request.
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Insights
Large director insider sale via trusts, but overall Chevron equity stake remains very substantial and diversified across entities.
The filing reports that director John B. Hess sold a total of 550,000 shares of Chevron common stock on
Despite these sizable sales, total beneficial ownership remains high. The filing shows 355,499 shares held directly (including units from an employees’ savings plan and dividend-equivalent accruals) and large indirect positions: 7,244,497 shares through a limited partnership, plus additional blocks via family and other LLCs and another trust. In aggregate, the reporting person still beneficially owns roughly 8.8 million shares through various vehicles.
The disclosure signals a meaningful reduction in one trust’s stake, not an exit from Chevron equity exposure. The footnotes clarify that many holdings are in long-standing structures such as a limited partnership and family LLCs where he is a partner, member, or manager. A practical item to monitor is whether similar-sized sales recur in future Form 4s or whether the pattern stabilizes after these November
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 31,076 | $149.4779 | $4.65M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 226,367 | $150.1976 | $34.00M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 17,557 | $150.8494 | $2.65M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 220,250 | $150.5122 | $33.15M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 37,441 | $151.3677 | $5.67M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 17,309 | $152.4329 | $2.64M |
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Footnotes (1)
- These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $150.0600 to $151.0594. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range provided. Shares are held by a trust established for the benefit of the reporting person and of which the reporting person is a beneficiary. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $151.0631 to $151.9700. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range provided. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $152.0800 to $153.0197. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range provided. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $148.7800 to $149.7750. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range provided. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $149.7800 to $150.7700. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range provided. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $150.7800 to $151.0100. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range provided. This number includes 76,946 shares previously indirectly owned under the Hess Corporation Employee's Savings Plan, which are now directly owned. Share totals with respect to the Hess Corporation Employees' Savings Plan are based upon unit accounting and therefore may reflect a change in units previously reported by the reporting person though no acquisition or disposition occurred. This number includes the acquisition of dividend equivalent accruals on stock units (14) issued under the Chevron Corporation Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation and Deferral Plan. Shares are held by a limited partnership of which the reporting person is a limited partner and serves on the management committee of the general partner of the limited partnership. Shares are held by a limited liability company of which the reporting person is a member and is a general partner and manager of a limited partnership that is the manager of the limited liability company. Shares are held by a limited liability company of which the reporting person and the reporting person's son are the sole members, and the reporting person is the manager. Shares are held by a trust established for the benefit of the reporting person and of which the reporting person is a beneficiary.
