Colette Kress owns Nvidia shares worth nearly $794 million

Colette Kress, appointed as interim CEO of Nvidia following Jensen Huang's resignation on November 11, 2026, holds a stake in the company valued at approximately $793.68 million. According to the latest available documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), she directly and indirectly owns 4,775,733 shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The valuation of the stake is based on the closing price on November 12, when the company's shares were priced at $166.19 each.

How many Nvidia shares does the new leader own

Kress has been serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Nvidia since September 2013 and will continue to perform these duties alongside leading the company until a permanent CEO is appointed.

Her shareholding is significantly smaller than that of several other major shareholders among Nvidia's leadership. According to the latest available information, co-founder Jensen Huang owns approximately 811 million shares valued at about $135 billion. Board member Mark Stevens controls around 27.5 million shares worth $4.57 billion, while Tench Coxe holds more than 28 million shares valued at approximately $4.66 billion.

How many shares did Colette Kress sell in 2026

Since the beginning of 2026, Kress disclosed four transactions of selling Nvidia shares. In total, she sold 192,848 shares for approximately $35.78 million.

For comparison, board member Mark Stevens conducted six sales transactions during the same period, selling approximately 6.34 million shares for $1.39 billion. According to the insider trading statistics provided, Nvidia's leadership registered 23 share sale transactions since the beginning of the year. Kress accounted for four of them, or 17.39% of the total number.

The latest disclosed sale by Kress occurred on September 17. She sold 34,918 shares for approximately $7.65 million. According to SEC documents, the transactions were conducted under a pre-approved trading plan Rule 10b5-1.

Nvidia shares lost more than 30% from the October peak

The leadership change occurred amid a significant decline in Nvidia's value. Between the close of trading on November 6 and 12, the company's shares fell by 10.96% to $166.19. Compared to the peak closing price on October 6, which was $239.24, the decline reached 30.53%.

In pre-market trading on November 13, Nvidia shares showed partial recovery. At the time of preparing the original material, their price rose to $170.32, corresponding to a 2.49% increase from the previous close.

Nvidia's board of directors has begun the search for a permanent CEO. Until the appointment, Kress will simultaneously lead the company and oversee its financial direction.