KRAFT HEINZ CO KHC
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 500754106 · ISIN US5007541064
American worldwide food company formed by the merger of Kraft Foods and Heinz
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryCanned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties
- HeadquartersPittsburgh, PA
- Founded2015
- Websitekraftheinzcompany.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($74.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 1.2bn as of 2023-07-29, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $35.50. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($405.8m notional), 39 hold puts ($287.7m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,066 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,165 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,142 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,167 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 585 | 414 |
| Q1 2023 | 530 | 491 |
| Q2 2023 | 591 | 447 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $429.0m | $472.7m | 1.10 |
| Q4 2022 | $678.7m | $507.6m | 0.75 |
| Q1 2023 | $569.2m | $397.9m | 0.70 |
| Q2 2023 | $405.8m | $287.7m | 0.71 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +6.9m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +3.9m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +2.2m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +2.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | +1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.6m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | +1.4m |
| Amundi | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -6.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -5.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -4.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Reduced | -893.7k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -842.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -731.5k |
| STRS OHIO | Reduced | -500.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -399.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -370.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $80.9m2.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $51.4m1.4m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $46.9m1.3m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $32.5m914.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $24.7m695.8k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $20.2m568.8k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $17.9m5.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $14.9m420.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $13.4m376.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.5m272.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | $57.4m1.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $44.1m1.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $38.0m1.1m shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | Added | $32.3m910.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $23.0m648.3k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $9.7m272.5k shares |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH | Reduced | $8.5m239.3k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Unchanged | $6.8m191.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.5m183.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.2m173.3k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Link Co
13D · may seek influence
new · filed 2026-04-03
Stated purposeThis filing is made to formally record the Reporting Owners 10 percent interest and to facilitate the Institutional Repatriation and asset reconciliation of equity entitlements. The Reporting Owner intends to maintain this position for long-term administrative and investment purposes. The Reporting Owner has no current plans for an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger or liquidation, but reserves the right to engage in future discussions with management. Full filing |
10.0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 5.8% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $919.7k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $13.2m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $957.6k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $10.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 | La Lande Rashida EVP, Global GC & CSCAO | Sold | $1.0m25.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 3.32% of their portfolio | 325.6m $11.6bn | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 83.3m $3.0bn | Added +6.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 69.8m $2.5bn | Added +1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 37.1m $1.3bn | Added +1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.14% of their portfolio | 33.4m $1.2bn | Added +1.6m |
| Capital International Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 26.2m $929.2m | Reduced -6.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 22.2m $789.2m | Reduced -4.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.5m $548.1m | Added +418.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.0m $460.6m | Reduced -5.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 12.8m $455.1m | Reduced -731.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.7m $416.4m | Added +974.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.3m $328.8m | Added +415.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.8m $312.2m | Added +38.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.2m $292.0m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.9m $281.2m | Added +1.3m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.57% of their portfolio | 7.3m $258.6m | Reduced -256.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.3m $257.4m | Reduced -106.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.9m $244.4m | Added +501.2k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 6.6m $235.5m | Reduced -6.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.7m $202.8m | Added +434.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.16% of their portfolio | 5.1m $182.0m | Added +942.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.7m $168.5m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.4m $155.5m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.61% of their portfolio | 3.9m $138.8m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.7m $141.9m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.4m $120.9m | Added +992.2k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.4m $120.0m | Reduced -58.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $105.6m | Added +1.6m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $102.3m | Reduced -36.3k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.7m $97.2m | Added +1.3m |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.6m $93.1m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $91.8m | Added +33.4k |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP 1.15% of their portfolio | 2.5m $90.1m | Reduced -893.7k |
| CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO 41.08% of their portfolio | 2.5m $89.5m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.5m $89.2m | Added +604.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $88.8m | Added +391.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.5m $88.0m | Added +989.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $88.0m | Added +481.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $87.7m | Added +1.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.3m $82.3m | Added +2.3m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.3m $81.4m | Added +156.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $79.6m | Added +4.9k |
| CRITERIA CAIXA, S.A.U. 9.57% of their portfolio | 2.2m $79.2m | Added +52.3k |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.2m $78.0m | Added +72.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $78.0m | Reduced -1.8m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $77.6m | Added +2.2m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.1m $75.2m | Added +2.1m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.1m $73.5m | Added +9.4k |
| RWWM, INC. 9.39% of their portfolio | 2.1m $73.0m | Added +168.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $71.6m | Reduced -181.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $66.5m | Reduced -176.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.9m $65.9m | Added +1.8m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $61.3m | Added +443.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.7m $60.5m | Reduced -23.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $60.2m | Added +109.3k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.6m $58.0m | Added +122.8k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.9m | Added +4.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.9m | Added +739.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.0m | Reduced -370.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $53.0m | Added +129.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $52.8m | Added +210.7k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 1.95% of their portfolio | 1.5m $52.8m | Added +75.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.0m | New |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $49.3m | Added +2.8k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.4m $48.8m | Reduced -2.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.9m | Added +175.9k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $48.3m | Reduced -30.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $47.5m | Added +96.0k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.1m | Added +292.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $45.0m | Added +110.2k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.7m | Added +850.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.9m | Reduced -198.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.2m | Added +202.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.2m | Added +645.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.1m | Added +861.1k |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.7m | Reduced -63.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.8m | Reduced -33.7k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 958.5k $34.0m | Reduced -96.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 953.0k $33.8m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 952.3k $33.8m | Added +53.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.08% of their portfolio | 929.9k $33.2m | Added +156.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 907.7k $32.2m | Reduced -2.7k |
| AXA S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 906.2k $32.2m | Added +312.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 900.9k $32.0m | Added +10.2k |
| Newlands Management Operations LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 890.6k $31.6m | Unchanged |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.82% of their portfolio | 868.3k $30.8m | Added +4.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.06% of their portfolio | 851.7k $30.2m | Reduced -133.4k |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 850.0k $30.2m | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS 0.25% of their portfolio | 835.9k $29.7m | Added +742.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 821.0k $29.1m | Added +941 |
| CORDA Investment Management, LLC. 2.24% of their portfolio | 805.1k $28.6m | Added +2.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 796.0k $28.3m | Added +712.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 791.9k $28.4m | Added +126.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 771.8k $27.4m | Reduced -9.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 765.2k $27.2m | Added +2.0k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 748.5k $26.6m | Added +89.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 748.0k $26.7m | Added +400.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 744.9k $26.4m | Added +76.8k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 734.2k $26.1m | Added +123.4k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.12% of their portfolio | 723.2k $25.7m | Reduced -42.7k |