KROGER CO KR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 501044101 · ISIN US5010441013
American multinational retailing company
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryRetail-Grocery Stores
- HeadquartersCincinnati, OH
- Founded1882
- Websitekroger.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 ($53.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 719.3m as of 2023-09-12, 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 ≈ $44.76. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($226.1m notional), 39 hold puts ($252.7m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,032 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,043 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,080 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,086 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,079 |
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 | 477 | 461 |
| Q1 2023 | 561 | 428 |
| Q2 2023 | 500 | 502 |
| Q3 2023 | 463 | 505 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $228.5m | $220.0m | 0.96 |
| Q1 2023 | $320.1m | $353.3m | 1.10 |
| Q2 2023 | $319.5m | $253.5m | 0.79 |
| Q3 2023 | $226.1m | $252.7m | 1.12 |
Biggest buyers
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Added | +7.3m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +6.3m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.0m |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP | New | +1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.2m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +1.0m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +943.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | Added | +761.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +713.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -3.0m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -947.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -895.9k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. | Reduced | -895.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -740.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -676.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -638.0k |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC | Reduced | -547.1k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -532.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $68.2m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $30.5m682.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $12.6m282.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $10.7m239.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.2m227.3k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $9.3m208.0k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Unchanged | $8.9m200.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.0m179.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $7.8m175.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $7.8m174.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $48.3m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $41.6m929.2k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $25.5m570.4k shares |
| Sand Grove Capital Management LLP | New | $14.8m329.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $11.7m261.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.9m242.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $10.2m227.8k shares |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | Unchanged | $8.9m200.0k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Unchanged | $8.9m200.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $8.4m188.1k 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 6.9% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: STATE STREET CORP (5.0%, 2026-05-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (3.2%, 2026-02-10)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 6 | $6.9m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 10 | $30.6m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.6m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $7.4m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.7m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.5m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-22 | FIKE CARIN L Vice President and Treasurer · by Spouse | Sold | $218.4k4.8k shares |
| 2023-09-15 | FIKE CARIN L Vice President and Treasurer | Sold | $279.0k6.0k shares |
| 2023-09-12 | Massa Timothy A Senior Vice President | Sold | $1.0m23.0k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 81.7m $3.7bn | Reduced -676.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 61.7m $2.8bn | Added +2.0m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.71% of their portfolio | 50.0m $2.2bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 33.1m $1.5bn | Reduced -947.5k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 22.7m $1.0bn | Added +499.0k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.50% of their portfolio | 17.2m $768.8m | Added +7.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 14.3m $639.4m | Added +417.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 14.2m $637.2m | Added +254.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 12.1m $541.0m | Added +207.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.02% of their portfolio | 9.8m $439.0m | Reduced -182.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.0m $403.6m | Reduced -82.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 8.1m $361.3m | Reduced -325.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.8m $350.6m | Added +512.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 7.0m $314.1m | Added +713.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 1.10% of their portfolio | 6.4m $286.1m | Added +6.3m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 5.6m $251.8m | Reduced -55.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.3m $236.5m | Reduced -65.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.2m $230.5m | Reduced -274.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.1m $227.4m | Reduced -82.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.9m $218.3m | Reduced -167.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $202.8m | Reduced -76.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.5m $201.0m | Added +78.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.4m $196.0m | Reduced -198.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.36% of their portfolio | 4.1m $182.6m | Added +761.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.0m $179.2m | Added +10.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $171.7m | Reduced -312.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $164.8m | Reduced -638.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $158.7m | Added +318.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.9m $130.5m | Added +112.3k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 2.9m $130.1m | Reduced -275.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.6m $118.4m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $117.2m | Added +50.2k |
| Greenvale Capital LLP 10.45% of their portfolio | 2.6m $116.4m | Added +250.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.6m $116.1m | Reduced -46.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.6m $115.0m | Reduced -75.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $105.8m | Added +548.2k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.3m $103.4m | Added +289.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.3m $104.3m | Added +115.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.3m $104.1m | Added +103.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $101.7m | Added +39.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $98.1m | Reduced -268.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $97.7m | Added +412.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.2m $97.5m | Reduced -22.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $97.4m | Added +1.0m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.1m $95.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $94.3m | Added +7.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.1m $93.6m | Added +175.9k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 2.1m $92.3m | Reduced -127.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.0m $91.7m | Added +265.3k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.0m $88.7m | Added +100.7k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.9m $83.4m | Added +107.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $79.0m | Reduced -273.5k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $75.1m | Added +1.4m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $71.5m | Reduced -895.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $70.2m | Reduced -108.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $68.7m | Reduced -40.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.5m $68.7m | Reduced -158.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $68.9m | Added +119.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.2m | Reduced -532.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $67.1m | Added +318.0k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.9m | Added +706 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.0m | Reduced -11.7k |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP 5.26% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.0m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.7m | Reduced -135.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $61.5m | Added +336.1k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $59.7m | Reduced -314.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $59.4m | Reduced -100.2k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.4m | Reduced -87.4k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.7m | Added +139.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $54.4m | Added +10.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $53.8m | Added +70.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.2m | Reduced -38.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.1m | Reduced -82.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.4m | Added +95.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.6m | Added +7.4k |
| STRS OHIO 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.8m | Reduced -35.4k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.7m | Reduced -60.0k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.1m | Reduced -179.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.8m | Added +884 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 992.3k $44.4m | Added +282.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.10% of their portfolio | 943.5k $42.2m | New |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 926.0k $41.4m | Added +1.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 907.8k $40.6m | Added +60.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 882.0k $39.5m | Added +1.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 879.8k $39.4m | Added +16.0k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 850.3k $38.1m | Added +250.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 829.2k $37.1m | Reduced -33.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 824.0k $36.9m | Reduced -120.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 813.8k $36.4m | Reduced -9.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 785.0k $35.1m | Reduced -740.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 768.5k $34.4m | Reduced -30.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 761.9k $34.1m | Reduced -112.6k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.71% of their portfolio | 755.6k $33.8m | Reduced -48.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 747.4k $33.4m | Added +10.3k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 743.3k $33.3m | Added +149.1k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.84% of their portfolio | 719.3k $32.2m | Reduced -12.8k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 703.5k $31.5m | Reduced -181.3k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 682.0k $30.5m | Added +37.1k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 672.1k $30.1m | Reduced -137.5k |