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 ($88.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 719.4m as of 2023-12-05, 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 ≈ $45.70. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($298.3m notional), 35 hold puts ($311.6m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,131 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 433 | 529 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $320.1m | $353.3m | 1.10 |
| Q2 2023 | $319.5m | $253.5m | 0.79 |
| Q3 2023 | $226.1m | $252.7m | 1.12 |
| Q4 2023 | $298.3m | $311.6m | 1.04 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +10.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +5.7m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Added | +5.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +1.2m |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +1.0m |
Biggest sellers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -6.3m |
| Greenvale Capital LLP | Sold out | -2.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -2.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -970.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -928.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -854.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -839.8k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -767.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -734.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $69.9m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $53.8m1.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $27.1m592.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.9m392.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $15.9m347.6k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $15.8m344.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $15.6m341.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $9.7m212.6k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Unchanged | $9.1m200.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $8.5m185.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| Sand Grove Capital Management LLP | Added | $53.1m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $48.2m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $41.9m915.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $24.1m526.9k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | $19.3m422.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $17.4m379.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $12.4m270.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.7m234.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $10.4m227.3k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Unchanged | $9.1m200.0k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2023.
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 81.6m $3.7bn | Reduced -94.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 59.2m $2.7bn | Reduced -2.5m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.65% of their portfolio | 50.0m $2.3bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 32.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -211.0k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 23.8m $1.1bn | Added +1.1m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.76% of their portfolio | 22.4m $1.0bn | Added +5.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 19.1m $873.3m | Added +10.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 14.7m $671.2m | Added +404.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.12% of their portfolio | 14.5m $660.7m | Added +214.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 12.6m $575.5m | Added +503.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.2m $467.1m | Added +5.7m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.94% of their portfolio | 9.4m $431.4m | Reduced -370.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.4m $337.4m | Added +2.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.2m $330.3m | Reduced -607.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 7.1m $326.7m | Reduced -928.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 6.2m $282.3m | Reduced -839.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.6m $255.4m | Added +301.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 5.1m $233.5m | Reduced -480.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $229.9m | Reduced -52.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.8m $219.2m | Reduced -84.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.6m $210.7m | Added +118.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.4m $200.5m | Added +5.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.1m $186.9m | Added +1.4m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.14% of their portfolio | 4.0m $181.0m | Reduced -44.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $170.5m | Reduced -107.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.7m $169.2m | Reduced -376.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 3.5m $159.7m | Added +1.2m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $134.7m | Added +39.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $130.0m | Added +225.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $128.4m | Added +665.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.8m $126.1m | Reduced -158.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $124.0m | Reduced -970.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.5m $112.7m | Added +2.0m |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $108.7m | Added +20.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $105.5m | Added +130.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $105.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.3m $104.1m | Reduced -293.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.2m $100.5m | Reduced -394.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 2.1m $98.2m | Added +1.0m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $97.7m | Reduced -56.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $97.5m | Added +26.3k |
| PUTNAM INVESTMENTS LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.1m $94.6m | Added +390.2k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $93.3m | Added +818.8k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.32% of their portfolio | 2.0m $92.3m | Added +36.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.0m $90.0m | Reduced -78.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $90.9m | Reduced -190.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $88.6m | Reduced -335.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.9m $88.3m | Reduced -116.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.9m $86.1m | Reduced -443.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $80.2m | Reduced -10.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $79.2m | Added +354.0k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.7m $78.6m | Reduced -342.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $75.2m | Added +115.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $74.5m | Reduced -734.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $74.3m | Added +57.5k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.5m $69.7m | Added +119.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $67.4m | Added +25.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.4m | Added +124.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.4m $63.8m | Reduced -139.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $63.4m | Added +1.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $63.1m | Added +261.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.4m $62.8m | Added +1.4m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.3m $61.5m | Reduced -14.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 1.3m $61.3m | Reduced -138.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $60.8m | Reduced -854.0k |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP 4.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.9m | Reduced -97.2k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $53.2m | Added +276.2k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.6m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $55.6m | Reduced -312.5k |
| STRS OHIO 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.2m $53.6m | Added +126.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $52.9m | Reduced -174.3k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.1m | Reduced -4.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.8m | Reduced -241.9k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.2m | Reduced -81.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.9m | Added +267.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.2m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.7m | Added +235.6k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.4m | Reduced -157.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.0m $46.5m | Added +559.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $45.7m | Reduced -42.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.19% of their portfolio | 997.0k $45.6m | Reduced -3.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 970.5k $44.4m | Added +442.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 949.1k $43.4m | Reduced -648.4k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.20% of their portfolio | 906.1k $41.4m | Reduced -19.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 885.9k $40.5m | Added +3.9k |
| AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc 0.63% of their portfolio | 866.8k $39.6m | First filing |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 840.8k $38.4m | Reduced -39.0k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 816.6k $37.3m | Added +144.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 805.7k $36.8m | Reduced -8.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 786.7k $36.0m | Reduced -121.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 765.4k $35.0m | Added +605.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 755.6k $34.5m | Reduced -12.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 745.2k $34.1m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 719.8k $32.9m | Added +151.9k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.67% of their portfolio | 716.0k $32.7m | Reduced -39.6k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 699.6k $32.0m | New |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 693.7k $31.7m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 690.8k $32.1m | Added +44.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 684.2k $31.3m | Added +283.7k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.54% of their portfolio | 662.8k $30.3m | Added +18.0k |