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 ($101.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 721.8m as of 2024-06-25, 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 ≈ $49.92. Options: 28 managers hold calls ($335.7m notional), 27 hold puts ($234.8m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,184 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,176 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 557 | 533 |
| Q2 2024 | 596 | 506 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $226.1m | $252.7m | 1.12 |
| Q4 2023 | $298.3m | $311.6m | 1.04 |
| Q1 2024 | $500.4m | $417.1m | 0.83 |
| Q2 2024 | $335.7m | $234.8m | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +4.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +3.3m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +2.7m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +2.6m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +1.9m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S | Added | +1.1m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +993.9k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +955.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Reduced | -23.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -20.2m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -2.8m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -818.9k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -705.9k |
| Parsifal Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -648.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System | Reduced | -642.0k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $71.2m1.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $62.5m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $45.9m918.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $34.8m696.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $22.1m443.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $17.3m345.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $13.7m275.1k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $12.5m250.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.4m207.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $8.5m171.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $50.1m1.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $38.4m769.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $24.5m491.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $15.5m309.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $13.4m268.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $12.2m243.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $10.2m203.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $9.0m180.5k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $7.9m158.3k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $7.3m147.1k 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 Q2 2024
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 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $9.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Foley Todd A Senior VP & Interim CFO | Sold | $368.5k6.6k shares |
| 2024-04-25 | Kimball Kenneth C Senior Vice President | Sold | $1.7m30.3k shares |
| 2024-04-23 | Adcock Mary Ellen Senior Vice President | Sold | $4.6m82.8k shares |
| 2024-04-23 | Massa Timothy A Senior Vice President | Sold | $1.7m30.0k shares |
| 2024-04-23 | Jabbar Valerie L. Senior Vice President | Sold | $832.8k15.0k shares |
| 2024-04-23 | FIKE CARIN L Vice President and Treasurer · by spouse | Sold | $224.1k3.9k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 81.2m $4.1bn | Added +467.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 61.8m $3.1bn | Added +4.6m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.89% of their portfolio | 50.0m $2.5bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 30.9m $1.5bn | Reduced -818.9k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 2.04% of their portfolio | 24.1m $1.2bn | Reduced -287.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 15.9m $791.4m | Added +542.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 13.6m $678.6m | Added +723.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.3m $611.9m | Added +437.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.7m $583.1m | Reduced -2.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.1m $501.9m | Reduced -20.2m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.98% of their portfolio | 9.0m $449.5m | Reduced -101.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.2m $358.7m | Added +290.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.9m $343.2m | Added +993.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.2m $310.3m | Added +498.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.9m $295.2m | Added +1.6m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 5.8m $288.7m | Reduced -147.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $288.7m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.87% of their portfolio | 5.4m $268.7m | Added +2.6m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 5.3m $261.5m | Added +407.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.2m $261.4m | Added +295.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 5.1m $254.3m | Reduced -484.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $241.6m | Added +126.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.6m $230.2m | Added +11.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.6m $229.1m | Added +1.9m |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 6.10% of their portfolio | 4.4m $219.5m | Added +1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.9m $193.7m | Added +3.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $185.3m | Reduced -164.6k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.6m $180.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.4m $170.5m | Reduced -435.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.4m $167.6m | Added +664.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.3m $166.4m | Added +2.7m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $165.0m | Added +648.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $159.5m | Reduced -642.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 3.0m $152.0m | Reduced -56.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.9m $146.9m | Added +196.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $146.2m | Added +426.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $134.9m | Added +526.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $129.2m | Added +828.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.6m $129.0m | Reduced -475.8k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.4m $121.7m | Added +405.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $114.8m | Added +516.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $108.3m | Reduced -3.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.2m $107.6m | Added +211.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.1m $106.9m | Added +139.2k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.1m $103.9m | Reduced -119.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $101.4m | Reduced -16.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $99.2m | Reduced -420.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.0m $96.5m | Added +31.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $93.8m | Added +1.6m |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 1.7m $85.8m | Added +29.1k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $84.8m | Added +3.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $83.0m | Added +211.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $83.0m | Added +955.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $80.8m | Reduced -226.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $80.7m | Reduced -172.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $80.2m | Added +213.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.6m $79.2m | Added +269.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.9m | Added +658.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.5m | Added +747.0k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.52% of their portfolio | 1.5m $75.7m | Added +82.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.5m $73.9m | Added +9.7k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.4m $72.3m | Added +161.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $70.5m | Added +15.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.8m | Reduced -254.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.8m | Added +860.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.1m | Reduced -154.0k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $63.8m | Reduced -23.0m |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $63.7m | Reduced -125.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.3m | Added +668.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $59.1m | Added +23.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.8m | Added +48.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.5m | Added +38.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.6m | Reduced -397.1k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.8m | Added +25.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.5m | Reduced -7.7k |
| STRS OHIO 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.0m | Reduced -73.4k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.6m | Added +7.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 994.7k $49.7m | Reduced -187.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 990.1k $49.4m | Added +7.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 944.7k $47.2m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 940.6k $47.0m | Added +44.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 931.8k $46.5m | Added +25.7k |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.24% of their portfolio | 922.5k $46.1m | Added +711.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 908.2k $45.3m | Added +87.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 892.3k $44.6m | Added +51.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 855.6k $42.7m | Reduced -419.4k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 850.2k $42.5m | Reduced -15.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 843.7k $42.1m | Reduced -23.9k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.10% of their portfolio | 826.5k $41.3m | Added +260.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 826.0k $41.2m | Reduced -55.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 826.0k $41.2m | Added +134.1k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.21% of their portfolio | 818.6k $40.9m | Added +229.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.22% of their portfolio | 770.9k $38.5m | Added +348.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 768.5k $38.4m | Added +21.4k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 738.3k $34.4m | Reduced -634.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 732.0k $36.5m | Added +15.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 697.8k $34.8m | Reduced -211.8k |
| NATIXIS 0.22% of their portfolio | 697.1k $34.8m | Added +618.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.13% of their portfolio | 694.6k $34.7m | Reduced -302.7k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 677.6k $33.8m | Reduced -705.9k |