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 ($108.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 723.6m as of 2024-12-10, 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 ≈ $61.09. Options: 33 managers hold calls ($1.8bn notional), 28 hold puts ($1.0bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,208 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,313 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 561 | 428 |
| Q2 2023 | 500 | 502 |
| Q3 2023 | 463 | 505 |
| Q4 2023 | 433 | 529 |
| Q1 2024 | 557 | 533 |
| Q2 2024 | 596 | 506 |
| Q3 2024 | 593 | 508 |
| Q4 2024 | 596 | 514 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $500.4m | $417.1m | 0.83 |
| Q2 2024 | $335.7m | $234.8m | 0.70 |
| Q3 2024 | $470.1m | $299.8m | 0.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.0bn | 0.57 |
Biggest buyers
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | +4.5m |
| Junto Capital Management LP | New | +4.3m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +2.1m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +2.0m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +1.7m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.6m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -6.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -5.8m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -3.1m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -2.0m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -2.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -1.9m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -871.8k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -850.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -833.1k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.1bn18.2m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $186.5m3.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $124.1m2.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $104.5m1.7m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $40.7m666.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $32.6m532.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $32.1m525.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $26.0m424.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $22.3m365.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $14.6m238.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $372.2m6.1m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $256.8m4.2m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $107.7m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $54.7m894.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $51.9m849.3k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $29.9m4.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $19.4m316.9k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $16.5m270.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $13.2m215.7k shares |
| CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Added | $13.1m213.6k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $666.9k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $14.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-19 | Foley Todd A Senior VP & Interim CFO | Sold | $1.0m16.9k shares |
| 2024-12-12 | Aitken Stuart Senior Vice President | Sold | $8.4m132.6k shares |
| 2024-12-10 | COSSET YAEL Senior Vice President and CIO | Sold | $1.2m20.0k shares |
| 2024-12-09 | COSSET YAEL Senior Vice President and CIO | Sold | $1.8m30.0k shares |
| 2024-12-06 | Massa Timothy A Senior Vice President | Sold | $1.6m25.9k shares |
| 2024-10-07 | Nichols Brian W Vice President & Controller | Sold | $386.2k6.9k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 82.2m $5.0bn | Added +773.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 61.6m $3.8bn | Reduced -5.8m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.14% of their portfolio | 50.0m $3.1bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 33.1m $2.0bn | Added +7.2k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.57% of their portfolio | 19.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -3.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.4m $1.0bn | Added +417.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 14.1m $863.1m | Added +120.2k |
| Capital World Investors 0.10% of their portfolio | 11.2m $683.7m | Added +2.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.08% of their portfolio | 9.8m $598.4m | Added +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.2m $559.9m | Reduced -659.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.20% of their portfolio | 8.5m $517.8m | Reduced -339.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.8m $478.8m | Added +916.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.1m $431.4m | Added +2.0m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 6.4m $389.2m | Added +865.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 6.2m $381.4m | Added +1.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.0m $364.2m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.9m $359.8m | Reduced -104.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $333.3m | Reduced -6.7m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.46% of their portfolio | 5.2m $318.0m | Reduced -232.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.0m $307.9m | Added +144.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 4.9m $299.3m | Reduced -458.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 4.6m $283.4m | Reduced -156.2k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 5.89% of their portfolio | 4.5m $278.0m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.76% of their portfolio | 4.5m $276.3m | Added +2.1m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.4m $271.1m | Reduced -127.8k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 5.26% of their portfolio | 4.3m $264.2m | New |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.1m $249.7m | Added +148.2k |
| Amundi 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.9m $234.5m | Reduced -2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.5m $215.3m | Reduced -409.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $211.1m | Added +722.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.4m $209.0m | Added +492.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.4m $205.5m | Added +1.1m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.4m $205.1m | Reduced -220.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.2m $198.1m | Reduced -16.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $191.2m | Added +178.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 3.1m $190.1m | Reduced -6.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.0m $182.6m | Reduced -73.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.6m $160.9m | Reduced -761.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.5m $153.3m | Added +42.3k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.4m $149.3m | Added +332.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.4m $145.3m | Added +1.7m |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 2.4m $145.5m | Added +266.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.4m $144.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 4.51% of their portfolio | 2.2m $137.1m | Reduced -736.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $130.1m | Reduced -198.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $124.8m | Reduced -135.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.0m $123.9m | Reduced -268.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.47% of their portfolio | 2.0m $123.8m | New |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $120.2m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $118.8m | Reduced -197.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $118.7m | Reduced -93.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.8m $109.6m | Added +40.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $106.4m | Added +475.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.7m $101.2m | Reduced -871.8k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.7m $101.1m | Added +62.7k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 1.6m $100.2m | Reduced -253.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $99.6m | Reduced -70.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.6m $95.6m | Added +1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.6m $95.5m | Added +436.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.5m $89.9m | Reduced -25.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.4m $86.8m | Reduced -250.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $83.7m | Added +1.3m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $82.4m | Reduced -23.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $81.0m | Reduced -36.2k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.67% of their portfolio | 1.3m $80.7m | Reduced -163.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $78.8m | Reduced -68.9k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $78.0m | Reduced -53.6k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.4m | Added +206.1k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $74.1m | Added +518.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $71.3m | Reduced -147.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $70.9m | Reduced -23.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $69.5m | Reduced -265.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.6m | First filing |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.6m | Reduced -57.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.9m | Reduced -833.1k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.1m $66.1m | Added +559 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $65.6m | Added +86.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $63.5m | Reduced -207.0k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $63.2m | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.24% of their portfolio | 995.3k $60.9m | Reduced -39.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 971.0k $59.4m | Added +74.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 950.0k $58.1m | Added +12.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 933.9k $57.1m | Added +86.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 913.5k $55.9m | Reduced -18.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.20% of their portfolio | 908.3k $55.5m | Added +98.5k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.51% of their portfolio | 884.7k $54.1m | Reduced -20.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 876.1k $53.6m | Reduced -8.6k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 853.8k $52.2m | Added +156.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 850.2k $52.0m | Reduced -110.2k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 1.87% of their portfolio | 849.8k $52.0m | New |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 828.4k $50.7m | Reduced -30.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.09% of their portfolio | 814.0k $49.8m | Reduced -513.3k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.10% of their portfolio | 813.7k $49.8m | First filing |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 772.5k $47.2m | Reduced -82.3k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 753.5k $46.1m | Reduced -827.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 747.5k $45.7m | Reduced -64.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.09% of their portfolio | 682.1k $41.7m | Reduced -27.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 681.6k $41.7m | Reduced -104.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 679.2k $41.5m | Added +6.0k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.15% of their portfolio | 643.9k $39.4m | Reduced -152 |