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 ($247.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 661.2m as of 2025-06-24, 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 ≈ $71.69. Options: 44 managers hold calls ($2.8bn notional), 41 hold puts ($1.0bn).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,362 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,397 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 463 | 505 |
| Q4 2023 | 433 | 529 |
| Q1 2024 | 557 | 533 |
| Q2 2024 | 596 | 506 |
| Q3 2024 | 593 | 508 |
| Q4 2024 | 596 | 514 |
| Q1 2025 | 639 | 606 |
| Q2 2025 | 656 | 621 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $470.1m | $299.8m | 0.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.0bn | 0.57 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5bn | $653.6m | 0.26 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8bn | $1.0bn | 0.37 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +14.3m |
| GQG Partners LLC | New | +12.3m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +7.6m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +3.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.2m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +1.9m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +1.0m |
Biggest sellers
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -9.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -8.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -5.6m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -4.4m |
| Junto Capital Management LP | Sold out | -3.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -3.2m |
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -2.2m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -2.1m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.8m |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.9bn26.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $156.0m2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $122.3m1.7m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $83.5m1.2m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $82.5m1.2m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $46.6m649.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $44.3m618.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $42.3m590.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $39.1m545.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $30.3m422.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $149.4m2.1m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | $144.9m2.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $141.3m2.0m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $116.9m1.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $93.4m1.3m shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $86.1m1.2m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $49.2m686.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $23.8m331.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $19.5m272.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $17.8m248.4k 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 2025
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 8 | $22.7m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 9 | $25.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Adcock Mary Ellen Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.4m34.2k shares |
| 2025-06-25 | Arreaga Gabriel Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.7m38.0k shares |
| 2025-06-23 | COSSET YAEL Executive Vice President | Sold | $5.2m71.2k shares |
| 2025-06-23 | FIKE CARIN L Vice President and Treasurer | Sold | $1.2m16.5k shares |
| 2025-06-23 | Massa Timothy A Executive Vice President | Sold | $622.7k8.4k shares |
| 2025-04-23 | Wheatley Christine S Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.2m30.0k shares |
| 2025-04-22 | COSSET YAEL Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.2m30.0k shares |
| 2025-04-22 | Massa Timothy A Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.6m22.6k shares |
| 2025-04-21 | Arreaga Gabriel Executive Vice President | Sold | $995.9k13.9k shares |
| 2025-04-21 | Nichols Brian W Vice President & Controller | Sold | $72.0k1.0k shares |
| 2025-04-17 | Foley Todd A Senior Vice President | Sold | $989.5k14.0k shares |
| 2025-04-16 | Jabbar Valerie L. Senior Vice President | Sold | $2.2m31.3k shares |
| 2025-04-04 | Wheatley Christine S Executive Vice President | Sold | $2.1m30.0k shares |
| 2025-04-03 | FIKE CARIN L Vice President and Treasurer · by spouse | Sold | $392.2k5.5k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 76.6m $5.5bn | Reduced -5.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 54.9m $3.9bn | Reduced -3.2m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.39% of their portfolio | 50.0m $3.6bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 31.6m $2.3bn | Reduced -1.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.27% of their portfolio | 20.7m $1.5bn | Added +14.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 16.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -711.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 13.4m $959.3m | Reduced -925.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.4m $887.4m | Added +3.3m |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 12.3m $885.6m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 10.0m $716.4m | Added +177.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.6m $689.8m | Added +7.6m |
| Capital World Investors 0.09% of their portfolio | 8.4m $599.5m | Reduced -2.2m |
| NORGES BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.2m $518.3m | Added +1.9m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 7.2m $516.9m | Added +1.0m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.18% of their portfolio | 7.0m $502.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.7m $482.6m | Reduced -644.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.9m $420.6m | Reduced -826.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.7m $408.1m | Added +722.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.5m $391.8m | Reduced -80.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.25% of their portfolio | 5.0m $360.1m | Reduced -608.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.0m $355.8m | Reduced -1.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.8m $345.3m | Added +805.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.8m $343.5m | Reduced -279.0k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.4m $315.6m | Reduced -344.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.3m $306.1m | Reduced -150.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.1m $296.0m | Added +300.8k |
| Amundi 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.8m $262.8m | Reduced -108.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.2m $232.9m | Added +691.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.30% of their portfolio | 3.2m $226.7m | Added +87.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 3.0m $213.0m | Reduced -98.3k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 3.0m $212.0m | Added +83.7k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.7m $196.8m | Added +260.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.6m $186.4m | Reduced -46.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.6m $183.0m | Added +2.2m |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.5m $176.6m | Reduced -153.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.4m $175.2m | Reduced -1.5m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $174.6m | Added +1.2m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 2.4m $173.6m | Added +1.8m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.4m $173.0m | Reduced -232.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $171.6m | Reduced -527.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.2m $156.8m | Added +976.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.0m $142.1m | Reduced -2.1m |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.63% of their portfolio | 2.0m $141.5m | Reduced -804.2k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.0m $139.5m | Added +25.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $136.3m | Reduced -38.3k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.29% of their portfolio | 1.9m $135.2m | Added +845.0k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.1m | Added +409.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $132.2m | Reduced -155.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.8m $131.6m | Added +35.2k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 4.53% of their portfolio | 1.8m $129.2m | Reduced -326.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $127.4m | Added +633.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $121.1m | Added +299.0k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.7m $121.0m | Reduced -29.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.6m | Added +744.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $106.4m | Reduced -185.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $102.2m | Added +172.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $101.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $99.2m | Reduced -4.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $98.6m | Added +142.9k |
| National Pension Service 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $96.7m | Added +7.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.8m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $86.0m | Reduced -119.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.2m $85.3m | Reduced -222.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.6m | Reduced -47.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $82.2m | Reduced -63.9k |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.1m | Reduced -642.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $74.7m | Added +86.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $71.7m | New |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 938.4k $67.3m | Added +353.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 916.0k $65.7m | Reduced -160.6k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 912.4k $65.4m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 899.9k $64.5m | Reduced -65.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 899.5k $64.5m | Reduced -34.1k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 897.1k $64.4m | Added +357.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.05% of their portfolio | 893.0k $64.1m | Reduced -194.3k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.17% of their portfolio | 888.5k $63.7m | Reduced -308.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 875.0k $62.8m | Added +457.3k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.71% of their portfolio | 850.2k $61.0m | Reduced -22.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 834.3k $59.8m | Added +374.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 831.2k $59.6m | Reduced -672.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 818.6k $58.7m | Reduced -315.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 818.2k $58.7m | Added +66.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 815.6k $58.5m | New |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.81% of their portfolio | 800.3k $57.4m | Reduced -463.0k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.46% of their portfolio | 795.6k $57.1m | Added +213.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 779.4k $55.9m | Reduced -127.7k |
| AMF Tjanstepension AB 0.37% of their portfolio | 777.2k $55.8m | Added +386.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 772.4k $55.4m | Reduced -80.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 772.1k $55.4m | Reduced -170.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 760.1k $54.5m | Reduced -151.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 742.6k $53.3m | New |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.09% of their portfolio | 725.3k $52.0m | Reduced -545.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 720.2k $51.7m | Added +156.7k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.11% of their portfolio | 711.9k $51.1m | Added +93.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 682.6k $49.0m | Reduced -400.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 676.9k $48.6m | Added +4.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 673.9k $48.3m | Reduced -32.7k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.15% of their portfolio | 664.8k $47.7m | Added +200.1k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.38% of their portfolio | 660.5k $47.4m | Reduced -138.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 659.3k $47.3m | Reduced -1.7k |