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 ($97.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 662.7m as of 2025-09-16, 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 ≈ $67.35. Options: 37 managers hold calls ($467.5m notional), 41 hold puts ($393.4m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,350 |
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 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 639 | 631 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.0bn | 0.57 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5bn | $653.6m | 0.26 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8bn | $1.0bn | 0.37 |
| Q3 2025 | $467.5m | $393.4m | 0.84 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +12.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.7m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +2.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.2m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +1.0m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Added | +930.8k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Added | +879.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +865.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Sold out | -8.4m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -6.6m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -4.1m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $133.3m2.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $54.5m809.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $34.9m518.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $31.6m468.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $31.2m462.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $18.9m280.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $16.4m244.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $13.9m206.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $10.2m151.7k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $10.0m147.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $94.2m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $58.4m866.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $41.6m617.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $20.0m296.6k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $18.9m280.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $15.5m230.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $15.5m229.3k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | $13.2m197.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $12.2m181.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $7.8m116.4k 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | MOORE CLYDE R Director | Sold | $272.8k3.8k shares |
| 2025-07-11 | MOORE CLYDE R Director | Sold | $1.9m26.8k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 76.3m $5.1bn | Reduced -347.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 54.9m $3.7bn | Reduced -64.7k |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.26% of their portfolio | 50.0m $3.4bn | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.39% of their portfolio | 33.4m $2.2bn | Added +12.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 31.9m $2.2bn | Added +386.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 16.5m $1.1bn | Added +177.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 13.7m $920.4m | Added +1.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 12.1m $816.9m | Reduced -1.3m |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 12.0m $811.4m | Reduced -309.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 11.2m $752.2m | Added +1.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.7m $720.7m | Added +4.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.4m $568.8m | Added +2.7m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.03% of their portfolio | 6.9m $464.4m | Reduced -113.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.7m $451.2m | Reduced -34.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.3m $426.5m | Added +865.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.9m $395.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.44% of their portfolio | 5.3m $354.2m | Added +2.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.2m $350.1m | Added +233.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.7m $318.0m | Reduced -71.2k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.27% of their portfolio | 4.7m $311.8m | Added +265.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.6m $311.0m | Reduced -201.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.3m $290.5m | Added +41.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.3m $225.4m | Added +96.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 3.0m $205.5m | Added +92.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $204.0m | Reduced -6.6m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.0m $202.0m | Added +28.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.61% of their portfolio | 3.0m $201.7m | Added +1.0m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.8m $189.8m | Added +930.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $189.7m | Added +352.5k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.8m $188.2m | Added +48.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $182.0m | Added +266.0k |
| Amundi 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.7m $172.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.4m $163.7m | Added +15.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.4m $160.2m | Reduced -42.6k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.1m $142.3m | Reduced -74.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.1m $139.1m | Added +287.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $135.2m | Reduced -385.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $134.3m | Reduced -2.1m |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.0m $129.2m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $127.8m | Added +26.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $123.8m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $122.0m | Reduced -90.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $117.8m | Added +322.0k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 3.76% of their portfolio | 1.6m $110.1m | Reduced -168.8k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.6m $108.9m | Reduced -71.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $105.2m | Added +79.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.1m | Added +116.1k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.80% of their portfolio | 1.5m $99.5m | Reduced -495.8k |
| National Pension Service 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $97.0m | Added +91.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.4m $95.3m | Added +588.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $93.6m | Added +5.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $93.2m | Added +548.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.5m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $90.1m | Added +147.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $88.9m | Reduced -96.5k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.3m $85.6m | Added +879.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $83.1m | Added +107.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.2m | Added +69.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $80.1m | Added +147.1k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $68.1m | Added +72.1k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 990.2k $66.8m | Added +539.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 981.2k $66.1m | Reduced -706.7k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.52% of their portfolio | 965.1k $65.1m | Added +304.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 950.3k $64.1m | Added +50.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 922.5k $62.2m | Added +780.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 911.2k $61.4m | Reduced -4.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 885.8k $59.7m | Reduced -4.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 884.7k $59.6m | Reduced -15.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 873.0k $58.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| LIBERTY ONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.25% of their portfolio | 857.7k $57.8m | Added +394.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.18% of their portfolio | 855.8k $57.7m | Added +267.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 850.2k $57.3m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 847.7k $57.1m | New |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.43% of their portfolio | 833.5k $56.2m | Added +37.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 804.6k $54.2m | Reduced -13.6k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 803.7k $54.2m | Reduced -46.5k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.73% of their portfolio | 800.3k $53.9m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 772.1k $52.0m | Reduced -298 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 766.5k $51.7m | Reduced -12.9k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 740.3k $49.9m | Reduced -31.7k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.43% of their portfolio | 738.5k $49.8m | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 727.9k $49.1m | Added +131.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 724.9k $48.9m | Reduced -35.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 717.5k $48.4m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Junto Capital Management LP 1.00% of their portfolio | 705.1k $47.5m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 689.2k $46.5m | Reduced -839.4k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.08% of their portfolio | 685.0k $46.2m | Added +44.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 652.7k $44.0m | Reduced -21.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.08% of their portfolio | 649.6k $43.8m | Added +426.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 629.3k $42.4m | Reduced -189.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 620.7k $41.8m | Reduced -56.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.17% of their portfolio | 608.9k $41.0m | Added +87.3k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 603.3k $40.7m | Reduced -108.7k |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.19% of their portfolio | 596.9k $40.2m | Added +297.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 581.0k $39.2m | Reduced -78.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 577.0k $38.9m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 560.0k $37.7m | Added +521.4k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 549.5k $37.0m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 547.5k $36.9m | Added +228.0k |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. 0.46% of their portfolio | 544.2k $36.7m | Added +78.3k |