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 ($159.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 632.8m as of 2025-12-09, 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 ≈ $62.46. Options: 31 managers hold calls ($497.4m notional), 31 hold puts ($323.0m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,355 |
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 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 611 | 620 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $2.5bn | $653.6m | 0.26 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8bn | $1.0bn | 0.37 |
| Q3 2025 | $467.5m | $393.4m | 0.84 |
| Q4 2025 | $497.4m | $323.0m | 0.65 |
Biggest buyers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.7m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +1.5m |
| GQG Partners LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.2m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +994.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +868.5k |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM | Added | +795.7k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC | New | +739.7k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -13.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -6.8m |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -964.7k |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC | Sold out | -847.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -813.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -778.8k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd | Reduced | -763.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Sold out | -738.5k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $105.6m1.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $103.9m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $53.6m857.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $29.9m477.9k shares |
| Tidal Investments LLC | New | $28.6m458.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $22.9m366.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $22.8m364.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $17.4m278.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $9.6m152.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $9.5m151.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $87.1m1.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $74.8m1.2m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $26.0m416.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $15.6m250.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $14.8m237.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $13.3m212.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $12.1m193.2k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | $10.7m171.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $9.9m158.4k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $8.7m139.3k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2025.
Holders, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 77.2m $4.8bn | Added +868.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 54.2m $3.4bn | Reduced -607.3k |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.14% of their portfolio | 50.0m $3.1bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 32.0m $2.0bn | Added +39.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.22% of their portfolio | 20.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -13.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 16.2m $1.0bn | Reduced -299.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.2m $947.6m | Added +1.5m |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 13.4m $837.1m | Added +1.4m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 12.2m $764.9m | Added +122.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.1m $632.9m | Reduced -1.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.6m $476.4m | Reduced -813.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.5m $470.6m | Not comparable |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.8m $425.9m | Added +489.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.93% of their portfolio | 6.8m $424.7m | Reduced -91.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.6m $409.4m | Reduced -141.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 6.1m $379.6m | Added +216.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.28% of their portfolio | 5.2m $325.7m | Added +524.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.2m $322.7m | Added +551.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.0m $315.3m | Reduced -147.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $297.9m | Added +51.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.33% of their portfolio | 4.7m $290.8m | Reduced -601.1k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.78% of their portfolio | 4.4m $277.8m | Added +1.5m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.1m $258.7m | Reduced -168.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.9m $245.9m | Reduced -6.8m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.6m $224.5m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $218.0m | Added +1.7m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 3.4m $209.8m | Added +309.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.1m $193.1m | Added +92.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $190.9m | Added +241.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.9m $184.2m | Reduced -78.0k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $176.5m | Added +172.0k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.8m $173.9m | Reduced -9.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $172.6m | Added +61.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.6m $160.3m | Reduced -778.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $160.1m | Added +994.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.3m $141.5m | Added +201.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $134.3m | Reduced -278.0k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $129.9m | Reduced -32.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.0m $119.0m | Unchanged |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.9m $116.4m | Reduced -32.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $115.9m | Reduced -138.1k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.9m $115.6m | Reduced -964.7k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 1.8m $110.0m | Added +491.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $107.8m | Reduced -85.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $104.3m | Added +249.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $102.2m | Reduced -370.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.6m $99.2m | Added +702.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $96.8m | Reduced -287.7k |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 4.43% of their portfolio | 1.5m $95.2m | Reduced -108.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.5m $91.8m | Added +29.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $90.7m | Added +68.4k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.52% of their portfolio | 1.4m $87.3m | Reduced -217.1k |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.4m $87.0m | Added +795.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $85.5m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $81.1m | Added +38.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $80.2m | Reduced -36.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $79.4m | Added +82.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $76.3m | Added +1.2m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $72.1m | Reduced -340.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.9m | Reduced -101.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $71.5m | Added +162.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $70.2m | Added +493.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $66.5m | Added +191.9k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $65.2m | Added +33.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $63.5m | Added +65.7k |
| Tredje AP-fonden 0.45% of their portfolio | 952.8k $59.5m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.14% of their portfolio | 912.1k $57.0m | Reduced -424.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 894.2k $55.9m | Added +209.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 887.4k $55.4m | Added +2.7k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.41% of their portfolio | 877.9k $54.8m | Added +44.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 856.6k $53.5m | Added +128.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 803.6k $50.2m | Reduced -967 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.13% of their portfolio | 801.2k $50.1m | Reduced -54.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 796.8k $49.8m | Added +56.5k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.07% of their portfolio | 793.0k $49.5m | Reduced -10.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 785.1k $49.1m | Added +18.6k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 776.1k $48.5m | Reduced -74.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 765.3k $47.8m | Added +188.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 756.7k $47.3m | Reduced -15.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 747.7k $46.7m | Reduced -594.7k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 739.7k $46.2m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 718.8k $44.9m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 717.3k $43.0m | Added +398.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 709.1k $44.3m | Reduced -8.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 661.9k $41.4m | Added +475.2k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.12% of their portfolio | 652.3k $40.9m | First filing |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 648.1k $40.5m | Added +100.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 621.0k $38.8m | Reduced -31.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 593.5k $37.1m | Reduced -27.1k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 591.3k $36.9m | Added +56.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 560.2k $35.0m | Added +118.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.07% of their portfolio | 558.5k $34.9m | Added +30.0k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.43% of their portfolio | 547.1k $34.2m | Added +14.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.07% of their portfolio | 542.5k $33.9m | Added +134.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 539.0k $33.7m | Reduced -42.1k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 527.8k $33.0m | Reduced -21.8k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 523.9k $32.3m | Added +34.7k |
| CONNING INC. 1.06% of their portfolio | 507.5k $31.7m | Added +502.5k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 503.6k $31.5m | Added +48.8k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 503.2k $31.4m | Added +11.7k |