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 ($124.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 612.6m as of 2026-03-25, 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 ≈ $72.34. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($350.5m notional), 34 hold puts ($304.1m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 1,386 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 619 | 694 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $2.8bn | $1.0bn | 0.37 |
| Q3 2025 | $467.5m | $393.4m | 0.84 |
| Q4 2025 | $497.4m | $323.0m | 0.65 |
| Q1 2026 | $350.5m | $304.1m | 0.87 |
Biggest buyers
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +13.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +3.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.4m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +2.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.8m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +1.4m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Swedbank AB | Added | +1.2m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +1.1m |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM | Added | +892.5k |
Biggest sellers
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -4.4m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec | Reduced | -1.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -848.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $91.5m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $80.3m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $43.8m605.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $31.9m440.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $13.5m186.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $12.4m172.0k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $11.3m155.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $9.1m125.7k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $8.0m110.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $7.1m98.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $76.8m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $35.3m488.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $24.6m340.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $23.6m325.6k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $13.5m186.1k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $12.7m175.2k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $12.3m169.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $11.6m160.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $11.3m156.4k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | New | $10.4m143.6k 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 Q1 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q1 2026.
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 53.1m $3.8bn | Reduced -1.1m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.38% of their portfolio | 50.0m $3.6bn | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 36.4m $2.6bn | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 31.7m $2.3bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.08% of their portfolio | 30.5m $2.2bn | Reduced -1.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.32% of their portfolio | 23.5m $1.7bn | Added +3.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 16.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -243.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 15.2m $1.1bn | Added +13.4m |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 13.8m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| GQG Partners LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 12.7m $921.7m | Reduced -661.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.6m $909.5m | Added +2.4m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 12.3m $889.9m | Added +53.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.4m $678.9m | Added +1.8m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.03% of their portfolio | 6.6m $479.9m | Reduced -165.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.4m $464.7m | Reduced -129.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.43% of their portfolio | 6.3m $458.2m | Added +1.1m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.0m $437.1m | Added +876.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.0m $431.9m | Reduced -848.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.3m $381.7m | Added +229.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 5.2m $379.5m | Reduced -831.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $345.3m | Added +3.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.8m $344.7m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.4m $316.6m | Added +867.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $280.7m | Reduced -261.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.4m $248.7m | Added +381.5k |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $241.1m | Added +506.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $236.4m | First filing |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.23% of their portfolio | 3.0m $213.6m | Reduced -138.1k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.9m $208.6m | Added +99.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $199.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $183.3m | Reduced -230.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $171.0m | Reduced -584.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.3m $166.0m | Reduced -2.4m |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.87% of their portfolio | 2.3m $165.3m | Added +892.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $164.1m | Added +3.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.2m $162.2m | Reduced -323.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $154.3m | Reduced -18.0k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 2.1m $151.8m | New |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $146.6m | Unchanged |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.8m $130.8m | Reduced -271.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.8m $127.7m | Added +39.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $114.0m | Added +1.2m |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 4.83% of their portfolio | 1.5m $109.7m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.7m | Reduced -102.1k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.5m | Reduced -316.7k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.4m | Reduced -419.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.1m | New |
| National Pension Service 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $104.0m | Reduced -31.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $102.1m | First filing |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $96.1m | Added +40.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $94.6m | Reduced -327.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $93.7m | Added +23.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $92.0m | Reduced -396.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $91.8m | Reduced -14.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $89.3m | Reduced -1.3m |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $89.0m | Added +79.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.2m | Reduced -369.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $88.2m | Reduced -149.5k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.2m $86.7m | First filing |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.2m | Reduced -289.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.1m | Reduced -36.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.6m | Reduced -68.5k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 1.0m $73.7m | Reduced -24.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 965.3k $69.8m | Reduced -50.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 961.8k $69.6m | Reduced -161.0k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.12% of their portfolio | 951.1k $68.8m | Added +56.8k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.49% of their portfolio | 867.0k $62.7m | Reduced -10.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 827.5k $59.9m | Reduced -59.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 808.8k $58.5m | Reduced -256.1k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 792.5k $57.3m | Reduced -490 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 754.1k $54.6m | Reduced -49.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 743.1k $53.8m | Reduced -169.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 741.7k $53.7m | Reduced -43.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 728.1k $52.7m | Reduced -73.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 709.5k $51.3m | Added +436 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 695.8k $50.3m | Reduced -60.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 680.2k $42.5m | Reduced -38.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 676.6k $49.0m | Reduced -71.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 655.8k $47.5m | Added +507.7k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.14% of their portfolio | 652.3k $47.2m | Reduced -2 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 633.6k $45.8m | Reduced -818.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 620.9k $44.9m | Reduced -31 |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 617.9k $44.7m | Added +160.6k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 609.5k $44.1m | Added +335.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 599.8k $43.4m | Reduced -48.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 593.5k $42.9m | Added +33.3k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 586.1k $42.4m | Added +140.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 583.1k $42.2m | Reduced -8.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 580.5k $42.0m | Reduced -276.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.22% of their portfolio | 570.0k $41.2m | New |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.17% of their portfolio | 564.3k $40.8m | Added +131.6k |
| FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUND 0.22% of their portfolio | 558.0k $40.4m | Added +205.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 530.1k $38.4m | Reduced -63.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 521.2k $37.7m | Reduced -17.7k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 515.6k $37.3m | Added +62.0k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 515.1k $37.3m | Added +12.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.08% of their portfolio | 509.0k $36.8m | Reduced -33.5k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 486.1k $35.2m | Reduced -17.5k |
| CONNING INC. 1.17% of their portfolio | 485.5k $35.1m | Reduced -22.0k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.44% of their portfolio | 480.9k $34.8m | Reduced -66.1k |