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 ($91.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 612.6m as of 2026-06-24, 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 ≈ $55.62. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($412.7m notional), 30 hold puts ($242.0m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,314 |
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 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 |
| Q2 2026 | 651 | 662 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $467.5m | $393.4m | 0.84 |
| Q4 2025 | $497.4m | $323.0m | 0.65 |
| Q1 2026 | $350.5m | $304.1m | 0.87 |
| Q2 2026 | $412.7m | $242.0m | 0.59 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +3.0m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.8m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +2.2m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +1.8m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +1.8m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.6m |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +1.4m |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd | New | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| GQG Partners LLC | Reduced | -12.7m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Reduced | -11.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -6.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -3.2m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -957.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -955.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -949.4k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -901.6k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $109.5m2.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $96.2m1.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $40.6m731.9k shares |
| Tidal Investments LLC | New | $34.7m625.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $28.6m514.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $15.8m283.7k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $12.9m232.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.8m176.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $8.6m154.7k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | $8.5m153.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $62.7m1.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $36.0m648.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $29.7m535.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $21.5m387.4k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $15.2m274.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $13.8m249.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $11.8m211.9k shares |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Added | $6.8m123.0k shares |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Reduced | $6.7m120.3k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Unchanged | $4.6m820 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 since 1 Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | Adcock Mary Ellen Executive Vice President | Sold | $4.4m72.9k shares |
| 2026-07-14 | COSSET YAEL Executive Vice President | Sold | $1.8m30.0k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 54.3m $3.0bn | Added +1.2m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.72% of their portfolio | 39.0m $2.2bn | Reduced -11.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.5m $2.0bn | Reduced -901.6k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 31.0m $1.7bn | Reduced -693.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 29.2m $1.6bn | Reduced -1.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.16% of their portfolio | 16.9m $939.6m | Reduced -6.5m |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 16.6m $922.0m | Added +2.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.8m $871.5m | Reduced -228.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 15.0m $833.8m | Reduced -205.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 12.5m $695.6m | Added +230.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.4m $522.4m | Reduced -3.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.4m $468.3m | Reduced -949.4k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.34% of their portfolio | 7.5m $413.8m | Added +1.2m |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.6m $369.2m | Not comparable |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.6m $366.5m | Added +631.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.66% of their portfolio | 6.6m $366.3m | Reduced -35.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.1m $336.8m | Reduced -357.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.9m $325.7m | Added +1.6m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.2m $289.3m | Added +470.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.1m $284.5m | Reduced -151.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1m $282.4m | Reduced -955.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.9m $270.9m | Reduced -366.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.8m $268.9m | Added +71.3k |
| Amundi 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $218.9m | Added +610.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $199.9m | Added +1.2m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $195.2m | Reduced -362.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $182.8m | Added +1.1m |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.2m $176.1m | Reduced -95.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.1m $169.7m | Added +3.0m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $166.6m | Added +731.9k |
| STATE OF MICHIGAN RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.72% of their portfolio | 2.9m $162.7m | Added +644.6k |
| Nykredit A/S 0.50% of their portfolio | 2.8m $157.5m | First filing |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.8m $156.4m | Reduced -134.3k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.8m $153.7m | Added +2.2m |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $148.0m | Reduced -771.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $147.0m | Added +2.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $143.0m | Reduced -150.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.3m $135.2m | Added +26.0k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.3m $125.6m | Reduced -621.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.2m $121.1m | Added +909.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $119.7m | Added +24.1k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 2.1m $118.7m | Added +39.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.0m $143.6m | Unchanged |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.8m $99.0m | New |
| Maj Invest Holding A/S 4.50% of their portfolio | 1.8m $98.9m | Added +264.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $98.7m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $90.9m | Added +1.4m |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $88.3m | Added +147.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $88.1m | Added +140.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $87.7m | Reduced -227.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $86.3m | Reduced -209.5k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.4m $80.5m | Added +1.3m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $79.9m | Added +204.6k |
| National Pension Service 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $79.4m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $78.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $76.6m | Added +51.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $76.0m | Added +407.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $74.9m | Added +54.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $74.1m | Added +226.7k |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $71.9m | Added +95.6k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.3m $70.3m | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.2m $69.1m | Added +663.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $67.1m | Reduced -60.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $66.0m | Reduced -30.1k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $66.2m | Reduced -46.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $60.5m | Added +123.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.1m $60.2m | Added +1.0m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $59.4m | Reduced -148.5k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.5m | Added +101.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $58.1m | Reduced -261.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $58.0m | Reduced -35.5k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $57.5m | Added +426.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 958.8k $53.2m | Added +375.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 958.7k $53.2m | Added +358.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 954.3k $53.0m | Added +298.5k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 935.3k $51.9m | Reduced -83.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.11% of their portfolio | 928.5k $51.6m | Added +185.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 899.7k $50.0m | Reduced -539.4k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.02% of their portfolio | 891.0k $49.5m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 878.2k $48.8m | Added +150.0k |
| Swedbank AB 0.04% of their portfolio | 850.3k $47.2m | Reduced -725.7k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 830.0k $46.1m | Added +826.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 816.8k $45.4m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 812.4k $45.1m | Added +326.3k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 1.79% of their portfolio | 796.4k $44.2m | Added +3.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 788.2k $43.8m | Added +92.4k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.30% of their portfolio | 782.5k $43.5m | Reduced -84.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 720.0k $40.0m | Reduced -34.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 712.1k $39.5m | Reduced -29.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 665.1k $36.9m | New |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 662.1k $36.8m | Reduced -14.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 653.9k $47.3m | Reduced -26.2k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 633.9k $35.2m | Added +13.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 627.1k $34.8m | Reduced -82.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 607.1k $33.7m | Reduced -201.6k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.06% of their portfolio | 604.5k $33.6m | Added +95.5k |
| FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUND 0.16% of their portfolio | 595.9k $33.1m | Added +37.9k |
| CONNING INC. 0.98% of their portfolio | 591.5k $32.8m | Added +106.0k |
| KLP KAPITALFORVALTNING AS 0.10% of their portfolio | 572.2k $31.8m | Added +158.6k |