Kroger Ownership | Who Owns Kroger?

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Kroger Ownership Summary

Kroger is owned by 50.44% institutional investors, 7.81% insiders, and 41.75% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.37% of KR shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 3.12% of its assets in Kroger shares.

KR Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Kroger	50.44%	7.81%	41.75%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	43.74%	14.93%	41.34%
Industry	Grocery Stores Stocks	51.24%	16.62%	32.14%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	82.22M	11.37%	$5.03B
Blackrock	61.78M	8.57%	$3.08B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	61.56M	8.51%	$3.76B
Berkshire hathaway	50.00M	6.92%	$3.06B
State street	30.95M	4.29%	$1.55B
Harris associates l p	19.55M	2.70%	$1.20B
Geode capital management	16.44M	2.27%	$1.00B
Dimensional fund advisors lp	14.11M	1.95%	$863.06M
Capital world investors	11.18M	1.55%	$683.70M
Morgan stanley	10.05M	1.39%	$501.94M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Drh investments	150.22K	10.54%	$9.19M
Jcp investment management	171.50K	6.18%	$10.49M
Steadfast capital management lp	4.55M	5.65%	$277.99M
Junto capital management lp	4.32M	5.12%	$264.21M
Maj invest	2.24M	4.51%	$137.08M
Gill capital partners	200.02K	4.39%	$12.23M
Cambridge financial group	140.26K	3.54%	$8.58M
Spring capital management	83.00K	3.03%	$5.08M
Allen operations	311.49K	3.02%	$19.05M
Uncommon cents investing	165.11K	3.01%	$10.10M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	9.79M	0.08%	9.79M
Blackrock	61.78M	0.07%	4.62M
Steadfast capital management lp	4.55M	5.65%	4.55M
Junto capital management lp	4.32M	5.12%	4.32M
Point72 asset management	4.52M	0.61%	2.11M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	61.56M	0.08%	-5.79M
Harris associates l p	19.55M	1.57%	-3.05M
Voloridge investment management	-	-	-1.95M
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership	-	-	-1.87M
Renaissance	2.36M	0.21%	-1.69M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	9.79M	0.08%	9.79M	$598.39M
Steadfast capital management lp	4.55M	5.65%	4.55M	$277.99M
Junto capital management lp	4.32M	5.12%	4.32M	$264.21M
Alyeska investment group	2.03M	0.47%	2.03M	$123.83M
Raymond james financial	1.12M	0.03%	1.12M	$68.58M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Davis capital management	-1.00
Trunorth capital management	-2.00
Tfo-tdc	-6.00
Financial gravity asset management	-7.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2024	967	-21.45%	364,673,603	-36.12%	50	0.81%	487	-17.18%	312	-25.71%
Sep 30, 2024	1,212	1.68%	569,459,128	-1.67%	78	1.22%	581	-3.17%	411	7.31%
Jun 30, 2024	1,178	-2.81%	578,754,373	0.63%	80	1.25%	594	5.51%	383	-14.51%
Mar 31, 2024	1,212	4.66%	575,138,408	-0.97%	80	1.22%	563	13.05%	448	-0.89%
Dec 31, 2023	1,158	4.04%	580,776,659	0.58%	80	1.25%	498	3.11%	452	11.88%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	20.52M	3.12%	82.03K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	20.57M	3.12%	14.15K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust	17.46M	2.65%	121.30K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	14.06M	2.14%	60.16K
Capital Group World Growth & Inc Cmp	10.16M	1.40%	-
American Funds Capital World Gr&Inc A	10.16M	1.40%	-
Oakmark Investor	9.63M	1.33%	-
Fidelity 500 Index	8.34M	1.26%	37.12K
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	8.28M	1.26%	-121.21K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	8.12M	1.23%	23.52K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Apr 04, 2025	Wheatley Christine S	Executive Vice President	Sell	$2.08M
Apr 03, 2025	FIKE CARIN L	Vice President and Treasurer	Sell	$392.26K
Mar 21, 2025	Kimball Kenneth C	Senior Vice President	Sell	$719.08K
Mar 19, 2025	Arreaga Gabriel	Senior Vice President	Sell	$1.05M
Mar 17, 2025	Nichols Brian W	Vice President & Controller	Sell	$94.93K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q2	-	1
2025 Q1	-	19
2024 Q4	-	9
2024 Q3	-	5
2024 Q2	-	9

KR Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Kroger?

Kroger shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 50.44%, followed by 7.81% insiders and 41.75% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Kroger's industry, Grocery Stores Stocks , is 51.24%, which Kroger falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Kroger?

Kroger’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (82.22M shares, 11.37%), Blackrock (61.78M shares, 8.57%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (61.56M shares, 8.51%). Together, they hold 28.46% of Kroger’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Kroger?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.57% of Kroger, totaling 61.78M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.07% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.08B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 4.62M shares, a 8.08% change.

Who is Kroger’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Drh investments is Kroger’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 10.54% of its assets in 150.22K Kroger shares, valued at 9.19M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Kroger shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Kroger shares, with 3.12% of its total shares outstanding invested in 20.52M Kroger shares.

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