Kroger
780 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.2B invested in Kroger in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 293 increasing their positions, 324 reducing their positions, and 102 closing their positions.
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $174M | Put options by funds: $141M
0.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.16% → 78.61% (+0.45%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 293 | Existing positions reduced: 324
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 813 → 780 (-33)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $25.3B → $21.2B (-$4.08B)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 102
47% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 10 (-9)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.23B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$470M |
| 3 |
CGI
CI Global Investments
Oakland,
California
|
+$292M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$289M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$113M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$379M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$355M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$191M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$85.4M |
| 5 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$78.1M |
KR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
780 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kroger (KR) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $21.2B — down 16% from $25.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 102 funds closed out of KR and 79 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 324 trimmed existing stakes and 293 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $2.23B. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $379M.
- 780 institutional investors held Kroger (KR) as of Q1 2017, down from 813 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $21.2B of Kroger stock for Q1 2017, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 79 funds opened new Kroger positions in Q1 2017 and 102 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest Kroger buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $2.23B added.
- The largest Kroger seller in Q1 2017 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $379M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.