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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 813780 (-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: 1910 (-9)

Holders
780
Holders Change
-33
Holders Change %
-4.06%
% of All Funds
19.42%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-47.37%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
79
Increased
293
Reduced
324
Closed
102
Calls
$174M
Puts
$141M
Net Calls
+$33.6M
Net Calls Change
+$48.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JIR
351
James Investment Research
Ohio
$2.12M -$28.1M -880,177 -92%
SB
352
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$2.12M -$3.32M -103,868 -59%
PAM
353
Paradigm Asset Management
New York
$2.08M -$471K -14,730 -17%
CS
354
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$2.08M +$401K +12,554 +22%
PAM
355
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
$2.06M +$2.23M +69,819 New
Creative Planning
356
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.04M -$145K -4,546 -6%
COPPSERS
357
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$2.02M +$461K +14,416 +27%
QI
358
Quotient Investors
New York
$1.99M +$795K +24,900 +59%
BC
359
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1.95M -$89.2K -2,793 -4%
Millennium Management
360
Millennium Management
New York
$1.93M -$61.3M -1,919,559 -97%
ZCM
361
Zebra Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.93M +$188K +5,873 +10%
Assenagon Asset Management
362
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$1.93M -$1.17M -36,529 -36%
EAM
363
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$1.92M +$22.4K +701 +1%
FCM
364
Forester Capital Management
Illinois
$1.88M -$56.1K -1,755 -3%
HAI
365
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$1.88M +$559K +17,500 +38%
CEP
366
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$1.85M -$20.1K -630 -1%
NB
367
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$1.77M +$88.4K +2,766 +5%
VKH
368
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.75M +$813K +25,436 +75%
FA
369
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.75M -$659K -20,617 -26%
BSPF
370
British Steel Pension Fund
United Kingdom
$1.75M -$154K -4,825 -8%
CCM
371
Crossvault Capital Management
Texas
$1.75M -$342K -10,700 -15%
KRS
372
Kentucky Retirement Systems
Kentucky
$1.75M -$296K -9,273 -14%
EMG
373
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$1.75M +$1.89M +59,200 New
MBTD
374
Mechanics Bank - Trust Department
California
$1.74M -$39.9K -1,250 -2%
FCBT
375
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$1.74M +$1.57M +49,106 +499%

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.