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Kroger
KR

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: 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)

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

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.23B
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$470M
3
CGI
CI Global Investments
California
+$292M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$289M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$113M

Top Sellers

1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$379M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$355M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$191M
4
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$85.4M
5
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$78.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TH
426
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.16M +$529K +16,559 +73%
AG
427
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.16M -$32.5K -1,016 -3%
IA
428
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.15M -$44.1K -1,381 -3%
FWIA
429
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$1.15M -$520K -16,290 -30%
CCM
430
CrestPoint Capital Management
Missouri
$1.14M -$16K -500 -1%
Simplex Trading
431
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.13M +$1.23M +38,425 New
CI
432
Cigna Investments
Connecticut
$1.13M +$117K +3,669 +11%
SFFS
433
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$1.08M -$511K -16,000 -30%
TNBTD
434
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.06M – – –
BA
435
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$1.05M +$1.13M +35,466 New
BONST
436
Bank of Nova Scotia Trust
Ontario, Canada
$1.04M +$288K +9,000 +34%
V
437
Veritable
Delaware
$1.03M +$55.1K +1,724 +5%
HHC
438
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$1.03M +$1.12M +35,000 New
CWM
439
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.03M +$50.3K +1,574 +5%
SIM
440
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
$1M -$1.28M -40,010 -54%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
441
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$998K +$31.9K +1,000 +3%
HPCM
442
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$995K – – –
ANTB
443
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$994K +$1.08M +33,703 New
PA
444
Perennial Advisors
New York
$982K +$160K +5,015 +18%
CB
445
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$980K -$1.18M -36,882 -53%
SJIM
446
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$978K -$39.9K -1,250 -4%
LIA
447
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$969K +$141K +4,420 +16%
MCM
448
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$955K -$81.5K -2,550 -7%
VCM
449
Violich Capital Management
California
$935K – – –
NIPH
450
NN Investment Partners Holdings
Netherlands
$929K +$242K +7,563 +32%
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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.