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Kroger
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599 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.6B invested in Kroger in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 269 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $204M | Put options by funds: $105M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 24 (+8)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.4B → $17.6B (+$1.27B)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 57

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 602 → 599 (-3)

1.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 160.32% → 159.11% (-1.2%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 269

Holders
599
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.5%
% of All Funds
17.3%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.69%
New
62
Increased
194
Reduced
269
Closed
57
Calls
$204M
Puts
$105M
Net Calls
+$98.5M
Net Calls Change
+$118M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$428M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$99.3M
3
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$79.3M
4
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$36.5M
5
EAM
Edge Asset Management
Washington
+$34.5M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$226M
2
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$137M
3
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$92.5M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$59.5M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Norges Bank
26
Norges Bank
Norway
$175M – – –
Axa
27
Axa
France
$171M +$4.26M +213,936 +3%
BA
28
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$170M +$10.1M +510,020 +7%
Massachusetts Financial Services
29
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$170M +$5.2M +261,508 +3%
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$166M -$2.44M -122,770 -2%
Prudential Financial
31
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$160M -$2.7M -135,800 -2%
Principal Financial Group
32
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$139M +$23.6M +1,187,858 +23%
EAM
33
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$134M +$34.5M +1,731,534 +39%
RFC
34
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$133M +$5.62M +282,614 +5%
PAM
35
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$132M -$12M -604,186 -9%
APG Asset Management
36
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$120M -$3.89M -195,396 -3%
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$118M +$11.6M +580,604 +12%
Wells Fargo
38
Wells Fargo
California
$110M -$39.1M -1,964,748 -28%
Legal & General Group
39
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$103M -$5.3M -266,096 -5%
WCM
40
Winton Capital Management
United Kingdom
$103M +$32.9M +1,653,622 +54%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
41
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$102M +$9.42M +473,484 +11%
UBS AM
42
UBS AM
Illinois
$89.2M +$12.5M +626,782 +18%
Charles Schwab
43
Charles Schwab
California
$85M -$1M -50,472 -1%
California Public Employees Retirement System
44
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$80.6M -$9.8M -492,574 -12%
Schroder Investment Management Group
45
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$73.4M -$26.6M -1,337,424 -28%
PPA
46
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$70.8M -$1.54M -77,430 -2%
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$67.6M -$12.8M -645,670 -17%
BlackRock
48
BlackRock
New York
$66.7M -$36.2M -1,820,070 -37%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
49
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$59.1M +$2.75M +138,298 +5%
OTPPB
50
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$57.7M -$786K -39,502 -1%
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KR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

599 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kroger (KR) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $17.6B — up 7.8% from $16.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new KR positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 269 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $428M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $226M.

  • 599 institutional investors held Kroger (KR) as of Q1 2014, down from 602 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $17.6B of Kroger stock for Q1 2014, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Kroger positions in Q1 2014 and 57 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Kroger buyer in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $428M added.
  • The largest Kroger seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $226M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.