Kroger
604 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1B invested in Kroger in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 182 increasing their positions, 278 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 40
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.6B → $19.1B (+$1.51B)
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 26 (+2)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 599 → 604 (+5)
0.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 159.11% → 159.63% (+0.52%)
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $98.5M | Put options by funds: $99.4M
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 182 | Existing positions reduced: 278
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$187M |
| 2 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$89.1M |
| 3 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$81.5M |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$79.8M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$60.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$183M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$146M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$128M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$79.2M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$73.8M |
KR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
604 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kroger (KR) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $19.1B — up 8.6% from $17.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new KR positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 182 added to existing stakes and 278 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Norges Bank, adding an estimated $187M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $183M.
- 604 institutional investors held Kroger (KR) as of Q2 2014, up from 599 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $19.1B of Kroger stock for Q2 2014, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Kroger positions in Q2 2014 and 40 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest Kroger buyer in Q2 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $187M added.
- The largest Kroger seller in Q2 2014 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $183M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.