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733 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.5B invested in Kroger in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 246 increasing their positions, 302 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 43

23% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3543 (+8)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.8B → $28.5B (+$3.66B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 691733 (+42)

0.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 153.44%153.14% (-0.3%)

4% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $152M

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 246 | Existing positions reduced: 302

Holders
733
Holders Change
+42
Holders Change %
+6.08%
% of All Funds
19.54%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.86%
% of All Funds
1.15%
New
94
Increased
246
Reduced
302
Closed
43
Calls
$146M
Puts
$152M
Net Calls
-$5.92M
Net Calls Change
+$37.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
26
Franklin Resources
California
$278M -$192M -5,386,852 -43%
BIM
27
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$236M -$53M -1,485,292 -19%
Goldman Sachs
28
Goldman Sachs
New York
$234M -$105M -2,930,018 -32%
Charles Schwab
29
Charles Schwab
California
$226M -$488K -13,670 -0.2%
PNC Financial Services Group
30
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$207M +$13.6M +382,090 +8%
Prudential Financial
31
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$206M -$34.6M -968,968 -15%
Principal Financial Group
32
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$198M -$51.7M -1,447,760 -22%
APG Asset Management
33
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$188M -$37.6M -1,053,018 -18%
Axa
34
Axa
France
$183M -$3.42M -95,756 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$177M -$33.5M -939,464 -17%
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$171M +$23.4M +655,512 +17%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
37
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$162M -$5.63M -157,822 -4%
Legal & General Group
38
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$159M -$4.78M -133,956 -3%
EVM
39
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$156M -$77.2M -2,163,318 -35%
TA
40
Teachers Advisors
New York
$153M +$291K +8,144 +0.2%
First Trust Advisors
41
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$148M +$5.32M +149,166 +4%
Wells Fargo
42
Wells Fargo
California
$144M +$4.02M +112,612 +3%
Los Angeles Capital Management
43
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$140M +$75.5M +2,114,104 +138%
AQR Capital Management
44
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$136M +$82.7M +2,318,252 +187%
UBS AM
45
UBS AM
Illinois
$132M -$9.4M -263,286 -7%
Massachusetts Financial Services
46
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$127M -$93M -2,604,366 -44%
PPA
47
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$126M -$1.95M -54,700 -2%
EAM
48
Edge Asset Management
Washington
$126M -$17.4M -488,236 -13%
JIR
49
James Investment Research
Ohio
$119M +$12.2M +341,272 +12%
Acadian Asset Management
50
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$118M -$28.4M -796,760 -21%

KR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

733 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kroger (KR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $28.5B — up 15% from $24.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new KR positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 246 added to existing stakes and 302 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $861M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $637M sold.

  • 733 institutional investors held Kroger (KR) as of Q1 2015, up from 691 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $28.5B of Kroger stock for Q1 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 94 funds opened new Kroger positions in Q1 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest Kroger buyer in Q1 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $861M added.
  • The largest Kroger seller in Q1 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $637M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.