Kroger
808 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.9B invested in Kroger in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 115 funds opening new positions, 253 increasing their positions, 322 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.
26% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 115 | Existing positions closed: 91
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $371M | Put options by funds: $327M
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 794 → 808 (+14)
1.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.35% → 82.4% (+1.1%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.9B → $17.9B (-$939M)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 253 | Existing positions reduced: 322
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$229M |
| 2 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$97.7M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$75.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$162M |
| 2 |
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
|
-$117M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$81.6M |
| 4 |
EIP
Epoch Investment Partners
New York
|
-$71.3M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$67M |
KR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
808 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kroger (KR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $17.9B — down 5% from $18.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 115 funds opened new KR positions and 91 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 253 added to existing stakes and 322 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $229M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $162M.
- 808 institutional investors held Kroger (KR) as of Q4 2018, up from 794 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $17.9B of Kroger stock for Q4 2018, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 115 funds opened new Kroger positions in Q4 2018 and 91 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest Kroger buyer in Q4 2018 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $229M added.
- The largest Kroger seller in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $162M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.