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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.02B +$63.9M +1,790,218 +4%
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.63B -$114M -3,189,226 -7%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.61B -$392M -10,995,360 -21%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$1.17B +$861M +24,113,482 +370%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.08B +$8.16M +228,468 +0.8%
AllianceBernstein
6
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.03B +$3.34M +93,490 +0.3%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$861M +$51M +1,428,898 +7%
Jennison Associates
8
Jennison Associates
New York
$745M +$566M +15,869,440 +445%
JHIU
9
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$720M +$54.2M +1,519,700 +9%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$550M +$4.74M +132,874 +0.9%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$529M +$109M +3,053,252 +28%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$482M +$3.19M +89,378 +0.7%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$467M -$54.3M -1,520,832 -11%
TCIM
14
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$461M -$12M -337,320 -3%
LSV Asset Management
15
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$460M -$143M -3,998,466 -25%
BA
16
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$432M -$120M -3,358,500 -23%
Invesco
17
Invesco
Georgia
$374M +$46.4M +1,300,464 +15%
RP
18
RR Partners
New York
$362M
Allianz Asset Management
19
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$342M -$51.9M -1,455,084 -14%
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$335M -$84.3M -2,361,054 -21%
Artisan Partners
21
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$327M -$80.1M -2,244,974 -21%
BG
22
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$308M -$34.9M -978,724 -11%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$304M -$18.4M -515,846 -6%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$301M +$14.6M +410,064 +6%
AL
25
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$293M -$50.1M -1,403,000 -16%

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.