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Kroger
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777 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.1B invested in Kroger in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 281 increasing their positions, 306 reducing their positions, and 110 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.4% → 82.05% (-0.35%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 281 | Existing positions reduced: 306

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $301M | Put options by funds: $334M

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 808 → 777 (-31)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.9B → $16.1B (-$1.87B)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 110

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 5 (-4)

Holders
777
Holders Change
-31
Holders Change %
-3.84%
% of All Funds
16.82%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-44.44%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
87
Increased
281
Reduced
306
Closed
110
Calls
$301M
Puts
$334M
Net Calls
-$33M
Net Calls Change
-$76.8M

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$155M
2
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$91.2M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$89.3M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$73.2M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$59.6M

Top Sellers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$261M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$146M
3
Aristotle Capital Management
Aristotle Capital Management
California
-$107M
4
BBHC
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
-$96M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$80.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.67B -$6.58M -240,011 -0.4%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.4B -$27.5M -1,005,138 -2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$972M +$89.3M +3,259,330 +9%
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$774M +$155M +5,659,608 +22%
T. Rowe Price Associates
5
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$568M -$261M -9,516,280 -29%
LSV Asset Management
6
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$502M +$9.91M +361,800 +2%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$455M -$78.3M -2,857,434 -13%
AQR Capital Management
8
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$357M -$30.3M -1,107,496 -7%
Janus Henderson Group
9
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$334M +$44.4M +1,620,668 +14%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$313M +$19.7M +717,835 +6%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$261M +$3.4M +124,275 +1%
BBHC
12
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$235M -$96M -3,504,282 -27%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$226M -$10.8M -394,385 -4%
Capital Research Global Investors
14
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$216M -$82 -3 -0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
15
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$209M +$12.3M +449,083 +6%
Victory Capital Management
16
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$202M +$49.3M +1,800,051 +28%
Wellington Management Group
17
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$202M +$91.2M +3,329,467 +68%
Norges Bank
18
Norges Bank
Norway
$198M – – –
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$184M +$21.6M +788,435 +12%
Neuberger Berman Group
20
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$177M -$6.8M -248,060 -3%
PI
21
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$177M +$2.05M +74,655 +1%
Aristotle Capital Management
22
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$174M -$107M -3,901,286 -35%
Allianz Asset Management
23
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$171M +$6.36M +232,297 +3%
PPA
24
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$169M -$4.82M -175,992 -2%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$161M -$30.1M -1,099,493 -14%
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KR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

777 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kroger (KR) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $16.1B — down 10% from $17.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 110 funds closed out of KR and 87 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 306 trimmed existing stakes and 281 added.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $155M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $261M.

  • 777 institutional investors held Kroger (KR) as of Q1 2019, down from 808 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $16.1B of Kroger stock for Q1 2019, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Kroger positions in Q1 2019 and 110 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
  • The largest Kroger buyer in Q1 2019 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $155M added.
  • The largest Kroger seller in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $261M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.