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Kroger
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793 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.6B invested in Kroger in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 232 increasing their positions, 321 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 121 | Existing positions closed: 62

45% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $442M | Put options by funds: $304M

42% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 17 (+5)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.6B → $18.6B (+$2B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 747 → 793 (+46)

0.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.22% → 80.05% (-0.18%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 232 | Existing positions reduced: 321

Holders
793
Holders Change
+46
Holders Change %
+6.16%
% of All Funds
15.63%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+41.67%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
121
Increased
232
Reduced
321
Closed
62
Calls
$442M
Puts
$304M
Net Calls
+$138M
Net Calls Change
+$23.7M

Top Buyers

1
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
+$502M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$293M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$123M
4
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
+$53.4M
5
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$47.8M

Top Sellers

1
Sanders Capital
Sanders Capital
Florida
-$177M
2
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$161M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$156M
4
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$103M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$81.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2B +$24.4M +920,819 +1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.68B +$25.8M +975,116 +2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.17B -$3.66M -138,036 -0.3%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.12B +$293M +11,052,918 +40%
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$1.11B -$39.3M -1,482,801 -4%
LSV Asset Management
6
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$572M +$3.4M +128,094 +0.7%
Berkshire Hathaway
7
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$549M +$502M +18,940,079 New
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$409M +$13M +489,266 +4%
Capital Research Global Investors
9
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$349M +$53.4M +2,013,232 +20%
Wellington Management Group
10
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$342M +$6.06M +228,534 +2%
Victory Capital Management
11
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$331M +$2.08M +78,314 +0.7%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$290M -$3.38M -127,602 -1%
AQR Capital Management
13
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$286M +$24.4M +919,863 +10%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
14
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$279M +$8.23M +310,548 +3%
Renaissance Technologies
15
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$263M +$123M +4,627,100 +104%
PI
16
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$253M +$14.2M +535,312 +7%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$243M -$19.4M -730,917 -8%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$220M -$57.8M -2,179,883 -22%
Invesco
19
Invesco
Georgia
$211M +$15.5K +583 +0%
PPA
20
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$199M -$4.45M -167,911 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$190M -$4.09M -154,480 -2%
CP
22
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$185M +$4.08M +153,990 +2%
Allianz Asset Management
23
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$185M +$1.24M +46,746 +0.7%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$184M +$1.14M +43,081 +0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$156M -$81.4M -3,070,830 -36%
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KR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

793 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kroger (KR) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $18.6B — up 12% from $16.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 121 funds opened new KR positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 59 holders — while 232 added to existing stakes and 321 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Berkshire Hathaway, opening a new position worth an estimated $502M. The largest seller was Sanders Capital, cutting an estimated $177M.

  • 793 institutional investors held Kroger (KR) as of Q4 2019, up from 747 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $18.6B of Kroger stock for Q4 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 121 funds opened new Kroger positions in Q4 2019 and 62 closed out, a net change of +59 holders.
  • The largest Kroger buyer in Q4 2019 was Berkshire Hathaway, an estimated $502M added.
  • The largest Kroger seller in Q4 2019 was Sanders Capital, an estimated $177M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.