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862 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.8B invested in Kroger in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 344 increasing their positions, 294 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 80

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 344 | Existing positions reduced: 294

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.9B → $21.8B (+$2.92B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 817 → 862 (+45)

3.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.8% → 82.88% (+3.1%)

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $275M | Put options by funds: $318M

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 25 (-8)

Holders
862
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+5.51%
% of All Funds
17.67%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.24%
% of All Funds
0.51%
New
135
Increased
344
Reduced
294
Closed
80
Calls
$275M
Puts
$318M
Net Calls
-$42.8M
Net Calls Change
-$44.4M

Top Buyers

1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$430M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$307M
3
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$156M
4
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$127M
5
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
+$105M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$538M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$309M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$281M
4
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$215M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$163M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.13B -$163M -5,031,412 -7%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.07B +$47.4M +1,459,955 +2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.43B +$24.4M +753,267 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
4
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$887M +$430M +13,242,785 +102%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$847M -$538M -16,585,554 -40%
Berkshire Hathaway
6
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
$743M +$97.3M +3,000,000 +16%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$716M -$281M -8,675,311 -30%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$675M +$307M +9,453,117 +90%
LSV Asset Management
9
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$600M -$34.1M -1,052,314 -6%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$478M -$7.34M -226,199 -2%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$351M +$10.8M +333,318 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
12
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$334M -$2.14M -66,049 -0.7%
Capital Research Global Investors
13
Capital Research Global Investors
California
$333M -$215M -6,615,336 -40%
AQR Capital Management
14
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$296M +$45.5M +1,404,027 +19%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$280M +$80.6M +2,486,052 +43%
PPA
16
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$277M +$32.1M +989,496 +14%
Victory Capital Management
17
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$274M -$309M -9,518,007 -54%
Boston Partners
18
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$264M +$100M +3,089,020 +66%
Legal & General Group
19
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$244M +$28M +862,032 +14%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$242M -$15.1M -466,101 -6%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$227M -$60.3M -1,857,705 -22%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$225M +$5.62M +173,168 +3%
CP
23
Coho Partners
Pennsylvania
$216M +$2.93M +90,324 +1%
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$210M +$51.4M +1,584,278 +34%
Acadian Asset Management
25
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$182M +$156M +4,813,624 +844%
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KR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

862 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kroger (KR) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $21.8B — up 15% from $18.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new KR positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 55 holders — while 344 added to existing stakes and 294 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $430M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $538M.

  • 862 institutional investors held Kroger (KR) as of Q2 2020, up from 817 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $21.8B of Kroger stock for Q2 2020, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 135 funds opened new Kroger positions in Q2 2020 and 80 closed out, a net change of +55 holders.
  • The largest Kroger buyer in Q2 2020 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $430M added.
  • The largest Kroger seller in Q2 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $538M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.