Kroger Ownership | Who Owns Kroger?

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Kroger Ownership Summary

Kroger is owned by 44.84% institutional investors, 8.44% insiders, and 46.72% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.78% of KR shares. Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund, with 3.12% of its assets in Kroger shares.

KR Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Kroger	44.84%	8.44%	46.72%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	33.57%	17.09%	49.33%
Industry	Grocery Stores Stocks	39.09%	20.64%	40.27%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	77.17M	11.78%	$4.82B
Blackrock	61.78M	8.57%	$3.08B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	53.12M	8.15%	$3.84B
Berkshire hathaway	50.00M	7.67%	$3.62B
State street	30.45M	4.67%	$2.20B
Wellington management group llp	23.47M	3.60%	$1.70B
Geode capital management	15.98M	2.45%	$1.15B
Franklin resources	15.22M	2.33%	$1.10B
Fmr	13.85M	2.12%	$1.00B
Gqg partners	12.74M	1.95%	$921.65M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Maj invest	1.52M	4.83%	$109.67M
Palmer knight	104.79K	3.70%	$7.58M
Cambridge financial group	134.92K	3.65%	$9.76M
Auxier asset management	340.14K	3.53%	$24.61M
Kesler, norman & wride	264.88K	3.30%	$19.17M
Spring capital management	86.79K	3.18%	$6.28M
Gill capital partners	150.02K	3.12%	$10.86M
Liberty one investment management	411.29K	3.07%	$29.76M
Dupree financial group	96.57K	2.81%	$6.99M
Monarch capital management inc/	149.08K	2.64%	$10.79M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Franklin resources	15.22M	0.27%	13.37M
Norges bank	7.53M	0.05%	7.53M
Blackrock	61.78M	0.07%	4.62M
Wellington management group llp	23.47M	0.32%	3.40M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	3.27M	0.06%	3.27M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital world investors	-	-	-8.36M
Alyeska investment group	-	-	-4.45M
Allianz asset management gmbh	2.29M	0.17%	-2.36M
Point72 asset management	-	-	-2.13M
Caisse de depot et placement du quebec	66.98K	0.01%	-1.78M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	7.53M	0.05%	7.53M	$470.56M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	3.27M	0.06%	3.27M	$236.38M
Holocene advisors, lp	2.10M	0.37%	2.10M	$151.85M
Voloridge investment management	1.44M	0.42%	1.44M	$104.13M
Vanguard global advisers	1.41M	0.06%	1.41M	$102.06M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Trunorth capital management	-2.00
Koesten, hirschmann & crabtree	-2.00
New millennium group	-3.00
Nova wealth management	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	1,072	-23.32%	292,373,164	-45.47%	44	0.67%	494	-28.20%	404	-15.48%
Dec 31, 2025	1,156	-17.55%	383,762,100	-29.48%	58	0.87%	552	-13.88%	411	-18.29%
Sep 30, 2025	1,340	-7.46%	534,039,619	-4.25%	80	1.13%	604	-9.58%	484	-6.92%
Jun 30, 2025	1,434	2.50%	557,468,579	-1.48%	84	1.35%	659	-1.20%	516	5.09%
Mar 31, 2025	10	-99.25%	3,301,899	-99.43%	-	0.01%	4	-99.40%	3	-99.31%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	20.57M	3.12%	14.15K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	18.14M	2.94%	43.92K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	14.09M	2.29%	271.38K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	12.33M	2.00%	27.11K
Vanguard Wellington™ Inv	9.60M	1.45%	9.60M
Vanguard Wellington Inv	7.79M	1.27%	1.13M
SPDR® S&P 500 ETF	8.28M	1.26%	-121.21K
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	7.53M	1.23%	22.10K
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust	8.07M	1.22%	-42.23K
Vanguard Dividend Growth Inv	7.44M	1.21%	571.09K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jul 16, 2025	MOORE CLYDE R	-	Sell	$272.83K
Jul 11, 2025	MOORE CLYDE R	-	Sell	$1.89M
Jun 27, 2025	Adcock Mary Ellen	Executive Vice President	Sell	$2.44M
Jun 25, 2025	Arreaga Gabriel	Executive Vice President	Sell	$2.75M
Jun 23, 2025	Massa Timothy A	Executive Vice President	Sell	$622.71K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	2
2025 Q2	-	16

KR Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Kroger?

Kroger shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 44.84%, followed by 8.44% insiders and 46.72% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Kroger's industry, Grocery Stores Stocks , is 39.09%, which Kroger exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Kroger?

Kroger’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (77.17M shares, 11.78%), Blackrock (61.78M shares, 8.57%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (53.12M shares, 8.15%). Together, they hold 28.50% of Kroger’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Kroger?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.57% of Kroger, totaling 61.78M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.07% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 3.08B$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 4.62M shares, a 8.08% change.

Who is Kroger’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Maj invest is Kroger’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 4.83% of its assets in 1.52M Kroger shares, valued at 109.67M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Kroger shares?

Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Kroger shares, with 3.12% of its total shares outstanding invested in 20.57M Kroger shares.

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