Kroger Ownership | Who Owns Kroger?

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Kroger Ownership Summary

Kroger is owned by 86.16% institutional investors, 6.68% insiders, and 7.15% 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	86.16%	6.68%	7.15%
Sector	Consumer Defensive Stocks	52.60%	17.13%	30.27%
Industry	Grocery Stores Stocks	59.26%	17.74%	23.00%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Vanguard group	77.17M	11.78%	$4.82B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	54.33M	8.86%	$3.02B
Blackrock	61.78M	8.57%	$3.08B
Berkshire hathaway	39.00M	6.36%	$2.17B
Vanguard capital management	35.52M	5.79%	$1.97B
State street	29.23M	4.77%	$1.62B
Wellington management group llp	16.92M	2.76%	$939.61M
Fmr	16.60M	2.71%	$922.00M
Geode capital management	15.75M	2.57%	$871.50M
Franklin resources	15.02M	2.45%	$833.85M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Maj invest	1.78M	4.50%	$98.88M
Gill capital partners	150.02K	3.12%	$10.86M
Cambridge financial group	134.08K	2.59%	$7.45M
Auxier asset management	340.97K	2.54%	$18.93M
Spring capital management	89.36K	2.42%	$4.96M
Liberty one investment management	431.73K	2.40%	$23.97M
Kesler, norman & wride	264.89K	2.33%	$14.71M
Palmer knight	102.62K	2.19%	$5.70M
Hi-line capital management	130.98K	2.05%	$7.27M
Apricus wealth	76.45K	2.03%	$4.25M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.65M	0.04%	6.65M
Sixth street partners management company	4.84M	0.04%	4.84M
Blackrock	61.78M	0.07%	4.62M
Pacer advisors	3.06M	0.43%	3.03M
Fmr	16.60M	0.04%	2.76M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Gqg partners	34.23K	0.00%	-12.70M
Berkshire hathaway	39.00M	0.72%	-11.00M
Capital world investors	-	-	-8.36M
Wellington management group llp	16.92M	0.16%	-6.55M
Alyeska investment group	-	-	-4.45M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.65M	0.04%	6.65M	$369.16M
Sixth street partners management company	4.84M	0.04%	4.84M	$268.94M
Point72 asset management	1.78M	0.11%	1.78M	$98.97M
Qube research	1.78M	0.09%	1.78M	$98.69M
Australiansuper pty	1.27M	0.30%	1.27M	$70.35M

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 %
Jun 30, 2026	1,352	-5.92%	528,179,637	0.92%	86	1.34%	652	-0.31%	480	-13.98%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	20.57M	3.12%	14.15K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	17.56M	2.86%	50.85K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	17.51M	2.86%	-630.11K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	17.51M	2.86%	-630.11K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor	13.88M	2.26%	156.13K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional	11.95M	1.95%	-409.34K
Vanguard Morn Mid Cap Index Instl	11.95M	1.95%	-409.34K
Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl	11.93M	1.95%	-16.14K
Vanguard Wellington™ Inv	9.60M	1.45%	9.60M
Vanguard Wellington Inv	7.79M	1.27%	1.13M

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jul 14, 2026	COSSET YAEL	Executive Vice President	Sell	$1.76M
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

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	1
2026 Q2	-	-
2026 Q1	-	-
2025 Q4	-	-
2025 Q3	-	2

KR Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Kroger?

Kroger shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 86.16%, followed by 6.68% insiders and 7.16% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Kroger's industry, Grocery Stores Stocks , is 59.26%, which Kroger exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Kroger?

Kroger’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (77.17M shares, 11.78%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (54.33M shares, 8.86%), and Blackrock (61.78M shares, 8.57%). Together, they hold 29.21% 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 4.50% of its assets in 1.78M Kroger shares, valued at 98.88M$.

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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