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United Natural Foods Ownership | Who Owns United Natural Foods?

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United Natural Foods Ownership Summary

United Natural Foods is owned by 61.10% institutional investors, 1.90% insiders, and 37.00% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 17.09% of UNFI shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.11% of its assets in United Natural Foods shares.

UNFI Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockUnited Natural Foods61.10%1.90%37.00%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 33.57%17.09%49.33%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 44.69%13.41%41.90%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.41M17.09%$469.10M
Blackrock9.59M16.14%$125.59M
Vanguard group7.18M11.83%$241.75M
Dimensional fund advisors lp3.51M5.76%$158.10M
American century companies3.34M5.48%$150.28M
State street2.38M3.90%$107.13M
Sg americas securities1.73M2.84%$78.05M
D. e. shaw1.59M2.60%$71.47M
Geode capital management1.48M2.42%$66.52M
Invesco1.40M2.30%$62.99M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Jcp investment management494.37K14.82%$22.28M
Hauser brothers gmbh188.50K11.90%$8.49M
Valueworks307.08K3.77%$13.84M
Towle213.24K3.73%$9.61M
Lakewood capital management, lp655.00K1.86%$29.51M
Senvest management1.24M1.85%$55.75M
Nia impact advisors84.36K1.69%$3.80M
Hussman strategic advisors105.00K1.02%$4.73M
Counterpoint mutual funds93.68K0.63%$4.22M
Phocas financial76.53K0.54%$3.45M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Sg americas securities1.73M0.08%1.05M
Wellington management group llp830.75K0.01%549.44K
Nuveen1.33M0.02%437.28K
Vanguard fiduciary trust390.93K0.00%390.93K
American century companies3.34M0.08%331.23K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Senvest management1.24M1.85%-843.43K
Gate city capital management---804.28K
Invesco1.40M0.01%-693.69K
Ophir asset management pty---531.03K
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership---471.10K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Vanguard fiduciary trust390.93K0.00%390.93K$17.62M
River road asset management224.44K0.11%224.44K$10.11M
Swedbank ab216.00K0.01%216.00K$9.73M
Axiom investors llc /de143.97K0.07%143.97K$6.49M
Buckingham strategic partners97.95K0.04%97.95K$4.41M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Tfo-tdc-2.00
Salem investment counselors-4.00
Mendota financial group-5.00
Td capital management-6.00
Flagship harbor advisors-9.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 2026265-20.42%37,209,335-34.15%610.70%149-8.59%66-41.07%
Dec 31, 2025235-22.19%41,328,382-26.86%680.77%108-25.52%82-6.82%
Sep 30, 20252926.18%56,454,9888.69%931.27%140-1.41%8617.81%
Jun 30, 2025277-0.72%56,646,3435.00%931.17%1415.22%77-18.95%
Mar 31, 202512-95.65%1,505,688-97.21%20.03%9-94.04%1-98.59%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF3.71M6.11%816.00
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF2.91M4.79%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.84M3.03%5.68K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.83M3.02%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.41M2.33%11.94K
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.33M2.20%-2.09K
BMC Global Select R SEK1.26M2.07%-127.47K
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv856.69K1.41%6.24K
DFA US Small Cap Value I853.07K1.40%-
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF847.76K1.40%-

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
May 06, 2026Benedict Danielle Chief Human Resources OfficerSell$249.96K
Jan 05, 2026Pappas James C-Buy$66.60K
Jan 02, 2026Pappas James C-Buy$506.40K
Dec 22, 2025Martin Louis Anthony President, Conventional & CCOSell$327.25K
Dec 18, 2025Esper Richard Eric Chief Accounting OfficerSell$140.95K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2026 Q2-1
2026 Q12-
2025 Q4-2
2025 Q3-2
2025 Q2--

UNFI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns United Natural Foods?

United Natural Foods shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 61.10%, followed by 1.90% insiders and 37.00% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in United Natural Foods's industry, Food Distribution Stocks , is 44.69%, which United Natural Foods exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of United Natural Foods?

United Natural Foods’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (10.41M shares, 17.09%), Blackrock (9.59M shares, 16.14%), and Vanguard group (7.18M shares, 11.83%). Together, they hold 45.06% of United Natural Foods’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own United Natural Foods?

Yes, BlackRock owns 16.14% of United Natural Foods, totaling 9.59M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 125.59M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -174K shares, a -1.79% change.

Who is United Natural Foods’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Jcp investment management is United Natural Foods’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 14.82% of its assets in 494.37K United Natural Foods shares, valued at 22.28M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of United Natural Foods shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of United Natural Foods shares, with 6.11% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.71M United Natural Foods shares.

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