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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 93.78% institutional investors, 1.62% insiders, and 4.60% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 17.19% of UNFI shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.94% of its assets in United Natural Foods shares.

UNFI Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockUnited Natural Foods93.78%1.62%4.60%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 37.27%16.03%46.70%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 48.18%17.16%34.66%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.35M17.19%$389.28M
Blackrock9.59M16.14%$125.59M
Vanguard group7.35M12.21%$276.42M
Dimensional fund advisors lp3.66M6.09%$137.82M
D. e. shaw2.89M4.84%$78.84M
American century companies2.75M4.56%$103.31M
Senvest management2.58M4.29%$97.06M
Invesco2.50M4.15%$94.06M
State street2.37M3.93%$88.98M
Geode capital management1.43M2.37%$53.69M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Jcp investment management470.32K11.60%$17.69M
Hauser brothers gmbh269.90K8.18%$10.15M
Ophir asset management pty1.34M6.25%$50.57M
Quantedge capital pte269.50K5.55%$10.14M
Valueworks388.61K4.25%$14.62M
Towle364.82K3.46%$13.72M
Senvest management2.58M3.11%$97.06M
Hussman strategic advisors157.50K1.28%$5.93M
Miller value partners73.44K1.02%$2.76M
Nia impact advisors79.58K0.97%$2.99M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Ophir asset management pty1.34M6.25%1.34M
Victory capital management615.89K0.01%540.90K
Bank of new york mellon432.08K0.00%385.88K
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership1.30M0.03%374.49K
Towle364.82K3.46%364.82K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Gate city capital management---804.28K
Prudential financial213.74K0.01%-688.67K
Marshall wace, llp357.60K0.01%-430.18K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.35M0.01%-318.58K
Hudson bay capital management lp---312.37K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Ophir asset management pty1.34M6.25%1.34M$50.57M
Towle364.82K3.46%364.82K$13.72M
Thompson siegel & walmsley119.99K0.07%119.99K$4.51M
Wedge capital management l l p/nc68.78K0.04%68.78K$2.59M
Exoduspoint capital management, lp65.37K0.03%65.37K$2.46M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Ifp advisors-1.00
Tfo-tdc-2.00
Mendota financial group-5.00
Principal securities-13.00
Stephens consulting-15.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Dec 31, 20242612.35%50,464,452-3.80%841.08%14345.92%69-17.86%
Sep 30, 20242558.51%52,459,765-1.83%881.09%99-20.80%8425.37%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF3.60M5.94%-
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF2.20M3.64%2.47K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.83M3.02%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.79M2.96%-39.70K
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF1.54M2.55%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.45M2.39%-
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.40M2.30%-8.31K
BMC Global Select R SEK1.21M1.99%-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv898.61K1.48%2.15K
DFA US Small Cap Value I853.07K1.41%-

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Sep 30, 2025Benedict Danielle Chief Human Resources OfficerSell$211.50K
Sep 30, 2025Benedict Danielle Chief Human Resources OfficerSell$199.99K
Feb 12, 2025Bushway Mark President, Natural & CSCOSell$438.40K
Oct 17, 2024Benedict Danielle Chief Human Resources OfficerSell$200.00K
Oct 04, 2024Benedict Danielle Chief Human Resources OfficerSell$299.71K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q4--
2025 Q3-2
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1-1
2024 Q4-2

UNFI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns United Natural Foods?

United Natural Foods shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 93.78%, followed by 1.62% insiders and 4.60% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in United Natural Foods's industry, Food Distribution Stocks , is 48.18%, 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 (10.35M shares, 17.19%), Blackrock (9.59M shares, 16.14%), and Vanguard group (7.35M shares, 12.21%). Together, they hold 45.53% 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 11.60% of its assets in 470.32K United Natural Foods shares, valued at 17.69M$.

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 5.94% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.6M United Natural Foods shares.

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