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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 95.26% institutional investors, 1.92% insiders, and 2.81% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 17.20% of UNFI shares. Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.22% of its assets in United Natural Foods shares.

UNFI Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockUnited Natural Foods95.26%1.92%2.81%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 52.60%17.13%30.27%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 64.59%18.54%16.87%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.46M17.20%$477.65M
Blackrock9.59M16.14%$125.59M
Vanguard group7.18M11.83%$241.75M
American century companies3.87M6.37%$176.75M
Dimensional fund advisors lp3.53M5.81%$161.34M
Vanguard capital management2.59M4.26%$118.29M
State street2.46M4.04%$112.29M
Geode capital management1.75M2.88%$79.98M
Sg americas securities1.63M2.68%$74.49M
Wellington management group llp1.54M2.54%$70.45M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Hauser brothers gmbh220.72K12.14%$10.08M
Jcp investment management494.37K12.07%$22.58M
Towle173.46K2.68%$7.92M
Nia impact advisors86.53K1.64%$3.95M
Senvest management1.18M1.58%$53.94M
Hussman strategic advisors84.00K0.88%$3.84M
Lakewood capital management, lp350.00K0.82%$15.98M
Phocas financial72.35K0.46%$3.30M
Enhancing capital12.71K0.40%$580.29K
Bridgeway capital management456.22K0.37%$20.84M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Sixth street partners management company960.95K0.01%960.95K
Wellington management group llp1.54M0.01%711.91K
American century companies3.87M0.08%535.17K
Geode capital management1.75M0.00%275.00K
Nuveen asset management881.98K0.01%242.29K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Gate city capital management---804.28K
Marshall wace, llp80.38K0.00%-532.09K
Ophir asset management pty---531.03K
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership---471.10K
Hudson bay capital management lp---312.37K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Sixth street partners management company960.95K0.01%960.95K$43.89M
Hennessy advisors185.48K0.27%185.48K$8.47M
Y-intercept (hong kong)61.60K0.06%61.60K$2.81M
Norges bank34.51K0.00%34.51K$1.16M
Mirova28.74K0.09%28.74K$669.84K

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 %
Jun 30, 2026366-57,919,9571.05%951.07%187-8.78%11313.00%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF3.75M6.22%4.08K
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF3.60M5.97%837.00
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest1.84M3.05%-2.63K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor1.83M3.03%-11.32K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.83M3.03%-11.32K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.83M3.02%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.58M2.62%-18.24K
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.33M2.20%170.00
BMC Global Select R SEK1.24M2.04%-
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF885.89K1.47%1.28K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jun 23, 2026Bushway Mark President, Natural & CSCOSell$515.60K
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

Insider Transactions Trends

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

UNFI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns United Natural Foods?

United Natural Foods shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 95.26%, followed by 1.92% insiders and 2.82% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in United Natural Foods's industry, Food Distribution Stocks , is 64.59%, 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 (10.46M shares, 17.20%), Blackrock (9.59M shares, 16.14%), and Vanguard group (7.18M shares, 11.83%). Together, they hold 45.17% 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?

Hauser brothers gmbh is United Natural Foods’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 12.14% of its assets in 220.72K United Natural Foods shares, valued at 10.08M$.

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

Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF is the top mutual fund holder of United Natural Foods shares, with 6.22% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.75M United Natural Foods shares.

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