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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 93.63% institutional investors, 2.00% insiders, and 4.37% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 17.63% of UNFI shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.97% of its assets in United Natural Foods shares.

UNFI Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockUnited Natural Foods93.63%2.00%4.37%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 51.48%16.38%32.14%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 72.37%15.54%12.08%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.67M17.63%$248.63M
Blackrock9.59M16.14%$125.59M
Vanguard group7.57M12.70%$206.69M
Dimensional fund advisors lp3.53M5.93%$96.45M
D. e. shaw2.89M4.84%$78.84M
American century companies2.60M4.30%$60.69M
Senvest management2.40M3.97%$56.04M
State street2.35M3.95%$30.77M
Invesco2.26M3.79%$61.61M
Private management group1.77M2.99%$23.24M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Hauser brothers gmbh328.50K7.62%$7.66M
Jcp investment management470.32K6.33%$10.96M
Valueworks466.35K4.24%$12.74M
Quantedge capital pte177.10K3.78%$4.13M
Senvest management2.40M1.88%$56.04M
Prentice capital management, lp38.85K1.51%$905.50K
Miller value partners137.41K1.36%$3.20M
Hussman strategic advisors189.00K1.01%$4.41M
Private management group1.77M0.89%$23.24M
Nia impact advisors80.54K0.65%$1.88M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Senvest management2.40M1.88%2.21M
J. goldman & co lp756.18K0.42%756.18K
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership925.93K0.02%613.79K
Private management group1.77M0.89%587.16K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.67M0.00%377.17K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Marshall wace, llp787.78K0.02%-885.99K
Gate city capital management---804.28K
Invesco2.26M0.01%-638.91K
Towle---622.30K
Hudson bay capital management lp---312.37K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
J. goldman & co lp756.18K0.42%756.18K$17.63M
Hightower advisors104.99K0.00%104.99K$2.87M
Norges bank39.50K0.00%39.50K$1.08M
Susquehanna portfolio strategies37.08K0.02%37.08K$864.43K
Peak629.57K0.00%29.57K$689.37K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Ifp advisors-1.00
Tfo-tdc-2.00
Mendota financial group-5.00
Stephens consulting-15.00
C m bidwell & associates-20.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Jun 30, 2024232-2.52%53,411,7382.12%891.16%12412.73%66-18.52%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF3.61M5.97%558.00
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF2.18M3.59%704.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.83M3.02%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.79M2.96%-39.70K
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF1.57M2.60%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.42M2.34%-26.98K
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.40M2.30%-8.31K
BMC Global Select R SEK1.21M1.99%1.21M
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv898.61K1.48%2.15K
DFA US Small Cap Value I853.07K1.41%-

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
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
Apr 01, 2024Esper Richard Eric Chief Accounting OfficerSell$49.66K
Mar 11, 2024Howard John W CFOBuy$75.24K

Insider Transactions Trends

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

UNFI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns United Natural Foods?

United Natural Foods shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 93.63%, followed by 2.00% insiders and 4.37% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in United Natural Foods's industry, Food Distribution Stocks , is 72.37%, 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 (10.67M shares, 17.63%), Blackrock (9.59M shares, 16.14%), and Vanguard group (7.57M shares, 12.70%). Together, they hold 46.47% 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 7.62% of its assets in 328.5K United Natural Foods shares, valued at 7.66M$.

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 5.97% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.61M United Natural Foods shares.

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