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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 68.09% institutional investors, 1.90% insiders, and 30.01% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 16.89% of UNFI shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.03% of its assets in United Natural Foods shares.

UNFI Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockUnited Natural Foods68.09%1.90%30.01%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 33.19%16.40%50.41%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 41.50%16.04%42.47%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.25M16.89%$345.19M
Blackrock9.59M16.14%$125.59M
Vanguard group7.18M11.83%$241.75M
Dimensional fund advisors lp3.51M5.79%$118.28M
D. e. shaw2.89M4.84%$78.84M
American century companies2.75M4.56%$103.31M
Invesco2.50M4.15%$94.06M
State street2.37M3.93%$88.98M
Senvest management2.08M3.43%$70.05M
Geode capital management1.47M2.42%$49.46M

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
Towle339.80K3.02%$11.44M
Senvest management2.08M2.17%$70.05M
Nia impact advisors98.59K1.11%$3.32M
Hussman strategic advisors126.00K1.03%$4.24M
Miller value partners73.44K1.02%$2.76M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Ophir asset management pty1.34M6.25%1.34M
Sg americas securities678.98K0.03%673.66K
Victory capital management615.89K0.01%540.90K
Arrowstreet capital, limited partnership1.30M0.03%374.49K
Jpmorgan chase439.90K0.00%292.50K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Gate city capital management---804.28K
Prudential financial213.74K0.01%-688.67K
Senvest management2.08M2.17%-499.41K
Marshall wace, llp357.60K0.01%-430.18K
Hudson bay capital management lp---312.37K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Ophir asset management pty1.34M6.25%1.34M$50.57M
Renaissance124.55K0.01%124.55K$4.19M
Gw&k investment management67.60K0.02%67.60K$2.28M
Exoduspoint capital management, lp65.37K0.03%65.37K$2.46M
Parallax volatility advisers40.00K0.00%40.00K$1.50M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Tfo-tdc-2.00
Salem investment counselors-4.00
Mendota financial group-5.00
Principal securities-13.00
Huntington national bank-15.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Dec 31, 20242612.35%50,464,452-3.80%841.08%14345.92%69-17.86%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF3.67M6.03%-300.86K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF2.67M4.38%7.71K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF1.83M3.02%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv1.82M2.99%5.39K
BMC Global Select R SEK1.66M2.73%-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF1.45M2.37%192.06K
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.31M2.15%73.00
Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF1.15M1.88%-
DFA US Small Cap Value I853.07K1.40%-
Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Inv841.85K1.38%-6.37K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jan 02, 2026Pappas James C-Buy$506.40K
Jan 05, 2026Pappas James C-Buy$66.60K
Dec 22, 2025Martin Louis Anthony President, Conventional & CCOSell$327.25K
Dec 18, 2025Esper Richard Eric Chief Accounting OfficerSell$140.95K
Sep 30, 2025Benedict Danielle Chief Human Resources OfficerSell$211.50K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2026 Q12-
2025 Q4-2
2025 Q3-2
2025 Q2--
2025 Q1-1

UNFI Ownership FAQ

Who Owns United Natural Foods?

United Natural Foods shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 68.09%, followed by 1.90% insiders and 30.01% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in United Natural Foods's industry, Food Distribution Stocks , is 41.50%, 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 (10.25M shares, 16.89%), Blackrock (9.59M shares, 16.14%), and Vanguard group (7.18M shares, 11.83%). Together, they hold 44.86% 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 6.03% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.67M United Natural Foods shares.

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