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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. 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 Foods95.26%1.92%2.81%
SectorConsumer Defensive Stocks 48.89%17.21%33.90%
IndustryFood Distribution Stocks 58.29%19.92%21.79%

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
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF3.70M6.11%-2.71K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF3.44M5.68%6.72K
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest1.84M3.04%7.04K
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 ETF1.56M2.57%-27.65K
Vanguard Small Cap Index1.33M2.19%4.23K
BMC Global Select R SEK1.24M2.04%-
DFA US Small Cap Value I853.07K1.41%-

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 Q2-2
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 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 58.29%, 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?

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 3.7M United Natural Foods shares.

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