The Kroger Co.
The Kroger Co. (KR) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · KR · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
1,418
Institutional Holders
▲ 60 vs Q4
$38.71B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $2.91B vs Q4
616.56M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 99.05%
572.19M
13F Shares Held
▼ 13.91M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
KR largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-grocery stores | 82.23M | 11.50% | 11.50% | $5.57T | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 1.5K |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-grocery stores | 58.07M | 8.12% | 8.12% | $3.93T | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 3.48M |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC retail-grocery stores | 50.00M | 6.99% | 6.99% | $3.38T | May 15, 2025 | — held |
STATE STREET CORP retail-grocery stores | 33.33M | 4.66% | 4.66% | $2.26T | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 269.8K |
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC retail-grocery stores | 24.83M | 3.47% | 3.47% | $1.68T | May 19, 2025 | ▲ 6.59M |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-grocery stores | 17.06M | 2.39% | 2.39% | $1.15T | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 622.9K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP retail-grocery stores | 14.30M | 2.00% | 2.00% | $967.86B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 186.3K |
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS retail-grocery stores | 10.52M | 1.47% | 1.47% | $712.27B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 658.2K |
HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P retail-grocery stores | 10.04M | 1.40% | 1.40% | $679.30B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 9.52M |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-grocery stores | 9.81M | 1.37% | 1.37% | $664.03B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 653.4K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
23
Increased
+30.07M shares1
New Positions
first time holders25
Decreased
−29.10M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+969.0K
+30.07M / −29.10M
Net new holders
-1
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
KR insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
5
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chao Elaine L. director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 88.021 | — | — | 15.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Sutton Mark S director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 42.002 | — | — | 7.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Gates Anne director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 137.555 | — | — | 24.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
SARGENT RONALD Chairman of the Board | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 388.213 | — | — | 68.6K | Form 4 ↗ |
Aufreiter Nora A director | Jun 1, 2026 | Award | 61.021 | — | — | 10.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Chao Elaine L. director | Mar 31, 2026 | Award | 387.969 | — | — | 6.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Jabbar Valerie L. Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | 8,005 | — | — | 91.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Jabbar Valerie L. Senior Vice President | Mar 13, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 2,400 | $75.60 | $181.4K | 88.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
Jabbar Valerie L. Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Award | 5,135 | — | — | 85.3K | Form 4 ↗ |
Jabbar Valerie L. Senior Vice President | Mar 12, 2026 | Tax Withhold | 2,255 | $74.96 | $169.0K | 83.1K | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
The Kroger Co. (KR) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 92.8% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 0.95%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 6.24%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The Kroger Co. is VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding approximately 82.23 million shares — equal to 11.50% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 1,418 institutional investors currently hold KR stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $38.71 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
KR ownershipThe Kroger Co. (KR) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 92.8% of shares. The largest shareholder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with a 11.50% stake. Company insiders hold 0.95%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.