Who owns the most stock in Kroger?

The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the largest shareholder in Kroger, with 78,599,303 shares, translating into a 10.98% stake.

Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger operates 2,720 grocery retail stores under its various banners and divisions in 35 states and the District of Columbia with store formats that include:

• 134 multi-department stores,
• 2,277 combo stores,
• 188 marketplace stores, and 1
• 21 price-impact warehouse stores.

Kroger operates:

1. 33 manufacturing plants,
2. 1,629 supermarket fuel centers,
3. 2,252 pharmacies,
4. 225 The Little Clinic in-store medical clinics, and
5. 129 jewelry stores (782 convenience stores were sold to EG Group in 2018).

As of November 6, 2021, Kroger’s headquarters are located in downtown Cincinnati.

The Kroger Company is the United States’ largest supermarket operator by revenue and fifth-largest general retailer.

The company is one of the largest American-owned private employers in the United States and it is ranked #17 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

Other shareholders include:

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.	7.02%	50,268,823
BlackRock Fund Advisors	6.27%	44,879,640
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.	4.95%	35,431,707