Who Owns Vons?
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Ownership Chain
Vons
Vons is a Southern California and Nevada supermarket chain and online grocery retailer offering groceries, pharmacy, and related services as a subsidiary of Albertsons Companies.
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Albertsons Companies, Inc. is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, operating supermarket banners such as Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and others across dozens of states.
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
American supermarket company operating grocery stores, pharmacies, fuel centers and online grocery services across the United States.
Vons
Vons is a Southern California and Nevada supermarket chain and online grocery retailer offering groceries, pharmacy, and related services as a subsidiary of Albertsons Companies.
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Albertsons Companies, Inc. is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, operating supermarket banners such as Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and others across dozens of states.
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
American supermarket company operating grocery stores, pharmacies, fuel centers and online grocery services across the United States.
Major Shareholders
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and affiliated funds (Cerberus Albertsons Incentive LLC and Cerberus Iceberg LLC) Largest shareholder; public filings and Q3 2025 institutional ownership data show Cerberus-controlled funds holding 151,818,680 Albertsons shares, about 26–28% of outstanding common stock. | Institutional | 27.6% | 27.6% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. (and affiliated investment funds) Large passive and active asset manager; Q3 2025 filings report roughly 41.4 million ACI shares, about 7.5% of shares outstanding. | Institutional | 7.5% | 7.5% | Sep 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (and affiliated index funds) Major index-fund manager; Q3 2025 data show about 34.2 million ACI shares held across Vanguard vehicles (~6.2% of the company). | Institutional | 6.2% | 6.2% | Sep 2025 |
FMR LLC (Fidelity Investments) Active and index funds managed by Fidelity collectively own about 25.3 million ACI shares, roughly 4.6% of outstanding stock as of Q3 2025. | Institutional | 4.6% | 4.6% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Global Advisors (State Street Corporation) Through SPDR and other vehicles, State Street holds about 16.8 million ACI shares (~3.1% of the company) based on Q3 2025 institutional holdings. | Institutional | 3.1% | 3.1% | Sep 2025 |
Norges Bank Investment Management (on behalf of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global) Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is a significant shareholder, with about 14.9 million ACI shares (~2.7% of outstanding) reported as of June 30, 2025. | Government | 2.7% | 2.7% | Jun 2025 |
Citadel Advisors LLC Hedge fund manager Citadel reports ownership of roughly 12.5 million ACI shares, about 2.3% of the company, in Q3 2025 filings. | Institutional | 2.3% | 2.3% | Sep 2025 |
LSV Asset Management Value-oriented institutional manager; Q3 2025 data show about 10.9 million ACI shares held (~2.0% of outstanding stock). | Institutional | 2.0% | 2.0% | Sep 2025 |
Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS) Active asset manager; holds approximately 9.4 million ACI shares (around 1.7% of the company) as of Q3 2025 institutional reports. | Institutional | 1.7% | 1.7% | Sep 2025 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Systematic index-style manager; Q3 2025 disclosures show about 8.3 million ACI shares owned, roughly 1.5% of shares outstanding. | Institutional | 1.5% | 1.5% | Sep 2025 |
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (and affiliated funds) Private equity sponsor and largest shareholder of Albertsons; SEC filings report beneficial ownership of 151,818,680 Class A shares, representing about 27.6% of outstanding common stock as of Q3 2025. | Institutional | 27.6% | 27.6% | Sep 2025 |
Hersch Klaff Chicago-based investor and original member of the Cerberus-led consortium; Form 4 after the IPO shows ownership of ~58.1 million ACI shares. Percentage stake (~10–11%) is based on IPO-era and later aggregated ownership data; more recent SEC filings do not show large disposals. | Individual | 10.6% | 10.6% | Jun 2020 |
Schottenstein Stores Corporation Family-controlled retail holding company (Schottenstein family) and original consortium co-investor; SEC insider filings indicate ownership of ~58.1 million ACI shares following the IPO, implying a stake a little above 10%. Later datasets continue to treat this block as outstanding. | Corporate | 10.6% | 10.6% | Jun 2020 |
Kimco Realty Corporation Publicly traded shopping-center REIT that received Albertsons shares as part of the original consortium structure; 2022 filings show holdings of about 28.3 million ACI shares (~5%). Subsequent Kimco disclosures describe ongoing monetization of this investment, so its current percentage may be lower than shown here. | Corporate | 5.2% | 5.2% | Oct 2022 |
Jubilee ABS Holding LLC Special-purpose investment vehicle associated with the pre-IPO sponsor group; Form 4 and tracking sites show reported holdings of roughly 27.8 million ACI shares, corresponding to just over 5% of the company at the time. No subsequent large sales have been disclosed in SEC ownership reports. | Other | 5.1% | 5.1% | Dec 2022 |
BlackRock, Inc. Large asset manager; Q3 2025 institutional holder data report BlackRock and its affiliates owning about 41.4 million ACI shares (roughly 7.5% of shares outstanding). | Institutional | 7.5% | 7.5% | Sep 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Index-fund manager; holds approximately 34.2 million ACI shares as of September 30, 2025, equating to about 6.2% of the company. | Institutional | 6.2% | 6.2% | Sep 2025 |
FMR LLC (Fidelity Management & Research) Fidelity’s asset-management arm; Q3 2025 filings show ownership of roughly 25.3 million ACI shares, or about 4.6% of shares outstanding. | Institutional | 4.6% | 4.6% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation Through its asset-management subsidiaries (including SSGA), State Street reports holding about 16.8 million ACI shares as of September 30, 2025 (~3.1% of the company). | Institutional | 3.1% | 3.1% | Sep 2025 |
Norges Bank Investment Management (Norway sovereign wealth fund) Norway’s central-bank investment arm; 13F data for June 30, 2025 show ownership of about 14.9 million ACI shares, or roughly 2.7% of the company. | Government | 2.7% | 2.7% | Jun 2025 |
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