Is SWY a good stock to own? Find out who bought Safeway, who sold Safeway (SWY) stock, and who holds a large position in Safeway.

• Vanguard owns 16.48M shares worth $434.30M
• Sasco Capital owns 12.30M shares worth $324.22M
• STATE STREET CORPORATION owns 11.84M shares worth $312.03M
• Orbis Holdings owns 10.93M shares worth $230.04M
• Franklin Resources owns 9.46M shares worth $249.33M
• West Face Capital owns 8.51M shares worth $153.89M
• GOLDMAN SACHS owns 8.05M shares worth $212.15M
• Brandes Investment Partners owns 7.54M shares worth $198.65M
• Macquarie owns 7.32M shares worth $192.80M
• Wells Fargo & Company owns 6.81M shares worth $123.63M
• ClearBridge Advisors owns 6.43M shares worth $116.30M
• Acadian Asset Management owns 6.12M shares worth $111.02M
• Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management owns 5.59M shares worth $112.97M
• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board owns 5.16M shares worth $93.61M
• Jefferies owns 4.95M shares worth $99.96M
• ARONSON JOHNSON ORTIZ owns 3.95M shares worth $104.01M
• ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN owns 3.33M shares worth $87.78M
• Ameriprise Financial owns 3.31M shares worth $60.04M
• Inves owns 3.22M shares worth $84.79M
• Perkins Investment Management owns 3.20M shares worth $67.27M
• Osterweis Capital Management owns 3.17M shares worth $52.66M
• Global Thematic Partners owns 3.15M shares worth $57.02M
• Rainier Investment Management owns 3.05M shares worth $55.21M
• Anchorage Capital owns 3.01M shares worth $54.44M
• AXA owns 2.90M shares worth $52.64M
• AXA owns 2.86M shares worth $47.50M
• CITADEL ADVISORS owns 2.76M shares worth $72.74M

• Columbia Wanger Asset Management sold on Sept. 30, 2011
• Sarasin & Partners sold on Sept. 30, 2011
• Johnson Investment Counsel sold on June 30, 2011
• Manning & Napier Advisors sold on June 30, 2011
• Third Point sold on June 30, 2011
• Iridian Asset Management sold on June 30, 2011
• FMR sold on Dec. 31, 2010
• Tudor Investment Corporation sold on March 31, 2004
• Wallace R. Weitz sold on Sept. 30, 2003
• Maverick Capital sold on Dec. 31, 1999

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