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Franklin Resources’s Cars.com CARS Stock Holding History

Franklin Resources’s Portfolio CARS Stock Details CARS Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1 		$173K Sell
21,348
-20,643
-49% -$211K ﹤0.01% 2821
2025
Q4 		$512K Sell
41,991
-12
-0% -$140 ﹤0.01% 2397
2025
Q3 		$513K Sell
42,003
-3,966
-9% -$50.9K ﹤0.01% 2413
2025
Q2 		$545K Buy
45,969
+7
+0% +$77 ﹤0.01% 2283
2025
Q1 		$518K Buy
45,962
+16,999
+59% +$258K ﹤0.01% 2248
2024
Q4 		$502K Hold
28,963
– – ﹤0.01% 2289
2024
Q3 		$460K Buy
28,963
+1,690
+6% +$30.8K ﹤0.01% 2308
2024
Q2 		$537K Hold
27,273
– – ﹤0.01% 2193
2024
Q1 		$469K Sell
27,273
-6,751
-20% -$121K ﹤0.01% 2284
2023
Q4 		$645K Hold
34,024
– – ﹤0.01% 1828
2023
Q3 		$574K Hold
34,024
– – ﹤0.01% 1847
2023
Q2 		$674K Buy
+34,024
New +$640K ﹤0.01% 1820
2022
Q2 		– Sell
-44,052
Closed -$636K – 2378
2022
Q1 		$636K Buy
44,052
+90
+0.2% +$1.38K ﹤0.01% 1752
2021
Q4 		$708K Sell
43,962
-121
-0.3% -$1.73K ﹤0.01% 1780
2021
Q3 		$558K Buy
+44,083
New +$558K ﹤0.01% 1843
2019
Q4 		– Sell
-47,989
Closed -$431K – 1534
2019
Q3 		$431K Buy
47,989
+19,727
+70% +$266K ﹤0.01% 1383
2019
Q2 		$557K Sell
28,262
-12,274
-30% -$262K ﹤0.01% 1359
2019
Q1 		$924K Sell
40,536
-827
-2% -$20K ﹤0.01% 1242
2018
Q4 		$889K Buy
41,363
+23,378
+130% +$584K ﹤0.01% 1239
2018
Q3 		$497K Buy
+17,985
New +$503K ﹤0.01% 1381
2018
Q2 		– Sell
-23,046
Closed -$652K – 1478
2018
Q1 		$652K Buy
23,046
+14
+0.1% +$410 ﹤0.01% 1343
2017
Q4 		$664K Buy
23,032
+5,966
+35% +$154K ﹤0.01% 1354
2017
Q3 		$454K Hold
17,066
– – ﹤0.01% 1367
2017
Q2 		$454K Buy
+17,066
New +$460K ﹤0.01% 1379

Other funds holding CARS

Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return
BlackRock
BlackRock New York $5.72T AUM 30.48% 1-Year Est. Return
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE Prague, Czech Republic $1.14B AUM 42.87% 1-Year Est. Return
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors Austin, Texas $481B AUM 30.42% 1-Year Est. Return
HPC
Hill Path Capital New York $1.37B AUM 15.26% 1-Year Est. Return
VCM
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory Baltimore, Maryland $60.9B AUM 15.24% 1-Year Est. Return
BICM
Breach Inlet Capital Management Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina $305M AUM 7.94% 1-Year Est. Return
American Century Companies
American Century Companies Kansas City, Missouri $194B AUM 35% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources's CARS Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Franklin Resources reduced its Cars.com (CARS) stake by 49% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $211K and leaving 21,348 shares worth $173K. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #2821.

Franklin Resources first reported a position in CARS in Q2 2017 and has held it in 24 quarters since. The position peaked at $924K in Q1 2019. 207 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold CARS as of Q1 2026.

  • Franklin Resources held 21,348 shares of Cars.com worth $173K as of Q1 2026.
  • Franklin Resources sold 20,643 Cars.com shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $211K.
  • Cars.com made up ﹤0.01% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #2821 holding.
  • Franklin Resources first reported a position in Cars.com in Q2 2017 and has held it in 24 quarters since.
  • Franklin Resources's Cars.com position peaked at $924K in Q1 2019.
  • 207 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Cars.com as of Q1 2026.

Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.