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222 hedge funds and large institutions have $722M invested in Cars.com in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 34

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 220 → 222 (+2)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.22% → 98.97% (+0.75%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $737M → $722M (-$15.2M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 87

90% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $163K | Put options by funds: $1.59M

Holders
222
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.91%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
38
Increased
62
Reduced
87
Closed
34
Calls
$163K
Puts
$1.59M
Net Calls
-$1.43M
Net Calls Change
+$1.78M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
+$8.74M
2
BICM
Breach Inlet Capital Management
South Carolina
+$8.48M
3
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE
Czech Republic
+$7.69M
4
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$7.43M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$6.92M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$15.5M
2
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$8.4M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$7.9M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$5.75M
5
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$5.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EF
226
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
– -$2.12M -173,503 Closed
GCP
227
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
– -$906K -74,100 Closed
BHCM
228
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
– -$895K -73,253 Closed
YIH
229
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
– -$718K -58,786 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
230
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$685K -56,070 Closed
CCIA
231
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$568K -46,488 Closed
HI
232
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
– -$529K -43,289 Closed
II
233
Inspire Investing
Idaho
– -$454K -37,154 Closed
DFCM
234
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
– -$386K -31,600 Closed
Zurich Cantonal Bank
235
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
– -$268K -23,049 Closed
LCM
236
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$281K -23,024 Closed
Raymond James Financial
237
Raymond James Financial
Florida
– -$265K -21,719 Closed
CM
238
Caption Management
Oklahoma
– -$213K -17,400 Closed
Stifel Financial
239
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$204K -16,729 Closed
NSEDCP
240
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
– -$187K -15,300 Closed
IFU
241
iSAM Funds (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$153K -12,499 Closed
Cetera Investment Advisers
242
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
– -$148K -12,081 Closed
AAM
243
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
– -$22.6K -1,851 Closed
NS
244
NBC Securities
Alabama
– -$14K -1,145 Closed
HI
245
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
– -$6.45K -528 Closed
ASN
246
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$2.44K -200 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
247
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$1.61K -132 Closed
MG
248
Mather Group
Illinois
– -$1.07K -88 Closed
FFO
249
Fortitude Family Office
Arizona
– -$782 -64 Closed
BTI
250
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
– -$648 -53 Closed
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CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

222 of the 8,225 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $722M — down 2.1% from $737M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new CARS positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.74M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $15.5M.

  • 222 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q4 2025, up from 220 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $722M of Cars.com stock for Q4 2025, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q4 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q4 2025 was Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, an estimated $8.74M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q4 2025 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $15.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.