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263 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.35B invested in Cars.com in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

509% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $22.7M

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 79 (+2)

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 32

4.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 117.71%122.03% (+4.3%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 257263 (+6)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.4B → $2.35B (-$54.9M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 97

Holders
263
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.33%
% of All Funds
6.01%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
41
Increased
67
Reduced
97
Closed
32
Calls
$138M
Puts
$22.7M
Net Calls
+$116M
Net Calls Change
+$125M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Macquarie Group
26
Macquarie Group
Australia
$21.8M -$1.46M -52,298 -6%
SI
27
Sapience Investments
California
$21.1M -$1.45M -51,910 -6%
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.4M -$1.21M -43,167 -6%
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$18M +$2.77M +99,192 +18%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$17.7M -$341K -12,189 -2%
Newport Trust Company
31
Newport Trust Company
District of Columbia
$17.3M -$32.3M -1,157,395 -65%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
32
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$16.4M +$109K +3,900 +0.7%
TAM
33
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$14M -$655K -23,455 -4%
William Blair Investment Management
34
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$13.9M +$950K +34,005 +7%
1M
35
13D Management
New York
$12.8M +$793K +28,386 +7%
MP
36
Marlowe Partners
New York
$12.5M -$8.31M -297,317 -40%
RJA
37
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$12.3M +$4.69M +167,665 +60%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.7M -$199K -7,114 -2%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10.6M +$2.52M +90,110 +30%
PA
40
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$10.4M -$12.5M -447,666 -54%
PFMOSF
41
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
$9.65M +$9.77M +349,459 New
AA
42
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$9.32M -$856K -30,638 -8%
GAM
43
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$8.51M +$4.38M +156,672 +103%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
44
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$8.49M -$683K -24,433 -7%
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.47M +$6.87M +245,770 +403%
AC
46
Anavon Capital
United Kingdom
$8.32M +$8.42M +301,200 New
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.12M -$374K -13,367 -4%
Principal Financial Group
48
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$7.72M -$1.03M -36,991 -12%
AA
49
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$7.54M +$2.71M +96,821 +55%
Morgan Stanley
50
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.32M -$2.71M -97,135 -27%

CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

263 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.35B — down 2.3% from $2.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new CARS positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 67 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ninety One (UK), adding an estimated $35.8M. The largest seller was Newport Trust Company, cutting an estimated $32.3M.

  • 263 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q3 2018, up from 257 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.35B of Cars.com stock for Q3 2018, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q3 2018 and 32 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q3 2018 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $35.8M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q3 2018 was Newport Trust Company, an estimated $32.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.