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170 hedge funds and large institutions have $871M invested in Cars.com in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

377% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.23M | Put options by funds: $1.1M

107% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 14

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 170 (+14)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $802M → $871M (+$69M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

3.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.81% → 88.57% (-3.2%)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 59

Holders
170
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+8.97%
% of All Funds
2.96%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
29
Increased
44
Reduced
59
Closed
14
Calls
$5.23M
Puts
$1.1M
Net Calls
+$4.13M
Net Calls Change
+$2.39M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$9.57M
2
KAM
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
+$7.12M
3
CEI
Clark Estates Inc
New York
+$4.53M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.03M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.84M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$9.18M
2
IM
Islet Management
New York
-$8.42M
3
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
-$7.5M
4
CIM
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
-$5.76M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$5.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Federated Hermes
26
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$8.66M -$393K -28,308 -4%
RA
27
Royce & Associates
New York
$8.5M -$463K -33,300 -5%
CIM
28
Coastal Investment Management
California
$7.58M – – –
KAM
29
Knightsbridge Asset Management
California
$7.34M +$7.12M +512,307 New
Two Sigma Advisers
30
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$6.46M -$1.07M -77,000 -15%
Nordea Investment Management
31
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$5.22M +$286K +20,607 +6%
Morgan Stanley
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.21M +$3.84M +276,803 +320%
Invesco
33
Invesco
Georgia
$4.89M -$130K -9,329 -3%
SC
34
Sessa Capital
New York
$4.78M – – –
CEI
35
Clark Estates Inc
New York
$4.67M +$4.53M +326,000 New
Bank of New York Mellon
36
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.98M -$173K -12,483 -4%
RCM
37
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.36M – – –
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.23M -$111K -8,008 -3%
PPA
39
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.1M +$161K +11,587 +6%
Renaissance Technologies
40
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.87M +$2.78M +199,900 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
41
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.83M -$312K -22,494 -10%
PAM
42
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.78M +$1.12M +80,533 +71%
American Century Companies
43
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.68M +$1.34M +96,387 +106%
RGI
44
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
$2.55M -$424K -30,500 -15%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
45
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$2.53M -$62K -4,465 -2%
MPAM
46
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.46M +$2.39M +171,955 New
KOCAA
47
Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors
Connecticut
$2.42M +$23.2K +1,669 +1%
Wells Fargo
48
Wells Fargo
California
$2.19M +$434K +31,277 +26%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
49
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$2.19M -$1.88M -135,200 -47%
Swiss National Bank
50
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.13M -$73.6K -5,300 -3%
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CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

170 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $871M — up 8.6% from $802M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new CARS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $9.57M. The largest seller was Prudential Financial, cutting an estimated $9.18M.

  • 170 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q2 2021, up from 156 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $871M of Cars.com stock for Q2 2021, up 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q2 2021 and 14 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q2 2021 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $9.57M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q2 2021 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $9.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.