Cars.com
CARS
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.74M |
| 2 |
BICM
Breach Inlet Capital Management
Mt. Pleasant,
South Carolina
|
+$8.48M |
| 3 |
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE
Prague,
Czech Republic
|
+$7.69M |
| 4 |
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.43M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$6.92M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$15.5M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$8.4M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.9M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.75M |
| 5 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.02M |
CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
222 of the 8,223 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.