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183 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in Cars.com in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $730M → $1.06B (+$335M)

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.89M | Put options by funds: $7.11M

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 35

12.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.72% → 95.92% (+12%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 176 → 183 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 56

Holders
183
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+3.98%
% of All Funds
2.82%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
44
Increased
55
Reduced
56
Closed
35
Calls
$9.89M
Puts
$7.11M
Net Calls
+$2.79M
Net Calls Change
+$4.44M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$79.7M
2
SW
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
+$35.7M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$30.3M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$11.8M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$10.9M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$10.5M
3
SA
Sicart Associates
New York
-$9.9M
4
CIM
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
-$9.87M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Allspring Global Investments
51
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$2.12M +$1.88M +131,801 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
52
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.96M -$256K -17,902 -13%
CSS
53
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.88M +$310K +21,723 +23%
Bank of Montreal
54
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.82M -$10.9M -761,532 -87%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
55
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.81M +$554K +38,809 +53%
RC
56
RBF Capital
California
$1.67M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
57
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.53M +$35.4K +2,481 +3%
RCM
58
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M -$1.54M -107,850 -53%
Barclays
59
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.52M +$822K +57,563 +155%
AllianceBernstein
60
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.5M +$181K +12,708 +16%
GC
61
Globeflex Capital
California
$1.49M – – –
Los Angeles Capital Management
62
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.47M +$523K +36,623 +67%
UBS AM
63
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.41M -$245K -17,153 -16%
MAM
64
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.32M -$353K -24,694 -23%
CS
65
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.27M +$114K +7,985 +11%
JCIA
66
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors
Colorado
$1.26M -$77.9K -5,457 -7%
SEI Investments
67
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.16M +$118K +8,290 +12%
Citigroup
68
Citigroup
New York
$1.11M +$689K +48,263 +229%
CIC
69
Cornercap Investment Counsel
Georgia
$1.05M -$416K -29,147 -31%
SIM
70
SummerHaven Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.04M – – –
HHAM
71
HITE Hedge Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.03M – – –
Renaissance Technologies
72
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$988K -$3.04M -212,721 -78%
YCM
73
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$954K +$847K +59,316 New
Canada Life
74
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$922K +$764K +53,491 +1,404%
Macquarie Group
75
Macquarie Group
Australia
$904K – – –
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CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

183 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.06B — up 46% from $730M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new CARS positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $79.7M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $10.9M.

  • 183 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q4 2021, up from 176 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of Cars.com stock for Q4 2021, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q4 2021 and 35 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q4 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $79.7M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q4 2021 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.