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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
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
76
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2.97M -$94K -3,362 -3%
First Trust Advisors
77
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.87M +$523K +18,704 +22%
AQR Capital Management
78
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.8M -$1.76M -63,094 -38%
TCM
79
Triarii Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.76M -$209K -7,490 -7%
KBC Group
80
KBC Group
Belgium
$2.75M +$2.03M +72,701 +268%
Invesco
81
Invesco
Georgia
$2.75M +$56.9K +2,035 +2%
Legal & General Group
82
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.63M -$123K -4,384 -4%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
83
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$2.53M +$629K +22,525 +33%
Barclays
84
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.52M -$184K -6,575 -7%
KPF
85
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$2.26M +$252K +9,000 +12%
TIM
86
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$2.03M -$1,000K -35,783 -33%
PI
87
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$1.97M +$2M +71,430 New
MIM
88
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.9M -$287K -10,283 -13%
PP
89
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$1.85M +$1.87M +67,005 New
CAM
90
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$1.84M -$5.09K -182 -0.3%
Citadel Advisors
91
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.81M +$659K +23,591 +56%
AC
92
AMS Capital
Brazil
$1.77M +$1.79M +64,096 New
AC
93
AWH Capital
Texas
$1.73M -$1.4M -50,000 -44%
SMC
94
S. Muoio & Co
New York
$1.71M -$432K -15,472 -20%
CS
95
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.59M -$441K -15,775 -22%
UBS AM
96
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.56M -$615 -22 -0%
MOACM
97
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$1.5M -$205K -7,336 -12%
HI
98
HBK Investments
Texas
$1.38M +$411K +14,703 +42%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
99
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.35M
Natixis Advisors
100
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.33M -$194K -6,947 -13%

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.