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244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.61B invested in Cars.com in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

217% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $52.1M | Put options by funds: $16.4M

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 75

3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 123.87%120.86% (-3%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 258244 (-14)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.9B → $1.61B (-$298M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 44

Holders
244
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-5.43%
% of All Funds
5.3%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
33
Increased
74
Reduced
75
Closed
44
Calls
$52.1M
Puts
$16.4M
Net Calls
+$35.6M
Net Calls Change
+$21.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FG
101
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$851K
CM
102
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$848K +$920K +43,003 New
Prudential Financial
103
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$823K -$4.41M -206,280 -83%
TPSF
104
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$820K -$10.7K -498 -1%
VRS
105
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$767K
Simplex Trading
106
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$762K -$339K -15,854 -29%
MAA
107
Mraz Amerine & Associates
California
$750K -$39.2K -1,834 -5%
Canada Life
108
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$744K -$39K -1,824 -5%
SMC
109
S. Muoio & Co
New York
$731K -$128K -6,000 -14%
MLICM
110
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$731K -$3.87K -181 -0.5%
Comerica Bank
111
Comerica Bank
Texas
$727K -$89.8K -4,198 -11%
ACM
112
AlphaCrest Capital Management
New York
$698K +$757K +35,400 New
Balyasny Asset Management
113
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$672K -$2.44M -114,313 -77%
AG
114
Aperio Group
California
$662K +$58.8K +2,748 +9%
Holocene Advisors
115
Holocene Advisors
New York
$652K +$324K +15,159 +85%
CC
116
Clearline Capital
New York
$652K +$707K +33,084 New
MSA
117
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$644K -$6.42K -300 -0.9%
DTL
118
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$630K +$683K +31,938 New
HS
119
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
$578K
Parallax Volatility Advisers
120
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$566K +$162K +7,586 +36%
VOYA Investment Management
121
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$559K -$10.8K -507 -2%
Franklin Resources
122
Franklin Resources
California
$557K -$262K -12,274 -30%
T. Rowe Price Associates
123
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$510K +$2.61K +122 +0.5%
OPERF
124
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$494K -$7.53K -352 -1%
ARTA
125
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$492K -$105K -4,900 -16%

CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

244 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.61B — down 16% from $1.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of CARS and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 75 trimmed existing stakes and 74 added.

The largest buyer was Greenvale Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $24.7M. The largest seller was Ninety One (UK), cutting an estimated $87.6M.

  • 244 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q2 2019, down from 258 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.61B of Cars.com stock for Q2 2019, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q2 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q2 2019 was Greenvale Capital, an estimated $24.7M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q2 2019 was Ninety One (UK), an estimated $87.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.