Cars.com
CARS
215 hedge funds and large institutions have $687M invested in Cars.com in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.
246% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.63M | Put options by funds: $1.34M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $650M → $687M (+$37.4M)
1.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90% → 91.25% (+1.3%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 232 → 215 (-17)
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 84
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 55
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HPC
Hill Path Capital
New York
|
+$22.2M |
| 2 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$15.3M |
| 3 |
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.2M |
| 4 |
IECM
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.84M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$4.46M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$8.19M |
| 2 |
SCM
SG Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.9M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$4.01M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4M |
| 5 |
TI
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$3.51M |
CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
215 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $687M — up 5.8% from $650M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of CARS and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.
The largest buyer was Hill Path Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $8.19M.
- 215 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q2 2025, down from 232 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $687M of Cars.com stock for Q2 2025, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q2 2025 and 55 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Cars.com buyer in Q2 2025 was Hill Path Capital, an estimated $22.2M added.
- The largest Cars.com seller in Q2 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.19M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.