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156 hedge funds and large institutions have $802M invested in Cars.com in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.92M | Put options by funds: $2.18M

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $688M → $802M (+$114M)

2.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.49% → 91.81% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 18

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 158 → 156 (-2)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 63

Holders
156
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.27%
% of All Funds
2.74%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
17
Increased
44
Reduced
63
Closed
18
Calls
$3.92M
Puts
$2.18M
Net Calls
+$1.75M
Net Calls Change
-$21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Greenvale Capital
United Kingdom
+$16.4M
2
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$14.8M
3
SW
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
+$13.1M
4
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
+$7.59M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FC
Fairpointe Capital
Illinois
-$17.2M
2
BGC
Blue Grotto Capital
Georgia
-$7.93M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$4.94M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.19M
5
GWM
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
-$3.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
151
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$947K -72,271 Closed
Group One Trading
152
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$716K -54,657 Closed
LDB
153
Lee, Danner & Bass
Tennessee
– -$452K -39,960 Closed
QC
154
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$414K -36,572 Closed
TI
155
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$317K -28,072 Closed
DTL
156
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$290K -25,637 Closed
JG
157
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$226K -20,000 Closed
HSBC Holdings
158
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$208K -18,350 Closed
BCM
159
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$168K -14,825 Closed
VF
160
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$121K -10,714 Closed
CG
161
Cutler Group
California
– -$79.9K -6,095 Closed
ASN
162
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$11K -1,000 Closed
Simplex Trading
163
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$9.96K -760 Closed
US Bancorp
164
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$2.12K -162 -83%
FCH
165
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
– -$1.34K -119 Closed
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CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

156 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $802M — up 17% from $688M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of CARS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Greenvale Capital, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Fairpointe Capital, cutting an estimated $17.2M.

  • 156 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q1 2021, down from 158 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $802M of Cars.com stock for Q1 2021, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q1 2021 and 18 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q1 2021 was Greenvale Capital, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q1 2021 was Fairpointe Capital, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.