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257 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in Cars.com in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 31

3.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 114.22%117.71% (+3.5%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 254257 (+3)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.32B → $2.4B (+$79.9M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 86

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.7M | Put options by funds: $27.3M

Holders
257
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.18%
% of All Funds
5.88%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
35
Increased
74
Reduced
86
Closed
31
Calls
$17.7M
Puts
$27.3M
Net Calls
-$9.65M
Net Calls Change
-$63.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$230M +$8.4M +305,592 +4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$184M +$11.4M +413,315 +7%
SV
3
Starboard Value
New York
$162M -$28.5M -1,035,000 -15%
JSP
4
Jackson Square Partners
California
$128M +$763K +27,739 +0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$128M +$38.8M +1,409,984 +45%
FC
6
Fairpointe Capital
Illinois
$113M -$924K -33,609 -0.8%
Ninety One (UK)
7
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$90.7M -$3.93M -143,009 -4%
Fidelity International
8
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$85.3M +$82.6M +3,005,402 New
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$70.9M -$1.78M -64,655 -3%
NSCM
10
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$68.3M -$6.03M -219,369 -8%
SM
11
Scoggin Management
New York
$56.8M
FMI
12
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$52.1M -$1.92M -69,788 -4%
Newport Trust Company
13
Newport Trust Company
District of Columbia
$50.7M -$4.59M -166,986 -9%
SC
14
Sessa Capital
New York
$49.7M
RRAM
15
River Road Asset Management
Kentucky
$48M +$2.32M +84,520 +5%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$45.2M +$37.6M +1,367,190 +603%
N
17
Nuveen
North Carolina
$42.3M +$4.62M +168,165 +13%
SCM
18
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
$41.5M
SPC
19
Silver Point Capital
Connecticut
$38M -$4.52M -164,500 -11%
Massachusetts Financial Services
20
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$30.1M -$10K -364 -0%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$29.4M -$1.6M -58,270 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$28.4M +$2.32M +84,507 +9%
Norges Bank
23
Norges Bank
Norway
$27.3M -$2.41M -87,677 -8%
Fidelity Investments
24
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$26.1M -$78.7M -2,861,291 -76%
CCM
25
Catalus Capital Management
Connecticut
$25.4M

CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

257 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $2.4B — up 3.4% from $2.32B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new CARS positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity International, opening a new position worth an estimated $82.6M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $78.7M.

  • 257 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q2 2018, up from 254 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.4B of Cars.com stock for Q2 2018, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q2 2018 and 31 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q2 2018 was Fidelity International, an estimated $82.6M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $78.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.