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158 hedge funds and large institutions have $688M invested in Cars.com in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

865% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25.4M | Put options by funds: $2.63M

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $520M → $688M (+$168M)

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 17

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156158 (+2)

6.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.81%89.49% (-6.3%)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 70

Holders
158
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.28%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
19
Increased
41
Reduced
70
Closed
17
Calls
$25.4M
Puts
$2.63M
Net Calls
+$22.7M
Net Calls Change
+$6.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$71.6M +$2.31M +230,349 +4%
Ninety One (UK)
2
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$58.3M +$1.88M +187,341 +4%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$54.5M -$2.22M -221,184 -4%
GC
4
Greenvale Capital
United Kingdom
$50.2M -$532K -53,108 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$48.4M -$3.06M -304,857 -7%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$28M -$29.8K -2,970 -0.1%
LSV Asset Management
7
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$24.2M -$741K -73,966 -3%
CIM
8
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$19.4M -$1.4M -140,133 -8%
Prudential Financial
9
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$18.1M +$1.71M +170,280 +12%
SW
10
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$16.9M +$662K +66,000 +5%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$16.8M -$140K -13,946 -0.9%
FC
12
Fairpointe Capital
Illinois
$15.1M -$3.1M -308,796 -19%
D.E. Shaw & Co
13
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$14.4M -$3.04M -303,138 -19%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13.8M -$7.74M -772,042 -39%
Charles Schwab
15
Charles Schwab
California
$11.8M +$535K +53,337 +5%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$175K +17,416 +2%
TAM
17
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$11M +$1.23M +122,234 +14%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.5M -$189K -18,867 -2%
Arrowstreet Capital
19
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$10.3M -$1.87M -186,379 -17%
SA
20
Sicart Associates
New York
$9.91M -$436K -43,480 -5%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.98M -$402K -40,075 -5%
KBC Group
22
KBC Group
Belgium
$8.44M -$1.47M -147,124 -52%
BGC
23
Blue Grotto Capital
Georgia
$7.93M -$1.3M -129,430 -16%
IM
24
Islet Management
New York
$7.91M -$1.95M -194,500 -22%
Lazard Asset Management
25
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$7.48M +$1.25M +124,713 +23%

CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

158 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $688M — up 32% from $520M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new CARS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Coastal Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.31M. The largest seller was Steadfast Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.1M sold.

  • 158 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q4 2020, up from 156 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $688M of Cars.com stock for Q4 2020, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q4 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q4 2020 was Coastal Investment Management, an estimated $5.31M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q4 2020 was Steadfast Capital Management, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.