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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 12 (+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: 232215 (-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

Holders
215
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-7.33%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
39
Increased
62
Reduced
84
Closed
55
Calls
$4.63M
Puts
$1.34M
Net Calls
+$3.29M
Net Calls Change
+$2.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$112M -$1.59M -144,369 -2%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$105M -$8.19M -743,702 -8%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$80.6M -$3.16M -287,263 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$37.6M -$738 -67 -0%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$28M -$696K -63,231 -3%
HPC
6
Hill Path Capital
New York
$23.9M +$22.2M +2,013,032 New
Brown Advisory
7
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$16.5M +$15.3M +1,388,702 New
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.3M -$1.02M -92,416 -6%
PCM
9
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.2M +$13.2M +1,200,000 New
American Century Companies
10
American Century Companies
Missouri
$12.6M -$1.55M -140,418 -12%
Boston Partners
11
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$12.2M -$333K -30,256 -3%
Charles Schwab
12
Charles Schwab
California
$10.3M -$621K -56,396 -6%
Arrowstreet Capital
13
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$10.2M +$4.46M +404,603 +89%
Morgan Stanley
14
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.1M -$4.01M -364,555 -30%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.32M +$71.6K +6,499 +0.8%
T. Rowe Price Associates
16
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$9.25M +$28.1K +2,556 +0.3%
Renaissance Technologies
17
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$9.21M +$2.09M +189,734 +32%
Pacer Advisors
18
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$7.31M -$1.62M -146,907 -19%
First Eagle Investment Management
19
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$7.19M +$242K +22,000 +4%
DIA
20
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$6.87M +$1.77M +160,696 +38%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
21
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$6.67M -$935K -84,925 -13%
Nordea Investment Management
22
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$6.63M +$1.55M +140,493 +34%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.77M +$272K +24,685 +5%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$5.44M +$517K +46,956 +11%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.31M -$55.1K -5,006 -1%

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.