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222 hedge funds and large institutions have $722M invested in Cars.com in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 34

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 220 → 222 (+2)

0.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.22% → 98.97% (+0.75%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $737M → $722M (-$15.2M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 87

90% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $163K | Put options by funds: $1.59M

Holders
222
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.91%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
38
Increased
62
Reduced
87
Closed
34
Calls
$163K
Puts
$1.59M
Net Calls
-$1.43M
Net Calls Change
+$1.78M

Top Buyers

1
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
+$8.74M
2
BICM
Breach Inlet Capital Management
South Carolina
+$8.48M
3
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE
Czech Republic
+$7.69M
4
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$7.43M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$6.92M

Top Sellers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$15.5M
2
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$8.4M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$7.9M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$5.75M
5
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$5.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$104M -$5.75M -494,393 -6%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$103M -$1.83M -157,777 -2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$63.6M -$15.5M -1,330,328 -20%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$38.3M +$455K +39,173 +1%
PCM
5
PAR Capital Management
Massachusetts
$32.9M +$7.43M +639,000 +31%
HPC
6
Hill Path Capital
New York
$30.3M – – –
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$27.6M -$52.4K -4,505 -0.2%
Brown Advisory
8
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$23.6M -$2.42M -208,455 -10%
American Century Companies
9
American Century Companies
Missouri
$17.7M +$2.91M +250,304 +21%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16M -$551K -47,428 -3%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.8M -$1.43M -122,733 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$13.8M +$6.92M +595,609 +112%
Charles Schwab
13
Charles Schwab
California
$11.8M +$544K +46,797 +5%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.3M -$4.49M -385,824 -29%
T. Rowe Price Associates
15
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$9.56M +$53.8K +4,626 +0.6%
PFMOSF
16
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
California
$9.17M +$8.74M +751,671 New
BICM
17
Breach Inlet Capital Management
South Carolina
$8.9M +$8.48M +729,439 New
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.17M -$1.17M -100,218 -13%
PFCS
19
Pale Fire Capital SE
Czech Republic
$8.07M +$7.69M +661,501 New
DIA
20
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$7.43M -$9K -774 -0.1%
Nordea Investment Management
21
Nordea Investment Management
Sweden
$6.24M -$816K -70,145 -12%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$6.13M +$306K +26,318 +6%
TAM
23
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$5.72M +$140K +12,009 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5.1M -$248K -21,327 -5%
VIM
25
Villanova Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.95M +$448K +38,496 +10%
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CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

222 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $722M — down 2.1% from $737M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new CARS positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.74M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $15.5M.

  • 222 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q4 2025, up from 220 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $722M of Cars.com stock for Q4 2025, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q4 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Cars.com buyer in Q4 2025 was Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, an estimated $8.74M added.
  • The largest Cars.com seller in Q4 2025 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $15.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.