Cars.com
CARS
208 hedge funds and large institutions have $467M invested in Cars.com in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
0.84% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.97% → 98.13% (-0.84%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 70
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 222 → 208 (-14)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 53
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $722M → $467M (-$255M)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.67M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFCS
Pale Fire Capital SE
Prague,
Czech Republic
|
+$33.7M |
| 2 |
BICM
Breach Inlet Capital Management
Mt. Pleasant,
South Carolina
|
+$14.3M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$6.44M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.03M |
| 5 |
HF
HRT Financial
New York
|
+$5.18M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$42.2M |
| 2 |
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.1M |
| 3 |
PFMOSF
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco
San Francisco,
California
|
-$9.17M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.14M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$7.17M |
CARS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
208 of the 8,187 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cars.com (CARS) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $467M — down 35% from $722M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of CARS and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 70 trimmed existing stakes and 65 added.
The largest buyer was Pale Fire Capital SE, adding an estimated $33.7M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $42.2M.
- 208 institutional investors held Cars.com (CARS) as of Q1 2026, down from 222 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $467M of Cars.com stock for Q1 2026, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Cars.com positions in Q1 2026 and 53 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Cars.com buyer in Q1 2026 was Pale Fire Capital SE, an estimated $33.7M added.
- The largest Cars.com seller in Q1 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $42.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.