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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $408M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

420% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 5

90% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 20

88% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $217M → $408M (+$192M)

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 89 (+20)

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $152K

Holders
89
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+28.99%
% of All Funds
2.89%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
26
Increased
38
Reduced
20
Closed
5
Calls
$16K
Puts
$152K
Net Calls
-$136K
Net Calls Change
-$167K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$32.2M
2
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$17.7M
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$14M
4
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
+$11.6M
5
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$9.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$9.08M
2
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
-$4.44M
3
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$2.62M
4
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$1.49M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WSCM
26
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$2.03M +$1.89M +88,056 New
Macquarie Group
27
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.99M +$451K +21,000 +32%
SC
28
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$1.79M +$424K +19,735 +34%
Geode Capital Management
29
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.62M +$596K +27,746 +66%
Wells Fargo
30
Wells Fargo
California
$1.47M +$323K +15,027 +31%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.43M -$165K -7,700 -11%
U
32
UBS
Switzerland
$1.17M +$925K +43,085 +565%
Select Equity Group
33
Select Equity Group
New York
$1.16M +$473K +22,000 +79%
MHP
34
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$1.16M +$1.07M +50,000 New
Renaissance Technologies
35
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.09M +$247K +11,500 +32%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
36
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.08M +$1M +46,730 New
CCM
37
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.03M -$369K -17,163 -28%
BIM
38
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.03M +$187K +8,697 +24%
IGIM
39
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$915K +$8.27K +385 +1%
CMANY
40
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$893K +$830K +38,650 New
Citadel Advisors
41
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$858K +$797K +37,115 New
AQR Capital Management
42
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$809K +$752K +35,000 New
Charles Schwab
43
Charles Schwab
California
$754K +$107K +4,961 +18%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$692K +$183K +8,501 +40%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
45
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$666K +$95.2K +4,434 +18%
PI
46
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$641K +$595K +27,715 New
First Trust Advisors
47
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$581K +$271K +12,601 +100%
RJA
48
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$572K +$532K +24,766 New
US Bancorp
49
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$559K -$102K -4,771 -16%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
50
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$541K +$349K +16,264 +227%
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

89 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $408M — up 88% from $217M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new CHEF positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wasatch Advisors, adding an estimated $32.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $9.08M.

  • 89 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q3 2013, up from 69 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $408M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q3 2013, up 88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q3 2013 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $32.2M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $9.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.