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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $541M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 27

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $408M → $541M (+$133M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 84 (-5)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
84
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.62%
% of All Funds
2.44%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
42
Reduced
27
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$14.5M
2
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
+$9.82M
3
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$8.74M
4
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
+$5.55M
5
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
+$2.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$10.1M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$4.64M
3
SH
Scepter Holdings
Texas
-$4.03M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$2.57M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$2.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MHP
26
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$3.76M +$1.97M +78,900 +158%
Geode Capital Management
27
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.13M +$932K +37,353 +53%
Macquarie Group
28
Macquarie Group
Australia
$2.51M – – –
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$2.38M +$451K +18,061 +28%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
30
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$2.26M +$1.35M +54,039 +231%
SC
31
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$2.1M -$133K -5,350 -7%
TCIM
32
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.91M +$89.7K +3,597 +6%
WSCM
33
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.84M -$620K -24,856 -28%
U
34
UBS
Switzerland
$1.74M +$220K +8,832 +17%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
35
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.7M +$288K +11,546 +25%
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.32M +$14.9K +598 +1%
CCM
37
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.31M – – –
IGIM
38
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$1.22M +$54K +2,165 +5%
Charles Schwab
39
Charles Schwab
California
$1.11M +$142K +5,703 +18%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
40
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$872K +$27.4K +1,100 +4%
PI
41
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$841K +$28.2K +1,132 +4%
US Bancorp
42
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$836K +$112K +4,506 +19%
RHJA
43
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$776K +$414K +16,602 +166%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$760K +$92.8K +3,719 +17%
RJA
45
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$708K -$12.2K -491 -2%
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$635K +$65.4K +2,620 +14%
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$588K +$70.8K +2,837 +16%
CMANY
48
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$583K -$465K -18,650 -48%
GGHC
49
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$577K -$3.44K -138 -0.7%
Swiss National Bank
50
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$504K – – –
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

84 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $541M — up 33% from $408M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of CHEF and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $10.1M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q4 2013, down from 89 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $541M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q4 2013, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q4 2013 and 14 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q4 2013 was Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q4 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $10.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.