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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $427M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 22

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 84 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 9

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $541M → $427M (-$114M)

93% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21K | Put options by funds: $315K

Holders
84
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.43%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
42
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
$21K
Puts
$315K
Net Calls
-$294K
Net Calls Change
-$294K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
+$27.2M
2
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$14.2M
3
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$13.2M
4
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
+$13M
5
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
+$8.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$42M
2
Westfield Capital Management
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$9.75M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$6.64M
4
FCAM
F&C Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$4.85M
5
MHP
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
-$3.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.35M +$53.3K +2,220 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2M -$1.9M -79,264 -46%
Macquarie Group
28
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.84M – – –
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$1.84M +$98.7K +4,109 +5%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
30
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.53M +$318K +13,234 +23%
SC
31
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$1.5M -$43.3K -1,800 -3%
TCIM
32
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.4M – – –
U
33
UBS
Switzerland
$1.31M +$41.8K +1,740 +3%
Westfield Capital Management
34
Westfield Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.15M -$9.75M -405,810 -88%
BIM
35
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$983K +$16.9K +702 +2%
IGIM
36
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$913K +$21.5K +895 +2%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$909K +$104K +4,312 +11%
Renaissance Technologies
38
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$870K +$977K +40,658 New
Goldman Sachs
39
Goldman Sachs
New York
$772K +$650K +27,069 +300%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
40
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$640K – – –
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$639K +$233K +9,678 +48%
RHJA
42
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$637K +$75.9K +3,160 +12%
PI
43
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$628K +$12.3K +513 +2%
US Bancorp
44
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$570K -$48.6K -2,024 -7%
JG
45
Jefferies Group
New York
$535K +$601K +25,000 New
RJA
46
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$521K +$2.26K +94 +0.4%
TA
47
Teachers Advisors
New York
$503K +$41.8K +1,740 +8%
RFC
48
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$484K +$161K +6,715 +42%
Swiss National Bank
49
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$469K +$111K +4,600 +27%
SCM
50
Stonebridge Capital Management
California
$433K +$270K +11,250 +125%
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

84 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $427M — down 21% from $541M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in CHEF was balanced in Q1 2014: 9 funds opened new positions, 9 closed out, 42 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, adding an estimated $27.2M. The largest seller was TimesSquare Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $42M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q1 2014, unchanged from Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $427M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q1 2014, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q1 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q1 2014 was Columbia Wanger Asset Management, an estimated $27.2M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q1 2014 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.