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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $471M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $328M → $471M (+$142M)

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 28

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 87 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $446K | Put options by funds: $509K

Holders
87
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
34
Reduced
28
Closed
14
Calls
$446K
Puts
$509K
Net Calls
-$63K
Net Calls Change
-$63K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
+$3.73M
2
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
+$3.07M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$3.05M
4
BTW
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
+$2.62M
5
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
+$1.65M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AVC
Arlington Value Capital
Utah
-$7.81M
2
GKIM
GW&K Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$3.87M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$2.12M
4
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.04M
5
EBIM
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$1.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KCM
26
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$2.02M +$1.54M +87,641 New
Macquarie Group
27
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.98M – – –
BG
28
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.84M +$1.4M +79,693 +39,847%
TCIM
29
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.54M -$32.4K -1,840 -3%
RHJA
30
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.39M +$316K +17,927 +42%
Jennison Associates
31
Jennison Associates
New York
$1.3M -$5.92K -336 -0.6%
EAM
32
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$1.27M -$659K -37,408 -40%
IGIM
33
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$1.24M +$61K +3,464 +7%
BIM
34
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.23M -$18.2K -1,031 -2%
MVM
35
McClain Value Management
Connecticut
$1.14M +$871K +49,457 New
Charles Schwab
36
Charles Schwab
California
$930K -$161K -9,119 -18%
MERSOM
37
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$924K +$706K +40,100 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
38
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$768K +$2.5K +142 +0.4%
RJA
39
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$744K +$37.4K +2,126 +7%
SCM
40
Stonebridge Capital Management
California
$735K -$97.7K -5,545 -15%
AAM
41
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$731K +$115K +6,536 +26%
PPA
42
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$702K +$59.3K +3,368 +12%
BA
43
Bennicas & Associates
California
$627K +$479K +27,200 New
US Bancorp
44
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$605K +$9.56K +543 +2%
TA
45
Teachers Advisors
New York
$592K – – –
CS
46
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$553K +$27.9K +1,585 +7%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$530K +$19.4K +1,100 +5%
UBS Group
48
UBS Group
Switzerland
$510K +$389K +22,108 New
SCM
49
Symons Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$508K +$388K +22,050 New
Deutsche Bank
50
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$505K -$67.4K -3,829 -15%
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

87 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $471M — up 43% from $328M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new CHEF positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wasatch Advisors, adding an estimated $3.73M. The largest seller was Arlington Value Capital, cutting an estimated $7.81M.

  • 87 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q4 2014, unchanged from Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $471M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q4 2014, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q4 2014 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $3.73M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q4 2014 was Arlington Value Capital, an estimated $7.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.