Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
78 hedge funds and large institutions have $454M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 25
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $471M → $454M (-$16.9M)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 87 → 78 (-9)
61% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $203K | Put options by funds: $520K
75% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 12
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$2.79M |
| 2 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$2.74M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$2.63M |
| 4 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$1.63M |
| 5 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$1.36M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EBIM
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.9M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.58M |
| 3 |
CWAM
Columbia Wanger Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.4M |
| 4 |
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
|
-$1.98M |
| 5 |
AVC
Arlington Value Capital
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$1.85M |
CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
78 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $454M — down 3.6% from $471M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of CHEF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $2.79M. The largest seller was Eagle Boston Investment Management, cutting an estimated $2.9M.
- 78 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q1 2015, down from 87 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $454M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q1 2015, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q1 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q1 2015 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $2.79M added.
- The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q1 2015 was Eagle Boston Investment Management, an estimated $2.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.