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99 hedge funds and large institutions have $473M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

142% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $714K | Put options by funds: $295K

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 9

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $401M → $473M (+$71.9M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 99 (+11)

2.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.77% → 81.04% (+2.3%)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 33

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
99
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
2.25%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
35
Reduced
33
Closed
9
Calls
$714K
Puts
$295K
Net Calls
+$419K
Net Calls Change
+$205K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$14.5M
2
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$14.5M
3
TSW
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
+$9.34M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$7.47M
5
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$4.72M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$18M
2
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
-$5.46M
3
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$2.85M
4
3C
361 Capital
Colorado
-$2.03M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Invesco
26
Invesco
Georgia
$2.77M -$773K -38,714 -22%
Renaissance Technologies
27
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.39M +$1.98M +99,200 +564%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.32M +$814K +40,724 +56%
TCIM
29
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.19M -$27.4K -1,373 -1%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.18M +$2.13M +106,603 New
FA
31
Friess Associates
Delaware
$2.15M +$2.1M +105,000 New
PGIM
32
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
$2.01M -$332K -16,610 -14%
Deutsche Bank
33
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.94M +$452K +22,646 +32%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
34
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.88M – – –
Charles Schwab
35
Charles Schwab
California
$1.83M +$317K +15,869 +22%
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.72M +$178K +8,915 +12%
OAM
37
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.68M +$27.7K +1,386 +2%
Federated Hermes
38
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.63M +$1.56M +77,857 +4,374%
FP
39
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$1.57M -$1.21M -60,780 -44%
BCM
40
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$1.54M – – –
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
41
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$1.36M -$704K -35,220 -35%
SFM
42
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.35M -$267K -13,385 -17%
TA
43
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.22M +$5.69K +285 +0.5%
MERSOM
44
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.17M -$248K -12,410 -18%
Arrowstreet Capital
45
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$1.14M +$1.11M +55,675 New
Neuberger Berman Group
46
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.14M -$32.8K -1,641 -3%
SEI Investments
47
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.1M +$243K +12,160 +29%
CCM
48
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.08M -$437K -21,856 -29%
CEP
49
Chicago Equity Partners
Illinois
$1.01M -$192K -9,595 -16%
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$926K -$1.18M -58,871 -57%
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

99 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $473M — up 18% from $401M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CHEF positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jefferies Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was BAMCO Inc, cutting an estimated $18M.

  • 99 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q4 2017, up from 88 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $473M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q4 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q4 2017 was Jefferies Group, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q4 2017 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.