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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $858M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 15

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 38

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.35M | Put options by funds: $1.63M

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $667M → $858M (+$191M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 129 → 143 (+14)

2.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.48% → 78.77% (-2.7%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+10.85%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
30
Increased
62
Reduced
38
Closed
15
Calls
$2.35M
Puts
$1.63M
Net Calls
+$721K
Net Calls Change
-$7.43M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$21.5M
2
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$16.3M
3
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
+$11.4M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$9.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
-$52.5M
2
LPAM
Legion Partners Asset Management
California
-$38.8M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$6.9M
4
ACM
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
-$4.35M
5
RCM
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$3.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FA
26
Friess Associates
Delaware
$5.92M +$924K +29,931 +23%
WA
27
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$5.75M -$52.5M -1,699,519 -91%
Two Sigma Investments
28
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$5.25M +$4.2M +136,139 +1,661%
CCI
29
Columbus Circle Investors
$4.87M +$488K +15,793 +13%
EI
30
EAM Investors
California
$4.83M +$4.1M +132,939 New
Brown Advisory
31
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.66M -$52.3K -1,695 -1%
Charles Schwab
32
Charles Schwab
California
$4.49M +$327K +10,599 +9%
SEI Investments
33
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.43M -$229K -7,430 -6%
SIM
34
Spark Investment Management
New York
$4.42M +$963K +31,200 +35%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.4M +$946K +30,648 +34%
HAI
36
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$4.34M +$3.69M +119,500 New
LCG
37
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$4.14M +$98.9K +3,205 +3%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.82M +$513K +16,632 +19%
BCM
39
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.56M -$191K -6,200 -6%
PPA
40
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.28M +$871K +28,216 +45%
FP
41
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$3.25M -$4.29K -139 -0.2%
US Bancorp
42
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.25M -$93.3K -3,022 -3%
Invesco
43
Invesco
Georgia
$3.09M +$64.9K +2,102 +3%
DIA
44
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.66M +$14.5K +469 +0.6%
CCM
45
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.5M -$207K -6,689 -9%
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.35M +$83.5K +2,705 +4%
3C
47
361 Capital
Colorado
$2.17M +$1.84M +59,632 New
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.99M +$445K +14,418 +36%
AR
49
Advisory Research
Illinois
$1.97M -$1.12M -36,237 -40%
RCM
50
Rutabaga Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.96M -$3.23M -104,666 -66%
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

143 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $858M — up 29% from $667M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new CHEF positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $21.5M. The largest seller was Wasatch Advisors, cutting an estimated $52.5M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q3 2018, up from 129 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $858M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q3 2018, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q3 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $21.5M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q3 2018 was Wasatch Advisors, an estimated $52.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.