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170 hedge funds and large institutions have $802M invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

192% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $765K | Put options by funds: $262K

135% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 20

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 170 (+27)

4.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.77% → 83.65% (+4.9%)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 56

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $858M → $802M (-$55.7M)

Holders
170
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+18.88%
% of All Funds
3.79%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
47
Increased
52
Reduced
56
Closed
20
Calls
$765K
Puts
$262K
Net Calls
+$503K
Net Calls Change
-$218K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$43.4M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$15.1M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$14M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$11.5M
5
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
+$9.98M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$14.2M
2
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
-$13.9M
3
EBIM
Eagle Boston Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$10.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.1M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$6.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WA
26
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$4.61M -$491K -14,131 -9%
PPA
27
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.44M +$1.69M +48,571 +54%
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.34M -$2.17M -62,454 -31%
ECP
29
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$3.98M -$4.42M -127,385 -51%
Charles Schwab
30
Charles Schwab
California
$3.92M -$30.2K -869 -0.7%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.6M -$10.1M -290,509 -72%
HAI
32
Hennessy Advisors Inc
California
$3.45M -$406K -11,700 -10%
SIM
33
Spark Investment Management
New York
$3.28M -$660K -19,000 -16%
EI
34
EAM Investors
California
$3.01M -$1.35M -38,940 -29%
FP
35
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$2.92M +$66K +1,900 +2%
LCG
36
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
$2.92M -$786K -22,620 -20%
US Bancorp
37
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.92M +$64.2K +1,849 +2%
TCIM
38
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.69M -$732K -21,081 -20%
NIP
39
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$2.63M +$2.86M +82,397 New
Brown Advisory
40
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.47M -$1.77M -50,860 -40%
CCM
41
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.38M +$200K +5,765 +8%
3C
42
361 Capital
Colorado
$2.34M +$470K +13,538 +23%
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.25M +$1.6M +45,978 +187%
Stifel Financial
44
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.2M +$479K +13,798 +25%
RhumbLine Advisers
45
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.19M +$1.73M +49,783 +265%
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$2.15M +$80.1K +2,307 +4%
DIA
47
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.79M -$596K -17,164 -23%
MERSOM
48
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$1.76M +$1.91M +54,920 New
JP Morgan Chase
49
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.73M +$1.5M +43,259 +397%
Comerica Bank
50
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.72M +$791K +22,788 +82%
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

170 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $802M — down 6.5% from $858M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new CHEF positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $43.4M. The largest seller was Conestoga Capital Advisors, cutting an estimated $14.2M.

  • 170 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q4 2018, up from 143 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $802M of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q4 2018, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q4 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $43.4M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q4 2018 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $14.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.