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152 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in Chefs' Warehouse in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.59% → 87.33% (+1.7%)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 21

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.01B (-$35.7M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 157 → 152 (-5)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 57

92% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $500K | Put options by funds: $6.03M

Holders
152
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.18%
% of All Funds
3%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
51
Reduced
57
Closed
21
Calls
$500K
Puts
$6.03M
Net Calls
-$5.53M
Net Calls Change
-$4.97M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CCA
Conestoga Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$21.9M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$9.17M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.81M
4
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$3.27M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$14.4M
2
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$8.39M
3
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$5.41M
4
NIP
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
-$2.79M
5
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
-$2.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$4.68M +$2.21M +60,790 +98%
SEI Investments
27
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.95M +$430K +11,819 +13%
AII
28
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$3.81M -$8.39M -230,784 -70%
Invesco
29
Invesco
Georgia
$3.73M -$1.15M -31,728 -24%
PPA
30
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.47M -$175K -4,815 -5%
JG
31
Jefferies Group
New York
$3.43M +$3.27M +90,000 New
Comerica Bank
32
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.39M +$770K +21,172 +30%
Millennium Management
33
Millennium Management
New York
$3.25M +$3.1M +85,224 New
First Trust Advisors
34
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.14M -$510K -14,037 -15%
RhumbLine Advisers
35
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$3.02M +$197K +5,406 +7%
Deutsche Bank
36
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.63M -$177K -4,875 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.58M +$661K +18,164 +37%
Legal & General Group
38
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.53M +$171K +4,701 +8%
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.49M +$1.08M +29,825 +84%
CCM
40
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.38M -$231K -6,347 -9%
US Bancorp
41
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.29M +$39.7K +1,092 +2%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
42
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.17M -$273K -7,500 -12%
Barclays
43
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.17M +$1.01M +27,874 +96%
Susquehanna International Group
44
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.17M +$1.53M +42,009 +280%
RHJA
45
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$2.1M -$44.7K -1,230 -2%
KCM
46
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$2.04M +$522K +14,359 +37%
FP
47
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$2.01M -$58.4K -1,605 -3%
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.96M +$22.9K +629 +1%
NIP
49
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$1.9M -$2.79M -76,792 -61%
Swiss National Bank
50
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.88M +$54.6K +1,500 +3%
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CHEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

152 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.01B — down 3.4% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new CHEF positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Conestoga Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $21.9M. The largest seller was Lord, Abbett & Co, cutting an estimated $14.4M.

  • 152 institutional investors held Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) as of Q4 2019, down from 157 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of Chefs' Warehouse stock for Q4 2019, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Chefs' Warehouse positions in Q4 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse buyer in Q4 2019 was Conestoga Capital Advisors, an estimated $21.9M added.
  • The largest Chefs' Warehouse seller in Q4 2019 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.