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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
Goldman Sachs
51
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.7M +$699K +19,212 +76%
UBS Group
52
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.65M +$277K +7,608 +21%
DIA
53
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.59M -$134K -3,679 -8%
Prudential Financial
54
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.52M +$7.27K +200 +0.5%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
55
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.42M -$27.4K -754 -2%
EGM
56
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.41M +$1.34M +36,928 New
FMC
57
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
$1.28M -$10.9K -301 -0.9%
SRAM
58
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$1.26M – – –
AI
59
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.25M -$29.2K -804 -2%
PGIM
60
Pacific Global Investment Management
California
$1.2M -$13.8K -380 -1%
Canada Life
61
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.18M +$1.14M +31,230 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
62
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.17M -$284K -7,814 -20%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
63
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$1.13M +$130K +3,587 +14%
Neuberger Berman Group
64
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.08M -$16.8K -463 -2%
PP
65
PDT Partners
New York
$1.03M +$302K +8,299 +44%
Squarepoint
66
Squarepoint
New York
$1.03M +$980K +26,934 New
SIM
67
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1M – – –
SDIC
68
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$971K -$15.6K -430 -2%
Two Sigma Investments
69
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$965K +$921K +25,314 New
Envestnet Asset Management
70
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$962K -$52.4K -1,442 -5%
Ensign Peak Advisors
71
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$949K +$906K +24,900 New
CS
72
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$914K +$29.1K +800 +3%
M&T Bank
73
M&T Bank
New York
$904K -$24.3K -668 -3%
TC
74
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$782K +$176K +4,836 +31%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
75
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$773K +$2.58K +71 +0.4%
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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.